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My Boyfriend's Wills: 214 Lies

My Boyfriend's Wills: 214 Lies

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By:  Infinite SummerCompleted
Language: English
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Marriage

After Death

Bias

Cheating

Plot Twists

Tragic Love

Mistress

The day my boyfriend, Ashton Grant, ends up in the hospital, I find his will. Or rather, 214 of them. They're written on different dates, but every single one names the same beneficiary. And it isn't me. It's his first love. My hands go cold. I can't even confront him because Ashton is lying unconscious in a hospital bed. "Mr. Grant is addicted to extreme sports. The more dangerous, the better," his assistant explains. "He writes a new will before every trip. But only the most recent one was ever made official through his lawyer." I already know the answer before I ask. "And I'm still not in it, am I?" The assistant falls silent. After six years together, Ashton still disappears for weeks at a time, leaving me terrified that he won't come home one day. And all this time, whenever he risks his life, he's making sure that another woman is taken care of if he dies. His first love. If she's the one he thinks about when he might not make it home, then why should I be the one waiting and worrying when he leaves?

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8 Chapters
Chapter 1
Ashton Grant lay unconscious in the hospital bed, his face drained of color.By then, I knew what had happened. What I didn't have was an explanation. Not a single word from anyone.The frustration sat like a weight on my chest.Ashton's mom, Vivian Grant, rushed into the room, her purse still clutched in one hand. The moment she saw Ashton lying there, her eyes turned red."Mrs. Grant…" The slap came before I could say anything else. Pain exploded across my cheek, sharp enough to make my head snap to the side. I tasted blood."You promised me," she said. "You promised me this wouldn't happen. How could you just stand by and let Ashton do something that dangerous?"I kept my face turned away for a moment, my cheek burning. "Mrs. Grant, Ashton is an adult. He makes his own choices. I couldn't have stopped him.""Don't give me that." She jabbed a finger into my chest, her face tight with anger. "He was never like this when he was with that other girl. Nothing like this ever happen
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Chapter 2
"Ms. Shaw, the floor's freezing." Peter held out a hand. "Come on. Let me help you up."The doctor behind him went into Ashton's room, but Peter stayed with me."Winnie Kenton's situation is… complicated. She saved Mr. Grant's life. They met years ago while participating in extreme sports. She's terminally ill, and Mr. Grant made her a promise. He said he'd see the world for her."Even with his help, it took me several tries to get back on my feet.Outside the windows, the sun was blazing, but I was freezing."Right. That's what everyone keeps telling me. I guess that makes me the selfish one."I pulled my hand from his and braced myself against the wall. The cold tile seeped into my palm as I slowly made my way down the hallway, one painful step at a time.It was as cold as Ashton's heart. And no matter how hard I tried, I could never make it warm.I had no idea how I made it home. At some point, I found myself lying on the couch, staring blankly at the ceiling.My phone lit
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Chapter 3
I ended the call.Ashton's eyes found me almost immediately, and the color drained from his face. "Annie? What are you doing here?"He grabbed the wheels of his chair and pushed himself toward me as fast as he could.Winnie froze for a second. Then, her face lit up. "Annie! You're here!"Her smile was so bright, so genuinely delighted, that I somehow felt like the villain.Ashton looked from me to Winnie. Winnie asked, "You two know each other?""She's a friend," he replied.I stared at him. "A friend? That's all I am?"Ashton pulled out his phone. A second later, a message appeared on mine. "She's fragile. She can't handle getting upset. She barely knows you. Why are you making such a big deal out of this?"I almost laughed. Then I looked at Winnie and asked, "Aren't you going to introduce me properly?"Winnie seemed completely oblivious to the tension between us. She said, "Ashton, this is Annie Shaw. She's the woman who's been supporting me for the past six years."Asht
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Chapter 4
Ashton drove away, leaving a rush of hot air in his wake.Almost instinctively, I pressed a hand to my chest.That was when I realized that something was missing. My neck was bare.I'd worn that pendant every day for the past six years.Ashton had made it for me when we'd first started dating. I'd come down with a bad case of the flu, and he'd personally chosen the stone, then carved the pendant by hand.Back then, he'd moved everything he could out of the office and worked from home just so he wouldn't have to leave me alone.I'd teased him about it. "It's just the flu. You don't have to worry this much."Ashton had wrapped his arms around me and shaken his head. "I just need to know you're okay. I can't stand seeing you sick. It hurts more than anything you could ever do to me."By the time I reached the hospital, I found Ashton carefully fastening that same pendant around Winnie's neck."We can't do this," Winnie said through her tears. "Annie saved my life. I can't do some
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Chapter 5
I saw Ashton's reaction through the security camera—every second of it.He dropped to his knees. His phone slipped from his hands once, then again.But before he could send me a single message, I turned my phone off.The note I'd left him was short. After six years together, you'd think there would have been a thousand things left to say.There weren't. In the end, all I had for him were four lines. "The dress is yours. Give it to Winnie. I hope you two have a beautiful life together. Don't ever look for me again."My destination was a quiet little town. My best friend, Chloe Brenner, had rented an apartment there ahead of time and even taken time off work just to stay with me.The moment I opened the door, a party popper went off in my face. "Congratulations on finally cutting your losses!"Chloe took my suitcase with one hand and shoved a glass of wine into the other.She said, "Seriously, I'm starting to think Ashton had you under some kind of spell. You grew up with everyth
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Chapter 6
After saying that, Chloe clutched her head and disappeared into her room.There was no reasoning with her. Still riding the buzz from the alcohol, I pulled out my phone and started deleting every trace of my past with Ashton.If I was moving on, I was moving on for good.The progress bar crawled across the screen as hundreds of photos vanished one by one, and somehow, it felt as though the memories in my head were disappearing with them.At some point, my phone slipped from my hand and landed on the carpet. I drifted off before I even realized how tired I was.I had no idea how long I'd been asleep when a chuckle stirred me awake.I opened my eyes to find a face hovering in front of me. One that looked uncannily like Chloe's."Annie, it's been forever. Don't tell me you've forgotten all about me."I shrank back. Behind him, Chloe cracked open her bedroom door. She peeked through the narrow gap, looking distinctly guilty. "Hey, Casper."Over the next few days, no matter where C
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Chapter 7
The door clicked shut, and Casper immediately pulled out his phone and booked us flights home. "If Ashton's willing to chase you all the way out here, I'm guessing you're not exactly in the mood to keep vacationing."Chloe nodded in agreement. "Your parents have been dying for us to come home anyway."Casper straightened slightly and cleared his throat. "Well, if your parents start giving you a hard time about settling down, just remember I'm available.""I'll keep that in mind."Casper's head snapped toward me. "Wait. What did you just say?"Chloe rolled her eyes, though the knowing smile on her face gave her away. "She said she'll keep it in mind."The day we flew home, Casper went ahead to get the car while Chloe waited outside the terminal with me. Suddenly, she pointed toward an older woman sitting by the curb. "Hey, doesn't that look like your ex's mom? I thought his family lived a couple of hours away.""She doesn't look like her. That is her."Chloe's mouth fell open. S
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Chapter 8
Casper said, "Yeah, I'm busy. I'll just work late tonight. I'll get it done eventually."I asked, "Your dad doesn't mind you slacking off?"He shrugged. "Apparently, securing his future daughter-in-law is a higher priority."I nodded thoughtfully, my fingers never leaving the keyboard. "In that case, I suppose we should make this partnership official sooner rather than later.""What partnership?""The one between our families."Casper stared at me. "Since when do our families have a partnership?"I finally stopped typing and looked up at him. For a second, he just stared back.Then realization hit him.He shot out of his chair so fast that it nearly toppled over. "Wait. Are you saying yes? I'm going to start planning right now, Annie. I swear, I'm going to give you the wedding of your dreams."He threw open the office door and rushed out like someone had lit a fire under him.It wasn't until later that I found out what he'd done next.The second he got back to his office, h
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