I asked Sarah, âDo you really think he loves you? Then do you know why he didnât marry you back then?âThat one question caught Sarah off guard.Of course, she did not know. She had dated Mark for seven years, but when they were about to get married, he dumped her. She even had to watch as the man she loved quickly went on to marry someone else.Later, she was so desperate to be with him that she became his mistress. She turned from his first love to a homewrecker.The woman in front of me choked up and asked me why. I did not answer her. Instead, I gestured for her to ask the man standing behind her.She turned around and stared at Mark. She wanted an explanation.Mark stammered. He did not dare to answer her.Sarah suddenly went crazy and started pulling Markâs hair and slapping him furiously.âYou crazy woman, what the hell are you doing?â Mark shouted and pushed her to the ground.Lying on the floor, she pointed at me.âWhat did she mean by that? Why didnât you marry
Since everything was out in the open, Mark and the other two knew they could not fool me anymore, so they stopped trying to contact me. However, just because they were not coming to me did not mean I would not go after them.I still needed to get the one million they owed me.Mark and Judith had told me to go ahead and sue them, and that they were ready for a fight. Well, that did not intimidate me at all. I told them that Markâs precious reputation would be the one to suffer.Mark, who cared so much about his image, could not handle the idea of his name being ruined, especially with the truth about his fake death and cheating hanging over him.In a panic, they started scrambling, borrowing money, and selling off whatever they could, until they managed to scrape together enough.Today, they arranged to meet me at a cafe to hand over the money.Mark sighed and gestured for Sarah to hand over the money. She hesitated for a long time before finally placing it on the table.âHer
After a few days at home, my supposedly âdeadâ husband suddenly showed up. Mark began apologizing as soon as he walked in.âEve, I didnât die that night. Iâm back. I had no idea my mom would lie and say I was dead, and that sheâd make you repay six million dollars.âOh, so now he was playing innocent and acting like this was not all his plan and trying to push the blame onto Judith. He would not have shown up at all if it was not because they could not repay the one million he owed me.He hugged me gently and said, âLetâs put all this behind us and move forward together. Your money is my money, and my money is yours. Letâs not be apart anymore.âI thought, âYour money is my money, huh?âAfter my mom died, with no one to support him, heâd been living off the lottery winnings, which most of it was already gone. He just did not want to repay the one million he owed me.I shoved Mark away. Then, I grabbed the ashtray nearby and smashed it hard against his head.âWho are you? My
Judith was completely flustered and tried to grab the contract from me, but I dodged it.âWhat are you doing, Judith? People are watching. Youâre not trying to tear up the contract, are you?âJudith shot me a resentful look but backed off.Seeing this, Sarah was not having it. She waved the IOU in my face and glared at me. âIf youâre not paying, then who is? He promised me six million dollars!âI pointed to Judith. âThis is Markâs beloved mother. Naturally, she should be the one to pay.âSarah looked over at Judith, as if considering something.Judith took a few steps back. âWhat is the meaning of this? Donât tell me youâre really going to ask me to pay? Havenât I always treated you well?âSarah scoffed. âYou promised me six million dollars. If you donât pay, you can forget about ever holding your grandson.âAs she said that, she shot me a smug look. She was full of arrogance, as if having a child made her superior to me. Little did she know, I could not care less about her
After saying that, the crowd began praising my courage, while Judith and Sarahâs faces turned ashen. They looked as if they had swallowed something bitter.Seeing how determined I was, Judith looked ready to give up, but Sarah pinched her.I understood why Judith cared so much about Sarah. It was because she had given her a grandson.Ever since Mark and I got married, Judith had constantly complained about me not having children. She even suggested that another woman could bear Markâs child.Back then, she said, âI donât care who gives me a grandson, as long as I get one, Iâll treat her like royalty.âThose words had stayed with me for two lifetimes.I watched Judith closely. After a long silence, she seemed to have made up her mind. She gritted her teeth and turned toward me.With a thud, she dropped to her knees in front of me and started saying sorry.âMy dear Eve, Mark has wronged you. He really did kill himself. He owed this woman too much money. He just couldnât take it a
By the time I arrived at the police station with the others, it was already daytime. Jason could not defend himself but also did not dare to reveal the truth.I was a little surprised that he did not rat out his sister. Still, it did not change the fact that I was determined to get my revenge on him. He played a part in my tragic fate in my past life.Regardless, he could not escape this and had no way to explain himself. He became the prime suspect.When I brought the police back to the spot where Mark âdiedâ, his body was already gone.Without any surprise, I received a call from Judith.She told me she had taken Markâs body down the mountain and had it cremated. In fact, they were arranging a funeral at the moment.It seemed my plan to expose Markâs fake death immediately had failed, but now they were the ones panicking, not me.Though the body was cremated, the bottle was still there. The police took the plastic bottle for testing and assured me the results would be read