Chapter 2

Krystal continued, "Randy, it's okay. No matter what you become, I will always love you. You'll always be my only husband. So please, don't overthink things, okay?"

I lowered my gaze to my transformed body. My lower half was now a pale blue fish tail.

When I moved, it swayed gently.

As Krystal stared at the tail, her eyes darkened for a moment, and she instinctively gulped.

Then, she quickly regained her gentle composure, reaching out to embrace me softly. "I'm sorry. Don't move… It's all my fault. I should've protected you."

Her performance was so convincing.

If it were before, I would have been moved. But now, all I felt was disgust.

I replied calmly, "I'm fine."

She kissed my forehead gently, sighing in relief. "Randy, I've already sent the people who hurt you to jail. Once you're better, we can go anywhere you want. What do you think?"

I just watched her without saying a word.

Krystal tenderly stroked my cheek and said, "Rest for now. I have to go back to the company for a bit. I'll come back to stay with you tomorrow, okay?"

I nodded like a robot and watched her disappear from my sight.

Mom and Dad had just died. How could I sleep?

The next day, I insisted that Krystal take me to the family chapel to honor my parents.

Krystal couldn't argue with me and took care of the discharge formalities.

She helped me into a wheelchair and wheeled me to the family chapel. When I saw the photos, a cold chill ran through me.

Those were Theo's parents' photos!

She had tricked me after my amnesia, telling me that Theo's parents were mine. I had been praying for the wrong people for three whole years!

At that moment, Krystal's voice rang out in my ear. "Randy, why are you in a daze? Are you missing them?"

As I stared at the photos, I felt nothing but anger.

However, she had already bowed to the photos and murmured, "Mom, Dad, I've brought Randy to see you."

My blood froze instantly, and I spat out a mouthful of blood.

Startled, Krystal quickly carried me back to the bedroom, trying to comfort me. Eventually, she fell asleep at the bedside.

Suddenly, her phone buzzed twice. It was a call from Theo.

I pressed the answer button and placed it to my ear.

"Honey, I hope I'm not disturbing your time with Randy. Your waist must be sore from all the time with me. Come back soon, and I'll give you a massage.

"Oh, and honey, I got your pregnancy report. We're having twins. The doctor said it's a boy and a girl. Honey, maybe we should let Randy take care of the babies after you give birth. After all, he wanted a baby with you…"

Then, he added in a wheedling tone, "Okay, I won't keep you. Come back soon, alright?"

The call ended.

My eyes turned red-rimmed as I looked at the sleeping woman. Back when I wanted to have a baby with her, she always pushed it off, saying, "Randy, you're a logrolling practitioner, so you definitely need to prioritize your career. We can have a baby after you finish the competition and win an award, okay?"

What I once thought were acts of thoughtfulness turned out to be nothing but lies.