LOGINSynopsis: After sacrificing her own life to save a young billionaire, Anne became the wife of Edric Raymond overnight. However, it was only a loveless contract marriage that would last two years, just until Edric’s ex-girlfriend returned from studying abroad. Anne thought she could melt Edric’s cold heart, but all she received was icy resistance and words that pierced her like knives. One passionate, mistaken night gave Anne a spark of hope, only for it to be crushed when Bella, Edric’s ex, returned the very next day. Anne gave up, signed the divorce papers, and disappeared. Unexpectedly, a car accident brought back the memories Anne had lost for three years! From that day on, the woman named Anne completely vanished, the underworld welcomed back the long-lost Mafia Queen after three years! Edric went mad searching for his ex-wife, only to spiral deeper into insanity when he saw a seductive, stunning woman with Anne’s face... holding the hand of a little boy who looked exactly like him. “Anne…” “There is no more Anne.” The ex-wife, no, now known as Mary Salvaria, the Mafia Boss ruling the entire underworld of the Union State. Edric, how will you win back the heart of this entirely new woman?
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視界が、ぐらりと揺れた。
何かが砕ける音。誰かの叫び声。
身体が宙を舞い、叩きつけられた。
途端に身体を引き裂かれるような痛みが全身を走る。
耳鳴りが酷くて、周りの音が何も聞き取れない。
空気が薄くなったかのように、息が苦しく呼吸ができない。
頭がズキズキと割れるような痛み。
一体何が起きたのか分からない。その時、自分のスマホが転がっているのが目に留まった。
「う……」
朦朧とする意識の中で沙月は夫――天野司の電話番号を振るえる指先でタップした。
トゥルルルル……
耳元で聞こえる呼び出し音が続く。
(お……願い……出て……)
しかし……。
プツッ!
通話が切れた……いや、切られてしまった。
「フ……」
沙月は小さく笑った。
馬鹿な話だ。彼は一度だって、沙月の電話に出たことは無い。いつも無情に切られてしまうのは分かり切っていたはずなのに。
急激に自分の意識が遠くなっていく。
(ひょっとして……これが死ぬということなのかも……)
もしこのまま死んだら、自分の遺体を引き取ってくれる人は、いるのだろうか?
誰か、泣いてくれるだろうか?
それとも身元不明の遺体として荼毘に付されてしまうのだろうか……?
そんなことを考えながら、沙月の意識は闇に沈んでいった――
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沙月が次に目覚めた場所はベッドの上だった。
辺りには消毒液の匂いが漂い、廊下は騒がしく看護師の声が聞こえてきた。
「交通事故です。数十人の負傷者が出ています」
看護師の声が飛び交い、ストレッチャーが廊下を走る音が聞こえている。
「また……病院……?」
天井の白さが眩しく思わず目を細めたとき、看護師が現れて急ぎ足でベッドに近づいてきた。
「天野さん? 目が覚めたのですね? 良かった……あなたは交通事故に遭って病院に運ばれてきました。事故のことは覚えていらっしゃいますか?」
「……はい」
沙月の脳裏に事故に遭った瞬間の出来事が蘇る。
「天野さんは事故で脳震盪を起したので経過観察が必要です。原則としてご家族の付き添いをお願いしているのですが、連絡の取れるご親族はいらっしゃいますか?」
沙月はうつむき、口元に乾いた笑みが浮かぶ。その笑みは苦笑なのか哀しみなのか、自分でも分からなかった。
家族?
自分を政略結婚の駒として扱い、物みたいに天野家に差し出した実家のこと?
それとも結婚をただの契約としか見ず、ずっと自分から距離を置き続けた夫のこと?
スマホを握りしめたまま、迷っていたその時――
「聞いた? 13号室の患者さん、朝霧澪さんらしいよ!」
(朝霧……澪?)
その名前に沙月は反応した。
視線を動かすと、2人の看護師が沙月の部屋の前で立ち話をしている。
「え? 朝霧澪? 最近ネットで話題のニュースキャスターでしょ? どうして入院してるの?」
「多重事故で、腕を怪我したのよ。大した怪我でもないのだけど、顔で食べてる人だから、やっぱり普通の人よりデリケートね。それに若い男性もいたのよ! 以前財経雑誌で見た天野グループの超イケメン御曹司にそっくりだったの! 絶対あの雰囲気だと恋人同士に違いないわよ」
興奮しているのか、看護師の声が大きくなる。
「その話、本当なの? だって噂じゃ、数年前に極秘結婚したって騒がれていたじゃない。……もしかして朝霧さんが相手だったの?」
(結婚相手……)
沙月の心臓の鼓動がドクドクと早まる。
その時。
「あなたたち! こんなところで患者さんの噂話をしているんじゃないの! 早く持ち場に戻りなさい!」
突如、2人を叱責する声が聞こえた。
「は、はい!」
「すみません! 師長!」
慌てた様子で謝罪し、足音が遠ざかっていった。
「朝霧……澪」
天井を見つめていた沙月はポツリと呟いた――
Chapter 78: Counterattack “Move.”The shout from Edric had barely faded when two figures moved with terrifying speed. There was no prior discussion, but the instinctive chemistry between the two had reached perfection.Mary and Edric immediately split into two directions, rushing toward Justin in a pincer movement. This sudden dispersion of targets caused the smile on Justin’s face to vanish instantly.He quickly retreated, his sharp eyes narrowing with alertness. He raised his gun, his finger pulling the trigger repeatedly.Bang! Bang! Bang!Three gunshots rang out, tearing through the silent space.Flashes of gunfire sparked in the darkness, carrying deathly bullets that tore through the wind. However, neither Mary nor Edric were ordinary people.With the instincts of a ruthless mafia member who had experienced countless life-and-death battles, Mary leaned her body and took a long diagonal step. Her tattered evening gown flew up, creating a blurred shadow in the air as she spectacul
Chapter 77: I Was Diablo’s Person From the Very BeginningJustin’s words struck Mary like a hammer to the head, hurting so much she could barely breathe.Mary trembled with anger, gritting her teeth as she muttered,“Why?”He was someone who had helped her countless times. Mary had considered Justin a close friend, someone she could openly share her feelings with.After returning to the Salvaria family, besides Lucas, she had been unable to trust anyone. Every person who approached her always seemed to have their own agenda.But Justin had entered her life so naturally, never showing any signs of taking advantage of her, never demanding anything in return. He had stayed by Mary’s side like a true friend, helping her whenever she needed it.And yet now, he was pointing a gun directly at her.The betrayal was so painful and sudden that Mary simply could not believe it.Mary glared at Justin with furious eyes and shouted,“Tell me! Why?”Justin continued looking straight into Mary’s eyes
Chapter 76: He’s gone crazyEdric had never known that a person’s gaze could be so cold and filled with such hatred, but deep down he knew clearly that Mary truly hated Bella.The Bella in Edric’s memories had never been a cruel woman.Love from their school days always carried countless beautiful memories, and the Bella from back then had been the most wonderful woman to the young Edric, until the day she left, carrying her ambitions and dreams of a brighter future to some distant land.He could not understand what else Bella was searching for when she already had an Edric Raymond, a man who controlled a hundred billion dollar corporation, yet she still chose to study abroad.Edric had been devastated. He had been unable to get over the fact that someone born with such superior conditions like himself could still be abandoned so decisively.Until he met an utterly ordinary girl, he met Anne, his wife.And then Bella returned with a twisted soul.Edric’s limbs went numb, feeling as th
Chapter 75: Can I Kill Bella?Edric let out a long breath and replied in a low voice.“I don’t hate her. At first, the marriage was due to unavoidable circumstances. It’s true that I used you to forget my ex-lover.”As he spoke those thoughts about Anne aloud, Edric finally realized deeply the extent of his mistake.Because of his momentary foolishness, he had hurt that innocent girl.Mary looked at Edric, smiled helplessly, and asked.“You don’t hate Anne, but you never liked her either, is that right?”Mary’s question left Edric speechless, unable to offer any explanation.The mistakes of the past seemed so great that no matter how much he tried to make up for them now, they could never be erased.Looking at Mary’s expression, all the explanations he wanted to give became meaningless, and he could not bring himself to say them.Because he himself had realized how deeply his actions had hurt her.“I’m sorry for looking down on you when we first got married. I’m sorry for leaving you
Chapter 51: The AttackerThe prisoner saw that the door did not open and that the person inside showed no reaction, so he grew impatient. He pressed the knife to Linda’s neck and threatened her.“Hurry up. If you can’t make them open the door, I’ll send you to the other world!”Linda was terrified.
Chapter 49: The TrapLucas tossed the gun to one of his subordinates, then took out a handkerchief from his pocket. He carefully wiped the blood from his hands and face before stepping closer to the corpse.Having lived through days like this for so long, Lucas sometimes felt that he himself was ex
Chapter 45: GirlfriendThe car stopped in front of the banquet hall. Edric keenly observed the surroundings once over, then turned to ask Mary.“Lucas arranged quite a few people. Among the photographers taking pictures, there are also people from your side.”Mary looked at Edric and silently marve
Chapter 44: Night PartyThe message Edric sent was a photo of an invitation to a night banquet held at the most luxurious building in Union State.Mary had received many such invitation messages before, but receiving one from Edric at this moment felt somewhat strange.Not to mention whether he kne












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