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With 50 million dollars in hand, I quit my nine-to-five job that took up all my time. Then, I spent a full year traveling. I saw the northern lights, went skydiving, and dove deep into the ocean.I tried every kind of extreme activity just to feel how alive I truly was.Every time my heart raced, I would think of that lifeless villa from that world, and then I would inhale even deeper, as if I was trying to prove to myself that I was truly free.It was during one of those trips that I met Grant Miller.He wasn't some typical CEO, nor was he a twisted, obsessive man. Instead, he was just a landscape photographer, with a warm smile and steady hands.We met under the northern lights. He handed me a cup of hot cocoa and asked with a smile, "Are you cold?"At that moment, I didn't respond as I used to in that scripted world. I just pulled my scarf tighter around me, smiled, and said, "Freezing. Come on, share it with me."Somehow, things progressed naturally from there. We fell in lo
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Watching Caspian cry on the screen, I turned to the system. "With the protagonist like this, is there still any way to save this world?"The system sighed. "No. It's beyond saving. His mental state has completely collapsed. His perception of this world is disintegrating. He's the core stabilizing point of this world. Once he loses the will to continue, the entire structure will collapse."As expected, when Caspian finally stopped crying and stood up, he took out the lighter he had once treasured from the drawer."Since you don't want to stay in this world anymore, I'll just destroy it. You must be alone out there. Just hold on. I'll be with you soon."He set the curtains on fire. The flames spread quickly, engulfing the elegant furniture, then the bed that had held so many memories, and finally, swallowing both of us.In the middle of the blaze, Caspian held my body tightly. A smile of relief touched his lips."Seraphine, next time, don't let me find you first."As the villa col
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Caspian bent down and placed an extremely gentle, almost reverent kiss at the corner of my lips. Then, he turned and walked into the basement. There, Thalia and the kidnappers were tied to the chairs.What happened next was something even the system found so gruesome that it had to censor in its own display.There was no need for prolonged questioning. The men, terrified out of their minds, told Caspian everything they knew just to stay alive.They described how Thalia contacted them, provided the drugs, and instructed them to assault me and record everything. They even repeated her malicious words with disturbing accuracy.Piece by piece, the truth was laid bare. There was no room left for doubt.Thalia screamed through tears, "I did it for you, Caspian! That woman didn't even love you! She was no different from a robot! Only by destroying her could you make her finally rely on you! That was what we agreed on! You wanted this for her!"Those words landed like a final verdict. In
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Caspian said nothing more.He held my body in his arms and slowly stood up. The madness that had consumed him earlier seemed to have vanished. In its place was a terrifying calm that felt far worse.He glanced at the bodyguards behind him and spoke casually, as if he were discussing dinner plans. "Take all of these men—and Thalia—back. No one gets to leave.""What are you doing, Caspian? Aren't we supposed to be best friends?" Thalia screamed in panic. She tried to rush forward and grab him, but was immediately pinned down by the guards."Lock this place down," Caspian ordered as he carried me toward the exit. "I want a full investigation of what exactly happened in here."As he passed Thalia, his steps slowed for a brief moment. He glanced at her, as if he were looking at her for the very last time.…The Stone family's private doctor arrived soon after and carried out a postmortem examination.Yet, even after the samples were taken and the procedure was completed, Caspian stu
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The factory doors were violently kicked open. Dust and debris billowed into the air.Backlit by the harsh light outside, Caspian stood tall and tense as he rushed in like the knight saving the damsel in distress—except that it was all practiced.He screamed my name, his voice carrying a mix of urgency and rehearsed devotion.In his imagined version of this moment, I would be huddled in a corner, shaking and broken. I would then cry and run into his arms. He would hold me tightly, tell me he had been late, and everything would somehow return to the way it was before.Yet, what greeted him instead was silence.My body lay limp on the cold concrete floor, unmoving. My clothes were torn from the earlier struggle and assault, and there were bruises covering my exposed skin.My face was deathly pale, and my eyes were tightly closed. A faint trace of dried blood remained at the corner of my lips.A few of the men stood nearby, frozen in place. The earlier chaos had already shifted into
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One day, Caspian said he wanted tiramisu from an old bakery in the northern part of the city. It was something I used to love two years ago. Eventually, I drove out alone.Halfway along a remote coastal road, the car suddenly broke down. I got out to check. I was still trying to figure out the problem when a handkerchief with a sharp smell was pressed over my mouth and nose.Right before I lost consciousness, I thought of how painfully cliché it was.When I came to again, I was tied to a rusted steel pillar in an abandoned factory. Around me were four rough-looking men, their eyes roaming over me while they held cameras. They obviously had malicious intentions.Above the factory floor hung a broken public-address speaker. From it came Thalia's voice, sharp and pleased. "You awake, Seraphine? Scared yet?"I stated calmly, "This is illegal, Thalia."Her maniacal laughter crackled through the speaker. "You think I'm the one who set this up? No! Caspian tacitly approved this!"My he
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