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One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Treasure
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Jim Charleston is my foster brother. He and I have been dating in secret for 10 years. On the day we decide to go public, Jim receives an undercover mission assignment to Duskhaven, where he has slim chances of returning alive. The night before he left, he held me and promised, "If I come back alive, I will marry you in a grand wedding. I'll stay by your side forever." Foolishly, I broke ties with my family and waited for him. I became the laughingstock of the entire high society circle. Three years later, Jim returns but with a ruined reputation and enormous debts. Kneeling like a broken man before our father, he firmly declares, "I promised Anne I would take care of her for life, Dad!" The woman named Anne hid timidly behind Jim, clutching her pregnant belly tightly. Dad turns to me instinctively. Everyone is waiting for me to lose my mind and cause a scene. However, I just smile. Right then and there, I accept the engagement ring from the good-for-nothing playboy. On the day of my engagement party, Jim drives in recklessly. With a gun in his hand, he shouts, "Cecilia Forrest! If you dare go through with this marriage, I'll kill him!"
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"Is there something that needs to be taken care of, Ms. Forrest?" Alfred cautiously asked.I took a deep breath and began tearing the letter into shreds. The pieces floated through the air like snowflakes, mirroring my broken heart."Give this and the pendant to my father. Let him deal with it," I instructed. My voice was steady, but only I knew how much it hurt to say those words.The wedding took place in a grand cathedral. A long red carpet stretched down the aisle, flanked by rows of elegantly dressed guests.As I held my father's arm and slowly walked down the aisle to Luke, the guests' whispers drifted to my ears."Ms. Forrest sure moved on fast. She forgot her ex just like that.""Luke Larson is one lucky bastard. He scored big with this one.""I heard Jim Charleston has been deployed to a war zone. There's no telling if he's even still alive."The last line caught my attention. However, I forced myself not to think about where he might be right now, whether he had arriv
One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Treasure Chapter 8
I stood up and stared down at her from above."You're Anne Shaw, the daughter of Ewan Shaw. Did you really think I didn't know who you are?" I said with derision.As I was saying this, the door to the hospital room opened. Jim had walked in carrying a thermal lunchbox. He still wore a gentle smile.Apparently, he had heard everything because the lunchbox slipped from his hands. Hot stew splashed everywhere as it crashed to the floor.Jim stood frozen in the doorway. The light in his eyes gradually extinguished. At that moment, the love he had carefully built, the burden he had carried, and the justifications he had clung to all came crashing down.Jim's voice trembled as he asked, "Anne… Is this true?"Anne panicked. She wanted to explain, but in the face of the truth, any words she said would seem weak and empty.Picking up my bag, I walked past Jim."This is the woman you chose to betray me for, Jim. I hope she was worth it," I said.That night, Luke found Jim at an undergro
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"I don't want him dead. I just want to watch him destroy everything he holds most dear with his own hands," Luke added.His words sent a shiver down my spine.Luke appeared to be nothing more than a frivolous playboy. However, his mind was far deeper and more terrifying than I had imagined. And I had become part of his revenge plan.Luke continued while extinguishing his cigarette butt. "Now that you know the truth… Do you still want to continue playing this game?"I looked down at the report in my hands and reflected. I thought of the pain and despair in Jim's eyes and Anne's timid, pitiful expression. Then, I thought about how the three years I had spent waiting and longing had all been one big joke.As I closed the file, I answered, "Yes, we're accomplices now."Luke smiled. It was filled with satisfaction, admiration, and a hint of something I couldn't quite decipher."Then here's to a happy partnership, Mrs. Larson," he said.…Luke and I counterattacked discreetly but wi
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The guests at the engagement party were whispering among each other. They were waiting to see my family make a fool of ourselves.Luke, impeccably dressed in a suit, stood on stage with a smile on his face. His voice rang out clearly through the entire banquet hall."Dear guests, I'm sure you all witnessed the commotion earlier. My father-in-law took Jim Charleston in when he was a young boy. Unfortunately, Jim became twisted after being abandoned by his family, and his jealousy led to extreme actions."A stir rippled through the audience."However, this only proves that my fiancee's charm is truly unparalleled," Luke continued.Then, he raised his glass and swept his gaze across every guest. "Being able to marry the daughter of the Forrest family today is the greatest blessing of my life."The applause was thunderous.From the stage, I watched as the guests' expressions changed faster than flipping through a book. I sneered internally. Just moments ago, they were mocking me. No
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