Please Don’t Say You Love Me

“My baby is surely going to look just like his dad when he grows up. With his dad’s sharp brows and bright eyes, he’ll be ridiculously handsome. And maybe he’ll even have the same little red mole at the corner of his eye.”The woman’s voice rang out down the otherwise quiet hospital hallway, loud and almost shrill. A few people turned to look, and so did Remi Sloan. The woman was wearing a mask, but her eyes were filled with undisguised pride.As Remi listened to the description of the baby’s future looks, someone else came to mind—her husband of five years, James Hudson. In their social circle, he was known as the son of one of the most powerful families in the city, and he, too, had a small red mole at the corner of his eye.Just as Remi was about to step forward and ask the woman something, her name was called over the hospital intercom. Across the desk, the doctor held her medical report with a grave expression. Remi’s hands clenched tightly together. Her chest felt tight, as

After barely sleeping all night, with the balcony door left slightly open, Remi woke up feeling dazed. Her whole body was burning. Her eyelids felt so heavy that she could barely open them.She fumbled for her phone on the nightstand and dialed James’s number. She left him more than a dozen calls, yet he did not pick up. Just when she was about to give up, the line finally connected.“James–”“Who are you?” A sweet, unfamiliar female voice came from the other end.Her mind went blank. With a loud thud, her phone slipped from her hand and hit the floor. The line turned chaotic for a moment. After a while, she finally heard his voice.“Sweetheart?”He called her several times before she slowly bent down to pick up the phone.She asked in disbelief, “Who was that just now?”James quickly explained, “No one. I was discussing a project. A partner grabbed the wrong phone by mistake. Don’t misunderstand.”Before she could press further, he changed the subject.“What’s wrong? Why are

The house was a complete mess. That was James’s first thought when he pushed the door open.The entire living room had been smashed beyond recognition. Broken glass, overturned furniture, shattered decorations—everything lay in ruins. In the middle of it all, Remi sat on the floor, knees pulled to her chest, her head lowered.Without stopping to ask what happened, he rushed over and pulled her into his arms. “Sweetheart, are you hurt?”She slowly lifted her head to look at him. The panic and concern in his eyes were real. It was impossible to connect that devoted man with the same person who had betrayed her behind her back.She shoved him away, her voice ice-cold as she asked, “Who is Sydney Parker?”Shock flashed across James’s eyes. His lips turned pale almost instantly. “Sydney Parker? I don’t know who that is.”Remi let out a bitter laugh. She grabbed the pregnancy report and threw it at him.“You don’t know her? Fine. In that case, why is your name signed on her pregnancy

Sydney did not think too much about James’s sudden change in attitude as she immersed herself wholly in the bliss of the moment. After all, the only reason he had treated her well before this was because of the child in her belly. He had never allowed her to show off their relationship so openly. However, things were different now.Seeing how favored she was, the same people who used to look down on her suddenly rushed to flatter her.“Sydney, Mr. Hudson dotes on you so much, and you’re carrying his child. It looks like you becoming his wife is only a matter of time.”“Exactly! Sydney, when you become Mrs. Hudson, don’t forget about us, your best friends!”Under their constant praise, Sydney gradually grew more arrogant. She clung to James even more than before, almost obsessively, and it was because she followed him so closely that she finally noticed something strange.Every night, after she fell asleep, he would quietly leave and drive to a suburban villa. Then, he would return

The knife was brought quickly, and seeing it in Sydney’s hand made Remi shiver.“What… What are you doing?” Remi tried to scream, but her voice was hoarse and barely audible. As she tried to pull away, strong hands pinned her shoulders, holding her firmly against the floor. Helpless, she watched as Sydney stepped closer, a cruel smile on her face. “You want to know what I’m going to do? I’m going to destroy your face, of course. Let’s see whether you’ll have the nerve to look like me again!”Sydney summoned every ounce of strength, bringing the blade down with all her might across Remi’s face!“Ah!”The moment the blade sliced through flesh to the bone, Remi could no longer hold back the scream. Yet the very next moment, Sydney's blade came down upon her again fifty-two times.Remi's wails of agony rang out, but no one showed a moment's mercy. Remi could distinctly hear the blade slicing through her flesh. She could feel the trail of blood trickling down her cheeks. She could