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Chapter 9
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Shortlived Happinessย ย ย Chapter 9
The light turned green. The cars behind me honked, dragging me out of my reverie. I wiped away the final traces of my feelings for Benjamin and drove off. The sun shone brightly ahead of meโmy future looked bright, too.โฆThree years later, I participated in a global documentary competition and won. After the competition, I gave my fans autographs.I'd spent the past three years throwing myself into charity work and filming documentaries. I traveled the world with my colleagues, recording the lives of creatures that were bordering extinction.It was late at night when I was finally done with work. I returned to my villa in the city center, so sleepy that I could barely open my eyes.When I noticed a man standing before the gates, I reflexively clutched my taser tightly. The years I'd spent on the road had taught me to be wary of anyone I didn't know.Just then, the streetlight flickered on. The man turned around when he heard the sound. I saw who it wasโBenjamin. He was out of pr
Shortlived Happinessย ย ย Chapter 8
Over the years, Lisa had become so dependent on Dad that she was incapable of working to feed herself. Meanwhile, Jennifer needed tens of thousands of dollars to pay for her hospital bill.Left with no choice, Lisa had gone to beg her old flames for money. She'd ruined many marriages in her youth with her beauty. Now that she'd hit rock bottom, she was mocked and insulted before being able to ask for help. Ultimately, she was almost taken away by human traffickers after failing to get money from her old flames.Her only other option was to force Benjamin to pay Jennifer's hospital bills. However, he was determined to drag her and Jennifer to hell with him.On the day everything had gone wrong, he'd had all of his assets transferred to my name. He'd been bankrupt when the police had nabbed him.Lisa had lost her mind after running out of options. She didn't exactly love Jennifer that much, so she gave up on treating her and dragged Jennifer home despite the latter still being injure
Shortlived Happinessย ย ย Chapter 7
A single sentence was enough to make Hector turn ashen. He trembled as he slumped on the ground, his sunken eyes filled with despair and regret. He manically started tugging on his chapped lips, not even stopping when the blood started flowing.I didn't want to waste time on him anymore, so I turned to leave. I heard him say stubbornly, "It's okay, Samantha. You're my only family now. You don't have to forgive me, but I'll always watch over you. I'll even die for you."He sounded as sure as he had when swearing to protect Jennifer, but I didn't care anymore. I returned to my rented apartment and cleaned up.โฆThe following day, I attended my best friend, Gwen Jones' wedding. She and I had been best friends since high schoolโshe'd been the only one who wanted to have anything to do with me when Jennifer had brainwashed the rest of the class into isolating me.It had only been two days since my return, but I'd heard from different people how Jennifer, Dad, and Lisa had ended up.Da
Shortlived Happinessย ย ย Chapter 6
Benjamin stiffened at Lisa's words. Then, he smiled bitterly and nodded. "You're right. Hector and I are the two monsters who have been tormenting Samantha all this while. Even soโฆ"His gaze turned cruel. "We're going to drag you to hell with us!"Hector returned at this point, panting as he held the courier box he'd thrown away in his arms.Dad and Lisa were still insisting that they were innocent when Hector held up the pen drive. He sounded self-deprecating and pained as he said, "I remember everything now. Samantha has been protecting me all this while."Jennifer, Dad, and Lisa turned ashen when they saw I'd labeled the pen drive with the correctional facility's name.โฆHalf a year passed in the blink of an eye. I stood on one of the South Isles' ice sheets and followed a cameraman around, quietly recording the migration path the penguins would take.We returned to the base after completing our work for the day. Then, I received a video call from my superior. "The project at
Shortlived Happinessย ย ย Chapter 5
The mention of Jennifer made Benjamin return to his senses. He forced himself to smile and took his eyes off the box of things I'd couriered to him. Then, he followed Hector to the hotel room where Jennifer was resting.Hector had even told Benjamin to buy a bouquet for Jennifer. They hadn't told anyoneโthey wanted to surprise her. However, when they arrived at the hotel room, they heard the sound of someone flicking on a lighter.The room door was ajar, so they heard the sound loud and clear. As far as Benjamin remembered, Jennifer had always been gentle and naive. She also had late-stage lung cancer, but there she was, smoking a cigarette.Meanwhile, Dad and Lisa sat before her, looking smug. Lisa looked especially delighted as she counted the wedding gifts Benjamin had prepared."You're really a genius, Jennifer. You've gotten Benjamin wrapped around your finger just by pretending to have lung cancer. He's a professor, yet he can't even tell that the diagnosis report was falsifi
Shortlived Happinessย ย ย Chapter 4
Benjamin didn't call me again, even when I returned to Riverton City after the abortion. He seemed to think I'd only said those words in a fit of rage.I saw that he'd updated his social media with several posts. They showed him taking Jennifer to try on a wedding gown, taking wedding photos, and picking out wedding giftsโฆI ignored them and headed to the TV station. Then, I applied to join a geological exploration and research team that was heading to the South Isles.At the same time, I submitted the documents the old settlement's village head had secretly stuffed in my bag to the TV station. He'd put the things in my bag when taking me to the hospital.All my love for Benjamin disappeared upon learning the truth behind the severity of the earthquake. I only felt disgust for him now.Once I was done with what I needed to do, I returned to the apartment I'd gotten after graduating. Then, I packed all the cheap gifts Benjamin had gotten me over the past 15 years.I included a pen
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