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The End of Love

The End of Love

Histoires courtes · Romance
Par:  Rising Cloud in the MistComplété
Langue: English
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Cheating

Face Slapping

Bias

Independence

Scumbag

Feel-Good Story

Plot Twists

Melodramatic

On the day my father died, his seven most trusted men all met violent deaths within the same twenty-four hours. Hugh Castillo sacrificed his legs to butcher the gang and put me in power. “Taz, don’t be scared. Those monsters are gone. You’re finally free.” In the years he lay paralyzed, I tried over a thousand experimental drugs and prayed at every church across the country. I hunted down every possible remedy, praying for just one that would bring him back to his feet. When Hugh learned of this, he swallowed a bottle of pills one night to end his life. After he was revived, he smiled and wiped the tears from my face. “Taz, I don’t want to be a dead weight. You deserve a better life than this.” That night, we held each other and wept. We swore that from then on, no matter what, we would never leave each other behind. But seven years later, a sweet-looking girl showed up at my door with a thousand photos I was never meant to see. “Every month, while you were praying to God in churches, Huey was busy trying out new positions with me. “Ms. Sheargold, don’t you know that used goods like you kill a man’s desire? It was no wonder he’d rather play the cripple than touch you.” I looked through every single photo, then put them up for auction underground.

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Chapitre 1

Chapter 1

By the time Hugh arrived, the auction was already underway and had reached the second-to-last photo.

“That girl looks so innocent. I would’ve never guessed that she’s a total freak behind closed doors. That last one is the best. I’m about to lose my mind.

Hugh’s expression darkened when he heard the way the crowd talked.

Seeing how fast he strode toward me made me grip the wine glass tighter.

When his tall frame stopped in front of me, I could sense the overwhelming pressure from him.

He noticed my unpleasant expression. He softened his aggressive demeanor and said in a gentler tone, “Taz, that girl is young and doesn’t know what she’s doing. I’ll explain everything, but just give me some time. For now, please take the photos down.”

I stared at him in silence.

After a long, silent standoff, he lowered his gaze and pleaded, “Taz, please just take the photos down.

Let her go, and I promise you’ll never see her again.”

Back then, even when the subordinates of my father’s seven trusted men ruthlessly crushed his legs, he had never pleaded with them for mercy.

Yet, he was begging me for the sake of another woman.

I could not stand the sight of him begging with those eyes.

I dropped the wine glass, which shattered on the floor. I raised my hand and struck him across the face.

He did not dodge. He just let me take it all out on him.

In the end, he took my swollen palm and gently blew on it.

“Taz, you can hit or scream at me all you want, but Lana isn’t like us. She can’t handle this kind of punishment from you. This would ruin her entire life.”

I pulled my hand back, giving him a smile that did not reach my eyes.

“Fine.”

The moment those intimate photos were taken down, Hugh visibly let out a breath of relief.

Before he could say anything, a wave of even fiercer cheers erupted from the audience.

The final highlight of the auction had been brought out.

Lana Barlow looked innocent as a lamb and was curled up inside a massive glass display case, wearing the very outfit from those photos.

The men, who were already worked up, went wild when they saw her.

Bids rang out from all sides. Each one was higher than the last.

I watched Hugh’s eyes turn red from rage.

Still, I felt nothing. I did not even feel satisfaction at seeing him like that.

“Tasmin, call this off! Make them stop!”

“Mr. Castillo, that reckless woman went looking for trouble with Ms. Sheargold first. She even had the nerve to poke at Ms. Sheargold’s sore spot. If anything, this punishment feels like letting her off easy.”

My steward, Bennet Zeke, could not help but speak up from behind me with a frown.

Hugh tried to suppress his rage as his clenched fists trembled at his side.

Only when the gavel came down did the tension break.

A heavyset man hurriedly scooped up Lana and carried her into the private suite.

I looked at Hugh and said, “Hugh, let’s go. I’m willing to pretend none of this ever happened—”

“Huey, please save me…”

Muffled sobs came from inside the suite.

Before I could finish, Hugh was gone.

Then, a gunshot rang out, and the hall went dead quiet.

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Chapter 1
By the time Hugh arrived, the auction was already underway and had reached the second-to-last photo.“That girl looks so innocent. I would’ve never guessed that she’s a total freak behind closed doors. That last one is the best. I’m about to lose my mind.Hugh’s expression darkened when he heard the way the crowd talked.Seeing how fast he strode toward me made me grip the wine glass tighter.When his tall frame stopped in front of me, I could sense the overwhelming pressure from him. He noticed my unpleasant expression. He softened his aggressive demeanor and said in a gentler tone, “Taz, that girl is young and doesn’t know what she’s doing. I’ll explain everything, but just give me some time. For now, please take the photos down.”I stared at him in silence.After a long, silent standoff, he lowered his gaze and pleaded, “Taz, please just take the photos down.Let her go, and I promise you’ll never see her again.”Back then, even when the subordinates of my father’s seven t
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Chapter 2
The man who went into the suite was kicked out. He looked disheveled and was bleeding profusely from his lower body.Hugh had lost his composure. He lunged onto the man sprawled on the floor. He kept punching him until he fell unconscious. After the man was dragged away, Hugh walked with Lana in his arms. Her face was streaked with tears.Our gazes met.That familiar, sinister look in his eyes sent a chill down my spine.It reminded me of the darkest moment in my life that I least wanted to remember.Hugh was my father’s most trusted man, whom he had raised as his own son.Back then, internal power struggles tore the gang to pieces.My father had sent him abroad on a mission.My seven uncles, who shared no blood relation with me, audaciously drugged me in their scramble for power.I was tortured for a full forty hours.By the time Hugh rushed back, I was lying in the hospital.To keep the peace, my father chose to sacrifice me.Ever since, I developed severe PTSD and of
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Chapter 3
“Tasmin, you owe me an explanation!”I snorted dismissively.This only provoked Hugh further.Without another word, he grabbed me by the arm, dragged me into the car, and drove all the way to the hospital.When we reached the ward, I saw Lana sitting there hugging a pair of rag dolls. Her face was streaked with tears.“Because of you, Lana fell into a severe depression. The doctor says that unless she works through this trauma, she’s never going to get better.“You need to apologize to her and own up to what you did!”Seeing Hugh act as if he were on the right made me sneer.‘Apologize to Lana? She did not deserve an apology at all!’ I thought.I turned to leave, but then I heard a video playing behind me. It made my blood run cold, and I stopped in my tracks.“Taz, don’t make me do this.”After my father’s seven trusted men met their brutal ends, Hugh had destroyed that humiliating video back then.When I heard my own screams from the video, I reflexively lunged to the s
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Chapter 4
On his deathbed, my father had said to Hugh, “Tasmin is a cold, heartless monster. She’s ruthless and selfish to the core.“Hugh, if you choose her, you’ll live to regret it.”After leaving the hospital, I went to the racetrack to drive.Hugh’s words kept echoing in my mind the entire time.The wind was bitterly cold, and it stung my skin.“Ms. Sheargold, all the videos have been taken down. We found out that someone on the Northside is the one who did it.”I glanced at Bennet’s grim expression.Bennet added, “Mr. Castillo left the hospital and went to the old estate. The consigliere is calling you in now. It doesn’t look like they’re inviting you for tea.”I nodded and instructed him to prepare a few items for me.By the time I arrived at the Sheargold family’s mansion, Hugh was seated imposingly in the main chair.A signet ring lay beside his hand. This ring was the token of authority for the head of the Sheargold family.I had searched for it for years. I did not expect
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Chapter 5
It was a jar containing a pair of fetuses preserved in formalin.“Mr. Castillo, when you were injured and paralyzed, Ms. Sheargold terminated her pregnancy just to test new drugs on herself for you. That’s why she can never have children again.“Do you know she’s had chronic injuries in her knees for years? Every time the weather gets cold, the pain hits so hard she can barely stand it. That came from all those years of praying on her knees at temples and churches for your safety.“She tested thousands of drugs on herself for you. Her health was destroyed. She always felt deep sorrow that she couldn’t bear children. How could you do this to her for another woman?”Bennet had watched me grow up since I was a child. His eyes welled up with tears as he spoke.Back then, I had chosen to bear all the pain alone so that Hugh would not feel guilty.All these years, I prayed to God, not just for him but also out of remorse for the twins I had terminated.Hugh stared stiffly at the two t
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Chapter 6
Wilde paused, then looked at me. “What reputation?“Also, I take ‘til death do us part’ thing seriously. There’s no such thing as divorce with me.”He let out a chuckle and floored the gas pedal.The car accelerated forward at breakneck speed and made my heart race.“If you want, we can die together right now.”The harsh wind howled past us.I finally smiled as my heart began to race faster.“Wilde, you really are insane!”He smiled back with the same wild defiance.“Tasmin, opportunities go to the ones who deserve them. If some idiot fumbles them, that’s his problem.“People who are considered insane are always bound to end up in the same place.“We’re made for each other.”… During my time in the Rafferty family’s mansion, I occasionally received news from the Southside.After my fake death, Hugh had gone completely insane.He had become even more sullen and obsessive than before.The Sheargold consigliere declared me a traitor, unworthy of the family name. They rule
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Chapter 7
A single gunshot drove the noisy crowd to silence.Hugh’s hand, which was about to reach for his weapon, was pierced by a bullet. It was left dripping with blood.I kept my arm extended in the firing position. Then, I calmly placed the sidearm back into Wilde’s hand and met Hugh’s shocked gaze.“Hugh, how do you have the nerve to show up in front of me again?”Hugh clutched his bleeding hand.He did not let out a single cry of pain and just stared at me with teary eyes.“Taz, please come home with me.”I could not help but let out a sneer.Hugh still believed that he and I had a home to go to.My reaction hurt Hugh deeply. He forced a strained smile and said, “Taz, you promised that no matter what, we would never leave each other behind.”His voice remained gentle, but the words that came out sent chills down everyone’s spine.“If you won’t come with me, then we can die together here.”With that, he tore open his coat to reveal rows of explosives strapped around his body.
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Chapter 8
“Do whatever you want to her. This time, I won’t stop you.”I looked down at Lana.She was quivering as she covered her ears and mumbled something incoherent to herself.She had clearly lost her mind.“Hugh, even if you drive her insane or kill her, does it change anything?”The night breeze was cold. I swept my gaze across the vibrant flowers and trees surrounding us.I said calmly, “Soon enough, you’ll find out what I actually like.”As night came, a sudden fire broke out in the estate. The blaze consumed miles of flowers and trees, reducing everything to ashes.When Hugh rushed over with a pale face, I smiled and said, “You see it now? This is what I call beautiful.”I let out a few carefree laughs, hummed a little tune, and went back to sleep.That night, Hugh stood in the courtyard without sleeping a wink.He did not order anyone to stop the fire.He simply stood there, motionless, through the entire night.…At dawn, I was woken by a commotion.Arnold barged into
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Chapter 9
I slapped Hugh again. His head snapped to the side. His hair fell over his eyes and made his face unreadable.His hand reached his waist and drew the very sidearm he had taken from me that day.He put the gun in my palm, wrapped my finger around the trigger, and pointed the muzzle at his heart.“Do you feel better?“If not, you can pull the trigger.”I let out an exasperated laugh.“Hugh, you really are pathetic! You think I don’t have it in me?”That gaze of his brought back every ounce of past hatred in an instant.My hand trembled slightly.In the end, I swung the butt of the gun and struck him across the face.“Killing you would only mess up the new life I’ve built for myself.“You’re not worth my hands getting dirty.”I stood up and walked away. Through the French window, I caught the reflection of Hugh’s motionless figure.He looked as if he had lost his soul.…That night, Bennet rushed over in a panic.He did not exchange any pleasantries. His face was pal
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