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The carousel malfunctioned unexpectedly. My daughter was pulled into the machinery and died on the spot. I survived by sheer luck, but my groin was crushed beyond repair. My wife, Jody Parker, tore apart the entire amusement park. After refusing any settlement, she dragged dozens of staff members who had mishandled the equipment to court. She even dug our daughter's grave with her bare hands and nearly cried herself blind from grief. To help me recover from both emotional and physical trauma, she spent a fortune hiring a well-educated male nurse to care for me. Six months later, I was discharged early, hoping to move on from the past—only to accidentally find her and the male nurse naked together on a swing. "Jody, you crushed your husband's manhood and forsook your daughter's life. Am I really that important to you?" "Of course. Only with her dead and Sam crippled will he love our child without limits. Once our baby is born, Sam can take care of it. He's so gentle and attentive—he'll raise our little one to be perfectly well-behaved." My mind went blank. My blood ran cold. My daughter's death. The nightmares that tormented me every night. All of it had been orchestrated by Jody. Since she hated my existence so much, I would make sure she never saw me again.
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Zoe smiled gently. "You're not doing too bad yourself. You can afford an in-home doctor."Before I could respond, my assistant suddenly pushed the door open holding a bouquet of flowers. He looked at me apologetically."Mr. Mitchell, Jody is here. She asked me to give you these. She said if you won't see her today, she's not leaving."Zoe gave a soft smile, picked up her medical bag, and stood to leave. "Watch your diet for the next week. We'll do the surgery in seven days."I nodded and rubbed my temples in frustration.Jody was more persistent than I ever imagined. I couldn't tell if I should be happy or sad about that.My phone got bombarded every day with calls from different unknown numbers. Letters in Jody's handwriting, long essays thousands of words long—they found their way to my phone through every possible channel.Sometimes she'd send me photos of her and Chloe together. Every time, my heart would ache.I traced my finger over Chloe's picture and whispered to myself
The Hollow Life Chapter 9
"Sam, I'm sorry... I visit Chloe every day. I knew I'd run into you eventually." Her eyes filled with tears. Her lips trembled.For a moment, I was reminded of when I first met Jody.She had been upset about something at work, sitting alone by the river crying. I thought she was about to do something stupid, so I grabbed her and pulled her up onto the sidewalk. The moment our eyes met, she looked at me with red, swollen eyes and said, "I feel like the worst person in the world."From that moment on, I knew I wanted to protect her for the rest of my life.So after we got married, every time we fought, if she showed even a hint of weakness, I'd drop my pride and do whatever it took to make her happy again.But now? All I felt was disgust.Jody saw that I wasn't saying anything. She took my hand and pressed it against her chest. "I swear, I mean every word. Every single day without you, I can't stop thinking about you. I regret everything. I never should have lied to you from the
The Hollow Life Chapter 8
"Hey, Jody, that's not right. Sure, Sam's not doing well health-wise, but he willingly handed the whole company over to you. How could you do something like this?""Sam treated you so well. Even I, an outsider, could see it. Why can't you just be grateful?""This is disgusting. If you invited us here today to watch this, you've got way too much time on your hands.""I knew that baby in your belly wasn't Sam's. How trashy can you be—trying to pass off your bastard as Sam's kid."The banquet hall filled with jeers and laughter. Jody screamed, completely breaking down. She tried to grab Pete and explain, but she lunged at nothing.Pete shook her hand off in disgust. "I told you from the start—I'd only stay with you if we kept this underground. If you want to ruin my reputation, I'm not letting you get away with it either."He shoved her hand away. She fell hard to the floor.Over the years, Jody had strutted around the business world like she owned the place. Plenty of people could
The Hollow Life Chapter 7
The welcome home party was held at the most lavish banquet hall in the city. Jody had invited many powerful business partners from the circle. She led Pete around, working the room."Jody, you're so dedicated. Expecting a baby this far along and still bringing your young associate out to network.""That belly of yours doesn't look six months pregnant. But I heard your husband lost his ability to have children six months ago."She smiled graciously. "I have a smaller belly. This is the only bloodline my husband has left in this world."I swirled my glass of wine. What else was there to figure out? She called this a party for me, but she really just wanted to introduce Pete to everyone and force me to accept this child.But she miscalculated.When a man stops loving you, he'll never lose his head over you again.Soft music started playing. She stood in front of the cameras, talking smoothly, shielding Pete behind her the way I used to shield her."Four months from now, I hope you
The Hollow Life Chapter 4
"If you win, this cologne is yours. But if I win, you pull down your husband's pants right here so we can all get a look, alright?" someone said.I frowned. Endless humiliation washed over me."Jody, I came here to divorce you."The room went quiet for a second. Then everyone burst out laughing.
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Jody led Pete upstairs and slammed the bedroom door.I glanced at the messy kitchen. The carefully chosen dishes and cutlery were a total wreck.I grabbed some gloves and threw everything into the trash.After smashing everything in the kitchen, I stood in front of the vase filled with dried flow
The Hollow Life Chapter 6
"I was just too busy with work yesterday to stay at the cemetery. Next time I get a chance, I'll definitely go see her," Jody said. "Pete gets bored just sitting around the house. And all those kiddie things in the yard are useless anyway."I pulled my hand back without her noticing, stepped closer
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Chloe rushed over to hug me, but no matter how I moved, I couldn't catch her.Then her eyes filled with tears. She sobbed, heartbroken. "Mommy! Why won't Mommy come see me! I miss Mommy, I miss Daddy. I want to go home. It's so cold and hungry here. I'm so scared. My head hurts so much."When I
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