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Chapter 10

Author: Nightless Peace
Lily bit down hard on the woman’s ear.

"Ah!!! Let go!"

"I know that you want your sentence reduced. If you don't return the charm to me, I'll make sure you make sure you spend the rest of your life behind bars!"

"What are you looking around for? Pull her off of me!"

"You wouldn't dare, unless you really want me to die here! If someone gets beaten to death in prison, you'll get the death sentence! You know this!"

Still biting down on the group leader's ear, she spoke through muffled words, yet somehow managed to sound utterly intimidating.

When the ringleader saw Lily covered in blood, fear finally appeared on her face.

"I'll give it back! Let go!"

Lily spat out all the blood but kept her eyes trained on the woman. The leader was terrified and returned the charm to her.

"Don't think this is the end. Do you really think you're such a hotshot? Your husband has already run off into the arms of another woman. Even if you go back, you'll only continue to suffer."

She was right. That was the reason why she was not going back to him.

As Lily held the charm, she caressed the words on it. Her eyes prickled with tears.

‘Mom, I'll take you away with you soon,' she thought.

…

On the morning of the seventh day, a prison guard said, "Lily Quinn, you can leave."

The doctor at the detention center helped treat her wounds and returned all her belongings to her.

She held her phone and handbag in her hands, and the identification documents she had taken from the villa long ago was inside the handbag. As she stood at the entrance, the sunlight shone directly overhead, and the glare was blinding.

Finally, everything was going to end.

She went to the hospital first to have her wound cleaned and bandaged again. Unfortunately, she did not see Joy. However, Dr. Wilson was very careful. Perhaps Joy had told him to be more attentive.

After collecting her medication, she went to the funeral home to retrieved her mother's ashes before hailing a cab to leave.

On her way to the airport, Shaun called her.

"Lily…"

"I know what you want to say. There's no need for it. Let it be. I need to catch my plane." Her voice was cool and indifferent. When she looked outside, she saw Ninian's birthday advertisement playing across a giant LED screen in the city.

She felt nothing when she saw that.

"I know you're angry. When you come back, I'll give you something. I'm sure you'll like it. Once Ninian personally takes over those smaller companies, we can return to our normal lives."

At this point, the cab stopped at the red light. Lily stared at the advertisement. It was a video Shaun had filmed for Ninian's birthday. Honestly, it seemed romantic and beautiful.

"Do you seriously think that we can go back to how we were before?"

"What on earth are you saying? We've been doing just fine. Stop overthinking things. Once you're back, I'll pick you up. I'll give you whatever you want."

The cab started moving again.

"Fine. I want to leave you forever," she said softly.

It was a pity that Shaun had already hung up.

This was destiny. TThey were destined to have no future together.Lily leaned against the window. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the urn, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

From this moment on, she would live for herself, and Shaun would never appear in her world again.

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