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Chapter 6

Author: Lucky Bloom
Just before leaving, Devin glanced at Jordan, cradled in the bodyguard's arms. For a moment, it was as if he saw a trace of my face in Jordan's features, and he ordered the bodyguard to bring him home.

The moment they arrived, he immediately arranged for a DNA test.

For some reason, I found myself following Devin home, though I had spent the last two years by Vanessa's side.

Meanwhile, Scott contracted his assistant, Adrian Hoover, to investigate my life over the past two years, along with my
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    Following Nicole's death, Devin finally summoned the courage to ask Vanessa for my ashes.When he learned that she couldn't afford a cemetery plot and hadn't even been able to buy a proper urn for me, he broke down crying again.He didn't utter a single word in self-defense, no matter how hard she screamed at him and cursed him out.After collecting my remains, Scott buried me directly beside Mom, while Nicole's ashes were thrown into a filthy drainage ditch. Once I was finally laid to rest, he used his assets to pay off Vanessa's debts and transferred whatever remained to Jordan's name.When everything was dealt with, he turned himself in to the police and took sole responsibility for Nicole's death so that Devin wasn't implicated.After Scott went to prison, Devin redesigned our old home and restored it to the old aesthetic I used to love. He would sit in my favorite lounge chair with Jordan in his arms and stare blankly into space.I watched him sit there, whispering my name o

  • The Scars Time Cannot Heal   Chapter 9

    Scott continued, "You made Shirley suffer so much, and now I'm going to make sure you experience every bit of it yourself."Since you love throwing yourself down the stairs, you can do it a few more times. Since you love stabbing yourself, you can keep it up."As Nicole clutched her throat, her eyes widened with every word he spoke. She wanted to beg for mercy, but seeing the icy, dead look in his and Devin's eyes, she finally dropped the act altogether.Slowly, she got to her feet and revealed her true colors."Yes, I framed Shirley. But am I the only one who drove her to her grave? Don't forget. Whenever I set her up, she tried to explain to you, but neither of you ever had the patience to listen until she finished."Then, a thought seemed to cross her mind, and she laughed."Even if she ended up in the psychiatric hospital because of me, you two are definitely the ones she hated most. I was a nobody to her, but you… You were her biological older brother and the husband who swo

  • The Scars Time Cannot Heal   Chapter 8

    Devin came to Scott. He had been crying for so long that his tears had run dry, leaving his eyes red and swollen.As he stumbled toward the door, a sudden blast of cold wind made him shudder.I followed him back to Scott's house next door and saw Scott sitting numbly on the couch, as if he had been drained of life. When he saw Devin approach, he stared for a long time before saying in a cold voice, "It's time we settle some scores."Devin nodded. He took out his phone, called his assistant, and had him take them to the hospital.In the hospital room, Nicole's IV drip had just finished running. Her complexion was sallow and unhealthy without her makeup.As it turned out, she hadn't been faking her illness after all. She genuinely needed a kidney transplant.Once the nurse left, she immediately dialed a number."I need you to come pick me up within the next two hours and make sure no one can trace where I'm going."Whatever the person on the other end of the line replied caused h

  • The Scars Time Cannot Heal   Chapter 7

    After Devin regained consciousness, he went mad trying to find my traces in the house. But after searching every room, he realized that in just two years, all traces of my existence had been erased.A photo of him and Nicole took the place where our wedding photo used to hang. Even the curtains and couches in the house were swapped out to match Nicole's taste.Devin's eyes were bloodshot as he summoned the maids and demanded to know where all my belongings had gone.Terrified by his crazed state, a maid replied, "All of Mrs. Pollard's belongings were thrown out on Ms. Nicole's orders, Mr. Pollard. You gave your consent beforehand."As if someone had violently wrapped their hands around his throat, Devin stood frozen in place. His face contorted in agony, and he couldn't say a word in response.Seeing that he was on the verge of breaking down, the maid quickly added, "I remember now, Mr. Pollard. I moved some of Mrs. Pollard's belongings into the basement."As if he had just seen

  • The Scars Time Cannot Heal   Chapter 6

    Just before leaving, Devin glanced at Jordan, cradled in the bodyguard's arms. For a moment, it was as if he saw a trace of my face in Jordan's features, and he ordered the bodyguard to bring him home.The moment they arrived, he immediately arranged for a DNA test.For some reason, I found myself following Devin home, though I had spent the last two years by Vanessa's side.Meanwhile, Scott contracted his assistant, Adrian Hoover, to investigate my life over the past two years, along with my recent whereabouts.For the next three days, Devin and Scott acted as though nothing had happened. They went to work and lived their lives like normal, but whenever they were left alone, they looked utterly lost.Nicole complained about feeling unwell and came to them several times, but the two men, who had once catered to her every whim, turned her away in unison.Three days later, Adrian prepared two identical copies of the finalized investigation report—one for Scott and the other for Dev

  • The Scars Time Cannot Heal   Chapter 5

    Devin's face turned deathly pale, and his voice trembled with sheer disbelief. "What do you mean by that?"Seeing his eyes lock on the battered tin in her hands, Vanessa let out a mocking laugh. "Exactly what's on your mind right now."You spent the whole day throwing a fit, demanding to see Shirley, right? Now that I've brought her to you, why don't you have the courage to open the tin and see it for yourselves?"Scott pressed a hand to his chest and stared at my memorial portrait blankly. "No, this can't be real. You must be lying to me."When they repeatedly denied the truth, Vanessa simply yanked the lid off to show them. The lid opened to reveal my ashes, which she held out to Devin and Scott."Take a good look. This is Shirley, who has burned down to a handful of ashes. Do you still want her to give Nicole a kidney?"Why don't you search through these ashes and see if you can dig up a kidney for Nicole?"As she stepped closer, Devin and Scott instinctively backed away unti

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