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Today, I Stop Dying for You Chapter 10
Eventually, I came clean to Milana, and Ingrid also helped explain the situation. She was a victim too. Noticing her pallid complexion as she knelt on the cold marble tiles, my chest tightened out of nowhere. Milana had finally forgiven me, and I had been happy. Yet, on the day I fired Ingrid, I felt reluctant to let her go. Realizing that something was off about me, I still rejected Ingrid when she begged me to let her stay. "Mr. Franklin, please, I beg you, don't fire me! I'll do anything, even if it's just running errands or cleaning up. My parents are gravely ill, and my younger brother is counting on me for his tuition. I genuinely cannot afford to lose this job!"However, when I witnessed Ingrid being harassed at a banquet, looking so disheveled and terrified, my protective instincts completely took over. At the end of the day, she had already been my woman; she shouldn't have to live such a degrading, subservient life anymore. The moment I threw that punch, I regretted
Today, I Stop Dying for You Chapter 9
"I don't have much time left. The doctors said I probably won't make it to my next birthday. I was wrong, Mila. "I regret it every single day. I failed you, and I failed our child. I received that box." He broke into a violent coughing fit. When it passed, he looked at me pleadingly and with teary eyes. "I know I have no right to ask for your forgiveness, Mila. I just have one final plea. I likely won't make it to my birthday this year. "Could you... just like you used to, bake me a birthday cake one last time? I'm begging you, just this once…" Looking at him, I vividly recalled the cake he had kicked to the ground and stomped into a mess. I recalled his icy words before he hung up the phone and the boundless horror and despair as blood trickled down my legs. My voice was calm and completely devoid of emotion as I answered him. "I will never bake you a birthday cake again, Morgan. Your birthday has nothing to do with me anymore." His lips trembled, and he looked as though he
Today, I Stop Dying for You Chapter 8
On the day of our wedding, I wore a simple satin wedding gown and walked down the aisle arm in arm with Dad. We slowly closed the distance between Charles and us. Looking incredibly sharp in his black suit, he turned to look at me with brilliant, shining eyes. Mom smiled through her tears in the pews, while Charles' parents beamed. The officiant began to read the vows. Holding my hand, Charles was about to utter the words, "I do," when the heavy doors of the church were abruptly flung open.The blinding sunlight silhouetted a staggering figure. It was Morgan.He had lost a tremendous amount of weight. The suit that once fit him perfectly now hung loosely on his frame. His hair was disheveled, dark stubble shadowed his jaw, and his bloodshot eyes were fixed squarely on me. The venue staff and security guards hired by my family panicked and chased after him. "Milana!" he called out hoarsely before charging in.A commotion broke out among the guests. Dad's expression hardened, wh
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After a moment of silence, I murmured, "Charles… Mom and Dad told me about the marriage alliance, but—"He cut me off calmly yet firmly. "Don't turn me down just yet, Millie. We haven't been in each other's lives for the last decade. I'd always assumed you were doing well, so I kept my distance. I had no idea you were going through so much pain."He raised his right hand and opened his palm. Under the moonlight, the faint white scar at the purlicue of his hand was exceptionally clear. That was from when we were 16. I had been cornered in an alley by a few delinquent girls, and he had rushed in to shield me, getting cut by the other party's broken glass. "Do you still remember this scar?" He slowly balled his hands into a fist, holding my gaze. "It reminds me that once upon a time, there was a young lady whom I was willing to risk everything to protect. Later, she left and went to someone else's side, but I still only ever wanted the best for her." His gaze was so intense. The e
Today, I Stop Dying for You Chapter 6
I returned home to Southguard, a city I had been away from for a decade. The downdraft from the helicopter's spinning rotors was immense, flattening the grass across the lawn. As I stepped down the boarding stairs, I looked up and immediately spotted Mom. She was standing a short distance away in a muted dress. Her posture was as upright and elegant as ever, though streaks of silver now touched her temples. She was rooted to the spot and gazing at me. Tears welled up in her eyes almost instantaneously, but she kept them at bay. Dad strode forward and, without a word, took the lightweight suitcase from my hand. It held almost nothing from Franklin Manor, only my old belongings. His lips quivered, yet all that came out was, "Welcome home."The layout of the house had changed a bit, yet it also felt as if nothing had changed at all. The long table in the dining room was filled with food. At a glance, there were honey-glazed ribs, baked trout with lemon and herbs, and crab casserole
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Caressing my flat stomach, my heart ached as reality sank in. I was pregnant. I hadn't even known. My baby must've disliked this home, disliked having such a cowardly mother, and chosen to slip away. As I looked up at the ceiling, my tears flowed unconditionally. Perhaps it was for the best. How could a child ever be happy in such a dysfunctional family?Yet, my tears were like heavenly rain, completely inexhaustible. I bawled my eyes out for a long, long time, as if I were pouring out all the anguish that I'd bottled up inside me over the years. When I turned on my phone, a news alert popped up. Morgan had dropped a fortune at a charity auction to buy a necklace for Ingrid.While our child was leaving this world, Morgan was wrapping his arms around another woman, exploring the depth of their love. Had I seen this kind of news in the past, I would have felt jealous, resentful, and triggered. Now, all that was left was numbness and calm. Merely two months ago, I also saw rep
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