LOGINRIA“What are you doing here?”Ria's voice immediately caught my attention. She was staring at me with wide eyes, clearly surprised to see me standing there. I looked at her for a few seconds without saying anything. Seeing her standing there alive brought back everything that had happened between us, but I refused to let my anger show on my face.Before I could answer, Bryan stepped forward.“Gerald is alive?”Ria's eyes moved to him, but the confusion on her face quickly turned into irritation.“That wasn't the question I asked.”Bryan looked at her, but I could see he was about to say something else, so I spoke first.“I came here to see if you and Gerald were still alive.”Ria stared at me.“What?”I kept my voice calm. “You heard me.”She looked at me with narrowed eyes, waiting for me to say more.“After everything you've done, I wanted to see if you were still alive. After all, you and Gerald still have a lot to pay for. You have both caused me enough trouble.”Her face immedia
LARA“I love you.”For a few seconds, I could only stare at him. The words were still ringing in my ears, and I couldn't understand how the man standing in front of me had gone from chasing my car in panic to crying in front of me. Bryan quickly looked away, wiping his face with the back of his hand as if he was embarrassed that I had seen him like this.“You don't have to reply now,” he said, his voice still unsteady. “I don't want you to say anything because you feel sorry for me. We have something more important to deal with right now.”I lowered my eyes to our intertwined hands. I still didn't know what to say to him. I had spent so much time believing our marriage was nothing more than an arrangement that hearing him say those words had left me completely confused.“We need to find Ria first,” he continued, and I slowly nodded.“I'll take you to Devil.”I immediately looked up at him. “Are you sure?”“No,” he admitted, giving me a tired smile. “But I promised you I'd help you fin
FEW HOURS AGO —LARA“I want to find Ria.”I turned around, but before I could take another step, Bryan reached out and grabbed my arm.“Lara, you're angry and you're not thinking straight.”I slowly turned my head toward him. “Not thinking straight?” I repeated, my teeth grinding together. “If you had been honest with me from the beginning and told me someone had taken Ria, none of this would have happened.”Bryan's fingers tightened around my arm, but he didn't say anything.“I know Ria and I have never gotten along,” I continued, pulling my arm slightly. “We've had our bad feuds. We've hurt each other, and I haven't forgotten what she did to me.” I took a deep breath, trying to keep my voice steady. “But I can't just sit here and allow her to die in the hands of another person.”His eyebrows drew together. “Are you trying to save Ria or kill her?”“I want her to suffer.”The words left my mouth without hesitation.“I want Ria to suffer for everything she has done to me. I want Gera
RIAI didn't waste another second.The moment I had decided to find Gerald, I grabbed my phone and searched through the news reports from the day before.My eyes moved quickly across the screen until I found the report I was looking for.The attack on the bus.According to the news, several injured passengers had been taken to a nearby police station for questioning, while the more seriously injured victims had been transferred to different hospitals.Gerald's name had been mentioned.I immediately memorized the name of the police station and rushed out of the house.The nanny called after me, but I barely heard her.I didn't have time to explain anything.I needed to see my husband.The drive felt painfully slow.I kept checking the time on my phone, my fingers tightening around it every few seconds.Please be there.Please.When I finally arrived at the police station, I hurried inside.Several officers were moving around the building, some carrying files while others spoke quietly
RIAThe car finally slowed down.I lifted my head from my knees and listened carefully.The engine continued running for a few seconds before the car came to a complete stop.I held my breath.Where were we?I could hear voices outside, but I couldn't make out what they were saying.Then the driver's door opened.My heart began pounding again as I waited. The footsteps moved away from the car. I slowly pushed the trunk open and peeked outside.The man was standing a few feet away, his back turned toward me.I looked around and noticed we were no longer at the building. The place looked like a busy street, with several cars passing by and people walking along the roadside.This was my chance.I carefully climbed out of the trunk and crouched beside the car.The man suddenly turned around.Our eyes almost met, and I quickly ducked behind the car. My heart nearly jumped out of my chest.I waited several seconds before peeking out again.He was looking around suspiciously.I didn't wait a
RIAThe car finally slowed down.I lifted my head from my knees and listened carefully.The engine continued running for a few seconds before the car came to a complete stop.I held my breath.Where were we?I could hear voices outside, but I couldn't make out what they were saying.Then the driver's door opened.My heart began pounding again as I waited. The footsteps moved away from the car. I slowly pushed the trunk open and peeked outside.The man was standing a few feet away, his back turned toward me.I looked around and noticed we were no longer at the building. The place looked like a busy street, with several cars passing by and people walking along the roadside.This was my chance.I carefully climbed out of the trunk and crouched beside the car.The man suddenly turned around.Our eyes almost met, and I quickly ducked behind the car. My heart nearly jumped out of my chest.I waited several seconds before peeking out again.He was looking around suspiciously.I didn't wait a
LARA“I didn't do anything, Gerald!” I pleaded, tears burning in my eyes. His eyes burned with hatred as he carried Ria up, her hands hanging limply. “She tried to hurt herself, and I stopped her.”“Stop lying!” he thundered, and I flinched. “Ria has no reason to hurt herself. You're so selfish and
Lara's POV “Your lies weren't enough and now you're trying to blame poor Ria? She doesn't even know what we're talking about. Must you be so shameless?” Gerald asked in annoyance and I gasped, shaking my head in disagreement.There was no way the results would just disappear into thin air. Somethi
Lara's POV I never got the chance to tell Gerald that I was pregnant. Or that I was dying in six months. I didn't want to believe that he would actually bring Ria to the house, so I didn't clean the room as he told me to.The doctor specifically told me not to stress myself and I wouldn't do that
Lara's POV My vision blurred as tears welled up in my eyes, but I quickly wiped them off, picking up my phone again. The picture was still there, proving that I wasn't going insane.In Gerald's arms was the one lady I recognized too well without needing to look too much. She was my sister. My youn







