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When He Finally Believed Me

When He Finally Believed Me

Histoires courtes · Emotional Realism
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After Death

Tragic Love

Plot Twists

Mistress

Bias

Remorse Family

Winning Back the Wife

When my ex-husband, Hanson Rowse, got remarried, I jumped into the ocean with our ten-year-old daughter, Tess Rowse, in my arms. The police called Hanson and my parents. The wedding reception was cut short, and they all rushed over. My soul hung in the air above it all, watching as Tess was pulled from the water. The sight of her hit like a blade to the chest. At the hospital, my parents looked at her with nothing but cold indifference. My brother, Edward Wells, didn't hesitate. He stepped forward and slapped her hard across the face. "You're just like your mother! Always causing trouble and pulling cheap stunts like this just to get attention." Hanson's fists clenched. He scanned the area, and when he couldn't see me anywhere, anger spilled into his eyes. "Where's Melody? She picked my wedding day to pull this stunt, and now she won't even show her face? If she really wanted to die, why leave behind this burden?" At his words, Tess suddenly moved. She stumbled toward the window, climbed up, and before anyone could react, she jumped. The room went dead silent for a heartbeat. Then, the screaming started. What they didn't know was this: the first thing Tess and I learned at that reform school was obedience.

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Chapitre 1

Chapter 1

My daughter Tess Rowse's small body hit the ground from the third floor. I thought that finally, we would be together again.

But they rushed her to the hospital, and the heart monitor that had nearly flatlined flickered back to life.

"This is how you watch a child? You just stood there and let her jump?"

Amelia Shortle, the officer in charge, looked furious as she questioned the group.

My parents' faces turned stiff and ugly. My brother, Edward Wells, ran a hand through his hair, irritated.

"How was I supposed to know she'd suddenly lose it and jump? She learned that from her mom. Always making a scene over nothing."

He looked like he had more to say, but my ex-husband, Hanson Rowse, cut him off.

"She's awake."

I rushed to Tess's side, watching her look around, dazed and small, her eyes searching. I knew she was looking for me. My chest tightened as I reached out and brushed her hair.

Hanson frowned as he studied her face, now starting to grow into its features. He lifted a hand like he was about to help her up, then stopped himself and pulled back.

"Where's your mom?" he asked, his voice cold.

"Mommy's sleeping. I need to go find her…" Her voice shook as she yanked out the tubes and tried to climb out of bed.

My chest ached. I tried to hold her, but my arms passed right through her.

Silly girl. I was dead.

I hated myself for being so useless. I couldn't even take her with me.

Edward let out a cold laugh. "Your mom took you and sneaked out of that reform school. Did she ditch you to go sleep around?"

The moment he mentioned the reform school, Tess's eyes filled with fear.

She scrambled out of bed and groveled in front of him, her words coming out broken and slurred.

"I'm sorry… I'll be good… I promise… Please… Please don't send me back…"

Hanson and the others froze, not knowing how to react.

I felt like my heart was being torn apart. I lunged forward, trying to hold her, but I could only pass through her again and again.

Tess broke down, sobbing uncontrollably, her whole body shaking as she grew more and more agitated.

Amelia was the first to snap out of it. She rushed forward, pulled Tess up, and held her close, trying to calm her down.

Edward scoffed. "Didn't expect a kid to act even better than her mom."

"Mr. Rowse, no matter what, she's still your daughter," Amelia said sharply.

"She's not." Edward snorted from the side. "She's not his. Melody had that trash with some random guy. Who knows where she came from?"

My parents' faces twisted with humiliation.

Hanson's hand tightened into a fist. The hand that had almost reached for Tess slowly dropped as his expression turned completely cold.

Even now, he still believed I had betrayed him.

To him, I was nothing, and Tess was something dirty I left behind.

The ache in my chest wouldn't stop.

Tears slipped down, soundless, vanishing into the air before they could ever fall.

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Chapter 1
My daughter Tess Rowse's small body hit the ground from the third floor. I thought that finally, we would be together again.But they rushed her to the hospital, and the heart monitor that had nearly flatlined flickered back to life."This is how you watch a child? You just stood there and let her jump?"Amelia Shortle, the officer in charge, looked furious as she questioned the group.My parents' faces turned stiff and ugly. My brother, Edward Wells, ran a hand through his hair, irritated."How was I supposed to know she'd suddenly lose it and jump? She learned that from her mom. Always making a scene over nothing."He looked like he had more to say, but my ex-husband, Hanson Rowse, cut him off."She's awake."I rushed to Tess's side, watching her look around, dazed and small, her eyes searching. I knew she was looking for me. My chest tightened as I reached out and brushed her hair.Hanson frowned as he studied her face, now starting to grow into its features. He lifted a ha
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Chapter 2
A long time ago, I was still the Wells family's heiress.I had a family that doted on me, and a husband I had grown up with, someone who used to love me like I was his whole world.Then Julia Knowles showed up, and everything fell apart.I never had anything against her.But at a family dinner, she suddenly slapped herself hard across the face, then threw herself on the ground before me. She made my parents and the crowd think I was bullying her, that I thought I was above everyone.She would go crying to Edward, saying I made things difficult for her at work.On my wedding anniversary with Hanson, she ran out in front of everyone, clothes in disarray, and collapsed to her knees, begging me not to release some private video of hers.She kept saying she was sorry, that she would stay out of our lives. She said that all she wanted was for me to let her go.That same day, Edward took her to the hospital to diagnose her injuries. They said she had tearing injuries.But I had never
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Chapter 3
"Mommy's not a bad person…and I'm not trash…"Tess's voice pulled me back.I looked at her stubborn little face; something seemed to be crushing my chest, squeezing the air right out of me.I drifted closer, eyes burning, and gently brushed her cheek.If I hadn't let go of her in the water, if I had just held on tighter, she wouldn't have been swept away. She wouldn't be here alone, getting blamed for everything.My tears fell without a sound, landing on her arm.She seemed to feel something. Suddenly, she yanked free from Amelia's grip, grabbed a fruit knife off the table, and drove it toward herself.Amelia didn't react in time. She let out a gasp.Blood hit the floor.I froze, staring at the knife just inches from sinking into Tess's stomach.A hand clamped down around the blade, and blood poured out instantly.It was Hanson.At the last second, he caught the knife meant for her.For a split second, I was pulled back into the past.Back when I was younger, a man had fo
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Chapter 4
After five years apart, Julia looked nothing like the timid, dependent girl she used to be.There was a softness to her now, the kind that came from being loved and taken care of. She still looked delicate, the kind that made you want to protect her.I stared at her, my eyes burning and my whole body trembling with rage.She took everything from me without effort, while Tess and I were tortured for five whole years.Hanson and the others would never know.What they called "learning manners" meant getting beaten by the staff, getting strapped to a chair and shocked, or being hung up and whipped until you stopped resisting.They kept doing it until you learned to obey, until you stopped feeling anything at all, and until you became nothing but a puppet that followed orders.At the beginning, I fought back. I screamed and told them who I was.I told them I was the Wells family's heiress, that my family and my husband would never let this go.But they used Tess against me.The mo
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Chapter 5
The voice over the radio came through, loud and clear.Hanson froze where he stood, his face going pale.My mother swayed a little, then she clutched my father's arm. "Could it be Melody…"My father patted her hand, forcing calm into his voice. "Don't jump to conclusions. There's no way it's her.""Exactly," Edward cut in, his voice suddenly louder, a hint of panic creeping through. "She's probably in some guy's bed right now. There's no way that body's hers."I hovered above them, watching, my chest tight with something I couldn't name."You'll know whether it's her once you identify the body," Amelia said, frowning."Actually, the school called me just now," Julia spoke up all of a sudden, letting out a soft sigh. "They said they found Melody. She was at a bar."She shook her head lightly. "I can't believe after five years, she still hasn't changed. She even threw her own daughter into the ocean and ran off to drink."Lies!Every word out of her mouth was a lie.I rushed
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Chapter 6
That protective charm was a gift from Hanson.He never used to believe in any of that. Spirits, blessings, luck. He thought it was all nonsense.But when I was 18, I got sick.In just three days, the hospital told my family eight times that I might not make it. Every doctor they brought in shook their heads. No one knew what to do.Someone told Hanson about a cathedral up in the mountains, saying it was known for miracles.He went overnight and stayed there on his knees, praying for a full day and night.In the end, the head priest gave him a blessed charm. Hanson rushed back with it and put it on me himself, like it was something sacred.After that, I started getting better.No one could explain it.From then on, he believed. He made me wear the charm at all times. Said it would keep me safe.And now, it sat in a plastic bag, soaked through, turned into evidence."Where did you find this?" Hanson grabbed the officer by the arm, his eyes bloodshot."On the body we just reco
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Chapter 7
My mother let out a sharp, broken scream."Melody! Darling!"My father stared at my ruined body, his face drained of all color. His mouth opened like he wanted to say something, but nothing came out. He just stood there, frozen.Edward looked like he was falling apart. He shook his head over and over, refusing to accept what was right in front of him.Watching them like this, something inside me loosened. All that bitterness I had been carrying finally cracked."No… That's not my sister. Melody's still alive," Edward muttered, as if he was trying to convince himself.Suddenly, his eyes lit up."Julia said she's at the reform school. That body can't be Melody. I want a DNA test!"His voice shook as he yanked out a strand of his own hair and shoved it at the officer.At Amelia's signal, the officer took it, then carefully collected a sample from my body and sent it off. An hour later, the officer came back.Before he could even speak, Edward grabbed the report out of his hands.
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Chapter 8
Another hour passed before the new DNA results came in.Amelia handed the report to Hanson with a faint edge of sarcasm in her voice. "Mr. Rowse, you should take a good look at this. I really don't get it. Tess has your exact eyes. How did all of you convince yourselves she wasn't yours?"Hanson just stared at the paper in his hands."Biological parent-child relationship confirmed. Accuracy: 99.9%."The words seemed to stab straight into him. A metallic taste rose in his throat. He suddenly coughed up blood, staining the report in his hands."Julia…!"He said her name slowly, each syllable forced out through clenched teeth, his eyes burning red.It all came rushing back.Every detail from that day, every moment had her hand in it.But back then, the second he saw me lying there with other men, anger took over. He never even stopped to think before deciding I was guilty.Now, looking back, he realized nothing about it made sense."H-Hanson… Are you saying…that this has some
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Chapter 9
Hanson's words seemed to push Julia over the edge.She burst out laughing, wild and sharp."Hanson, stop pretending you're so devoted. You say you loved her? If you did, how could you be stupid enough not to see I was setting her up?"I barely had to try, and you believed she was sleeping around and even had someone else's child behind your back."You're just as stupid as the rest of the Wells family!"She screamed at him, every word cutting deep.Hanson didn't flinch."You're right. I was stupid. I let my anger take over. All I could think about was being betrayed by the person I loved most. There wasn't room for anything else. That's why you got your chance."He paused, his voice steady."But it doesn't matter now. Once Tess is strong enough to stand on her own, I'll apologize to Melody myself."After that, he had Julia locked inside an iron cage.There were already people inside.Some were missing arms or legs. Others couldn't see or hear.I recognized them. They were t
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