A ruthless man, an unyielding soul, and a wrongful entanglement… Four years ago, she had sent him to prison. It was only after he was executed that a look of obvious relief spread across her face. Four years later, he pulled her into hell. She was humiliated before his eyes, yet his hatred still burned high. As part of his cunningly-devised retribution, he was going to overwhelm her bit by bit, prudently and slowly luring her into his web of vengeance. To Edward Levin, Vivian Carraway would always be his possession, but it seemed like things would not go as he wished...
View MoreVivian arrived home a little late. She parked the car at the side of the road first, then collected her subscribed newspapers and magazines from the mailbox at her gate. She flipped through the mail as she walked in. To her surprise, she found a letter. It was an envelope made from kraft paper with her name on it.It was a rare handwritten letter with the faint print of a bamboo tree, drawn with Chinese calligraphy ink. The bamboo was tall, straight, and fierce just like the script on the letter.…Hello Vivian,As I’m writing this, you are fast asleep by my side, and when you receive this letter, my filthy body will be buried six feet under in God knows where. It’s strange, isn’t it? That we could meet again after a year, separated between life and death. You are reading the words I’ve written, and I'm gazing avariciously at your face.Vee, I'm as despicable as ever, yet cowardly and weak.Despite facing you a year later, I still don’t have the courage to ask you if the child is
She hadn’t slept the entire night, and she was extremely high-strung. However, she was feeling slightly fatigued. Perhaps because of the comforting glow from the brightening day outside, she lay down on the bed with her clothes on after a bout of hesitation. She had only intended on taking a nap but unexpectedly fell into a deep sleep.Vivian suddenly woke up, startled. She had lost track of how long she had been asleep. She found a figure standing in front of her bed when she awoke and was greatly alarmed. Unfortunately, she had no time to scream. She didn’t even manage to make out how the figure looked like before he placed a towel over her nose and mouth. Moments later, she fell unconscious from the chemicals infused in the towel.When she awoke again, she found herself in an unfamiliar place with Edward sitting quietly on the side of the bed, as if he were waiting for her to wake up. It was strange. At this point, she didn’t feel scared at all. Instead, she felt surprisingly calm
“What if I do?” she asked.Jake chuckled and replied, “Then, I’ll be the sacrifice. Remember to bring flowers to my grave when that happens.”This was a covert answer to her last question. She raised her brows in shock, then surveyed him carefully and slowly shook her head. “Doesn’t look like it.”That statement had come out from nowhere, but Jake understood. He sniggered. “Because those who look like it are already dead.”Maria emerged from the kitchen with some tea in the middle of their conversation. Jake’s expression remained the same as he changed the topic of conversation to something else with ease. He gave a few pieces of information on Southeast Asia, but when he noticed the lack of interest on Vivian’s face, who seemed reluctant to pay attention to him, he then got up and said goodbye with a profound look in his eyes.Vivian waited for him to leave before asking Maria to help put the presents away. She took the jade bracelet out and went upstairs. When she arrived in the
He held her hand and walked outside. Before long, she stopped walking all of a sudden. He turned around and realized that she was crying. She stood there and looked at him. Then, she said with a trembling voice, “Edward, he has the records of your plastic surgery which you did in Spain. Moreover, Renne has gone to the Konstantins’ residence to take that file which contains your fingerprint data. I’ll give these two things to you. Let them go, please.” He was well aware of those things which she mentioned, but he never expected her to be honest with him. He pulled her to his side and lifted her face to ask softly, “Vee, are you afraid?” Vivian was indeed frightened. She was afraid that Edward would take revenge on both Liam and Renne. She was scared that he would turn around and kill them, especially Liam. Edward was such a revengeful person. How could he allow Liam to survive? The thought lasted for just a short while, and she could not help but want to succumb to his wishes. She d
It was an international call from Spain. The person on the phone was polite as he reported his findings to Edward, “Mr. Levin, I just got in touch with Miss Cassie. According to her, she and Mr. Fairdew broke up not long after they left Alicante. She has no idea where he is right now.” The dots were connecting, and soon enough a picture formed in his head. At long last, he saw the light why Vivian would have rushed into the bathroom and soak herself in her tears after meeting Renne. His countenance turned frigid as he sat in silence. Then, as if he was triggered by something, he suddenly opened his drawer, pulled out a weapon, and stormed out of the study. Wade was waiting for him downstairs. When he saw him, he quickly reported, "We've successfully pinpointed the location of the phone number."Edward nodded slightly and resumed walking forward. When he arrived at the foyer, he suddenly stopped. Would it do him any good if he killed Liam? The answer was no. If he killed Liam, it wou
The phone was picked up almost immediately. However, there was nothing but only silence from the other side of the line. Vivian was so nervous that her voice sounded high and strident. Her throat felt raw as the word slowly wrung out of her, “Hello?” “Viv!” Liam’s anxious voice cut through the line into her ear.Before she made the call, Vivian had commanded herself so many times that she must keep calm and that she must not cry. However, all the mental preparation seemed useless and her mental barrier collapsed the moment she heard Liam call her name. Her tears began to fall as she burst out into violent sobs. Her voice was shaking as she asked, “Liam, is that you?”“Don’t cry, Viv,” Liam comforted. His speech was rapid and slurred as he tried very hard to suppress his own emotions. “It’s ending soon. Tell me where you are now, Viv. Let’s try to find a way and meet up.” Vivian knew that now was not the right time to cry. She wiped the tears off her face and commanded herself to
Vivian thought about it for a little while before reciting Estelle’s number to Jake. “Text this number,” she added.She then hung up the phone, deleted the call history, and returned it to its spot. It was far from the first time she had done something like this by now, so she was less jittery and haphazard and more steady and calm. By the time Edward exited the bathroom garbed only in a towel, she was already lying down on the bed as though nothing had happened.The television was still blaring outside in the common room, so Edward switched it off first before returning to the bedroom, standing by the bed as he studied Vivian. Only after that, he slowly lifted the cover and slipped inside.The mattress bobbed slightly under his movement, and Vivian moved farther toward the edge as though she was hoping to get away from him. Noticing her response, Edward was a little taken aback, and he recoiled the arm he had stretched towards her in hopes that he could pull her into his embrace.Afte
The words stunned Edward into momentary silence.After a while, he blurted out, “Vee, I don’t share any intimate relationship with the Levins. Whatever weight the killing of one’s predecessors carries doesn’t burden me.”He was not saying it to please her. Had any harm come to Vivian back there, Edward would have launched a rampage to pay blood unto blood. Even now, despite her apparent safety, he was boiling with rage. Anyone who dared to lay a finger on his woman and his child would be guaranteed his wrath.Edward drove Vivian to a temporary haven in the form of a small roadside house smack dab in the middle of two busy streets. After he parked the car, he remained in his seat and passed a key to Vivian. “Lay low here for a while and don’t go anywhere. I’ll come back to you after finishing my business,” he informed her. Vivian nodded.Before she disembarked, however, Edward stopped her. She turned, and her eyes found themselves linked with the man’s piercing ones which held the glint
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