Semua Bab Whispers of Smoke: A Second Chance at Life: Bab 1 - Bab 9

9 Bab

Chapter 1

“Alania, I’m sterile! Just who is the father of your baby?!”The sharp edge of the paper cut my cheek, and the pain brought my mind back to the present.I instinctively touched my belly. It was soft, warm, and had a slight bump.When I looked around, I found that my family and friends were all staring at me strangely.“If I hadn’t gone to the hospital for a checkup because I was feeling unwell, you would have kept this from me!“You cheated on me and want me to take care of the baby you had with your lover?! Alania, you’re such a conniving schemer!”Jeremy Kingston, who was the one saying all these things, was flushed red as he yelled at me from a moral high ground.I stared at Jeremy with a stony face and dug my nails into the flesh of my palms. Burning hatred swam through every part of my body. I wanted to skin all the people in the room alive and feast on their flesh.I brought my hand up and wiped the cut on my cheek. The sweat that had pooled up on my skin from agitation s

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Chapter 2

The other people also asked me to not be rash.I hung my head and said nothing, but my eyes were cold.In the previous cycle, when Jeremy and Joy accused me falsely of cheating, the others were not so sincere when they asked me to not be rash. They sided with Jeremy and told him to divorce me as soon as possible so that he would not become a laughingstock.“Jeremy, if you say that Alania cheated, you have to provide proof. She even gave up on inheriting her parents’ wealth. If you accuse her without proof, I won’t forgive you!”Joy pushed Jeremy to sit beside me while she sat down beside him. She grabbed his ear and pretended to yell at him angrily. Anyone not in the know would think that they were the married couple in question.While it sounded as if Joy was feeling indignant for me, she was really forcing Jeremy to bring out the proof showing that I was “cheating” on him.I twirled the hair that hung loose beside my ear to hide the mocking sneer on my lips.The moment before

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Chapter 3

Everyone broke into a ruckus because of what Joy said.“That’s nothing shameful. Why did you lie about it? You made us all think that Alania actually cheated!”“That’s right. You’re not a child anymore. Why didn’t you make yourself clear?”“Thank goodness Alania had a clear head on her shoulders, or you would have accused her of something she didn’t do!”As the people criticized her, Joy’s expression turned even more sour, but I smiled happily.Joy had gotten to know Thomas during a social gathering. Apparently, his family was into the gemstone business, and he was very generous with his money.But Joy knew very well that if she became part of Thomas’s family, she would have to suffer, considering her qualifications. Hence, between becoming a rich wife and working together with Jeremy to claim the massive wealth my parents left for me, she chose the latter.Because of that, Thomas was no longer of any use to her.That was why she picked a random reason and blocked him. She then

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Chapter 4

Jeremy’s expression instantly changed, and he straightened his back.“What do you mean by that, Alania?!”I trembled in an exaggerated fashion. Tears swiftly welled up in my eyes, and my voice quivered from agitation. “Jeremy, the baby is really yours. You have to believe in yourself!“That hospital you went to must not be a proper one, and they got a misdiagnosis. Why don’t you check again? Your parents want grandchildren from you!”Joy had been standing at the back and not participating, but when she heard this, she decided to stop being a bystander. She strode forward and discreetly blocked my view of Jeremy.“Alania, I know that you can’t accept it, but Jeremy went to the hospital with Riverpolis’s best andrologist. Its accuracy is definitely better than any general hospital’s.”Jeremy immediately took over the conversation and said indignantly, “Joy is right. Stop trying to find a loophole! We have to get a divorce! I refuse to become a laughing stock because of you!”They

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Chapter 5

Then, I would not be the one criticized.After I successfully threw a wrench into their plan, I could not be bothered humoring the other people. I asked them all to leave.I had to focus on recovering, because I had a battle to fight.I contacted the lawyer in charge of handling my parents’ inheritance and asked him about my current situation.I wanted to reclaim my inheritance without any problems.Philip York, the lawyer, said that if I could find proof that Jeremy and Joy were in cahoots for a long time and that they wanted to kill me, then I would be at an absolute advantage.But I was recovering in the hospital and could not leave. Besides, Joy and Jeremy would definitely cover their tracks because of what had happened so that no one could find any clues.This whole mess had become problematic.I began regretting my impulsive decision to sever ties with them just now.Just when I had no clue where to start, I found a turning point.When I went to the doctor for a follow

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Chapter 6

I turned on the voice recording function on my phone and went into the ward.“You’re here as a mouthpiece for Jeremy, aren’t you? Go and tell him that I’m fine with a divorce, but he’s not getting even a cent from the fortune my parents left for me.”My expression was cold as I stood by the window and spoke with my back turned to her.Joy moved to my side and placed a hand on my shoulder. “Look at you. Why are you always so stubborn? Us women have to learn how to be submissive at times to be able to control men’s hearts.”I gave her the side-eye and said coolly but maliciously, “Is that how you seduce men? Sorry, I can’t do it.”Joy was stunned, and her beautiful features turned savage. “Alania, I’m doing this for your sake! I know Jeremy better than you do! If you don’t do as he says, you’ll end up with nothing at all!“I’ll pass him your message. I have something else to do. Goodbye.”Joy left after saying that. Her tense back showed that she had lost her composure and was fur

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Chapter 7

Jeremy’s dark and cold expression changed. Clearly, he was convinced by what Joy said. “You’re really smart, Bae. I’m too impatient. I’ll do whatever you say. I’ll execute the plan when you say it’s time.”Then, they started shamelessly dirty talking.I hurriedly turned off the security footage, cradled my chest, leaned over the toilet bowl, and gagged.My eyes burned with such rage that they became bloodshot. I turned on the water tap and dunked my head into the water-filled basin. The feeling of asphyxiation made my head clear up.I had my proof, so I decided to immediately go to Philip to sue the two deranged lunatics.I put the pen drive with the security footage into my handbag and went out. Before I reached the door, I ran into Joy and Jeremy.At the sight of me going out in a hurry, Jeremy smiled. Despite my protests, he grabbed my handbag and poured all of its contents on the floor.He picked up the inconspicuous, black pen drive and shook it in front of me. With a sna

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Chapter 8

Jeremy was so touched that he nearly cried. He placed a loud kiss on Joy’s cheek.“Joy, I know that your heart is with me. I swear that I will never let you down. As long as you stay with me, I’ll always be with you.”Joy then continued talking about her achievements, and I cackled so hard when I heard them that I started crying.Due to my family background, no one wanted to be my friend when I was younger. I only ran into Joy when I was in university.I pretended to be poor, so people bullied me, but she stood up for me and taught me how to fight back.I thought that I had gotten a real friend and brought her back to introduce her to my parents.To think that she had already seen me getting out of a luxury car. In order to get acquainted with me because I was rich, she used every means at her disposal.She even got my parents killed just to get the inheritance. At this moment too, she wanted me dead for the same reason.The seconds trickled by, and Joy finally had her share of

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Chapter 9

The pen drive was just a misdirection. I had sent the security footage to Philip’s phone through the cloud.I did that in order to get Joy to tell me the truth behind my parents’ deaths.The phone in my pocket also sent all that she said to the police station.With all the evidence, even if she tried to claim innocence, it was impossible for her to do so.…Joy objected to my accusations. After a month or so, we met again in court.She gave me a challenging smile. “Alania, even if you managed to get proof, it doesn’t matter. I’ll show you that I can still get out of this scot-free.”In the corner of my eye, I saw Thomas observing from the benches, and I finally understood why Joy was so confident.But did she really think that she could make use of her trump card so easily?I smiled and said nothing. I let Joy walk past me while looking like she had already won the battle.I handed all of my proof to Philip: Jeremy’s falsified medical report, the paternity test results, and a

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