All Chapters of Letting Go of What Was Never Ours: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

I stood outside the door, feeling so distressed and angry that I could barely breathe. I gritted my teeth to keep myself from breaking down. The rustling sound of clothes rubbing together, accompanied by a woman's flirtatious laughter inside the office, further hurt my eardrums. The baby in my belly seemed to sense something and kicked restlessly, but I ignored it. After waiting for a while, I kicked the door open with a bang. The two people on the sofa were startled, and the woman screamed, covering her chest. I could never forget her face, not even in death.I threw the lunchbox in my hand at Martin Steinfeld with all my might. The scalding hot food immediately splattered all over him, marring his skin until it turned red."You knew what she did to me before!" I shouted.Irritated, Martin kicked the woman next to him hard and told her to leave at once. Florence Barrack picked up her clothes and shot me a fierce glare as well as a bright smile. "Audrey Lynch, we'll meet again

Chapter 2

After dinner, Martin was called by his father to the study to discuss work, while I went to the room Martin had when he was young. There was a diary on the bookshelf. I had never opened it out of respect before, but now I was unwilling to give up even the slightest clue.The first page of the diary featured a photo of me in a pure white wedding dress, my head lowered, looking a bit sad. Behind the photo was a delicately written phrase—My First and Only.I sneered inwardly. Perhaps the old me would have been touched, but now, I only found it ironic. I continued turning the pages."The new transfer student is really pretty. She looks so delicate. It's going to be fun.""She finally talked to me today, and she has a really nice voice." "Florence is crazy.""My brother gave a speech in front of all the students, and Audrey has never looked at me the way she looked at him.""Why am I always falling short compared to my brother? He even takes away the person I like. I can't accept it

Chapter 3

The young woman started to explain, "My dad owed money in Martin's casino and was beaten half-dead by his men. "Meanwhile, my older sister was cornered by the debt collectors in an alley on her way home from work. She was good-looking, so they wanted to sell her to a club to work as a hostess."Martin met her in the club and learned that she worked as a nurse at the hospital downtown, so he asked her to…"Everything fell into place now. Florence, who took a fancy to Martin, was jealous of me and got some thugs to corner me in an alley. At that time, Henry rushed to my rescue, but he was stabbed by the thugs and had a relapse of aplastic anemia. He was actively receiving treatment at the hospital. Despite his vision being blurry from a retinal hemorrhage, he still personally designed my wedding dress."Drey, I can't wait to see you wearing it." I held his hand and replied with a faint smile, "Sure, then you must recover soon.""Yes. We'll have our wedding in your favorite ci

Chapter 4

Back then, the Barrack family sent Florence abroad to avoid trouble. But as soon as she returned, she learned that Martin and I had already gotten married. "Go ahead and hit me. If anything happens to me, do you think the Lynch family and the Steinfeld family will let you off?"She snorted, turned her head, and casually flipped her hair as though she couldn't care less. There was a sparkling earring in her left ear—an extremely high-purity blue topaz.At this moment, a guest walked over and greeted me. "Hello, Ms. Lynch. Where is Mr. Steinfeld?"Florence also realized that Martin had been gone for quite a while and frowned anxiously. "Yes, why hasn't he come back yet?"Just then, a scream came from the direction of the lounge, and everyone was startled. I quickly walked over and yanked the door open. Behind the door, the disheveled Martin was pinning the waitress beneath him and forcefully tearing her clothes.The waitress looked at me in despair, tears streaming down her face

Chapter 5

Finally, it was the day of the trial. My parents and I sat together while Martin's parents sat beside us. All four of them looked gloomy, and my mother looked particularly haggard.Martin's scandal had severely affected both families' businesses, causing a sharp decline in stock prices. Although I felt guilty, I couldn't afford to worry about it now.The trial began. Martin sat in the defendant's seat, looking calm without any signs of nervousness.His defense lawyer spoke first. "After investigation, we have sufficient evidence to prove that the rape accusation against Mr. Steinfeld is a carefully planned scheme."Ms. Roberts, as far as I know, you only joined Titan International a month ago. Besides, you purposely changed your shift last night. This raises suspicion that you were intentionally trying to get close to Mr. Steinfeld."The jury whispered among themselves and looked at the plaintiff, Natalie Roberts, with a hint of disdain. Such incidents were common in prominent fam

Chapter 6

Martin's mother, who was sitting beside me, was the first to lose her composure. "You lunatic! How dare you hurl such a baseless accusation?""I have evidence!" Tears streamed down Natalie's face as she raised a USB drive."All the evidence of Martin contacting my sister is here. My sister was a nurse in the hematology department at the hospital downtown."Mrs. Steinfeld's face was drained of color. She clutched her chest with a trembling hand and was on the verge of fainting. It seemed she believed it."Mr. Steinfeld looks so accomplished, yet he actually laid a hand on his brother.""Sigh, it's true that we can't judge a book by its cover.""Poor Henry! He was such a good kid.""Yes, he was so gentle and smart. But he passed at such a young age…"The table suddenly turned, and everyone started pointing fingers at Martin. Martin's expression twisted with rage as he roared, "Shut up, all of you!"He turned to me, his voice trembling. "Audrey, it's not like that. I didn't—Dad

Chapter 7

"Henry, hang on there. The ambulance will be here soon. Damn it! Why won't the bleeding stop?" I cried."Don't cry, Drey. I'm right here. I'll be fine…" Henry comforted me."Henry, happy Valentine's Day. I brought you roses.""Happy Valentine's Day, Drey. I'm sorry… I feel a bit cold…"He had a high fever and had convulsions. The wound infections led to systemic reactions, multiple organ failure, and sepsis. Then, he died at 10:13 am.I could feel a warm liquid flowing out of me, and I knew this child was completely gone. It was better this way; she shouldn't have been brought to this world anyway. When I was hospitalized a week ago, the doctor told me she was a beautiful girl.I could still remember when I first found out I was pregnant; Martin was overjoyed, but I went to every prenatal check-up all by myself.When I felt the baby move for the first time, I excitedly called him. On the other end of the phone, there was loud music and cheerful women's laughter."What's wrong,

Chapter 8

Murder and rape were crimes of different severity. This time, Martin could only stay in the cold detention center. In just a few days, he had become much thinner and looked more haggard. He was very excited when he saw me. "Honey, are you alright?"Then, his gaze fell on my flat abdomen, and he froze. "What happened to our child?""She's gone because of your precious lover." I gave him a sarcastic smile.

Chapter 9

The verdict for Martin had been decided—he was sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment for soliciting for murder. During this time, he tried every possible way to contact me. He even sent me a letter written in blood, begging for my forgiveness. But I ignored him—I simply tore it up and threw it in the trash.In the end, he gave up and left me one last message: "Take care, Audrey. I love you."Everything was over. I booked a flight ticket to go abroad to clear my mind at Lunaris, Sylvoria. I rented a small cabin at the foot of Silverpeak. During the summer after my college graduation, I came here with Henry for a vacation. With the snow and the mountains as witnesses, he proposed to me. He knelt in the snow and looked at me with a serious expression."Drey, I love you. I want to take care of you for the rest of my life. Will you marry me?"Without any hesitation, I agreed with a smile. "I do."After all, I had no other choice. I pulled him up from the snow, and he pulled me into

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