Semua Bab He Froze Me Out, so I Made His Legacy Burn: Bab 1 - Bab 10

The cold metal casing of the flare gun pressed against my palm, and I steadily aimed the muzzle at the silver metal canister marked "AF-001"."Martin, are you sure you want to take it this far?" My voice trembled from the cold, but my tone was resolute.On the other end of the walkie-talkie, Martin Clay's laughter stopped abruptly.This was followed by Lilian Saunders' panicked voice saying, "Sierra, don't be impulsive! T-That can't be messed with recklessly!""Oh? So now you know I can't just touch that?" I shot back.I chuckled coldly, and my breath formed a cloud of white vapor before me. "When you locked me in here, why didn't you think about the consequences?"Martin remained defiant. "Sierra, stop trying to scare us! It's just a prank, isn't it? Is it worth taking it out on the company's valuable cargo?"Do you even know what that is? And you dare to randomly aim at it? Put the flare gun down now!"I ignored him and instead used my free hand to lightly tap the metal canis

Martin rambled on, "If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being too dull and too domineering. Lily is gentler than you, and she understands how to care for a man better than you do. She's different from you."Just die in peace. Lily will take good care of everything for you—your career, your love life…"Feelings of despair wrapped around me like a huge net, trapping me tightly. I slid down against the shelving and sat on the floor, feeling the energy slowly drain from my body.Just then, footsteps echoed from outside the freezer, followed by a weathered voice inquiring, "Martin, you're still not off work this late? What are you doing in the monitoring room?"It was Wallace Carr, the night-shift security guard!A flicker of hope ignited in my heart. I mustered all my strength, grabbed the walkie-talkie, and screamed, "Wallace! Save me! I'm locked in the freezer!"As soon as my cry for help rang out, Martin's calm voice came through the walkie-talkie, "Hey, Wallace, you'

Martin and Lilian walked in, and behind them were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clay."Ira, you're awake! Thank God!"Mrs. Clay rushed to my bedside and squeezed out a few crocodile tears. "Sierra, why did you take things so seriously? Even if you didn't agree with Martin and Lily's relationship, you shouldn't have set a fire to kill yourself!"I looked at her speechlessly. The whole family was really good at twisting the truth.Mr. Clay had a stern expression as he said in a sagely tone, "Sierra, you've gone too far with this! The company suffered heavy losses, and Ms. Jameson is very angry. Martin and Lily lost their jobs and are facing huge compensation claims! Are you satisfied now?"I looked at them coldly. "What are you talking about?"My voice was hoarse, almost sounding as though it was rubbing against sandpaper. "What do you mean I set a fire to kill myself?"Lilian immediately hid behind Martin and put on an aggrieved expression. "Sierra, we know you're angry, but you can'

Having damaged company property, a civil lawsuit was unavoidable. After confirming her "precious" was safe and sound, Ms. Jameson finally remembered my existence.The cost of repairing the insulation and cooling system was an astronomical figure, and so she brought me to court.On the day of the hearing, Martin's parents also attended the proceedings. They rushed up to me, hitting and cursing at me."You jinx! You've ruined our family!""You got my son sent to prison! What more do you want?""Pay up! Compensate us for wasting our son's youth!"The bailiffs stopped them.As I looked at their twisted expressions, I only found the whole thing ridiculous. Their son tried to kill someone, yet they saw no wrong in it. I destroyed some things to save my own life, yet I became an unforgivable criminal.In court, Ms. Jameson's lawyer was aggressive in his delivery."Sierra, as the company's quality control supervisor, you were fully aware of the importance of the freezer's insulation,

"What?" I walked to Lilian's bedside and looked down at her. "Don't recognize me?"Lilian bit her lip and remained silent."The baby is very cute."I looked at the infant and said softly, "It's just that the skin tone doesn't really resemble Martin's.""Nonsense!" Lilian yelled, suddenly becoming agitated. "He's Martin's child! He is!""Is that so?" I smiled. "That's really interesting then. The 'heir' that Martin longed for so much that he was willing to kill his fiancee turns out to be… mixed-race?""I didn't do it!"Lilian had a complete emotional breakdown at that. She grabbed a pillow from the bed and threw it at me."So what if the child is different than usual? That's still top-tier genetics! It's a hundred times better than a woman like you who can't have children!"Her words silenced the entire room.Martin's parents stood frozen in place as if struck by lightning.Top-tier genetics? That phrase felt so familiar.Suddenly, I recalled something. That once-in-a-centu