All Chapters of He Froze Me Out, so I Made His Legacy Burn: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

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

Chapter 2

"You madwoman! Sierra, you're a madwoman! Martin, what should we do? The viewers in the live stream are going wild, and the number one donor even says he wants to see her actually shoot…" Sierra whined."Shut up!" Martin yelled back."Three… Two…"Just as I was about to pull the trigger, Martin almost roared out, "Don't! I'll open it! I'll open it right now!"I breathed a sigh of relief, but my body trembled even more violently from the release of tension.However, half a minute had passed without anything happening. By now, I was even finding it hard to breathe.The heavy freezer door remained completely motionless.Martin's voice came through the walkie-talkie again, "Oops, Sierra, I'm really sorry. I was too nervous just now and entered the wrong electronic lock password three times. The system has automatically locked down."Now… we'll have to wait for an engineer to come and unlock it."After hearing what he said, I felt my heart sink into the abyss. The nearest engineer

Chapter 3

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'

Chapter 4

A polyurethane foam insulation was flammable. Once ignited, the fire would spread rapidly and release thick smoke containing highly toxic cyanide—this was the first lesson in my onboarding training as the quality control supervisor.Martin and Lilian had clearly forgotten about this.The flames exploded before my eyes, and thick smoke instantly choked my mouth and nose.I didn't evade it. Instead, I took a deep breath toward the smoke.The scorching air rushed into my icy lungs, and violent coughing helped me regain some of my senses.I had to stay conscious.The fire would trigger the highest-level alarm, and the fire protection system would spray high-concentration carbon dioxide into the warehouse. Before rescue arrived, I could die of suffocation first.I dragged my stiffening legs and desperately crawled toward the door. Every inch I moved made it feel like scraping my bones with a knife.Over the walkie-talkie, Martin's and Lilian's screams and curses had turned into terr

Chapter 5

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'

Chapter 6

The interrogation room at the police station was dimly lit. I watched Martin and Lilian in the next room through the one-way glass. They were still putting on their act."Officers, we've been falsely accused! We really were just joking with her!""Yeah, it's that kind of prank on a live stream. It's very popular online now. We never thought she'd take it seriously, let alone set a fire.""She's usually under too much pressure and is a bit mentally unstable."Their excuses were exactly the same as what my parents had said back then.As I looked at them, my heart felt as though it was being gripped tightly by an invisible hand.The police officers took out a tablet and played a video. It was a screen recording from the live stream platform that had been provided by an anonymous source.In the video, Martin's wild laughter and Lilian's playful grumbling were crystal clear."We're live-streaming and challenging the company's 'Ice Queen' to be locked in the freezer. Let's see how lo

Chapter 7

Having damaged company property, a civil lawsuit was unavoidable. After confirming her "precious son" 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 insulati

Chapter 8

The alleged "tribal chief's son" was simply a story Ms. Jameson fabricated to cover her tracks. She wouldn't dare let this matter be investigated further.After a long moment, she took a deep breath and said to her lawyer, "We're dropping the lawsuit."…When I walked out of the courthouse, the sunlight was blinding.I had won.Although I lost my job, used up all my savings, and was saddled with debt, I had survived. I also didn't have to go to prison or bear tens of millions of dollars in debt. That was enough for me.I went to a restaurant and ordered a plate of piping hot pasta. As I ate, tears started spilling out. I didn't know why I was crying. Was it for the love that had died? For the shattered trust? Or for myself, having narrowly escaped death?…I very quickly found a new job. It was at a small logistics company, and I was still working in quality control. It was hard, but I managed to live a stable and honest life.Lilian still sent me messages from time to time.

Chapter 9

"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

Chapter 10

The "heir" that Martin had so fervently longed for had, from the very beginning, no connection to him whatsoever.The "haven of a warm home" he dreamed of was nothing but the delusion of a foolish and greedy woman.His life, his pride, and everything about him had utterly become a joke.…Martin learned about all of it in prison. His lawyer had told him during a meeting.I didn't know what expression he had at that time. I only knew that from that day on, he went insane. He started constantly attacking others in prison, lashing out at anyone he saw.He always kept repeating only one phrase."My son…"Later, he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and transferred from prison to a mental hospital.The Clays faced their complete downfall after that. Due to excessive shock, Mr. Clay suffered a stroke and became partially paralyzed. Mrs. Clay couldn't bear the blow. She cried all day long and told everyone that I was a jinx, while Lilian was a vixen.As for Lilian, after the hospital

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