All Chapters of Five Years of Marriage to Mr. Bradford: Chapter 531 - Chapter 540

Backstage, only two people remained.While removing her headdress and makeup, Rebecca tried to find the right words to begin.Desmond spoke first, his voice low and haunting. "You don't love me at all."Her hand paused on her earring for a moment before she continued removing it."You didn't even care that I disappeared," he added.She finally set the earring on the table and turned around. "I didn't care about you? Why don't you check your phone and see how many missed calls you have?"He looked down. "You only wanted me back so I could finish the dance.""Can we stop acting like children?" she said seriously. "I can't even imagine how someone who claims to love dance could disregard the stage, disregard everyone's hard work, and just skip the performance without a single word. Do you realize how irresponsible that behavior was?""I didn't skip it. I was there the whole time, waiting outside all afternoon," he protested, sounding aggrieved. "If you had just called me one more

Desmond's voice cut through the air. "What nonsense are you talking about?""I'm not talking nonsense! Not a single word!" Willow shot back. "I told you so many times that we should just return to the troupe, but you kept saying no. You insisted on waiting until the very last moment. Said the coach couldn't do it without us and that she would come begging."Desmond was livid. "Did I say it exactly like that?""You said even worse! Right before the show started, you were gloating, saying it would be postponed, canceled, or a total disaster! Yes, you were hoping the performance would fail just to prove how important you are!" Willow spilled everything in one breath."You..." Desmond seethed.Willow quickly hid behind Rebecca. Aaron and three other bodyguards instantly closed in.Desmond looked helpless. "I'm not going to hit anyone. Rebecca, in your eyes, am I the kind of man who would resort to violence?""You're not..." Rebecca took a deep breath. "This ends here. From now on, w

While Rebecca was leaping and soaring like a graceful deer on the Edinburgh stage, Vance sat in a hospital room in Paris, watching the performance videos.She was so beautiful and talented. In the videos, she looked exactly like the lively, sprite-like girl she had been in high school.This was who she truly was and who she was always meant to be. She wasn't a bird with broken wings or a caged canary. She had always been a forest elf—light, agile, vibrant, and full of life.The moment she appeared beside an ordinary man like him, she lit up his world. He watched the videos over and over, asking himself again and again, "Vance Bradford, how could you have brought yourself to hurt such a beautiful elf?"Now the elf had flown back to the forest and would never return to him. Yet somehow, he felt that it was right."May you fly toward what you love, without hesitation or doubt. May your heart lead you across boundless starry skies," he muttered.Anna walked in with a stern expression

Desmond no longer addressed her softly. The gentle, shy exterior he had always worn disappeared, revealing the obsessive, possessive core beneath.Rebecca stared at him in horror, momentarily at a loss for words. Aaron quickly ushered her inside the house and stood guard at the door, watching Desmond with sharp eyes.Desmond stomped on every rose and ground lamp in the yard, crushing the flowers into a pulpy mess and smashing the lights until none were still glowing. Only then did he storm back to his house next door.Denise had witnessed everything from inside. She looked at him in disbelief. "You're really scaring me right now!"He glanced at her. "Denise, do me a favor."...The next day, Rebecca went to the clinic as usual for the therapy and rehab sessions.But when she saw Archer, Desmond's words suddenly echoed in her mind."I found the therapist for you, accompanied you to every rehab, and helped revise your rehab plan. I gave up so much to help you stand in the spotlig

Desmond was taken away. The only thing lingering in the air was the sickeningly sweet scent of lilies.Rebecca sat on the floor, hugging her knees as large tears rolled down her cheeks.After handing Desmond over to Denise, Aaron reported the incident to Gabriel and received instructions to take Rebecca back to Kaitlyn's house.Rebecca didn't want Josette to worry, so she forced a smile and said she had sprained her ankle during rehab and needed to rest at home.Josette immediately helped her to bed and went to prepare nourishing food. The bedroom door closed, and she broke down.She wanted to rest, but she couldn't sleep. Desmond's voice kept echoing in her mind like a curse."I gave up so much for you. The only way you can repay me is by spending your whole life with me... your whole life with me... only your whole life..."Every time she started to drift off, that voice would explode inside her skull, causing unbearable headaches. She became terrified of her phone. Every time