All Chapters of After Our Daughter's Death: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

"Time's nearly up. Still no word from the girl's father?"A staff member dressed in black spoke softly over the mournful music.Samantha Granger, who had a vacant expression, looked up with swollen, tear-filled eyes. Celine Hamley's cold, lifeless body lay still among the wreaths.She tried calling Calvin Hamley repeatedly, but his phone appeared to be switched off.She stepped forward numbly and reached out to gently touch her daughter's face."Celine, shall we stop waiting?" Samantha murmured.Even the experienced staff couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness."If he doesn't see her one last time, he'll regret it for the rest of his life. Why don't we wait a little longer?"'Regret for the rest of his life?'Samantha suddenly laughed."My daughter lay in the operating room and waited for his bone marrow to save her life, while he was out with his precious other daughter, setting off fireworks at a theme park. Do you really think he'll regret it?"Tears rolled down her che

Samantha suddenly lunged forward and grabbed Yvonne by the throat with great force.The next second, Calvin seized her wrist and flung her away. She staggered back and slammed hard against the wall. Blood instantly trickled down from her temple.Calvin froze and instinctively wanted to step forward, but Yvonne threw herself into his arms first. She clutched her neck, and her whole body trembled."Calvin, I almost died."Rebecca was terrified as well. She wrapped her arms around Calvin's neck and cried so hard she could barely breathe.Calvin frowned and yelled, "Samantha, stop playing dead."The pain and overwhelming dizziness forced Samantha to try several times before she managed to stand.Blood slid down her pale forehead and dripped onto her lashes. She forced her eyes open and looked at the man holding Yvonne with one arm and Rebecca with the other.Four years of one-sided love and six years of marriage amounted to one dead and one critically injured.This was the man she

Calvin no longer wanted to hold back. He rolled over and pinned her beneath him. He gripped her chin as he leaned down and kissed her fiercely.His large hand slid up along her waistline, and his breathing grew increasingly ragged.The strange sensation dragged Samantha out of her nightmare.She opened her eyes and stared blankly at the swaying ceiling above her. It wasn't until her legs were forced apart that she jolted fully awake.The moment she realized the position they were in, she angrily opened her mouth and chomped down hard on Calvin's neck.Calvin hissed in pain and let out a muffled grunt, but instead of releasing her, he tightened his grip around her waist.His hoarse voice brushed against her ear."I haven't even started yet, and you're already done?" he taunted.In the past, when he went too far in bed, Samantha would bite him too.But hearing those words now felt unbearably humiliating. She struggled desperately, kicking and flailing."Get away from me. Don't touch me."

Calvin seemed to have underestimated Samantha. He thought there was no way she could afford the penalty.Without a word, Samantha clenched the sheet music in both hands and tried to pull it out of his grasp. Amidst their struggle, the pages ripped apart.Quickly, she crouched and shredded the pages even further before scattering them over Calvin's head."This is the music you wanted," she said.Her words were deliberate but unsteady. She was so hungry that her lungs seemed to hurt. She felt a little dizzy, but she tried her best to stay upright.She couldn't show weakness in front of this man.The funny thing was that it had taken her six years to lay all her vulnerability bare for him, yet he had never once offered her tenderness in return.Calvin was utterly enraged by her sudden defiance. He stepped forward abruptly and reached out to grab her wrist."Samantha, are you out of your mind? Do you even know what you're doing?"Samantha took a few steps back. Her body was waveri

Meanwhile, Calvin hurried back to his villa.The moment he saw Rebecca, he scooped her up into his arms and gently soothed her."Did you miss me? Have you been a good girl?"Rebecca snuggled into Calvin and spoke gently, "Mommy misses you too. Daddy, Mommy, hold hands!"She stretched out her chubby little hands toward Yvonne and tried to get them to join hands.Yvonne stood nearby with slightly flushed cheeks. She shyly lowered her gaze while slowly reaching out.But Calvin, as if not noticing, spun Rebecca around in his arms and laughed."You're being cheeky. Why don't I take you for a ride?""Yay!"Rebecca clapped her hands excitedly.Calvin placed her on his shoulders and began twirling her around the room.This wasn't the first time he had done this. Yvonne's expression wavered slightly. She could dismiss his avoidance of her touch the last time as an accident, but this time it was deliberate.If Rebecca hadn't mentioned 'Mommy and Daddy,' Yvonne felt certain Calvin wou