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Chapter 1

"Orion Hale, your dad is in emergency surgery. Get to the hospital right now!"Orion answered carelessly, his tone lazy and indifferent. "Oh? Isn’t that a little too convenient? I just got to Vera Rhodes’s place, and suddenly Dad has an accident? "Lyra, next time you make up an excuse, how about cursing yourself instead? Stop dragging my parents into it."My father-in-law, Mr. Edmund Hale, was being resuscitated in the emergency room downstairs, while my mother-in-law, Mrs. Macy Hale, had collapsed from anxiety and fainted. I was staying by her bedside, completely overwhelmed, unable to be in two places at once.On top of that, the critical condition notice for Mr. Hale had already been issued.Clinging to what little family bond remained, I wanted Orion to see his father one last time. I swallowed my anger and continued trying to persuade him."I’m not lying. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Vera. "I took your parents out to eat. She kept provoking us, and that’s what a

Chapter 2

"Whatever you want."The call ended. My world fell back into silence.My throat felt tightly blocked. It was raw and aching, as if something were stuck there. Tears slid down uncontrollably, one after another.My parents-in-law were good people. Even though there was no love left between Orion and me, I still hoped my parents-in-law would stay healthy and live long lives.Yet now, Mr. Hale lay in the emergency room, while his own son would rather be tangled up with an assistant than come to the hospital and stand watch.They came from scholarly families, well-mannered and dignified. They didn’t want to argue with Vera in public, but they never imagined that their restraint would only give her more confidence, emboldening her to hurl insults until she quite literally angered Mr. Hale into the hospital.Two hours earlier, I had been accompanying my parents-in-law at Mooncrest Pavilion for dinner.Mooncrest Pavilion used to be my family’s restaurant. It was also Orion’s parents’ fa

Chapter 3

"What kind of broke trash thinks they’re qualified to eat at Mooncrest Pavilion? Do you even know who you’ve offended? Miss Rhodes is Mr. Hale’s precious favorite. You made her unhappy. Just wait and see how Mr. Hale deals with you!"Mr. Hale already had trouble with his legs. After his knee slammed heavily into the ground, he couldn’t get back up. Beads of sweat instantly broke out across his forehead.I rushed forward and shouted sharply, "I’m Lyra Hale. Orion Hale’s wife. These two are Orion Hale’s parents. Open your eyes and look carefully! Get Mr. Hale to the hospital immediately! If anything happens to him, you won’t be able to bear the consequences!"The manager, Calvin Brooks, snorted coldly. Grabbing my chin, he swung his hand and slapped me hard."I’ve seen this kind of pathetic dine-and-dash trick countless times. Every day, someone claims to be Mr. Hale’s girlfriend to get out of paying. So why haven’t I ever seen Mr. Hale bring you here to eat? "Up to now, the only p

Chapter 4

I could only stand there, pale and desperate, as I forced myself to explain."Our phones were all taken. I have no way to prove that the people who were hurt are your parents. But they really are at the hospital right now. Your mom dragged herself there despite being so sick, and she begged me to come get you. "You need to come with me. They need us. Don’t waste any more time."And besides, Orion, we’ve been married for eight years. Even if the ones lying in the hospital right now were my parents, would that really have nothing to do with you? Don’t you have any obligation to at least go see them?"Orion suddenly grabbed the water glass from the bedside and hurled it at me. The shattered glass sliced a deep gash across my face. Blood immediately dripped onto the floor."Lyra, what right do you have to talk to me about obligation? You know exactly why you married me. "Learn something from Vera. Look at her. Even though she came from nothing, she’s never once opened her mouth to

Chapter 5

Vera panicked. "Orion, why are you keeping this gold-digger? Isn’t she bad luck?"Orion merely kept kissing Vera’s hair, again and again. "Baby, don’t you think it’s interesting to keep her here and let her watch how affectionate we are? Baby, I’m not done playing yet. Let’s go for another round, okay?"A rag had been stuffed into my mouth. I could only watch helplessly as the man who had once loved me for five years now held another woman and tangled with her in passion.Time passed, second by second. Orion showed no intention of getting up. Instead, he carried out wave after wave of deliberate, extravagant psychological humiliation against me.Three hours had already passed since I came to find him. I had no phone, no way to contact Mrs. Hale, no way of knowing what was happening at the hospital.Thinking of her bearing everything alone, I closed my eyes in despair.I didn’t know how much time passed before the sound of a phone ringing pulled me out of unconsciousness.It was

Chapter 6

"Mom!"Orion screamed and charged forward, crashing into several doctors along the way.He viciously grabbed the sleeve of the nearest doctor and roared, "What happened to my mom? What’s going on? Why didn’t anyone notify me? Why didn’t anyone call me?"Using the last of my strength, I forced him away and let the doctors begin resuscitation as quickly as possible.Then I turned to look at Orion, who had collapsed onto the floor. My voice was cold."Was no one trying to notify you, or were you too arrogant to believe it? You know the answer yourself. If Mom dies today, you will bear full responsibility as her biological son."At the morgue, Orion and I saw Mr. Hale lying beneath a white sheet.My heart seized painfully, wave after wave. I couldn’t accept that such a gentle, upright, kind man had suddenly left this world.Just that afternoon, Mr. Hale had still been smiling over dinner, praising Mooncrest Pavilion for serving food that was just as good as ever. He had held my h

Chapter 7

The heel pierced straight through Vera’s lip. Her mouth instantly filled with dirty, blood-stained saliva.Gripping her chin, I offered a cold reminder. "Get used to it first. When the time comes for the firing squad, it’ll hurt even more."Orion tossed her aside like a piece of trash, leaving her sprawled outside the intensive care unit. "You wait right here. If my mom needs blood or any organs, they’ll be taken directly from you. Do you understand?"Vera hesitated for just a second before Orion grabbed her hair and dragged her toward the window again."I understand! I understand! I was wrong, Orion, I was wrong. I’ll do whatever you say!"After beating Vera, Orion did something unprecedented. He carefully carried a bowl of bouillabaisse and held it out in front of me. "Lyra, you’ve worked hard. Have some bouillabaisse."I found it laughable. And tragic."Do you know why Mom and Dad insisted on eating at Mooncrest Pavilion today?"It was because they knew you loved Mooncrest P

Chapter 8

The first time Orion threw the divorce agreement in my face, I didn’t hesitate. I tore it up on the spot."Orion, believe me. I will pay back every cent I owe you. We’ve shared so many years together. I don’t want it to end like this. Give me another chance, okay?"Later, no matter what I said, Orion no longer believed me.After that, I became like chewing gum stuck to his shoe. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t get rid of me. So he changed tactics. He found every possible way to hit me, curse at me, humiliate me, and took pleasure in it.I sold Mooncrest Pavilion and returned the money to his parents.Orion didn’t believe it. He thought his parents were helping cover for me. Even his visits home became far and few.By the time I finally grew exhausted from living so humbly, and understood that Orion truly no longer loved me and that it was time to let go completely, he still didn’t believe it.He thought it was another scheme of mine, one to split his assets.But what h

Chapter 9

The will stated clearly that Orion had been unfilial and was unworthy of being the Hale family’s heir.Mr. and Mrs. Hale declared that they would formally adopt me as their daughter and appoint me as the Hale family’s successor, leaving all of their estate to me.The lawyer also played a video as supporting evidence.In the footage, Mr. Hale was undergoing emergency resuscitation. Mrs. Hale had collapsed outside the operating room. I ran back and forth between the two, caring for them tirelessly, while Orion’s phone remained unreachable the entire time.When the call finally connected, Orion’s voice came through, dripping with contempt. "If there’s an emergency, find a doctor. If he dies, find a funeral home. What’s calling me going to do? I won’t give you a single cent. Tell Lyra to give it up."Vera’s voice followed immediately after. "It’s been three hours, and he’s still not dead? This old Scrooge is really clinging on just to scam money from Orion. What a rotten family, every

Chapter 10

"Lyra, aren’t you so close with Mr. and Mrs. Hale? Then go to hell and keep them company. I’ll help you. You can go down and show filial piety on Orion’s behalf, okay?"She slowly raised the knife in her hands, gripping it tightly with both hands, and drove it straight toward me.At the critical moment, Orion lunged forward and blocked me with his arm. The blade pierced straight through it, and blood sprayed across my face like a fountain. It seemed to have hit a major artery.Orion’s face went deathly pale. He didn’t look at me. He only spoke softly, trying to calm me, "Lyra, don’t be afraid. I won’t give her another chance to hurt you. Let me protect you one last time."Vera screamed and tried to scramble up, but Orion grabbed her arm and held her down."Orion, what are you doing? Don’t be impulsive! I’m carrying the Hale family’s bloodline!"Before she could finish, Orion drove the knife into Vera’s abdomen."Enough, Vera. I spared your life only because I thought you could g

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