All Chapters of She Swore She'd Never Regret Me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

"What kind of benefits did Caleb offer you to convince you to join him in lying to me?" Amanda Stone's icy voice filled the office, cold enough to make one's blood freeze.Lara Chase stood across from her, her eyes red. She was so frantic that a vein in her neck strained as she cried out, "I'm not lying, Captain Stone! Caleb has really—""That's enough!"Amanda jumped up from her chair and snatched the casualty report Lara had handed her. She tore it to shreds without even looking at it.The scraps of paper fluttered in the air, like petals over a grave."Three years ago, I watched Caleb aim a gun at me," she said, pointing to her chest, where a scar from an old gunshot wound still showed. "I saw it with my own eyes! And it was clearly Rachel who came with the reinforcements. I saw the ID number on the bulletproof vest. There was no way it was Caleb!"As my soul hovered in the air, taking in the look of conviction and contempt on her face, I chuckled in silence.Rachel Owens was

Chapter 2

Just two seconds later, Mark lowered his head defeatedly, looking very pitiful."If Caleb didn't want Mandy to attend Keith's parent-teacher meeting, he could've just said so. How could he make up such wretched lies about his own child?"At worst, we'll just let the other classmates continue to mock Ketih for not having a mother in his life…"Mark clutched his heart, as if it were giving him pain.That was the final spark for Amanda's fury. She roared at Lara, "Tell Caleb that if he pulls another one of these dirty tricks, I'll divorce him! Look at the way he's behaving now!"What happened to the guy who was once a distinguished graduate from the police academy? If he continues to throw a tantrum like this, he can get the hell out of my life!"Without sparing Lara another glance, she took Keith's hand and supported Mark with her other hand before walking without hesitation.I thought that since I was dead, I wouldn't feel much. But when I heard her mention the fact that I'd been

Chapter 3

"Mandy, Keith accidentally cut his hand just now…"Mark's voice rang out at that very moment. He was holding Keith in his arms. Although his expression seemed calm, his eyes held a helpless, pleading look."Is Caleb still upset? Maybe you should go back and try to coax him first. Keith and I are used to being ourselves. We'll be fine."She took Keith into her arms and said urgently to Mark, "Come. I'll take you guys to the hospital!"The anxious look on her face drew praise from the surrounding parents, who praised her for being a good mother.Meanwhile, her biological son was lying alone on a hospital bed, his life still hanging in the balance.When they got to the hospital, Amanda single-handedly dealt with everything from registering Keith to securing a doctor and settling the hospital fees.I never got that sort of treatment from her whenever I needed to see a doctor at the hospital.After the wound was treated, she carried Keith past the pediatric ward. A young boy came ho

Chapter 4

"No!" I screamed like a madman, trying to push the evil Mark away, to no avail. All I could do was watch as the liquid was slowly injected into Evan's body.Evan began to convulse violently. The heartbeat monitor went haywire, and a piercing alarm blared."Beep—Beep—Beep—"Hearing the sound, the medical team rushed into the room.I desperately wanted to hold Evan, but my soul was once again yanked away by some powerful force, instantly pulling me back to Amanda's side.I felt like I was about to go crazy. I threw punches and kicks at her, screaming at her to check on Evan and save him. But alas, my limbs simply flailed in the air, never hitting anything.With my soul hovering less than three feet away from Amanda, I continued to thrash about in a state of absolute anxiety and despair.However, she was completely absorbed in making a cardboard house. It was the craft project Evan had to complete for school. He had happily asked Amanda to help him, but she had impatiently refused.

Chapter 5

These two funeral portraits looked completely out of place in a living room filled with balloons and streamers.Mine was my ID photo from the day I joined the police force. My eyes were bright and full of ambition.Evan's photo was one that had been taken when he had just started kindergarten. He had a crinkly-eyed smile while holding the one and only teddy bear Amanda had ever bought him.Amanda stood frozen, her face blank with confusion. A moment later, she started laughing."You really don't know when to quit, Caleb. You'd stoop to such lows just to force me to give in and not celebrate Keith's birthday, huh? You photoshopped the photos to make them black and white, and you even prepared these urns? Do you think you're being very funny right now?" She jabbed a finger at Lara and the others. "And you guys! Why are you playing along with this stunt of his? Get this crap out of here now! Don't ruin the party!"I couldn't even describe how I felt anymore. Everything about this w

Chapter 6

The moment Mark mentioned his "dead wife", the doubt and suspicion in Amanda's eyes faded a little. That was her one weakness—the debt she could never repay.I continued to hover in the air, feeling as numb as a soul could be.This was the woman I had loved for many years, the woman I had risked my life to protect. She'd already been given irrefutable evidence and statements from our colleagues. But all Mark had to do was appear weak and bring up Rachel, and she would blindly believe him."How dare you even talk about Rachel!" Lara was shaking with anger.She suddenly pulled a USB drive from her pocket and slammed it hard onto the coffee table."This USB contains footage from that operation on the border three years ago. Although the video is somewhat blurry, it's been authenticated by the tech department."Caleb was the one who rescued Captain Stone. Rachel was killed while covering the main force's retreat! She never had any chance to even rescue Captain Stone, who was trapped

Chapter 7

The next day, Amanda spent the entire day at the police station, begging Lara to return the urns containing my and Evan's ashes to her.Fortunately for me, my ashes had already been interred at the police cemetery dedicated to fallen heroic officers. Evan's ashes were also granted special approval and buried beside mine.After our superiors in the police administration found out about what Amanda did to Evan and me, they were less than pleasant with her as well.In the end, she only got to take our funeral portraits.After she returned home, she locked herself inside and drew every curtain shut. The once-spotless living room was soon filled with piles of empty liquor bottles.The air reeked of a nauseating mix of alcohol and rotting cake.Amanda sat on the floor day and night, clutching the portraits of Evan and me tightly to her chest. Sometimes she cried. Other times, she laughed. It was as if she'd lost her mind."Look, sweetheart. Evan is being so good today. He hasn't said

Chapter 8

Relying on the "top-secret intelligence" Mark provided, Amanda led an elite squad of police officers back to the dense jungle on the border. Their destination was an abandoned chemical plant.Lara followed close behind her, her bows tightly furrowed."Are you sure the intel is reliable, Captain Stone? It seems… too quiet here.""Shut up and follow orders!"All of Amanda's rationality had been lost the moment Mark claimed that I was still alive. She kicked down the chemical plant's rusty doors, but the place was empty.Only a chair stood in the center of the floor, along with an old projector."This is bad. It's a trap!" Lara's face was drained of color.Before the words had fully left her mouth, every door and window slammed shut with a thunderous clang. The entire factory plunged into darkness, and the projector flickered to life.A luxurious couch came into view on the screen. A woman with a buzz-cut and tattooed arms was lounging on it, swirling a glass of red wine in one ha

Chapter 9

It turned out that, before the team departed, Lara got the sense that there was something fishy about this operation and secretly planned for the worst by calling the headquarters for reinforcements.The tide flipped at once.Seeing that things had gone south, Myra grabbed Mark and tried to escape through a hidden passage.Amanda gave chase, even though one of her legs had been ripped apart by the bullets. She finally cornered them at the end of the passage.Myra shoved Mark toward Amanda and disappeared down another branch of the passage without looking back.Mark screamed as Amanda seized him by the throat and slammed him hard against the wall."Why did you do it? Why couldn't you even spare Evan? He was only five years old!" she shrieked.Mark's face turned purple from being suffocated, yet he still laughed maniacally."Because he was Caleb's son! I want to make sure Caleb will never rest in peace! And I want you to suffer in torment for the rest of your life! Hahahaha!""G

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