All Chapters of A Slip in the White Room: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

11 Chapters

Chapter 1 Reminiscence

Samuel Terrason was staring at my photo with love and wistfulness. Tears shimmered in his eyes before he leaned down and kissed it like something sacred. "Please, wait for me. You can do anything to me."I was pulled back into my memories. It was our fifth anniversary, and I was driving to the date. Samuel called me while I was waiting for the green light. As usual, he said gently, "Don't go too fast, Rachel. I've got your favorite cake and a surprise in store."It sounded like any ordinary day between us. I smiled, warmed by it. "I know."I hung up and prepared to move when the light changed, but the sharp roar of an engine exploded from my right. I turned just in time to see a truck loaded with rebars barreling straight toward me.Before I knew it, my world went black, and all I could hear was the screech of something coming to a halt. A loud thud thundered. Pain tore through my body as if a brutal force was ripping me apart.Voices swirled around me. Someone was speaking, b

Chapter 2 The Venomous Snake

"Are you sure the kidney's a match? I've waited three years for this."Samuel released my hand and pulled Meredith into his arms. He kissed her forehead. "Dr. Lawson ran the tests. It's a match. I'll give you the healthy body you deserve."Meredith nodded. When she spoke again, her voice was soft but also a little hurt. "What about her womb? You promised I'd be the only one to bear your family's heir. Your housekeeper told me Rachel's been trying for a baby."My heart skipped a beat. She even knew something that private?Samuel's kisses stopped. "Do we have to remove it? I can make her use an IUD."Meredith stiffened, rejecting the idea outright. Her voice cracked. "So, you really have fallen for her, Samuel. I thought I was the only one for you. If you won't take her womb out, I'm not doing the transplant! Let me die and spend your life with Rachel!"Samuel sighed softly. "Stop it, Meredith. You're having the transplant. You need that kidney. I won't let anything happen to you."

Chapter 3 His Mask

"I'll always treat you like a queen."He sounded so sincere that anyone could have believed him. But to me, it felt like my heart was being crushed all over again. Every word, every trace of concern he showed me was part of the lie he'd built. I used to trust him with everything I had."Is something the matter, Rachel?" The mask of agony I wore made him panic. He stood up. "I'll get the doctor. Wait for me. I'll be back in a minute."He rushed out of the ward, leaving his phone behind. Silence swallowed the room, broken only by the soft hum of the machines.Then, his phone rang, slicing through the quiet. Slowly, I reached for it and answered."What took you so long, Samuel?" Meredith's voice dripped with sweetness. "Don't forget to talk to Rachel about adopting Riley. She can't have children anymore anyway. "You don't need to keep taking those pills. And bring Riley to her once she recovers. She'll raise our child, I'm sure."My hand tightened around the phone until my knuck

Chapter 4 Adopted

"You're the best, Rachel."The boy looked at me with innocent curiosity. I smiled back, but my heart felt frozen.Samuel held a grand welcoming party that night. He said it was to celebrate my coming home safely."Samuel's a good husband. You're so lucky, Rachel.""Yeah. He stayed with you even through all that. Not all men could do that."The guests lavished praise on me, but I was numb. Still, I smiled at them while my heart was getting sliced to pieces. Samuel's parents were there too, gazing at Riley with affection and calling him their precious grandson. Of course, they knew the truth.Charlotte, Samuel's mother, sneered at me. "Some women are just barren. Years go by, and still no child. Completely useless."Samuel's expression darkened. "Stop it, Mom. It's not her fault. It's mine."I clenched the hem of my dress, and humiliation filled my heart. I wanted to snap and tell them the truth, but I swallowed my words. One little rant couldn't possibly tell them the enor

Chapter 5 Perhaps Dead

He tried to pick up his phone, but his hands shook so violently he could barely hold it. His mind was in chaos. All he could hear was the officer's flat voice: a body… STO 123… Each word crushed him further.He shot to his feet and rushed straight to the precinct. Rachel filled every corner of his thoughts. He kept seeing her kneeling on the stairs. If he hadn't shoved her aside, none of this would have happened.He had no idea how he made it to the morgue, but eventually he snapped out of it."You'll have to brace yourself, Mr. Terrason," said the forensic doctor, but he sounded so far away.The white sheet was pulled back.The body was burned beyond recognition, but the diamond ring on the finger struck Samuel like lightning. His chest tightened until he couldn't breathe. The room spun.He nearly collapsed, catching himself against the wall. "No… this isn't possible…" His hand hovered over the ring, trembling, then recoiled as if burned.Reality was worse than anything

Chapter 6 Survived

The rough asphalt scraped my arms and cheeks. I curled instinctively and rolled toward the roadside. My car kept racing forward, the door still flung open.Moments later, I heard the screech of something coming to a halt, and then a thunderous crash erupted. Then an explosion shook the air.I was lying on the ground, the world around me swaying. Struggling, I got back up, only to see the car swallowed by flames. My bag was in there, and along with it, my ID and license.But none of that mattered. I needed a hospital. The fall had split the skin on my calf and cracked my head hard enough to blur my vision. Blood trickled steadily down my leg.…When I lay back down later, my body throbbed with dull, relentless pain. The nurse came in to switch out my dressing. Under her breath, she murmured, "Such a pity. The Terrason heir's wife is gone."Once she left the room, I rummaged around for my phone and turned it on. Then, I was blasted with hundreds of push notifications.'Rache

Chapter 7 The Snake Bares Her Fangs

Samuel's hands clenched around the report until the paper crumpled. "I knew she wasn't dead…" He shot to his feet, shrugging off his suit jacket. "I knew it!"The burst of joy in his voice stunned the officer. For the first time in days, Samuel felt alive. The emotions he'd buried broke free like a shattered dam. He remembered believing that the charred body was mine.He remembered slipping the ring onto a stranger's finger and almost pressing a kiss to it.It was all so absurd. "And the surveillance footage? Did she jump out of the car? Did she…"The officer shook his head. "There are no cameras in that area."Samuel slammed his fist onto the desk. His eyes burned red. He turned on his assistant and roared, "Then, what about witnesses? Did anyone see anything?"The assistant nodded quickly. "We're asking around, but it's a remote stretch. Hardly anyone passes through.""Then post a reward!" Samuel barked. "Fifteen thousand—no, one hundred and fifty! I want every clue about Ra

Chapter 8 Too Late

"Even if you find her, what then?" Meredith laughed bitterly. "Who would fall in love with a man who stole her kidney and womb?"Samuel fell back into his chair, as if all his strength had been drained. "Then, give her back the kidney," he muttered quietly. Suddenly, he grabbed her by the shoulders. "Give her the kidney back! Take mine instead! Give her my life!""Are you mad?" Meredith screamed as she tried to pull away from him. "Do you even hear yourself? You're doing all that for a dead woman?"Samuel's head snapped up, his eyes blazing with wild resolve. "How many times do I have to say it? She's not dead. I will find her!"Meredith thought coldly, 'And even if you do, so what?'Samuel squeezed Meredith's throat, glaring at her. "If you tell her any of this, I'll take both your kidneys!"Meredith clawed at his arms, wheezing. Terror filled her eyes. "You… you wouldn't…"That did not make Samuel waver. His grip tightened. "That's where you're wrong! For her, I can do anyth

Chapter 9 She Knows

All the color drained from Samuel's face as if he'd been struck. He staggered back, his voice breaking. "H-How do you know?""How? I wasn't unconscious in that hospital. I heard every word you and Meredith said."His eyes widened. A violent shiver ran through him."You told her you'd give her a healthy body. You said she'd be the only one to bear the Terrason heir. That's why you took my womb." I stepped closer. He stumbled backward."Stop!" He fell to his knees and put his hands over his head. "Please, stop…"I looked at him like he was trash, and tears streamed down my cheeks. "Do you have any idea what I went through, Samuel? Lying on the operating table, listening to you discussing how to deal with me like I was a piece of meat? Even that accident was planned!""I'm sorry. I'm sorry!" He crawled toward me, reaching for my leg. I stepped out of his reach."You think that makes it up? Do you have any idea how it feels to lose a kidney? To never have a child of my own?""I can

Chapter 10 The Truth

The look in Samuel's eyes made Meredith shiver. "I can explain, Samuel.""Explain what?" Samuel sneered and gripped Meredith's throat tightly. "You've been lying to me all this time, haven't you? You never had the transplant. That talk about her kidney saving your life was a lie, wasn't it?"Meredith was starting to breathe heavily, but she grinned. "Yes, it was all a lie. I wanted her dead!"Samuel's grip tightened. "Why?"A hysterical scream burst out of her. "Because I hate her! We spent ten years together, and you still married her! That wasn't fair! I wanted to kill her!"Her laughter rang out, shrill and broken. The storm brewing in his expression only seemed to delight her.His fist clenched until his knuckles cracked. He yanked her upright. "Where's her kidney?"Meredith tilted her head and put on an innocent look. "Tossed away like garbage, of course. Rotten and burned like the medical waste and tumors they took out."Samuel slammed his fist into the wall. Blood trickl

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