All Chapters of I Hurt Myself For Love: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

My mother-in-law, Helen, sighed.“Your ‘death’ has destroyed her! She looked so pale these past few days, and she has lost so much weight. When she finds out the truth, she will never forgive you! Sweetheart, you two are legally married. There are other ways to repay your brother. Melissa still has me to look after her—”Before Helen could finish persuading Benedict, he cut her off.“Mom, you don’t get it, so stay out of it. El’s grief is temporary. I’ll get her the best doctors to treat her mental illness. If that doesn’t work, we’ll try electroshock therapy. Once we get her through this rough patch, the suffering will stop. When Melissa gets pregnant and everything is back on track, I’ll tell El the truth. El’s a sensible girl. She loves me too much to let me go. She’ll understand why I had to do this.”The water in the bathtub rose past my nose. The pain in my chest was so intense that I struggled to breathe. I let go of Benedict’s police badge in my hand and watched it drift in

In the hospital, Benedict studied Melissa’s report. After confirming that all her vital signs were normal, he let out a long, relieved sigh.Only then did he recall the pitiful state Ellora had been found in, locked inside that warehouse. A painful breath stuttered out of his chest at the memory. Then, another one flashed through his mind, and his heart softened. Ellora was speaking to him about their future, acting coy while mentioning having children and raising them together.After hesitating for a long while, he sent a message to the two doctors with a word of caution.[Don’t go too hard on the electroshock. It’s not good for her.]He felt reassured upon receiving their affirmative reply. Once things here were settled, once Melissa had given birth to the child, he would finally be able to return to his own little life with his true wife.Ellora might act upset at first, but he knew she loved him too much to hold it against him forever. He smiled as he imagined the days to come

Helen could no longer hold back her tears. She thought about how she had treated Ellora like a real daughter all these years. Ellora would sometimes even go above and beyond what her own two sons had done.“The warehouse where you sent El for treatment caught fire. The firefighters just left. I sent people to search the place, but there wasn’t a single trace left.”This news shook Benedict to his core. An overwhelming sense of dread and loss washed over him. He forced a faint, bitter smile and waved his hand as if it were nothing.“Mom, my head is a mess right now. Don’t joke about this. I just called the doctors earlier. They said El was sleeping soundly.”As he said that, he desperately tried to find some signs that Helen was lying.But Helen did not give him what he wanted.“Why would I lie to you at a time like this?”She frowned deeply. In that instant, she seemed to have aged ten years.“I watched the security footage from the house. I’m so disappointed in you. You blam

At the airport, just as I was checking my ticket, someone forcefully grabbed me from behind and wrapped their arms tightly around my waist. As soon as I saw who it was, a wave of revulsion washed over me. I struggled with all my might.Benedict looked at me with tears of joy streaming down his face. The elation of having found me again surged through him. He said excitedly, “El, you’re alive! Thank God!”My wounds had barely begun to heal. His sudden movements tore the stitches open and caused blood to seep out.Benedict carefully released me, as if I were a fragile treasure.“El, where are you flying to?”I shook him off with a disgusted expression.“Mister, I don’t even know you. Back off, or I’m calling the police.”Benedict stared at me in disbelief.“El! What are you saying? It’s me, Benedict! I’m your husband, your lawfully wedded husband!”Desperate to prove it, he reached for my hand and accidentally knocked my ID card.Overjoyed, he snatched it up before I could.