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All Chapters of A Deadly Love Affair: Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

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Chapter 1

The hospital was packed.Carelessly, Alyse Shannon poured boiling water on my father and watched coldly as he screamed. She said icily, “I’ll say this one more time. Tell Clinton Wickham to come out here and see me right now! I’ll kill you if you don’t!”My father, Peter Wickham, was severely ill, and his body was fragile. Alyse’s mistreatment, combined with his company withholding his salary, left him barely hanging onto life because he could not afford his treatment without the money he was owed.Faced with Alyse’s interrogation, he said in a trembling voice, “Clinton can’t come and see you.”Alyse’s face darkened further. She scowled at Peter and said, “You think I want to see him? If it weren’t for Antoine, I wouldn’t want to hear his name ever again in my life! But Antoine’s in bad shape. How could Clinton just stand by and not save him? Is he really that selfish and cold-hearted?”Peter must have wanted to defend me, but he was in too much pain. Fatigued, he could only

Chapter 2

Ivy was at risk of heart failure. Under the baking sun, she slumped to the ground. Her body jerked and convulsed. She was foaming at the mouth. Alyse walked to Ivy’s side and impatiently kicked her. But Ivy did not respond.Alyse let out a laugh. “Your acting’s really good. You really are Clinton’s mother. You’re just as shameless as he is! Well, if you like putting on a show so much, keep doing it! Lie there all day if you can!”After that, Alyse turned and walked off in her high heels without hesitation. She went into another hospital ward. In the hospital bed lay a handsome man. His face was pale, but he looked extremely frail. It was Antoine Mercier, Alyse’s first love; the man she cared so much about. When he saw Alyse, Antoine’s eyes lit up with hope. “Alyse, have you found Clinton?”That was indeed the case. Alyse had expended so much effort to torment my family just for Antoine. He had a terminal condition that had no cure. I was the only one who could save him

Chapter 3

In that instant, I thought that Linda would tell Alyse the truth about my death. However, a doctor came in and interrupted them. “Ms. Shannon, that woman outside in the sun had a heart attack. She seems to have stopped breathing.”Alyse was stunned. In the short span of half a day, she had caused two people’s deaths. However, she felt no remorse at all. Instead, she was somewhat angry. She was enraged that I was still unwilling to show up even at this point. She was furious that I was not begging her to use the system to save Antoine. Frustrated, Alyse said, “So? What does it matter if she’s dead? That’s not bad enough! Throw her body out to be eaten by the wolves!”After that, she turned to Linda. Her eyes glinted maliciously. “Right! Take this little wretch with you so she can watch!”Terror shone in Linda’s eyes, and her body trembled. She struggled frantically, but she was taken out into the countryside. There, a few mean-looking wolves were corralled over to her a

Chapter 4

“Impossible… That’s impossible! You must be lying to me! The whole Wickham family is made up of liars!”Fury blazed in Alyse’s eyes. Yet, upon closer inspection, the anger was hiding panic. Alyse was terrified. If I had truly died three years ago to save her, she would have to face up to what she had done. She had gone back to her first love. To force me to save Antoine, she had killed my entire family!Linda’s breathing was ragged, but her eyes shone with stubbornness. “I’m not lying! Think about it! The doctor said that you were definitely going to die, but you miraculously woke up! Don’t you think that’s strange?“Don’t you think it’s strange that you expended so much effort but can’t find Clinton anywhere? There’s only one answer to that! It’s because Clinton died long ago to save you! If you don’t believe me, go to the cemetery in the western countryside. Clinton’s grave is there!”A complicated look crossed Alyse’s face. After a long while, she said, “If that’s true, wh

Chapter 5

At the end of her sentence, Alyse’s eyes were probing for an answer.Antoine was the kind of person who prioritized himself. He had only gone back to Alyse to save himself and to obtain the Shannon family’s assets. When Alyse asked that, Antoine immediately stopped all his pretense and revealed his rotten intentions. He did not answer her. Instead, he lost his cool and grabbed Alyse’s sleeve. He asked, “What’s going on? How could things go so wrong? Can it be fixed?”He was only worried about his future assets!Alyse stared at Antoine’s hand and suddenly laughed. She felt bitter and foolish. She could finally see Antoine for who he was. The man she loved and tried so hard to protect was really just a selfish prick. He only cared about money and his own life. As for the man who had loved her enough to sacrifice himself, that man would never come back.She had even caused the death of his parents. She knew that, even in death, he probably regretted falling in love with he

Chapter 6

The woman in Antoine’s arms laughed. They came together in bed. Outside the door, Alyse was frozen in place, unable to move at all. Antoine was her love. Even though Alyse had finally seen through him to his cruel interior, she did not blame him for his faults. However, she had never imagined that Antoine had never loved her at all. She was equally in disbelief that he detested her so much.Antoine’s life-threatening sickness and the need for the system to save him had been all a lie!Anger and shame filled Alyse, and she kicked the door open. Antoine was shocked. He quickly shoved away the woman in his arms. With a red face, he said, “Alyse, let me explain! It’s not what you think!”Alyse raised her hand and slapped him. “Do you think I’m a fool, Antoine? Faking your illness and cheating… Why did you have to do it? Have I ever wronged you?”As someone who had grown up in a cutthroat family like the Shannons, Alyse was not someone to be taken advantage of. She was as ru

Chapter 7

After watching Linda leave, Alyse went to the basement. My body lay there in a coffin. Alyse knelt by the coffin and gently caressed my forehead. She said, “Don’t worry, if you can get me back from the clutches of death, I can do it too.”Unexpectedly, Alyse really managed it. She used all of her resources to bring together experts in every field. Somehow, she managed to make contact with the Strategic System that was currently in another world.Although the system did not respond to her, it was curious and quickly returned to this world. The system was a being of energy, and so was I. Other people could not see us, but we could see each other. The system stood before me in the shape of a human. Its mouth dropped open. It stayed near me for several days and watched me in awe. “How is it that your spirit hasn’t disintegrated? Seems like you have some unfinished business.”I let out a bitter laugh but did not dare to face the system. When I chose to sacrifice my life for

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