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Chapter 1

Simon's First-Person POVI listened as Liliana Coolidge's all-too-familiar voice drifted into my ears from behind a door.She spoke fluent Orinian and sounded serious. "The fact that I'm pregnant with Mo's baby must stay a secret. Simon can't find out about this."There was a brief silence in the private room, then a wave of cheers and teasing."Damn, Lili, you're a legend! Which position is best for getting knocked up? Spill!""Relax, Lili. We all know Simon's your whole life. We'll make sure he never finds out."Liliana thought I couldn't understand Orinian, so whenever she wanted to gossip about her boy toys, she loved switching to it. Well, it's true that I couldn't understand in the past. But things were different now.My hand slipped from the doorknob, and I turned to the young woman beside me in disbelief. Her eyes were red-rimmed."What did she say?" I asked, trying to keep my voice steady. Still, a slight tremor at the end betrayed the turmoil inside me.Her expressio

Chapter 2

"From this moment on, I'll give 27-year-old Liliana three chances," I said.And after the three chances were used up, I would also keep my promise to leave Liliana forever. I would make sure she never found me.I drew in a deep breath and pushed open the door to the private room. Liliana was the first to rush over. She leaned tenderly against my shoulder, the hard-edged, decisive businesswoman suddenly acting all soft and cute with me."Babe, you're finally here. I've been waiting forever," she said."Simon, if you'd come any later, Lili would've turned into a statue staring off into the distance while searching for you," one of her friends joked."Sit, Simon. Lili has already cut the steak for you."One after another, Liliana's girlfriends chimed in, painting this picture of how deeply she loved me.Love did need to be spoken aloud, but it never needed outsiders to prove it. That was something 17-year-old Liliana had taught me. Somewhere along the way, at 27, she'd forgotten th

Chapter 3

The 17-year-old version of Liliana knew I was allergic to alcohol. That was why, even at our wedding reception, she'd downed every toast for me without complaint.But the 27-year-old woman she was now had someone else in her heart. She'd long since forgotten all of that.Liliana now had two chances left.Because of the alcohol, red blotches quickly broke out all over my face, and my head started spinning. That was when Liliana finally remembered my allergy.She panicked, and guilt flooded her eyes. "Babe, I'll take you to the hospital."Her concern used to make me feel warm all over. Now, it only made something sour and nauseating rise from the pit of my stomach.I shook off her hand, my tone so flat that it was almost cold. "Don't bother. I'll go home, take some meds, and sleep it off. You guys have fun.""No way. You're my husband. How can I just let you go home alone?" Her tone turned urgent.She shot to her feet, grabbed my coat, and draped it over my shoulders. "Come on. W

Chapter 4

It wasn't hard to spot Liliana's car. After all, this late at night, there weren't many people having intimacy in their cars in the hospital parking lot. She must've been in a rush. The back door of the car wasn't even fully closed.A torn pair of stockings dangled by the car door. From inside came a man's low, rough groans. "Lili, would Simon ever do this with you in the car? Do you like me, or do you like him more?"A woman's breathy, all-too-familiar moans echoed clearly through the empty parking lot. "In the car, I like you the most."Those intimate, filthy words were like knives that stabbed straight into my heart… and 17-year-old Liliana's too.Her beautiful, youthful face was twisted in agony. She looked at me, her voice trembling as she said, "Si, just cry if you want to."I shook my head. "I won't cry."I withdrew my gaze. Despite the pain burning in my chest, I kept my expression blank. "Liliana, this is the second time."I stood there quietly. I had no idea how long I

Chapter 5

Liliana continued, "Once I get him admitted to the hospital and settled in, I'll come straight back and explain everything. Please, just believe me this once."I wanted to say no, but the 17-year-old Liliana was sobbing hard. She crouched, her shoulders trembling like an animal someone had abandoned. She looked helpless and pitiful as she mumbled over and over, "Si, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry…"What did she have to be sorry for?At 17, Liliana had only ever had eyes for me. She had never betrayed what we had. At that age, she'd loved only me. But could I really say that the 17-year-old Liliana and the 27-year-old Liliana were not the same person?I didn't know.I lowered my gaze. Under the burning weight of 27-year-old Liliana's stare, I finally said, "Fine."Joy flashed across her face, and she stepped forward to hug me. "Wait for me."Then, she turned and helped Maurice up. The two of them disappeared from my sight.…Even by dawn, Liliana had yet to return. She'd begged me to

Chapter 6

Third-Person POVThe hospital corridor reeked of disinfectant, and every so often, someone's sobs sliced through the air. The low, cold ceiling lights made the lobby feel distant and unreal, but that did nothing to stop one human tragedy after another from unfolding there.Liliana rushed Maurice to the ER, and the doctor gave him a thorough, careful checkup. The doctor concluded, "Don't worry. Mr. Gray is fine. He just needs some rest."Maurice clearly wasn't satisfied with that verdict. If he was perfectly healthy, how was he supposed to keep milking Liliana's sympathy?He protested, "B-but my stomach really hurts. Doctor, are you sure you didn't miss any tests? Did you check my stomach? Did the punch cause any damage?"His voice trembled as he spoke from his seat, but his eyes kept flicking sideways as he stole glances at the anxious Liliana. He had no idea that the anxiety wasn't for him.Liliana and Simon had parted in such an ugly fashion. Every bit of her disgrace had been

Chapter 7

Simon turned off his phone to escape the harsh, grating ringing, hoping for a moment of quiet. But from Liliana's point of view, that was the firmest and clearest answer.She could no longer fool herself into believing that he loved her so blindly and irrationally that he would tolerate every low and ugly thing she did. Honestly, if Simon's love were like that, how would it be any different from her cheap, disposable feelings?A sharp pang hit her heart. She knew perfectly well what it meant when a man said something and didn't take it back. Someone who swore one moment and betrayed the next would never have a good ending.She'd spent the whole night rushing around the hospital, yet she still drove home without a second thought. Her car sped down the asphalt, the scenery before her twisting more and more out of focus.Cold air poured in through the open window, stabbing straight into her lungs. The biting chill made her face twist in pain, but it never occurred to her to roll the w

Chapter 8

But before the day came when Liliana finally regretted everything, every so-called flawless lie she told kept pushing the limits of her conscience. Because she assumed Simon would always choose to forgive her, those temptations wrapped in desire had stopped looking dangerous.Each time she tested him and got away with it, it only proved to her that this forbidden thrill seemed to come with no price at all. That made her sink completely into that gentle, honey-coated hell.What she never considered was that as she was changing, so was Simon. She became increasingly reckless, and he grew painfully sensitive. His leaving now was the result forged by every choice she'd made along the way.Yet Liliana still refused to believe it. She refused to believe he would just slip away without a word, and she still clung to that tiny shred of wishful thinking that even with sins that couldn't be forgiven, he would somehow forgive her one more time.…Simon's First-Person POVTo get away from th

Chapter 9

It was none other than Liliana, whom I'd finally managed to shake off. Just like that, she barged back into the peaceful life I'd painstakingly built.She stormed into the restaurant, grabbed Rina by the arm, and shoved her hard. She knocked Rina off balance, sending her stumbling into a chair."Simon is my husband. How dare you try to have anything to do with him?" Liliana barked."Simon?" Rina stared between Liliana and me, looking completely lost.I stepped in front of Liliana, furious. "That's enough! You know better than anyone what you've done!"Guilt flickered across her face. She lowered her voice and said, "I was wrong before… and I'm wrong today too. I'm sorry for putting you in such an embarrassing situation."The words sounded right enough on their own. But if she already knew all of this, then why did she come all the way here just to rip open old wounds?I thought fate had finally decided to let me go, yet somehow, I was still trapped in the same vicious cycle I'd

Chapter 10

When Rina met me at the dessert shop, she didn't say much. But she would constantly message me in private, reminding me to tell her right away if Liliana ever came to bother me again.Even though we didn't live far from each other, she never dropped by unannounced. Only once in a while, when inspiration struck, she would mail me little impromptu pieces she'd made from different materials.I felt like my own soul was being cleansed when I looked at those sculptures full of artistic flair. On the barren, cracked soil of my heart, thin strands of spring rain slowly soaked into the earth.All of a sudden, I felt like this power to turn decay into something almost sacred was absolutely unbelievable.…The way life was now left me uneasy at times, but pleasantly surprised at others. As long as Liliana still existed in my world, I could never truly rest easy.The life I had here, once calm and quietly content, now had a dull, joyless streak running right through it.Rina was very good

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