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Chapter 1

"You must be joking, Ms. Crane," I said. "As long as the project goes smoothly, who cares if you two drink from the same glass? Even if you set off on your honeymoon right here, right now, I'd be the first to applaud. In fact, I wish you two a lifetime of happiness. May you have lots of children."The moment I finished speaking, the taunting look on Ian Lewis' face froze. The wine glass he was holding hovered awkwardly midair, and he didn't know whether to withdraw it."Don't be ridiculous, Steven," Ian said to me. "Mandy and I are just friends. This was just a joke—""Either way, it doesn't matter to me." I smiled and nodded at them. "I sincerely wish you two the best."The other colleagues around the table exchanged uneasy glances, their cutlery suspended midair as well. It was as if they didn't know what to do with themselves."So… Mr. Walsh, are you and Ms. Crane acquainted? It feels like there's some tension in the air."Amanda Crane had just opened her mouth to speak, but I

Chapter 2

"Back when you held a knife to your own throat to force me not to pick up Ian, why didn't you say you had to go home and be with your wife, huh?" Amanda screamed."Now you're telling me you're married to someone else? It's obvious you're just trying to make me angry and jealous. Your tricks are pathetic, Steven!"As I stared at her smug expression, I felt nothing but pity for her. Did she seriously think I would get back together with her after everything she'd done to me?"Ms. Crane, how you choose to think is your business. It has nothing to do with me."I floored the accelerator. Through the rearview mirror, I saw Amanda staggering backward from the sudden force.…After I got home, I couldn't sleep that night.The moment I closed my eyes, all I saw was the ghastly white lights of the psychiatric hospital and Amanda's cold, indifferent expression.I tossed and turned in bed until the early hours of the morning, when a petite figure slipped into my arms."Did you have a nigh

Chapter 3

Amanda's reddened eyes burned with a look of obsession that seemed almost unhinged. "As long as you make her get rid of the babies, I won't care how you got out of that hospital or who you slept with after that."As long as you come back to me, I can give you anything—be it shares in Crane Group, my assets, or even my life."She grabbed the front of my shirt in desperation, gripping so hard I could barely breathe."I know you still love me! You're just angry with me. What happened back then was my fault. I shouldn't have sent you there… but I did it for your own good!" she insisted."You became too extreme and obsessed. You even held a knife to your throat! All I wanted was for you to calm down a bit."I scoffed in anger. "You need to get something straight, Amanda. My wife is 36 weeks pregnant. You want her to get an abortion when she's almost due? Are you trying to kill her, too?"And secondly, you had locked me in a room barely bigger than a closet. You let the attendants pin

Chapter 4

"I'm not interested in whatever's going on between you two. Now kindly move," I declared."I'm genuinely trying to apologize to you, Steven!" Ian suddenly raised the coffee in his hand. "There's always a long queue at the cafe for this coffee. I bought this specifically to make it up to you. Just drink it and forgive us, okay?""No thanks. I don't drink coffee," I replied flatly.Meanwhile, it was time for Mia to come and pick me up from the office. The elevator doors slid open to reveal a familiar figure.I had no interest in wasting any more time on Amanda and Ian, so I headed for the elevator.However, Ian pretended to stumble and started falling toward me. The cup of scalding hot coffee tipped forward, spilling straight at me."Honey!" Mia called out.I could feel the steam from the coffee hitting me. Mia, who was 36 weeks pregnant, didn't even pause as she ran over to pull me aside. The burning liquid was inches away from her belly."Watch out!" I shouted.My eyes widened

Chapter 5

"Is she the mother of your babies, Steven?" Amanda questioned."Who else would it be?" I retorted.Only then did Mia turn around. Her cool gaze swept over Amanda, and her lips curled into a faintly mocking smile."Well, it can't possibly be you, right, Ms. Crane? Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Mia Johnson. I'm Steven's wife.""No! No way! Steven is mine!"Amanda's eyes were bloodshot as she shouted at Mia, "I can give him more money than he could possibly spend. I can take care of him for the rest of his life! Who the hell do you think you are? What makes you think you're worthy of being his wife?"Come home with me, Steven. I won't care about the past. As long as you return to me, I'll let bygones be bygones!"She reached out to grab me, but I avoided her. Mia showed even less courtesy by slapping her hand away."Have some self-respect, Ms. Crane. Let bygones be bygones, you say? Do you think you have any right to say that?" Mia snapped.Her gaze sharpened as she lo

Chapter 6

With a pair of sunglasses on, Amanda hid in the corner of the obstetrics ward, like a petty thief spying on another family's happiness.At first, she only wanted to catch a glimpse of me—just for a moment.But she saw me kneeling on one knee, gently helping Mia change into a pair of comfortable flats before carefully massaging her slightly swollen calves. It was clear from my tender movements that I'd done this a thousand times before.Mia held the ultrasound report in her hand, smiling so brightly that her eyes crinkled."Look! Our two little babies are growing so well." She pointed at the black-and-white images, her tone cheerful."It's a good thing they take after you. I'm sure they'll be just as steady and even-tempered as you are. It'd be such a huge headache if they ended up having volatile tempers, flying off the handle at any given moment, like your ex."Amanda felt as if her heart had been ripped out of her chest. She couldn't take it anymore. In a few quick strides, she

Chapter 7

All along, Amanda only wanted me to prove that I cared about her. She never wanted me to hurt myself.That was why she chose to put me in a psychiatric hospital, hoping that I would gain a hold of myself once more—hoping that someone else could take care of the "sick" me in her place.She firmly believed that once I was better, I'd come back to her.Even when Ian tried to enter this study, she ripped into him and told him to get out. This was my territory. No one else was allowed to come in.So, she couldn't understand why I wasn't coming back to this house and to her.Amanda stood there in a daze, her fingers brushing over a portrait of me on the wall. Her hand trembled, and with a soft thud, a black notebook fell out from behind the frame.Startled, she picked it up with shaking hands.When she read the first entry, she realized it'd been written the day she first took a photo with Ian."Amanda took a photo with Ian today. I got into a huge fight with her and threw a lot of t

Chapter 8

My heart didn't stir at all at the sight. As I looked down at her wobbly figure, I snapped, "Don't come any closer! I'm married. Take one more step, and I'll call the police!"Amanda was rooted to the spot, but she refused to give up. Her breath came out as mist, and her eyes were frighteningly bloodshot."I know you're married, Steven. I don't mind… I don't need to be your wife. I can leave all the shares of Crane Group to you and your children, as long as you let me stay by your side! I can even be their nanny… I can even be your mistress! Just don't drive me away!"That made me laugh. "You disgust me so much, Amanda. There's no room for three people in a relationship. Don't you know that? My wife and I have a wonderful marriage. I don't need you to get in our way.""No! Steven, I won't get in your way," Amanda desperately tried to plead with me. "I just want to see you. As long as I can see you, that's enough…"But at that moment, Mia stepped out of the house. I hadn't even not

Chapter 9

Amanda's eyes widened, and her entire body stiffened."I spent a whole day and night preparing for the proposal," I informed her. "I hid the ring. I wanted to surprise you, to tell you we'd be forming our own little family—that you wouldn't have to worry about me leaving you anymore. But one phone call from Ian, and you wanted to run off to pick him up."I got so mad. I didn't want you to still be involved with another man, even on the day I was about to propose to you. I wanted to stop you. But in the end, what happened?"I chuckled bitterly, the ash from the cigarette scalding my fingertips, but I couldn't feel it."You shipped me off to a psychiatric hospital. You destroyed our happiness with your own hands, Amanda."Amanda fell to her knees, looking like her soul had been ripped out of her. Her trembling hands reached toward me, but she couldn't touch me."No… That's not true… I didn't know! I thought—"At that moment, her phone rang. The jarring sound kept going off, so she

Chapter 10

Ian froze, his whole body stiffening. Before he could make a run for it, Amanda grabbed his arm and dragged him out of the crowd.Without a word, she slapped him hard across the face.Stars exploded in Ian's vision, and his eyes watered. "Why did you hit me, Mandy? Did I do something wrong?""The nerve of you to ask me that!" Amanda snarled as she glowered at him, her eyes bloodshot. "How dare you pay people to torture Steven? He's the man I love! You had them lock him up and deny him food and water for three days! You had them pin him to the floor and beat him up, breaking two of his ribs! You made him suffer such abuse! Are you even human?"Faced with her murderous rage, Ian finally dropped his act. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and snorted. "Oh. So you've uncovered everything. That's right. I did all that. So what?"Amanda almost had a meltdown as she screamed at him, "If it hadn't been for you, Steven and I would've gotten married by now! We would've had

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