All Chapters of Wandering The Desert For Eternity: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

Seeing that I did not lash out, my partner let out a breath of relief. “Ana, could you sign it too?” He held out a pen with an uncomfortable look. “Cherry said she doesn’t want to be a mistress. According to her, the contract only counts if you also sign it.”I took the absurd document from him and skimmed through it. “Party A, Cherry Mello, and Party B, Evan Buck, will enter a romantic relationship for three months. During this period, both parties are to fulfill the duties of a couple and are entitled to the corresponding rights. Party C, Ana Newton, acknowledges and consents to physical intimacy between Parties A and B, including hugging and kissing. Throughout the contract period, Party B, Evan Buck, is prohibited from engaging in any romantic or intimate behavior with Party C, Ana Newton.”I looked at Evan with a stunned gaze. He rubbed the back of his neck. A flicker of guilt crossed his face. “Don’t take it seriously. It’s just playing house with a young girl.”“Okay,

Chapter 2

When we picked Cherry up, she refused to get in the car.“Ana, can I sit in the front? I heard the passenger seat is reserved for the girlfriend.”I did not answer. I just looked at Evan.He pinched the bridge of his nose. In an exasperated tone, he said, “Cherry, don’t start. Just get in the car.”However, Cherry’s eyes immediately filled with tears.“Ana gets to have you for a lifetime. I had to hurt myself just to have you for three months. You promised me yesterday that you’d love me only and treat me like I matter during these three months.”“Alright.” Evan cut her off before turning to me with a pleading look.I gave him a sad, understanding smile. “It’s fine. I’ll sit in the back.”The car pulled away.Cherry was in high spirits. She tore open a bag of chips and casually asked, “Want some, Ana?”Before I could answer, she had already picked one up to hold it to Evan’s lips. “Here, baby, open up. Let me feed you.”Evan cleared his throat. “Don’t call me that. I don’t

Chapter 3

I woke up in the car to find Evan driving toward the hospital.Weak as I was, I stopped him. “I’m fine. Probably just heatstroke. Just take me home.”Evan let out a sigh of relief.“You almost gave me a heart attack, Ana! We’re going home now.”Five minutes later, he left me by the side of the road just because Cherry said they were going to be late for a movie.Evan gently patted my hair. “Text me when you get home. And if you still feel unwell, go to the hospital. Don’t tough it out, okay?”I nodded obediently and watched as they drove away together. The truth was, I did not want to go home. That warm little place that used to belong to me and Evan only. Thinking about being there just made me sick.I swallowed two painkillers with a bottle of water, then carefully touched up my makeup.An hour later, I stood outside an old house and rang the bell. The door swung open and my mother’s face lit up the moment she saw me.“Why didn’t you call first? I don’t even have any food pr

Chapter 4

“What’s wrong, Ana?! Wake up, you’re scaring me!” Evan shook me desperately.Something unexpected happened.When I opened my eyes again, all I saw were white hospital walls. So I was still alive. Evan was gripping my hand tightly. His eyes were red and bloodshot.“Ana, just hang on a little longer. The doctor will run a full set of tests soon.”I shook my head.“There’s no need. I just got overwhelmed. Too much stress all at once. My dad died in a hospital. I’m scared of this place. I want to go home.”“Okay, I’ll take you home. I’ll get the best private doctor to come see you.”Evan, whose eyes were still red, was just about to help me up when Cherry, who had been left standing off to the side, suddenly clutched her stomach and dropped into a crouch.“Baby, it hurts! My stomach really hurts.”It was such a cheap act. Only Evan would fall for it.He looked back and forth between us, obviously torn. Finally, he made his choice. “I’ll take Cherry to see a doctor first. Don’t

Chapter 5

Before Evan moved out, Ana carefully packed his things for him.Each piece of clothing that passed through her hands was folded neatly before being perfectly bagged. Evan stood there watching the woman he had loved for ten years. For no good reason, a knot of unease tightened in his chest.For a moment, he found himself not wanting to leave. However, the phone in his pocket kept vibrating. He did not even need to check; he knew it was Cherry urging him to hurry.That young, bewitching girl… Evan did not think he loved her more than his wife.Still, she drew him in like a drug. It was irresistible.He had never expected that, at his age, a girl would love him so much she would want to kill herself. He could not just stand by and let her end herself for him.So he had no choice but to put his wife through this ordeal for now.It was all right, though. They still had so much time ahead of them. A whole lifetime. Plenty of time for him to make it up to her.Taking the suitcase, Eva

Chapter 6

In the days that followed, Evan spent nearly every waking hour with Cherry. However, he was not as happy as he had expected to be. Without the presence of the woman he had shared his life with for years, something felt hollow inside him. Nothing seemed to hold his interest.Cherry was clingy. She filled every minute of his time. Quietly, Evan found himself wishing those three months would pass sooner. Ana called him a few times, but Cherry left her no chance; she kept on snatching the phone away and hanging up with a pout.“Baby, you’re all mine these three months. No thinking about other women.”Then she would kiss him.“Bossy little brat,” Evan muttered, but his body leaned right into hers.He could not say no to the young girl’s charm and passion. Still, something about it started to irritate him. Even the once-intense kisses started to feel half-hearted.Evan was getting tired of it.“Ana was better,” he thought quietly.Finally, the last day arrived. Evan could hardly wa

Chapter 7

Claire held Evan’s gaze. Her voice was slow and cutting. “Ana is dead.”Evan’s face drained of all color, as if life had been stripped from him in an instant. “Dead? That’s impossible. She was fine when I left! How could she be dead?”He grabbed Claire’s arms, his words tumbling out in a frantic mess. “Claire, please stop joking. She’s just upset because I ignored her these past few months, right? The two of you are tricking me, aren’t you? I know I made a mistake. I really do. Just talk to her for me; tell her not to be mad anymore. We were supposed to go see the auroras together. I already booked the tickets. Look, I have them right here. Tell her to come back now. I’m sorry. Please stop this. This isn’t funny at all.”Claire slapped him. Tears were streaming down her cheeks. “What good is your ‘sorry’ now? Ana is never coming back.”Evan’s voice cracked. He shook his head wildly, almost hysterical. “You’re lying. Ana can’t be dead. We have so much left to do, so many yea

Chapter 8

When Evan got home, he opened the diary with shaking hands.Every line cut him to the bone.[Today, the doctor told me that I only have three months left. I’m scared, not just for myself, but for Evan. If he finds out I’m dying, how much will it hurt him? But I never expected him to come home with a dating contract. His assistant wants to be with him for three months. My heart ached so badly I could barely breathe. It hurt more than hearing I was dying. But then I thought, since I’m leaving anyway, maybe it’s not such a bad thing if someone else can love him in my place. When Evan left to go find Cherry, I coughed up blood. But I didn’t tell him. Even though I resented it, I just couldn’t bear to make him sad.]Reading that, Evan started wailing. He slapped himself hard. He kept turning the pages. With each page, his heart shattered a little more. The guilt and pain had nowhere to go.So he grabbed a knife. For every page he read, he dragged the blade across his arm.[Evan asked

Chapter 9

The first thing Evan did after getting out of the hospital was go find Cherry.He found her clinging to the arm of a man he did not recognize. She was smiling sweetly. When they parted, she even leaned right into him and kissed him deeply. It was just like she used to do with Evan.Rage surged through his chest, so violent it felt like he might explode. He actually broke his beloved wife’s heart for a shameless woman like her. Once the man was gone, Evan followed her. Cherry turned back, startled, but Evan already had her by the throat. He pinned her against the wall.“Baby, what’s wrong with you? Calm down. Let me go!”She gasped for air. Her gaze was filled with fear. “That man just now was my brother. Please don’t misunderstand me, baby.”Evan, however, just stared at her like a ferocious wolf. After a long moment, he finally spoke.“Old lady, huh?”He pulled out a knife and slashed what she was so proud of, her cheek. Cherry shrieked in agony. Only then did she realize

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