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Through the narrow gap of the half-closed door, I heard a familiar female voice. "Elio, we're already at level 98. Just two more, and I'm yours."Sofia Rossi's voice was saccharine sweet.Elio Santoro lifted a brow and spoke lazily. "I told you from the start that finishing it was only a matter of time. If anyone's to blame, it's Isolde. She had the nerve to take the dress you picked out."That was all it took for the people around him to pile on."She had it coming. Sofia's a rising designer. That dress actually means something when it's on her. What's the point of Isolde wearing something that expensive?"My blood ran cold, and for a moment, I couldn't even think."Don Santoro has got patience, though. He spent seven years pretending to be in love with someone that dull."Someone laughed. "Or maybe he just got tired of looking at her and came up with the amnesia excuse. Do you know what level 99 is? He's making her deliver condoms to the hotel. Do you think she'll actually sho

When I opened my eyes again, the sharp smell of disinfectant hit me so hard that it made my stomach turn.Elio was sitting by my bedside, his eyes bloodshot and his face so haggard that it was as if he had aged overnight.He held my hand tightly, his voice breaking as he said, "Don't move. The doctor said the venom was deadly. If you had been brought in any later, I would've lost you. Isolde, I'm sorry. I was wrong. From now on, I won't leave your side. I won't let you get hurt again."Tears streamed down his face as if he were truly distraught.I simply closed my eyes and didn't respond. I couldn't be bothered to give him even the slightest reaction.A nurse came in to change my dressing and sighed in admiration. "Your fiancé is so good to you. He stayed here for two days and two nights straight, and no one could get him to leave. His friends told him to go home and rest, but he wouldn't even listen."I lowered my gaze and said nothing.She would never know that the man crying

Three years later, Astryx Tower was finally set to break ground, and my name was listed as the designer.I hadn't changed my name, and the design followed exactly what Papa and I had originally envisioned. It fused different architectural elements into one seamless concept, and the moment it was released, it shook the entire nation.Mamma watched the news and couldn't hide her concern. She asked why I would come back after finally escaping, and why I would step into this place again.I looked out the window, a calm, detached smile playing on my lips. "I don't love him anymore. He can't hurt me."The moment Elio saw the blueprint, he froze.Then, he started digging through every piece of information like a madman until he finally realized that both the accident and the body had been fake.From the beginning to the end, my death had been nothing but a carefully staged lie.I was still alive.For the past three years, Sofia had never really left.She lived off the money Elio had

On the day Astryx Tower was set to commence construction, the sunlight was blinding.From a distance, I saw Elio being pushed in a wheelchair, his face completely drained of color. I gave him a polite smile, like a final goodbye.Just as the ceremony was about to begin, a deafening roar tore through the crowd.A heavy truck lost control and came straight at me.Behind the wheel was Sofia, her eyes bloodshot, her expression completely unhinged.She screeched, her voice as shrill and piercing as a banshee's, "Isolde, go to hell! If it weren't for you, Elio wouldn't have turned on me, and I wouldn't be treated like this! I'm taking you down with me!"In the chaos, someone shoved me, and I fell to the ground.The truck was only a few steps away.Before I could react, a powerful force shoved me aside. I stumbled, and when I looked up again, the truck had already run someone over.Elio lay beneath the wheels as blood pooled beneath him across the ground. His eyes were wide open, loc