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Chapter 1

"Oh? The international supermodel actually agreed to do it? Damn, Dave really knows how to keep women in line.""If she refuses, then what? You think Maggie's gonna do it herself? Please. Maggie's the love of his life."The laughter around me wouldn't stop.Standing there in the middle of it all, I felt humiliated.And while everyone kept throwing out disgusting comments that made my skin crawl—Dave was crouched in front of Maggie, carefully bandaging her neck like she was something fragile. Then he looked up at me, ice-cold."Bianca, don't pull anything. Maggie's waiting to keep playing after you're done."Maggie. Maggie. Always Maggie.He never once asked if I was okay with this.Somewhere along the way, he'd completely forgotten I was his wife.Forgotten that a few days ago, I'd lost our baby because of her. I was barely managing to stay on my feet tonight.When I didn't move, someone suddenly shoved me."What are you waiting for? Hurry up and do it. Don't tell me you'r

Chapter 2

Dave gently ruffled Maggie's hair, looking at her like she hung the moon.And somehow, I laughed.My dignity had already been ground into the floor, and these people still treated me like entertainment.Dave, how could you still ask me to humiliate myself again for her?Then again, I almost forgot.Maggie was the girl he'd wanted for years but could never keep. He chased her forever, then their families tore them apart, and she disappeared overseas overnight.Now that he finally had her back, of course he treated her like something priceless.So how was I ever supposed to compete with that?Swallowing the bitterness clawing at my chest, I forced the words out."Does this count as another forgiveness token?""Forgiveness token?"The whole room laughed at the weird phrase, but Dave slowly lowered his hand from Maggie's hair and looked at me.He knew exactly what I meant.After a long silence, he nodded."It counts."I gave a small, bitter smile."Okay. Then I'll do it."

Chapter 3

Through the shock, I caught Maggie shooting me a weird little smile."Bianca! Didn't you hear Dave?"She walked toward me while I just stood there, frozen. Then suddenly, she kicked the back of my knee.My balance snapped instantly. The wine flew out of my hand and splashed straight across Jared's face.A second later, I hit the floor hard, crashing into broken glass. Sharp pain ripped across my arm as several cuts split my skin open.My eyes locked on the woman lying on the floor beside me—her face pale and twisted.Then Maggie's shrill voice cut through the room."Bianca, if you didn't want to offer Jared a drink, you could've just said no. You didn't have to act like a psycho on purpose just to piss him off. Is this how Dave's wife behaves? Or are you just trying to humiliate him in public?"Jared froze.Then realization hit him. His eyes went wide as he stared at me."W-Wait... you're Dave's wife?"I didn't answer.I just sat there on the floor, barely able to breathe u

Chapter 4

By the time the driver took me home, it was already late.Dave still wasn't back, and I didn't bother asking where he was.The next morning, his executive assistant showed up with another gift from him—two storefront property deeds.He even made sure to explain them.One was compensation for forcing me to lick the cream.The other was an apology for the egg challenge.Without a word, I marked them No. 287 and No. 288, then tossed them into the safe like they were junk mail.The house staff beside me smiled brightly."Mr. Tarrett really adores you. He's giving you gifts more and more often."I just smiled back without saying anything.She didn't know those "gifts" were compensation payments every time Dave hurt me.I looked at the safe stuffed with property deeds and knew I'd be leaving soon.But before that, there was still one thing I needed to take with me.A camera.There were things inside it that needed to disappear forever.Dave had always been into trying reckless

Chapter 5

"No!" I shouted. "Dave, why should I let this go? She destroyed my reputation and my career! Why the hell should I just accept it? I'm suing her for defamation. She's paying for this."My eyes burned red as I stared at him, refusing to back down even an inch."Bianca, you—" Dave exhaled sharply, already gearing up to defend her again.But Maggie grabbed his sleeve, her eyes instantly turning red."Dave, stop. I know this is my fault. If Bianca wants to sue me, then let her." She sniffled harder. "I shouldn't have gotten jealous. I shouldn't have been upset that Bianca married you. This all happened because of me. Maybe if I'd just held on a little longer back then..."The more she talked, the harder she cried."Bianca, I really know I messed up. I'll do anything if it means you'll forgive me. Please don't make things difficult for Dave. If it'll make you feel better, I'll go turn myself in right now and clear your name. Worst case, my reputation gets ruined too. Just don't let th

Chapter 6

He'd used soda can tabs as replacement rings just to get through the ceremony with me.That night, I got so mad I kicked him out of bed."Dave, you're seriously the worst. I'm writing you into my grudge journal."Instead of getting upset, he laughed."Write whatever you want. I'll win you back every time."I knew he'd misunderstood what the diary really meant, but I didn't explain. I just gave a vague nod.Dave was probably thinking about our newlywed days. For once, a rare smile showed up on his usually cold face."See? Told you I'd win you back eventually. So quit holding grudges. Here."He handed me another property deed, then casually pulled me into his arms."It's a new downtown development. I saved one just for you to mess around with. PR already handled the videos, and next month I'll help you get back into the industry, okay?"The staff outside the door peeked in, their faces full of envy.But I stayed stiff and blank."Whatever you want."When neither kindness nor

Chapter 7

"Stop screaming. You'll love it soon enough. Better than sleeping with a man, honestly. I guarantee you'll be begging for more after this."Looking at her twisted expression, all I could think about was every time Dave had taken her side.The disgust in his eyes.The way he looked at me like I was the problem.Tears spilled down my face, but weirdly enough, they made me stop caring.I was leaving anyway.Why the hell should I keep letting her bully me?Right as they grabbed my pants to rip them off, I shoved one of the bodyguards back and lunged at Maggie.Then I sank my teeth into her hand as hard as I could.Maggie let out this high-pitched shriek and clawed at my face, trying to pry me off her hand.I didn't let go.Blood filled my mouth, metallic and thick, right before half her finger tore free between my teeth."What the hell is going on?!"Dave's furious shout exploded across the course.The second he ran over, he froze.My face was covered in blood, and my pants

Chapter 8

[I've paid back everything I owed you. We're done. Dave Tarrett, let's get divorced.]Dave's mind went completely blank. The word "divorce" didn't even feel real.He grabbed the papers and flipped to the last page. Bianca's signature was already there.That's when it hit him.She really wanted out.Staring at the termination agreement, he slammed his phone against the floor.Then he called Claudia."You hid this from me and let her terminate her contract? You trying to die?"Claudia's voice shook. "Mr. Tarrett, you said Ms. Gorringe was critically injured. You told us not to disturb you unless the sky was falling."Dave froze.He remembered getting a call when even the specialists couldn't treat Maggie.He'd been losing it at the time, cussing the caller out before hanging up.Who knew it was about Bianca ending her contract?"You didn't even get my signature. Who gave you the right to let her go?"He needed someone to dump his anger on.Claudia let out a tired sigh. "Di

Chapter 9

A tear dropped onto Dave's phone.His voice turned hoarse. "Her leg... was it really that bad?"Claudia instantly snapped, furious. "It was sick. Those people clearly wanted to ruin her. They didn't touch anything else—they only targeted her right leg. That's evil."It could've been treated at first, but for some reason, she was delayed before getting to the hospital. By the time she got there, the doctor said her right leg would never fully recover."'Only her right leg? They deliberately tried to destroy her career?'Dave's chest tightened. The second he thought about Maggie being behind it, guilt nearly crushed him.But right now, he only wanted one thing—Find Bianca.Immediately."Bianca, answer the phone. Pick up!" he shouted into the silence. "I never agreed to this. Who gave you the right to divorce me?"Only the endless ringing answered him.A staff member came upstairs to check on him. Seeing his expression, her eyes instantly reddened."Sir, Mrs. Tarrett loves yo

Chapter 10

The staff then added, "Oh, and she said the safe was full."Dave's head started pounding. He rushed into the study and yanked the safe open.He'd never understood why Bianca wanted a safe almost as tall as a person.Back when the staff installed it, he'd asked her about it.Bianca had just smiled mysteriously. "Secret. You'll know when it's full."At the time, he hadn't cared. He thought it was some pointless little game.But now, staring at the safe stuffed with property deeds numbered from 1 to 290, his mind went blank.'Her secret was that she was planning to disappear?'All she left him was a divorce agreement and a termination contract before vanishing from his world completely.'Then what does 290 mean?'Dave remembered seeing the number 289 in her diary before.What were those numbers supposed to mean?A crushing wave of helplessness slammed into him, and the urge to smoke came back instantly.'The diary. Right... the diary.'Remembering the diary Bianca left behin

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