《Love Buried in Lies》全部章節：第 1 章 - 第 10 章

"Zoe!" Someone crashed into me from behind and wrapped Zoe tightly in his protective arms.Timothy's eyes were red with fury. "Come at me! Zoe's innocent!"I crawled back out of the mud and slammed my phone right in front of Timothy. My hand was screaming in pain from getting slashed by the rocks, but I didn't care. "So, that makes mocking me at my wedding okay? You've been playing me like a fool, the both of you! Has it been fun to play me for a fool?"Timothy froze up. "It's not what you think. You know I have PTSD."Yes, that was the convenient excuse he'd come up with. He was gynophobic, or so he claimed. Timothy and Zoe would go on trips together and had night runs at the park all the time.I never once worried when they disappeared for three whole days and had spent their time together, all because of Timothy's supposed PTSD. Now that I was combing through the memories, I realized every single detail I'd brushed off already held the proof of this betrayal.I saw the vague

There was no more pain, not because it had passed. Instead, it was because all I could feel now was numb.Zoe stepped forth. "Melanie, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have fallen for Timothy. I shouldn't have sent you that text and ruined your wedding. It's all my fault!"She went down on her knees and started slapping herself. It didn't take long until her cheeks were swollen like she was a squirrel carrying a big stockpile of food.A concerned Timothy pulled her up, and an old album slid out of her arms. The cover was our photo from when we were still in high school. I was in the center, a big, stupid grin plastered across my face.Timothy's arm went around my shoulder and wrapped itself around Zoe. His eyes were filled with the tenderness I'd never seen.So, they had been going behind my back since then."Melanie, for old times' sake, please forgive me! We promised we'd grow old together as besties, remember?" Zoe was sobbing, trying to connect to me with our history.That history ser

The same nightmare haunted Timothy again that night. He fell onto that cliff where I was crying. I had my back turned to him, and I was shaking. The thick layer of fog kept him away from me, and he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Don't cry, Melanie! I'm here! I'll take you home! Come with me!"I slowly turned to look at him. My face was covered with tear tracks, and my eyes were hollow, as if there was nothing alive behind them. I quietly wiped my tears away and jumped off the cliff without any hesitation."No!" Timothy woke up with a start, and his pajamas were drenched in sweat. Zoe was sitting by his bed, the rims of her eyes red while she shed tears in silence."Timothy, is Melanie really dead?"Timothy's heart was now pounding with frustration. He got up and lit up a cigarette as he stood by the window. Alas, not even smoking a whole pack could ease the frustration he was feeling. Zoe's sobbing was nearly driving him insane."Stop crying!" Timothy roared, his patience fra

As time passed, I had to admit that I'd never have seen my own untapped potential if it weren't for Samuel's eye for talent. I blew everyone out of the water during my first year working in the Lawson Group.I had been shunted with the Orosian project at the very last minute. It was draining the company's funds like a persistent leech, but I turned a profit in three months and made a name for myself through precise cost management and route restructuring.I was later tasked with a multinational merger. This time, I applied a near-flawless framework with my strongman attitude to save millions in the merger. I even managed to snag the other company's core tech and its market share.When I was tasked with building a new overseas risk control system, I predicted and avoided three risky market events. Samuel made the system I implemented the new standard for all regions his company was in.I worked tirelessly in a battlefield that was made for me, just like a well-oiled machine that k

I should've known Timothy wouldn't give up that easily. He started waiting outside the company every day. His obsession with me was garnering everyone's displeasure. My colleagues shook their heads every time they saw him.Even though Samuel and I lied to Timothy that I was his fiancée, Timothy refused to give up. In the past, I had admired him for his resilience, but now I was finding that pesky persistence of his anything but endearing. I was at my wits' end.Eventually, Samuel brought the issue up himself. "Maybe we should fake a wedding?" His expression was dark, and his voice was laced with impatience. "I don't want him to get in the way of your life or the company."It had gotten so bad that even the usually calm Samuel was losing his cool. As I watched him grind his teeth in impatience, I couldn't help but fidget and say weakly, "I don't mind, but it's kind of unfair for you, don't you think?"He was the man of everyone's dreams and the business world's top dog. I had a very