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No Echoes After Midnight의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 8

8 챕터

Chapter 1

Adrian's POVMy head buzzed. I looked up sharply at Marissa Cole, who had been waiting outside the studio for me to get off work.No wonder the student's voice had sounded familiar. I had heard it on her phone before.The producer shot to his feet in panic and urged me through my earpiece to keep talking.Marissa's eyes darkened. Holding her phone, she turned and walked away.I took a deep breath and forced out a smile.I held myself together and finished the closing remarks, ending right at the five-minute mark.That brought the late-night program I had hosted for ten years to its final stop.When the song came in, my nerves gave way all at once. Cold sweat had soaked through my clothes.I laughed weakly at myself. I really had sounded like I was hosting for the first time.My coworkers looked at me with complicated expressions. Shock, gossip, pity."Mr. Miles..."I took my phone. The show and my name were already trending.[Holy crap! This is insane. I cannot believe the

Chapter 2

On the other end, the boy spoke quickly and anxiously.Marissa comforted him gently. "It is all right. Wait at home. I will bring him over."The car started immediately. I grabbed her arm and asked where she was taking me."Caleb wants to apologize to you."I laughed bitterly. My stomach hurt so badly that I curled up in the seat, unable to say a word.Marissa took stomach medicine from the glove compartment and handed it to me. I refused. Her face went cold, and she threw it back.When we arrived at Caleb's place, she dragged me out of the car."You should know what to say. Make him feel better, and you can ask me for whatever you want."Inside, Caleb stood in front of me with red, swollen eyes and bowed."I am sorry, Mr. Miles. I really did not mean to do it. I was too nervous and said it without thinking."I should not have been so childish and reckless. If you are angry, you can scold me. I will listen."Marissa used her eyes to warn me to speak.I gritted my teeth."I

Chapter 3

"He did not do it," Marissa said with certainty. "He cannot possibly know your high school classmates, and he could not possibly have gotten those photos. Do not open your mouth and start slandering him."You were the one who insisted on mentioning some high school crush on a student teacher during the show. You should think carefully about who you offended back then, who you had conflicts with, and whether you did anything guilty."I have already contacted the account and had the original post deleted. I will handle this."I froze in disbelief. A sharp ache rushed into my nose."What do you mean? You think it is true? You do not believe me? You think I lied to you?"I pulled out the IV needle. When I got out of bed, my legs went weak and my head spun.She caught me and pressed me back onto the bed."What are you doing? Can you not feel that you have a fever?"What is the point of arguing about this now? True or false, I do not care about what happened in the past."Then she a

Chapter 4

After getting that answer, I laughed.Marissa, was it fun to lie to me and play me again and again?The nurse sent me back to the ward and told me not to let my emotions get too intense.I picked up my phone and saw that Marissa had made a post.She said everything had been staged by me for publicity. She said I had paid someone to pretend to call into the show, and that she did not know the male student from the program at all.[Mr. Adrian Miles and I have long had marital issues and are currently going through divorce proceedings. His actions have seriously damaged my reputation. I reserve the right to pursue legal action.]Public opinion shifted immediately. The comments were full of people calling me desperate for attention and fame.Someone edited my photo and wrote three huge words across my face: male slut.Marissa sent me an audio recording through text.With trembling hands, I opened it. Inside was my mother's voice.She testified that I had always been indecent, tha

Chapter 5

In the hallway, we brushed past Marissa.She reacted immediately, stopped, and looked back in disbelief."Ruby?"Ruby Walker gave her a cold glance and helped me walk straight ahead."Ruby, let go of Adrian! He is my husband. You have no right to take him away!"I laughed when I heard that. I spoke weakly."Attorney Cole, which law says a husband is his wife's property? Which law says a wife can restrict her husband's freedom of movement?"Marissa's face grew even uglier.I tightened my arm around Ruby's shoulder and said softly, "Let's go.""Move aside, Attorney Cole."The two women faced off for a few seconds. Marissa reluctantly stepped aside.Ruby took me to a private hospital with good security.After two mouthfuls of the pumpkin porridge she had made herself, the taste was so familiar that I could not hold it in. Tears fell into the bowl, one after another.She rubbed my hair and pulled me into her arms.I grabbed her clothes and cried until I could barely breathe.

Chapter 6

A week later, I returned home. Marissa was already waiting there.I walked over and signed the papers without saying a word.The house went to me, the car went to her, and the assets were split equally. She had even added a separate clause: a one-time payment of five hundred thousand dollars for me to study abroad.As if that could fill in the damage she had caused me."The recording."She opened her phone and deleted it in front of me."Do not worry. I did not make a backup, and I will not recover it. Your father also promised me he will never mention it to anyone again."I gave a soft laugh and asked her to leave my house.She stood, her eyes dark as she stared at me."Adrian, I want to hear the truth from you. What exactly is your relationship with Ruby? Or let me ask another way. Have you slept with her?"Has she ever been pregnant with your child?"I felt sick."Get out right now."She became agitated too."What, you do not dare answer? She tattooed your birthday on

Chapter 7

Third-Person POVMarissa stood up from behind the desk, her expression dark.Caleb happened to open the door carrying fruit. When he saw the look in her eyes, his heart skipped."What is wrong? Is work difficult?"Marissa walked toward him and studied him."Caleb, you know I hate being lied to. I will give you one chance. Did you do what happened to Adrian? Do you know the person who leaked those allegations?"The man who beat Adrian in the ward, the reporters who interviewed him. You arranged all of them, didn't you?"Caleb's expression froze, and he shook his head instinctively."How could I... I know what happened to Mr. Miles started because of me. It is my fault. But I really do not know anything about the rest. Professor, believe me."Just then, the doorbell rang.Caleb immediately turned to open it. When he saw the person outside, his eyes widened and he lowered his voice to question her."How did you find this place?"Andrea ignored him with a cold face and walked s

Chapter 8

Adrian's POVA month later, the school released its decision.Marissa had already resigned. Aside from a public criticism, she received no substantial punishment.But Caleb's degree was revoked.Without Marissa, he could not find any job.Condemnation and abuse against him flooded the internet. Marissa avoided him like poison.His emotions completely collapsed. On the roof of the law firm building, he started a livestream.Only so Marissa would see him."Professor, do I look good in this suit? Do you like it? I had it made especially for our wedding."If I jump, will you remember me for the rest of your life?"Many comments on the screen urged him to jump if he was going to, and to stop acting.Soon, the livestream was shut down.At the time, Marissa and I had just finished filing the divorce papers and walked out of the county clerk's office.By the time we reached the scene, Caleb had already been lifted into an ambulance.The building was too high. He was probably not

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