All Chapters of Brakes, Lies, and Love: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

"What's so great about Spencer Jordan anyway? Why are you acting like you've suffered so much? If he weren't Chase Monroe's rival, he'd be pretty average outside of racing."Brielle Fuller's indifferent voice drifted in from outside the hospital room.For a moment, I thought I was hallucinating. My head felt like it was splitting apart. Maybe the pain was making me imagine things."Really? Then tell me, if you were married to a man you didn't love for seven years, wouldn't you feel wronged too?" Naomi Sutton shot back irritably.I heard a brief silence before Brielle spoke again, her voice carrying a hint of smugness, "That's why I married Chase."I slowly closed my eyes, my heart sinking.How could Naomi possibly say something like that? Over the past seven years, when exactly had she felt wronged?Just because she didn't love me, she saw every part of our life together as a hardship.Naomi's next words were filled with resentment. "If it weren't for me, do you think you would

Chapter 2

Naomi could tell my mood was far from good. After thinking for a long time, she finally managed a few words of consolation.I closed my eyes and let out a faint, humorless laugh. "Naomi, what about you? Do you see him as your idol too?""I..." She froze. After stammering for a long while, she still couldn't bring herself to deny it. In the end, she gave up trying and frowned at me. "What are you implying, Spencer? Are you seriously suspicious of me? I'm your wife!""I was just asking a question. Why are you getting so worked up?"I watched her calmly. She looked like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. Her expression darkened, and after a long pause, she let out a cold snort."You keep doubting this and that because you're not good enough. Is it really that hard to admit you've lost? Stop using Chase to create drama and embarrass yourself."The more she spoke, the more agitated she became. Her face twisted with barely concealed hostility. At that moment, I finally accepted that

Chapter 3

Naomi didn't say a word.A few nurses entered the room and immediately moved to restrain me."Let go of me! Do you realize this is illegal?!"I cursed and struggled with everything I had, but all I managed to do was aggravate my injuries. It wasn't until the restraints were finally strapped across my body that a cold terror crawled up my spine.At last, I broke."Naomi, I was wrong! I won't show up in front of any of you ever again! Just let me go! I swear you'll never see me again!"Naomi folded her arms and watched my panic. After a long silence, she shook her head. "Spencer, I don't believe you. You've spent seven years chasing the same thing. There's no way you're letting it go overnight. I'm sorry."Under her insistence, the doctors and nurses held me down and injected the anesthetic.As my consciousness began to fade, tears rolled down my face. "Naomi, I gave you everything. How could you do this to me?"For a brief moment, hesitation flickered across her face, then it w

Chapter 4

Yeah, I'd already lost everything. What chance did I have of turning my life around now?In that instant, the breakdown that had amused Chase moments earlier vanished completely. All that remained was a cold, numb indifference."Why aren't you saying anything? Spencer! Say something! Weren't you the arrogant one before? The Driver of the Year every single season? What's wrong now? Cat got your tongue?"Chase froze for a moment. My sudden apathy robbed him of the sense of superiority he'd come here looking for, and his embarrassment quickly turned to anger.For the next several minutes, he repeatedly tried to provoke me."What's wrong, cripple? Why aren't you talking? You were throwing things at me a minute ago. Who are you putting on this pathetic act for now?"With what little strength I had left, I tossed a pillow at him. Grinding my teeth, I forced out two words: "Get out."The pillow barely brushed against him, but Chase instantly seized the opportunity. The next second, he

Chapter 5

I closed my eyes. Once I'd finally calmed down, I spoke in a voice that sounded almost pleading."Naomi, I'm begging you. Please. I'll give you and Chase my blessing, okay? Or if it's not Chase, then whoever you want. Just stop coming after me. Back then, I was wrong to treat Chase as my rival. I overestimated myself. I'm begging you... Please just let me go."No matter what, I'd already paid the price. My life was ruined. All I wanted now was for them to leave me alone.Naomi stared at me in shock. For a moment, it was as if she didn't even recognize me anymore. After a long silence, she shook her head."Spencer, what happened to you isn't just about making you apologize. More importantly, it's because you owe Chase.""I owe him? What could I possibly owe him?" I asked numbly.Naomi frowned and mocked me for conveniently forgetting the past. According to her, when Chase first joined the racing circuit, I'd led club members to ostracize him and deliberately rammed into him. She s

Chapter 6

Dr. Reed's panicked voice came through the phone.Naomi's frown deepened, and her heart sank. "What do you mean he's gone? What do you mean he disappeared? He's disabled. Where could he possibly go?"Dr. Reed explained that the night before, Spencer had vanished during a nursing shift change. The next morning, the nurses discovered that the figure under the blanket was nothing but pillows.Spencer had vanished without a trace, not even on the security footage. All he left behind was a message."What message?"A sudden sense of dread gripped Naomi.Dr. Reed unlocked my phone and played the recording Spencer had left behind."Naomi, I'm gone. No matter what mistakes I've made, I've already paid the price for them. I hate all of you. From now on, I only hope we never meet again. I regret ever knowing you. Back when we were five years old, I shouldn't have shared that umbrella with you."The short message crackled through the speaker, every word dripping with hatred and despair.A

Chapter 7

As Naomi stared at the cut on her leg, a thought suddenly crossed her mind.A small wound hurt this much; then what about an amputation? Would losing an entire lower leg hurt a hundred times more?She didn't let herself think about it any further. In fact, she didn't even understand why she was so anxious. All she could do was keep finding things to occupy herself with.So she continued clearing out Spencer's belongings with near-manic determination, using the broken chair leg to smash whatever remained.Then she stopped when she noticed something. A wedding ring sat on the table. Spencer had taken it off before his race. She could still remember the smile on his face as he'd handed it to her. He had told her that the race was going to be intense and that he'd hate to get the ring dirty."I'd hate to get the ring dirty…"Standing amid the wreckage of their home, Naomi found herself remembering exactly what she'd said that day.Right. She'd laughed, removed her own wedding ring

Chapter 8

"You hit me?" Chase had never been treated like this by Naomi before and was momentarily stunned."Chase! What really happened in that accident back then?!" Tears streamed down Naomi's face as she demanded an answer.Chase froze. Turning his head, he saw the old crash footage playing on the computer screen.His heart sank. Realizing there was no way to hide the truth anymore, he remained silent for a long moment before finally speaking in a pitiful voice, "I just... wanted you all to sympathize with me. I wanted a chance. I never thought it would turn into such a huge misunderstanding."His explanation only made Naomi angrier. Her entire body trembled. Pointing at the screen, she struggled for several seconds before finding her voice."A misunderstanding? We destroyed Spencer's life because of it!"At that moment, the guilt she felt toward Spencer outweighed whatever feelings she still had for Chase. She rushed forward and started hitting him over and over."You scumbag! You mon

Chapter 9

"I'm so sorry. It was all my fault. I was wrong. I... I've been looking for you for so long. I've gone to so many places.""I don't want to hear it," I replied coldly and immediately turned to leave, but Naomi immediately grabbed my arm."Spencer! At least listen to me! I've spent more than half a year looking for you! Just give me a few minutes! Please!""Let go, Naomi. I don't want to listen to you, and I don't want to see you." I frowned, a look of disgust flashing across my face.Over the past months, I'd built a new life for myself. I had a new job. Little by little, I was leaving the past behind. Therapy was helping. The last thing I wanted was to see any of them ever again."Spencer! Please stop being so stubborn! Come home with me! I've missed you so much..." Naomi cried, choking up before she could finish speaking, but all I wanted was to stay as far away from her as possible."Get away from me! And don't call me that! Don't make me say something even crueler!"The mome

Chapter 10

Judging by the mangled front end of the race car and the flames pouring from the engine, Chase's chances of surviving looked slim."Spencer, are you watching? Do you feel better now? I did this."The call was still connected. Naomi's voice was filled with affection, but it sent a chill down my spine."Chase will never race again. Spencer, what happened to you was my fault. But now he can't race anymore either. He deserves to pay for what he did to you!""Have you lost your mind?! This is murder! Why would you think you're doing this for me?!" I was horrified by how ruthless she'd become, but none of it made me any more willing to forgive her. Whatever Chase had done, it had nothing to do with me anymore.There was a long pause on the other end. Then Naomi spoke again, her voice growing increasingly obsessive."Is it because he hasn't suffered enough? Spencer, just wait... I'll keep going. I'll keep going until you forgive me!"Before I could respond, she hung up. Afraid she migh

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