All Chapters of The Last Favor I Owe: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

"Did she really get kicked off the stage just like that?""What else was supposed to happen? She was always Chloe's stand-in. Now things are just going back to the way they should be.""Look at them. They're perfect together."I followed the guests' gazes toward the stage.The couple walked side by side, their fingers intertwined. They looked like they had stepped straight out of a fairy tale, a perfect match in every way.But the ceremony did not begin right away. Instead, staff members filed onto the stage one after another, replacing every display sign around the venue.They even handed out new invitations to every guest. I received one too.When I opened it, the groom's name was still Ethan Lawson. The bride's name, however, had been changed to Chloe Parker.Ethan saw it all happen.Even though he knew Chloe's earlier suicide attempt had been nothing more than a stunt to gain his attention, he still shot her an indulgent look."You've been way too reckless, Chloe. Don't e

I knew the day I left was coming soon.I went to my room and packed a few personal documents and essentials. I did not want to take a single thing Ethan had given me.There was only one thing I wanted to find—the only keepsake Grandma had left me.Grandma had always said Ethan had been too good to us, and that we should do something to show our gratitude. Without telling me, she had melted down her family heirloom, a gold bracelet, and had it made into a pair of wedding rings and a men's necklace.The necklace and Ethan's wedding ring had both been gifts from my grandmother. All I wanted to take with me was my ring.A few days earlier, Ethan had suddenly asked to borrow it. He had probably forgotten to return it and tossed it into a drawer somewhere.But after searching every corner of his room, all I found were enough luxury watches to make my head spin. The tiny ring was nowhere to be found.Just as I was about to ask one of the servants, Ethan came home with Chloe. He had eve

Only then did Ethan notice Chloe coughing up blood, and he immediately panicked."Claire has already won so many championships. She has no regrets left in this life. Even if her hand is ruined, it doesn't matter. Your life is what matters most."Then he looked at me apologetically. "Chloe once saved my life. I can't just leave her alone."Anyone who took a closer look could see through Chloe's little act. But Ethan had chosen to believe every lie she told.I understood that these were nothing more than excuses for his favoritism, and I no longer cared to listen. "Ethan, this is the last time."Ethan's heart suddenly clenched when he saw the lifeless look in my eyes. For a moment, he felt as though he was about to lose something incredibly important.Just as he was about to ask me what I meant, Chloe suddenly spat out another mouthful of blood and dropped to her knees, wailing in pain.Sweat broke out across Ethan's forehead. Whatever doubts he had were instantly forgotten."Chl

Ethan dialed again and again, each attempt more frantic than the last, but all he got in return was the same endless ringing.The servants watching from the side couldn't hold back their tears. "Mr. Lawson, please don't worry too much. Ms. Bennett might just want some time alone. If you give her a little space, maybe she'll come back on her own."Ethan's mind flashed back to the day before—to the despair in Claire's eyes and the words she had left behind."This is the last time."Only now did he understand what she had meant.His legs gave out beneath him as he collapsed to the floor, his voice breaking. "I'm sorry, Claire… If I had gone to you first, would your hand have been fine? I shouldn't have stayed with Chloe. I should've arranged for someone to pick you up. I could have done that… I could have…"For him, arranging a car was effortless. But at the time, Chloe had been in critical condition, and his mind had gone completely blank. He had not been able to think of anything

At that, he opened the next note.Then another.And another.By the time he had unfolded and read every single one, Ethan collapsed to the ground, clutching his chest as if his heart had been torn apart. The pain was so overwhelming that he could not recover for a long time.Every wish Claire had made, year after year, had been the same—she wanted to marry him, to spend the rest of her life with him. And yet, because of Chloe's jealousy and constant interference, he had ruined the wedding Claire had longed for.He had even forced her to stand there as a bridesmaid.The thought of how desperate Claire must have felt made his heart seize.'So all this time… I'd been hurting her, again and again, without realizing it. But we'd once been so deeply in love.'He curled in on himself, sinking into a silence no comfort could reach. No matter who tried to speak to him, he could not steady his emotions.The family doctor followed routine and gave him medicine.Soon, Ethan drifted into