All Chapters of Glory Gone: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

The connected call only carried the sounds of Jaime Walter and Derek Surrey’s pleasure. She did not seem to hear what I said. After an impatient click of her tongue, she hung up.I lowered my arms and stared at my mother’s decomposed body. My strength felt completely drained.Derek then sent me a series of messages. When I opened them, I saw videos of the two of them having sex that night. Their intimate sounds filled the room.Derek smiled in the video and asked Jaime, “You really are not giving him the miracle drug?”Jaime narrowed her eyes, looking unconcerned. “Not taking it will not kill her right away. Joseph Sheldon and his useless mother always act pitiful to get my attention. I want to see how long they can pretend.”Their laughter almost crushed the last bit of reason I had.When I was taken to the hospital, the doctor said my broken arm and infected wound had almost reached the point of no return. After a month in a coma, the doctor told me they had detected leukemia i

Chapter 2

“Did you think I married you out of love? Every moment with you makes me sick. Your mother killed my mother, and I am going to make you pay for it.”Jaime hated me, so she kept pushing my limits.I endured everything out of guilt and gave in every time. I crushed my dignity again and again.I gained nothing in the end. I lost the only family I had left in this world.I knew Jaime would not answer my calls. The divorce needed to be discussed face to face.I sent the divorce agreement to Derek’s house because Jaime had to be there.As expected, she called me as soon as the delivery was signed for. “What does this divorce agreement mean? Do you still want your mother’s drug?”Jaime always used this to threaten me. She believed I would never divorce her as long as my mother needed the drug, and she believed she could do whatever she wanted.I looked at the death certificate in my hand. My voice sounded hoarse. “No. I do not need it anymore.”My emotionless reply surprised her, but

Chapter 3

My mother never contradicted Jaime, no matter how far she went.I watched Jaime act so carefree. My hands lowered, then weakly clenched before falling open again. A sudden thought struck me. Everything I had done over the years had not been worth it.Jaime noticed my blank expression and let out a cold laugh. She threw the divorce agreement I had sent her onto the table.I had already signed it. The space for her signature remained blank.“I’ll pretend I don’t know about the divorce. I’ll have someone prepare the medicine for the next few months. Don’t call me cruel.”Jaime wanted to continue speaking when her phone rang.Derek’s panicked voice came through at once. “Jaime, look at the trending topics. Our photos were…”Jaime’s face darkened. She scrolled through her phone in a rush. She stood up at once and slapped me hard across the face.Her eyes were wide and bloodshot. “Joseph, how did I not see how sneaky you were? You even posted these videos online to threaten me.”The

Chapter 4

Derek gave me a mocking smile and took Jaime’s hand. “Jaime, don’t be mad. It’s okay. Your reputation is what matters most…”“I don’t care about that.” Jaime cut him off, and her words made my heart tighten.I knew her better than anyone. She was vain and strong‑willed, yet all her boundaries disappeared when it came to Derek.At the press conference, the journalists pointed their microphones and cameras at me.I followed the script and calmly admitted to mistakes that were not mine.A journalist suddenly asked, “Mr. Sheldon, we heard you were diagnosed with leukemia some time ago. You might not live for more than a month. Would you approve of Ms. Walter and Mr. Surrey being together after your death?”My sickly expression appeared on the screen.I was not surprised by the question. As Jaime’s husband, I often had paparazzi around me.I did not deny anything. I simply smiled. “Yes, I will give them my blessing.”I did not know which part angered her, but Jaime’s calm expressio

Chapter 5

Three days passed before I received another call from Jaime.The message my lawyer delivered must have angered her. The moment I answered, her sharp voice filled my ear. “Joseph, what are you planning? What do you mean by having your lawyer say those things to me? Do you think fake medical records and a fake death certificate will make me feel sorry for you? I’m telling you, the more you do this, the more I despise you. Where are you? Get back here right now.”I expected her reaction. I lowered my gaze and spoke calmly. “They aren’t fake. The medical record is real, and my mother died for real. She died at home because she had no miracle drug for a month, and I didn’t even see her before she passed. I have advanced leukemia, and the hospital that diagnosed me is in the city center. If you don’t believe me, you can send someone to check. My only request now is to divorce you.”Silence followed. Jaime’s breathing grew uneven. “What… what are you talking about? That’s impossible. Josep

Chapter 6

“Hello, I’m talking to you.”I glanced at her with a calm expression. “Why can’t I come back to my own home? If you came here to demand an explanation, you can leave now. I still need to teach my students.”Jaime pressed her lips together and took a deep breath. “Okay. I’ll wait until you finish your lessons.”This was the first time in a long while that she gave me space. She usually started arguing right away.The sun had already set by the time I finished work.Jaime always called this place a remote village. Every minute here felt like torture to her.I thought she would not be able to stand it and would leave. To my surprise, she waited outside my office door.When she saw me, she stood up at once and hurried to my side. “Joseph, you still haven’t told me what happened. Did your mother really die?”I stopped walking and looked at her. A cold laugh escaped me. “My mother died. Isn’t that what you wanted? Your mother’s so‑called killer finally paid the price. Are you satisfi

Chapter 7

“She’s unable to take care of herself. Have you ever sent anyone to help her?”My resentment toward Jaime grew stronger with every word I said.I still could not forget the sight of my mother’s rotting body on the floor.Jaime looked confused. She bit her lip and argued without thinking. “It’s none of my business. Your mother was already in poor health and should’ve died long ago. It’s good that she died. Think of it as payment for my mother’s life. I didn’t do anything wrong.”She kept denying everything and used her mother’s death as an excuse.I lowered my head and took out her mother’s medical record from the drawer. My mother left it before she died.My tone turned cold. “Jaime, you knew long ago that your mother’s surgery had a very low chance of success. You kept lying to yourself. Doctors aren’t all‑powerful. They can’t bring the dead back to life. You spent ten years torturing my mother and me, blaming everything on us. Now my mother is dead, and I won’t live much longer

Chapter 8

“Treat everything as if it never happened? Sure. I’ll agree to that if you can bring the dead back to life.”Jaime’s lips trembled. She could not say a word.I grew impatient and urged her again. “Don’t worry. I’ll hold on and won’t die as long as we haven’t divorced.”She refused to back down and tugged at my arm. “Come home with me right now. There has to be a way. I swear I’ll find the best doctor in the country to treat you. You can do whatever you want once you get better.”I shook off her hand and answered firmly, “I never planned to get treatment.”My mother was dead, and Jaime could no longer threaten me.I no longer needed to trample on my dignity and beg her like a dog. “During the live broadcast, a journalist asked if I would give you and Derek my blessing after my death. What I said was sincere. I won’t stop you. Not in the past, not now, and not in the future.”“What nonsense are you saying?” My words pushed her to her limit. Her eyes turned red as she grabbed my ha

Chapter 9

“Jaime, what are you saying? You want me to leave?”“Don’t play dumb. I investigated everything. You were the one who pushed Joseph off the cliff.”Her attention stayed on me. She did not even look at Derek.Derek’s face turned pale, then red. His voice softened. “I… you always said Joseph and his dead mother held you back, so I thought…”I never imagined Derek truly wanted me dead.“Jaime, you saw it. Joseph has a terminal illness and is dying. Just leave him alone.”His words triggered something in Jaime. She slapped him hard across the face and shouted, “Get out of here. If you do not leave, I will have the lawyer sue you for attempted murder.”Derek’s face swelled at once. He had not expected her to hit him. His mask fell away, and he glared at her with clenched teeth. “You hit me? You hit me for a dying person?”He grabbed a chair and smashed it against the floor.I raised my voice. “This is not the place for you to argue. If you do not leave, I will call the police.”Der

Chapter 10

Since I said that, Jaime worked even harder. She searched for treatment everywhere and even knelt in a church for an entire day, although she never believed in divine power.Everything she did was in vain.My health worsened day by day, and the doctor issued several critical condition notices.Jaime pleaded beside me. “When you get better, let’s have another wedding. Forgive me. I wasted ten years of your life. I’ll make up for the rest of it, okay?”Her stubbornness left me helpless. “I agreed. As long as you sign the divorce agreement, I’ll go abroad for treatment.”Jaime believed me. She thought that as long as I cooperated with treatment, she could do anything. She signed the divorce agreement without hesitation and booked the earliest flight.I looked at our names on the document and let out a quiet sigh.Jaime was thrilled that I had given in. She smiled the entire day.I turned my head and said slowly, “I might not come back this time. My mom always said we never took a

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