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10 Kabanata

Chapter 1

I was sitting in the hospital in a groom’s suit that was still stained with my mother’s blood. My colleagues all looked at me with sympathy. Everyone knew my fiancée had abandoned me again. My mother had literally been driven to death.I stared blankly at the blood on my suit, feeling like there was a hollow hole in my chest and air was rushing through it. I did not even notice my phone had been ringing for over ten minutes until a colleague reminded me.When I answered, Lynn’s voice came through immediately. “Jensen, where are you? Why aren’t you replying to my messages?”Her voice was urgent, with a hint of unease.Back then, I would have yelled at her or gone insane. I had never been this quiet and unresponsive.She sensed something was wrong, and her unease deepened, so her tone softened again. “Jensen, you’re very sensible, unlike him. This is the last time, I promise.”I was slightly startled. Over the years, the words I heard the most from her were 'I promise you'.The fi

Chapter 2

Kyle coaxed her with a gentle voice. “He won’t find out. I know you love me. Lynn, be my woman. Please.”His voice was bewitching, overflowing with desire and affection.In that instant, Lynn seemed to completely surrender, drowning in her own desires. Their shameless, intimate sounds exploded in my ears like thunder.My eyes turned bloodshot. My hands gripped my phone so hard that they trembled uncontrollably. Then, a wave of nausea surged up my throat. I ran wildly to the base of a tree and vomited until I was dizzy and my stomach was empty. After I calmed down, I called my department head.“Zach, please add me to the overseas training list.”…When I got home, exhausted, I collapsed straight into bed and fell asleep. The next morning, I was jolted awake by a violent shaking.“Jensen, I thought you were sensible. I didn’t expect you to do something so despicable! You really are…”Halfway through her sentence, Lynn froze when she saw my face. She stared at me. “Why are your

Chapter 3

[I was scared to death. I thought it was some serious illness. Turns out it was just bruising from how rough my girlfriend was last night. She said it was the best experience she’s ever had. She just couldn’t control herself. Poor girl. She just can't get enough of me.]However, that extremely provocative post was deleted less than two minutes later.Then, Lynn’s call came through. After I answered, she stayed silent for two seconds. Carefully choosing her words, she asked, “What are you doing?”“Nothing.”She seemed to finally relax when she heard how normal I sounded. She probed, “You didn’t see anything, right?”I heard the tension in her voice but did not answer. Her breathing immediately grew tense again. Just as she was about to say something else, she heard the sound of a door locking.“You went out? Where are you going?”“To my mother’s house.”I needed to go sort out her belongings and see her off one last time.Lynn immediately said, “I haven’t visited her since that

Chapter 4

I was just about to close the door when the two of them squeezed past me and walked inside. Lynn called out as she walked in, “Mrs. Xane, it's Lynn. I came to…”Before she could finish, the smile on her lips froze completely. My mother's portrait and urn clearly caught her eye.I let out a heavy breath and was just about to tell them to leave when Lynn suddenly slapped my hand away. A flash of irritation crossed her face. Her gaze was cold and stern.“I’ve really had enough. Did you make your mother act this whole thing out? This is ridiculous. Just because I skipped a few weddings, you’re dragging your mother’s reputation into this?”I froze in shock at her words. When I came to my senses, my teeth were shaking. I raised my hand and pointed at the door. “Get out.”Lynn grabbed my wrist tightly. For the first time, there was even a hint of compromise in her eyes. “Jensen, please stop pretending. Kyle saw your mother yesterday.”He saw my mother? I let out a ridiculous, bitter lau

Chapter 5

At the same time, Lynn, completely unaware of everything, kept sending me message after message.[Jensen, are you feeling better now?][I lied to you before, and you’ve also lied to me. Let’s call it even, okay? Let’s live well together from now on.][I’ve already dealt with Kyle. I won’t have anything to do with him anymore.][I was irresponsible back then. This time, I’ll pick the wedding venue myself. You just need to show up as the perfect groom.]However, no matter how many messages she sent, they were like stones dropped into the sea. Lynn stared at the screen, afraid of missing even a single reply.I, who used to reply instantly, did not give her a response.After a sleepless night, Lynn felt her head grow even heavier. Unwilling to give up, she continued sending me messages.[You didn’t reply, so I’ll take that as your agreement?]Still, the screen remained silent.Lynn made up her mind and began publicly preparing for the wedding, sending invitations to both families

Chapter 6

The next second, Kyle was violently shoved away before he could receive the embrace he had been expecting. He tumbled off the platform in a miserable heap. His forehead hit the steps, and blood immediately gushed out.Lynn’s expression turned ice-cold. She looked down at him from above. There was not a trace of warmth in her eyes. “We never had anything going on. Watch your mouth!”Then, she did not even spare him another glance and turned to leave.Kyle clutched his bleeding wound in agony, while people around him pointed and whispered.Seeing how heartless Lynn was, something inside him suddenly snapped. He let out a sharp, deranged laugh. “You’re dreaming! Jensen already knows everything. He was still on the call that day!”Lynn stopped dead in her tracks. Kyle’s voice slithered into her ears like a venomous snake.“He heard everything you said, and he knows exactly what we did. I even put the call on speaker on purpose.”Lynn swayed slightly. Her mind replayed that day like

Chapter 7

Finally, she spotted the shattered glass from the broken picture frame. Tears streamed down her face as she clenched the jagged pieces tightly in her hand. Blood seeped from her palm, but she could not feel the pain.All she could think about was the despair I must have felt as I watched my mother’s memorial portrait being destroyed before my eyes.A splitting headache tore through Lynn. She raised her hand and slapped herself hard across the face twice. Then, she sped straight to the hospital. The moment she arrived, she rushed to my office.She grabbed one of my close colleagues and asked anxiously, “Ruth, where’s Jensen?”Ruth shot her a cold glance without saying a word, but the mocking smile on her lips said everything.Lynn felt as though she had just been slapped across the face. She knew that in everyone’s eyes, she was no better than trash. Yet she still wanted to try.No matter how slim the chance, no matter how impossible it seemed, she had to try.“Did he take leave?

Chapter 8

I quickly shook my head. “Of course not. I just feel like I’m slowing you down. I feel kind of guilty.”Laura smiled, her expression gentle as ever.She looked at me and said slowly, “Jensen, I like spending time with you. Please don’t think you’re bothering me. Being with you is exactly what I want.”A blonde, blue-eyed girl saying something like that made it hard not to misunderstand. My face instantly turned red. I stammered, “Don’t… say things like that. I… might misunderstand.”Laura’s eyes flickered, as though she was even happier. She replied in a soft voice, “I’m glad you would misunderstand.”My heart started pounding. Only then did I realize she might actually be serious.She did not push further when she noticed that I was not responding. She just continued, as always, matching my pace.I looked at her figure and suddenly thought of Lynn. She had a strong, spoiled personality and always gave me orders. “You’re a man. You have to let me have my way.”She also never ca

Chapter 9

However, Lynn knew that I definitely would not want to see her, so she could only suppress her emotions, enduring the torment of constant anxiety while trying to express her remorse through actions.Her voice trembled as she said, “I found a priest to perform a ritual for your mother’s soul. I've also bought your house back. I’ve changed. During this time, I’ve done a lot of mental preparation, but I still didn’t dare to come see you. I didn’t dare to look at your face.”She knew I hated her, maybe even despised her. That was why I had thrown her away like trash and left without a second thought.Five months had passed without a single message from me.Lynn hated and resented me before, but in the dead of night, my broken, desperate face would still appear in her dreams. Hence, she decided to come.Yet what she saw shattered her heart. The man she had been longing for was gently caring for another woman.I had once promised her he would only ever be good to her, that I would only

Chapter 10

Lynn felt a wave of helplessness, followed by rising anger. Even if she had done many things wrong in the past, she had already done enough now.She had found a priest for the ritual, bought back the house, and even endured the emotional torment of waiting until I had calmed down before coming to see me. Yet I had turned around and found someone else.Lynn was overwhelmed by jealousy that she had been suppressing for so long that it nearly drowned her reason. Her voice turned sharp without her realizing it.“Jensen, if you’re only with her to spite me, you’re the only one who’ll regret it in the end. I’ve already done what I needed to do. You’re not young anymore. I suggest you think carefully and don’t make…”Before she could finish, I said calmly, “I’m engaged. I’m getting married at the end of the year. Laura is a very good person. We won’t be inviting you to the wedding. She prefers peace and quiet. If you can let go, that’s for the best. I won’t trouble you over it.”A faint

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