Rebirth at the Ledge: Student or Me? のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 8

Nathan's POV"Nathan Walsh!" Sophie intercepted me the moment I stepped outside. Her fingers dug into my arm with bone-crushing force."You're so incredibly selfish! I'm really disappointed in you!"I stared directly into her eyes and said flatly, "Then let's get a divorce."Sophie's mind reeled as the color drained from her face. "What the hell are you talking about? You almost let Damon die, and now you have the nerve to bring up divorce?"My lips parted to speak, but before a sound could escape, a heavy water bottle slammed squarely into my forehead."You're evil! Why did you bully Damon? I don't want a dad like you!"My daughter, Yelena Walsh, glared at me, standing shoulder to shoulder with Sophie to condemn me for the sake of an outsider.Warm blood began to trickle down my cheek. Sophie's expression faltered for a split second, and she reached a hand toward my face.But just then, the firefighters escorted Damon down.Without a moment of hesitation, Sophie and Yelena r

Nathan's POVThat afternoon at work, Damon suddenly barged into my office, covered in injuries. He dropped to his knees before my desk with a heavy thud. "Professor Walsh, please, just let me go."As soon as she said that, a woman barged through the open door.My mind spun as I recognized her. It was Amelie Wade, a woman from Damon's hometown who used to stalk him.But I had stepped in and freed him from her years ago. Why was she back now?Before I could demand an explanation, Sophie pushed her way into the office.Damon immediately clung to her as he wailed, "Sophie, Professor Walsh is trying to sell me to Amelie! Please save me! She's a monster!"A handprint was visible on Damon's cheek, and his hair and collar were disheveled from being pulled. He looked entirely like a victim.An icy wave of fury washed over Sophie at once. She glared back and forth between Amelie and me.Amelie was heavily built. "Don't worry, Professor Walsh. Since you paid me so much money, I'll make s

Third-Person POVAmelie stared wide-eyed at Sophie. Her face was bruised and swollen, making it obvious that she had already been beaten.Looking up at Sophie's terrifying expression, she began to shake uncontrollably. "What do you want from me? I gave Damon up to you! I won't cause him any more trouble, so what else do you want?"She collapsed onto the floor in a heap, scrambling backward like a coward."When did Nathan contact you?" Sophie asked.Amelie's brain short-circuited for three seconds before she blurted out, "A week ago!""How much did he pay you?""50,000 dollars.""What method did he use?"Amelie froze again before stammering, "A-A bank transfer."Sophie snatched the phone right out of her hand. "Which bank?"It was obvious Sophie intended to look through her transaction history. Amelie finally realized what was going on. She raised her chin out and yelled, "I forgot! You have no right to check my accounts! That's illegal!"Sophie let out a cold laugh. "Oh, so

Nathan's POVWhen Sophie finally woke up, she spent three days in a complete daze. She couldn't tell if those memories were real or just a vivid hallucination.The moment she was discharged, she dismantled what was left of Damon's life. He was thrown into prison, and even after his release a few months later, no academic institution would ever accept him again.Shortly after, I filed for divorce.I asked for a clean split of our assets and had allowed her to keep full custody of Yelena.After two rounds of court hearings, the judge ruled in my favor.As I walked out of the courthouse, Sophie came sprinting after me. "Nathan, you remember, don't you?"I paused and looked back at her with genuine confusion. "Remember what?"Her eyes brimmed with tears, and she looked completely lost. "I know the truth now. Damon cornered you on that roof on purpose. He knew you liked to go up there to clear your head, and he wanted to kill you. Why didn't you just tell me? If you had told me—""