All Chapters of Ashes of Our Marriage: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

Logan Reed didn’t sign the divorce agreement. He glanced at the papers only for his phone to buzz. After reading the text message, Logan grabbed his jacket off the back of his chair. It was clear that he had lost his patience. He paused at the door and looked back at the stuff on the table. “Take them all back. “Make sure you don’t lose the access card.” I looked up, my tone indifferent. “You can take the card with you. I have no use for it.” At last, Logan met my gaze, his eyes filled with nothing but annoyance. “Coral, do you honestly have any idea how many people would kill to get their hands on this card? “I basically handed this to you because I trusted you.“It’s not meant to be a prop for you to play hard to get.” Turning on his heel, Logan took off. I sat there, staring at the black access card with downcast eyes. Five years ago, I was there for Logan through his darkest days when the Reed Group nearly faced bankruptcy. Eventually, the business emerge

Chapter 2

I stood before the manor, overwhelmed by memories.Back then, my marriage to Logan was one of convenience. At first, there was no love between us. We were just strangers living under the same roof. However, when two people spent enough time together, feelings that shouldn’t be there were bound to develop.Logan would replace my cold coffee with a cup of chamomile tea when I stayed up late at night, working on corporate reports. At business dinners, he would take every drink meant for me, only to claim afterward that he was doing it to protect the family’s reputation.So when things went south for the Reed Group, my father, Charles Thornton, told me to come home. Charles warned me not to waste my time with Logan as his family was a sinking ship, but I didn’t walk away. Instead, I sold all my shares in the Thornton family business and, together with my late mother’s inheritance, invested everything into the Reed Group.It was all to keep Logan’s head above water. When Cha

Chapter 3

My footsteps halted as I looked at Teddy in disbelief. Teddy gripped Elise’s hand, his face full of defiance. Catching my silhouette, Elise got down to Teddy’s eye level and murmured, “Sweetheart, I only work for Mr. Reed. She’s your mother.” “She’s not!” Teddy yelled, “My teacher told me that a mommy is someone who loves Daddy and makes him happy. Elise, Daddy smiles more when he’s with you. I want you to become my mommy!”Color drained from my face. Was this the son I once agonized over whether I should leave behind?Every time I had imagined what Teddy’s life would look like after the divorce, I would break down in tears, terrified that he’d suffer at the hands of others. However, my worries were all in my head. Accepting my reality, I approached Teddy and said curtly, “Fine. Since you want her to be your mommy, you’re no son of mine.” The crowd stared at me in disbelief, murmuring how cruel I was. However, no one saw me sobbing violently on the drive home. That sa

Chapter 4

“No, Logan! You can’t do this! My father is going to die!” Dropping every bit of my pride, I clutched Logan’s hand and looked at him through tears in my eyes. Charles was the only family I had left. I couldn’t lose him. However, Logan threw my hands off and led Elise back inside aloofly, shutting me out in a state of despair. The antidote was out of the question now, but the doctors had to get through. There may still be a slight chance. In the end, I pounded the door until my fingers bled. Only then did Logan open the door once more. His expression froze when he saw my blood-stained hands. It took a while before he said, “Coral, here is your final chance. Apologize to Elise now, and I’ll let the doctors pass.” Elise giggled from inside the room. “Oh, forget it Logan. She’s here to make my life hell. Why would she apologize to me?”Logan narrowed his eyes. “Do I need to repeat myself? Apologize, or Charles’ treatment ends now and forever.” I stared at the man I had lov

Chapter 5

It was an hour later when the police got in touch with Logan. “Sir, your wife has been in a fatal accident. We need you to come and identify her remains.” Logan didn’t even flinch at the news. He simply watched Elise browsing for clothes, his eyes clouded with annoyance. “Still pulling the same stunt? Tell her to come up with something believable next time. Does Coral think I’m an idiot?” The line went silent for a bit. Picking her head up, Elise approached with a dress in her grasp, her voice laced with hurt. “Is Coral at it again? It has only been two hours since her apology. Mr. Reed, it doesn’t seem like you can rein her in.” Triggered, Logan pulled a grimace and barked at the phone. “Tell Coral this. “If she ever plays this game again, I’ll pull the plug on her father.” He cut the call short, not giving the caller a chance to explain. Logan was fuming. To vent his frustration, Logan told the sales clerk to ring up everything Elise had been eyeing.Unable to

Chapter 6

Charles lay there under the white sheet. His face had turned an eerie gray, and dark patches had already appeared across his skin. He had clearly been dead for quite a while.Logan’s anger melted away, leaving nothing but empty confusion.“H-How did he die?” Out of nowhere, Logan grabbed the nearest medical examiner, his voice menacing. “I hired the best doctors in the field to give him care. How did he die? Spill!” The medical examiner turned pale in fright. “The cause of death was poisoning. By the time paramedics arrived on the scene, it was too late.” It was poisoning. The word struck Logan like a knife to the heart. He froze. The medical examiner said in a trembling voice, “The hospital has notified Charles Thornton’s daughter right away, but she seemed to be behind the wheel during the call. “But before the hospital staff could say anything else, there was a loud crash, and the line went dead.”Logan’s body tensed up as color drained from his lips. “What di

Chapter 7

(Third person’s point of view)Just like that, Logan brought Coral’s body home. The household staff fled the manor in fear when they saw the state of Coral. Logan couldn’t care less. When he wasn’t by Coral’s side, he would make time for the dog they had raised together. He spent his days recounting their love story to the dog until tears rolled down his cheeks by the time he finished. When night fell, Logan would share a room with Coral, then light the same scented candle they had used for years.That candle had been there from the very first night they had shared, all the way through their marriage.Coral had always believed that the soft candlelight and drifting scent could unlock the hidden intimacy between them.It was all about their love, lust, and obsession with one another. They had lost themselves in each other, day after day, year after year. While the candlelight glow remained, a charred body lay in the bed. Next to the corpse was a broken, lonely man who s

Chapter 8

(Third person’s point of view)Elise escaped. Fueled with hatred, Elise wasted no time releasing evidence of Logan’s infidelity. She even shifted the blame for Charles’ death onto Logan. The Reeds found themselves in deeper hot water than ever.With the crisis spiraling out of control, Logan had to return to the office to manage the damage control. That day, Teddy came to him in tears to admit what he had done. “Daddy, I let Mommy Elise out. “I didn’t mean to. I just didn’t want her to be locked up…“But she pushed me to the ground. She didn’t even look at me when I scraped my knee.” Teddy stared at his injury in a daze before wailing out loud. “I don’t like this mommy anymore. I want my old mommy back! My old mommy used to kiss my boo-boos and make them all better.” As Logan looked at Teddy’s face, so much like Coral’s, exhaustion weighed heavily on him. The fallout from the scandal was enormous.The Thorntons had once been a powerhouse, still with allies thro

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