All Chapters of The (Deserved) Liberation of Arya A.: Chapter 11 - Chapter 19

Having settled into Rhesia, Arya had no idea how much had happened back in her home country.It had been a little over a month since she arrived, and the panic and fear that had haunted her during those first days had gradually begun to fade.Gloria had given her enough wealth to live comfortably for the rest of her life.Even so, Arya chose not to buy a house or condominium of her own. Instead, she rented a unit owned by a biracial Rhesian family, one with roots that partially traced back to her homeland."Ho! Another good day for sunbathing, Ari?" came a loud, cheerful greeting.Azura Moreau, the landlady, radiated the exuberance of old age. She had invited Arya to join her family for dinner almost every day since she moved in.The best part of those meals was Azura's granddaughter, who was about Millie's age. She was just as energetic and excitable as Millie and had quickly taken to following Arya everywhere, constantly pulling her into one game after another.Arya loved it.

Armie felt as though a large part of his heart had been hollowed out. Something precious was slipping through his fingers."First, I don't know where she is," Gloria had told him a month earlier. "Second, even if I did, I wouldn't tell you. I don't want you to ruin any more of her life!"Armie had not listened. He had never been the type to give up on anything he wanted. Once he set his sights on something, he would do whatever it took to get it. Thus, he had ordered a month-long investigation and finally tracked her down.Before he departed for Rhesia, Gloria confronted him again."What exactly do you think you're doing? You used to resent me for breaking you and Nancy up and forcing you and Arya together. You hated it so much that you let her suffer every kind of humiliation and contempt within your social circle!"And now that she's finally escaped you and the hell our family created, you're going to chase her down and drag her back into all of this? Why couldn't you appreciate

Armie clutched a fresh bouquet he had planned to give Arya at the first opportunity.He had already rehearsed everything in his mind. He would apologize, admit that he finally understood the gravity of his mistakes, and beg her to take him back.It had taken countless wrong turns and shattered hopes to find her at last, and how did she greet him? By passionately kissing another man.In his mind, it was no different from being cuckolded in his own home.Blinded by rage, Armie threw a punch at his rival.Felix was already furious that this bastard had interrupted such a perfect moment, so he welcomed the attack. He sidestepped the wild punch, tackled Armie to the ground, grabbed a coil of rope from nearby, and quickly bound his hands and feet."Let me go, you piece of shit!" Armie roared at the top of his lungs, his voice thick with humiliation and fury. "Who the fuck do you think you are?!"Arya stared in stunned silence. She had never seen Armie look so. wretched.He had once b

Armie had somehow produced a knife out of nowhere and plunged it into his own chest. The knife hit the ground with a loud clank as he collapsed nearby.His eyes remained fixed on her with a wistful gaze. A manic smile spread across his face. "So it's just as you said. A life for a life. Now come back with me and be my wife again."Horror seized her. She immediately called an ambulance and had him rushed to the hospital. God, he had always been a madman, but this?…Outside the operating room, Arya sat with her hands clasped tightly together, twisting them in anxiety.Felix arrived moments later, clearly out of breath.His eyes widened in alarm when he saw her hands covered in blood. "Arya! Are you okay? What happened? Did he hurt you? Where? What did the doctor say?"Ironically, Felix's panic helped calm her. She even let out a small laugh. "Oh, chill out! I'm not hurt. This is his blood, not mine. He stabbed himself in the chest to force me to get back together with him."His