All Chapters of Life’s But a Dream: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

My mother was taken aback for a moment. Once she regained her composure, she could barely contain her excitement. “Peter, you’ve finally come to your senses!” She couldn’t help but marvel, “I hate to say it, but Sage really isn’t a good fit for you. Come back as soon as you can.”I didn’t argue. After agreeing on a time with my mother, I hung up the phone.Once my wounds were bandaged, the doctor let out a sigh and looked at me with sympathy. “You’ve had some terrible luck, young man. Be careful not to get the wounds wet over the next few days.”No sooner had the words left his mouth than an anxious-looking Sage Arnold pushed open the door and stepped inside. Her gaze fell upon the injuries on my face, and she let out an exasperated laugh.“That looks hideous. Peter, were you out of your mind? All you had to do back there was apologize! Why did you have to pick a fight?”If this had happened in the past, my face would have flushed red as I argued my side. Yet now, I felt nothing

Chapter 2

“I think you scraped your arm when you fell today. Let me apply some–”Before she could finish her sentence, she saw my arm, which had already been bandaged.I withdrew my arm with an unbothered expression and said plainly, “It’s fine.”By the time she actually remembered, the wound would’ve been infected ages ago.Sage’s pride was hurt by my series of actions. With a grim expression, she tossed the medicine onto the table and walked straight into the study. That night, she slept in there alone, which suited me just fine.The next morning, I got up early to wash up. Not long after, Sage walked out of the study looking visibly exhausted.She wore a stunned expression as she stared closely at me. “Where are you going? Why are you up so early?”I glanced back at her in surprise. She usually never bothered to care this much.Before I could even speak, though, Sage’s phone suddenly rang. It was a popular song that Simon had recommended.Sage hadn’t shown much of a reaction back the

Chapter 3

“Peter, do you know what you’re talking about?” she blurted out recklessly. “You’re almost thirty. You’re not getting any younger. Do you really think you can find anyone better than me?”What a boastful thing to say. Unfortunately for her, not only could I find someone better, but that person would also beat her by a mile.I glanced at her coldly. Despite her agitation, I said calmly, “You don’t need to worry about that.”After that, I ignored her completely, grabbed the indignant Jake, and walked away.Along the way, Jake’s face was filled with regret. “Dude, I’m so sorry. I didn’t expect…”I stopped in my tracks and patted his shoulder.“Jake, I’m getting married.”Jake froze, stammering, not knowing what to say.I burst out laughing. “It’s not Sage. It’s an arranged marriage by my family.”Jake let out a sigh of relief as he hugged me and said, “You’d better send me an invitation when the time comes.”“Of course!”…After chatting for a few hours, we patted each other o

Chapter 4

Although it was phrased as a question, she didn’t actually care to hear my response. So, she went ahead and passed judgment on me herself.“You’d better think this through. I’m beautiful and successful. Once you miss out on me, you will never get another chance.”With that, she grabbed her coat and slammed the door shut as she stormed out.I stood up, having had no chance to speak—not that I was going to beg for her forgiveness anyway. I just wanted her to leave her key behind.… After packing up my belongings, there were still a few of Sage’s things left in the house. As such, I pulled out a large bag and stuffed everything inside in one go.The remaining things were our photo prints and travel souvenirs. There were souvenirs from every new country we visited, picking fruit at an orchard, and me teaching her archery. However, there were simply too many, and I was too lazy to go through them one by one.I had been the only one keeping them all along, like a one-man show. Since

Chapter 5

Sage couldn’t bear to watch any longer, so she stepped in front of him and said, “Peter, you have so many clothes. What’s the big deal if he wears them for a bit? It’s not like he won’t return them to you.”What was the big deal? I found it repulsive. Who knew what the two of them had done while wearing my clothes?With the last bit of my patience exhausted, I flung her hand away, turned around, and slammed the door shut behind me.Just a few steps after walking out the door, rapid footsteps sounded from behind. I felt my wrist being yanked, and immediately after, I was pulled into a tight embrace. Sage gripped me so hard it made it difficult for me to breathe.Panic bled through her voice. “Peter, don’t leave! Listen to me. Everything you just saw was a misunderstanding.”I didn’t struggle. Once she calmed down and let go of me, I even thoughtfully adjusted her collar.“I understand. It was all a misunderstanding. When people get drunk, getting into bed is bound to happen.”Sag

Chapter 6

She stared at the newly replaced door lock with her brows furrowed. She was a little annoyed that I was getting increasingly spoiled and short-tempered, so much so that I had even changed the door lock.After sitting at the doorstep and smoking a cigarette, she began to apologize again. “Peter, I’m cold. Can you open the door?“There are so many bugs out here. When did you become so cruel? You don’t seem like yourself anymore.”After an eerie, dead silence, Sage suddenly stood up. She understood that sitting around waiting would lead nowhere. So, she walked around the house and finally discovered an unlocked window.Sage had a habit of rock climbing, so she easily scrambled inside.She smiled triumphantly and called out, “Peter, let’s see what else you–”In the very next second, she stopped, because the inside of the house was so brand-new it looked like a model home.Her expression darkened, and she hurriedly began searching through the house. Yet, after combing through the ent

Chapter 7

I watched nervously as a Rolls-Royce slowly pulled into the courtyard. As I walked down the stairs to greet the guests, I suddenly caught sight of a familiar face.Chloe Benedict?She, however, didn’t seem as surprised as I was. Instead, she offered me a very calm and composed smile. She was already quite the beauty, but when she smiled, she was simply breathtaking.My face flushed red as I suddenly recalled an embarrassing incident from the past. Back in my high school days, Chloe was our school’s homecoming queen. She had countless admirers, and my friend happened to be one of them.He had written a love letter, but he was too shy to deliver it, so he begged me to go in his place. As I had always been bold, I stormed right into her homeroom holding the love letter. Seeing that she wasn’t there, I slipped it into her locker.Two days later, she suddenly cornered me on a quiet path.The Chloe then was cool and aloof. With few words, she pulled out the letter, looked at me, and sa

Chapter 8

Sage must have expended a tremendous amount of effort to climb up the wall.I looked at her, feeling somewhat astonished. I remembered how she used to despise nothing more than people who refused to let go.Back then, while we were watching a movie together, we happened to run into a couple going through a breakup. The guy was begging desperately, relentlessly pestering the girl against her wishes.Sage couldn’t stand to watch it, so she stepped in and helped the girl out of the situation.Afterward, she remarked disdainfully, “I despise clingy people the most, especially men. Can’t they carry themselves with more dignity?”Although I agreed with her, I felt a subtle urge to test the waters, so I asked, “If we broke up and I tried to win you back, would you change your mind?”Without hesitation, Sage raised an eyebrow, pointed to herself, and asked me, “Don’t you know me by now? I hate desperate simps the most.”That was why I had been so confident that we wouldn’t have too much

Chapter 9

Meanwhile, I simply took a step back, creating a distance between us.“Peter, I’ve broken up with Simon. In the end, I didn’t even give him that house. I know I was wrong,” Sage pleaded. “I admit I’ve hurt you, but why won’t you give me a chance before passing a death sentence on me? How is that fair to me?”Fair? She had some nerve talking to me about fairness.During countless late nights in the past, I had waited for her to come back to me. Yet, what did she do? She pointed right at my nose time and time again, telling me, “You’re not my husband yet, so don’t interfere in my affairs. Even if we do get married, we need to set boundaries.”From that moment on, my heart began to waver. However, it wasn’t until I was brutally beaten by the crowd that I saw Sage’s real colors. She was a selfish, despicable, and shameless woman. As for those past years we shared together, I’d just consider myself to have been blind. I sighed and nodded to the bodyguards. They understood my meani

Chapter 10

Along the aisle stood our family and friends. They were thrilled, showering petal after petal over Chloe, while I stood at the end of the aisle in a tailored, sleek suit, looking at her, whose eyes were filled with love.We said our vows with smiles on our faces, but just as I was about to say “I do,” an uninvited guest suddenly crashed the ceremony.Sage burst in, her face covered in bruises and scars.“I object!” Tears mixed with blood streamed down her face as she said, as if resigned to fate, “Peter, don’t say yes! Come with me! Do you remember the promise between us?”For a split second, I was lost in thought, and it suddenly occurred to me that there seemed to be some sort of half-joking promise like that.Back then, we were watching a movie together. The male lead had separated from the female lead due to a misunderstanding, and in a fit of anger, she married someone else.The male lead eventually snapped back to his senses, risked everything, and crashed the wedding. In t

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