All Chapters of I Sold My Dignity, Not My Heart: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

Chase's POVBy the time I got back from purchasing the condoms, Harry Anderson and Cecilia Stone were already finished. She was curled up in his arms, pouting childishly.He gently rested a hand on her stomach and teased, "What if you get pregnant? We didn't use any protection."She chuckled, clearly insinuating something. "That'd be even better. At least I'll know there won't be a second useless man in this house."As she spoke, she shot me a pointed glance. I instantly understood those words were meant for me.It had only been three days since my private part was injured. Cecilia wasn't afraid of hurting my feelings or breaking my heart. In her eyes, I was no different from a worthless stray dog.When I didn't react the way she wanted, she looked somewhat surprised.She parted her lips as if to say something, but Harry suddenly looked out the window and exclaimed, "It's snowing! Cece, let's build a snowman!"Cecilia smiled and nodded, only to turn around and call out to me ju

Chapter 2

Chase's POVThe words of comfort Cecilia offered were meant for Harry, not me. A tear slipped from the corner of my eye, and I finally sank into darkness.When I woke in a daze, Harry was sitting nearby, blaming himself."It's all my fault. He got sick because he went out to build me a snowman. How about this? I've been improving on physical therapy lately. I can treat him and relieve his pain."His pitiful voice and the gloomy look on his face made Cecilia agree without a second thought. I couldn't stop myself from trembling out of fear.Harry called it treating me, but in reality, I was just his practice subject.The last time I refused, they pinned me to the floor, leaving me without a shred of dignity. Harry, far from professional, was clumsy and all over the place.During one of his attempts, he accidentally spilled alcohol across my back, and it caught fire instantly. I screamed in agony and rolled across the floor. To this day, the scar had yet to fade.The memory prompt

Chapter 3

Chase's POVHalfway down the road, I found my legs giving out. I stumbled and nearly hit the ground.Thankfully, my neighbor, Fiona Sadler, caught me in time. She saw the sweat on my forehead and took one of the suitcases from my hand."Hey, Chase. Where are you off to?" she asked casually. "I'm free anyway. Might as well get some exercise."I gave her a grateful smile, and the two of us walked side by side.The next second, I locked eyes with Cecilia. Her gaze was icy, and she looked between Fiona and me for two seconds before walking straight past us.I sighed in relief, but only for a second. After a few steps, Cecilia suddenly turned back, snatched the suitcase from Fiona's hand, and glared at me. "Where does this need to go?"A strange feeling rose in my chest. I gave Fiona an apologetic smile before following Cecilia to the shipping office.As she watched me fill out the form, she suddenly said, "Don't go around flirting with other women. Have some self-respect."My pen

Chapter 4

Chase's POVCecilia had laughed with effortless charm. "I'll make it official after I divorce that idiot at home."Before the video finished playing, Cecilia suddenly shot to her feet. Her face turned ashen. She glanced at me, then frantically started fumbling with the remote control.Then, with one wrong press, the screen switched to another video. It was footage from the night I got drunk. I was sprawled there with my clothes undone, my face flushed, while several filthy hands groped me without my consent.My mind went blank. It felt as if something had nailed my feet to the floor. It wasn't until Cecilia grabbed a glass and hurled it at the screen, shattering the display, that I came back to myself.She stroked my back and murmured, "It's okay. It was only a few seconds."I coldly shrugged her hand off. There was none of the breakdown she expected to see in my eyes. "I'm leaving. You guys keep having fun."Cecilia's face immediately darkened. At that, Lola quickly stepped in

Chapter 5

Third-Person POVAfter Cecilia took Harry to the hospital, the doctor could barely hide his exasperation. He simply cleaned the tiny scrape with some iodine and sent Harry on his way.Harry's eyes were red, and he clutched Cecilia's hand as if he had gone through trauma.Cecilia, on the other hand, was noticeably distracted. Her attention stayed fixed on her phone. She kept wondering when Chase would call her.In the past, he always gave in fast. More often than not, the moment she walked out the door, her phone would ring. If she didn't answer, she would then receive a 500-word apology right after.Chase was an excellent writer. His messages were always heartfelt.Cecilia might act indifferent every time, but deep down, she felt a genuine sense of satisfaction. She liked seeing him beg for her attention.However, something changed over the past two weeks. First, he gradually stopped talking to her. Then, he stopped even looking at her, to the point of ignoring her presence.Th

Chapter 6

Third-Person POVA startled cry rang through the room, breaking the silence. Harry hurried over, his face full of concern. "Cece, what's going on?"Cecilia's hand landed on the needle. She snapped back to reality and picked it up, staring at the bloodstained tip. "Why did you stab him?"Harry froze momentarily before putting on an innocent expression. "Did Chase tell you that? But I never did anything like that. How am I supposed to admit something I didn't do?"He lowered his head and started sobbing softly. Usually, a few tears were all it took for Cecilia to comfort him immediately. This time, however, he nearly cried himself dry and still hadn't gathered any reaction from her.Uneasy, Harry cautiously looked up at Cecilia. The sight nearly made him scream.Cecilia had one hand clamped around his throat, her expression vicious. Her voice dropped to a low, dangerous whisper. "How dare you lie to me, still? You think I was nice to you for a few days, and you can do whatever th

Chapter 7

Chase's POVI curled my lips into a mocking smile. The fact that Cecilia didn't want to marry anyone else had zero correlation to her love and loyalty to me.After all, what other man would tolerate his wife fooling around with other men and simply look the other way?Over the years, my reputation in her circle had been pathetic, to say the least. Still, we each got what we needed. With the Stones' help, my family had managed to turn things around at last.From now on, neither of us owed the other anything.Once I had made up my mind, I shook my head. "I won't change my mind.""I don't believe you!" Cecilia exclaimed. "You're just angry right now. I'll give you a few days to cool off."She was so eager to argue back, like a child who had been denied a piece of candy and stubbornly refused to back down."I don't need to cool off. And you don't need to come back here again."Cecilia was confused. The finality in my words felt like a mystery to her.When she saw that my expressi

Chapter 8

Chase's POVFor the sake of my family, I was willing to make that sacrifice.Besides, it wasn't as though I had no feelings toward Cecilia. All the happy times we shared in the beginning were real. Except that later on, I realized the happy times she shared with others were just as real.Everything she had done for me, every attention-to-detail effort she had shown me, could easily be recreated with another man. Every time I saw the smiling faces of the men around her, it felt like I was looking at my past self.That was when my faith in her gradually crumbled.Later, when the Stones made things difficult for me, Cecilia never once stepped in to defend me. That was the last straw.I closed myself off and started treating her like an employer instead of a partner. Slowly, magically, my heart stopped hurting. Even when she was being intimate with other men in front of me, I felt nothing.So, what right did Cecilia have to condemn me now? She was selfish, unfaithful, and cruel. Jus

Chapter 9

Chase's POV"You think you were clueless all this time?" I asked Cecilia, then answered my own question, "You saw everything happening to me. You even helped them torment me, letting them humiliate me relentlessly."I scoffed. "This year, I started having nightmares. I lost nearly 20 pounds. Every time I fell asleep, I saw your huge, monstrous face up close. I'd wake up screaming, my whole body—"Before I could finish, Cecilia rushed over and wrapped her arms around me. "Please, stop talking! It's all my fault! You can hit me, curse at me, and even stab me if you want. Do whatever you want to me!"I frowned, not even having time to respond before a sudden wave of nausea hit me. Without warning, I vomited all over her. She froze, staring at me in disbelief.I calmly wiped my mouth. "I've thrown up countless times because of things like this in the past. Just looking at you repulses me. I can't control it."Cecilia's chest heaved violently. The feeling of being hurt by me made her

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