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Chapter 1

A hand was clamping my mouth tightly, so I couldn't make a sound.By the time it was over, Cody had comforted my best friend and carried her into the private room next door.Soft gasps and low moans intertwined, seeping through the crack of the door left slightly ajar.I dragged my torn, wounded body to the doorway.My hand, which was about to push the door open, paused. A black card was tossed at my feet.In the darkness, Cody spoke, his voice hoarse, "Waitress, buy me a box of ultra-thin condoms. Hurry."Numbly, I picked up the card, limped to the front desk, and bought a box of condoms.I pushed open the room door and placed the box on the table."I brought what you asked for."The two people on the couch, locked in a passionate kiss, suddenly went rigid.When Cody saw it was me, the lust in his eyes disappeared bit by bit."Rebecca... what are you doing here?""I sent you a text."My gaze fell on their intertwined bodies, my voice utterly lifeless.Cody finally came t

Chapter 2

On the other end, Cody's voice was gentle and deep, but he was not talking to me."I'm sorry I hurt you, I got a little too emotional just now. Be a good girl and stop moving. Let me apply the medicine."Summer's coquettish voice followed immediately."Why are you here with me? Rebecca is waiting for you."Cody let out a scoff."Rebecca has a good temper. She‘s used to waiting. She's not like you, you little troublemaker."A wave of nausea surged up, and I abruptly hung up.The phone screen went completely dark.I looked at the mess around me and forced out a smile that looked uglier than crying.Yes, I had always waited for him.But a rotten relationship could never return to what it was. I no longer wanted to wait for a reply that would never come.I picked up my phone and calmly dialed a number:"Hello, I would like to report a crime."-The police station's harsh white lights shone upon me, piercingly cold.A police officer tapped the table."This is really serious.

Chapter 3

Cody burst into the police station, his face alight with joy, and swept Summer into his arms.His expression was filled with barely containable excitement and happiness.A long moment passed before he finally noticed me sitting nearby. He guiltily came over and took my hand."Rebecca, you heard it too. Summer's pregnant. If I hadn't saved her just now, both she and the baby would have been in danger."Right after he said that, two police officers walked past, talking amongst themselves."Did you hear? Earlier, a girl was violated by a few thugs at a bar. She was brought to the station..."Cody's expression changed into one of horror. He held Summer even more tightly and turned to me."Did you hear that? If I hadn't gotten there in time, that could have been Summer. You're a woman too, so you should understand."Watching him being so protective of Summer, a bleak, bitter laugh echoed in my heart.I looked at him expressionlessly and said, my voice hoarse and broken, "Cody, what

Chapter 4

I stared vacantly at the hospital ceiling.Cody sat next to my bed, holding my cold hand, his face full of guilt."Rebecca, the baby... we can have another one in the future."My gaze skimmed past Summer, standing nearby with teary eyes, and landed on him.My voice was as light as a passing breeze."Cody, this is the second baby we've lost."Cody went rigid.Three years ago, on a blizzard day, Summer made me play the "instant reply game" to test our boyfriends for the first time.Ten minutes later, a Maybach pulled up to the curb and whisked Summer away.I was left in that blizzard, alone. I called Cody dozens of times. Every single call went unanswered.In the end, I lay unconscious in the freezing weather for an entire night.When I woke up, I had already miscarried. I didn't even know I was pregnant.And now, Cody had once again killed our baby with his own hands for my best friend.Clearly, the two people before me had also recalled that blizzard day. Immense guilt sur

Chapter 5

Cody's heart sank. He immediately called his lawyer.Only after the lawyer arrived did he have the presence of mind to finally take in the state of the house.The police ended up not arresting Summer due to insufficient evidence.On the table in the hallway, there was nothing else aside from Rebecca's personal keys.The vast mansion held not a single trace of festive wedding decorations, only an empty, deathly stillness.Cody frowned as he kicked open door after door, but he couldn't find Rebecca anywhere.Staring at the empty house, it suddenly hit him. Apart from a faint, lingering trace of jasmine scent in the air, there was nothing left in this home that belonged to Rebecca.Staring at the empty wardrobe, the panic in Cody's heart spread like wildfire."Cody, stop looking."Summer strolled over and said, "Rebecca is obviously still angry about what happened, so she's hiding from us to spite us."Hearing that, the panic in Cody's eyes was gradually replaced by irritation.

Chapter 6

The heavy doors were pushed open, and the spotlight focused on the entrance.Cody looked up anxiously, but the moment he saw who it was, his blood froze.The person walking slowly toward him along the red carpet was not the woman he was desperately searching for, Rebecca.Instead, it was Summer.Cody's gaze fell upon the wedding dress Summer was wearing.That was the dress Rebecca had spent countless nights stitching with her own hands. She had waited three years to wear it, and now it was draped on another woman's body.A sharp pain pierced Cody's heart. His expression darkened.He grabbed Summer's wrist and barked, "Take it off."Summer's lips curved into a smile."What's wrong? Doesn't Rebecca's wedding dress look good on me?"Fury churned in Cody's eyes."Don't make me say it twice. Take it off! This dress is Rebecca's. Who gave you permission to touch it?"Summer's smile grew wider."I've even touched her man. What's a wedding dress compared to that?"She linked her

Chapter 7

On the screen, Rebecca stood at the entrance of the courthouse dressed in a black-and-white suit, her face pale yet calm.Cody stiffly turned his head to the screen and gazed desperately at the frail-looking figure on it.On the screen, a reporter asked emphatically, "Ms. Henderson, according to the case file, you attempted to seek help before being assaulted by three men at Nightfall Bar. Was no one there with you at the time?"Rebecca looked directly into the camera and said, her voice steady, "There was."The reporter pressed relentlessly, "Then did you not call out to them for help?"Rebecca frowned, as if unwilling to recall that hellish night."I did. I sent him a distress message and even called his phone. In fact, when the crime happened, I was separated from him by only a single wall."The audience gasped.The reporter's voice rose with indignation, "Who is this person? If he was right next door, why didn't he save you?"A faint, fleeting smile crossed Rebecca's face,

Chapter 8

Cody had no idea how he made his way back to the wedding venue.Inside the dressing room, Summer was casually touching up her lipstick, still wearing Rebecca's wedding dress.Hearing the door being kicked open, she glanced up at the utterly wrecked Cody through the makeup mirror, and her mouth curled into a completely unsurprised smile.Cody lunged forward and grabbed her throat, his eyes bloodshot."You knew all along, didn't you? You sent me that text at that very moment on purpose to ruin Rebecca. And later, you called me at the police station because you didn't want me to know the truth. You tricked me!"Summer's face flushed red from the choking. She struggled to force out a smile."Did I force you to hang up on her? Did I force you to not reply to her texts? Did I force you to kick her pregnant belly? Cody Langford, stop playing the victim. You're the one who hurt Rebecca!"The veins on Cody's forehead bulged as he snarled, "You knew full well how much she loved me. Why wo

Chapter 9

Northern Europe, one year later.Snow-dusted cedars stood tall outside a studio. The afternoon sun streamed through the window and fell onto a canvas.I leaned against the easel, slowly moving my paintbrush.Beside me, an underclasswoman who had just returned from a trip home gossiped while painting, "I heard the Woods family is done for. After Cody Langford forced Summer Woods to get an abortion, she went crazy and caused a scene at Langford Corporation. Cody then handed over evidence of her embezzling funds to the police, and she was sentenced to ten years."The guy next to her chimed in, "Langford Corporation isn't doing much better. To fight against the Woods family, Cody staked all his capital, and both sides suffered heavy losses. Now, Langford Corporation is just an empty shell."The underclasswoman lowered her voice and said, "I heard the Woods family broke Cody's leg, so now he has to use a crutch."When she said that, my paintbrush clattered to the floor.The studio fe

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