All Chapters of The Moon Sets over a Sea of Hate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

The toy gun slipped from my hand and hit the floor with a dull thud.The wariness in Oscar Stanton’s eyes didn’t ease in the slightest. After watching me in silence for a moment, he stripped off his shirt, took the barbed whip in both hands, and knelt rigidly in front of me.“As long as you don’t hurt Cammie, you can whip me as many times as you want.”I stared at his kneeling figure, my eyes burning with unshed tears.“Oscar, do you remember why you brought Camilla back to the country in the first place?”Oscar’s back stiffened. He lowered his gaze in fear, avoiding my eyes. “Those are the grievances of the previous generation. It has nothing to do with Cammie herself. She’s innocent.”Camilla Isley was the daughter of my father’s mistress. Her mother, Hester Isley, had been so determined to take my mother’s place that she drove her to jump from the twentieth floor.After marrying into the Constantine family, Hester found endless ways to torment me.On my eighteenth birthday

Chapter 2

When I woke again, I was in the hospital.There was only a single nurse in the ward. “You’re at risk of a miscarriage, so you can’t be agitated in any way. The doctor has prescribed you some medications to help stabilize the pregnancy. Have your family pick it up when they arrive.”But I had no family.My mother had died years ago, and my dad had run off to escape his debts. Even my husband, who had once claimed to love me, was accompanying his mistress to a prenatal appointment.I slowly climbed out of bed to collect the medications myself. When I passed by the VIP area on the third floor, a familiar voice drifted through a partially open door.I stopped. Through the gap, I could see Oscar sitting by the bedside, gently feeding Camilla some soup. Camilla rested a hand on her belly and looked up at him with tearful eyes. “Are you really going to leave me alone during this time, Oscar? What if the baby misses its daddy?”Oscar affectionately tapped the tip of her nose. “D

Chapter 3

Our wedding photos hung on the bedroom wall. A pair of ceramic figurines sat on the nightstand, and the closet was filled with matching outfits we had once worn together.For years, I had carefully preserved every one of those things.I always thought that Oscar would come back to me as long as all those things still existed. Right then, I found all those things laughable. Supporting my pregnant belly with one hand, I slowly cleared them away one by one.It took me two hours to clear away seven years of marriage and five years of madness.I dreamt that night. Oscar was eighteen years old, and he had looked at me with sadness and relief. He flicked me lightly on the forehead and said, “You should have let go of anyone who didn’t love you a long time ago, my little moon.”When I awoke, the space beside me was empty.A note lay on the dining table, written in Oscar’s handwriting.[Breakfast is in the warming drawer. There’s a merger meeting this morning at the office. If yo

Chapter 4

I was trapped in the warped space within the car and could not move at all. Wave after wave of pain radiated through me from my tummy, and the patch of dark blood on the car seat only grew.The driver of the car in front, Jared Stewart, came out and came over to the driver’s seat of my car to give me a look. Then, he took out his phone and made a phone call. “Mr. Stanton, I’ve stopped Mrs. Stanton’s vehicle by force as ordered. The car is on its side, and Mrs. Stanton is quite hurt. Should I call an ambulance?”There was silence on the other end of the line for a few seconds. Then, Oscar’s voice came through, cold as ice. “Give it a moment. Send her to the hospital once Cammie is safely escorted to her new residence.”My breathing grew weaker. The pain in my lower abdomen came faster and harder with every passing second.The little life I had carried for four months was slipping away from me.I struggled to speak, forcing out the words with the last of my strength.“Take m

Chapter 5

“What’s going on, Oscar?”Camilla’s timid voice sounded, violently bringing Oscar’s awareness back into the car. “Nothing.” He rubbed his forehead. “I thought I heard Luna’s voice.”Camilla’s face went pale as she snuggled further into Oscar’s embrace. “Is… Is Luna coming after me? Oscar, I’m scared… “Will she hit me? Will she hurt the baby? Please protect me, Oscar!”“Don’t be scared.” Oscar immediately tightened his hold on her and gently patted her back. “No one can hurt you with me here.”He pulled out his phone and sent a text to Jared. [Take Luna to another hospital. Don’t let her frighten Cammie.]Half an hour later, the car stopped before a secluded villa. “You will be staying here temporarily. I have something to settle, so I have to leave now.”After a brief moment of surprise, Camilla grabbed Oscar’s wrist. “Where are you going, Oscar? Aren’t you going to stay with me?”“I have something to deal with.”“Are you going to see Luna?” Camilla bit her lip, tea

Chapter 6

Oscar was frozen as he looked on, like a hollowed-out puppet. It was impossible. Luna was too tenacious, too full of fight. There was no way she would simply die. He reached out, intending to expose her act.But when he touched her skin, the cold seeped through his finger all the way to his heart. His entire body shuddered.Luna… was dead. The realization was like a dull knife, sawing through his insides again and again.Oscar stumbled backward and slammed into the icy wall behind him. He stared at the lifeless face in the drawer, his eyes so red they looked ready to bleed.“Luna… get up! Get up right now! Stop pretending! I know you’re trying to trick me!”Silence was the only response he got. “How… How did she die?”Oscar’s voice was soft enough to be blown away by the breeze. “This afternoon, after Mrs. Stanton’s car was struck and overturned, she bled a lot. When she got to the hospital, she wasn’t allowed in because you had reserved the entire floor.”Oscar’s

Chapter 7

It was dark when Oscar returned to the villa. He carried Luna and brought her upstairs. When he opened the door to the bedroom, he froze in surprise. The room was in a mess. Oscar’s pupils contracted, and his heart sank.“Mr. Andrews!”The butler, Jameson Andrews, came running. The sight of the room stopped him short.“Mr. Stanton…”“Find out who did this!” Rage blazed in Oscar’s eyes. “Pull up the security footage. I want to know everything that happened here yesterday.”“Yes, sir!” Jameson hurried away to do as he was told.Oscar carried Luna to the bed, carefully laid her down, and pulled the covers over her. Then he sat by the bed and took her hand. “You blame me, don’t you? You blame me for not believing you when you called, for assuming you were only causing trouble, and for leaving you outside the hospital.“I’m sorry, my little moon. I don’t know how I ended up this way either.”Their youthful love had been passionate but also fragile. It could not withstand t

Chapter 8

Jameson entered the room before dawn. With a pale face, he held up the results of his investigation.Oscar looked up from where he was by Luna’s bed, his eyes bloodshot. “Report.”“Mrs. Stanton was the one who trashed the room.” Jameson paused and spoke even softer. “There’s something else… "Ms. Isley used the surveillance cameras you installed in the bedroom to start a livestream.“She broadcast footage of Mrs. Stanton in the shower.”“What did you say?”Oscar shot up from his seat, his tone icy. “Ms. Isley sent Mrs. Stanton the link to the livestream and said some extremely cruel things.” Jameson kept his head lowered. “That’s why Mrs. Stanton rushed out and drove away.”The revelation struck Oscar like a bolt of lightning.His entire body trembled as overwhelming rage churned in his eyes.…At the villa on the east end of the city, Camilla was on a video call with her best friend, laughing gleefully. “You should have seen the look on Luna’s face. She was like a ma

Chapter 9

Summer Bay.In the physical therapy room of a private hospital, I held on to the parallel bars and slowly practiced walking again.“Luna, take it easy.”My aunt, Gina Constantine, walked over and held onto my arm. “Thanks, Aunt Gina.”That day at St. Mary’s Hospital, I had truly thought that I was going to die. But Gina had made arrangements to spirit me out of that place in the chaos. She found a body with a similar build and used it to stage my death.“No need to thank me. With your mother gone so young, who else is here to love you?”Gina paused before saying tentatively, “There’s something I want to discuss with you, Luna.”“What is it?”“Do you know the son of Summer Bay’s shipping magnate, Jorge Santos? The Santos family wants to arrange a marriage with our family. I don’t have any children, so… I was hoping you would agree to marry him on behalf of our family.”I was stunned. “Jorge’s not a bad sort. He’s courteous and well-mannered, though a little reserved. "Y

Chapter 10

“You’re getting married?” Oscar stared at me. “What kind of joke is this, Luna?“We never got divorced, and I never signed any divorce papers. You’re still my wife.”“Your wife is dead.” I pulled my hand away and stepped back. “Didn’t you witness it with your own eyes?”Oscar’s pupils contracted as though someone had dumped a bucket of ice water over his head. “That body was a fake.”“But all the legalities have been completed. The death certificate is real. In the eyes of the law, Luna Constantine is dead. I have no relation to you anymore, Oscar.”Oscar’s gaze sharpened with rage. “Do you really think you could just wipe clean eleven years of love with a word? I don’t believe that you’ve fallen in love with someone else. You don’t love Jorge Santos.”I looked at him and suddenly smiled.“Do you have any idea how I survived these past five years, Oscar?“The first year after you started cheating, I barely slept. I lost twenty pounds. When I saw a doctor, I was diagnosed with

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