Lahat ng Kabanata ng Shattered Stardust: Our Love Died First: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

Xander's POVThe photo was of a table full of carefully prepared dishes, with the caption, "I wonder what my son is whimpering about. Is he hungry for his mommy's food, or is he saying he misses his mommy?"So, Wendy's previous claim that she only cooked for me was also a lie.The cross hanging by my neck suddenly felt piercingly cold. I took it off and held it up in the air, examining it carefully.Then I let go.The necklace fell to the ground and shattered into pieces in an instant.For a long time, I sat there in a daze before numbly getting to my feet and walking over to the dining table.With just the first bite, I could tell that these came from the restaurant near the villa.I smiled mockingly. Wendy must have been in too much of a hurry today, so she had no time to cook for me.She no longer even bothered with the last pretense.At that moment, Wendy's breathless voice came from the doorway."Honey, are you feeling better? The pharmacies were all closed. I ran three

Xander's POVI didn't reply to the text. Instead, I turned around and began sorting through everything Wendy and I had accumulated over the past ten years.The vast rose garden that Wendy had personally planted for me, the hair tie she bought during one of our flea market trips, and even the photos we had taken together on our travels over the years—I destroyed everything connected to me, one by one.Blaine sent me a live update every half hour, as if worried I wouldn't know my wife was with him.When midnight struck, countless birthday wishes from relatives and friends flooded my phone. Only Wendy's was missing.She hadn't forgotten. She was just too exhausted and had fallen asleep.The next morning, before dawn broke, I blocked every number and account belonging to the two of them. Then I snapped my SIM card in half and threw it into the trash.Finally, I set fire to the villa that had been filled with ten years of memories.The flames soared into the sky, illuminating the ro

Third-Person POVBlaine was left standing there in a daze. He cried out in despair, "What? You're kicking us out?"Wendy, have you completely lost your mind? I've been with you for years, and now you're abandoning me just like that?"…Xander's POVAfter getting off the plane, Emily immediately rushed over and hugged me tightly."Xander, you finally came to your senses! I've taken good care of everything your parents left you."My mother had passed away when I was young, and Emily had always played the role of a mother to me.However, back then, my father had refused to marry Emily. It was only at my request that he finally agreed to marry her.Emily had immediately signed a prenuptial agreement, saying that she would never take a single cent from the Lynch family. She also added that, even after becoming my stepmother, she would never force me to call her "Mom".She said I already had a mother of my own, and that such a sacred title should be respected.But what touched me

Xander's POVIt wasn't until Kyra and I walked out the door that Wendy chased after us, desperately asking, "Xander, don't you miss the food I made for you?"I let out a sneer and said icily, "Miss it? Miss you using sugar instead of salt? Your burned heart-shaped eggs?"I think I might actually miss that restaurant near our house more."Every word felt like a slap in Wendy's face.I looked at her with disdain and said deliberately, "If you've got any sense, you'll get the hell out of my sight now."When she heard me tell her to leave, Wendy felt her heart clench. "Honey, how can you treat me like this?"She looked utterly defeated, staring at me as though I were some unfaithful bastard."Because I don't love you anymore," I retorted flatly.With that, I turned and left.But Wendy still wouldn't give up. "How can you just stop loving me like that? I know I was wrong! You didn't like Blaine, so I cut him out of my life! Why won't you forgive me?"Xander, please don't leave, o

Xander's POVThe cold glint of the blade illuminated Blaine's twisted, terrifying face. He looked like he'd been beaten countless times, and there wasn't a single patch of unbroken skin on his face or arms.What was even more horrifying was the tiny bundle strapped to his chest. It was shaped like a baby—and gave off the stench of a corpse.For the past six months, there had been no news of him at all. I even thought he had taken the child back to his hometown.But given his personality, he would never have let things go.I never imagined Wendy would keep him captive. Still, this was exactly the kind of thing that vicious woman would do.She was afraid Blaine would come after me, so from the day I left, she had locked him away.An adult could endure being imprisoned, but not an infant.The tip of the blade was only inches away when a thud rang out, and the blade sank into Wendy's chest.With Wendy taking the knife for me, paired with the resolute look in her eyes, I was instan