All Chapters of The Key That Failed: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

The door creaked open, and Melinda Hampton, doing flower arrangement in the living room, looked at the entrance. The moment our eyes met, I felt my blood freeze over. This was the illegitimate daughter that made my mother so furious, it drove her to her death.My father and brother wanted to tear her apart, and my best friend nearly slashed her face to ribbons. Now, she was here, healthy and doing flower arrangement."Is it your dad and the others?" A familiar voice spoke, and my heart sank.Blake came out of the kitchen. He was wearing an apron, and when our eyes met, he froze. "Helena? What are you doing here?"I didn't answer. Instead, my eyes rested on a sleeping cat lying in a corner. That was the only thing my mother left me. He told me the cat died of a sickness. No, the one who drove my mother to her grave had kept it.Blake quickly took his apron off and tried to hold my hand. "Helena, I can explain. She had nowhere else to go, so I took her in."I looked around. The s

Jessica noticed the shock on my face, and she quickly shut up. I looked at the stack of reassignment applications on the desk, and I laughed so hard, I cried.We'd been in a long distance relationship for seven years, and I did all I could to be reassigned to the hospital near our house. I came up with a whole stack of applications, but none of them were approved.And because I lived so far apart from my family, I hadn't been able to see Mom for the last time, and I couldn't visit her grave that frequently either.I thought I didn't clear the reassignment requirements, but in reality, it was that man who made sure I stayed far away from him.Jessica held up the stamp and asked one last time, "Are you sure you're going overseas? Once you do, you're there for at least five years."I nodded, finally letting go of what hope I had left for him. Right after coming out of the office, I heard the nurses talk among themselves. "That's Dr. Lampton's husband. Who's that pregnant woman he's

The once solemn graveyard was a mess. "How did this happen?" Blake couldn't believe his eyes.My father's eyes went wide in disbelief. My mother's grave was nothing but rubble now, and bloodstains covered the ground. He had no idea whose it was."Stop right now!" Blake roared. All the workers stopped at once."You told us to destroy this whole place, boss. We're nearly done. You like what we did?"Blake was confused. "I didn't tell you to do it right now! You have one day to make this place as good as new!""Yes, boss."A long while later, everyone finally calmed down. My brother clenched his fists, shivering. "I thought you only wanted to scare her! Why'd you raze the graveyard?"My best friend was shocked as well. "You know how important the graveyard is to her. You can't…"Blake denied profusely, "I didn't tell them to raze the place! When I find out who did this…"Melinda pretended to be spooked. "Who would do this? Helena misses her mother the most. No one would do th

Right before I lost consciousness, I clenched my teeth and bandaged my wounds with my clothes. That stopped me from bleeding out too much.The graveyard was in ruins. A wave of hopelessness washed over me, but I had to live with the pain and leave this place.I came to a clinic and used what I found in their medical kit to deal with my wounds. The nurse asked me kindly, "What happened? Should I call the cops?"I checked my phone. It was bombarded with messages, and I shook my head. "Someone probably did that already."I dressed the wound and came to the airport. The director called me. "Don't let the Internet get to you. Blake's clearing things up for you. Focus on your studies. Don't let me down."I looked outside the window and nodded. "I will. Thank you."I arrived at the new hospital, and every day was filled with surgery. Though it was a lot more hectic compared to my job back home, every day was fulfilling and happy.They would try to reach me from time to time. I igno