All Chapters of No More Chances: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

"Ms. Beaumont didn't actually die. She changed her name to Evelyn Montrose and is now working as a teaching assistant at Kingsley University…"The moment the staff member told me the truth, it felt as though all the blood in my body had suddenly run cold.For years, I had lived beneath the shadow of two things. My son, who had been paralyzed in an accident. And Elara, who had supposedly taken her own life out of guilt.Every year, I went to her grave to pay my respects, trying to let go of the resentment I carried inside.I stroked my son's increasingly wasted arm. It felt as though a wire had wrapped tightly around my heart, squeezing until I could barely breathe.He was still so young, yet he would have to spend the rest of his life confined to a bed.And his father had casually forgiven the person who had done this to him, all because of a single reconciliation coupon.I opened Cedric's computer again, and a news link popped up."Kingsley University Teaching Assistant Evelyn

When we rushed to the hospital, our son had already been wheeled into the operating room for emergency surgery.Halfway through the procedure, the doctor came out, his expression grave. "His condition is extremely unstable. All I can do is try my best to keep his vital signs stable."My knees gave out. I caught myself against the wall, barely managing to stay upright.Evelyn said timidly, "This is all my fault…""Of course it is!" I could not take it anymore. I shoved her, nearly spent from everything that had happened. "If you two hadn't gotten together behind my back, my son wouldn't be lying in there!"The next second, Cedric grabbed me and pulled me away, his expression darkening. "This is a hospital, not a place for you to cause a scene! And she's about to be evaluated for a promotion. Can you stop dragging up the past?"When he saw my bloodshot eyes, he added, "At worst, we'll use another reconciliation card and put this behind us."From the very first day of our marriage,

The words "Divorce Agreement" were written in stark letters across the top of the document."What is this?"Cedric quickly flipped to the last page. Then he froze when he saw the name written there. Adeline Rosenthal.Her signature was neatly placed beneath his own.He remembered this document.He had promised that once all 100 reconciliation coupons had been used, their marriage would automatically be dissolved.Among the attachments, he found the record of all 100 coupons being used."Coupon No. 100: Cedric covered for Elara, betraying the trust my son and I placed in him.""It's… already the hundredth?"A wave of shock crashed through his mind.He immediately called Adeline's number.He was just about to demand an explanation, but all he got in response was the same mechanical voice repeating itself over and over."You've got to be kidding me."He could not believe Adeline would actually go through with the divorce.They had a completely paralyzed child. It was not as

With my son's ashes in my arms, I began traveling the world.During the three years he lay in a hospital bed, he had tried countless times to speak. The sentence he said most often was, "Mom, I want to travel the world."I used to think that one day, he would recover. And when that day came, I would take him with me to see the world.I never imagined I would have to accompany him this way.…After arriving in yet another foreign country, my lawyer called. "Ms. Rosenthal, the police have completed their investigation. They confirmed that Mr. Langley's personal seal was misused by Evelyn, and he's been cleared."I was not surprised, but I still found it absurd.Maybe Cedric really had not meant for any of this to happen, but he should have believed me. He should have come to the hospital with me and withdrawn the application.Instead, he believed I was lying and stayed with her, knowing she was pregnant.Cedric's anguished screams came through the phone. "Adeline, you have to be