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Chapter 1

I swallowed the last pill. My stomach burned like fire, and the pain was vicious.I tossed the empty bottle aside, climbed onto my small bed, and curled into a ball.The tablet on the nightstand suddenly lit up. I pulled it into my arms just as a new message appeared.The group was called "The Four Without the Idiot".Calvin Dawson had tagged everyone.[Whose turn is it tonight to slip the sleeping pills into the little idiot's milk?]My sister, Selena Parton, had replied.Selena: [It's Nisha's turn, isn't it? Use a little more today. Tomorrow's your wedding. She can't be there to see it.]Nisha Jones had posted a video.Nisha: [Don't worry. Josh's already got everything ready for me.]In the video, a pair of hands with sharply defined knuckles dropped sleeping pills into a glass of milk, one after another.A small cartoon pear was tattooed on the right wrist.My left hand had been burned in the fire, and the scar had made me a target for mockery.Joshua Summers had beaten

Chapter 2

I froze.Before I could react, someone grabbed me from behind and yanked me backward.I stumbled two steps and fell to the ground.By the time I managed to scramble back to my feet, Nisha spoke, her voice slightly choked. "Lori, are you mad because I changed your milk without asking? Is that why you pushed me? I'm sorry. I'll go buy the kind you usually drink right now."With that, she forced herself to her feet and headed for the door.Calvin caught her and stopped her. Then he turned to me and shouted, "Why did you push Nisha? If you didn't want to drink it, you didn't have to. What's with the princess tantrum?"His accusation stunned me.Before I could explain, Selena cut me off the moment I opened my mouth, "Loretta, do you think all of us owe you something? That we should bend over backward for you?"Joshua merely looked at me with disappointment before scooping Nisha into his arms when he saw her limping. "The three of us will take her to the hospital. Stay home and think

Chapter 3

Halfway through packing, I spotted the wedding ring box on the coffee table.I suddenly remembered Joshua once telling me that exchanging rings was the most important part of a wedding. Without it, the ceremony wouldn't be complete.The thought sent me straight to my phone. I called him, and it rang a few times before he picked up.Just as I opened my mouth, Nisha's tear-choked voice came through first. "Josh, we're the ones who wronged Loretta. We can't keep this baby. Once the wedding's over, I'll get rid of it. Then I'll disappear from your lives completely."My mind went blank as static roared in my ears.Then Joshua's low, strained voice came through. "We've spent the past ten years making it up to her. I've had enough. Nisha, I already lost you once. I can't lose our child too."Their heavy, barely controlled breathing carried through the line.A memory from long ago suddenly surfaced.I had once pointed to a family of three on the street and asked Joshua enviously, "Josh

Chapter 4

I froze too.Nisha's eyes instantly reddened, and her voice broke. "Lori, so you already knew Josh was marrying me today, and you broke the ring on purpose just to provoke me."Fine. I'll give the wedding back to you today. Worst case, I'll go along with my family's arranged match and disappear from your lives for good."Nisha tore off her veil and flung it at my face, with the broken ring still tangled in the fabric.The ring's jagged edge sliced across my cheek and drew blood. I just stood there and stared at her.She turned to leave.Joshua panicked and rushed after her, catching her by the arm.I followed on instinct and tried to explain. "That's not it. I never even opened—"A slap cut me off mid-sentence.Selena's eyes were red as she shouted at me, "Loretta, you've gone too far! We've taken care of you for ten years. Are you really too selfish to let them have even this much happiness?"My head spun from the slap.Then Calvin's furious voice came from beside me. "Nish

Chapter 5

Joshua's mind went blank, drowned beneath a sudden roar of static. Before his thoughts could catch up, his feet were already moving.The moment he pushed open the lounge door, he saw Loretta lying on the floor.He froze in shock.Loretta, alive and well only moments ago, now lay there with her face frighteningly pale.He half ran, half stumbled across the room and scooped her into his arms. "Loretta! Loretta! Wake up!"Loretta was a light sleeper. Normally, if he so much as rolled over in his sleep, the movement would startle her awake. Whenever that happened, she would curl up against him, pouting and grumbling until he coaxed her back to sleep.But now, no matter how hard he shook her, she did not respond.The server could no longer bear to watch. He stepped forward and reached for Joshua's shoulder. "Mr. Summers, we already had someone check. Loretta isn't breathing…""Shut your mouth! Get out of my way. I'm taking her to the hospital." His eyes bloodshot, Joshua scooped Lor

Chapter 6

Loretta was rushed into the ER.The light above the door came on.Joshua paced anxiously outside. His mind would not stop racing.How could someone who had been perfectly fine suddenly spit up blood like that? And how could her vital signs deteriorate so drastically in just a few hours?Before he could make sense of it, Calvin's breathless voice came from behind him. "Joshua!"Calvin ran over, grabbed him, and immediately tore into him. "What are you doing at the hospital? You left Nisha alone at her own wedding. What are the guests supposed to think of her now?"Selena laid into him too. "Joshua, you're the one who agreed to this wedding. You're the one who promised to marry Nisha. So what's this now?"Nisha's eyes were red as well. "Josh, did Loretta say something to you? Where is she? Bring her out here. I want to apologize to her properly."Before Joshua could answer, the light above the ER door went dark.He rushed forward to ask what had happened. Instead, he came face-t

Chapter 7

Nisha's eyes widened in shock, and she lunged forward to knock the phone from Joshua's hand.Unfortunately, she was too late.The words, "Put the poison in Mr. Summers' bag," had already rung out loud and clear for everyone to hear.Selena's head snapped toward Nisha. "The pills Loretta took... you bought them?"Calvin's voice shook. "We put Loretta through so much for your sake. We planned this entire wedding for you. And in the end, it was all just a con."Joshua let out a bitter laugh, his eyes fixed on Nisha.Nisha panicked and rushed to explain. "That's not what happened. Let me explain. That maid is obviously lying! Don't believe a word of her nonsense!"This time, Joshua didn't believe her.He called his assistant. "Check my bag. See if there's a medicine bottle inside."A moment later, his assistant sent him a photo. An empty pill bottle sat plainly inside Joshua's bag.He held the photo up in front of Nisha. "Nisha, should I have someone send this bottle to the polic

Chapter 8

Nisha's head snapped up, but all she saw was Joshua's back as he walked away.The realization that he had not been joking hit her all at once. Nisha's composure shattered.She grabbed Calvin's hand and sobbed. "Calvin, you and Josh are close. Please, talk him out of this!"Calvin wrenched his hand free and let out a cold laugh. "Can't help you. You brought this on yourself."Nisha staggered from the force, then lunged for Selena instead. "Selena, I know I was wrong about this. But we're best friends. You can't just stand there and watch me go to prison..."Selena shoved her away hard. "Friends? Nisha, don't forget that the person you killed was my little sister."I'll tell you exactly what's going to happen. Not only will you go to prison, but I'll personally help Joshua push for the maximum sentence."Nisha, you're going to spend the rest of your life behind bars."Nisha stumbled into the wall and stared after them in disbelief.The three of them were already far ahead.She

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