Semua Bab She Stole My Life for Him: Bab 1 - Bab 10

I watched Audrey Lennon walk slowly toward me in her white wedding gown.I had imagined this moment more times than I could count. My feelings were different every time, but I had always looked forward to the day it finally came.Audrey wore a perfectly composed smile and looked so happy that the whole thing almost felt like a dream. You would think we'd been in love for years and that getting married was simply the natural next step for us.When I slipped the ring onto her finger, her face lit up.Before she could say, "I do," a dull ache suddenly pulsed through my head. Everything started spinning, and I stumbled, nearly falling.Audrey caught me and asked if I was okay, but I could see the impatience in her eyes. It hurt.I opened my mouth, but I couldn't bring myself to ask any of the questions I'd been holding back. Then I lost consciousness, and all the hurt and resentment I'd been carrying suddenly didn't matter anymore.Even as everything went dark, I wondered if she wou

I left the wedding feeling lighter than I ever had.The last time I'd felt this free was after Mom and Dad divorced, when I threw myself into getting into college and building a life of my own.Now, for the second time in my life, I felt that same freedom. And this time, I was finally free of cancer.I'd started to suspect that Audrey had another reason for getting close to me. I didn't want to believe it, but I still had someone look into both her and Russell.Even then, it never crossed my mind that she wanted Russell to take my place.Then one day, I noticed she'd left her phone screen on.Normally, I never would have pried into her private life. But the image of her in Russell's arms kept replaying in my head.Before I knew it, I'd picked up her phone. Her notes were filled with details about me, including what I liked to eat, what foods I hated, and what time I worked out. She'd written down all my habits.I couldn't help feeling a little happy. For a moment, I thought she

When I walked into the hospital, Audrey stared at me in shock. She clearly hadn't expected me to have the nerve to come anywhere near her."Shane, you actually have the nerve to show up here?"My expression hardened. The whole thing felt almost laughable as I looked at her."Why? Am I not allowed to?"Russell glared at me from the hospital bed and scoffed. "You're already in enough trouble, and you still came here? You've got guts. I've never seen anyone come all the way here just to get humiliated!"Before he could finish, a crowd of reporters rushed into the room. The second they saw the man lying in the hospital bed, they all stopped short.Then they crowded around me, shoving microphones in my face."Mr. Walker, someone reported that you committed tax evasion while working in the company's finance department. Is that true?""Can you respond to the accusation directly? You work for a publicly traded company that Mr. Hatcher built from the ground up. It's a highly respected c

One of the officers sighed. "Alright. We'll let the station know and come back to the hospital later to take your statement."Russell visibly relaxed and nodded over and over.When the reporters realized I wasn't going to say anything else, they looked disappointed.Audrey stared at me, her face tense. "So you really did know all along that I could switch the two of you."I smiled. "Of course I knew, and I'm going to make sure you both lose everything."Russell immediately tried to climb out of bed and come at me. But before his feet even hit the floor, he got dizzy and dropped to his knees right at my feet.I smirked down at him. "Wow. On your knees apologizing already? Too bad. You could beg me on your knees a hundred times, and I still wouldn't give you the time of day."Russell's eyes went red with rage. He tried to get back up and hit me, but Audrey grabbed him and held him back.The moment he realized she was stopping him, he snapped and shoved her away hard. "I knew it!

After the agreement was signed, Ms. Jenkins asked cautiously, "Mr. Hatcher, we're building a library for the children, and the final payment is due soon. Could you give us part of the donation now?"Russell had clearly gotten carried away with throwing money around and nodded without hesitation. "Sure!"But when he tried to pay, his account balance came up as zero.The room went dead silent.I pretended to be surprised. "Oh, Mr. Hatcher. So you don't have any money left."Russell stared blankly at the screen, and I smiled.I'd already had Mr. Whitmore prepare the gift agreement. The last time I'd gone to see him was to sign it. The agreement was now legally binding, and everything under Shane Hatcher's name now belonged to me.Overnight, Audrey and Russell had lost everything.Audrey's eyes turned red, and her legs seemed to give out as she sank to the floor. She opened her mouth like she wanted to ask me for help, but in the end, she couldn't bring herself to say it.Just the