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Life after Goodbye의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 10

10 챕터

Chapter 1

By the time I came back to my senses, I had already arrived at the address in the text.It was a luxurious mansion.Through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, I saw Sophia Prescott happily leaning against Adrian Harrington as she blew out the candles.Adrian, who had held me in his arms and soothed me to sleep just last night, was now kissing the corner of her lips. "Happy birthday, Sophia. You'll always be my princess."I stared at the scene in disbelief.My best friend, Jane Addyman, slipped a bracelet onto Sophia's wrist."Sophia, this is a matching pair. You get one, and I get one. We'll never be apart!"Tears filled my eyes.When Jane's stepfather used to beat her, I had risked my life to save her.Back then, I had gently touched the scars on her wrist and given her a gold charm bracelet.She had hugged me and cried as she promised, "Audrey, you'll always be my best friend!"I stood there frozen.Then a message suddenly popped up on my phone. It was from three years in the future.

Chapter 2

That person was my brother, Adam Prescott.He was holding a cake and several gifts. He had just flown back from overseas, so he looked a little worn out. "Audrey? What are you..."I slowly let go of Adrian and stared at Adam in a daze.Just two hours ago, he had told me he couldn't make it home to spend time with me. Yet here he was, standing outside Sophia's house with gifts in his hands.The moment he realized what was happening, he pulled me away and looked grimly at the scratches on Adrian's face. "Audrey, you're being too childish. How could you beat Adrian up like this? Sophia will be heartbroken if she sees him."I rushed forward and knocked the cake out of his hands. "What does that woman's kid have to do with me? I'm your sister! I'm the one who should matter to you!""Audrey, how can you talk like that?" Adam's face darkened as he slapped me across the face.Just moments ago, I had secretly felt relieved that he wasn't here. I had thought that at least my own brother, the so

Chapter 3

I took a cab home and started packing while booking the earliest flight I could find.Our bedroom was filled with things Adrian and I had bought as a couple. We had once loved each other deeply.I pulled out my phone and called the number from three years in the future. "When did they get together?"The person on the other end was silent for several seconds before answering. "They slept together on the day of Dad's funeral. Later, Adrian also allowed Sophia and her mother to break into the house and push Mom down the stairs."My hands started shaking. Tears streamed down my face.So, Adrian had betrayed me five years ago.For all these years, I had been the only fool.I gave a bitter, self-mocking laugh, grabbed my suitcase, and prepared to leave.But suddenly, the bedroom door was kicked open.Adrian stormed in with bloodshot eyes and grabbed me by the throat. "Audrey, have you lost your mind? Why did you spread Sophia's private photos? How could you be so cruel?"His grip suddenly cu

Chapter 4

Adrian frowned and looked at me coldly. "You can't be pregnant. I switched your vitamins with birth control pills a long time ago, so there is no way you could be pregnant. You're even making up something like this just to avoid punishment. I'm so disappointed in you."He pried my hands away and let the men drag me deeper into the room.After they shut the door, the men surrounded me and assaulted me.At first, I fought with everything I had. In the end, I could only lie there numbly, staring at the ceiling as I cried.Suddenly, one of the men panicked. "Oh, she's bleeding badly!"Only then did they get off me and throw me aside.I clutched my lower stomach as blood ran down my legs.My sobs had become so weak that they were barely audible. "My baby..."After a long while, Adrian and the others came back into the room.Adrian stepped forward and covered me with a blanket. "I hope you learn from this lesson."He picked me up and placed me on the bed.But when he noticed the blood betwee

Chapter 5

But before my hand could come down, Adrian grabbed my wrist tightly.His face darkened as he gritted his teeth. "Audrey, what are you causing a scene about now?"Sophia rushed into his arms with tears in her eyes. "Adrian, I only wanted to invite Audrey to my wedding, but she tried to hit me..."I ignored her. My phone kept vibrating with calls from the hospital.I grabbed Adrian's arm and begged him, "Please, give me 40,000 dollars! My mom needs surgery. She can't wait any longer!""What? Something happened to Isabelle?" Adrian's face turned pale, and panic flashed across his eyes.But Adam rushed over and angrily pointed at me. "Don't listen to her nonsense! Mom's condition has been stable for years. How could anything happen to her?"Jane also glared at me angrily. "Audrey, you've gone too far! You bullied Sophia all through school, and now you're even trying to ruin her wedding?"I was so heartbroken that I didn't want to look at her anymore.She knew perfectly well that Sophia had

Chapter 6

Blood poured from my throat and smeared across my face.The people nearby finally realized what had happened and screamed as they ran away.My body slowly slid off the hood of the car and crashed onto the ground.Every part of me hurt.It felt like every bone in my body had shattered at once."Audrey!" Adrian jumped out of the car and rushed toward me in a panic.He dropped to his knees beside me and reached out with trembling hands, but he was too afraid to touch me.Instead, he screamed at the people around him with tears in his eyes. "Get someone from the hospital! Hurry! Someone, please help her!"He carefully lifted my head, doing his best to keep me from choking on my own blood.Crying, he whispered to me, "Audrey, why did you do this? How could you? How could you leave me all alone..."He gently wiped the blood from my face, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't clean it away.In the end, he could only bury his face against my shoulder.But I couldn't tell if the warmth I

Chapter 7

At the time, Sophia had been crying so pitifully that Adrian had been blinded by anger. He had simply assumed the photos really had been posted by Audrey.But now that he had calmed down, he realized it was impossible.Audrey couldn't possibly have had Sophia's private photos.More importantly, Audrey would never hurt someone in such a sneaky and underhanded way. If someone wronged her, she would confront them face-to-face. She had always been too proud to play dirty.Sophia froze for a moment before hurriedly looking up.The moment she saw the cold look in Adrian's eyes, fear filled her.She had never seen him look at her like that before. There was suspicion in his eyes, as if he were trying to uncover the truth. And beneath it all was a faint trace of hatred.Her voice suddenly rose. "Adrian, why would you ask me that? If Audrey didn't post those photos out of jealousy, then who did? Are you saying I posted them myself?"Her voice trembled with hurt. "Do you really think I'm that ch

Chapter 8

"What? A miscarriage?" Adrian's pupils shrank.His eyes were empty and lost.He suddenly remembered how Audrey had cried and clung to him that day, telling him she was pregnant.So, she had been telling the truth.The doctor explained, "Yes. We checked the patient's medical records. She was three months pregnant."There is something else. We found a recording on her phone that continued for several hours before she jumped. We don't know if it has anything to do with why she tried to kill herself."The female doctor handed the phone to Adrian.His hands trembled as he took it. He quickly entered the password. It was his birthday.The recording was five hours long. It had started when Audrey arrived at the wedding and confronted him.The moment he pressed play, Sophia's smug, sharp voice came through the speaker. "Actually, I was the one who posted those pictures. I was also the one who had someone show your mom that interview video. And those men? I picked them out especially for you.

Chapter 9

Sophia covered her face as she fell to the floor.She looked at Adam and Adrian, the two men who had once loved her most. Now they were looking at her like she was their worst enemy.She felt hurt and bitter.She also knew that after everything had been exposed, they would never trust her again.Audrey had won back everyone's sympathy with one suicide attempt.Sophia had lost everything.She pulled herself up by the chair and suddenly burst out laughing. "I showed your mom a video of Audrey being assaulted by those men. She was so furious that she tried to get out of bed and strangle me. But in the end, she was the one who died."You have no idea how badly Audrey was crying that day. And she was pregnant, too. Those men beat her so badly that she lost the baby!""Shut up! You bitch! How could you be so cruel?" Adrian slapped her across the face.He remembered the blood he had seen beneath Audrey that day. His heart twisted with pain.Yet he had actually been foolish enough to believe s

Chapter 10

During my time in the hospital, I got used to sitting by the window and watching the flowers in the courtyard.Adrian and Adam stood beside me every day, quietly watching me. They would sometimes try to talk to me, but I never responded.Jane came later, too.We hadn't seen each other for a long time, and she had lost a lot of weight.She walked over to me and held out her hand. "Audrey."In her hand was a bracelet. It was exactly like the gold charm bracelet I had given her before.With tears in her eyes, Jane forced a smile. "All these years, I was jealous of you. You were born into a wealthy family. You had parents who loved you, an older brother who spoiled you, and a wonderful boyfriend. I thought life was unfair to me, so I wanted your life to fall apart. It felt like I could only be happy and believe the world was fair if you were miserable."Then she suddenly broke down crying.She knelt at my feet and buried her face against my leg. "I'm sorry. I never thought I would hurt yo

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