The Day Love Turned to Hate のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 8

Nikolai placed a settlement agreement in front of me and gave me no chance to argue. "Anthea, listen to me. Let this matter end here."I gripped the agreement, staring at Nikolai in disbelief. "Nikolai, are you asking me to make peace with the man who killed our boys?""Anthea, Daphne suffered three stab wounds trying to get me out alive when I was ambushed by the Astral Society. Her father is the only family she has left in this world. I owe her this. You're my wife. You should understand."I tore the settlement agreement into shreds. "They were your sons too, Nikolai! Do you even hear yourself?""Anthea, it was an accident. Daphne's father didn't mean to—""An accident? Our sons suffered multiple compound fractures all over their bodies. The autopsy report clearly stated that they had been run over repeatedly before they died, and you're telling me that was an accident? And the attack by the Astral Society back then, I clearly—"Before I could finish, Daphne Remington suddenly

My sons' urns were snatched away and smashed to pieces. Their ashes scattered across the ground, trampled beneath countless feet until all that remained were shoeprints of various sizes.Meanwhile, the Edevane family bodyguards watched the entire thing without lifting a finger. They had received Nikolai's orders long ago. So, they simply stood by, coldly watching me struggle alone in utter humiliation.A gust of wind swept through.The ashes were carried into the air, and the final traces my sons had left behind in this world vanished completely.I collapsed helplessly onto the ground.The day my boys died had been Nikolai's birthday, and they had been on their way to buy him a present when the accident happened."It's Daddy's birthday today. We have to prepare a surprise for him.""If Daddy's happy, he'll come home and spend more time with us. Then, he won't go looking for that evil witch anymore."Their voices from the last moments before they left echoed endlessly in my mind

I stared at the sunlight outside the window, still somewhat dazed.The phone number had come from Lucian Atwater, Nikolai's sworn enemy. He had passed that phone to me on the day of my wedding. He had told me that he would always have my back no matter what happened in the future.At the time, I had been over the moon that I was marrying Nikolai. So, I tucked the phone away in the safe, treating his words as an empty courtesy, and never thought about it again.It had been so many years since that conversation, so I didn't really expect anyone to answer. I honestly never imagined that Lucian would still pick up the moment I called."Anthea, I'll be back in the country this afternoon. Leave everything to me."…After that, I drove myself to the wedding venue where Nikolai and Daphne were holding their ceremony.Lucian was merely the contingency plan I had left for myself. The revenge for my twins and my mother was something I wanted to personally carry out.The wedding venue was

The guests began whispering among themselves.Nikolai's expression darkened as soon as he saw Lucian. "Lucian, what are you doing here?""I came to take my future Mrs. Atwater home," Lucian replied, walking over to me with a warm smile on his lips.Lucian and I hadn't seen each other since I got married to Nikolai. Yet, I couldn't help but notice that he looked exactly the same as he did all those years ago. "Mrs. Atwater?" Nikolai's brows drew tightly together as his gaze immediately snapped toward me.I didn't deny Lucian's claim that I was Mrs. Atwater. I simply smiled. "Why, Mr. Atwater, you're here much earlier than I expected.""I applied for a private flight corridor," Lucian drawled casually, a hint of teasing in his voice. "After all, I already missed my chance once. My parents have been pressuring me to get married for years. I figured I'd better hurry up and bring my Mrs. Atwater home, don't you think?"Nikolai turned grimmer upon hearing our casual conversation. "Lu