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All Chapters of Tonight I Quit Playing the Devoted Fool: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

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Chapter 1

"What do you think you're doing, Colin?" my fiancée, Wendy Quinton, barked. Her chest heaved, and her eyes blazed with anger. The next second, she ripped the ring off of Zachary Shaw's finger and threw it on the ground. "How dare you make Zach wear your cheap wedding ring?" she snapped.I stared at the ring as it spun across the floor. Then, I suddenly burst out laughing.Right. Why would Zachary ever want a cheap alloy ring that cost less than a hundred dollars?The ring was cheap and pathetic—just like our engagement. From the start, the whole thing had been nothing but a performance we put on to make her grandfather, Edward Quinton, happy."How do you have the audacity to ask me that?" I glanced at the bite marks on their bodies, my voice dripping with sarcasm. "We're supposed to register our marriage tomorrow, and you're lying in bed with another man in our marital home!"I'd put up with her unreasonable demands time and again.When she told me Zachary couldn't stand the

Chapter 2

When I opened my eyes again, I was lying on a hospital bed. My chest was covered in thick bandages, and even the slightest movement sent a sharp pain shooting through my body.This was Zachary's doing.After I fell, he took advantage of the chaos and drove the dagger straight into my chest. He'd never intended to let me live."Mr. Fuller is awake, Ms. Quinton!" A nurse's voice snapped me out of my thoughts. Moments later, Wendy hurried into the room. When she saw me lying in bed, her lips parted, but she couldn't utter a word.As I stared at her side profile, I lost myself in thought for a moment. When she was quiet, she really did look like my first love, Zara Langston.Five years ago, Zara had thrown herself into harm's way to save me from being hit by a runaway truck. As a result, she ended up losing her life.Countless nights, I'd wondered what could've happened if she hadn't saved me that day. If she were still alive, perhaps I wouldn't be stuck in this fake engagement,

Chapter 3

I froze for a moment. Then, I yanked the IV needle out of my hand and stumbled toward the door."The ICU is upstairs! You're going the wrong way!"But I wasn't going to the ICU. I was going to the morgue. Family members had to claim the body before it could be released. So, Edward's body still had to be there.Only one nurse stood by the entrance of the morgue. I shoved past her and rushed inside."What are you doing, sir?" she exclaimed in disbelief before hurrying after me.The moment she saw me reaching for one of the body drawers, she cried out, "Sir, this is illegal! If you keep this up, I'm going to have to call the police!"I shook off her hand and yanked open drawer number 35. But to my dismay, the drawer was empty."Where is he?" My voice trembled. "What happened to the body in drawer 35?"The nurse frowned. "Drawer 35? The patient's family claimed that body three days ago and had it cremated. Are you related to that young woman?"Young woman?By the time Wendy rus

Chapter 4

Wendy's hand froze in midair. Trembling uncontrollably, she turned around and stared at Harold in shock."What did you just say?" she asked.Harold shakily handed her a folder. "Ms. Quinton, these are the hospital records, the death certificate, and the cremation documents. Everything is in here."Wendy snatched the folder from him and flipped it open with shaky fingers. As her eyes scanned the medical records, her lips began to quiver."This is impossible… Grandpa only had high blood pressure. He'd always been in good health. The doctors said it was normal for someone his age. How could this happen?"When she saw the death certificate, she started to sob even harder. "Dr. Lawson was recommended to us by Zach himself! He told me Grandpa would get better!"When Wendy looked up again, her eyes were clouded with confusion. "Wait—Zachary handled the paperwork? Why didn't he tell me? He told me that Grandpa was getting better every single day…"As she trailed off, her entire body

Chapter 5

I left the cemetery without looking back, but I had no intention of letting things slide. Zachary and Wendy would pay for everything they'd done to me, one way or another.Their relationship was built on lies. And once those lies came to light, the love they claimed to share would crumble in an instant.…The next day, I intercepted Dr. Philip Lawson, Edward's attending physician, in the hospital's inpatient wing.The moment he recognized me, panic flashed across his face. He hurriedly waved me off and tried to walk away. "I have a surgery to perform. I don't have time to deal with other patients right now.""You're quite the busy man, Dr. Lawson." I caught him by the wrist. "You deliberately killed a man on the operating table, and now you're running off to harm another unsuspecting patient?"He stopped dead in his tracks, and the color drained from his face. Then he shot me a wary look and lowered his voice."What do you want?""I don't mean you any harm," I said with a fa

Chapter 6

Philip didn't waste any time. As soon as he entered the room, he told us everything Zachary had made him do. By the time he was done, Wendy was trembling from head to toe."No… It can't be…" she murmured. "Zachary loves me so much. Why would he hurt Grandpa?""Dr. Lawson has presented you with the truth." I watched as she desperately clung to her delusions, my voice laced with contempt. "You're the one who's in denial and making excuses for a murderer in the name of love.""That's not true!" she cried, her eyes bloodshot. "He loves me dearly. What would he gain by lying to me? You must've made a mistake!"Philip sighed. Glancing at me, he began hesitantly, "About the secret I said I'd tell you… Perhaps I should tell you now."Turning back to Wendy, he continued solemnly, "Your father, Samuel Quinton, was treated in the psychiatric department of our hospital years ago. My childhood friend is the head of that department. He told me that your father's schizophrenia wasn't caused by

Chapter 7

"I can't believe you're asking me that." I let out a cold scoff. "Have you forgotten? The Shaw family and the Quinton family used to be business rivals."I continued, "When you were six, your family stole the Shaw family's biggest project. The loss drove their company into bankruptcy. Then, his parents abandoned him and fled overseas to escape their debts. You think he'd love you after what happened? If anything, he hates you!"He hates your family for destroying his. That's why he wants to destroy yours in return and find a way to take over your company. "Fortunately for him, you just happen to be a lovesick fool. He keeps telling you he loves you and wants to marry you, but he really just thinks you're easy to manipulate. All he has to do is sweet-talk you into handing everything over, and everything the Quinton family has ever owned will be his."I watched the color drain from Wendy's face and added cruelly, "Honestly, he doesn't even need to marry you. All he'd have to do is a

Chapter 8

When I received the news that Zachary had been sentenced to life in prison, I was sitting beside Zara's grave, laying down a bouquet of her favorite peonies.I'd stopped caring about what happened to Zachary ages ago. I'd only put up with Wendy and her little charade for so long because of Zara.Before she died, she'd clutched my hand weakly and said, "I gave my life to save you, Colin. For my sake, please make the most of the life you've been given. I won't be around for much longer. You shouldn't spend the rest of your life being trapped in the past."Zara and I had both grown up in a small town in the south. Neither of our families had much money, but I'd always done well in school. After I placed first on the city's high school entrance exam, Edward, who was visiting the area, noticed me and offered to sponsor my education.She'd blush whenever she looked at me, but she'd never once admitted that she liked me. Still, I'd promised her that once I was successful, I'd stay by her

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