All Chapters of When Life Fades, the Heart Finds Peace: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Ian's POV:I barely remembered how I made it home from the hospital.By the time my wife, Agnes Trelawny, returned, the house was already a complete wreck.I smashed our wedding photo on the floor, scattering shards of glass everywhere. I tore every red wedding character off the walls and even wrecked the marriage bed.I sat slumped beside the sofa, surrounded by empty liquor bottles.Agnes stood by the door and fell silent for a moment. Then she walked over and reached for my hand, checking it for injuries. “Are you hurt?”I jerked my hand away, unable to contain the rage boiling inside me any longer.I glared at her with bloodshot eyes and demanded, “Why?”Agnes arched an eyebrow. “Why did I marry you?”She seemed to give the question some serious thought before suddenly breaking into a smile.“You’re gentle, attentive, and meticulous. You were even willing to give up your career and step away from the spotlight to stay home for me. You’re husband material. Nathan, on the o

Agnes’ eyes were bloodshot, her expression murderous. “Ian Elsher, Nathan tried to kill himself because of what you said to him.”I froze for a moment. “What did you just say?”She exploded, screaming at me, “You knew he had depression! You knew how unstable he was! Why would you provoke him?”Before I could respond, she instructed her bodyguards to shove me into a car. “You and Nathan have the same rare blood type. You’re the only one who can save him!”We ran several red lights before I was dragged into the hospital. “Doctor, he has O-negative blood! He can donate!”Her entire body trembled as she spoke. I had never seen Agnes look so utterly frantic.I could only stand there in a daze, my mind completely blank. Like a puppet on strings, I let her people drag me into the blood-draw room. I let her roughly yank up my sleeve.I barely registered anything happening around me. All I could think about was the way Agnes had panicked over Nathan, how desperate she had looked at the

By the time Agnes arrived at the funeral home, the service had already begun. Amid the sobs and wails of mourners, she looked up at the black-and-white portrait displayed at the front of the room.She instinctively rubbed her eyes, convinced she must be seeing things. However, as she stepped closer, she could no longer lie to herself.Agnes stared at the scene before her, dazed and disoriented, murmuring, “How is this possible? How could this be? I never thought he would actually die.”Julian Meadows, my manager, stood nearby, his eyes red with grief. He glared at her, his face twisted with resentment. “What are you doing here? Get out! Just get out! Ian didn’t want to see you! Leave!”Agnes was still reeling from the news of my death. She did not get angry. Instead, she looked at Julian with desperate hope.“He’s not dead, is he? Where have you hidden Ian? Bring him out. Tell him to stop pretending. I’ve already had every video taken down. I won’t hold what he did to Nathan again

Agnes ignored him and held up her phone, showing him the email. Her voice was calm and unhurried, yet there was a bone-chilling coldness beneath every word. “You sent this email, didn’t you?”Nathan’s eyes widened instinctively. He stared at the screen and muttered, “I already deleted it. How could it still…”She let out a bitter laugh, but her eyes had turned red. She could not believe that such a pathetic little scheme had driven her own husband to the brink of death.Suddenly, she grabbed Nathan by the throat. “Why did you do it? He was your best friend! Why did you have to drive him to his death? Ian did nothing wrong! We were the ones who cheated on him and betrayed him! We were the ones at fault! You deserve to die! I’ll kill you and make you pay for what you did to Ian!”Nathan shoved her away. In an instant, Agnes pulled out a gun.Nathan froze, too afraid to move.Sophie panicked. She did not expect Agnes to be this unhinged. “Ms. Trelawny, murder is a crime.”Agnes s

Ian's POV:Two years later, I was sitting in a café abroad, listening to a news broadcast from back home.“Former Trelawny Corporation CEO Agnes Trelawny has been convicted of soliciting assault and first-degree murder. Following a two-year trial, she has been sentenced to life imprisonment, suspended for one year.”The coffee in my hand trembled slightly at those words before the surface became still again.Behind me, Daisy’s hurried footsteps approached. “Hey, you forgot something again.”She handed me my bag and asked, “Are you sure you don’t want me to come with you?”I smiled and shook my head. “It’s an all-male hiking group. You really want to tag along?”Daisy immediately shook her head. She could not stand the men from her old crew. They smelled awful and never stopped talking.She preferred people like me—gentle, quiet, and easygoing.Someone pleasant to look at and even more pleasant to be around.Still, she could not help reminding me, “If you get tired or anything