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Chapter 11

"From the way he put his life on the line for you, you two must be pretty close. Hold on to him."With that, the rescue worker smiled and walked off.Adeline stood rooted to the spot, stunned. She couldn't believe the person who'd saved her might really have been Elias.She'd asked Ansel about it before. "When the bear dragged me out of the car on the mountain, you were the one who saved me, right?"Ansel had pulled her into his arms. "Of course. Who else would it have been?"From then on, Adeline believed without a shred of doubt that Ansel had saved her. She didn't regret for a second that she'd risked her life on that mountain to shield him. Thus, she didn't understand why the rescue worker told her it was Elias who'd saved her. Had Ansel lied to her?That was impossible! Adeline shook her head. She had to be losing her mind to doubt Ansel like this. There was no way Elias would ever risk his life to save her. The rescue worker must have remembered wrong, or maybe Elias ha

Chapter 12

"Who's out there?" Ansel called out.By the time Ansel came out of the bathroom, there was no one there. He looked at the shattered glass on the floor and figured he just hadn't set it down properly.Adeline ran to a corner of the stairwell and cried silently, her hand pressed over her mouth. She'd been trusting the wrong person all along!Before he died, Lionel had actually entrusted her to Elias, and she'd done so many terrible things to him. She'd forced him to cook for Ansel and, on his command, slammed the kitten Elias had given her to the ground and killed it.She'd even abandoned him on that mountain and climbed onto the rescue helicopter with Ansel!When Elias was brought to the hospital, the doctor said that if he'd arrived any later, he wouldn't have made it. But Adeline hadn't given it a second thought back then. She'd even blamed Elias for not waiting where he was like he should have, instead of wandering off so far on his own.Thinking back on it all, Adeline wanted

Chapter 13

Adeline glanced all around the doorway a few times, and when she didn't see Elias, she lowered her head in disappointment.Grady held out a set of car keys. "I borrowed Elias' SUV a while back. I'm here to return it."Before Adeline could answer, Grady noticed the divorce agreement in her hand. There wasn't a hint of surprise on his face, though. If anything, he looked like he'd seen it coming.Adeline got the feeling he'd known about this all along.The more she thought about it, the angrier she got, and she grabbed Grady's collar with both hands. "Do you know where Elias is? I want to find him and ask him to his face what gives him the right to divorce me!"Grady was fed up with her questions, and he gave her a smile that didn't reach his eyes. "Actually, I do know why he wants a divorce."Adeline looked at him like he was her last lifeline. "Why?"Grady didn't hold back and told her about the time Elias came to him with a screenshot from the video. "You went and got a succubu

Chapter 14

Juniper might have been a girl, but that never stopped Elias from bickering with her throughout their childhood. Neither of them ever gave an inch. After Elias got married, he'd stopped hearing anything about her.The moment they saw each other, Juniper didn't spare his pride in the slightest. "So you got divorced. Big deal. Don't walk around with that long face and ruin my meeting."Elias didn't back down either. "Relax, I won't get in the way of business. You, on the other hand, still have the same sharp tongue."The two of them went back and forth, neither willing to let the other have the last word. Both fathers were getting headaches from all the arguing. Stanley finally couldn't take it anymore and spoke up."Elias, take Ms. Sorrell out for a coffee."His father's expression left no room for argument, so Elias had no choice but to take Juniper out. There happened to be a café right across the street from the office, and since neither of them wanted to go far, they pushed t

Chapter 15

A sharp pang shot through Adeline's heart. Elias had never treated her like this before, and her eyes stung as she fought back tears.But something came to mind, and she pulled a food container from her crossbody bag and held it out to Elias. "Elias, I made this myself. Try it."Elias looked at the container, confused. "What's this?"Adeline gave him a shy smile. "Didn't you once say you wanted to eat something I'd cooked with my own hands at least once in your life? I learned how to make this just for you."Elias really had said that. Back then, he'd loved Adeline with all his heart, and since he knew she couldn't cook, he'd always taken care of her.But every now and then, he couldn't help thinking how happy he'd be if he ever got to eat a meal she'd made just for him. He never imagined that when that day finally came, he'd already given up on her.He took the container from her and opened it. Inside was a rack of lamb, one of his favorite dishes. It was a hard dish to pull off

Chapter 16

Adeline couldn't understand how things had come to this, or how Elias could look at her like a total stranger. Refusing to give up, she forced herself to her feet and limped forward, determined to keep chasing him.Suddenly, someone stepped into her path. She looked up and found herself face-to-face with Elias' father.Stanley's expression was ice-cold. "I was against this marriage from the very beginning, and after all these years, I can see you never really loved Elias."Adeline lowered her head, unable to meet his eyes. "It's all my fault. From now on, I'll treat Elias right."Stanley let out a cold laugh. "From now on? Don't make me laugh. For the sake of how much Elias once cared about you, just part ways on good terms and let both of you keep some dignity."Adeline panicked. "I'm not divorcing him! I still love him! I know I was wrong before, but if I really own up to it, Elias will forgive me! Please, just give us a little more time—"Before she could finish, Stanley raise

Chapter 17

"Feeling sorry for her?" Juniper teased. "What's so great about her, anyway? What does she have that I don't?"Juniper glanced down, sizing up her own figure, and for a moment, Elias didn't know what to say.Juniper huffed. "I'll be honest with you. I've liked you since we were kids, but you were too blind to see it and married that woman instead. I was planning to play hard to get for a while, but I've changed my mind. I don't want to wait anymore."She looked Elias straight in the eye and said in all seriousness, "I want to marry you. This isn't about the business. It's because I really do like you!"Elias hadn't expected Juniper to be so direct. It was as if seeing Adeline had lit a fire under her.After a moment of silence, Elias was just about to speak when Juniper noticed the scar on his head. She touched it gingerly, and her eyes instantly welled up. "How did you get this?"Elias thought back to the day the storm trapped them on the mountain, when Ansel brought that rock d

Chapter 18

"Once you get here, I've got a surprise for you," Adeline said mysteriously.As soon as Ansel arrived in Saltmere, he headed straight for the hotel. Adeline had already set up a candlelit dinner in the room, and when Ansel pushed the door open, he found the lights dimmed low and the mood just right.He felt a flicker of smugness, but on the surface, he didn't give Adeline an inch. "Don't think it's going to be that easy to win me over."Adeline just smiled, not taking his words to heart. A little while later, she brought out a sexy costume. It was the puppy outfit Ansel loved.That finally eased Ansel's expression. He ran his hand over the costume and pictured Adeline in it, the thought making his blood pump. His anger vanished, and he eagerly pressed himself against her.Adeline pushed him away and told him to slow down. As she spoke, she poured him a glass of whiskey. "We've got all night. We can get to that later, but first, tell me what you think of this."Ansel stared at Ade

Chapter 19

"No, no, you've got it all wrong! I-I just love you too much! Every time I saw you with Elias, I couldn't stand it. Adeline, you have to believe me. I didn't mean anything else by it! Everything I did was for you! Please let me go!"Adeline didn't believe a single word. "Let you go? Then what about everything you did to Elias? Don't think I don't know you smashed his head in on purpose up on that mountain. I'm going to make you pay for it!"The moment the words left her mouth, Adeline raised the whiskey bottle and brought it crashing down on Ansel's head. "That's for what you did to Elias!"Ansel let out a bloodcurdling scream. Blood gushed from the top of his head and ran down into his mouth, and his lips trembled. "M-Murder! Help!"But no matter how hard he tried to call for help, his voice came out so weak that no one outside could hear a thing.Adeline let go of the chain, took out a lighter, and tossed it onto the puddle on the floor. The whiskey caught fire instantly, and th

Chapter 20

Elias didn't say anything, which was as good as a yes.Adeline completely fell apart. She rushed up to Elias, completely beside herself. "This is all a misunderstanding. It was Ansel who came between us, and I've already made him pay for it."As she spoke, she took out her phone and tried to show Elias the video of her torturing Ansel. Elias turned his head away, not interested at all.Adeline's heart sank. "Elias, you still won't forgive me? What else do I have to do to make you happy? You used to love me so much, and now you've turned around and gotten together with this woman. Was everything you felt for me fake?"Juniper let out a cold laugh. "You didn't appreciate him when you had him, and now that you've broken his heart, you come crawling back for forgiveness. Elias did love you once, but you brought this all on yourself! If anything, I should be thanking you for giving me the chance to be with him."The color drained from Adeline's face. "Elias, you're just trying to make

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