Todos os capítulos de The World Went Quiet Without You: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

At 62, Samuel Pierce stood hollow-eyed in front of a grave, still unable to accept that Scarlett Bennett, his wife, was really gone. In a single night, half his hair had turned white.As the funeral wrapped up, the estate attorney, Lisa Reed, walked over with the will. Trailing behind her were two people who had no reason to be there—Julian Pierce, Samuel's cousin, and his son, Nathan Pierce.Samuel barely registered them. He was still drowning in grief.Before reading the will, Lisa glanced at him with obvious sympathy. "The testator, Scarlett Bennett, leaves all assets under her name to Julian Pierce and his son."Samuel froze. He stared stiffly at the attorney, his chapped lips slowly parting. "What did you say?"Lisa hesitated, then continued reading, "The company's shares, Bennett Manor, and the hundreds of properties under her name will all go to Julian. From now on, he'll be the head of the Bennett family—"Samuel cut her off hoarsely. "No. No, there has to be some mistake

Samuel started packing when he got home. He didn't plan to take a single thing Scarlett had given him—no accessories, no clothes, no watches. He didn't need them, and he sure as hell didn't want them anymore.After he put all his important documents into the suitcase, a glint on his ring finger caught his eye. It was a pure, blood-red ruby ring, a symbol of blazing, everlasting love. To this day, Scarlett's words when she proposed remained vivid in his memory."Sam, marry me. I'll love you for the rest of my life, until the day I die."But she hadn't loved him for a lifetime. She'd lied to him for a lifetime. She'd destroyed their love and treated his devotion like trash.Without hesitation, Samuel tossed the ring he'd never taken off since the day he put it on straight into the trash. If she didn't love him, then he didn't want her anymore either.Once everything was packed, Alex Bronson, Samuel's assistant, arrived. "Mr. Pierce, this is the birthday present I helped you buy for

Scarlett sounded alarmed. "What's wrong, Julian? I thought you loved kids."Julian lowered his head, sounding dejected. "I was just thinking… If you and Sam have a kid someday, where does that leave our kid? He wants children too, doesn't he?""Relax, I'm not having kids with him. The only children I'll ever have are yours." Scarlett's words came out like a vow.Julian still couldn't let it go. "But what about Sam? He's not gonna start suspecting me, is he?""Don't worry." She looked at him tenderly, sweeping every obstacle out of his way. "I know how much family means to you, so I won't put you in a tight spot. I'll just tell him I don't ever want kids. Let's not get rid of our baby, okay? I already picked out a name for them. How about Nathan for a boy and Natalie for a girl?"Julian finally smiled at that and pulled her into his arms.Inside, the room was full of warmth. Outside the door, though, Samuel felt as if every drop of blood in his body had turned to ice.So it wasn'

Only when they got home did Scarlett notice all the bruises on Samuel. An ugly look crossed her face as she saw the blue and purple patches on his body. "What happened? Why are you so beat up?"He shot her a mocking look, his bloodless lips parting slowly. "Remember Tim Ward, the guy you got revenge on before? He was in there, too."That was enough for Scarlett to put two and two together. Her face filled with anger as she ground out, "So it was him. I let him walk away with his life last time. Looks like I didn't need to."Scarlett's rage didn't ruffle Samuel at all. He just looked at her coolly and said, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been locked up for two days. I wouldn't have had to go through this."When he finished speaking, he turned and headed upstairs, leaving her standing there, frozen in place.…Only four days remained before the divorce was finalized. While Samuel stayed home to recover and prepare for his overseas project, Scarlett was always tied up. He k

The online backlash Samuel had sparked was growing by the hour. Angry comments continued to pile up on Bennett Group's official social media pages, and the company's stock kept plummeting.Several business partners whose brands centered on true love and commitment had even cut ties with the company.The atmosphere in the boardroom was tense. For the first time, every shareholder had shown up."Ms. Bennett, you're the CEO! How could you put the company's reputation on the line like this? Are you really going to let one man bring Bennett Group down?""Exactly! If you want to fool around, at least keep your affair under wraps. Now that you've been caught, we're the ones paying the price. Do you have any idea how far the stock has fallen?"Scarlett sat at the head of the table, her face dark with anger.Taking her silence as an admission of guilt, the shareholders grew even more confrontational."The public is demanding accountability. I think Ms. Bennett should step down as CEO for