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All Chapters of Six Years After Ditching My Bride: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

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Chapter 1

At the cemetery entrance, someone grabbed my wrist again.Rachel Miller stood in front of me, her eyes bloodshot. "Joseph, we need to talk.""There's nothing for us to talk about," I said indifferently and yanked my hand free.Her fingers curled slightly in midair before eventually falling limp at her side."Joseph Caldwell, how dare you show your face here again?" Stella Sullivan, Rachel's best friend, strode forward, barely containing her anger. "Don't you think you've hurt Rachel enough already? Did you hear she's getting engaged to Norman and decide to come back and ruin things? Please, I'm begging you. Just leave her alone."I had no intention of getting dragged into this. I turned to leave. But Stella lost control and stepped in front of me. She shoved me hard, sending me crashing to the ground.A sharp pain shot through my elbow and knee.Almost instantly, Rachel instinctively stepped forward, reaching out to help me up. Her brows knitted together, and a flicker of co

Chapter 2

I was the only man in Rachel's life.Then, the year we took our SATs, she became the top scorer in Baytona, only to mysteriously disappear the day she was supposed to enroll in college.I searched for her frantically. In the end, my father had to use his connections to uncover the truth. Afraid that she would compete for the family fortune, her stepmother had hired someone to kidnap her.The night I found Rachel in an abandoned warehouse, she was covered in injuries. Yet, she gritted her teeth, refusing to shed a single tear.I cried and begged my father to save her. He used a business deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars to secure her release and get her back into college. Afterward, he secretly paved the way for her success, introducing her to influential people and helping her gradually establish herself as the rightful heiress.Rachel was truly the most remarkable person I had ever met. There was nothing she couldn't accomplish if she set her mind to it. And she always m

Chapter 3

For a moment, I could practically hear my heart shatter.I stood there holding the ring my parents had prepared for me, on the very path they had hoped would lead me to happiness. But what I heard was my own fiancée plotting how to squeeze every last bit of value out of me.It felt as though every drop of blood in my body had frozen. Even my heart seemed to stop beating.I wanted to storm in and confront Rachel. I wanted to ask her why she was doing this to me. But in the end, I turned and walked away.See? I was a coward. I didn't even have the courage to demand an explanation.It only took a second to fall from heaven to hell.Like a ghost, I wandered back to my dressing room. I stared at my reflection in the mirror, dressed in my suit. How ridiculous. The suit that carried my parents' deepest blessings had become the cruelest irony of all.A pathetic little thought began to take root in my heart. Maybe I'd heard wrong? Maybe she had her reasons? Maybe I should give her on

Chapter 4

I raised my hand, showing Rachel my wedding ring. I flashed a genuinely warm smile and said, "Yes."Rachel seemed momentarily shaken by my smile. She hurriedly reached out to grab my hand. But I stepped aside.She stared blankly at her empty hand and asked softly, "Joseph, are you lying to me? Didn't you love me more than anything?"I couldn't understand where she got the nerve to say something like that."Back then—"I slapped Rachel hard across the face."Back then? You still have the nerve to bring up what happened back then? Rachel, everything you've achieved today is thanks to me and my family. "And what did you do? You used repaying a debt of gratitude as an excuse to keep getting involved with Norman. And after my parents died, you were already plotting how to get your hands on my inheritance."I shook with rage, my eyes bloodshot. My fists clenched so tightly that I could barely contain the urge to slap her again.Rachel's expression changed dramatically at my words.

Chapter 5

With questions still swirling in my mind, I kept digging. That was when I discovered that there was more to the kidnapping case from years ago than it seemed. And Norman wasn't the man who saved Rachel at all. Even his act as a starving, pitiful nobody was a lie. It was all part of his plan to get close to me.Norman was once the son of a wealthy family himself. But his family's business failed when it couldn't keep up with changing times. His parents desperately sought help from everyone they could ask, even my family. But we turned them away.Unable to bear the blow, Norman's father spiraled into despair. He spent his days chasing affairs. Norman's mother couldn't endure it anymore and chose to end her life in front of him.Ever since that day, Norman had hated my family.As I finished reading the documents, tears streamed down my face. I'd always believed everything was an unfortunate accident, but it wasn't. It was all my fault that my parents had suffered this fate.Helples

Chapter 6

To Rachel's surprise, I smacked her hand away.She had always been controlling and overbearing. She never cared what I wanted and simply forced her decisions onto me.I caught the unmistakable pain in her eyes. Good. That pain was exactly what I intended to use.Taylor understood my plan immediately and let out a cold laugh. "My husband is willing to struggle beside me. It's none of your business."Rachel stared at me in disbelief. As far as she knew, I'd always been the spoiled son of a wealthy family, someone who'd been protected and cared for all his life. How could I possibly choose to live like this with a woman who had no money or power?Her lips trembled as she uttered, "Joseph?"But I couldn't be bothered to waste another breath on her. I opened the door and said, "Ms. Miller, please leave."The fact that Rachel had found my apartment didn't surprise me at all. She still held great influence across the country. It was a simple task to track down a nobody like me.And he

Chapter 7

"My family would never have ended up like that!"I looked at Norman calmly, my gaze devoid of any emotion. Seeing how composed I looked only infuriated him even more. He grabbed his coffee, intending to throw it at me.I punched him in the face, knocking him to the floor."Norman, what happened to your parents wasn't my family's fault. But what happened to me was because of you. And I will make you pay for it."Ever since getting together with Rachel, Norman had become accustomed to everyone treating him with respect. No one had spoken to him this way in years.He exploded with rage. Stumbling to his feet, he lunged at me. But I punched him again without hesitation. I didn't hold back, and soon, his face was covered with bright red blotches.His gaze grew darker and more vicious, like a venomous snake coiling around its prey. Then, suddenly, he began acting weak and helpless. He collapsed to the floor, clutching his head and rolling around helplessly."Don't hit me! Don't hi

Chapter 8

Rachel suddenly exploded with rage. She slammed a hand onto the table and roared, "Joseph, quit acting all high and mighty! Do you think I don't know how you're living these days? I'm doing this out of pity for you."Taylor stepped in front of me, her gaze ice-cold. "Joseph already said he doesn't need your help. What's so hard to understand?"Rachel burst into hysterical laughter. In all the years I'd known her, I'd never seen her lose control like this. She looked almost deranged."Do you even understand what five million dollars means to people like you? Do you know what kind of life Joseph used to live? He was the treasured heir of the Caldwell family. Back then, five million dollars would've meant nothing to him."But he's lost everything now. And for people like you, that's money you'll never earn in even a lifetime."Somewhere along the way, Rachel had turned into someone who judged people by appearances. She had judged Taylor by her clothes and assumed she could never amou

Chapter 9

But this time, Rachel slapped Norman across the face without the slightest hesitation. She didn't hold back. Her entire body trembled with rage."Norman Holt, you've disappointed me beyond words."A bright red handprint appeared on his cheek. His hair was disheveled, and he sat sprawled on the floor in humiliation.Then, suddenly, he snapped at Rachel, "Do you think you're any better? You were engaged to Joseph, and yet, you were sneaking around with me. You deserved to be played for a fool."Despite her anger, Rachel still had feelings for Norman after six years together. After all, she had been with Norman for six years. No matter what, she still had feelings for him.But his words ignited the flames deep inside her. She grabbed his hair, then slammed his head against the table repeatedly.A huge, bloody gash appeared on Norman's forehead. Eventually, he lost all strength and stopped struggling. His eyes drifted shut and never opened again.Rachel immediately realized what had

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