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My partner contracted an unusual illness, and his survival seemed unlikely. To secure the treatment, I had an intimate encounter with the head of the research facility. Clay Danhauser pulled through. He proposed to me on bended knee, his eyes brimming with tears. However, shortly after, I discovered him trying on wedding attire—with my former college housemate. When I mustered the courage to address this, he responded with contempt. "The idea of you being intimate with another man disgusts me! I should marry someone pure and untainted—not someone who's been shared like a cheap, soiled plaything!" His cruel words left

A Bride's Twisted Tale

The medical staff kept urging him to depart, but the stubborn fool refused to leave.


At last, Jewell in the adjacent room lost her patience. She burst out, marched straight up to him, and struck him twice across the face with force.


"How dare you show up here, pleading with my closest friend? Haven't you caused her enough pain, Clay? If I were in your shoes, I'd be too mortified to exist! It's a blessing she didn't tie the knot with you—you would have destroyed her life! Get out of here immediately, and never return!"


Then Clifton arrived. He instructed his security team to remove Clay forcibly, and before they left, Clifton gave them a final command: "If he dares approach or bother her again, thrash him until he wishes he'd never been born."


Clay was too frightened to challenge Clifton. He stayed away after that incident.


Chapter 9