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On my wedding day, my fiancée called off our marriage right then and there, taking my brother's hand as she walked down the aisle.
I ran out of the venue, devastated, only to be hit by a car and left paralyzed, forever cutting short my dancing career.
In my darkest moment, as I was about to throw myself into the river, my brother's aunt Melody pulled me back from the brink.
She declared her love for me to the whole world, marrying me in a wedding of the century.
But on our third wedding anniversary, I accidentally overheard her instructing her assistant:
"As usual, have the doctor replace my husband's leg treatment medication with vitamins, and find an excuse to postpone his rehabilitation therapy."
The assistant replied hesitantly:
"But Ms. Carlisle... The doctor said if we keep delaying his treatment, he might never be able to stand up again in his life..."
"You had someone deliberately cause the accident that paralyzed him for Young Master Fintan's sake. Now that Fintan has become the principal dancer and is favored by his wife's family... Do you still need to be so cautious about your husband?"
"Enough talk! So what if he can't stand up? It's not like I won't take care of him for the rest of his life."
Melody looked towards the distance, her eyes filled with melancholy:
"If societal norms prevent Fintan and me from being together, then I'll dedicate my life to protecting him! I won't let anyone stand in the way of his happiness!"

The Remnants of Love

The party concluded, and I watched the guests depart from my room's window.


Beneath the shade of the trees, Melody gazed at Fintan's retreating figure for a long while before turning to go upstairs.


As soon as she entered the master bedroom, she eagerly pressed me down onto the bed, leaning in to shower me with a flurry of kisses.


"Candy... tell me you love me, please? I love you so, so much. You're mine! You can only be mine!"


Fragments of past memories began to overlap, and I finally realized that Melody's most desperate moments with me always came after she had seen Fintan.


Was she still using me as a substitute to vent her desires?


I felt so sick I wanted to throw up, unable to hold back a few tears that slipped down my cheeks.


Melody's kisses met the wetness, finally snapping her out of her uncontrolled frenzy.


"Sweetheart, what's wrong? Did I hurt you somewhere?"


She tried to soothe me with gentle kisses, but I felt increasingly nauseated.


I pushed her away and hugged the toilet, throwing up again and again.


Melody patted my back repeatedly, looking extremely concerned.


"Honey, are you feeling better? Should I call a doctor to check on you?"


I laughed bitterly inside. Call a doctor? So they could prescribe me another bunch of useless vitamins that wouldn't actually cure anything?


"Never had an issue, just felt a bit queasy from overeating. I'm all better now that I've thrown up."


Melody nodded and helped me to the bed, her soft hands gently massaging my stomach to ease the discomfort.


Suddenly, her phone rang. It was Fintan.


The woman's eyes lit up, and after taking the call, she hurriedly headed for the door:


"Fintan's got a tummy ache. His darling's been out of town lately, and the kid doesn't take good care of himself. I'm going to check on him."


I didn't try to stop her. After Melody left, I opened the divorce papers the lawyer had sent and quickly went to the study to print them out.


On social media, Fintan was constantly updating his status:


[Just mentioned I felt sick from too much cake, and my auntie rushed over to take care of me~]


The photos showed Melody busy in the kitchen, coaxing Fintan to eat, and tenderly wiping his mouth.


In three years of marriage, even when I was at my sickest, I'd never seen Melody cook.


In the video, Melody was helping Fintan wash a pair of stained underwear.


Fintan wrapped his arms around her neck, teasing her:


"Auntie, you're so good to me. If I ever get divorced, can I marry you instead?"


Melody's expression turned serious: "We're all adults here, don't talk nonsense!"


But I clearly saw how her hands trembled with excitement when she heard Fintan's words.


I turned off my phone and signed my name on the divorce papers.


Chapter 2