Chapter 4

I stifled my sinking heart, keeping my face neutral as I pretended not to know.

"The cake thing was just talk, but he didn't like the last gift I sent, so I want to make it up to him with another one."

"I saw this men's cologne at a store recently that I absolutely loved the scent of. When I have a husband someday, I'll get him that one."

"Sounds good, let's go with that. I'll go buy it now," I nodded in agreement.

"I don't have time to go to the mall with you, I just snuck out for a bit and have a meeting this afternoon," Serena said as she turned to leave, then looked back at me. "For little things like this in the future, just text me."

After Serena left, my mind was in turmoil. If only this were all just a dream.

My head started to ache again.

Medication!

Why did they all ask if I'd taken my medication? Damien had asked once too. An uneasy feeling washed over me. I felt like I was drowning, unable to breathe.

Was I overthinking things? Coach bags were everywhere, Serena had lots of white clothes. They asked if I'd taken my medication because they were my closest loved ones.

I thought back to when I first met Damien, two years after Garrison passed away.I've been drowning in sorrow. My parents passed away in a car accident, and now another crash has taken Garrison from me.

Serena knew all of this. As a therapist, she spent those two years doing everything she could to help me move past the darkness. She traveled with me, introduced me to other guys.

At the time, I couldn't bear to see Serena worry about me. I agreed to a blind date she set up, for the first time. But I got stood up. I waited for ages at the restaurant, only for Zoran to show up in the end.

Looking back now, I suspect there may have been another secret hidden behind all that kindness.

I can't think clearly about the people closest to me. I open the drawer and take out that bottle of pills. The packaging makes it look like ordinary sleeping medication.

After mulling it over, I take a deep breath, grab the pills, and head to the hospital to have them tested.

When I get home, I clutch the test results, my whole body going cold as the doctor's words echo in my mind.

"This isn't regular sleep medication. It's for treating mental disorders. If the condition isn't severe, taking these could be harmful."

I don't remember how I made it home. It's like the universe is playing some cruel joke on me.

In an instant, it's like I don't know them anymore. A terrifying premonition creeps into my heart.I can confirm that Damien and Serena are up to no good, plotting against me.

But I can't figure out why they would do this to me.

Not to mention the five years I've been married to Damien, he's been gentle and attentive, and Serena has been my friend for over a decade.

We've been classmates since middle school, she's been with me through so much. When my parents died in a car accident during my senior year of high school, she was there for me during those unbearable days.

Later, when Garrison left me, it was her who unflinchingly pulled me out of the abyss.

Compared to Damien's betrayal, Serena's hurts even more.

Thinking carefully, the only thing about me worth their attention is probably that inheritance.

Before my parents passed, they ran a company, and I grew up living the life of a rich girl. When they were gone, the company was taken by opportunists, but my parents had left me a substantial inheritance.