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At my third wedding to Alec, he slapped me hard across the face in front of everyone.
"How could I possibly marry you?!"
"Where's Scarlett?!"
Alec, who had been gazing at me lovingly just a moment ago, now shouted in anger.
I immediately realized his intermittent amnesia had struck again.
So I gently tried to calm him, my seven-month pregnant belly hidden beneath my wedding dress.
But he kicked me violently in my swollen abdomen.
I collapsed on the spot, bleeding profusely.
As I lay dying, my mother-in-law rushed me to the hospital for emergency treatment.
At the hospital, I desperately gave birth to a baby boy, only to hear more devastating news.
"Serenity, your parents were killed in a car crash... Scarlett was driving."
"Alec plans to be her defense attorney."
In disbelief, I frantically called Alec to confirm.
His voice was cold and detached.
"It was your disabled parents who were driving the wrong way. How can you blame Scarlett?"
"If you want to blame someone, blame them for being disabled and still insisting on coming to New York City."

Love Fades, Half a Life Unseen

Mother-in-law entered, followed by two bodyguards carrying a thermos.


As soon as she came in, she put the thermos in my arms, then raised her hand and slapped Scarlett hard across the face.


"How dare you show your face to Serenity?!"


Scarlett stumbled backward from the slap, falling into Alec's arms.


"Aunt Shaw, I didn't mean to come here."


"But Aunt Shaw, as soon as I came in, I saw Sister Serenity choking Eames. Eames was almost choked to death!"


Mother-in-law frowned, reaching out to take Eames from Alec's arms.


She looked at the choking marks on Eames' neck with concern, but didn't question me.


"Who knows if what you're saying is true or false?!"


"For all I know, you could have choked Eames yourself!"


"Someone, take her to the police station!"


After Mother-in-law finished speaking, the two bodyguards behind her stepped forward.


Chapter 8