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Everyone believed I was Bradley Hunter's one and only love.
Appearing ascetic, he could make me climax seven times in one night. Because he worried that birth control pills might harm my body, he didn't hesitate to get a vasectomy.
Until I was trapped in a mansion engulfed by a massive fire.
Bradley immediately abandoned a ten-million-dollar deal to rush back, but when I hysterically cried for help amidst the flames, he grabbed the safe and bolted out the door without looking back.
As his skin sizzled from the burns, he seemed oblivious to the pain, rescuing his adopted daughter Selena's mementos from the inferno—her fallen baby teeth, panties stained red from her first period, and the red high heels she wore on her first date...
He growled in a frenzied whisper:
"Selena, since you left, Uncle's world has lost all color."
"I've stayed single for three years for you, at least leave me something to remember you by."
So in his eyes, I was merely the perfect cover for his forbidden love.
I closed my eyes in despair, letting the flames consume my body.
When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day of my engagement to Bradley.

When Ashes Speak

I walked straight past Bradley, approaching Jason who was quietly waiting a few steps away.


He was always like this, silently standing by, giving me enough space without seeming too distant.


I took the initiative to link my arm with his:


"Seeing that apology on the big screen, are you jealous?"


"I trust you, and besides, my wife is so outstanding, let them be envious."


Two months after our wedding, I unexpectedly discovered I was pregnant.


Jason was ecstatic, almost to the point of madness, immediately deciding to liquidate his overseas assets to fully prepare for being a devoted dad.


Seeing him pulling all-nighters to handle work, I went to the hospital for a prenatal check-up alone.


Walking to the parking lot with the results showing everything was normal, Selena suddenly charged at me brandishing a knife, her face contorted:


"Olivia, you bitch, you ruined everything!"


Chapter 10