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My boyfriend, Marcus, and I made a promise to get married after we rescued one hundred cats.
For three years, I devoted myself completely.
Just as we were about to fulfill our promise, my boyfriend cheated on me with the woman he called his "savior."
I was kicked out of my own room, and the most precious thing in my safe was gone.
It was the ashes of the baby I miscarried in order to save him.
I knelt on the ground and begged them, "Please, give it back to me. I really can't be without it."
The other woman laughed smugly.
"I burned them and scattered the ashes long ago. And your boyfriend was right there with me when I did it."
Just then, a man appeared.
"If I weren't here, how would I have known you were bullying her like this!"

More Than a Stray

My body ached terribly, but even that couldn't compare to the pain in my heart.


For the sake of my child, I endured the wounds on my body, tears streaming down my face as I knelt before Marcus and Isabella.


"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have hit you. Please, I beg you, give it back to me. I really can't live without it."


"Marcus, please make her give it back. I promise I'll never appear before you again, never disturb your lives."


Tears streamed down my face as I pleaded, but Marcus remained silent, merely looking down at me with an inscrutable expression.


Isabella, however, seized the opportunity to stomp viciously on my hand.


"So, I tell you to kneel, and you actually kneel? Just as pathetic as a stray cat. That worthless jar of yours? I threw it in the trash long ago."


"The ashes inside? I scattered them to the winds after setting them on fire. And Marcus? He was right there with me, helping."


Chapter 7