Chapter: CHAPTER 168VLADIMIR"Dad also paid the doctor at the party who tried to revive me. Actually, he's not even a real doctor," she said as if that was enough to make me fully understand what had happened back then."He also had accomplices in the hospital where my body was brought in."It was too much. I feel like my head is about to explode any moment now. Everything comes back to me. I was too devastated to even notice anything odd happening."They were the ones who declared my death. Then they took my body to the morgue where they switched it into a wax figure."What the actual fuck? Is that even possible?!I gritted my teeth. They played it so well that I never suspected anything! After being sent to the morgue, the next time I saw her body, she was already inside the coffin.It all happened so fast. I was broken, I couldn't even look at her. I blamed myself for what happened and now she's telling me that everything was a charade?!My fists clenched tightly. I wanted to punch someone. I can imag
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Chapter: CHAPTER 167VLADIMIRMy jaw clenched. I was suddenly torn between wanting to go home to Riva and doing my job. But my guilt won in the end.I stood up to leave. I doubt if I will be able to finish anything even if I stay here. I marched out of the warehouse and told my driver to get me back to the house.I guess I will just take this chance to talk to her. I have so many questions that need to be answered. And she is the only one who can give light to the past. It felt like opening a can of worms, but I needed to know what happened.How did Leon pulled that off? Am I really that stupid to fall right into his trap just like that?I found Riva sitting in the living room when I arrived. She was busy looking at our old photos that's why she didn't notice me.I stared at her. She looked so different from the woman I used to love. She was so full of life. She was like a ray of sunshine that shone through my world full of darkness.Now, she lost that glow and warmth. Was it because of what Leon had put
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Chapter: CHAPTER 166YVONNE"What did you just say?" Vladimir frowned, looking at me like I had grown two more heads.We were having dinner that night. I'd been wanting to tell him about my decision since yesterday but he didn't come home last night. I clenched my hands and willed myself to speak."I want... a divorce," I repeated in a slightly louder voice while holding his gaze.I may not be in the position to ask for it, but I'm so tired of keeping myself in the dark. I can't keep on waiting for him to get tired of me and finally decide to kick me out of his life. I don't even know why he's still keeping me as his contract wife.He could have gotten rid of me the moment Riva turned out alive. Is he using me as a front? Apparently, he's living a more dangerous life than I originally thought. He has enemies. Enemies who wanted to bring him down. And they will stop at nothing.Just like Leon who used her own daughter for his benefit... Who knows when his life or anyone around him will be endangered again?
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Chapter: CHAPTER 165YVONNE"Yvonne, welcome back. How have you been?" Dr. Linda asked in a friendly tone when I got into her office. "It's been a while.""Uhm, hi," I tried to smile even though my lips felt numb and frigid, purposefully dodging her question. "I'm sorry I couldn't attend our last few sessions.""Would you mind if I ask why?" she asked.I hesitated for a while. I didn't know where to start, and I felt distracted by what happened before I got here. But I know I have no choice. I need to talk. It's the reason why I'm here—to talk about my issues and try to somehow fix them."A lot of things happened. I went on a trip with... my husband," the last two words came out as a whisper. It felt illegal to call him that way, but it also felt wrong to bring up his name here."I got kidnapped..." I started to tell her about what happened. She asked and clarified some things from time to time, but mostly, she just listened intently as I recalled the traumatic events that I had been through.Before I kne
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Chapter: CHAPTER 164YVONNEEverything is falling into place. Well, except for my life. Project Eve is already so close to reality. But even if it's not fully done, we are already helping women who were victims of different kinds of abuse. Not only the women Vladimir saved from the ring but also others who sought help from the LGC foundation.I'm back to work. I'm not sure until when I can keep this position, so I am trying to make the most out of it. If possible, I wanted to make sure everything is set for the shelter before I leave."Are you done with the interviews?" Dave asked when he knocked into my office.If I have time, I personally talk to the victims to assess what kind of help they need. It felt good knowing that I was doing something right. Talking to them also gives me some sort of healing from what I had gone through in the past.It was freeing and humbling at the same time. Unfortunately, I am not alone in my misery. Some girls even went through worse."I'm done for today," I answered. "Wh
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Chapter: CHAPTER 163YVONNEI slowly released the air I didn't know I was holding in until he finally left. I stared at the door even after he was gone.Is that it? Is that all he wanted to talk about?I really thought he would open up the talk about our divorce or something. It may not be necessary since Riva was alive. They were legally married. Wouldn't that make our marriage void?"What's the matter?" I heard Cora ask, interrupting my thoughts.I looked at her and tried to smile as I shook my head.What if it was all just a dream? A nightmare to be exact...It could be, right? Everything's still fresh in my mind. The was Vladimir narrated her death. He said Riva died in his arms. He was there when she died. How could it be possible for her to come back to life?It must have been a nightmare. I frowned while recalling last night's events in my head. Was it real?I groaned. I'm not so sure anymore.Vlad must be right. I should go back to my therapy sessions with Dr. Linda. I feel like I'm slowly getting
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