Chapter 6

"Audrey, he's getting married. The engagement ceremony is in three days. How can you be together after that? Please listen to me - come with me for treatment. I've contacted the best hospital. I believe we'll finally find out what's wrong. We can save you. Please, just listen." Josh placed his hands on Audrey's shoulders. She was so thin, looking as if a breeze could knock her over.

Audrey brushed his hands away. "Stop trying to deceive me, Josh. We haven't found the cause in a whole year - why would we find it now? I'm grateful for everything you've done this past year. I know you did it all for my sake."

"But returning to him was my choice. Yes, he's getting engaged in three days. I'll leave then, but not for treatment. I'll find somewhere where no one knows me and quietly die. I'm tired, so very tired. I can't take any more of this."

With that, she rushed out.

Josh crouched on the ground, defeated. The woman he loved wouldn't stay, no matter how much he gave.

Her heart was completely filled with that man, leaving no room for him.

Audrey returned to the mansion, but the staff blocked her at the gate.

No matter how much she pleaded, they refused to let her in.

Looking at the indifferent staff, she was overcome with grief. A year ago, she didn't tell him about her illness because she feared he couldn't handle it. At the time, the company was struggling, and he didn’t have the energy to spare.

She wasn’t ready to leave this world so young, so when Josh, her doctor, suggested taking her to France for treatment, she agreed without hesitation.

Suddenly, a loud "boom" signaled the start of a downpour.

She dialed Duncan's number. "Duncan, believe me, my marriage to him wasn't what you think. Nothing happened between us. Just four days ago, we finalized our divorce."

"Divorced, huh? Audrey, I'll never take a divorced woman. You chose this path; now bear the consequences yourself!"

"Duncan, please believe me. It's not what you think. Let me in, and I'll give you a proper explanation." She was on the verge of tears.

She owed him an explanation, but he never gave her a chance.

She had originally planned to spend her final days with the man she loved. But now, not only could she not stay by his side, but he also saw her as a traitor.

A traitor!

"Audrey, I don't want to see you. Not in this lifetime!" Duncan's voice echoed like a distant roar, terrifying and cold.

"No! Duncan, please don't do this, don't... beep beep..." She desperately pleaded, but was met with a dial tone as he hung up.

When she tried calling Duncan again, she heard, "Sorry, the number you have dialed is not in service."

He had cut off their only connection.

Frantically, Audrey pounded on the iron gate, begging the staff, "Open the door, please! I beg you... I need to explain to Duncan; I still owe him an explanation. Open the door! Open the door!"

The staff knew that Heather was the future mistress of this house, while the woman before them was just a shameless gold-digger trying to take her place.

So no matter how much Audrey begged, they refused to open the gate.

Audrey stared wide-eyed as the staff disappeared from her sight, her knees giving way as she collapsed to the ground.