Warning: The chapter contains scenes of violence, murder, and blood and may not be suitable for all readers. If you are easily triggered by any of these subjects, it is recommended that you skip them and refrain from reading ahead for your mental health. (Read at your own risk.)
~~~ A few hours earlier, in the enormous bedroom of a mansion located in a different country, Helena sat on the bed with a worried look on her face, holding a phone to her ear, but once again, there was no answer to her call. At that moment, her phone began to ring, and she answered. âWhat did you find?â âI found out that he spent the night in his penthouse with his wife, I mean his ex-wife,â the person on the line reported. Helena's hand clenched into a fist as she tried to suppress the rage burning inside her and asked impatiently. âWhat else did you find?â âThe woman left early, and judging from her appearance, they had sex.â âaaahhh!â Helena screamed and hung up the call, tossing the phone away angrily. Mr. Jones, Helena's 56-year-old husband, who had finished showering, heard Helena scream and walked out of the bathroom with a tower wrapped around his waist and asked. âWhat's wrong with you?â Helena looked at her husband's face as she stood up and approached him with a menacing expression on her face. Mr. Jones instinctively took a step back, feeling the danger emitting from his wife. âWhy did you marry me?â Helena asked in a monotone voice, her face blank. âI was happy with my love, but you came and changed everything. You made me your property, your toy! You are five f*cking years older than my father! But you forced them to marry me to you after you tricked them into gambling everything they owe, right?!â Mr. Jones' eyes widened at Helena's words. âSince when did you know?â he asked. "Since the f*cking day you appeared in my house and turned my life upside down! You beast!â âI'm sorry, my little kitten. I regret everything; that's why I have made you the sole owner of all my properties, and your parents are living well with all the money I give them. I just fell in love with the young and vibrant girl who knocked me off my feet; I wanted her for myself. Do you remember that day when your parents took you to the restaurant to celebrate your 18th birthday? Since then, I wanted you to be mineâŠâ âSo you planned how to make me yours since then. Turning my parents into gambling addicts in just three years. Sinking them in deep debts so I become the prize? You ruined my life, my dreams, and my career. I hate you; I hate you very much; every day spent with you was torture; I hate you!â Helena said, and Mr. Jones walked forward to hold her and coax her. He loves her, and he knows deep down she also felt something for him. However, Helena pushed him back hard, and he fell back into the full-length dressing mirror behind him. The mirror breaking and piercing him from behind as he fell to the ground. âAhhhh!â Mr. Jones agonizing groan filled the room. He stretched his hand out to Helena, who was looking down at him with an emotionless expression, and said. "Help me." However, Helena approached her husband, who was unable to move with the broken pieces of glass in his body, and squatted next to him and said, âDo you know why I have been a good wife to you the four years I've been stuck with you? Because when I finally kill you, everyone will believe me when I tell them it was in self-defense. You were so oblivious that you didnât even realize how many times I applied thick makeup, wearing sunglasses and masks whenever we attended your business functions. You were so busy that you didnât notice the bruises I inflicted upon myself just to obtain a report from the hospital indicating that I was being abused. Now, all your filthy money will be mine.â Helena said a smirk on her lips and reached for the long piece of glass with a sharp and pointed tip and began stabbing her husband repeatedly with no remorse on her features, ignoring the pain of the glass cutting inside the palm of her hand wrapped around the glass with every stab she inflicted.It was a few minutes past midnight when the door of the enormous living room opened. Simona, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room dressed in a flimsy black nightgown, stood up on hearing her husband's familiar voice speaking, seemingly on the phone, and judging by the gentleness of his voice, it was obvious who he was speaking to. Acting like the fact that her husband, even though it was a contract marriage, was conversing with his first love at that hour didn't hurt, she tried to push those thoughts aside. Taking a deep breath, she approached him, her heart beating nervously as she reached for his bag, a small attempt to improve the growing distance between them. âYouâre late again. Busy at work?â Simona asked, her voice calm yet laced with an underlying tension. She knew that without her interruption, Adrian wouldnât abandon the conversation that had completely absorbed his attention. Adrian glanced at Simona for the first time since he got home. His gaze traced the
~ Two weeks later ~ The club was in full swing, with neon lights flashing on and off, loud music playing, and bodies moving to the beat on the dancefloor. But 25-year-old Simona was feeling the complete opposite of everything. However, she has managed to put on a strong facade to hide her inner turmoil. But judging by the way her best friend sitting across from her was looking at her with a worried expression, she realized she was doing a bad job at hiding her pain. âCheers to finally getting divorced!â She suddenly exclaimed, lifting one of the glass shots in front of her up; she gulped it down, feeling high from the number of tequila shots she had already taken. That was the sixth or seventh shot she was taking, but it still hurts. She wants to forget, but everything reminds her of him, making it impossible for her to stop thinking about him. He had laid down his rules; she was to be his substitute and contract wife for two years; he would provide her with everything; he would
The moment Adrian got to his penthouse bedroom, he pins Simona against the wall and began kissing her hungrily. He bit on her lips, slipped his tongue into her warm, sweet mouth, and sucked every corner of her mouth. As the kiss prolonged, he realized Simona wasn't responding. âIt was almost like she didn't know how to kiss.' He thought but shook his head. âSimona is 25 years old; there's no way she was inexperienced; maybe it's because she was drunk; that's why she wasn't responding,â he thought and pulled away when he saw she was out of breath. âTurn and let me help you out of your clothes,â Adrian purposely said; he wanted to see if Simona was faking being drunk. She proved him wrong when, instead of turning around, she wrapped her hands around his neck. âAdrian, I love you,â she said, and it must be the heat of the moment, but Adrian replied, âI love you too,â without realizing. He turned her around and pulled up her dress and unclasped her bra. He turned her around again and
Diana's white sedan came to an abrupt halt in front of Anastasia. She has spent the entire night looking for Anastasia. She was worried and scared; she went through the footage of the club and saw Anastasia approach a man who took her away in his car, but since the distance was far, she couldn't make out the face of the man.She had to call Harold and tell him about what happened. Harold tried to keep her calm on the phone and told her he would take the next available flight and come, but Diana wasn't calm; she could sense the worry in Harold's voice. Would he be angry at her for taking Anastasia to the club? The thought made her heart skip a beat.She was only relieved when Anastasia called and asked her to come get her, but seeing Anastasia's haggard appearance now, all her worries surfaced again.âAnna! What happened to you?â Diana said getting out of the car and rushing towards her friend, who looked like she had been tortured. There were tiny bruises on her neck, shoulders, thig
Today, Simona Smith, a 25-year-old secretary at Annâs Fashion Empire who lived on the third door on the left on the tenth floor of her rented apartment, was home and didn't report to work due to a severe cold and sore throat. She was seated on her couch, clad in a duvet, hugging her knees while watching TV. Reaching for the hot ginger tea she has been sipping, she realized it had gone cold. She stood up to get another cup when her doorbell rang.âWho could it be?â She muttered to herself, putting the mug she was holding on the kitchen counter, and went to get the door. Simona opened the door and came face-to-face with the most handsome man she had ever seen. âHi, please, I'm looking for Miss Simona Smith,â Michael said, in his professional tone as he took in the appearance of the beautiful woman with a red nose standing in front of him blushing. He realized she must be having a cold with her red nose. But her blushingâwas it for him? Simona, who was blushing fiercely, tucked her hai
Three hours earlier, Adrian exited his car and strolled into the company with a furious look on his face, exuding a menacing aura that made the employees in the reception instinctively shrink back in fear. On stepping inside the elevator, Adrian shoved his trembling, clenched fists into his pockets, struggling to keep his anger and mostly his frustration under control. Each breath he took was a battle. He had thought he would see Simona, or whatever her name is; he wanted to see her, but instead, he found only the chilling void of her absence, as if she had never existed at all. With a surge of emotion, he pulled his hand out and punched the unyielding metallic wall of the elevator, a guttural and exasperated groan escaping his lips. "How dare you, Simona!" he shouted, delivering another blow, his knuckles hurting and staining red against the metallic surface. âSir, please, calmââ Michael began, standing nervously behind his boss, but his voice faltered under the weight of Adrian