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Five Years of Lies: My Secret Escape Chapter 7
It turned out that Xavier had a careful, nurturing side I never knew about. Whether a man loved a woman or not, his actions revealed everything.Elsa shot me a smug glance and boasted under her breath, "All you're doing is making Xavier feel even more sorry for me. Is any of this helping you?"Of course, it was.For the next few days, Elsa had to stay home, and that was the moment I'd been waiting for.As dusk approached, I saw her parents leave in their car. Soundlessly, I snuck into her room.Elsa was doing her makeup. When she saw me, she was so startled she almost jabbed the brush into her eye.I smiled darkly and said, "Don't recognize me? It's me—the one you killed."I had dressed myself in Maisie's clothes and hired a special effects makeup artist to make me look just like her.Elsa went completely pale in one second and started trembling all over. She panicked and threw whatever she could get her hands on at me. She muttered anxiously, "It's impossible. You're dead!"
Five Years of Lies: My Secret Escape Chapter 8
"Just now, Xavier called me suddenly, asking where you were tonight," my mom said. "I sensed something was off from his tone, so I lied and told him we had just been on a video call for half an hour."I hadn't expected Xavier to figure it out so quickly.But did he not even suspect that the person he loved the most had killed his mother? How would he react once he learned the truth?The thought of Xavier's eventual breakdown made me feel a twisted sense of satisfaction.My mom seemed to have guessed much of what was going on but didn't press me for details. She simply said gently, "If you're back, come stay with me."Because of those words, I spent another half hour carefully applying makeup to cover up the cuts on my face and hands. I walked in front of the mirror ten times to make sure my limp wasn't obvious before finally heading back home.I greeted and hugged my mom, but she suddenly choked up and asked, "What happened to your leg? Why are you walking so weirdly?"I froze f
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My hand froze mid-motion as I rubbed my eyes. Dread hit me like a bucket of ice-cold water.The voice recorder was in my bag. I had risked everything to get that piece of evidence—it nearly cost me my life to obtain it.My mom started listing places my dad often visited, but I couldn't focus on a single word she said.I immediately dialed my dad's number. As soon as the call connected, I demanded, "I'll give you 500 thousand dollars if you return my bag."My dad's voice came through the phone, sly and calculating. "If it's worth that much, maybe I should just sell it to Xavier."I suddenly exhaled in relief, laughing as I said, "That's exactly who it's meant for. You can be the free delivery service."There was silence on the other end for what felt like an eternity. I could almost hear the rusty gears turning in his mind over the phone.Then, he changed his tune and said, "If it's for Xavier, then you must have intended to use it against Elsa, right? Maybe I should sell it to h
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I stepped forward and grabbed the microphone from the officiant's hand.The moment the guests saw me, they all gasped in shock because I was dressed in mourning clothes.Elsa wailed and shouted at me, "You already took Xavier from me before! How dare you come here to ruin my wedding now?"With that one sentence, she turned the entire room against me.However, she had dirtied her hands so much that she could never pretend to be innocent.The screen behind us started playing the text messages she had sent me, along with images of her vicious expression whenever she looked at me.With her back to the screen, Elsa squeezed out fake tears. She tried to convince everyone how I had threatened her over the years. But the guests had seen it all. It took a moment for Elsa to realize something was wrong. But by then, the guests were already looking at her with mocking smiles.In an instant, she went from the proud princess to a ridiculous clown.Xavier suddenly spoke up. "Have you cause
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Elsa was so terrified that she collapsed onto the floor. Throwing highly concentrated acid on her face would mean disfigurement. It was no different than killing her.She begged for mercy, but Xavier's knife was already at her throat. Left with no choice, she sobbed miserably and poured the acid onto her own face.As I listened to her agonizing screams, I walked out of the hospital room with a sense of immense satisfaction.Just then, Athena video-called me. She whined sweetly that she wanted to come live in the city where I grew up for a while.I smiled and agreed, only to realize Xavier had been standing somewhere behind me at some point.He had a complicated expression on his face as he asked, "Who's that in the video call?""Your daughter." I calmly dropped the bombshell.I wanted him to experience the pain of never seeing his own daughter in this lifetime.As Xavier hesitated to speak, I coldly added, "I hate you even more than I hate Elsa. It's only because you're my chil
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I pressed the blade against my dad's neck and left a faint mark resembling the outline of a necklace on it. When my mom saw it, she silently laughed for a long time.Athena, eager to see me, had been pestering my friend to bring her over first thing in the morning.When I got the message, I rushed to pick her up.I had been up all night dealing with my dad, so I dozed off at the airport.When I opened my eyes, I realized I had slept for half an hour.Athena's flight had landed 15 minutes earlier. A sense of unease crept up in my heart. I called Athena's phone, but it was out of service. I tried my friend's phone, but there was no answer too.Panic hit me, and I immediately called Xavier, demanding, "You promised not to come near my daughter! Give her back to me now!"Xavier's voice sounded weary as he asked, "What are you talking about?"My heart sank. "You're not the one who took Athena?"Suddenly, there was silence on the other end of the line. I heard hurried footsteps and t
Five Years of Lies: My Secret Escape Chapter 1
Out of the ten dates arranged by the Sullivans, I only ever saw Robert Sullivan and Maisie Corbus, but never Xavier Sullivan himself.He always had countless excuses over the phone—he was in a meeting at work, drinking at a bar, or in bed with a woman.I thought that our agreed marriage would automatically fall through due to his lack of cooperation.But Xavier's parents, Robert and Maisie, looked at me with determination and said, "Once he sees you, he will agree to marry you."When Xavier finally met me, he seemed completely entranced and agreed to the marriage right away.I thought he had fallen in love with me at first sight. But later, I discovered that I was merely a stand-in for his first love, Elsa Zermeno.The first time I saw Elsa was in a photo I found hidden inside one of Xavier's books. She looked very much like me, except for her eyes.I had round doe-eyes that looked innocent and unassuming, whereas Elsa had upturned eyes that were seductive and alluring.So, I c
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For the next few days, there was always a hint of joy in Xavier's eyes. But the moment he saw me, his expression would turn frigid.My dad, Brock Joffrin, lived next door. He often came over to check on things. So, he quickly noticed that something was wrong.He hurriedly came over and asked, "Did you and Xavier have a fight?"I stayed silent, not wanting to respond.My dad anxiously tried to persuade me, "If he's upset, just appease him. What good can come from angering the Sullivan family?"I was so angry that my eyes reddened as I snapped back, "Does our entire family have to bend over backward to please him?"Five years ago, my dad's investment failed, so he ended up owing the Sullivan family millions of dollars. He cried and begged me to sign the marriage agreement to save him.After Xavier and I got married, my dad often said to me, "Now that you're married, take good care of Xavier. Do you know how many people dream of being a part of the Sullivan family? You've gotten lu
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