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Love Never Wilts in a Moment

Love Never Wilts in a Moment

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By:  Stir-Fried Tomatoes With PrawnsCompleted
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Everyone knew that Simon Zimmer and Luna Springfield had been friends with benefits for a year, but they had chosen to hide it from Bertha Marsh, the deaf one. During a New Year’s gathering, Bertha's cold attitude caused displeasure to Simon’s friend. “Simon, is Bertha kicking up a fuss again? Seriously, that doctor of yours is more considerate. She knows how to get you into a good mood and doesn’t throw tantrums,” he said loudly with disdain. Simon’s expression turned dark, and he snapped at him. “Don’t say anything you shouldn’t. Bertha’s the most important person to me. I’ll die if she leaves.” He then anxiously signed to Bertha to ask whether she was sick. What he did not know was that Bertha had heard it all, and their future together was over.

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“Ms. Marsh, the plan for your fake death is in place. You will ‘die’ in an accident. After that, your personal information will be destroyed, and you will cease to exist.” A cold, mechanical voice came through Bertha Marsh’s phone.She smiled and replied with a firm, “Okay.”“We’ve given you a new identity in Switzerland, and your death will occur half a month later. Please cooperate with us when the time comes.”Once she hung up, Bertha opened an app and scrolled down. Soon, she received a message that she had successfully booked a flight ticket. Following that, she drove over to the restaurant where she was supposed to have a date with Simon Zimmer.She went upstairs shortly after she spoke with a waiter. Simon had booked the second floor and covered the place with roses. Only the table beside the window was not covered in flowers. It offered the best view, which was a clear view of the entire ocean. Soon after Bertha sat down, the sight of a man and woman on the beach drew...

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24 Chapters
Chapter 1
“Ms. Marsh, the plan for your fake death is in place. You will ‘die’ in an accident. After that, your personal information will be destroyed, and you will cease to exist.” A cold, mechanical voice came through Bertha Marsh’s phone.She smiled and replied with a firm, “Okay.”“We’ve given you a new identity in Switzerland, and your death will occur half a month later. Please cooperate with us when the time comes.”Once she hung up, Bertha opened an app and scrolled down. Soon, she received a message that she had successfully booked a flight ticket. Following that, she drove over to the restaurant where she was supposed to have a date with Simon Zimmer.She went upstairs shortly after she spoke with a waiter. Simon had booked the second floor and covered the place with roses. Only the table beside the window was not covered in flowers. It offered the best view, which was a clear view of the entire ocean. Soon after Bertha sat down, the sight of a man and woman on the beach drew
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Chapter 2
Bertha’s serious gaze made Simon panic. “Bertha, why are you suddenly talking about this?”He did not know why Bertha would say such a thing. Frowning, he fell into deep thought for a few minutes before a possibility occurred to him. “Bertha, did someone say something to you?”Before she could reply, Simon’s expression turned stern, and he made a call. “Come to the restaurant now.”Fifteen minutes later, his secretary rushed over and stood in front of him while gasping. With a dark expression, he said to his secretary, “Sign to Bertha all the business trips and all the things I’ve been doing at the company lately.”His secretary frowned. After some thinking, he approached Bertha and started signing, “I went on a business trip abroad with Mr. Zimmer two months ago. When Mr. Zimmer heard that you fell ill, he abandoned a contract worth one million dollars. He immediately booked a plane ticket back so that he could take care of you. He watched over you as you fell asleep.“Over t
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Chapter 3
Bertha did not reply to Simon. Disgust crept through every part of her body. She could no longer feel warmth in Simon’s arms, only coldness. He was such a good actor. She had witnessed with her own two eyes how he cheated on her. If she had not, perhaps she would have believed him after he worked so hard to explain himself to her. But there were no what-ifs in the world, were there? The sight of his tears just disgusted her, and she found the entire situation ironic. She pushed Simon away and smiled at Luna. “Thank you for working so hard to take care of me all this while. Since you’re here, you might as well have a seat and eat with us.”Simon could sense that there was something off about Bertha, and he signed timidly, “Bertha, are you still mad?”Bertha shook her head and looked at the beach again. Simon clapped, and the entire ocean of flowers lit up. A server then pushed a cart over. When he lifted the lid, Bertha found that the tray was not filled with food. Instead,
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Chapter 4
Simon pinned Luna against the seat and said in a passion-filled voice, “Didn’t I satisfy you earlier? I told you before not to show up that often in front of Bertha.”Luna giggled wantonly. Her moans grew louder as she crooned, “It’s your fault for putting that thing in. It was so tough for me…”“It’s because you’re insatiable. I’ll satisfy you this time, but after this, respect my boundaries and stop causing trouble in front of Bertha.”Bertha hid behind a tree beside the car. Even though she already knew about Simon and Luna, her heart still hurt. Before she realized it, tears filled her eyes, and the sounds of their passion grew louder. Sometimes, it sounded like water striking stone. At other times, it sounded like splashes. She clenched her teeth to silence herself. She tried to leave a few times, but for some reason, she could not find the strength to move her legs. Pain filled her entire body. With trembling hands, she took her phone out and pointed it at the car as she pre
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Chapter 5
As she saw the panic and fear on Simon’s face, Bertha wanted to laugh. If she left, he and Luna could finally be an official couple, no?That would be perfect for his wish, right? Why was he pretending to be all scared?Bertha spoke calmly. “I’m leaving after lunch. I’ve been really bored just sitting in the house all the time, and I got tired of some of my clothes. I’m going to be donating them since I won’t be wearing them anymore.”Simon sighed in relief, and the worry in his heart finally faded away. He smiled with a sense of ease as if he was feeling lucky about something. But when he saw Bertha’s flat gaze, he still felt anxious and knelt down to apologize to her. “I’m sorry, Bertha. It’s all my fault. Something suddenly went wrong with a contract, and I forgot to tell you because I was really flustered about it. I shouldn’t have left you alone in the restaurant. I know that you’re mad. You can hit me or yell at me, just don’t scare me, please. I’m really afraid of losing
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Chapter 6
Perhaps God had taken pity on her and restored her hearing. Simon was still pretending to be a loving husband, but he did not know that Bertha had already learned about everything. She knew what he had been doing at night over the past few days. She also knew that his love could not win against the temptation of lust. Simon probably noticed that something was off about Bertha, so he left earlier with her. When they got into the car, his phone began ringing. He took one look at the screen and signed to her that it was a call from his company. Then, he answered the phone right in front of her face. Luna called Simon’s name sweetly. After he listened to her for about three minutes, he hung up and gave Bertha an apologetic look. “Sorry, Bertha. There’s a really urgent meeting in the company, and I need to go back to chair it.”Bertha did not expose him. She just smiled and nodded. “Your company’s important. Go ahead and do your thing.”Simon reached out to pat Bertha’s head, bu
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Chapter 7
On the day she recovered, Bertha did not see Simon. During the course of twenty-four hours, he only sent her one message. [Bertha, I’ve contacted a doctor from abroad to install man-made cochleas into your ears.]She did not answer because Luna had sent her another photo last night. It was a photo of her getting a consultation at the Gynaecology Department. Simon had personally paid for the consultation. [Bertha, my morning sickness was horrible yesterday, and Simon was incredibly worried. I’ll ask him to keep you company tomorrow.]She could sense just how smug Luna was just from those words alone. Bertha ignored them and just packed up. Meanwhile, she confirmed the procedure for her fake death with the person on the other end of the phone.Over the past few days, Luna had uploaded posts that only Bertha could see at a set hour each day. There were photos of Simon putting a ring on her finger, one of Simon designing a wedding dress for her, and a photo of them making love
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Chapter 8
Simon drove to Luna’s apartment while his heart raced. He was getting a bad feeling. When he arrived at her apartment building, he did not even have the patience to wait for the elevator and ran up to the twentieth floor. As he gasped for breath, he opened the door, only to find her laughing in some silk pajamas. She was watching a show on her tablet while sitting on the couch. He understood what had happened right then. All her talk about her stomach hurting and how she was feeling nauseous were lies. He frowned, and displeasure rose in him. “You’ve been far too arrogant lately. I’ve been keeping you company over the past half a month, and I haven’t had time to be with Bertha. I couldn’t even make plans for our anniversary. And here you are, lying to me about your baby?”At that, all of Luna’s delight turned into sad tears that rolled down her cheeks. Her pajamas swayed around her and made her look like a pitiful flower. She threw herself into Simon’s arms and said, “I just m
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Chapter 9
Luna watched as Simon’s car pulled away. Remembering that he had left her behind for Bertha, she clenched her fists in indignation. She was so angry that she gnashed her teeth together. She took her phone out again and sent another message to Bertha. [Bertha, if you know your place, leave Simon. He doesn’t need a deaf person as his wife.]After that, she happily hummed and went upstairs to continue watching her show. Simon sped back. Even though he got caught in the evening traffic, he still managed to reduce his trip to only forty minutes, when it was supposed to take one hour. When he opened the door to his house, he could not find Bertha anywhere. In the end, he stopped in front of the bedroom door. Assuming that she was sleeping inside, Simon took a deep breath before he opened the door to enter. He removed his shoes and walked barefoot on the floorboards. Worried that he would wake her, he walked on tiptoes as he turned on the flashlight app on his phone. But when he saw
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Chapter 10
[I wish you happiness, Simon.]He read through the email, and when he read the last line, his mind went blank. Happiness?However, he was only happy when he was with her!Simon read through the email again, but it had nothing else apart from a video. He opened it and heard familiar moans. He saw his face, and he could not watch it any longer. He turned off the computer with a forceful jab.He wrote a reply to the email, but after sending it, he found that the email address did not exist. He stared at the divorce agreement in his hands and felt like he was hyperventilating. He was not going to sign the papers. From the moment he confessed to Bertha, he was ready to be with her forever. He was not going to give up halfway through or let her leave. Simon searched through every room, including the backyard, but all he saw was an empty lawn and an empty walk-in closet. Bertha was nowhere to be found. He could not even find their wedding photo or her wedding dress. Feeling broken
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