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Chapter 2

Author: Century Egg Princess
Brandon was in the kitchen making dinner when I got home.

From the entryway, I watched him wearing his loungewear and an apron while he cooked. My eyes started to sting a little.

Maybe I stared too obviously, for he quickly noticed and turned around to smile at me. He turned off the stove, washed his hands, and got on his knees to help me change my shoes.

"You've been out shopping all day. Are you tired? What did you buy?" he asked.

Before going to the hospital, I told him I was going to the mall.

He reached out for the medical report. I paused for a second, forced a smile, and shook my head. "I'm not tired. I didn't buy much."

He didn't think too much about it and just told me to rest on the couch for a bit as dinner would be ready soon.

But unexpectedly, right at dinnertime, an uninvited guest showed up.

Lexie handed him a file and apologized, "Sorry, Mr. Foster. I forgot to get your signature on this."

I only glanced at it briefly, but I clearly saw that there were faint, suggestive water stains on the document.

Brandon twitched his eyebrows. The next second, he blocked my view and spoke with an unmistakable sharpness in his tone. "Don't let this happen again."

I knew exactly what he meant. He was telling Lexie not to be so blatant in front of me.

Lexie's eyes reddened slightly, and she whispered an apology.

She hadn't been gone long before Brandon suddenly said he needed to go buy some seasoning and left after her.

I trailed behind them from a distance.

Sure enough, after just a little while, I saw him at the end of the garden path, holding that delicate woman in his arms, comforting her gently as she sobbed.

"I'm not mad at you. I just told you before not to show up in front of Daniella so often. She'll overthink things, okay?"

Lexie had already noticed me. She raised an eyebrow at me and whined coyly, "But this time wasn't my fault. Mr. Foster, you were the one messing around in the office…"

By the end of her sentence, her voice had turned into that sickeningly sweet tone.

Brandon playfully tapped her nose and whispered something I couldn't hear. Soon, the two of them were kissing.

My vision blurred, and I had no idea how I got home.

When Brandon came back, I was sitting on the couch, waiting for him.

He met my empty gaze, and maybe he felt a little guilty because he clumsily tried to explain, "The store in our area is closed. But it's fine. I can cook without that seasoning. I'll buy it next time."

I hummed softly and looked away.

I didn't tell him there was a lipstick stain on his collar, which Lexie left on purpose.

A few days later, my wedding dress arrived. It was an intricate, high-end design with shimmering diamonds embedded into the skirt.

When it was delivered, Brandon went to pick it up himself. "Be careful, don't ruin it."

He suggested I try it on, but I didn't have the energy to deal with him anymore. I just smiled. "It's fine. We already did the fitting."

"Alright."

Brandon finally noticed I looked a little pale. His expression was filled with concern. "Daniella, are you feeling okay?"

I shook my head and brushed him off. "It's nothing. I just didn't sleep well last night."

Brandon still looked worried and insisted on taking me to the hospital, but his phone rang as soon as he helped me into the car.

He turned his back to me to check it. He frowned like he was dealing with something complicated at work.

Then, he turned around and said apologetically, "Daniella, I'm sorry. There's an issue with a contract. I have to go back to the office."

I nodded silently and slowly clenched my hand around my phone.

Before leaving, he reminded me again to get checked at the hospital and said he would ask for my test results when he got home.

But just moments later, I looked down at my phone and saw a message from Lexie.

"Did Mr. Foster tell you there was some emergency at work again? Hehe! Well, he does have something to do at the office."

Then, I received a video call request.

My throat went dry. I closed my eyes for a moment, trying to find the strength to answer.

It was a view in a fitting room.

Lexie was wearing the wedding dress that Brandon and I had spent so much time working with the designer to perfect. The delicate straps slipped off her shoulders as she draped herself over Brandon.

His hands roamed greedily up her smooth, pale thigh. In the middle of the wet, obscene sounds of their kissing, his voice was husky and low.

"Ms. Pace…" The driver's voice pulled me back to reality.

That was when I realized that my nose was bleeding again. I pressed a tissue against it and turned off my phone. "Take me home."

The driver hesitated. "But Mr. Foster told me to take you to the hospital…"

I let out a soft laugh. "It's fine. He won't give you a hard time over it."

After all, whether he had me in mind was another matter entirely.
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  • May the Flames of Hell Engulf You   Chapter 3

    I never planned on going to the hospital. No matter how many checkups I had, the results would always be the same. If there was no cure, then there was no cure. There was no need to keep going through the motions.But I didn't expect to fall asleep on the way back. I wouldn't wake up no matter how much the driver called out to me. It scared him half to death. He broke out in a cold sweat and rushed me to the hospital.By the time I woke up, it was already the next afternoon.The driver's face was as pale as a sheet, and he was trembling as he looked at me.I figured he must have already found out. To reassure him, I said, "It's okay. I'll talk to Brandon about it."The driver hesitated as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he just sighed. His eyes were red-rimmed as he looked at me.After all, he had watched me grow up. Seeing me like this must have made him feel awful.Not long after, Brandon called me. His tone was evasive as he asked where I was.I paused for a m

  • May the Flames of Hell Engulf You   Chapter 4

    When I got home the next day, I realized that Brandon hadn't come back all night.It was also only after returning that I noticed all my medical reports had been left in the entryway. I hadn't even had a chance to put them away.They were right there in plain sight, yet Brandon hadn't noticed them at all.I let out a self-mocking laugh and didn't bother tidying them up. It was not like he would see them anyway, right?Brandon didn't come back until the afternoon.However, he wasn't alone. His assistant followed behind him, carrying luggage, and Lexie was beaming with joy.The moment they saw me, the air seemed to freeze for a second.Brandon instructed his assistant to put away Lexie's things. Once the assistant left, he turned to explain to me, "Daniella, Lexie is pregnant. Her boyfriend isn't around, and he asked me to look after her. It's not safe for her to live alone, so I let her move in with us. Plus, she can keep you company."I studied Brandon carefully. He said it lik

  • May the Flames of Hell Engulf You   Chapter 5

    When I woke up, I was surprised to see Lexie sitting by my bedside.She met my gaze, looking somewhat guilty. After hesitating for a moment, she spoke softly. "Why did you…"I smiled at her and shook my head.But she frowned and bowed apologetically. "I'm sorry. I didn't know you were sick. I shouldn't have upset you like that."For a moment, I saw a glimpse of the young girl she used to be.I didn't know what to say to her, and I didn't have the energy anyway. Before long, I drifted back to sleep.I hadn't expected that she still hadn't left when I woke up again.Her teeth were clenched, her eyes reddened, and she bowed to me again. "I'm really sorry. But Ms. Pace, I truly like Mr. Foster. It's because of him that I…"She took a deep breath. "I know you and Mr. Foster used to have a great relationship, and it was despicable of me to come between you two. But now, Mr. Foster doesn't love you anymore."He doesn't even care about you at all. Even when he saw you faint, he didn't

  • May the Flames of Hell Engulf You   Chapter 6

    However, I didn't die, for the doctors saved me again.Brandon finally found out about my illness. He looked shocked and regretful, his eyes red-rimmed as he sat by my bedside, telling me he was sorry—that he still loved me.He said it over and over. I could even hear it in my dreams.I wanted to answer him. I wanted to tell him it was okay and that I no longer loved him. However, I didn't have the strength to open my mouth.I was in a constant daze, my mind hazy.Once, when I was barely lucid, I heard him arguing with Lexie.Lexie was crying.I frowned at the noise, and it took me a while to process what was happening. Brandon wanted her to get rid of the baby.Lexie asked him, "Didn't you love this baby too? Weren't you looking forward to having it?"Brandon seemed to hate her to the core now, and he shoved her away harshly. "This is all your fault! If it weren't for you, how could things between Daniella and me have reached this point?"And you have the nerve to talk about

  • May the Flames of Hell Engulf You   Chapter 7

    In Arkmery, getting me away from Brandon's watchful eyes wasn't an easy task, but Lexie managed to do it.She took me back to her hometown.Her entire family was gone, leaving just the two of us. She took excellent care of me.One evening, as she took me to watch the sunset, she shyly told me, "Ella, when I got your letters in middle school, you had no idea how much I wished I could stay by your side forever."I let out a soft chuckle, only to be wracked with a fit of coughing. As I coughed, blood started dripping from my nose again.She scrambled to wipe it away and poured me some warm water to drink.I asked her, "Is that why you wanted to be with Brandon?"She hesitated for a moment. Then, after a pause, she nodded. Her eyes reddened, but her gaze was steady as she said, "Yes. Ella, you never told me who you really were. You only say you worked at Foster Group, so I…"I nodded.Back then, I had found her name on a list at Foster Group. All of her sponsorship came from Foste

  • May the Flames of Hell Engulf You   Chapter 8

    Lexie's POVA week later, Daniella was gone.I didn't hold a funeral for her according to her will. Instead, I buried her in the place she had chosen before she passed.There was a lake in front of it, where the sunset could be seen. In the spring, tiny blue and pink flowers would bloom.She didn't suffer much when she died. I cried as I kept telling her I was sorry, but she just smiled and said, "I've already forgiven you."She told me she hoped I could move on from this and live a good life.Her warm hand stroked my hair as she said those words, just like I had once imagined when I was younger.But I might never be able to move on. This was what I owed her.Not long after, Brandon—whom I had tricked—found his way here. He grabbed me by the throat and demanded, "Where's Daniella? Where did you take my Daniella?"I told him Daniella was dead.His expression went blank, as though his soul had been ripped away. He laughed and cried at the same time, then asked me to take him to

  • May the Flames of Hell Engulf You   Chapter 9

    Lexie's POVI really was destined to be damned.I took a deep breath and looked at Brandon's dazed, lifeless expression. Then, I started laughing.He demanded to know what I was laughing at.I said, "This is our karma."He froze, then cried again.I watched him suffer without saying a word. Daniella had personally told me she didn't hate him.Daniella was a great person, but I wasn't. I wanted him to suffer for the rest of his life.He and I had to spend a lifetime atoning for Daniella.Later, I took Brandon back to Foster Group. It wasn't because I had any intention of staying. I only returned to resign.I was Brandon's secretary, and all my work needed to be properly handed over. As much as I despised seeing his face, I had no choice but to stay at the company for a few more days.News of Daniella's death hadn't spread yet. Many people in the company were still secretly envious of the love she and Brandon had once shared.One day, Brandon overheard them. I didn't know wha

  • May the Flames of Hell Engulf You   Chapter 1

    When I walked out of the doctor's office with my test results, the hospital's advertisement screen played the scene of Brandon proposing to me.Under a dazzling starry sky, deep blue fireworks lit up the night. He wore a white suit and kneeled in a rose garden, opening a box with a diamond ring inside.The scene was so beautiful that it looked like something straight out of a romance drama.I overheard some patients' family members chatting with a nurse."I'm really so jealous of Ms. Pace. Meeting a man like Mr. Foster is the luck of eight lifetimes.""They really are the model couple of Arkmery, no doubt about it."…I walked past them expressionlessly, as if the person they were talking about wasn't me.Brandon really did love me.We grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and he pursued me for ten years.When I finally accepted his confession, his eyes reddened in front of everyone. He held me carefully in his arms and promised, "Daniella, I will treat you so, so well."

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  • May the Flames of Hell Engulf You   Chapter 9

    Lexie's POVI really was destined to be damned.I took a deep breath and looked at Brandon's dazed, lifeless expression. Then, I started laughing.He demanded to know what I was laughing at.I said, "This is our karma."He froze, then cried again.I watched him suffer without saying a word. Daniella had personally told me she didn't hate him.Daniella was a great person, but I wasn't. I wanted him to suffer for the rest of his life.He and I had to spend a lifetime atoning for Daniella.Later, I took Brandon back to Foster Group. It wasn't because I had any intention of staying. I only returned to resign.I was Brandon's secretary, and all my work needed to be properly handed over. As much as I despised seeing his face, I had no choice but to stay at the company for a few more days.News of Daniella's death hadn't spread yet. Many people in the company were still secretly envious of the love she and Brandon had once shared.One day, Brandon overheard them. I didn't know wha

  • May the Flames of Hell Engulf You   Chapter 8

    Lexie's POVA week later, Daniella was gone.I didn't hold a funeral for her according to her will. Instead, I buried her in the place she had chosen before she passed.There was a lake in front of it, where the sunset could be seen. In the spring, tiny blue and pink flowers would bloom.She didn't suffer much when she died. I cried as I kept telling her I was sorry, but she just smiled and said, "I've already forgiven you."She told me she hoped I could move on from this and live a good life.Her warm hand stroked my hair as she said those words, just like I had once imagined when I was younger.But I might never be able to move on. This was what I owed her.Not long after, Brandon—whom I had tricked—found his way here. He grabbed me by the throat and demanded, "Where's Daniella? Where did you take my Daniella?"I told him Daniella was dead.His expression went blank, as though his soul had been ripped away. He laughed and cried at the same time, then asked me to take him to

  • May the Flames of Hell Engulf You   Chapter 7

    In Arkmery, getting me away from Brandon's watchful eyes wasn't an easy task, but Lexie managed to do it.She took me back to her hometown.Her entire family was gone, leaving just the two of us. She took excellent care of me.One evening, as she took me to watch the sunset, she shyly told me, "Ella, when I got your letters in middle school, you had no idea how much I wished I could stay by your side forever."I let out a soft chuckle, only to be wracked with a fit of coughing. As I coughed, blood started dripping from my nose again.She scrambled to wipe it away and poured me some warm water to drink.I asked her, "Is that why you wanted to be with Brandon?"She hesitated for a moment. Then, after a pause, she nodded. Her eyes reddened, but her gaze was steady as she said, "Yes. Ella, you never told me who you really were. You only say you worked at Foster Group, so I…"I nodded.Back then, I had found her name on a list at Foster Group. All of her sponsorship came from Foste

  • May the Flames of Hell Engulf You   Chapter 6

    However, I didn't die, for the doctors saved me again.Brandon finally found out about my illness. He looked shocked and regretful, his eyes red-rimmed as he sat by my bedside, telling me he was sorry—that he still loved me.He said it over and over. I could even hear it in my dreams.I wanted to answer him. I wanted to tell him it was okay and that I no longer loved him. However, I didn't have the strength to open my mouth.I was in a constant daze, my mind hazy.Once, when I was barely lucid, I heard him arguing with Lexie.Lexie was crying.I frowned at the noise, and it took me a while to process what was happening. Brandon wanted her to get rid of the baby.Lexie asked him, "Didn't you love this baby too? Weren't you looking forward to having it?"Brandon seemed to hate her to the core now, and he shoved her away harshly. "This is all your fault! If it weren't for you, how could things between Daniella and me have reached this point?"And you have the nerve to talk about

  • May the Flames of Hell Engulf You   Chapter 5

    When I woke up, I was surprised to see Lexie sitting by my bedside.She met my gaze, looking somewhat guilty. After hesitating for a moment, she spoke softly. "Why did you…"I smiled at her and shook my head.But she frowned and bowed apologetically. "I'm sorry. I didn't know you were sick. I shouldn't have upset you like that."For a moment, I saw a glimpse of the young girl she used to be.I didn't know what to say to her, and I didn't have the energy anyway. Before long, I drifted back to sleep.I hadn't expected that she still hadn't left when I woke up again.Her teeth were clenched, her eyes reddened, and she bowed to me again. "I'm really sorry. But Ms. Pace, I truly like Mr. Foster. It's because of him that I…"She took a deep breath. "I know you and Mr. Foster used to have a great relationship, and it was despicable of me to come between you two. But now, Mr. Foster doesn't love you anymore."He doesn't even care about you at all. Even when he saw you faint, he didn't

  • May the Flames of Hell Engulf You   Chapter 4

    When I got home the next day, I realized that Brandon hadn't come back all night.It was also only after returning that I noticed all my medical reports had been left in the entryway. I hadn't even had a chance to put them away.They were right there in plain sight, yet Brandon hadn't noticed them at all.I let out a self-mocking laugh and didn't bother tidying them up. It was not like he would see them anyway, right?Brandon didn't come back until the afternoon.However, he wasn't alone. His assistant followed behind him, carrying luggage, and Lexie was beaming with joy.The moment they saw me, the air seemed to freeze for a second.Brandon instructed his assistant to put away Lexie's things. Once the assistant left, he turned to explain to me, "Daniella, Lexie is pregnant. Her boyfriend isn't around, and he asked me to look after her. It's not safe for her to live alone, so I let her move in with us. Plus, she can keep you company."I studied Brandon carefully. He said it lik

  • May the Flames of Hell Engulf You   Chapter 3

    I never planned on going to the hospital. No matter how many checkups I had, the results would always be the same. If there was no cure, then there was no cure. There was no need to keep going through the motions.But I didn't expect to fall asleep on the way back. I wouldn't wake up no matter how much the driver called out to me. It scared him half to death. He broke out in a cold sweat and rushed me to the hospital.By the time I woke up, it was already the next afternoon.The driver's face was as pale as a sheet, and he was trembling as he looked at me.I figured he must have already found out. To reassure him, I said, "It's okay. I'll talk to Brandon about it."The driver hesitated as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he just sighed. His eyes were red-rimmed as he looked at me.After all, he had watched me grow up. Seeing me like this must have made him feel awful.Not long after, Brandon called me. His tone was evasive as he asked where I was.I paused for a m

  • May the Flames of Hell Engulf You   Chapter 2

    Brandon was in the kitchen making dinner when I got home.From the entryway, I watched him wearing his loungewear and an apron while he cooked. My eyes started to sting a little.Maybe I stared too obviously, for he quickly noticed and turned around to smile at me. He turned off the stove, washed his hands, and got on his knees to help me change my shoes."You've been out shopping all day. Are you tired? What did you buy?" he asked.Before going to the hospital, I told him I was going to the mall.He reached out for the medical report. I paused for a second, forced a smile, and shook my head. "I'm not tired. I didn't buy much."He didn't think too much about it and just told me to rest on the couch for a bit as dinner would be ready soon.But unexpectedly, right at dinnertime, an uninvited guest showed up.Lexie handed him a file and apologized, "Sorry, Mr. Foster. I forgot to get your signature on this."I only glanced at it briefly, but I clearly saw that there were faint, s

  • May the Flames of Hell Engulf You   Chapter 1

    When I walked out of the doctor's office with my test results, the hospital's advertisement screen played the scene of Brandon proposing to me.Under a dazzling starry sky, deep blue fireworks lit up the night. He wore a white suit and kneeled in a rose garden, opening a box with a diamond ring inside.The scene was so beautiful that it looked like something straight out of a romance drama.I overheard some patients' family members chatting with a nurse."I'm really so jealous of Ms. Pace. Meeting a man like Mr. Foster is the luck of eight lifetimes.""They really are the model couple of Arkmery, no doubt about it."…I walked past them expressionlessly, as if the person they were talking about wasn't me.Brandon really did love me.We grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and he pursued me for ten years.When I finally accepted his confession, his eyes reddened in front of everyone. He held me carefully in his arms and promised, "Daniella, I will treat you so, so well."

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