The next day, there was a huge party to celebrate Charlotte Black’s return. Victor Steele showed up to the party with me in hand, and he was extremely caring throughout the day. Everyone around him was talking about how much he doted on me. However, when Charlotte was upset and left the party, Victor pushed me down the stairs and chased after Charlotte. I broke my ankle, and the shattered wine bottle cut through my flesh. No one was sparing a glance at me despite the huge crowd. I dragged my bloodied leg and crawled to the doors. It was the security guard who got me an ambulance. After I went home from the hospital, I opened a box in his study that he had never allowed me to touch. It was a stack of intimate photos of Charlotte and Victor. I immediately gave my older sister, Louise Winters, who was overseas a call.“Louise, I’m fine with the arranged marriage that the family has suggested to me. You may proceed with the arrangement!”“Georgia Winters, did someone hurt you?”
“Victor.”He paused for a moment when he heard me address him by his name. I told him how I felt, and he immediately pressed himself against me. “Darling, are you upset because I didn’t come back last night?”He always liked to tease me like this. “Darling, it’s all my fault. I’ll be sure to satisfy you in bed every night.”His usual sweet words made my stomach turn today.When he took off his shirt, I saw the hickey on his chest. When we were intimate, he never let me leave a mark on him. He said that we were too old to be doing that. However, I found out that he would let another person do that. He then touched my ankle. I felt a tearing pain in my ankle. I pushed him aside forcefully, and tears started streaming down my face. I was unsure whether it was from disgust or pain. “Let me go!” Victor was half-dressed, and he immediately looked concerned when he saw my tears. He asked, “Darling, are you sick?”“My ankle!” My cast was so visible, but he only saw it af
The next day, when I woke up, Victor had just entered the bedroom. He subconsciously wanted to launch himself at me. I immediately avoided his advances. I was physically repulsed by him. Victor thought I was sick, so he glanced at my ankle worriedly. He then fetched me my jacket. “Darling, put on your jacket.”“Where are we going?”Victor sighed. “Darling, you’re acting like a child. It’s obvious that you’re feeling unwell. I’ll bring you to the hospital for another check-up.” Victor brought me to the hospital. We had just entered the hospital when we bumped into Charlotte. She was pressing her hand against her lower abdomen as she stood there with a pale face. Victor immediately let go of me. I hit my ankle against the wall and immediately broke out in cold sweat due to the pain. He could no longer see me. He rushed forward and put his arm around Charlotte. “Are you sick? Why didn’t you call me for help?”Charlotte smiled and shook her head at him, but it was obviou
It had been an hour since I entered the hospital. Victor had not returned. “Is no one coming to pick you up?” the nurse asked. It was only then that I gave Victor a call. However, Victor had completely forgotten that he only came to the hospital with me in the first place. “I’m sorry, Georgia. Charlotte suddenly felt unwell, so I sent her home…”Before he could finish talking, I heard someone saying from his side, “Your husband treats you so well! He immediately bought you all these flowers after you said you liked them!”I could hear Charlotte speaking next to Victor. Even though Victor had immediately walked away, I still heard the conversation very clearly.“Alright.”I ended the call. Victor sent me a text message. [Darling, I’ll explain to you when I go home.]He was just trying to lie to me again. I hailed a cab and went back home with my crutches. I did not manage to get an explanation from him on the same night. Victor did not come back at all. I had ju
Charlotte was smiling so brightly. She had a ring on her finger. “What a coincidence, Georgia! This is Victor’s and my favorite restaurant. I didn’t know you liked this place too! They have the best night view of the city. I used to say that it’ll be a dream to get proposed here!”My heart sank. I nodded and wanted to leave, but Charlotte stopped me. “Georgia, you’re wearing a dress from the same designer as mine! Do you like this designer too?” Too?Actually, I did not like this style. It was a bit too sophisticated for me. My friends all said I looked like a child pretending to be an adult. However, Victor said that I would look more mature if I wore this to work. Charlotte continued, “Also, I didn’t know you liked that jacket that you wore the other day.”In the past, I thought that Victor was being considerate when he made those suggestions. The truth was he was trying to turn me into Charlotte. “Georgia.” Charlotte suddenly leaned closer and reached out to grab my c
The moment that Charlotte appeared, Victor immediately walked over and put his arm around her in concern. He immediately took off his jacket and put it around her. When she mentioned Louise, Victor subconsciously looked at me. He was thinking about something, but when Charlotte held his arm, he immediately tossed everything out of his brain. “I’m childhood friends with Louise, so it’s fine for me to teach her younger sister a lesson! I can’t watch as she does bad things!”I touched my ear. It was indeed bleeding. “What did I do wrong? Even criminals have a chance to plead guilty, but you’ve just given me the death sentence! Even Louise has never hit me before, who do you think you are to teach me a lesson? Victor, aren’t I innocent until proven guilty?” Charlotte said, “Victor, I don’t blame Georgia. I just feel that she shouldn’t post my photos on the Internet. I…”“You posted the photos on the Internet?” Victor pushed me fiercely. My foot hit the wall, and I yelped in pain. H
I shook my head. “Throw them all away.”“You’re throwing all these things away? Are they trash?”I nodded. The relationship itself was trash. Why would I want to hold onto byproducts from trash?There were two days left until the date I told Louise that I would go overseas. Victor did not return home tonight. Louise sent me a text message. [Georgia, I’ll pick you up from the airport tomorrow! Remember to send me your flight details.]I agreed to that. My flight was scheduled for 6 a.m. the next day. The night before I left, I gave Victor a call in our empty house. Since I planned to have a clean cut, then we should split the money that we had saved for our future family. We had a fund for our future family. I found that ridiculous. However, Victor kept hanging up on me. In the end, he sent me a text message. [Georgia, I’ve already given you a day to reflect. If you don’t come and apologize to Charlotte, you don’t have to call me anymore.]I immediately blocke
At the same time, back in his country, Victor looked furious. His hand that was holding his phone was trembling. “Georgia didn’t reach out to me. What’s wrong?”“Nothing, bye!”He called all of our mutual friends but still did not get any updates. So, Victor smashed his phone in anger. In the past, regardless of where Victor was, he would spend the day before my birthday and my birthday with me. This year was a special birthday. Early in the morning, Victor carefully removed the arm draping across his waist and got up. He took out his phone and checked his notifications. He frowned when he noticed that I did not send him any text messages. At the same time, a text message appeared. [Mr. Steele, when are you going to retrieve the ring that you’ve ordered?]Victor replied, [Soon.]Before he went out, he was tucking the blanket around Charlotte. Charlotte was having a nightmare last night, so he stayed to accompany her so she could fall asleep. However, since last night,
That day, we went to catch the sunset. It was the most beautiful sunset I had ever seen in recent years. William took a photo of me. I was smiling as the sun set behind me. When I was scrolling through social media, I saw William had posted that photo. The caption read, [The best sunset with the best girl.]Louise replied, [Yo, the best girl!]William gave her a cheeky reply. [Louise, it’s time for you to find a husband too.]Louise rolled her eyes at the response. As for Victor? No one cared about him. On the day of my engagement, Victor showed up wrapped up in bandages. Charlotte was beside him. Both of them were forced to come over to witness my moment of happiness. A group of bodyguards was circling them. I was speechless. “Why are you doing this?”William smiled mischievously. “I told him that I’m going to make him see how happy you are. I’m honoring my promise.” I laughed. William was really mischievous! When we were making a toast, Victor moved. Cha
“Louise! Don’t do that!” I was not upset over Victor getting hurt, but I was worried that it would cause harm to Louise. Seeing that I was about to step forward, William hugged me. “Don’t worry, Bun is well-trained. It won’t kill anyone.”William laughed, “Besides, Bun is disgusted to even bite a coward like him!”Victor was wailing in pain, but he was still calling out my name, “Georgia, we haven’t broken up! I don’t agree with that! You must be lying to me! You’re angry at me, that’s why…” Louise sneered. “Bun, bite!”Victor’s face was covered in blood. I was really afraid that Victor would die. “Louise, Bun, stop!”Bun whimpered and looked at me. Victor was rolling on the floor in pain. “Louise, stop. He’s going to die!”Vitor got up suddenly and said with blood dripping down, “Darling, I know you love me the most! Let’s go home and get married…”If it was not for my injured ankle, I would have kicked Victor.I said coldly, “You don’t even deserve to be bitten to
Victor knelt on the ground. “You can only love me. You won’t fall in love with someone else!”He seemed very confident that he had me wrapped around his fingers. But I would not allow myself to be that!“I can’t possibly forget all the things you did to me. Leave!”Victor was sobbing. It was the first time that I saw him acting this way. “Georgia, I love you. After what happened, I realized that I only love you. Every day without you is torture. I can’t spend another day like that! How can you just throw our nine years away? We spent every single day with each other!”I really wanted to throw up. The other day, I was scrolling through Charlotte’s social media account. In the past two years, Charlotte posted about her outfits, the restaurants she went to, the gifts she wanted, and the cities that she wanted to travel to on her social media page. Then, all those things appeared on my social media page. Victor had bought what she wanted for me. The food, the gifts, the tri
The next day, I was trying out wedding gowns. Suddenly, someone yelled at the entrance. “Darling, I’m here! Georgia, it’s me, Victor!”I went out with someone’s help. Victor was dressed in a suit. He was holding a bouquet of gardenias and holding a ring in his other hand. He smiled tiredly at me. “Darling, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. I didn’t know you were seriously injured!” He looked at my ankle as he said, “It was an oversight on my part. There is nothing between Charlotte and me. We’re just friends. If you don’t like it, I can cut off all contact with her!” I was a bit speechless. They were just friends?Everyone knew that Charlotte was his first love. He only got together with me because he was angry at her. I had already left so they could be together. What was he doing here acting like he was deeply in love with me?Victor suddenly got down on one knee with a sincere expression on his face. “Darling, I was stupid, and it made you upset. Marry me, and I promise
Louise was laughing when she suddenly opened the door. However, she was momentarily stunned when she saw William lying on the bed. She immediately yelled, “William! You said you’re giving Georgia a surprise, but this is horrifying!”I immediately stopped Louise, “Louise, don’t get it wrong. We didn’t…”William sat up and laughed, “Louise, this is just something couples do. You should understand.” “I should understand?” Louise slapped her forehead and touched my cheek. When she was about to speak, I immediately stopped her and explained, “He’s drugged, so I just used my hands to help him.”It was only then that Louise regained her composure. “They’re plotting against you again?”Louise had told me about William. The Davis family had two sons, and recently Mr. Davis, William’s father, was ill. William’s older brother wanted to ruin William’s reputation, so the stakeholders would be disappointed in him for being a playboy. Even though our family was not extremely wealthy, we had
The nurse pushed Victor aside. “I’m not your darling. I’m delivering something for Georgia. Is she here?”Victor opened the document, and he felt as though he was reading a foreign language. His fingers turned white from pressing too hard against the papers. [Georgia Winters. Broken ankle from a fall. Received five stitches from the lacerations from broken glass.]The nurse said, “The other day, Ms. Winters asked me to send her home. She had left this in my car. Ah, are you her husband? She was bleeding profusely the other day from the broken ankle. Why didn’t you pick her up?” The other day, he was with Charlotte. It was only then that Victor recalled that he was bringing me to the hospital when he bumped into Charlotte. He punched the wall in defeat. Sweat appeared on his forehead. …I reached home, and Louise immediately threw me a welcome party. I had not had so much fun in such a long time. I sneaked into the study to avoid being persuaded to have more alcohol.Whe
At the same time, back in his country, Victor looked furious. His hand that was holding his phone was trembling. “Georgia didn’t reach out to me. What’s wrong?”“Nothing, bye!”He called all of our mutual friends but still did not get any updates. So, Victor smashed his phone in anger. In the past, regardless of where Victor was, he would spend the day before my birthday and my birthday with me. This year was a special birthday. Early in the morning, Victor carefully removed the arm draping across his waist and got up. He took out his phone and checked his notifications. He frowned when he noticed that I did not send him any text messages. At the same time, a text message appeared. [Mr. Steele, when are you going to retrieve the ring that you’ve ordered?]Victor replied, [Soon.]Before he went out, he was tucking the blanket around Charlotte. Charlotte was having a nightmare last night, so he stayed to accompany her so she could fall asleep. However, since last night,
I shook my head. “Throw them all away.”“You’re throwing all these things away? Are they trash?”I nodded. The relationship itself was trash. Why would I want to hold onto byproducts from trash?There were two days left until the date I told Louise that I would go overseas. Victor did not return home tonight. Louise sent me a text message. [Georgia, I’ll pick you up from the airport tomorrow! Remember to send me your flight details.]I agreed to that. My flight was scheduled for 6 a.m. the next day. The night before I left, I gave Victor a call in our empty house. Since I planned to have a clean cut, then we should split the money that we had saved for our future family. We had a fund for our future family. I found that ridiculous. However, Victor kept hanging up on me. In the end, he sent me a text message. [Georgia, I’ve already given you a day to reflect. If you don’t come and apologize to Charlotte, you don’t have to call me anymore.]I immediately blocke
The moment that Charlotte appeared, Victor immediately walked over and put his arm around her in concern. He immediately took off his jacket and put it around her. When she mentioned Louise, Victor subconsciously looked at me. He was thinking about something, but when Charlotte held his arm, he immediately tossed everything out of his brain. “I’m childhood friends with Louise, so it’s fine for me to teach her younger sister a lesson! I can’t watch as she does bad things!”I touched my ear. It was indeed bleeding. “What did I do wrong? Even criminals have a chance to plead guilty, but you’ve just given me the death sentence! Even Louise has never hit me before, who do you think you are to teach me a lesson? Victor, aren’t I innocent until proven guilty?” Charlotte said, “Victor, I don’t blame Georgia. I just feel that she shouldn’t post my photos on the Internet. I…”“You posted the photos on the Internet?” Victor pushed me fiercely. My foot hit the wall, and I yelped in pain. H