Gwen was unaware of the time even when she woke up. She lay on the bed in a humiliating state, and an indescribable smell filled the air because her body was still covered in semen and blood. She almost thought she was a corpse. When Gwen recalled everything that happened before she passed out, she closed her eyes powerlessly. Tears rolled down the corner of her eyes as she felt like her heart had just been cut by a knife. Not knowing how long she had been lying in bed, the sky turned dark then bright again out the window. When Gwen finally gathered her strength, she got off her bed and staggered into the bathroom to clean the traces left by Jared on her body. As soon as she came out of the bathroom, Gwen saw an uninvited guest sitting on the small couch. It was Janice Sanders! Janice smirked. “Gwen, I only haven’t seen you for a few days, why have you become like this? You look terrible.” Gwen felt as calm as dead water when she saw her. She did not even want to ask wh
Janice Sanders, who had fallen butt first to the ground, did not know why Jared was in the room. When Jared suddenly appeared, she was so shocked that she blurted, “J-Jared, why are you here?” Jared did not care about her. He kept searching the room but could not find the woman whom he was looking for. He turned his hand to grab Janice up from the ground. “Where’s Gwen? Where’s Gwen?!” Janice was frightened by the madman, hence she stammered, “Jared, Gwen… She couldn’t take it after hearing the news of her mom’s passing last night, so she jumped out the window after losing her mind. I couldn’t pull her back…” ‘The splash that I heard when I came in was her jumping into the sea!’ Jared thought. He let go of Janice and staggered toward the window, where he looked down at the sea with a pale face. “Gwen, Gwen, how dare you! How dare you die without my permission!” ‘No! ‘She mustn’t die! ‘She has so much to explain, and she owes me a child, so how can she die?! She can’t!’
Jared withdrew his hand right away, and he stared with bloodshot eyes at the lifeless corpse for some time before he uttered while gritting her teeth, “No, this isn’t Gwen! Don’t try to fool me with someone else’s corpse, I won’t believe it!” ‘How could Gwen become like this? This must be fake, it’s fake!’ He pushed the bodyguards back into the water and roared like a trapped beast, “Go look for her again, go! If you can’t find Gwen, don’t come and see me!” Janice stopped him. “Jared, Jared, don’t do this. This is Gwen, she couldn’t have survived after being out at sea for three days and three nights; the waves were huge! God has already blessed you by letting you find her dead body, so please stop being so stubborn, okay?” Who knew, Jared turned his hand and pushed her away. “You’re lying to me!! How could Gwen die? She still owes me many things, and she hasn’t explained anything to me, so how does she deserve to leave? I’m going to find her, I’ll go find her myself!” Follow
Jared Crawford was still indifferent as though he was an emotionless robot. “Yes, get the butler to arrange it. Let’s have it in one week’s time.” Janice was overwhelmed by immense joy. She had waited for many years, and he finally agreed to marry her! She could not describe how elated she was at that moment, so she cried tears of joy while she held Jared’s hands. “Thank you, Jared, thank you for willing to take me as your wife. I’ve been waiting for this day for a very, very long time…” Nonetheless, Jared still stared with hollow eyes at the ceiling. Nobody knew what he was thinking. …… The news of Jared marrying Janice was soon spread to Grandpa Crawford. The old man was so furious that he pounded his walking stick on the ground. “B*stard! B*stard! Gwen had just passed away, her funeral hasn’t been held, and it hasn’t even been seven days. How could he marry another woman? Is he crazy?!” In order to prevent the Crawford family from losing another backbone, the butler quic
The butler simply smiled politely and ignored Janice’s bark. He left the study after putting down the cup of coffee, leaving Janice to rage on her own. He followed Jared to the courtyard, but the wind was strong due to the heavy rain outside. “Mr. Crawford, the wind is too strong outside. You haven’t fully recovered after being discharged from the hospital a while ago, so you should go back inside.” “She said something similar in the past,” Jared suddenly uttered. The butler was startled. However, Jared kept staring at the falling rain as he took a trip down the memory lane. “When we were still studying at university, she would always run to my class when it rains to give me an umbrella. She never cared if she was caught in the rain — she was always so silly.” He suddenly smiled, and his pale face glowed as though he was yearning for something. “She always brought me a towel and a bottle of mineral water whenever I played basketball; she spectated every single tournament I pl
Jared Crawford was dispirited. He neither cared about his company nor left his room nor ate. Nobody could get him to leave his room — it did not matter who tried to persuade him. Jared found a diary among Gwen’s belongings, and he had been crying and laughing at it for a few days. He sat on the ground below the windowsill and held the wooden figures that were carved by Gwen. Once again, he flipped through her diary, which felt extremely heavy to him. …… [23 September 201X. [Happy!!! [Today is the day Jared and I are getting married. He’s on his way to pick me up, and I’m so happy yet nervous that I don’t know what to do. Mom suggested that I keep a post-marriage diary. She has kept one in the past, and she only stopped writing when Dad passed away. [I’ve decided to keep this diary, and I’ll write until either me or Jared dies one day! [It never occurred to me that I’ll actually become Jared’s wife one day, so I thought I was dreaming when Mom told me! [Mom and Grand
The day before the wedding, Jared Crawford’s butler was ordered to make a trip to the Sanders residence. The Sanders family was bustling about at that moment for the wedding. When the butler arrived with a team of people, Janice’s parents welcomed them with joy because they thought the people had dropped by to send some gifts. In the end, the butler informed Janice’s parents that the wedding was canceled. Janice had stayed in her room because she wanted to be reserved, but she was perturbed after hearing the news, hence she dashed out. “The wedding’s canceled? Why?” The butler replied to her word by word, “It’s Mr. Crawford’s idea.” “I don’t believe it! Jared told me that he wants to marry me! How can he change his mind the day before the marriage?” Janice shouted because it was too absurd and too unbelievable, “I want to meet Jared! Now!” “Mr. Crawford doesn’t want to see you.” The butler shook his head. Janice yelled furiously, “You dirty dog! Get lost!!” The butler w
Once Jared Crawford’s butler was done settling the matter, he returned to the villa to report to Jared on the completion of his task. “Mr. Crawford, Miss Sanders has been taken away by the police, but she doesn’t admit that she killed Mrs. Crawford — she insists that it was a suicide.” “Get to the bottom of it.” Jared seemed to have changed into another person overnight. He was initially only harsh and indifferent, but he had suddenly become sharp and grim like a sword from a scabbard, which was incredibly sharp. The butler could not help but lower his head. “I will.” However, there was no proof that Janice killed Gwen and no trace could be found at the scene. Due to the lack of witnesses and material evidence, Janice was released after being in jail for three days. The first thing she did after she was released was to find Jared at the Crawford villa! Janice used to have full access to the place in the past, but just as she wanted to enter this time, she was stopped by t
Jared traveled day and night after receiving the news so as to meet Gwen. Zach did not stop him from meeting her. “She’s in the bedroom. Go in and tell her everything you want to say because the doctor said that she might not make it through the night.” “Gwen, Gwen…” Jared cried as he staggered into the room. “Gwen, Gwen.” Gwen had already dozed off, but she opened her eyes after she heard the voice, which she had not heard for a long time. “Jared, why are you here?” Jared leaned on her bed as he cried bitterly. “Gwen…” Gwen tried hard to open her eyes as she was weary. When she looked at him, old memories flashed in front of her eyes. When she was 12 years old, her dad passed away after saving Grandpa Crawford. Hence, Gwen met Jared, and she was taken into the Crawford family by Grandpa Crawford, where she began learning and growing with Jared. Gwen’s first awakening of love was when she was 15 years old. She had a crush on Jared, who was three years older than her, and
Many years passed in a flash, but stories about the Warren family and the Crawford family were heard without an end. It was said that the Warren family had a female successor, which was unprecedented in the family for a hundred years. Nonetheless, nothing could be done because Mrs. Warren could not bear another child due to her poor health. Besides, she was the only person who President Warren loved, so the Warren family was naturally handed down to Miss Warren. Miss Warren was also said to be a diligent person because she was able to take charge when she was 18 years old. She had represented her dad by going overseas to discuss a collaboration, where she secured ten million orders at once. The ancestors of the Warren family would be at ease knowing that their family was handed down to her. Furthermore, Miss Warren was said to have become the Warren Group’s president at the age of 20, making her the youngest president in her family’s history. Her parents traveled around the world
Gwen’s memory after she fell into the sea was blank. She tried hard to recollect her memory, but she only recalled glaring flames. When the bomb exploded, she and Zach were pushed into the sea by Jared. The sea, which had almost taken her life away twice, protected them this time, hence they were only slightly injured. On the other hand, Jared… “Janice committed suicide, whereas Jared lost an arm,” Zach told Gwen. “...” Gwen did not know what to feel about it. It was out of her expectations. After lying in a hospital bed for two days, she finally went to Jared’s ward. Jared was having an infusion in bed at that moment, and he was pale. When Gwen saw his missing left hand, she became a little teary. “Why did you do that?” However, Jared simply smiled. Ever since Gwen warned him not to send her anything anymore, he stopped sending things, but he still wanted to see her. Therefore, Jared would go from Fuzhou to Haicheng once in a while to steal glances of her in secret
“Zach! Zach!” Gwen shouted his name. Zach woke up very quickly and was dazed for three seconds before he took a look at his surroundings. In particular, he turned pale at the sight of the bomb on his body. “Quickly leave! Stella! Leave now!” Gwen shook her head. “I can’t leave, I want to save you!” She forced herself to calm down and tried not to tremble as she said, “I remember you told me that you were in the force for two years. Do you know how to defuse a bomb? Teach me, I’ll save you!” Zach shook his head. “There aren’t any tools around, so you can’t cut these wires!” “You just have to tell me how to save you!” Gwen responded and thought, ‘It doesn’t matter! I’ll definitely find a way to cut these wires!’ Zach inhaled deeply and exhaled. He had also recollected himself, so he furrowed his eyebrows while he quickly observed the type of bomb on his body. Zach used to be an outstanding special forces soldier in the past, so normal bombs were not a problem for him, and he im
“Aren’t you in prison? Why are you here?” Janice, who had somehow come out of prison, had a hideous look on her face. “That’s not important. What’s more important now is that we should settle our accounts, Gwen!” Gwen narrowed her eyes because she could not figure out if it was Zach or Janice who sent her the message. If Janice had sent it, how did she get Zach’s handphone? Therefore, Gwen backed away silently to open the distance between them, and she quickly racked her brain to come up with a plan. Nonetheless, she responded, “Our accounts? Are there unsettled accounts between us? If anything, you’re the one who owed me!” “I owed you? If you didn’t snatch my status as Mrs. Crawford, everything that followed after that wouldn’t have happened!” Janice was somewhat out of her mind. Gwen did not know what she had gone through in the prison during the four months. Gwen replied to her expressionlessly, “Do you need me to remind you? Jared only had a favorable impression of you be
Gwen looked gloomy when she returned home that night, and Zach could tell at once what had happened. “Did he disturb you again?” “I’m so pissed off!” Gwen threw her bag hard on the couch. “He actually asked me to start over with him again? He’s crazy!” Zach’s face darkened, and he stood up and said, “I’ll go meet him.” “Don’t, you shouldn’t go.” Gwen quickly stopped him. As mad as she was, she was still rational. “If you go, you’ll definitely fight. In any case, he’s the eldest son in the Crawford family, and your family and his are evenly matched. If you have a huge conflict and it affects your company, it won’t be worth it.” Zach hugged her and expressed, “But I can’t stand seeing him harassing you every day.” Gwen smiled brightly. “I’ll just ignore him. I’m yours, and it’s a fact that can’t be changed no matter what he does.” “Mm.” Zach hugged her even more tightly because he was afraid that the men who coveted her would snatch her away. Gwen closed her eyes in his war
“Jared, it has been five years, but you’re still so selfish and conceited. You want everything to be under your control, and you never consider what other people are really thinking.” Gwen finally vented her anger, which she had been suppressing for the whole night. “You’re still the old you, but I’m no longer the Gwen who stupidly liked you for ten years and was still committed to you even after tolerating your ridicules and insults! Because of you, I suffered a lot from Janice! Because of you, my mom was killed by Janice! Because of you, I made a trip to the gates of hell, my body’s still unwell, and my life has been shortened by twenty years! “You said you want to make it up to me, but how are you going to do that? Can you return my mom’s life? Can you make my illness go away? “You can’t! So you don’t deserve to demand anything from me, let alone ask me to return to you! Jared Crawford, I don’t have anything to do with you anymore. I’m setting myself free, so you should set me
In the backyard of the villa, there was a small pond that was full of lotus flowers and was home to a few carps. Gwen walked to the side of the pond and casually took some fish feed to sprinkle them in batches to the fishes. Jared blurted as he could not wait any longer, “I don’t want us to end!” Gwen looked plainly at the pond and asked in return, “You don’t want us to end? What do you want then? Me?” She laughed. “Do you want me to return to you so that I’ll continue spending days of being married, but my husband’s always with another woman, always protects that woman first no matter what happens, strangles me because of that woman, and even has a child with her?” Those were things that Jared had done, and he had done things far worse than that. Throughout the five years, Jared had been looking back on his memories. He recalled her good while he recalled his bad, and he knew he owed her so much that he could not redeem himself by saying sorry. Jared expressed with a flat vo
Janice looked up like a fool and was even more dumbfounded when she saw two police officers. “Where to?” Someone suddenly kicked her and scolded her with disgust, “Where can you go if you’ve killed someone? Pfft! B*tch!” Another person ran over and slapped her face hard. “You stole someone else’s husband, framed his legal wife, and even killed his legal wife’s mom. How can an obnoxious woman like you exist in the world!” Janice regained her senses when she was kicked and slapped. When she looked up around her, she realized that the banquet hall was filled with people — men and women in stunning outfits — who were obviously there for the birthday party. They were always present, so they watched the show, as well as when she begged for forgiveness and pleaded guilty… Janice finally understood that someone had devised a plot against her! Someone planned the same scenario to happen again to get her to plead guilty! “I didn’t kill anyone! I didn’t kill anyone!” Janice shouted.