I was on my knees, begging Henry to take our daughter to the amusement park for her birthday. She was going to have surgery for her ailing kidneys, and she wanted time alone with her father. He agreed to it, only for our daughter to wait in the cold, never showing up even as she passed out coughing blood. Through her tears, she asked me why her father favored his other daughter so much—was she such a bad girl? She died with her hopes crushed. Her phone slid off her fingers, still playing a video… A video of her own father renting out the largest amusement park out there just to celebrate the birthday of his mistress' daughter!
View MoreIt was a line that reminded Henry of that moment five years ago, and he nodded. "Yeah. I told you I'd never let you get hurt again, Linda."The single line offered Linda assurance, and she threw herself into Henry's arms."Henry…" She sobbed endlessly, at once hysterical and miserable. "You came for me!"Pained, Henry pursed his lips and scooped her up in his arms. "It's alright. I'm taking you home right now.""Yeah," Linda murmured, hugging his neck and pressing her cheek against his chest, shuddering endlessly.She seemed horrified, refusing to leave his embrace.And that was how Henry carried her to his car, quietly telling the chauffeur to head to Rose Garden.It was almost ten when they arrived.As Henry carried Linda inside as well, the maid heard them and came out.Bowing respectfully at the two when she saw them, she said, "Mr. Barnes, Ms. Cook. Rory's asleep.""Good," Henry replied quietly and leaned down to tell Linda tenderly, "We're home, Linda."Linda did not s
Seeing that Henry was stopping to listen, the man's eyes lit up with hope, and he quickly said, "It's the truth, Mr. Barnes—I'm not lying! She really came on to us!"That woman's acting was just too good.If they had not personally been there, even they would have doubted that the same person who came on to them was also the same person who had accused them!"It's the truth, Mr. Barnes!" the other man promptly echoed, his tone earnest as he tried to convince Henry.Regret was twisting their insides to a bunch too, as they did not have evidence—if they did, they would have shown it!They had been feeling gleeful earlier that they were doing it in a place without cameras.And now, they could not even defend themselves!Henry looked at them then.He could see that they were just stopping short of swearing it was the truth, and there was no hint of guilt in their eyes as they looked at him in turn."No!!! Get away from me!!! Please don't touch me!!! Henry!!! Henry!!!"But even as
Henry's eyes were on Tina even as he held his cigarette and answered the phone.Tina ignored him as he had clearly mentioned Linda's name to screw with her, but just as she got up, Henry's face dropped.He dropped his cigarette on her too, and she flinched in pain, losing her balance and falling again.However, Henry was busy assuring Linda endlessly as she screamed in terror on the other end. "Calm down! I'm coming right now—I'll save you! It's alright!"He did not hang up as he continued offering words of comfort, completely ignoring Tina as if she was never there.As soon as he returned to his car, he floored the gas pedal, disappearing into the night."Henry Barnes!" Tina yelled just as she got up, but her voice was drowned out by the roaring engine, and she was left standing as she watched Henry's car disappear from sight.A cold breeze blew just then, and the rustle of leaves echoed on both sides of the road.As Tina shuddered, she picked up her bag from the ground and to
John answered Tina's call almost instantly, his melodious voice asking, "Tina?""John, can you—"For her part, Tina was ready to cut straight to the chase as soon as John answered, but a large hand snatched her phone from behind before she could finish and cut off the call right away."Henry Barnes!" Tina bellowed, but he was so quick she only realized her phone had been snatched after the fact.Glowering, she promptly reached for it, but Henry simply held it over his head.There was already an eight-inch difference in their height, and with him raising his hand, Tina could not reach her phone no matter how she strained herself.Furious, she stomped her stiletto heel into his foot as hard as she could."Oof!" Henry gasped in pain and leveled a cold glare at her as he growled, "You're killing your husband!""Go to hell!" Tina spat.He had not married her for five years, and he was now calling himself her husband?!Dream on!Even as Henry buckled from the pain, Tina glowered a
Hearing that Henry was offering to make amends only reminded Tina that Linda had murdered her daughter.Tears welled up in her eyes, but she bit down to fight back the pain in her heart.Her darling Sophie had wanted this so much, but she was dead now.It was all too late—Henry's amends were pointless."Make it up to Sophie?" She scoffed in disdain even as she fought back her tears. "With what?"Henry presumed that her harshness was from all the grievances she had suffered in the past five years, and that it was only temporary, so he played along. "What would you like? Just say the word, and I'll give it to you."However, he did not offer to marry Tina.After all, she had always known her place and understood that Linda was the one he wanted to marry.It was a promise when Linda had saved him when she was six, and since then, Linda was the only one who could be his wife.Nonetheless, as Tina held Henry's gaze, she spoke with an icy tone that chilled the bone. "If I say I want
Tina's expression was icy and her tone cold. "I have nothing to say to you."She opened the door, but just as her foot touched the ground, Henry grabbed her wrist and pulled her back inside, then shut the door again."Henry Barnes!!!" Tina bellowed.Click!At the same time, the car was locked.Tina's eyes flashed in rage as she smacked Henry's hand away. "Do you have trouble understanding words?! I said there's nothing to talk about! Open the door—I'm getting off!"However, even as Tina's tone turned cold, Henry spotted a familiar figure in the rearview mirror.It was John Levine. His pretty brow creased—that man really showed up everywhere!Even as John turned toward his car, Henry floored the gas pedal and sped off.Caught off guard, Tina fell backward but did not hit anything this time, as a large hand shielded her.Tina was gasping, still in shock even as she reclined against the seat.Breathing a long sigh and holding back the expletives on the tip of her tongue, she
"Are you ever going to stop?!" Henry bellowed as he flung Irene aside, glowering as he whipped out his phone and called Andy. "Get up here. You're taking Irene to the cops."Irene's eyes widened in shock, while Tina turned away, picking up her phone from the tea table and turning to leave.She had achieved what she had set out to do, and she was not in the mood for Linda's innocent act.As she strode out, Irene was howling hysterically, "You're taking me to the cops?! Just because I hit Linda?!"Henry never answered, but that much was obvious.Irene had hurt his beloved woman as he watched—forget a cousin, as he would even hurt his own biological sister if he had one.Tina smirked as she left without looking back.She stood at the entrance, ready to hail a cab since she did not drive here.Several men stopped out just then as well.Their eyes lit up right then, as she was ridiculously pretty even without makeup.And seeing that she was alone, they hurried toward her. "Hey, be
Tina suddenly strode past Henry and Linda and up to Irene, the culprit who had set her up five years ago, as she slapped Irene across the face.She really did not think that Irene was already that vile five years ago!Irene naturally wanted to fight back but felt Henry's glare on her and did not even dare to move, allowing Tina to keep going, slapping her repeatedly across the cheek.Tina only stopped after her slaps left Irene's face swollen, and she felt like she had expressed the spite that was accumulating inside for what Irene had done five years ago.Then, just as Tina was about to stop, Linda suddenly rushed up, shielding Irene. "That's enough, Tina! Stop! She kept it a secret because of me—blame me if you want! Don't hurt Irene anymore!"However, now that Irene had seen Linda's true colors, she did not feel grateful despite Linda's protection.She had really been stupid in the past—in fact, Linda had only come to her protection only when Tina was done! This so-called prot
In fact, Tina was not even looking at Henry, as her eyes were locked on Irene.As for Linda, she had been on edge when Irene started spilling the beans, not expecting Irene to talk about what had happened five years ago.Her heart could stop when Irene confessed that she knew that Tina did not drug Henry.But while she thought that Irene knew she was the one who had drugged Henry, Irene finished her story, affording her a sigh of relief.-Five years ago, Henry was passionately in love with Linda, and was there any couple who never made love in that state?And yet, Henry never laid a finger on her.Linda had openly and suggestively tried to seal the deal, but nothing worked.Therefore, on their anniversary, she had someone drug Henry and offer herself as the antidote when the time was right.Even if they did it then, it would not affect Henry's opinion of her at all.With her elaborate scheme in place, she simply waited for Henry until he reached his room, so that she could c
Tina Smith was the only person present for her daughter's cremation, and her loose black dress barely hid the weight she had lost.Her wistful eyes were red and puffy from tears too, and she took out a pair of hair pins, arching her back as she gently slid them into her daughter's hair.It was a birthday present for her daughter, which she had designed herself."Happy birthday, baby. Mommy will always love you."As Tina leaned down to gently kiss her daughter's forehead, the icy touch to her lips left tears welling up in her eyes again.It was soon time nonetheless."My condolences."A crematory assistant approached Tina, reminding her politely, "When is the father coming?"There was a father noted on the papers, after all.Still, there was a brief flicker of coldness in Tina's eyes. "He isn't coming!""But are you really not going to wait?"The crematory assistant was a father himself, so he understood that he would be burdened with a lifetime of regret if he did not see hi...
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