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“You were aware of my relationship with Noah all this time, yet you married him?” I asked, trying to stop myself from crying even when my heart was breaking.Turning away from me with arms crossed and resting on her chest, she answered, “I have always loved him just as much. That’s why I didn’t think that there was anything wrong with marrying him.”“Even if it was at the expense of your younger sister’s happiness?” I muttered, beginning to acknowledge the fact that she hated me with all her being.“I never considered you anything. You were just a mistake. Our parents didn’t even want to have you in the first place. You were never needed,” complained my older sister, unafraid of coming off as brutal.Since I saw no hope of surviving this, I succumbed to my fate and went quiet. This subservience brought a smile to my sister’s face. She was glad to find out that I had no fight left in me, which meant she wouldn’t meet any resistance while killing me. Thus, she now needed nothing but a k
As one might expect, Seth was furious over how long it had taken the police to reach me. Watching him get this worked up, the officer asked him if he was my husband, something that couldn’t be denied without watching Seth sigh in disappointment.“We’re good friends,” I said, recognizing how much Seth had supported me in the last couple of days. But, I couldn’t see him as anything more than that. It wouldn’t be good for either of us.The officer nodded and then suggested, “If that’s the case, I would be required to inform your family, Miss Jennings.”That was the last thing I wanted. After all, it was my family who was the source of my suffering. If the officer were to invite them, my sister and I might end up having a confrontation, which I knew would end badly for me. Therefore, it was not even worth considering.“On second thought, I believe there is no harm in sharing the truth of my relationship with Seth,” I decided to lie to save myself from coming face-to-face with my family. “
We reached home to find that our things had been tossed and turned. It was as if someone had gone through our stuff while we were gone. Since theft cases had never occurred in Seth’s apartment complex, I was truly taken aback by the incident.“Why don’t you guys check if anything is missing?” asked the officer, suggesting that he would file an FIR if something had been stolen from us.We looked in every nook and corner, but we couldn’t find anything that had been taken from us, which was why it was hard to decipher the motive behind the act. Seth could even find the engagement rings that he had mentioned to the officer earlier.“When are you planning on holding the ceremony then?” asked the Officer, while texting somebody on his phone.Unwilling to burden Seth anymore, I chose to answer the officer’s new query by saying, “Since I still haven't finished my studies, I want to wait a little.”“That sounds fair,” answered the officer, and then assured us that we’d have footage of the pers
“Don’t you know that I’m still naked underneath this towel?” I asked, tightening my grip on my towel.Seth looked at me from the top to the bottom, sort of like taking notice of my curves, something he had never done before, and then asked me, “Has anybody ever told you that you’re really beautiful?”“You’re the first guy to say that,” I lied because I didn’t want to talk about Noah.With a broad smile on his face, he began walking towards me, disregarding the fact that I had just asked him to give me some personal space. He then wrapped his arms around me tightly, as if he was afraid that somebody might steal me from him.Since this behaviour was alien to me, I had to ask him, “What are you doing, Seth?”He requested me to stay mum, as he feared that the beautiful moment between us would be ruined. He then rested his head on my shoulder, something he had never done to any woman before me. It was sort of like he was tired and wanted to rest.Caressing his back, I told him, “You’ve been
I still couldn’t believe that Seth had asked me to spend my life with him. I was genuinely concerned about the request he had made. Didn’t he realize that any association with me could destroy his life?Noah wouldn’t think twice before hurting Seth if he were to find out about it. Even though he was no longer in my life, I was still haunted by the fear of encountering him. After all that he had done to me, I didn’t want that.“If I were to accept Seth’s feelings, I think that I might end up getting him involved in my matter, which might make him a target for Noah,” I muttered while looking out of the window. I cared too much about him to expose him to such danger.The sky was clear tonight, which was why the moon’s comforting light could illuminate the entire room. It was the first time I had slept with my lights off. After what had happened with Noah, I got nightmares of him torturing me, which made keeping the lights on necessary for me.“I can’t deny the fact that Noah has scarred m
“I don’t know what I’m so scared of,” I said, taking a glance at the tall building before us.“You’ll be alright,” promised Seth, grabbing my hand to help me with my anxiety.Without allowing my fear to take up more space in my head, I began walking to get to the main entrance, pushed the door open, and entered. Unlike the usual times, nobody seemed to be occupying the living area.“Where is everyone?” I asked Martha, the housekeeper.“They are in your sister’s room,” replied the woman, pointing in the direction of Anne’s room.Seth and I, thus, climbed the stairs to meet everyone and discovered that my father had told me the truth. Anne was actually sick. She seemed to be lying on the bed with her eyes shut. She appeared significantly weaker than the last time I had seen her.Seth finally let go of my hand and nudged me towards my family to initiate the talk. I, thus, approached my distressed parents and asked them what had happened to Anne. They both exchanged a distressed look but d
I should’ve told Anne that I sympathized with her, and things should’ve ended there. They, however, escalated for the worse. Not only did the woman who had tried to kill me a few days ago wanted me to lend her a shoulder, but she also requested me to talk Noah into taking her back.“What makes you think he would listen to me?" I asked, wondering about the source of her confidence.“Since he decided to throw me out of my house because of you, it’s obvious that you matter to him,” admitted Anne, with a sour expression on her face.Since she was carrying his child, I refrained from discussing the nature of my relationship with Noah. It would’ve hurt her to find out what he had planned for me just a few months ago. Other than that, I didn’t think it was the most fruitful thing to do at that moment. She wouldn't like to hear that her husband wanted me to give birth to his children.“I’m not sure if he would even want to see my face,” I said, trying to reason with the despondent one. “We did
I could feel my heart beat right out of my chest, as the familiar building came into view. Though I had visited the same place numerous times in the past, my hands were shivering. It was hard to stay calm.Sensing the fear in my face, Seth suggested, “Should I go and talk to Noah instead?”“What makes you think he would be happy to see you taking a stand for his ex-girlfriend and wife?” I asked, conscious of the fact that Noah didn't like Seth much.“I just want to help you in every manner I can,” confessed Seth, unwilling to put me in danger. “You’ve been through so much. I don’t want you to go through the same things again.”“I know that, and I respect you for that,” I said, placing my hand over his shoulder. “But I need to do this on my own.”“I understand that,” responded the man, forcing a smile. Even though he couldn’t say it, I knew he wasn’t fine with sending me to my vindictive ex-boyfriend. “But, I can wait in the parking lot, right?”“Yes, that shouldn’t be a problem,” I sai