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When Dust Meets the Lighthouse Chapter 1
As I returned home, intermittent laughter echoed from the second-floor bedroom.I took off my coat, draped it over my arm, and hesitated for a moment.Finally, I walked toward the bedroom with heavy steps.Pushing open the ornate oak doors, I immediately saw Jeffery.His crisp white shirt was half-open, and his tie was long gone.The girl in his arms was feeding him strawberries.Though he playfully pushed her hand away, his expression revealed he was quite pleased.Hearing footsteps, the young girl turned with a smile:"Oh, Jeff, is your housekeeping bringing the coffee—"Her unfinished words died in her throat, and the strawberry in her hand fell to the plush carpet.When she saw me, her face turned pale, and she stammered:"Ms... Ms. Sloan..."My gaze fell on her neck and shoulders, where a string of hickeys was glaringly obvious.My throat felt constricted, my voice hoarse:"Jeffery, what are you doing?"He lifted his eyelids to glance at me, clicking his tongue impa
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Beyond the silky touch was the firm, smooth contour of muscle.Just as I was about to undo the last button, Jeffery grabbed my hand.His face expressionless, he stopped my action with excessive force. "Naomi, do you realize what you're doing right now?" I nodded, looking up at him. "Your father hopes we'll build a life together and have a child." Jeffery slowly pried my hand away. He smiled at me, but his eyes were icy. "You're just as cheap as your mother. "But then again, what good could come from someone with no morals?" He shoved me away, smashing the crystal ornament from the side table against me. Glass shards scattered across the hardwood floor. I stumbled weakly, crashing hard into the mahogany coffee table behind me. He stepped on my fingers, looking at me with disgust. "Don't think having a child means redemption, that you can leave me. "Naomi, no one will ever love you in this life." "You should stay by my side like a dog, at my beck and call."
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During high school, Dylan and I were desk mates for three full years.I still remember when Dylan chose to study liberal arts in university.Our homeroom teacher was puzzled, given his outstanding grades in science subjects.Dylan glanced at me and said he wanted to make films.I remained silent.Back then, I was too insecure to even voice the most common dreams of youth.Later, Dylan submitted a story I had written to a writing contest on my behalf.He spread the winning certificate in front of me, pointing at the name "Naomi Sloan" on it, saying:"Don't be afraid, Naomi. Look, you really are talented."Back then, when sunlight streamed through the classroom windows, he always liked to nap facing me.One day, as I was writing an outline, he mumbled with half-closed eyes:"In the future, you'll write scripts, and I'll turn them into movies. We'll never be apart."We were young then, truly looking forward to the future.I even believed for a while that it would be our futur
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Jeffery angrily threw me into the car. I instinctively tried to escape, but he grabbed my wrist forcefully.In the next moment, he pinned my hands down and pushed me onto the back seat."Where do you think you're going?"Jeffery clenched his jaw, smiling as he lowered his voice."What? You see your old flame once, and you've gone out of my control?”Seeing his frenzied state, I struggled a few times."Jeffery, calm down. Don't do this.""Why are you pretending? It's not like we haven't slept together before.""Why act like such a chaste woman? Putting on a show for Dylan?"Jeffery gripped my chin, forcing me to look at him.His grip was so strong that it brought involuntary tears to my eyes."Naomi, should I remind you just how slutty you are?"My mind went blank.It was as if I was back to that terrifying night seven years ago.On my 18th birthday, Dylan had already made plans with me.He was going to take me for a ride along the coastal road on his bike.His red ears
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"Don't be afraid, Naomi. I'm here."The familiar scent gradually calmed my rapid breathing."Well, well, if it isn't Mr. Carter," Jeffery said with a careless smile, slowly getting to his feet.He brushed off his slacks and pointed at me:"Dylan, don't tell me you're still hung up on her?"Do you know how disgusting this woman really is?"Her mother ruined my family and ran off with our money."And Naomi, on our wedding night, she even had the audacity to try to seduce me to bear my child."Dylan ignored his words, lowering his eyes.His fingertips gently rubbed the red marks on my wrist as he asked hoarsely:"Are you hurt? Naomi, are you in pain?"I trembled all over, tears flowing uncontrollably.Seeing this, his Adam's apple bobbed as he brushed the stray hair from my forehead.Looking into my eyes, he said softly:"Don't be afraid. Wait here for me for a moment, okay?"I looked at him, tears rolling down, and said "okay" in a shaky voice.Jeffery's face darkened, bu
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"Dylan," I interrupted him, "hold me."He paused in disbelief."Hold me," I repeated.Warm arms enveloped me, holding tighter and tighter.I could feel the hands embracing me trembling slightly.Seven years ago, Dylan had waited on the coastal road with a bouquet of roses, his heart full of joy.From dawn to dusk, he waited, but I never came.The day I rejected Dylan, he asked me with reddened eyes, "Really, you don't like me at all?"I shook my head.No matter how he pleaded, I never once looked back.The weight on my shoulders was too heavy then; I couldn't bear to look him in the eyes.But now, with his warm breath on my ear, the weight seemed to lift.Late at night, I sat with Dylan on the hotel carpet, drinking to our heart's content.After several rounds, he was tipsy, his cheeks flushed, his gaze unfocused.I got up to fiddle with the TV, putting on some music.When I sat back down, he silently moved closer to me.Our distance became just a finger's width apart.
When Dust Meets the Lighthouse Chapter 7
"Jeffery, do you want to be charged with marital rape?"I resisted with all my might.He froze, stopping his actions, and yelled at me in disbelief, "What's that supposed to mean? You spend one night with him, and suddenly I can't touch you?"Jeffery's breathing was erratic, having long lost his usual composure. "He just beckons, and you run to him?""Naomi, you really are—""Disgusting," I said calmly. "Is that what you want to say?"He paused, his face slowly darkening. "Isn't it true?""You're just like your mother; both of you make me sick."I slowly shook my head, finally finding the courage to refute his accusations and misplaced anger. "It's different now. I don't owe you anything, Jeffery.""Back then, I didn't know the truth, and I lacked the courage to stand against you."All these years, Uncle Sam had been truly kind to me.But Jeffery kept repeating that I owed him.Those words planted a seed of guilt in my heart, which then took root and grew.And then, on my
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Regardless of the consequences, he wanted to destroy me.He blocked all my escape routes, hoping that no one in this world would love me.This way, I could only stay by his side, begging for his affection.But he didn't know that I had never loved him, not even for a moment."Jeffery, all these years, I've been depositing all my earnings into Uncle Sam's account.""And as a daughter, I've been taking care of him and accompanying him for so long.""I believe I can say I've fulfilled my duty with a clear conscience."Jeffery slumped in his chair, as if all his strength had been drained."Naomi, I won't divorce you—"I interrupted him again, my expression weary."I'm not asking for your opinion.""Your company is in trouble, isn't it?" I looked at him and uttered two words: "Cooked books."Jeffery's expression changed instantly.His company had severe financial deficits, and to reassure investors, he had doctored the financial reports.If this came to light, his company wo
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