Sean clenched his fists in exasperation. He never knew that she was deaf in one ear. How much pain had his beloved girl suffered?“Ms. Gray was already diagnosed with depression before her pregnancy. The child became her only reason to live. However, the sufferings were indeed too unbearably brutal for her to endure, and her depression became more severe over time. In the absence of hope, she cut her wrist just to put an end to her pain. Sometimes, her despair was so unbearable that not even the child could keep her alive.”Sean stared at Sam incredulously, for he never knew that she had attempted suicide several times before.He locked his gaze on her wrist to see if it was true. Indeed, many faint scars ran the length of her arm.Sean had lost faith in himself. He once made her a promise that he would spend his life keeping her safe, but all he had ever done was to cause her pain. If he had known what was going to happen, he would not have done as he did. However, there was no
He somehow felt a perverse satisfaction from making her feel embarrassed. Whenever he was in her presence, he would exchange intimacies with another woman, just to make her feel sickened at the thought of others having been intimate with him.He had also enjoyed throwing money in her face because he despised her. He had humiliated her by calling her a bitch. He had treated her as if she was a prostitute and even gave her away to another man.Tears rolled down his cheeks as he suffered from guilt. There were too many awful things that he had done to the girl he loved.Sam was at a loss of words.It was the second time that he saw Sean having a meltdown, crying like a boy over the woman he loved. Love had no boundaries, even for a man with so much wealth and power.Sam sighed deeply, for the two were impeccably in love, but not a day went by without them hurting each other. Eventually, both sides suffered. After a conspicuously long moment of silence, Sean finally broke the ice. “
Shannon was in excruciating pain; it was as if her body was being ripped apart into pieces. Every inch of her body ached so badly as though thousands of needles were pierced through her skin. She could see no light at the end of her suffering. With anguish, she had lost all hope in life.On the verge of dying, she felt someone tightening his clasp around her hand. The small gesture gave her some much-needed strength, like a warm sun in a harsh winter. She felt as if her dying heart had just been resuscitated. Out of curiosity, she wanted to see who was there giving her strength.Shannon tried to open her eyes. Even the small action required every bit of energy in her body. The first thing that she came to see was Sean’s face by her side. Instinctively, she struggled to pull her hand out of his grasp.Sean grabbed her hand even tighter, for he could no longer contain his joy. “Shannon, you’re awake! You’re finally awake!”Memories slowly returned, which made her heart sink. She
Just like that, she believed him.After all, there was nothing in this world that could not be made up. In the age of technology, it was almost effortless to fake a voice recording. If what Sean said was true, then there could only be one culprit.The man who seized John was actually sent by Quinn. She was the real culprit of John’s death!“Shannon, I know it’s all been a big misunderstanding. I’ve done so many things that were wrong, and I’m truly sorry for my incredible stupidity. I’ll spend the rest of my life making amends for everything that I’ve done to you. Shannon, will you give me a chance?”Shannon had withdrawn into silence. She stared at Sean fixedly for a long, long while before breaking the ice, “Sean, you’d like to make amends? If you intend to atone for your mistakes, then kill Quinn; a life for a life!”He became impassive at once. He used to feel uncertain about the things that she claimed to be true, but that doubtful attitude changed when he found out about eve
Shannon still suffered from general debility after the operation. She fell into a deep sleep not long after Sean left the room. She woke up the next morning and found out that Sean had not returned since yesterday.With a scoff, she thought to herself that he must be right by Quinn’s side now, spending his time with her and the baby.A rapacious man, he must be. On one side, he wanted her forgiveness, and on the other side, he was reluctant to part with Quinn.While she was in a trance, someone burst into her ward with a loud bang on the door to announce her entrance. Quinn showed up with an obvious air of complacency.“Shannon, you’re still alive!”From her expression, she clearly meant mischief. With a smug smile, she stared at Shannon. Every word that came out of her mouth next was simply malicious.“Glad that you’re alive so that you can now attend our wedding!”That said, she put an invitation card down on Shannon’s hand, which was fake. The invitation was made up.She k
“I wouldn’t be able to send you to prison if I hadn’t murdered him in the first place, would I? The threat for you to break-up with Sean wasn’t satisfying enough, even with your father’s life at stake. I needed to make sure that you were damned to perdition. Shannon, the five years of prison must have been delightful for you!”Quinn put on a vile visage as she glared at her. There was no trace of beauty on her face, only hatred.“Shannon, I hate you! I’ve always hated you! You’re not any better than me, but you’re always standing in my way! Since they like to think that you’re better than me in every way, I had no choice but to destroy you!”“Shannon, you’re no longer a woman of quality. You’re just a prisoner and a murderer who’s killed your own father!”“I killed Joshua Gray, but I wouldn’t have hurt him if he wasn’t your father! You’re responsible for his death, after all. You’re at the bottom of all this trouble! No, not only your father, even John is dead because of you!” “I
He walked towards them in urgent haste and pulled Quinn aside. “What are you doing?” Clearly, Shannon had just been strangled; there were red marks all over her neck. Sean was distressed at the sight of her injury. Instinct told him to clasp her in his arms so that he could take a better look at her.However, as soon as their hands touched, Shannon shook him off to stop him from disturbing her. Quinn, on the other hand, went ahead and hugged him tightly from the back. She wept bitter tears as if she had just suffered an injustice. “Sean, I was too impulsive. I didn’t do it on purpose! It’s Shannon! She wanted to frame me! I panicked, so I did it without thinking! Sean, you have to trust me!”Sean pulled her hands off his body, with no particular sympathy. “What’s going on?”Quinn hurriedly explained, “Out of jealousy, she worked out a plan to frame me! Sean, you have to help me! Please don’t fall for her trap!”Shannon did not say a word to defend herself. Instead, she squatted
Shannon thought that he was going to identify the genuineness of the evidence, so she gave him the phone without a second thought.What happened next was completely unforeseen, which startled her. He did not play the recording. Instead, he deleted it right away.He even made the solicitous effort of checking her call list to make sure that she did not forward the recording to anyone before giving her back the phone.Shannon looked at him in utter disbelief. Her eyes became moist, but she refused to cry in front of him.Indeed, she was just lying to Quinn. She did not forward the recording to anyone else.She thought that Sean would finally stand unswervingly with her after finding out the truth, but she had never been so wrong. She had clearly underestimated his love for Quinn. Also, she did not think that he would do something so cruel and cold-hearted to her.Even if she really did send out the recording, Quinn would still be fine if Sean said so.He was undeniably a powerful