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After leaving the morgue, James regained his usual composure. He had my body cremated before taking the still-warm box of ashes to the hospital.Monica was currently at the hospital looking after Harrison, who was hospitalized due to his allergic reaction."I don't want to eat that. I want to eat the clam chowder Mommy makes."Harrison tossed the prepackaged food Monica had grabbed from the convenience store onto the floor before crying for me.To make the clam chowder he mentioned, I would wake up at 5:00 am and head to the local farmer's market to get the freshest clams in order to ensure the flavors were as delicious as possible. Every now and then, I would go through all that effort to make it for him.Now that Harrison was sick, he finally remembered me."If you don't want it, then don't bother eating at all. I don't care. I'm not as patient as that mother of yours!"Thinking that James wouldn't show up at the hospital anytime soon, Monica blew up at Harrison. She was so fi
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James clutched the ultrasound report in silence.Thinking that the earlier matter was settled, Monica bit her lip and remarked out of jealousy, "Captain Ellis, didn't you tell me you hated children? You wouldn't have wanted one if Mrs. Ellis hadn't nagged you about it.""Shut up!" James roared before kicking Monica to the floor.I watched as she curled up in pain, but I didn't feel any joy at all.After all, he'd once been so protective of her to my face, but now he felt nothing for her. His feelings had vanished just like that. Was that all there was to his so-called love?Monica had never been treated this way by a man before. Clutching her abdomen, she shrieked in disbelief, "How dare you kick me? I didn't do anything!""Did you or did you not see Alice returning to the house last night?" James questioned."I said no, didn't I? I didn't see anything! You're the one who said your house was old and that it didn't matter if it burned down, so why are you getting upset with me no
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After heading home, James organized a funeral for me. During the funeral, my parents grieved deeply and demanded that James return me to them. He allowed my parents to lash out at him and hit him without fighting back.Once everything was over, James packed all of Harrison's belongings and delivered him to my parents' house. He even transferred them a huge sum of money.After resigning from the fire crew, he got the tote bag from Derek and invited Monica out. Thinking he'd had a change of heart, she dolled herself up to meet him.However, as soon as she met James, he started stabbing her repeatedly without hesitation. Even as she crumpled to the floor, she stubbornly demanded to know why he was doing this.James smirked as if he'd just heard the most absurd joke in the world. He bent down and removed the knife he'd stabbed into her chest, killing her once and for all.Her blood splattered over his face, and he wiped it off in disdain.Once she'd completely stopped breathing, he f
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Frowning, I stared at the body that was half buried under a wall. The right hand, burned to a crisp, was stretched out toward the door, while the left was holding onto the abdomen protectively.The grotesque scene made me jump back in alarm, but as my soul slipped through the wall next to me, I came to the belated realization that I was dead.That female corpse whose face was now unidentifiable after the fire was me.Half an hour ago, I was elated as I came home with my pregnancy report in hand. However, before I even reached the front entrance, I saw black smoke billowing out of the blazing house.Immediately, I thought about my son, Harrison Ellis, who should be sleeping in his room. Wasting no time, I drenched a piece of tissue to cover my nose and mouth before rushing in.As soon as I entered the living room, I could feel the flames licking at my skin. The pain intensified as boils soon formed on my red, swollen skin.Every time I breathed in, it felt as though I were inhalin
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Oh. I'd almost forgotten that James was a firefighter too.James had claimed that Monica Sloan, the woman Harrison had expressed his overwhelming admiration for, was merely nothing more than his colleague.But in the last six months, Harrison no longer clung to me or needed me. Instead, he asked to spend time at James' workplace, often saying he wanted to see Monica.At first, I didn't think much of it. I assumed it was normal for young children to like hanging out with a pretty young woman.Alas, it had slipped my mind that a man like James would like a pretty young woman too.The constant messages and calls at night had James rushing out of the house even in the middle of the night. Initially, I thought it was due to emergencies at work. After all, firefighters worked to save lives, and that was of the highest priority.Yet, after inadvertently seeing the same name flashing on his screen several times, my sixth sense kicked in belatedly. I realized something was amiss.The cal
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When James came out of the shower, I tried to confront him with his phone, but he flew into a rage."Who allowed you to touch my phone? You're infringing on my privacy! Can't you give me some private space?"When we were dating, James was the one who promised he would be more than happy to let me keep tabs on him as much as I wanted to prove that I was the only one he loved.And now, after just ten years, he was lashing out at me and calling me unreasonable.Our fight woke up Harrison, who was sleeping next door. His bleary eyes stared at me in fear. Sobbing, he kept calling for James and even Monica, but not me—his mother, who'd raised him.I was overwhelmed by an inexplicable sense of pain and sorrow, making it impossible for me to speak.After a while, I looked at Harrison, who was hiding behind James, and asked, "Harrison, do you want me or your daddy?"Harrison said he didn't want a fierce mommy like me. He wanted Monica to be his mommy.Feeling utterly disappointed, I pac
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While James, Monica, and Harrison celebrated the end of Monica's flawless practice session, the neighbors who'd been alarmed by the fire were busy calling the fire station and questioning them with a frown."Why did you people only send a single firetruck to deal with such a major fire at Jasper Heights? Do you not take our lives and safety seriously?"After a brief silence, the dispatcher explained, "We didn't receive any reports of a fire at Jasper Heights. Can I confirm with you that you're reporting a fire in the area? I'll send a fire crew out at once!"In less than a minute, James' phone started ringing."Jasper Heights? I'm already here. No one was harmed. You don't need to send anyone else over."The dispatcher continued speaking, but James firmly declared that he would assume full responsibility if anything happened. Once the dispatcher confirmed that no one was hurt, he decided against sending another fire crew over.James had put the call on speaker mode, which meant t
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It was obvious James was affected by that message of mine that had come out of the blue. At least, even as he sat in the car, he didn't look as happy as he had before. His forehead was slightly creased, and it looked like he was in a bad mood.Even Harrison, who was always a chatterbox, knew better than to try and talk to James at a time like this. However, Monica carefully poked James in the arm and asked, "What's the matter, Captain Ellis?"Her concerned tone melted his icy expression a little. "It's nothing. I just saw something displeasing."Good.The more displeased he was, the more pleased I was. Why should he get to openly spend time being all friendly and intimate with his female colleague while I had to stay at home to wait on him and Harrison like a maid?Although I hadn't actually cheated on him, I still wanted him to feel discomfited by it. I wanted it to keep him up at night."Well, you're the one who taught me to deal with my negative emotions by venting with a shou
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