All Chapters of Dual Marriage：A Friend's Tragic Farewell: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

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Chapter 1 Useless Family

My best friend, Rachel Jennington, died. The shock shook me to my core. I saw her body split open into little chunks when the truck hit her, and I fainted.When I woke up, I saw my husband sitting right next to me. He was a busy man and a famous scion in Imperia. Timothy Hopkin was the CEO of Hopkin Group. This was also the first time I saw him in two months.He looked at me expressionlessly. "You're awake."I ignored him and got out of bed. Then I rushed toward the door. Samuel Hopkin, my brother-in-law, was holding a picture of his lost love. The name of that girl? Jade Hopkin. She was his adopted sister, and he was smiling dumbly at her photo.Jade was also there as well. The look of this disgusting couple blew me up. I could see nothing but the despair in my best friend's eyes before she died, and it made me snap.Driven by rage, I lunged at Samuel and slapped him as hard as I could. And again. And again. And again, and again and again…Jade screamed and tried to stop me, "Wh

Chapter 2 Tortoise

Christian was looking at me with hatred, and I felt something crushing my heart. There was barely any love between me and Timothy. I knew he didn't really want to marry me. He just wanted to rebel against his mother.I willingly became his tool to survive. Before my son came to be, our marriage was cordial and perhaps peaceful. I thought we would live as a couple until the end of our lives. Then everything changed when Chris came to be.Timothy's mother took him away from me. She said I would never be able to educate her grandson well enough. She took my son to her residence and found a wet nurse for him. I was only allowed visitation rights at certain times.I cried and begged for my son, but they only mocked me. I thought Timothy would help me, but when I told him why I came, he asked me in confusion, "You think you can teach our son better than my parents?"He thought his children should be raised in business. They should only be machines that work perfectly. He never thought th

Chapter 3 White-hot Fury

I stormed up to them in a rage and flipped her urn away. Then, I hissed darkly, "You don't even care about your own wife's funeral! You mocked your dead wife, but you'd set up a grand funeral for a damn tortoise? A damn tortoise! You disgust me, Samuel!"A heartbroken Jade cried, "Didi! Didi! How could you, Penelope? Have a heart!""My heart's broken, scum." I sneered. "You know why your tortoise died? Because its master is an evil witch. If you ask me, you and your bastard brother should be the ones who died."Chris darted over and glared at me. "I won't let you talk to them like that, you witch! She cares about a tortoise as though it's family! She's a kind woman! How dare you insult her!"I hissed, "Shut your mouth, idiot boy! To think my best friend treated you like her own. No, how dare you insult her, crotch goblin! You're every bit like your father and uncle. Stupid, blind, obtuse, has an ego bigger than the world, and beyond saving!"Jade donned a heartbroken look. "How co

Chapter 4 Hatred

Samuel looked thunderstruck. His hands trembled as he picked up the portrait. "No, no…" he muttered. "She can't have… it was just three months in prison… It was supposed to be a lesson…"Timothy looked vexed at himself as well. He looked at me and tried to say something, but nothing came. Suddenly, Samuel looked outside as he murmured with horror, "So the urn…"I ran back out, crying as I stored what remained of the ashes back into the urn. Samuel tried to help, but I shoved him away. Then, I hissed with disgust, "Fuck off! You do not get to touch Rachel!"Samuel knelt, tears streaking down his cheeks. "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry…"Suddenly, Jade clutched her belly as she screeched in pain, "Sam, my stomach… I think… I think the baby is…"Samuel froze and looked at me indecisively. A moment of hesitation later, he quickly went and picked up Jade.'See? Even if he knows that Rachel's dead, he'd still choose Jade.'The 'understanding' Jade cried, "Call me an ambulance, Sam. I can

Chapter 5 Resolve

Rachel interned at a hotel years ago. She ran into Samuel one day because of the system. He was obviously under the influence, and Rachel took her into a room. Alas, he pinned her down. His eyes were red as he growled, "I want you."She could've kicked him away, but Rachel let him do as he pleased. I knew why. She only did it to take Samuel sooner and save me. She let him use her as his cure to save my life.My best friend was dead because of me. I got into the car and cried my heart out. Suddenly, someone knocked on the door."Penny?"I shivered and turned around in disbelief. What met my eyes was a handsome man. My lips trembled, while guilt and panic filled me up. Then, I said hesitantly, "Verde, is that you?"Verde Jameson was my other best friend in the orphanage. He was my and Rachel's childhood friend. Eventually, a rich family took him in, but he still kept in touch with us all the time. He and Rachel used to be in love.Rachel would've started a family with him if it wer

Chapter 6 Attempts

We left the funeral parlor, and Verde asked me what I was going to do. I told him I would clear Rachel's name and make the bastards pay. Samuel and Jade, specifically.Verde clenched his teeth in fury. The hatred in his eyes was almost palpable. "Leave that to me."I nodded. Verde needed this more than me. He needed to vent his rage. The Jamesons were famous in Imperia for their upbringing. They have been a family of scholars since a century ago. Although they didn't have as much wealth as the Hopkins, their influence was on par with them.Even though Verde was an adopted son, he was loved and trusted by the Jamesons. Now, he was part of their inner circle. He could easily get the resources that would take me a lifetime to attain. As for me? Well, I didn't have much time left.…I went to a hotel after we laid out our plans for revenge. Timothy called me every day after that, every time, with a different number. Every time, he would bring me presents. There was even a video on

Chapter 7 Persistent

'A lover?' I looked at Timothy in amusement.Timothy continued coldly, "You never let me into your room because he's in there, isn't it? If Jade hadn't shown me the footage, I'd never have known. You move fast, Penelope. No wonder you want a divorce. "Do you really think the Jamesons would let a woman like you marry their son? You're a divorced woman with mediocre education and no culture."He added, "You're not worthy of their name."The old me would've launched a tirade after getting served that abuse, but now I thought he was hilarious. So, I retorted coolly, "You're right. The Jamesons would never take a liking to a woman with no culture and mediocre education. They have a vastly more refined taste than yours."Timothy growled in a fit of fury, "You were never this argumentative, Penelope. What happened to you?"Verde sneered. "That just shows you never knew Penelope." He paused and decided to rub salt in Timothy's wound, "I don't blame you, though. She only married you to

Chapter 8 Vengeance

"Get the fuck out of my sight." I slammed the door shut again.Timothy left with resignation, and the brat followed him. Once again, I heard them argue. He called the brat useless for failing to cheer me up. The brat blamed him for taking Jade's side. Yep, seeing scum going at each other's throats was fun.Time flew, and it was almost New Year. Jade was finally going into labor. When I got the news of her hospitalization, my heart soared, and I asked Verde out for a barbecue. We'd been waiting for this day since we decided on our revenge.Smoke from the food billowed in the air. Verde was tearing up, and I told him, "Stay healthy, old friend."Verde paused and forced a smile. "You too, Penelope."He'd never know the message behind that wish. That night, Jade gave birth to a baby, but the infant wouldn't stop shivering. It was gaunt and wouldn't take in any sustenance. The infant's organs went into failure within 24 hours, and it was taken to the ICU.Samuel's happiness was replac

Chapter 9 Erased

Before Samuel could answer, the doctor came out, saying with regret, "I'm sorry, Mr. Hopkin. We did our best. Your son… His body contains an abnormally high amount of drugs. He has succumbed to the toxins, so…"Samuel looked at me, his eyes red. "You knew?" He sobbed. "You knew all along?"I smiled. "Obviously. Did you really think I'd let you off the hook just because you cried a little at her grave and suffered a little abuse?"Samuel said nothing, but his lips were getting whiter with every passing moment. I prodded him, "Rachel was pregnant, you know."Samuel's eyes trembled. He tried to stand up, but his legs were jelly. All he could do was kneel and glare at me with red-hot eyes. He tried to say something, but nothing came out.I continued, "Ah, but the poor baby died. It died the day you pushed Rachel's head into the pool."A guttural voice came from Samuel, "No… it can't be…""But it can. Ask your precious sister. Do you know why she attacked Rachel? Because she knew, to

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