I gasped for air, my mouth hanging open like a fish out of water,
Panic welled up inside me, threatening to burst out, and finally, I screamed, “No! Don’t touch me!”
Carter was startled by my sudden scream and let go of me.
I scrambled back to the corner, clutching my torn clothes and pleading desperately.
“Please, I swear I won’t bother Carter anymore. Just let me go…”
He slowly advanced toward me, his lips moving as if he were speaking, but I couldn’t hear anything.
It felt like I was back in that nightmare.
They had crushed my last shred of dignity, bit by bit.
I couldn’t go through that again.
Summoning the last of my strength, I grabbed a fruit knife from the table and aimed it at my chest.
“Lindsey!‘
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I saw the horror in Carter’s eyes, but I just smiled.
There was no pain at all.
Only a sense of relief I’d never felt before.
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Unfortunately, I missed.
die
When I woke up, I was already in the hospital.
A few tall, unfamiliar men stood outside the room. It sounded like there was an argument happening in the hallway.
I caught snippets of the conversation…
“Lindsey is my lawful wife. What right do you have to stop me?”
“In that case, Mr. Hall, please prepare the divorce papers promptly. Divide the assets properly. Once the quiet little one hast
recovered, you can go and finalize the divorce.”
“Marcus Dale, you’re crossing the line!”
Marcus Dale? Could it really be the same Marcus I knew?
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