Chapter 98
From that night on, Harris shed his pretense.\
He hurled insults at me, confined me to the villa, and forbade anyone from communicating with me.”
He confiscated my phone, and whenever Leon or Troy called, I could only answer under his supervision.”
He said I had to atone for my sins because I had taken the life of his beloved.\
Unbeknownst to me, his hatred for me had grown to the point where he wished me to die a horrible death.”
And in time, he made it happen.”
But why, why wasn’t he happy yet?”
Now, Harris was shaking with rage, clutching the pregnancy test report.
It read seven weeks pregnant, the embryo no bigger than a peanut sprout, barely visible on the dark ultrasound image.
It was my child, and I could feel its heartbeat.
But Harris couldn’t…[
Why was he also in pain, to the point where large tears were falling onto the paper, blurring the final image of the child?”
“Go…go find the Peaks,” Harris commanded Oscar, gritting his teeth.
Perhaps he still couldn’t believe that the truth was so different from what he had earnestly believed, and he had to dig up the past to the bottom.”
I called this behavior of his self–inflicted torment.”
One hurt was already hard to mend, and yet he wanted to hear it a second time.
The people were dead. What good would it do to clear my name now?
I sat beside him, sighing and thinking.
If only he had awakened a little earlier.<
I would never have loved him, and I would never have walked towards death.”
But I knew that the relationship between him and me was like an unsolvable puzzle.
There was no other solution than to fight to the death.”
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The Peaks couple didn’t move far.
They bought a mansion in another city and lived the life of nouveau riche.”
When Harris showed up at their doorstep, they were so scared they couldn’t even breathe.
“I want an explanation from you two about Monarch’s heart donation two years ago,” Harris said through gritted teeth.”
The Peaks couple turned pale, likely knowing Harris must have discovered something.”
She’s just a girl… that she can contribute to the family is already an honor for her!?
With a smack, a chair crashed onto Monarch’s father, Peter.”
Harris, as if gone mad, flung it relentlessly at him.
“She is your daughter, she is your daughter!“\
I watched from the sidelines with a cold eye.
Harris, born into poverty, was nevertheless a boy.”
He didn’t realize that in the hearts of some, a daughter was worth less than million dollars in cash.
Harris left the Peaks family in ruins.”
Under threats and bribes, Peter finally spilled the beans about what happened years ago.
The Peaks family was poor, with one daughter and one son.
The children were close in age, both of school–going years.
Once, the Peaks couple overheard the doctors discussing my case as they left the hospital.”
So they hatched a plan, staging a car accident involving Monarch.”
Through an intermediary, they “donated” her heart to me, securing ten million dollars in compensation from my father.”
With the truth finally uncovered, Harris dragged his weary body back to the villa on the hillside.”
This time, he could no longer remain indifferent.”
The villa was practically emptied, all traces of my life erased.[
He lay back on the sofa, the butterfly chandelier above him offering faint memories.”
After learning the truth, we had our days of love entwined with conflict.
He was torn between anger and consolation when I was hurt.
Unsure of his true feelings, I remained cautious.\
Distorted and desperate, we continued our marriage.”
Now, I felt my body was gradually fading away.”
Perhaps my deep obsessions were what kept me here, but now that I’ve cleared my name, I have no reason to linger.” Tomorrow would be the seventh day after my death.”
I hoped tonight would be the last night I spent by his side.
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