Chapter 2
Brielle wore bright red lipstick and a matching red bikini, looking like she’d just returned from the beach.]
Just as she pushed through the crowd and approached me, she suddenly shrieked, hiding in Knox’s arms while pointing at the gauze in my hand. “Knox, what is that? There’s so much blood!“]
I instinctively pulled back, making Knox suspicious. Frowning, he snatched the gauze from my hand. d.
When he unwrapped it, revealing the bloody finger, Brielle immediately screamed.
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“What the hell is this?” Knox demanded harshly.
“It’s your son’s finger. The kidnappers cut it off. Jax is dead…” My voice was hoarse from crying, and tears streamed down my face as I spoke.
But Knox’s frown suddenly disappeared, replaced by a mocking smile.
“Riley, you’ve really gone all out with this performance, haven’t you?‘
“Hiring all these people to play along, dyeing your hair white, even making a model of our son’s finger.”
“Let me get this straight–I spend Brielle’s birthday with her and buy her an estate, and you get this jealous?”
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Hearing these words, I finally realized that Knox had believed I was faking everything from the beginning. He had never trusted me.
Upon hearing that it was a model, Brielle instantly lost her fear. She snatched the finger from Knox’s hand and waved it triumphantly.
“Wow, Riley, which modeling company did you hire? This looks super realistic.”
“My Barbie doll that Knox bought me is missing an arm. You should hook me up with this company.”
“Look at the craftsmanship–they even got the bone texture right! Making a Barbie arm should be easy for them.“]
I ignored her nonsense and said flatly while reaching for it, “This isn’t a model. This is my son’s finger. Give it back to me!“]
Brielle suddenly acted as if she’d I received a terrible shock. The smile vanished from her face, her brows furrowed, and she hid behind Knox.
Her voice took on a whining tone, “Knox, I thought you said your wife was generous? Why is she getting so aggressive over a model finger? I was just curious.” 0
Her words made all my
emotions
explode. With
shaking voice, I shouted, “I said GIVE IT BACK!“]]
But she doubled down, clutching the finger tightly to her chest while crocodile tears streamed down her face.
Seeing her
cry. Knox shoved me to the ground. “Riley, enough of this bullshit!“]
finger. Don’t get carried away with your act.”
“Brielle just thought the model was cool Stop Ping it’s our son’s actual
I’m not acting! Give it back to me NOW!” I screamed until my voice nearly gave out, the taste of blood spreading in my throat.]
Knox glared at me with reddened eyes. “You‘ know Brielle is a kind–hearted woman. When you called me that day, she cut her own birthday party short to help you call the police.”
“These people aren’t even from the media outlets Brielle contacted. Those outlets said there was no such news story. They even scolded Brielle for wasting their time, telling her to verify information before calling.”
“If something really happened to our son, why hasn’t anyone contacted me? Why only you?“]
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“Kiley, I know I’ve neglected you and Jax lately because of work. I promise I’ll make it up to you both when he returns from summer camp.
Now dismiss these people you hired and stop making a fool of yourself“]
“And dye that white hair back immediately. You’re going out looking like this? People are gonna think I’m mistreating you and make me look bad!”
As Knox spoke, I felt like I’d fallen into an icy pit, my heart skipping beats.[]
I dragged my heavy body up from the ground and said through gritted teeth: “I only have one request. Give me back the finger.
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Seeing that they still didn’t react, I suddenly lunged forward to grab it. Despite Knox blocking me, he couldn’t stop me completely. Just as I was about to grab it, Brielle screamed in fear and threw the finger away. It landed on a nearby lawn, and I rushed to pick it up.
It was covered with dirt, and as I tried to clean it, Knox charged over, snatched it from me, and before I could react, threw it far away.
“If that’s how it is, then nobody gets to have it,” he declared.]
With a splash, the little finger fell into the lake by the entrance and sank beneath the surface.
