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“Some crazy
heiress?
More like a slutty
heiress…”
“Ah!”
The raucous laughter cut off abruptly. I heard a whoosh of air, followed by cries of pain.
The humiliation I had braced for never came. Instead, a familiar scent wafted over me.
I trembled as I forced my eyes open,
but all I saw was darkness.
“Keep your
eyes closed. Haven’t you learned your
lesson yet?
It’s
too
bloody, are you sure you want to
see?
open ear
That familiar voice brought tears to my eyes, a lump forming in my throat.
His body still radiated a murderous aura, but I felt utterly safe.
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Before I could speak, a hand rushing to my face.
with
Ominent knuckles gripped my shoulder. With a spin, I was thrown over a shoulder, blood
I sniffled. “Second brother…”
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“Shut up! Before my anger subsides, don’t make me knock you out!”
I pouted and bit down on his shoulder, barely making a dent.
Aiden returned to the warehouse to find it empty. He rushed to the hospital, running himself ragged for Lily. But the despair in eyes haunted him.
my
He didn’t know what had come over him these past few days. He kept trying to force himself not to think of me, knowing I had done those terrible things. But he couldn’t help it.
My tearful face consumed him.
Aiden, I was so scared I’d never see you again. Big
sis must hate me now, willing to sacrifice herself to get
rid of
me.”
Lily clung tightly to Aiden’s waist, sobbing.
In the past
he would have felt sympathy, but now he only
felt irritated.
When Chloe was around,
he had always seen traces of her in Lily.
11:25 PM
He jolted in realization. But Lily could never truly be Chloe.
Aiden snapped out of his daze, his body trembling slightly. He recognized those men from the casino.
But why would she put herself in danger, letting the men who had humiliated her do it again?
He shoved Lily away forcefully, ignoring her protests as he raced towards the abandoned warehouse.
Lily watched his desperate retreating figure, her fingers digging into her palms, her face twisted with jealousy.
“Chloe, you won’t survive this life either. Aiden is mine!”
When Aiden arrived at the scene, his pupils constricted and he froze in place, unable to take another step.
“Chloe…”
The sight before him made his breath catch, his eyes instantly welling up.
It all drove him mad.
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Trails of blood snaked across the floor. Dried bloodstains, torn out hair, and a blood–stained earring in the corner.
Aiden fell to his knees with a thud, overwhelmed by grief.
“How could this be… This was supposed to be…”
He thought to himself, this was supposed to be a setup I orchestrated. How could she be dead?
Even with all the evidence and eyewitness accounts, Aiden’s sense of dread grew stronger.
He finally spoke, his voice shaking,
A phone call summoned him to the police station. Chills ran through his body, his legs feeling like lead as he walked.
“What happened?”
evidence. We haven’t found the body yet. I’m sorry,” ”
