Chapter 2
I met Jessica five Christmases ago. I clearly remember she had a red birthmark between her left thumb and index finger.
Back then, she deliberately held her birthmark up to my spaghetti to provoke me.
“Ethan says this birthmark of mine is a beauty mark. Scarlett, you should keep an eye on him. He’s such a smooth talker–how can you not worry?”
I ignored her, just stared at Ethan with a cold smile. “Is she your childhood sweetheart?”
Ethan quickly shook his head. “She’s just a friend.”
I pressed further. “A female friend?”
Sensing my displeasure, Ethan sent Jessica away and apologized
to me.
“I’m sorry, Scarlett. We used to hang out in a group, and I knew her so well that I never realized she was the type of woman people talk about online. Now I know, and I’ll keep my distance
from her.”
He kept his word.
1/3
04:29
Chapter 2
18 min left
For five Christmases, I never heard Jessica’s name again, never saw her.
He maintained his distance from other women, keeping only me by his side.
His acting was flawless–even now, I haven’t found a single crack in his performance.
Last month, he brought his parents to my house to discuss our marriage.
But no matter how much they assured my parents that they valued me as a person and weren’t after my family’s money, my father insisted Ethan sign a prenup before agreeing to our marriage: “Whether it’s premarital assets or post–marriage earnings, you’ll each keep your own—no joint property. As long as you sign this, I’ll feel comfortable giving Scarlett to you.”
Ethan’s expression instantly stiffened, but he still smiled and agreed.
I think that was the trigger for him wanting to drug me.
He meticulously planned this trap, disguising himself and enduring for seven Christmases, only to end up with nothing.
So he snapped. He and Jessica conspired to destroy me in the most vicious way possible, planning to drive my parents insane
2/3
04:29
Chapter 2
and seize everything he’d been coveting.
I won’t let him succeed.
Filthy things belong in bottomless mud pits.
3/3
Write your comment
