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Tighter.
Her throat constricted beneath his grip.
Diana’s choking gasps-“ho–ho–ho“-finally drowned out her tirade.
Then silence.
The world went still.
She died in his hands.
When the police arrived, they found him seated calmly at the table, shoving lychees into his mouth one after another.
A large bowl of peeled lychees sat in front of him. He ate them by the handful.
He was severely allergic to lychees.>
Right before he collapsed, the officers caught a glimpse of the smile in his eyes.
He was… satisfied.
Of course, we met again.”
This time, his excitement was greater than ever.R
He rushed toward me like a child showing off a prize, gripping my hand tightly.
“Diana is dead,” he said, eyes gleaming.”
“Just like what happened to you. I avenged you.“}
“Winda, you’re not angry anymore, right? With her gone, there’s nothing between us. We can start over.“}
I pulled my hand away.
“What is it you really want?“”
“To be with you. Start over,” he replied instantly, without hesitation.}
“I’m not part of your world anymore,” I said. “There’s nothing left between us. No future. No possibility.“>
But Tristan shook his head.
“No, you can still come back. You can stay with me.”
I narrowed my eyes.”
“So you want me to forgive you, only so I can give up my peaceful, happy life and return to the lower realm… just to suffer with you?“>
He froze.
He wanted to say no.”
But deep down, he knew that was what he wanted.
I looked at him coldly.
“You’re selfish.“)
“Accept your punishment.“)
Without waiting for his response, I severed the dream connection.
He woke up, hollow.
When the police questioned him, he answered everything without resistance.}
He confessed it all–no remorse, no attempts to deny or defend.}
He became the first member of the prestigious Jagger family to go to prison.>
The Jagger family was furious. Ashamed.}
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They treated him like a disease, a blemish.
They excommunicated him–stripped his name from the records.
In a single day, he went from heir of the Jagger family… to its disgrace.
But he didn’t flinch.
The only thing he wanted was to see me again.
Unfortunately for him, prison guards were strict and dreams were hard to reach.
Meanwhile, I had long since moved on.”
In heaven, I met someone new.
He treated me with kindness, never hiding his thoughts, never putting anyone else above me.”
Most importantly–he had no “first love.” No ghosts of past love haunting him.
When Tristan was finally released from prison, he died shortly after.”
And for the first time in a long while, he saw me again.”
But this time, I wasn’t alone.”
He saw our fingers interlocked–mine and my lover’s.
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His smile froze.
He had come with such hope–borne pain just to see me.
And now, he saw me… with someone else.
The ache in his chest was deeper than any wound he had ever suffered.”
“Winda… he…”
His voice was hoarse, trembling.
I held my lover’s hand tighter and said gently,
“My love.“N
Tristan swallowed back a mouthful of blood.
Even though he clenched his fists, trying to keep composed, his face twisted with anguish.
My lover stepped forward, calm and firm.
“Sir from the lower realm, I ask you–please stop disturbing Winda. She’s deeply unsettled by your persistence.“}
“You’re strangers now. Using past emotions to hold her hostage doesn’t make you a man.“}]
Tristan finally spat out blood, his voice rising in fury.M
“She’s not a stranger!“}]
“She is my wife!”
I was slightly taken aback.
Somewhere deep inside, I remembered–he didn’t usually lose control like this.
He was supposed to be cold
