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I sneered, not bothering to reply.
Liam’s FaceTime call arrived as expected: “Anya, we’ve arrived. Just got to the hotel.” He looked at the camera, his voice tender:
“Feeling better? Did you take your medicine?”
“Did you eat well? Is your body feeling better? I’m not there with you, I can’t even feed you myself.”
If I didn’t carry the memories of two lifetimes, I might have continued to drown in his fake affection.
But now, I leaned weakly against the headboard, softly murmuring, “Hmm.”
“I ate. You don’t need to worry. Get some rest.”
“How can I not worry? Not seeing you, I always feel uneasy.”
His voice was sickeningly sweet, dripping with feigned tenderness. In my last life, I was so moved by his meticulous care that I
was completely infatuated, thinking he was just having a moment of foolishness and still loved me.
So I willingly played the fool and waited for him to come back, only to finally be killed by him, along with my unborn child, all for
his ‘love‘.
The next second, Chloe burst into the frame.
She was wearing a bathrobe, her face flushed, with faint marks of intimacy visible around her collar.
Seeing me in the camera, Chloe feigned surprise and covered her mouth: “Oh, brother, are you video calling sister?”
Liam turned and looked at her fondly, then explained to the camera: “Chloe’s room’s water heater broke, so she had to come
here to shower.”
What a pathetic excuse.
Chloe walked closer with a smile, naturally wrapped her arms around Liam’s waist, and leaned her head intimately against his broad back, flashing me a provocative smile.
“Don’t worry, Sis, I’ll take good care of brother–in–law for you. Look, he’s had a long day, I was just about to give him a massage.”
Before I could react, she pulled a black card from Liam’s pocket.
“Oh, by the way, Sis, look at this,” Chloe’s voice was innocent: “Brother–in–law said that after this project is successful, he’ll use the credit on this card to buy me an ‘Ocean’s Heart‘ necklace as a reward. He said that only I deserve the elegance of that
necklace.”
Ocean’s Heart!
Last year, for my birthday, I had pestered Liam repeatedly about wanting that necklace, but he refused, saying it was “too flashy, not suitable for you!”
A rush of blood went straight to my head, my nails digging deep into my palms.
Liam gently ruffled her hair. “Anya, Chloe has put a lot into this project. This is her deserved reward. You’re always so generous,
you won’t mind, right?”
I masked all my emotions, weakly coughed a few times, my voice hoarse: “…I don’t mind. Then you two… get some rest early”
With that, without waiting for their reaction, I hung up the video call.
The screen went dark, reflecting my pale, cold face.
Less than ten seconds later, Liam sent a SnapChat message.
[Anya, I’m sorry. Chloe didn’t mean it. She’s just a childish act. Don’t be mad at her.]
[About the ‘Ocean’s Heart, I was wrong. When you get better, I’ll take you to pick out an even more beautiful one, okay? Please don’t be angry with me.]
I looked at his hypocritical explanation and found it utterly ridiculous.
Did he think I was still the fool from my last life, who would soften with a few sweet words?
I didn’t reply, throwing my phone to the side.
