Asher took a deep breath, his fists clenched, veins bulging, eyes filled with hatred, as if he wanted to obliterate Cora.
And he did.
Cora endured the torment of a cold blade, receiving forty–two cuts, leaving no part of her body untouched. Her wedding dress, drenched in blood, looked both beautiful and eerie.
In her final conscious moment, her tongue was gone, and her fiery eyes stared at Asher with mockery, hatred, and a curse.
Cora died, and the wedding was called off. The Carter family claimed she ran off with someone else, and no one dared question it due to their influence. She died with regrets, just as I did in my past life.
“Do you regret it now? It’s too late,” Mrs. Chen sighed heavily, observing the forlorn Asher.
“What?”
“Adeline is getting married.”
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“Impossible!”
Asher immediately stood up. “She loves me so much; how could she marry someone else!”
Mrs. Chen remained silent. The letter I sent her included evidence and an invitation.
To my wedding with Jasper.
After losing my parents, I wandered alone for too long. Asher’s torment made me forget what love was. Thankfully, I had Jasper by my side, guiding and supporting me. I understood his feelings. He loves me as I once loved Asher.
I decided to make a home with him and start a new life.
So, I chose to marry him, and I even invited Asher.
“I don’t agree!”
Asher murmured, “She just left me. How can she step into marriage with someone else!”
The news of my wedding hit him hard. He finally realized his feelings, that his unease was because he’d fallen for me. He couldn’t accept losing control over me, his world.
“I’m going to find her! I’ll bring her back, she can only be my bride!”
Asher rushed out, eyes red with madness, headed to the airport, buying the earliest flight to find me.
At that moment I was watching a movie at home with Isener when a frantic knock came at the door.
11:27 AM
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So, I chose to marry him, and I even invited Asher.
“I don’t agree!”
Asher murmured, “She just left me. How can she step into marriage with someone else!”
The news of my wedding hit him hard. He finally realized his feelings, that his unease was because he’d fallen for me. He
couldn’t accept losing control over me, his world.
“I’m going to find her! I’ll bring her back, she can only be my bride!”
Asher rushed out, eyes red with madness, headed to the airport, buying the earliest flight to find me.
At that moment, I was watching a movie at home with Jasper when a frantic knock came at the door.
“Who is it?”
Jasper asked puzzled, getting up to answer.
“You!”
Jasper’s unfriendly voice caught my attention. Before I could react, a punch landed on Jasper’s face.
“Honey!”
I cried out, rushing over.
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At the sight of Asher’s face, my blood froze. Covering my mouth, I suppressed my nausea, my face pale, eyes filled with shock and indescribable disgust.
That face bore all my pain. Seeing him reminded me of the ashes he forced me to swallow, the bloody child, and every searing pain. The hairs on my neck stood up.
“Adeline, I’ve come to take you home.”
Asher stood between bodyguards, looking at me with deep affection, but I only felt sick.
“Get out!”
I forced down my discomfort, coldly saying, “Jasper and I are getting married. Don’t disturb us again.”
Asher staggered back, jaw dropping, eyes filled with shock and anger, nose wrinkled, lips twisted.
“Don’t you love me anymore? How can you marry this man! We were childhood sweethearts, the perfect pair!”
Asher shouted like a madman.
“What right do you have to speak of love, Asher!”
Jasper stood, wiping blood from his mouth, grabbing Asher by the collar..
“Do you know how much you’ve hurt Adeline! And you still dare come for her!”
“None of your business! Asher squinted at him. “Don’t think she’ll go with you because you cared for her a few days. She’s mine!
11:27 AM
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“Don’t you love me anymore? How can you marry this man! We were childhood sweethearts, the perfect pair!”
Asher shouted like a madman.
“What right do you have to speak of love, Asher!”
Jasper stood, wiping blood from his mouth, grabbing Asher by the collar.
“Do you know how much you’ve hurt Adeline! And you still dare come for her!”
“None of your business!” Asher squinted at him. “Don’t think she’ll go with you because you cared for her a few days. She’s mine!
This life and the next!”
“You heartless bastard! You’ll never harm her again!”
Jasper moved to hit Asher, but I clenched my fists, shouting, “Enough!”
I took a deep breath, calmly stepping between them, taking Jasper’s hand.
“He means nothing to me now. Don’t dirty your hands for my sake.”
I turned to Asher, eyes shattered.
“I owe you nothing, let me go.”
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Asher staggered back, knocking over a chair, his throat emitting a raspy sound.
“No, I won’t let go. You’re coming back with me now!”
He reached for my hand, and I recoiled in disgust.
“Don’t touch me!”
Asher didn’t expect such revulsion, smiling bitterly, “What happened, Adeline? Didn’t you say you’d marry me as a child? I’m willing to give you a grand wedding now, come with me.”
His eyes held a glimmer of hope, even pleading.
“Where’s Cora?”
I moved my lips, asking.
Asher’s gaze turned fierce. “Dead.”
My teeth chattered instantly.
You killed her.”
It was a statement, knowing his methods from my past life.
“She hurt you, hurt our child, she deserved it!”
I laughed bitterly. He’d said the same in my past life.
11:28 AM
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I laughed bitterly. He’d said the same in my past life.
“How dare you bring up the child?” My eyebrows knit, tears welling, “Asher, that was our first child. I truly wanted a family with you, but you killed me with your cruelty. So this time, I have no feelings left for you.”
“Hate or love, there’s nothing between us.”
I turned, leaning into Jasper’s embrace, wiping my tears. This scene enraged Asher.
He kicked a chair, the metal clashing with the ground piercingly, teeth grinding harshly.
“Jasper! Give Adeline back to me!”
He ordered his bodyguards to tear us apart.
“After all these years, I didn’t expect you’d be so shameless, stealing my Adeline!”
“Asher, have you no shame?” Jasper sneered, “Did you forget how you hurt her for Cora? Her unborn child was killed by you!”
“Shut up!” Asher roared, “Cora was a foul–mouth and I cut out her tongue. Do you want that too?”
“Asher!” I shouted anxiously, “Don’t make me hate you.”
I glared at him, teeth clenched. My sharp gaze seemed to wound him, showing a hint of pain.
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“You hate me for another man? Why? Weren’t you the one who loved me the most? Did you forget everything we had?”
choked, complex emotions in my eyes.
“Of course I remember. I remember running in the rain from the south to the north of town to buy you a cake, waiting three days at the airport for your promise, kneeling in the snow to take your punishment from grandma, and deliberately switching birth control to bear your child.”
I closed my eyes in pain, each memory a cruel torment.
“Yes, you remember, but you don’t love me anymore? Why marry another man! And why him, Jasper!”
“Because it was all a lie!” I interrupted, eyes opening, filled with hatred.
“Did you forget the aftermath of those stories? The cake was for Cora’s birthday, while I was sick for a week after the rain. I waited at the airport for our trip, but you went to the Arctic with Cora. I knelt in the snow because you spent the night with Cora! I nearly died in the freezing cold! And the birth control, you believed Cora and killed our child. Did you forget all that…
By the end, my voice trembled, reduced to sobs.
“Asher, what right do you have to say you love me!”
Asher was completely stunned, stumbling forward to touch my cheek.
“Because I love you. I know I was wrong. You can hit or scold me, even kill me. I just want you back.”
His voice carried an imperceptible sob.
“Madman.”
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because i love you. I know I was wrong. You can fit of scoia me, even kill me. I just want you back.
His voice carried an imperceptible sob.
“Madman.”
I stubbornly turned away, avoiding his touch.
Unexpectedly, he suddenly laughed, eyes filled with madness. He picked up a fruit knife from the table, examining it closely.
“Adeline, do you know? I can’t bear to watch you leave me. I must bring you back, even if it’s as a corpse.”
Jasper and I widened our eyes in terror.
“Asher! Don’t you dare!”
He had a hint of a sob in his voice.
“Lunatic.”
I quickly turned my head to avoid his hand.
To my surprise, he suddenly laughed, his eyes glinting with a wild look. Then he picked up a fruit knife from the table and inspected it closely.
“Adeline, you know? I can’t just stand by and watch you leave me. I have to bring you back, even if it’s only your lifeless form.”
Jasper and I widened our eyes in horror.
“Asher! How dare you!”
Jasper struggled fiercely, trying to reach him.
“Why wouldn’t I dare!”
Asher laughed arrogantly, yet tears slipped down his cheeks.
“Losing Adeline means I have nothing left. The thought of spending my days in agony and jealousy makes me want to die right now!”
He suddenly looked at me with deep emotion. “Blame me for realizing my feelings too late and causing you so much pain. Can you forgive me? From now on, I will love you twice as much. I love you. Marry me.”
After saying this, he actually took out a ring box from his pocket. The diamond ring, once my most desired, was now what I wanted to escape from the most.
“Asher, I don’t love you, not because you caused our child’s death. You once destroyed me.”
I paused, then slowly revealed all the strange and mysterious things I had experienced.
“Even though I hated you in this lifetime, I never wanted to harm the child. But you chose the same path again. From that
moment, it’s over between us.”
Asher looked desolate, his arms dropping weakly, the ring and fruit knife falling along with his regretful tears.
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Asher laughed arrogantly, yet tears slipped down his cheeks.
“Losing Adeline means I have nothing left. The thought of spending my days in agony and jealousy makes me want to die right now!”
He suddenly looked at me with deep emotion. “Blame me for realizing my feelings too late and causing you so much pain. Can you forgive me? From now on, I will love you twice as much. I love you. Marry me.”
After saying this, he actually took out a ring box from his pocket. The diamond ring, once my most desired, was now what I wanted to escape from the most.
“Asher, I don’t love you, not because you caused our child’s death. You once destroyed me.”
I paused, then slowly revealed all the strange and mysterious things I had experienced.
“Even though I hated you in this lifetime, I never wanted to harm the child. But you chose the same path again. From that moment, it’s over between us.”
Aşher looked desolate, his arms dropping weakly, the ring and fruit knife falling along with his regretful tears.
I closed my eyes wearily and said word by word, “Let me go, as if we never met.”
He was stunned, a bitter smile of self–mockery appearing on his face.
“It’s my fault. For treating you like that, I deserve to live in pain and struggle. It’s my punishment.”
Asher wiped away his tears, giving m
one last tender and lingering look before turning his back on me.
“I’m jealous that you can be happy without me, but I also hope you can escape the pain by leaving.”
With that, he left with his bodyguards, and the house returned to its silent state.
I knelt weakly on the ground, and Jasper immediately came to check on me.
I shook my head, signaling him not to worry, my eyes full of exhaustion.
The next morning, the TV station broadcast news of a plane crash.
“Reports indicate that among the deceased was the heir of the Carter Corporation…”
I stood in front of the TV, dazed, tears streaming uncontrollably. In that moment, I clearly realized that it was truly over between Asher and me. All our love and hate, hurt and pain, were left thousands of meters above the ground.
“Are you okay? Do you want to go mourn?”
Jasper hugged me, wiping away my tears.
smiled faintly, pressing my lips together, “No, I think this is what happens when justice catches up with you. I hope in the next life, we don’t meet again.”
The death of the Carter Corporation heir was quickly suppressed. Although Mrs. Carter was heartbroken, she started nurturing new children for the corporation, and everything returned to normal.
As for me, I smoothly got married to Jasper and started a new life.
