Chapter 4
In the dimly lit room, Leanna’s protests of innocence went unheard.
“How can it be false when your own relative pointed you out?” The officer forcefully placed a pen before her. “Admit the truth!”
After three days without food or water, Leanna was thrown into jail.
The prison was cold, damp, and grim. She was worn out and terrified.
“Leanna!”
Was she hallucinating? The man who had left her was now rushing toward her frantically.
“I’m sorry… I’m sorry…”
As Brenton carried her away, his voice trembled uncontrollably. He repeated her name over and over.
“Crystal is expecting and can’t handle this ordeal… I had to put the biame on you. Leanna, I was compelled to do it. I feel more agony than you do. I’ll bring you home once the baby arrives… Please wake up… I can’t live without you…”
Leanna felt an urge to laugh.
He always had this habit–scolding her first, then softening with kindness.
The last thing she remembered before blacking out was the sensation of Brenton’s tears on her face.
Chapter 4
When she regained consciousness, the hospital room was silent.
Brenton was asleep with his head resting on the bed’s edge, and his chin was covered in dark stubble.
The moment Leanna stirred slightly, he awoke at once. “Leanna!”
He wrapped her in a tight embrace and, with tearful eyes, kissed her fervently. “You’re awake. Thank God…”
“Dylan,” Leanna shoved him away with all her might. “What on earth are you doing?”
Chapter 5
The next day, just as the sky was beginning to lighten, the sound of a car starting up came from the courtyard.
Leanna opened her eyes. As she listened to Brenton’s car gradually drive away, she was just about to heave a sigh of relief when the door. suddenly burst open!
A slap landed heavily on her face, stinging painfully.
Crystal stood by the bedside, her eyes filled with resentment and venom. “Leanna, you’re really despicable! Since your man is dead, you’re here to seduce Dylan?”
“What nonsense are you talking about?”
Leanna covered her face, but in the next instant, she understood. It was what happened last night.
How absurd, Brenton was legally married to her, with a marriage certificate to prove it, yet their closeness was being misconstrued by another woman as an affair.
“You’re mistaken. Last night, it was him…”
“Shut up!” Crystal abruptly knocked the candles off the bedside table onto the floor. “Don’t think you can allure someone else’s husband just because you’re somewhat attractive. Today, I’ll show you who truly matters to him!”
The flames quickly engulfed the curtain, spreading rapidly.
