Chapter 13
The crystal chandelier hanging from the dome poured down shards of light, reflecting on Marcus’s pale cheekbones.
His fingers, clutching the camera, were pale and slightly trembling.
The voice of the wedding emcee cut through the noisy banquet, hitting his eardrums heavily.
“Please welcome the bride and groom
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At the end of the winding red carpet, the white door slowly opened in the rain of pink petals.
Dressed in a complex white gauze, Alicia lightly linked arms with Nolan, walking slowly down the red carpet, her fishtail wedding dress shimmering like mother–of–pearl as she moved.
When Nolan pushed the wedding ring onto her ring finger, Marcus heard the sound of his own broken heart spilling out from his throat.
The snow–white veil was lifted by the wind, and the delicate pink petals fell into her hair, making her look even more charming and beautiful.
The winding burn scars on her neck were still visible, but against the backdrop of the pure white wedding dress, she looked like a white camellia blooming from the ashes.
The red wine glass in Marcus’s hand suddenly shattered, blood mixing with the wine as it dripped down, yet he remained oblivious even as the glass shards pierced his palm.
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“Alicia! he shouted, knocking over the chair and rushing forward, only to be firmly grabbed by Nolan’s black–clad bodyguard, unable to break free.”
“How dare you… Marcus glared at the diamond ring on Alicia’s ring finger, the diamond refracting a dazzling halo that made his eyes ache.”
Nolan lowered his gaze and lightly flicked the bead bracelet in his hand, the rosary beads gently brushing against the pulsating artery on Marcus’s wrist.
“Mr. Daston, all the strong ties are doomed.” Nolan gently covered Alicia’s fingertips with his palm.
“As guests, we should observe proper etiquette when attending ceremonies.”
The scent of frankincense mingled with the smell of blood in the air, as Alicia’s diamond earring brushed past Marcus’s eyes, leaving a cold, sharp arc imprinted on his retina.
“Marcus, three years ago, I took the blame later, you personally sent me to hell.”
for you, and three years
“However, now…” she slowly raised her glass, the deep red wine in the cup shimmering even more under the light, reflecting off the silver ring on Nolan’s ring finger.
“I had no debts with Mr. Daston, and we both went our separate ways happily.”
Afterwards, she finished the drink in her cup, and held hands with Nolan, intertwining their fingers.
The guests were in an uproar, discussing animatedly.
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Marcus suddenly raised the camera and roared, “Do you think changing a man can wash away your sins?”
His hands trembling, he pressed the play button on the camera. “I’ll let your future husband see how you killed Callie back then!”
The snowflake screen on the car’s video recorder flickered a few times. When Marcus finally saw the image on the car’s video recorder, intense pain surged in his heart.
In the car’s dashboard camera footage, Callie’s terrified scream could be heard.
“Marcus, the brakes failed!”
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The camera shook violently, and in the rearview mirror flashed the pale face of Callie in the passenger seat and Alicia’s wedding dress train in the back seat.
The next second, the harsh sound of metal scraping pierced through the scene, frozen in the moment the truck was approaching.
“No… this can’t be happening…”
Marcus staggered back a few steps, as the tide of memories pierced his skull like sharp ice picks.
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He saw his blood–stained hands hanging on the
saw the lingering image of Alicia pouncing on Callie in the rearview mirror, saw her screaming on the ambulance, “Tell the police it was me driving!”
Mandy’s pearl bracelet suddenly broke, and the pearls clattered onto the pure white marble floor.
She panicked and grabbed Marcus’s sleeve, “Don’t believe this fake
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video! Alicia just wanted…”
“Get off!”
Marcus shook off her hand forcefully, staggering backwards as fragmented memories rushed through his veins, causing him a splitting headache.
When he woke up from the surgery, he remembered the dark bruise on Alicia’s knee – it was the result of her kneeling in front of the Daston’s manor for three days before finally gaining permission to visit.
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He remembered the driver’s license she used to touch in the quiet of the night – it had been canceled by him long before the accident, because he had told her that he would be the personal driver at her disposal for life.
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Alicia fiercely threw the bouquet in her arms at him, and the pale pink rose petals scattered at Marcus’s feet.
“Finally remembered?” She laughed, tears falling into the scar on her collarbone, shining clearer under the light.
“Over the past three years, every time you said ‘murderer,‘ it was always me who took the blame for you!”
The torrential rain beat against the dome glass, and the water curtain snaked into tears on the dome glass.
Marcus was like a drowned rat in the hushed whispers of the guests.
The photo inside his watch was soaked with blood, at that time, the three eighteen–year–olds were smiling brightly in the tulip field.
