Chapter 7
He grabbed my hand and said, “Alisha, I love you. I was confused when I ended up with Leonore. I never would have married her if her mother hadn’t passed away.”
I pulled my hand away, calmly looking at him, saying nothing.
He shouted, “It’s the love a daughter has for her mother. Could you bear to watch a single mother couldn’t die in peace? You rich people have no heart! You don’t understand the pain of ordinary people like us!”
As he screamed, someone pushed through the crowd and rushed toward me.
Suddenly, a flash of steel gleamed, and Phelps shoved me out of the way.
With a sickening sound, the knife plunged into Phelps‘ back and blood–soaked his shirt.
I screamed for a doctor.
The woman who attacked was quickly subdued by security, shouting, “You ruined my daughter! Give my daughter back to me!”
The woman turned out to be Leonore’s so–called “dead” mother, Jeanne Griffin.
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Kendrick was stunned.
“Mrs. Griffin, aren’t you dead?”
Jeanne tried to reach for Kendrick. He snapped out of his shock and shoved her away
“So you’ve been lying to me all this time!”
His eyes were bloodshot as he questioned Jeanne.
Jeanne struggled, smiling lovingly at Kendrick.
“Kendrick, I did this for you and Leonore. You two clearly love each other but couldn’t be together. It was that person who stole daughter. I’m just helping you find your true love. I’m helping you find your real happiness.”
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Kendrick slapped her across the face.
“My true love is Alisha! You old hag, what is your daughter even worth? You were the one who broke Alisha and me up. Go die!”
He reached for Jeanne’s throat.
Just then, the police arrived and stopped the chaos.
Jeanne was arrested for faking her death, and Kendrick was taken into custody as well.
In the hospital, I stood by Phelps‘ side, guilt washing over me as I watched his pale face.
I thought back to the times I had shown off my happiness in front of him. I had mocked him, saying he would never be loved with his cold, icy face.
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I couldn’t bear to think of how hurt he must have been back then.
“Phelps, I’m so sorry.”
I moved the red rose he had carefully nurtured into the hospital room. Standing before it, I made a solemn vow.
“My husband will only ever be Phelps.”
One morning, as I opened my eyes, I saw Phelps staring at me.
“Darling, I heard everything. We’re going to be together for good.”
I smiled, “Together forever.”
Under everyone’s care, Phelps was soon discharged.
My mother had booked a trip to an island for us, claiming she wanted to make up for our honeymoon.
I never expected to run into Kendrick on the island.
He stopped me on the beach, looking sincere as he apologized.
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I thought maybe he had truly repented, but to my surprise, he suddenly grabbed me. “Alisha, I love you. Please divorce Phelps and come back to me.”
I was stunned by his audacity. I scanned him up and down and said seriously, “I’m married now. Mr. Collins, please don’t do this.”
At that moment, Leonore, who had been hiding behind a tree, rushed out and slapped me across the face.
“You bitch! I’m pregnant, and you’re still trying to steal my husband!”
She grabbed my arm and yelled, “Everyone, come lock! She’s the mistress trying to steal another woman’s husband! She’s a total homewrecker!”
Leonore’s face twisted with malice.
The woman selling ice cream nearby tutted. “Little girl, his wife is already pregnant, and you’re still messing with him. Shame on you!”
Other bystanders also began to criticize me.
I looked at Kendrick and asked, “So this is your idea of loving me? Letting Leonore publicly slander me as a mistress?”
Kendrick avoided my gaze. His head lowered in silence.
I sneered, about to retort when Phelps stepped in. He wrapped his arm around me and shoved Leonore aside.
He pointed at Kendrick, mocking him, “Everyone, let’s get this straight. This man was supposed to be my wife’s fiancé. However, he used the money she gave him to marry his first love. Is that what a decent person does?
“Now that he’s out of money, he wants to come crawling back to my wife. She doesn’t want him, so now he’s trying to extort her.”
The crowd quickly understood the situation, and Kendrick’s face drained of color.
