Chapter 18
He fled from Tania’s apartment.||
The paper straps in his pocket felt like burning fire. Even through his clothes, they made him restless.[]
He dumped the pieces on his table but could only stare, afraid to touch them ||
His face was completely drained of color.
When night fell, he finally raised his munb hands.
Carefully, he began piecing them together.||
wet the paper. Ithan frantically tried to wipe them away
Hot tears accidentally wer
are tears fell, faster and heavier.
Hat more
The entire paper was getting soaked.
than finally broke down sobbing uncontrollably.
On the white paper was Scarlett’s messy handwriting
“Ethan Brooks, you failed all five things you promised me. As punishment, you don’t get a divorce–you get to be a widower! How’s that? Bet you want to c me out right? Too bad you’ll have to do it at my grave. If I could choose again. I wouldn’t live this life…“||
The one good thing? I’m leaving first, in my next life, I definitely won’t run into a jerk like your
Ethan hadn’t left his house for seven days.]
After that night, Tania showed up. Seeing his haggard face, she smiled cruelly and handed him a key ||
“Go take a look. Maybe you can suffer even more?“||
than knew she was being deliberately cruel. He saw the malice in her eyes.
But he still took the key
Illowing Tania’s directions, he arrived at Scarlett’s “secret hideout”
When he opened the door, what he saw left him frozen in place.[]
The room was filled with paintings–all of him,
1, without exception:||
In the farthest corner were photos Scarlett had secretly taken while caring for him when he was blind
She hadn’t even dared to show these pictures to him()
10 feet fell like lead. His heart felt like thousands of ants were crawling through it, biting[]
face showed only confusion and help
helplessness |
treindding hands, he picked up the photos []
His palm traced over Statiis face again and again.[]
His breathing quickened Jiis lungs fell ready to burst!|
What nuwer
He bralized he had fallen in love with Beurten ||
But he could ever let lim
Lmply bottles lay scattered acron the floor, while Braletr’s paintings were carefully stucked aside.||
his eyes. His unshaven face showed
the kitchen for more alcohol bat found he’d finished i
stumbling back to the living room, he found his phone to call his assistant for more booze
The doorbell rang quickly. He thought it was his assistant with alcohol
He quickly got up to open the door.
Instead, Summer rushed in and wrapped her arms around his waist
Ethan baby, why havent you answered my calls? Summer poured. “You didn’t reply to my texts or open the door. I thought you were ignoring me!“]
Summer had in his arm, pretending to ay
But soon the smell of alcohol and cigarettes made her look up
Seeing Dhan’s cold face, she pushed down
wn her suspicions and touched his sickly face with fake concern.
“What’s wrong, sweetie? Are you feeling sick? Let me ta
She went to get his coac
Her eyes caught the stacked paintings on the sofa
me take you to a doctor, okay?
She stopped in her tracks, her eyes full of excitement
“Yes! These are definitely her worker |
She ran over excitedly ar
and picked up a frame.||
When the saw all the paintings were of Ethan, her eyes widened
Ethan, you know ke? Why didn’t you tell me sooner?“||
“I get it its because I mentioned it before, right? You remembered and found her for met Oh Ethan, you’re so good to me! I love you soooo much!”
if she’s still making paintings for you, she must be alive! I knew it! She probably just wanted to retire and faked her death! Ethan, I want to meet her. Take me her now
