ra

s. It was as though he couldn't recognize me anymore. Under the weight of his anger, my bones felt fragile, on the brink of

broad staircase, his c

pleaded, tears streaming down my cheeks, matching the

rop of rain felt like it seeped into my very being, amplifying my distress. I struggled to comprehend what was hap

at he would listen and believe me. I was innocent, framed,

ommanded, shoving

, pleading with him, but his belief in my infidel

the pain radiating through me. I knew, deep down, th

urred into insignificance as the gate s

state, with tears cascading down my cheeks, tearing through my soul. My body trembled unc

pounding on the imposing gate a

out, but my pleas

tightly, lost in a whirlwind of despair. I couldn't leave; this was my

ision, I saw a black limousine pull up. Before I could grasp the figure's identity emerging from the vehicle, darkness

ng a world of searing heat and the relentless throbbing of my

ted, coursing through my veins like an icy river. The sterile whiteness enveloped my

murmured, my vo

shut as I felt its warm tendrils envelop me, drifting me back int

s features. "I came to Highland Hills City for a business trip, never expecting to find

e Philip deeply, and we've had no issues in our

en Amir or anyone els

ry of pouring my time, effort, and boundless affection into loving someone, but how c

eplaced by Philip's blurred visa

*

il

e I've just witnessed. I long to have faith in Sarah and believe

ed in harmony with the relentless downpour. A part of me yearned to

Has she grown tired of our marriage, seeking solace in the arms of another man? For the s

t betray me,

s she think of our family? We took her in when she was nothing, and now she repa

othing new to me; it's bee

" I inquired, trying to keep my voice st

out when we have groceries delivered right to our door every week? And that person in the hoodie who always seems to be me

the vivid memory assaulted me once more-tha

o when she frequented the Cornell mansion for her studies; she attended school with my half-s

account and other subscriptions to assist Sarah with her studies. My wife wasn't just a brilliant student; she's a prodigy, s

t, and Sarah offered herself as my

rself to be my wife?"

ore responding. "I-I need money. I need assura

ng the chance to join the Cornell family. My sentiments towards her swiftly soured because I've always harbored a disdai

t living through agricultural labor. She embodied the image of a rural girl who boldly seized the chance to marry a prosperous busines

ent mothers, our bond as siblings is profound. We've always found solace and af

p?!" My mother's words pierced through my thoughts. "What right does that stupid wench have to

wench!" I retorted, feeling fr

hrough the treacherous waters of office politics, wrestling with the suffocating grip of my o

ld-digger bitch aiming

appreciate it if you could leave," I f

the tension like a blade. "And what do you want? Le

wearing thin. It felt wrong to raise my voice at m

r, who was visibly seething. Roque, her trusted d

responded, await

he mansion," I ordered firmly, de

ey exited the living room. As she stormed out, leaving behind a cloud of tension,

ne, dialing Alex frenetically t

pense and a seemingly endless twenty minutes drag

or, Amir Benner, took Mad