Chapter 5
“Do you know that if an adult has 1,000 millilners of blood drawn continuously, they could die? This is attempted murder Talia said.
“Nina…” Edrie stared at Nina, his expression a mixture of confusion and concern.
Nina was still reeling from the intense pain of the blood draw, her mind consumed with thoughts of wanting to tear Talia apart. But when she was suddenly confronted with this question, she had no idea how to answer.
“…” She was overwhelmed with regret, wishing she’d just had Talia killed outright instead of slowly torturing her.
She couldn’t let Edric’s feelings swing in Taha’s favor. Gritting her teeth, she decided to play the emotional card.
“I’m sorry! I’m so sorry! I never meant it!” She cried, her face contorted in grief as she collapsed into Edric’s arms. “I just hate her I hate her for taking you away from me! For making us love our only child!
“You married her and made her Mrs. Russell, but I’m just a sickly won
woman-
“Now the baby’s gone, , and you don’t even want me. I’m doomed to be alone for the rest of my life.”
Mentioning the lost child clearly struck a nerve with Edric. His eyes, once cold, now flashed with raw pain–his first and only child, the one he would never have again.
Nina’s iniscarriage had damaged her womb. He knew there would be no more children for them
“How could I ever not want you it’s her that ruined our lives Edric gently held Nina in his arms, treating her like a fragile incisure
Then, he turned his icy guze to Tala, his eyes burning with fury as if he wanted to tear her apart with his gaze. “Talia, you’re the one who killed Nina’s child. Even if Nina draws your blood, it’s what you deserve!”
Nina buried her face in his shoulder, but hidden from his sight, she looked at Talia with a gleam of malicious satisfaction.
Nina thought, “The child is my ultimate weapon, the thing 1 can always use to defeat Talia. What can Talia possibly do to win against me?
At the mention of that nonexistent chuld, Talia’s eyes blazed with fury
Because of Nina’s lies, she had sacrificed three years of her life, been tortured in ways that left her half–human, and in the end, had lost her own life.
And now, she thought. These two criminal have the nerve to stand on some moral high ground, pretending to judge me with righteous. indignation! They are audacious.
“Why don’t you ask Nina if that so–called child ever even existed? What really happened?” Talia asked.
“Aht My child” Nina screamed dramatically, p
- y. panic flashing across her face. She quickly be woman, and threw a sorrowful look at Talia
began crying again, playing the part of the heartbroken
“Talia. I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have tried to get back at you. I never should’ve fallen for Edric, or gotten pregnant with his child, but the baby was Innocent! How could you…” Every word out of her mouth was about that nonexistent child.
“You never–Talia started
“Enough!“Just as “Talia was about to expose the truth, Edric’s sharp voice cut through. “Nina has already apologized. Taha, stop pushing it
“Am I pushing it, or are you covering for this murderer!” Talia shot him a cold glare, her voice steely.
“I said, enough!” Edric stood up abruptly, his face dark with rage. He grabbed her arm roughly and yanked her toward the door, dragging her out of the room.
Talia was thrown out with such force that her back slammed hard against the wall, a large bruise blossoming instantly
“Talia!” Before she could react. Edric gripped her chin tightly, ignoring the pained look on her face, and forced her to meet his gaze.
“Make Nina apologize to you? You think you deserve that?” His handsome face was cold and aloof, filled with mocking contemps. Don’t forget, you killed her child. If she killed you in return, it wouldn’t be unjust. You’re nothing but a sinner…“.
Talia gathered all her strength and slapped him hard across the face.
“The real sinners are you?” she snapped. Til say this one last time–I never forced you to marry, and I never harmed Ninal”
They were the real criminals, yet they
ey had the nerve to pretend to be the victims, standing on their moral high ground to judge her. She thought. How dare they?”
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Chapter 5
Nina fabricated a lie, and Edric played the executioner, using her kindness to control her, exploit her, and push her further and further into a corner until she had nothing left. She thought. They should be the ones burning in bell.
This slap—it was still too light, far too light, compared to the suffering she endured in her past life.
The silence around them was so thick you could hear a pin drop. A few seconds passed before Edric slowly named his head.
The temperature around them seemed to plummet, but he hadn’t even registered her words. His dark eyes were filled with cold fury. “Talia! How dare you…
“Why wouldn’t I dare?” she asked.
In her past life, she had been terrified of angering Edric. No matter how cruelly he treated her, she never dared to fight back…
But today? She had finally let out all the anger she had been holding in for years.
Tdric, let’s get a divorce Talia broke free from his grip, her lips curling into a cold, unflinching smile
At that moment, her heart felt as still as a calm lake.
marriage, and the
In her past life, she had held onto the hope of clearing up the misunderstandings with Edric. She had never pressured him into marria had never hurt Nina.
She had still harbored a small hope that maybe Edric had been deceived by Nina, and that one day he would know the truth about the child. Bui what had happened today finally snapped her out of than illusion
He had only ever believed Nina’s lies. He had wanted her to be guilty all along–he had wanted revenge on her.
In her past life, she must have been bland to have ever loved him
new trick?” Edric sneered, clearly not taking her words seriously
He thought. A parasitic flower like her, who has schemed her way into the Russell family, wouldn’t just walk away from it all, right?”
Talia frowned, her voice serious. “Tim not joking”
At that moment, both of their phones chimed at the same time–it was a voice message from Edric’s mother Pandora Russell.
Pandora said, “Tomorrow night is the Lumily dinner. Everyone’s coming to the Russell family to celebrate Grandma’s birthday”
Edric’s eyes darkened. “You’re bringing up divorce at a time like this, trying to force my grandmother to pressure me?”
course not. I just want a divorce,” Talia insisted, but Edric ignored her.
“Talia, I hate women who play games. You better be ready to play the role of Mrs. Russell tomorrow night, or else. He stepped closer, a cruel smile curling on his lips. Tl make you wish you were dead”
Talia ignored his threats and met his gaze. “Ive grown tired of being Mrs. Russell
“Is that so?” Edric sneered again, still not taking her seriously
Just then, from the hospital room came the sounds of Nina’s painful cries. Edric inmediately pulled away from her and rushed inside.
“Scumbag! I’ll make sure you face the consequences of this divorce? Talia clenched her fists, fighting the urge to rich in and hit him.
In her past life, when Edric and Pandora turned a blind eye to her suffering they had followed wait in hullying and humiliating her. She had endured it all for his sake, but it had only made them worse
The entire Russell family thought she was just a parasitic flower, that she couldn’t survive without them, and that she would never leave. At that dinner has unsered so much kosmilistion. It was time to sende this penes
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