What secret?” Dominic sounded anxious.
But Adrian shifted into a relaxed demeanor. He relished in how anxious and frustrated Dominic was being.
“What secret!” Dominic finally couldn’t take it anymore. He just stared at Adrian with wide, bloodshot eyes.
Finally, Adrian schooled his expression into one of impassiveness. “She told me that Isabelle was the one who killed your mother.”
“That’s impossible!” Dominic denied the truth behind that secret instantly.
He shook his head while mumbling, “Isabelle can’t be the murderer! My mom was so nice to her! How dare you lie to me, Adrian Prince! Did you and Ophelia come up with this scheme together? You’re trying to help her escape from me!
“Well, you can forget about that! Tell Ophelia that she has to stay by my side even if she dies!”
I lowered my gaze while trying to suppress the bitter feeling in my heart.
It was fine. I was already dead, after all.
It didn’t matter if Dominic believed in the truth. He couldn’t hurt me anymore.
I was forced to leave Adrian’s house with Dominic.
When I left, I could feel a burning gaze pinned on me. I turned around to see who was the one looking at me, only to make eye contact with Adrian.
His eyes reddened all of a sudden. At the same time, he muttered, “Ophelia…”
I was shell–shocked for a few seconds. Then, I felt my eyes starting to burn up.
It wasn’t until the soft “Ophelia” was uttered again that I believed Adrian could see me.
This made my nose tingle. I wanted to run over to Adrian, but my soul was dragged further
away
from him.
I sat in the car. The atmosphere in the car was tense, yet my hands kept trembling out of excitement.
Adrian was my childhood friend. We grew up together, so we knew many of each other’s
secrets.
I got to know Dominic when I was still studying at the university. On the first day we started dating, I couldn’t resist telling Adrian this secret.
When Adrian heard about it, he wasn’t happy for me. Instead, he just looked at me with mixed feelings.
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Chapter 4
“So, you really like him? You’re not playing around this time, huh?”
I replied, “Yes, I like him! I like him so much that I want to spend the rest of my life with him!”
Adrian had always been talkative. But strangely enough, he didn’t talk much that day.
After that, he submitted an application to study overseas. At that time, Dominic and I were faced with immense pressure from our families, who objected to our relationship. Because of that, I gradually reduced my contact with Adrian.
Adrian only returned to the country when Dominic began hating my guts due to Mdm. Miranda’s death. He had asked me if I wanted to leave with him.
Back then, he had looked at me with a mixture of anxiety
worried about Dominic, who was already spiraling down and determination. But I was still
Adrian down.
the abyss of despair, so I turned
Adrian hated how pathetic I was, so he ended up flying out of the country a while after that. This time, he left for two years.
During those years, all of my love was ground down to nothing because of Dominic’s hatred toward me. It was then I decided to leave him once and for all.
When Adrian found out about my decision to leave, he didn’t hesitate to fly back to the country for me.
But when I visited Mdm. Miranda’s grave one last time, I heard Isabelle cursing her out in front of the grave.
Only then did I find out that Isabelle had visited Mdm. Miranda on the night Mdm. Miranda called me. Apparently, Isabelle wanted Mdm. Miranda to matchmake her and Dominic instead.
When Mdm. Miranda heard Isabelle’s request, she was so furious that she got a heart attack on the spot. But Isabelle snatched her medication away and dragged out the treatment time on purpose, which led to Mdm. Miranda’s eventual death.
