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My name was Juliet Jones. When I won the
eighty–million–dollar jackpot, I excitedly went home to tell my husband, Eden Bernal, the good news, but I saw flames flickering from our window.
I quickly took out my phone to call the police, but saw my husband, who should have been on duty as a firefighter, excitedly calling his mother, Jessica Smith.
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“Mom, our plan worked! I glanced at the charred person on the bed. She was wearing the pearl necklace I gave her. That bitch is dead. I can finally marry Serena!”
But the person on the bed was not me. It was his dream lover, Serena Bright, whom he had long wanted to marry.
“Great news, Mom! Serena will marry me soon. If it weren’t for that bitch’s money, I wouldn’t have chosen her back in the day.
“After this fire, the money is ours. She was burned beyond recognition, with her skin falling off on the bed. I almost vomited just looking at it. It’s a pity she died while sleeping and didn’t suffer much. It would have been better if she was awake. Serena has followed me for years without any status. It was too hard for her. Only the bitch suffers the most could I vent my anger.”
Serena was our neighbor living next door. She claimed to be
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Eden’s junior schoolmate and often visited our home.
I had seen her sneak into my bedroom to wear my intimate clothing when she came over, and she enjoyed wearing the jewelry Eden had given me.
I felt dissatisfied and complained to Eden, but instead, he accused me of being petty.
He not only replaced our door with a fingerprint lock but also specially called Serena to record her fingerprint.
I once felt ashamed for overanalyzing their relationship, but now I realized Eden had been cheating on me with Serena all along, treating me like a fool.
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Eden’s excited smile quickly turned to sorrow at the sight of the firefighters arriving.
He was heartbroken, kneeling at the bottom of the apartment building, screaming hoarsely, “My wife is still inside. My wife is still inside! Let me go in and save her!”
His colleagues held him back with great effort, not letting him move. He fixed a hateful stare at them.
“Why are you stopping me from saving my wife? She’s carrying my child.”
Eden’s eyes were bloodshot, and his throat was hoarse from shouting loudly.
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His colleague sighed helplessly, “Eden, the fire is too intense. Going in would mean death. Trust us. We will do our best to rescue her.”
Eden then lay on the ground, curling up, looking as if he was about to faint from crying.
Once the fire calmed down a bit, the firefighters put out the blaze and carried out the badly burned figure from inside.
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I was about to walk over when I noticed Serena’s phone on the floor of the hallway, likely dropped when the firefighters carried her out.
Eden was crying over Serena’s body, showing that he wished to die along with “me.”
Just then, Serena’s finger twitched.
One of Eden’s colleagues exclaimed in surprise, “She’s still alive. There’s still breath! Quickly, get her to the hospital.”
He patted Eden’s shoulder with a smile. “Eden, you’re really lucky. She’s savable! It seems that Death doesn’t want her yet.”
Eden’s sorrowful expression froze, forcing out a smile even uglier than crying, and then he followed his colleagues to lift the charred Serena into the ambulance.
At that moment, Serena’s phone buzzed in my hand.
I hesitated and entered Eden’s birthday, successfully unlocking
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There was a message from someone saved as “Honey“: [Serena, that bitch Juliet actually didn’t die in the fire. I need to follow her to the hospital. Don’t worry. She won’t live long. Soon, she won’t be able to interfere with us being together openly.]
I felt disgusted but wanted to see what tricks Eden had up his sleeve.
So, I bought a sun–shielding mask and a thick coat to cover my face.
Once I disguised myself so that no one could recognize me, I took a taxi to the hospital and found Serena’s ICU.
The other firefighters and onlookers had dispersed, and the scene in the ward was laid bare.
Serena lay on the hospital bed with a respirator covering her face, and her entire body was tightly wrapped in bandages.
The doctor sighed as he spoke with Eden about Serena’s condition, “She has seventy–five percent of her body burned. Most of her bodily systems are severely damaged, and her vocal cords are completely destroyed. She almost lost her life. We can only provide conservative treatment and see if she has the will to survive. The total treatment cost may exceed one million dollars. You need to be prepared.”
When Eden heard about the enormous medical expenses, his eyes widened in shock. “You expect me to spend a million
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dollars to treat her, huh? She doesn’t deserve it!”
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Noticing the doctor’s strange look, he quickly cleared his throat, frowning sadly. “I have no choice. I’m just a worker. I really can’t come up with a million dollars. My poor wife!”
The doctor shook his head and said, “Make a decision soon. Your wife is carrying a child.”
