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I hadn’t had time to breathe a sigh of relief, but when I heard the voice on the other end of the
line, I froze completely.
“Baby, tonight, on the top floor of Eclipse Hotel. Don’t be late.”
“Okay, Dylan, it’s been so long, I miss you so much.”
She looked at me and deliberately said, “Dylan, don’t you love me the most?”
“Of course, you’re my darling!”
“Then what if someone tries to seduce you? I’d be jealous.”
Dylan laughed. “There won’t be anyone else. I only love you.”
They indulged in sweet words for a while before reluctantly ending the call.
I tried to speak, but someone pressed their hand firmly over my mouth.
But the physical pain was nothing compared to the coldness in my heart.
Was this the same Dylan from this morning, the one who was so cold?
I thought he was indifferent by nature, but it turned out he just didn’t like me.
If he didn’t like me, why did he marry me and then, on our wedding night, invite another
woman to a hotel?
“What a slap in the face! And you still say you’re not the mistress? These days, mistresses are
so bold, calling themselves the legal wife right in front of the real one!”
Ivy stomped on the back of my already bruised hand with malice, “Did you hear that? Dylan
said he only loves me. It’s definitely you shamelessly throwing yourself at him!”
She poured the boiling water all over my face.
“Ah!”
I screamed in agony, howling like a wild animal.
The fiery pain on my face twisted my body in torment.
Someone couldn’t bear to watch and suggested, “We should take her to the hospital, what if
she dies?”
Ivy!”
But another voice immediately shot it down.
“What’s there to be afraid of? Even if someone dies, Mr. Bates will take care of everything for
Leading the group, Ivy and her friends slowly watched for over half an hour as I suffered in
pain before lazily calling for an ambulance.
Before I passed out, I thought to myself, “I will make them pay for their sins, blood for blood!” When I woke up, I was in the hospital.
The pain was unbearable as if a car had run over me. Every movement left me strugglin‘
breathe.
The doctor said, My face had been slapped dozens of times and burned with hot water, leaving it unrecognizable and swollen.
My eyes had been crushed by high heels, so swollen they looked like dumplings, but at least I didn’t
go blind.
My right hand had shattered completely, and I would never be able to lift anything heavy again.
Three of my ribs were broken, and my body was bruised all over, with no part left uninjured. I was wrapped in bandages like a living corpse, with only my swollen eyes showing. Dylan looked exhausted, with dark circles under his eyes.
When he saw I had woken up, tears sparkled in his eyes with emotion.
“Eva, you’re finally awake. You’ve been unconscious for three days.”
A trace of sarcasm flashed in my eyes.
Was he heartbroken? Or was he pitying my current state?
“Sorry, Eva. It’s all my fault for not protecting you. You can rest assured. I’ll make Ivy apologize to you. From now on, we’ll live a good life! You have no idea how scared I was when I heard you were in the hospital… I always thought I hated you, but after you’ve been chasing me for five years, I’ve gotten used to having you around…”
I felt disgusted hearing that.
So now that I was beaten to this state, he regretted it?
Using my suffering to awaken his conscience, what an effort.
“Is that all? Just an apology?”
My voice was weak, barely a whisper because even speaking pulled at the wounds on my body.
it!”
“I’ll call the police! They barged into my home and beat me like this! I want them to pay for
“You can’t call the police. Eva, as long as you don’t call the police, you can do whatever you want. You can hit me, curse me, torture me!”
I stared at him in shock.
“Ivy is just a spoiled little girl. She doesn’t know any better. If you call the police, she’ll go to jail! And… she’s the Bates Group’s heiress. We can’t fight against them. I know you can’t vent your anger way, but I’ll make sure she personally apologizes to you. You can ask for any amount of compensation you want!”
this way,
I laughed.
The tears came so fast, I couldn’t stop them.
Salty tears fell onto my wounds, making them burn even more, forcing me to take a deep
breath.
“Dylan, do you know why I was beaten like this? I’m your legal wife, but they treated me like a mistress and beat me up. You’re not standing by my side, and you’re asking me not to call the police? Who’s the real mistress? On our wedding night, you went to a hotel with another wor. Am I just supposed to let you trample on me like this?”
Guilt filled Dylan’s eyes, but he didn’t say anything.
At that moment I truly felt dead inside
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“You can’t call the police. Eva, as long as you don’t call the police, you can do whatever you
want. You can hit me, curse me, torture me!”
I stared at him in shock.
“Ivy is just a spoiled little girl. She doesn’t know any better. If you call the police, she’ll go to
jail! And… she’s the Bates Group’s heiress. We can’t fight against them. I know you can’t vent your
anger this way, but I’ll make sure she personally apologizes to you. You can ask for any amount
of compensation you want!”
I laughed.
The tears came so fast, I couldn’t stop them.
Salty tears fell onto my wounds, making them burn even more, forcing me to take a deep
breath.
“Dylan, do you know why I was beaten like this? I’m your legal wife, but they treated me like a mistress and beat me up. You’re not standing by my side, and you’re asking me not to call the police? Who’s the real mistress? On our wedding night, you went to a hotel with another woman! Am I just supposed to let you trample on me like this?”
Guilt filled Dylan’s eyes, but he didn’t say anything.
At that moment, I truly felt dead inside.
This man, whom I had loved for five years, now disgusted me more than anything.
I couldn’t even be bothered to question him any more. Instead, I was already plotting something in my mind.
Dylan was just a low–level employee trying to climb the ranks, too scared to offend
Gael’s daughter and even intentionally trying to win her over.
But what he didn’t know was that Ivy’s identity was fake, just like Ivy didn’t know Dylan was already married.
They were a cheap man and a mistress, a perfect match!
I borrowed a phone from the nurse and dialed a familiar number.
“Dad…”
The moment I spoke, my tears flowed uncontrollably.
“My sweet girl, don’t cry. I’m coming right now…”
ig right now…
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