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But somehow, one day, Parker saw a woman who bore an uncanny resemblance to
Michelle. Without warning, he lunged at her like a rabid dog.
He clung to her neck, biting it viciously until she stopped breathing. No one could pull him off her until he grew too weak and finally released his grip.
His face carried the satisfied smile of a victor and in his madness, he yelled, “Michelle! You betrayed me and now you must pay the price! You will always belong to me! Even if I must die, we die together!”
Then, in front of everyone, Parker bit off his own tongue, dying from the massive blood
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loss. His eyes widened in his final moments, greed clearly evident as he held the woman’s hand.
When the woman’s husband arrived, he was enraged upon seeing her tragic death. In his fury, he tried to pull apart Parker’s fingers, but when he couldn’t, he took a knife and mutilated Parker’s body. He did not leave a single whole part. The gruesome scene caused widespread panic.
When Michelle heard the news, she felt no emotional shift. She remained fully focused on her work, so much so that she even forgot her own birthday.
It wasn’t until Kenneth came to pick her up from work that she realized it was already dark outside.
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On their way home, Michelle was unusually silent. More specifically, after avoiding the topic of marriage earlier, a subtle barrier had developed between her and Kenneth.
She had wanted to ask him many times if he didn’t want to marry her, but each time, the question froze on her lips, turning into an unresolved ache.
“What are you thinking about?” Kenneth glanced at her out of the corner of his eye.
Michelle paused for a moment before sighing softly and lying, “Nothing.”
When they arrived at the door, Kenneth took
her inside and Michelle was still in a daze. le was still in a daze.
Suddenly, a loud noise exploded in her ears.
In the dark mansion, a faint candlelight flickered on as Anya wheeled in a large
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Michelle day cake toward her, “Happy Birthday, cally, afterar!” she said cheerfully.
arlier, alle blinked, slowly recognizing the her and of her closest friends, including her ask himmingues from work. Kenneth stood beside y her, butaith a smile in his eyes. He softly said, er lips,tusa wish, Michelle.”
elle’s eyes started to well up as she
king abpbad her hands together and closed her of the coco make a wish.
ramomomdid you wish for?” someone asked othingingisly.
cat tate the dale smiled, “If I tell you, it won’t come helbellew let’s keep it mysterious.”
bisoise explen blew out the candles. As the bright sion, a faintlickered back on, they illuminated
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more beautiful.
What happened next shocked Michelle, Kenneth knelt in front of her, his expression
solemn and his hand holding a ring that trembled slightly, “Michelle, will you marry
me?”
Michelle was stunned, her emotions running high, “You…”
“I know you’ve been feeling down after I turned you down last time, but that wasn’t my intention,” he began. “What I meant was, I wanted us to be together the right way, to date, to fall in love properly, to take wedding photos, to get our marriage certificate, to do everything right.”
He continued, “Through every step, I want the one with me to be you and only you. I
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ologize that I wasn’t prepared before,
sing you disappointment for so long.”
f her, hichelle, forgive me, will you marry me?” lding anneth’s voice wavered with barely
elle, iceable emotion, but Michelle could hear
early.
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they exchanged were resolute and powerful. All the hardships, love and struggles they’d faced seemed to become stepping stones to their happiness at this very moment.
Years later, as Michelle looked back on their journey, she couldn’t help but smile, reflecting on it all, “Life is a journey. One must always find their way to their own happiness.”
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