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In this lifetime, Dione would never know the joy of carrying her own child again.
But not even her tragic fate could stir Nolan’s heart. Not only did he refuse to visit her in the hospital, but he also coldly announced that once she was discharged, she’d be sent off to northern Mexico.
Enraged, Dione took to live streaming from her hospital bed, the IV drip still in place, carefully crafting her version of events to accuse Nolan of mistreating her.
The unaware netizens, moved by her cries, rallied together to boycott Hendrix Corporation‘ s products. In the blink of an eye, the company’s stock prices. plummeted, hitting rock bottom.
And as if the public humiliation at the wedding wasn‘ t enough, Nolan‘ s father, after much deliberation, made the tough decision to strip him of the presidency. To
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salvage the company’s reputation, he brought his illegitimate son, who had long been kept at arm’s length, back into the fold to take over.
While Dione reveled in the drama, turning it into a springboard for fame, she became a modest internet celebrity with a million. followers, basking in luxury without a care in the world.
But Nolan, who had lost everything because of her, couldn’t shake the bitterness festering in his heart. Eventually, he couldn’t hold it in any longer and revealed the truth. The provocative messages Dione had sent me, messages she thought were her secret weapons, ended up being her downfall.
The public, realizing they’d been played, unleashed their fury, blaming Dione for being the homewrecker. Her livestreams, once a source of sympathy, were now flooded with insults and condemnation.
Wives who had been wronged by
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mistresses gathered in groups to pay Dione a visit, throwing filth and plastering posters calling her out for her deeds.
Living in constant fear, Dione’s mind shattered, and one autumn night, driven to the edge, she leaped from a bridge, her life forever changed, reduced to a vegetative
state.
As for Nolan, the fall from grace, from the admired president of Hendrix Corporation to a despised scumbag, was a blow that drove him to drink himself into oblivion, day after day.
That same autumn night, fate seemed to catch up with Nolan. A speeding car collided with him, and the aftermath was devastating; both of his legs were amputated, leaving him bound to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
A friend, watching me closely, couldn’t help but joke, “Would you say this is divine. retribution? Karma catching up to them?”
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I gave a slight nod. I had always believed
that every action, every choice, was watched by the heavens.
My friend pressed on, a teasing smile dancing on their lips, “So, after hearing all this, you don’t have anything to say?”
I drained the last of my tea, savoring the moment before speaking slowly, my voice steady but filled with a quiet satisfaction.
“Immensely grateful.”
As I stepped out of the elevator, I spotted Nolan’s mother in the hotel lobby. Her eyes were red, as though she had been crying, and the moment she saw me, she rushed over, desperation in her steps.
“Isabella, I know Nolan has wronged you, but he has already been punished.”
“He lies in bed every day, refusing to see anyone, refusing rehabilitation, refusing prosthetics. All he does is stare at your photo and mumble that he wants to see you.”
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“Isabella, he’s lost everything: his legs, his inheritance, his future. He’s got nothing left. Please, I beg you, go see him.”
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“You‘ re the only one he listens to. Please, encourage him to fight, to get prosthetics, to…”
I cut her off, my voice cold and final. “I‘ m afraid I must disappoint you.”
“My schedule‘ s packed. Once I sign this contract, I’m heading straight back to Cyveria.”
Under her desperate gaze, I turned and walked away, my heels clicking sharply Sagainst the floor.
her
The evening breeze whispered its knowing wanswer: I would never see him again, not in nish this lifetime.
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