Finally, he accepted my death, kneeling by my body, repenting over and over.
“Wife, I was wrong, please come back to life, I just want to have a seven–day dream, to make up for past regrets. But I never thought I truly missed you.”
“You clearly told me you had cancer, I clearly had the chance to be with you during your last seven days, why did I have to lie to you, let you leave so wronged.”
“I deserve to die! Adeline deserves to die too! If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have lied to you, I wouldn’t have cheated, I wouldn’t have hurt you so
many times, wife, let me avenge you, okay!”
Lachlan’s eyes were blood–red, gradually turning vicious.
In this state, anyone would think he was a deeply affectionate good man.
But actually, he was filthy to the bone.
And I just coldly sneered beside him, too late for regrets.
It’s all too late.
Lachlan cremated my body, holding the urn, he returned home, but didn’t expect, he hadn’t gone to find Adeline yet.
She, instead, walked right into the trap.
Lachlan’s eyes were shadowed, looking at Adeline.
Adeline was dressed in a chic, delicate style, with makeup, looking even more beautiful.
She shivered at his cold gaze, but thinking of something, she still happily ran over, clinging to Lachlan’s arm, full of flattery:
“Ethan, I’m not getting married anymore, I’ve decided I won’t break up you and your wife, from now on I’ll never marry anyone else.”
“I’ll just wait for you, wait for you to change your mind and decide to marry me. I’ll do anything you want from now on.”
“Really anything?” Lachlan eyed her as if he wanted to devour her.
But Adeline didn’t notice at all, still smiling brightly.
“Of course, I always listen to Ethan.”
“Good, then wait for me patiently.” Lachlan patted her head, his voice sinister.
After that, Lachlan drove everyone else out of the house, specifically leaving the child with his parents, and transferred all his assets to his daughter’s name.
Watching him do these things, I felt something was wrong.
Lachlan, what is he planning?
His actions mirrored what I did when I knew I was going to die.
Suddenly realizing something, my heart stopped.
So I screamed frantically, trying to stop him.
But what can a weak, trapped soul do?
To no avail.
In a daze, in the living room, only the barely alive Adeline was left.
Her body was a bloody mess, it was impossible to count how many cuts she had endured.
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To no avail.
In a daze, in the living room, only the barely alive Adeline was left.
Her body was a bloody mess, it was impossible to count how many cuts she had endured.
Lachlan, dressed sharply, his expression unchanged, didn’t stop his dagger from slicing.
The carpet soaked up the blood, spreading around.
Lachlan poured gasoline all over the house.
Including Adeline’s remains, and himself…
The lighter sparked, thrown into the colorless liquid.
The next moment, flames roared up, consuming everything in its path…
My soul floated in the waves of heat, watching the past disappear completely.
Silence, only silence.
For a long time, the fire still burned, a figure emerged from the flames.
It was the husband who once loved me dearly.
Lachlan’s eyes were tearful:
“Wife, please don’t leave me, give me a chance to make it up to you?”
I closed my eyes and spoke:
“Lachlan, I’ve already given you the chance to make it up, if you die, what about our daughter?”
“She already has no mother, how can you let her lose her father too, what right do you have!”
“I… I want to make it up to you…” Lachlan’s eyes were filled with guilty tears.
I shook my head.
“I don’t need you anymore, Lachlan, but our daughter needs her dad.”
“Go back.”
I don’t want my daughter to become an orphan without parents.
Lachlan must live, live to atone for my daughter.
So I used the last of my strength to push Lachlan back.
At that moment.
The binding on my soul completely disappeared….
And Lachlan, on the hospital emergency bed, regained his heartbeat.
“Alive, alive, alive.” The doctor and nurse shouted over and over.
Lachlan’s tightly closed eyes shed a tear, unnoticed by anyone.
Atonement, Lachlan, atonement…
