Chapter 25%
I waited anxiously in the room. Nathan was away, dealing with his failed plan, which had caused a bit of a commotion. The press assigned to cover the evidence were left disappointed
I kept thinking about all the terrible possibilities that could happen. Grace–she already knew that Nathan and I were planning to report her to the police That must be how she was able to access Nathan’s documents and take them
It seemed that this time, Nathan had acted recklessly and carelessly because he didn’t have copies of the evidence from yesterday. So, when Grace secretly took them, we were left with nothing to prove her crimes.
There were no eyewitnesses at the scene, meaning we couldn’t mly on anyone to back us up
I paced the room, truly worried about Nathan.!!!
I turned my head when the door opened. I thought it was either Nathan or my mother, but instead-
“Grace”
phone on the
My body froze, and I instinctively stepped backward as Grace entered my hospital room. I tried to reach for my p nightstand to call Nathan, but she was faster. She grabbed it first and threw it against the wall, smashing it to pieces.
I looked at her cautiously. In the past, I wouldn’t have been afraid of anyone, including Grace, but now–she was an exception
Ever since she had stabbed me out of revenge, I could no longer pretend I wasn’t afraid of her
Grace looked like a bloodthirsty psychopath. I couldn’t act tough when she was playing with my life.
“What do you want? I shouted, trying to create a commotion in the hopes that someone outside would hear me
“Your death, of course, Sharon she smirked.
She stepped closer, her smile looking terrifying. I could hardly believe the woman standing before me was the same Grace I once knew.!!
“Stay back! Please!”
Grace burst into loud laughter a laugh that sounded like the voice of death itself.
I was utterly terrified now, especially since my condition left me unable to fight back.
“You have to suffer the way i did, Sharon,” she whispered right in front of my face. “You must die by my hands–just like your ex–husband
My eyes widened as I stared at her in disbelief. What did she just say? Kill–my ex–husband?
Grace killed Edgar?
But didn’t Edgar die because of→
“You think he died because of that pathetic illness of his? Grace sneered as if reading my thoughts
She laughed and crossed her arms, looking at me with utter contempt.
“I never understood why he loved you so much,” she said, “I figured it must have been because of your wealth. The main heir of the Wright family of course, Edgar would be lucky to be your husband.”
She looked at me with an unsettling expression–a mix of disappointment, sorrow, fear, and overwhelming hatred !!
I didn’t know why she was doing this, but it seemed she had her reasons.
No matter what they were, though, her crimes were unforgivable.
“You,” she pointed a finger at me. “You took everything from me! Including Edgar!!!
“What do you mean?” I asked, confused. But when I saw the anger and unshed tears in her eyes, I began to put the pieces together. Could it be that Edgar and Grace were lovers before I married him?
“You selfish woman,” she spat. “You forced Edgar to marry you out of obligation! You made him leave me for you!!
I flinched as Grace knocked over a glass from the nightstand, sending it shattening to the floor with a sharp crash.
I was genuinely afraid she would grab one of the broken shards and use it to hurt me.
“Grace” I called her name, trying to calm her down.}
I figured she must have had her reasons for acting like this I never expected Grace to have been Edgar’s former lover, nor did I realize she believed I was the reason he left her–just because i had once been his donor.
“I think you’ve misunderstood me,” I spoke gently. “I never forced Edgar to marry me or leave you. I never had any ulterior motives when I donated a part of myself to him.”
“Liar” she screamed, making me shut my eyes tightly.
I didn’t want to hear the deafening noise that made my wounds ache even more. But Grace’s uncontrollable rage was starting to
“Fine,” I relented, meeting her gaze with equal intensity. “If I really gave him my bone marrow just so he would marry me, then tell me -what could I possibly gain from a poor man like him who had nothing?”
I silently apologized to Edgar for insulting him in death. But I couldn’t let Grace continue drowning in her absurd assumptions. “You did it because you knew Edgar was mine! You wanted to make me suffer, just like you did before
I truly didn’t understand what she meant by that. Revenge? I had never even known her before I married Edgar. To me, she was just
I had only just discovered that she was his former lover. So why would I ever want revenge on her?
“I think you need to check yourself into a mental hospital Grace,” I said flatly. My courage grew as I saw her struggling to control her emotions
“If you loved Edgar so much, then why did you kill him? You could have been together after I willingly let him go
“That’s because he found out you were pregnant with his child! Edgar knew!“)
My heart dropped at yet another shocking revelation from Grace.
Edgar, he knew I was carrying his child?%
Since when?
I suddenly remembered leaving a pregnancy test at home when I had planned to tell Edgar about my pregnancy–before I found out he had betrayed me
But if he knew… Why did he insult me and believe Nathan when he said the child wasn’t his?”
I gasped as Grace suddenly pointed a gun at me
This time, I truly accepted my fate. If this was how my life would end–at Grace’s hands–then so be it.
“Forgive me, my twins. I hope you can be happy, even without me..1
Grace smirked, her finger tightening on the triggers
I closed my eyes as the gunshot echoed through the room–but strangely, I felt nothing
Was I dead already?!!
I opened my eyes in shock, only to see Nathan pressing his own gun against Grace’s temple
Her gun had been knocked from her hands, now lying under my hospital bed. Did Nathan do that?
Tve been waiting for you bitch Nathan hissed through gritted teeth
Even with a gun to her head. Grace still smirked:
Had she truly lost her sanity?
Before I could fully process what was happening, several police officers stored into my room, swiftly arresting Grace.”
She didn’t resist, but I saw tears in her eyes, though the hatred in them semained
I watched as the officers dragged her away
Nathan walked to the corner of the room and picked up something from the table–a camera.
Thad no idea it had been there)
He handed it over to the police chief as evidence.
Then, he turned to me and smiled.
“Sorry,” he whispered, pressing a gentle kiss on my forehead.
I was still trying to process everything.
“What is that?” I asked.
He scratched his temple, looking hesitant–maybe even a little guilty.
“I investigated her and found out about her plan to meet you. So, I placed a hidden camera on the table to capture everything.
I tilted my head back and shut my eyes, unable to believe Nathan’s nsky plan
Thad truly thought I would die at Grace’s hands.
“You used me as bait, huh? Do you not love me anymore?” I pretended to be angry, which instantly made him panic.
“No,” he shook his head frantically, “I love you, Sharon. I love you so much. It’s just-
“I love you too,” I cut him off, pulling him into a tight embrace!
He hugged me back just as tightly
Yes, I had asked my life again.
But at least this time, we finally caught Grace.!!
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