Chapter 4

• I sent it, then completely deleted all traces, took out the SIM card, broke it in half, and flushed it down the toilet.
• After doing all this, I leaned against the cold wall, gasping heavily, my heart pounding as if it was about to burst out of my chest.
• Genni, my dear sister, please don't let me down.
• The next afternoon, she rang the doorbell, claiming to bring me the tonic she stewed herself.
• Kian was rare at home today. He hugged my waist, affectionately fed me a bite, then kissed away the stains at the corner of my mouth in front of Genni, his voice hoarse, "My Lucy is still sweeter."
• I saw Genni's hand holding the bowl, the knuckles turning white from exertion.
• She forced a smile, but her eyes uncontrollably glanced towards the direction of the study on the second floor.
• Leaning against Kian's chest, I pretended to complain casually, "Honey, I feel dizzy."
• Kian immediately became nervous, touched my forehead, "Is the medicine still not working? Let me help you back to rest."
• He helped me upstairs, passing by the study, I saw from the corner of my eye that while we were going upstairs, Genni slipped in like a sneaky rat.
• I counted the time. One minute, two minutes...
• When Kian was about to get me the medicine, I pretended to slip, and my body hit the half-height ornament at the entrance of the living room.
• "Bang!"
• A deafening crash.
• The million-dollar vase shattered into a mess in front of me.
• "Lucy!" Kian's face instantly darkened, he walked over quickly, showing undisguised anger for the first time in front of me, "What are you doing crazy again!"
• He grabbed my wrist, with a force strong enough to crush my bones.
• Just as he was about to explode at me, a woman's piercing scream came from the study.
• "Ah⸻!"
• Kian's movement froze, he turned his head sharply towards the study.
• The next second, the door of the study was pushed open, and Genni rushed out like a madman, tightly clutching the black diary in her hand.
• Her eyes were red, her hair disheveled, her face full of tears and disbelief.
• "Kian... what's written in this... it's all fake, right?" She hysterically questioned, her voice trembling.
• "You said you love me, you said as long as I help you get Lucy, you will marry me... for you, I betrayed my father, helped you get the lowest bid for his company! To let you marry her legitimately, I even married that idiot and then divorced him, ruining my own reputation! You said, all of this is for our future plan!"
• Kian's disguise was torn to shreds in front of that diary.
• He slowly let go of my hand, the gentle smile on his face disappearing bit by bit.
• He looked at the frantic Genni, as if looking at dirty garbage, and spat out two words.
• "Fool."
• The blood drained from Genni's face in an instant.
• Kian approached her step by step, the disgust in his eyes undisguised. "I love you? Genni, you should take a look at yourself in the mirror. You, this kind of trash, don't even deserve to be a mistress. From start to finish, you were just a pawn used to divert Lucy's attention, a piece of trash to be thrown away after use."
• "No... it's not possible..." Genni was in despair, muttering to herself, her body swaying.
• Suddenly, she seemed to remember something, and quickly took out her phone from her bag, opening an audio file.
• Kian's voice, full of pride and boasting, came clearly from the phone.
• "...That's right, I planned the video, those props, like the dog leash, whip, I personally chose them. I want to ruin her, make her rely only on me..."
• Genni turned the volume up to the maximum, the recording echoing in the empty living room, each word feeling like a slap in the face, hitting Kian hard.
• She looked at me expectantly, urging me on.
• "Lucy, it was him who ruined you, left you with nothing."
• "Why don't you hate him, why don't you kill him!"
• She screamed sharply, but went crazy when she saw my indifferent expression.
• "You knew all along, didn't you? You're despicable enough to still want to stay by his side."
• "Kian! You liar! You ruined me, and I will ruin your reputation too!" Genni completely lost control, screaming as she lunged at Kian, tearing at him like a wild beast. "I will die with you!"
• Enraged, Kian grabbed her hair and the two of them instantly started fighting.
• Now is the time!
• I rushed to the key rack in the hallway.
• I grabbed the bunch of Porsche car keys and successfully ran out of this luxurious villa that had imprisoned me for so long.