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Death Of A Marriage, Birth Of Revenge

Chapter 3 

Word Count: 737    |    Released on: Today at 18:07

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into my chest and left ar

he expensive silk of my dress. The fabric m

bled violently as the force of the liquid drove me back several

opper, refusing to scream. It was the enduran

anded on the back of Ilene's hand. She im

st taken the brunt of the boiling liquid. Instead, he spun around

the minuscule red spots on her skin, and roa

ain made my vision blur, but the sight of them clingin

ed violently with the absolute, freezi

d mess. The skin was already blistering, o

room in a blind panic, flanked by secur

y chest, all the color drained from his face

k straight out of the manager's hands and care

t me with a gaze so full of impatience a

ded to know why I had to provoke a mentally

accustomed to blaming other

pened my mouth, but I realized I didn't have a

upport my weight. Using every bit of willpow

imeter I moved, sending drilling pain through my ne

ous smirk flashed across her lips before she forc

were locked entirely on Ethan's fam

iberately, I slid the five-carat di

ed together, and he snapped at me, ask

stained separation agreement. The diamond

at had burned in my eyes for five years

my severely injured body, I walked

guests from the other rooms were p

ept my head held high, walking like a d

ddenly gave a strange, inexplicable twinge,

on. She let out a pathetic moan of

ruptly. He bent down and sc

hed the metal doors slowly slide shut, co

an, you and I are d

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Death Of A Marriage, Birth Of Revenge
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“My husband watched as my skin melted, scalded by boiling soup, yet his hands were busy comforting my attacker. Five years of marriage, built on a foundation of my family's power, crumbled with a single, brutal act of betrayal. He bought me off with a penthouse and a trust fund, but I tore out my IV and threw his charity back in his face. It was our fifth anniversary, but my husband, Ethan, remained distant, avoiding any talk of Chicago or the mafia protection my family once offered him. He then pushed a black velvet box across the table. Inside was a Separation and Property Division Agreement, not a diamond. He told me to sign for Ilene's security, offering millions. When I refused, Ilene hurled boiling soup. Ethan shielded her, not me, as the scalding liquid melted my dress. With second-degree burns, he blamed me, ordering me from our home for Ilene's comfort. My family saved him, yet he sacrificed my body and marriage for another woman. The love I felt turned to ash. What kind of debt demanded my flesh and marriage? I ripped the IV from my arm, hurling his "charity" keys back. My diamond ring placed on the agreement, I walked away. From today on, Ethan, you and I are dead to each other.”