The Abyss Of Love's Lies
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Chapter 7 A New Beginning img
Chapter 8 Falling Into A Trap img
Chapter 9 Such A Dark Scheme img
Chapter 10 Who's A Bitch img
Chapter 11 Grasping The Leverage img
Chapter 12 A Double Blow img
Chapter 13 I'm Pregnant img
Chapter 14 The Wedding Will Go On img
Chapter 15 A Forced Marriage img
Chapter 16 Getting An Abortion img
Chapter 17 Dramatic Reversal img
Chapter 18 Such A Childish Stunt img
Chapter 19 Calling Her Back At Midnight img
Chapter 20 Mixed Feelings img
Chapter 21 I Won't Divorce Even in Death img
Chapter 22 Beyond My Reach img
Chapter 23 Staying Out Of Trouble img
Chapter 24 A Bad Thing Occurred Suddenly img
Chapter 25 Misfortunes Never Come Alone img
Chapter 26 I Was Heartbroken img
Chapter 27 Murder For Hire img
Chapter 28 On The Verge Of Death img
Chapter 29 Rebirth img
Chapter 30 Who Will Be The Final Winner img
Chapter 31 Both Of Us Were Acting img
Chapter 32 Calling Me Mom img
Chapter 33 Born In August img
Chapter 34 Just Watching Me Struggling img
Chapter 35 Such A Disgrace img
Chapter 36 The Mysterious Old Lady img
Chapter 37 Asking For Return img
Chapter 38 Threatening Her Successfully img
Chapter 39 Prove How Serious You Are img
Chapter 40 Timely Rescue img
Chapter 41 The USB Flash Drive img
Chapter 42 Telling Isaac A Secret img
Chapter 43 Premature Birth And Poor Health img
Chapter 44 The Accident img
Chapter 45 The Farmer And The Snake img
Chapter 46 Bad News img
Chapter 47 The Scapegoat img
Chapter 48 A Perfect Match img
Chapter 49 My Baby Wasn't Dead At Birth img
Chapter 50 The Mysterious Guest img
Chapter 51 Evidence img
Chapter 52 Infertility img
Chapter 53 Termination Of The Engagement img
Chapter 54 Noel Committed Suicide img
Chapter 55 Her Attending Doctor img
Chapter 56 Meeting The Murderer Again img
Chapter 57 Being Warned img
Chapter 58 Mistress Hiding In The Neighboring City img
Chapter 59 About Janice img
Chapter 60 Hacker Invasion img
Chapter 61 Drunk Sex img
Chapter 62 Isaac's Proposal img
Chapter 63 He Got Drunk img
Chapter 64 Back to Sioushire img
Chapter 65 A Kind Reminder img
Chapter 66 The Fitting Room Drama img
Chapter 67 Embarrassment To Put On The Same Clothes img
Chapter 68 It Was Him img
Chapter 69 Trouble img
Chapter 70 The Approaching Plot img
Chapter 71 He Saved Me Again img
Chapter 72 A Deal img
Chapter 73 Promise img
Chapter 74 Dad's Tomb Was Ruined! img
Chapter 75 Relocating The Grave img
Chapter 76 My Apartment img
Chapter 77 Obsessed With Him img
Chapter 78 Mad Grandmother img
Chapter 79 Accidental Pregnancy img
Chapter 80 She Was Lucid img
Chapter 81 Taking The Blame img
Chapter 82 Paranoid img
Chapter 83 Be Your Cousin's Woman img
Chapter 84 Getting What One Deserves img
Chapter 85 Late-night Soul-baring img
Chapter 86 Being Jealous img
Chapter 87 Similar Experiences img
Chapter 88 She Likes Jared img
Chapter 89 The Real Reason img
Chapter 90 My Suspicion Of Robert img
Chapter 91 End Our Relationship img
Chapter 92 Choosing a Wedding Dress img
Chapter 93 Playing Both Ends Against The Middle img
Chapter 94 Acting Together img
Chapter 95 Job Introduction img
Chapter 96 A Mysterious Boy img
Chapter 97 Interruption img
Chapter 98 Janice's Return img
Chapter 99 It's You Again img
Chapter 100 No Saintly Inclinations img
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Chapter 2 The Truth

The man's name was Robert Stewart, my sister's senior at college.

He, perhaps out of curiosity, was kind enough to take me into the Spencer family.

Yet, when my remarried mother, Maren Spencer, laid eyes on me, her daughter whom she hadn't seen in a decade, there was no happiness, just anger and panic. To the guests at the Spencer family, she passed me off as a distant relative's child and dismissed me with a handful of dollars.

It was then I understood. I wasn't just abandoned by my mother; I had been wiped from her life. In the glamorous life of wealth she now led, I was an unwelcome blemish.

As the Spencer family turned me away, my successful sister was too busy coaxing Robert to dance with her to even glance my way.

Without borrowed money, my father would lose his spot in the hospital. And if he passed away, my grandmother would see me, nothing but a burden, as responsible.

That year, I was a nineteen-year-old adrift in a vast, unfamiliar city.

I sat outside the Spencers' gate like a homeless person, holding onto hope that my mother might have a change of heart. Yet, even as I nearly starved and came close to dying in the cold rain, neither of my relatives by blood showed their face.

In the end, it was Robert who took me in, tending to me as one might care for an abandoned dog.

His kindness persisted for four years.

He made arrangements for my father's transfer from a rural hospital to one in the city. Learning about my half-year hiatus from school, he offered to pay for my education. The only thing he asked in return was for me to become his mistress.

Agreeing to his terms seemed like the only viable option.

Why did I make this decision? Was it for money, or was it because of my jealousy and resentment towards my sister?

I chose not to ponder too deeply.

Often, we had been the architects of our own problems.

Waking up the next morning, my head spun slightly and my throat felt parched. It seemed like I caught a chill last night. While I considered getting some medicine, the hospital called.

Dad had been moved to the city hospital. Although he was out of immediate danger, he fell into a coma and didn't regain consciousness. Over the last four years, I had watched him grow weaker every day, feeling helpless.

But now, they said dad's eyes were open again. It felt surreal. It took several prompts from the doctor before I could pull myself together and rush to the hospital.

The silence in the VIP ward was striking. I rushed to my dad's hospital room, but it turned out someone had already gotten there first.

From behind the slightly open door, I could hear Janice's voice.

"Dad, it's so good to know you're awake. Mom and I are relieved. Mom's just embarrassed to face you. That's why she sent me."

Dad had only recently come around, and talking was still tough for him. His voice was faint. That was why I struggled to make out his words.

At first, I thought Janice was talking about Mom's old affair, the one that caused their split.

But then Janice threw me for a loop.

"She's not right, dad. But she was at her wits' end when she did that crazy thing. It's been four years. You're okay now, right? This money is from mom. Think of it as a peace offering. Go on. Take it and enjoy some peace and quiet in the country."

Four years had passed?

Had Maren done something to my dad again without my knowledge four years ago?

I instinctively moved closer and saw my dad trying hard to sit up, his body frail. His temples throbbed as he raised his voice. "I don't want any of your mother's tainted money! She deserves to be behind bars! She didn't finish me with that hit. It's time she pays for it."

I always thought it was odd. Dad was a simple, honest man with nothing of value, so why would he be a target?

Now, with dad's revelation, it looked like Maren was behind the attack, and it had nothing to do with a robbery. It seemed Maren faked a robbery to throw the police off her trail.

It explained why she wouldn't spare any cash for dad's medical bills.

She wanted him gone to hide her crime!

With this realization, rage boiled over in me, and I slammed the hospital room door open.

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