I thought he might be concerned about me, but the first thing he said was, “Sophia, dying like this would be too easy for you. You should experience what it’s like to suffer a fate worse than death.”
Hearing him say this to me, I looked at him in disbelief.
At that moment, I suddenly felt that the Lucas standing in front of me was so unfamiliar.
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So unfamiliar that it was as if I had never known him at all.
“Sophia, don’t even think about escaping from me, because I will watch you experience an unbearably painful life.”
“You owe Lily, and you should repay it with your life.”
After Lucas finished washing up, the doorbell of the townhouse suddenly rang.
Standing at the door was Emma, Lucas’s childhood friend who had grown up with him.
I had known that Emma liked him ever since I started dating Lucas.
As the front door opened, Emma, dressed in an elegant cocktail dress and looking impeccable, appeared before Lucas. Unlike me, she always seemed to have a cheerful demeanor, as if she could bring endless joy to people.
Not only that, but she also knew how to cheer Lucas up. For instance, now she sensitively noticed Lucas’s irritable mood and began to patiently comfort him as she sat beside him.
“Lucas, don’t be angry. It’s not worth getting upset over someone like that.”
Lucas glanced at her, then expressionlessly took the candy from her hand.
“You’re right. It’s not worth getting angry over such a despicable person. She doesn’t deserve it.”
Yes.
I don’t deserve it.
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“Lucas, you shouldn’t talk about Sophia like that. Maybe she’s just upset about what you said to her, that’s why she’s not answering your calls.”
“Why don’t I try to talk to Sophia for you?”
Hearing these words, my soul floating in the air couldn’t help but sneer.
Doesn’t Emma find this two–faced act exhausting?
If I hadn’t truly seen the dark side of her heart, I could never have imagined that a person could be so different behind
closed doors.
Hearing Emma’s words, Lucas smiled slightly at her.
“Emma, you’re always so understanding. Sophia usually treats you so poorly, yet you’re still here defending her to me.”
“We’ve known each other for over twenty years, and you’ve become increasingly gentle and considerate. I was truly blind
to have fallen in love with a vicious woman like Sophia back then.”
“Emma, ever since Lily left us, you’ve been by my side, taking care of me, accompanying me through this difficult time. I
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really should thank you properly. If it weren’t for you, I honestly don’t know what I would have done.”
Emma’s hand slowly grasped Lucas’s.
“Lucas, don’t say such formal things to me. You know you’re the one I’ve always liked.”
Their eyes met, and I saw Emma start to lean towards Lucas. She tilted her head slightly and kissed the corner of his lips.
Lucas’s body stiffened for a moment, but it was only for an instant. Then he took control, his hand pulling her waist to make her sit on his lap. His fingers held the back of her head, deepening the kiss.
The quiet environment was filled with the continuous sound of their passionate embrace.
A wave of nausea suddenly rushed to my head. I covered my mouth, afraid that I might throw up in front of them the next second.
The two of them continued to be intimate on the couch. I could clearly see a flash of triumph in Emma’s slightly open
eyes.
That look reminded me of the expression of satisfaction she had when she bullied me behind closed doors, making me
kneel before her.
The memories I thought had died came rushing back to attack me.
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When Emma first appeared before me, she seemed like a gentle girl.
She would take me to eat all sorts of delicious food and buy me gifts to celebrate my birthday.
She was like an angel, so perfect that you couldn’t find any flaw, which also made her seem fake and unreal.
It wasn’t until later, when she learned about my relationship with Lucas, that her hypocritical mask was torn off.
She began to bully me behind closed doors, locking me in the apartment bathroom and beating me. She even tried to drown me in water, attempting to suffocate me.
