Chapter 2
My soul seemed trapped beside Nathan, forced to follow him home.
The moment Nathan pushed open the door, Maria rushed forward, her face full of anticipation.
“Nathan, how did it go? Did you find Caroline?”
Nathan shook his head, looking dazed.
“No. And they said Caroline is already dead.”
“Dead?” Maria’s eyes widened as she staggered back half a step, instinctively grabbing Nathan’s arm.
“How is that possible? Is she deliberately hiding from us, making up lies to fool you?”
Nathan frowned without saying a word.
Seeing this, Maria quickly forced a bitter smile.
“That must be it! Caroline definitely still holds a grudge about what happened five years ago, so she doesn’t want to help me and made up this lie. Nathan, maybe we should just forget it? Let’s not make things difficult for her anymore. I can turn myself
in.”
Nathan remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded. 21:20
and help clear your name.
Maria’s eyes reddened with emotion, her voice choking up: “Nathan, you’re so good to me…”
Just then, Nathan suddenly interrupted her, his tone hesitant.
“But since Caroline can come up with this kind of excuse, it seems she’s really furious. Maria, this is the last time. After she takes the fall for you and gets out of prison, we should go our
separate ways.
Standing nearby, I was so shocked I almost forgot I was dead.
Nathan actually brought up separating from Maria on his own?
I still remembered that Christmas when he and I had a huge fight over Maria.
We’d been married less than a year when Maria returned to the country and specifically transferred to our hospital.
From then on, the two of them carried on their ambiguous relationship right under my nose.
The moment I questioned it, Nathan would scold me for being narrow–minded and baselessly suspicious of them.
But now, he was actually suggesting ending this relationship himself?
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Nathan didn’t notice the stiff expression on Maria’s face.
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Turning away, his voice softened slightly.
“I need to return to my family eventually. Last time, I did give her money. But these past few years, I’ve really been unfair to her. Thinking about it, I actually feel quite guilty.”
Hearing this, Maria looked at him in disbelief.
“Nathan, you don’t want me anymore?”
Nathan’s eyes darted away as he frowned deeply: “I don’t know. It’s just that ever since leaving Caroline’s house, I’ve been feeling really anxious, like something terrible is about to happen.”
After a pause, his tone became resolute.
“But regarding this matter, I’ll definitely help you. I won’t let you go to prison. I’m going to find her right now. Wait for me.”
With that, Nathan turned and left, his retreating figure showing determination and decisiveness.
Maria stood there motionless.
But when she looked at Nathan’s departing figure, all traces of her pitiful act vanished.
I saw clearly that Maria’s gaze was like a poisoned blade- vicious and venomous.
The name she ground out through clenched teeth was actually 21
mine.
