indeed hadn’t given Jason any real status. To me, he was at most a housekeeper who did chores. Jason gritted his teeth unwillingly but moved aside. Ethan came up to me with a tender expression.
“Rachel, I was just confused for a bit. How could I not love you after seven years together? You know how men are sometimes. Forgive me just this once, okay? Let’s not fight anymore.”
– we can’t help straying
“I swear in front of everyone right now, from now on I’ll do whatever you say. You’ll be in charge of everything. Is that good enough?”
Even now, Ethan still acted like I was just throwing a tantrum. In our seven years together, I had never done anything earth–shattering for him. I really don’t know what gave him the impression I couldn’t live without him.
My phone buzzed – the lawyer had arrived. I smiled faintly and went to get the divorce papers, brushing past everyone.
Jessica suddenly blocked my path, snarling:
“You ungrateful bitch. Ethan’s being so nice trying to reconcile, and you don’t even reply before walking away. Rachel, you don’t really think you’re all that, do you?”
The others crowded around the door too.
“Don’t let her leave. Who knows what she’ll say about us online. She must have more tricks up her sleeve.”
One guy lunged forward to grab my phone. Jason came to protect me but was tackled to the ground by two of his “brothers“.”
Seeing everyone on her side, Jessica confidently raised her chin at Ethan.
“Ethan, don’t you see? Everything today was a trap set by Rachel. No matter if you were wrong or not, she was always going to make you pay. Since that’s the case, why should we keep holding back?”
Ethan had an epiphany. He looked at me, his gaze turning grim.
“Rachel, I’ll give you one last chance. If you swear not to pursue this matter further and explain everything clearly to the netizens, Jessica and I will let you off the hook.”
I laughed bitterly, my eyebrows raised in mockery.
“Let me off the hook? Ethan, I can’t believe you have the nerve to say that. Anyone listening would think I was the one who wronged you.”
As soon as I finished speaking, Jessica pinned me down on the bed without hesitation. She turned back to yell at the still hesitant Ethan.
“See? She’s definitely not going to let us go. What are you still hesitating for? We have to subdue her first, otherwise who knows what other tricks she has up her sleeve.”
The last shred of guilt and hesitation vanished from Ethan’s eyes. His gaze turned cold as he walked towards me, taking Jessica’s place in pinning me firmly to the bed. I sensed something was wrong and my face turned pale. I gritted my teeth.
“Ethan, do you really want to go further down this criminal path? I’m warning you, if you dare touch me today, I will use every connection I have to put you behind bars. All of you!”
Jessica slapped me hard across the face and started tearing at my clothes, her features twisted with excitement.
“Still talking tough when you’re about to die! I’d like to see how you’re going to put me and Ethan in jail. Once we take nude photos of you, you’ll be the one kneeling and begging us for mercy!”
My thin summer clothes tore easily. The other men leered with lecherous gazes. A chill ran over my exposed skin. My eyes reddened as I glared daggers at Ethan.
Jason struggled against the men pinning him down, shouting hoarsely.
“Ethan, you beast! If you have a problem, take it out on me. If you dare touch Rachel, you’re dead!”
Just as Jessica was excitedly about to rip off my underwear, the front door was kicked open by the police. They rushed in and subdued everyone. Jason was freed and quickly draped his jacket over me.
“Ethan, you beast! If you have a problem, take it out on me. If you dare touch Rachel, you’re dead!”
Just as Jessica was excitedly about to rip off my underwear, the front door was kicked open by the police. They rushed in and subdued everyone. Jason was freed and quickly draped his jacket over me.
Before my lawyer arrived, I had prepared for the worst and called the police. Given what had already happened, I couldn’t be sure what other despicable act’s Ethan and Jessica might commit.
The seven of them were pinned face–down on the ground by police. Their faces were filled with terror as they were handcuffed. Even then, Jessica was still cursing at me.
“Rachel, you fucking bitch! Just you wait, I won’t let you off easy!”
Ethan was shaking with fear, his teeth chattering as he begged me.
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“Honey, explain to the police. I didn’t mean it, I was just confused by Jessica for a moment. I really wasn’t trying to hurt you. Please believe me,
honey!”
The others also pleaded with me fo
enunciated each word clearly.
mercy. I wiped away the involuntary tears that had leaked out, looking around at the seven of them as I
“Save whatever you have to say for the courtroom.”
Afterwards, I contacted my lawyer to sue Ethan, Jessica, and Jason’s remaining friends. To avoid jail time, Ethan had no choice but to agree to leave with nothing in the divorce. His company fired him as well.
Jessica was sentenced to two years in prison, her reputation utterly ruined. The others also received their due punishments from the law.
The day the verdict came out, I walked out of the courthouse feeling like a weight had been lifted. At the bottom of the high steps, Jason stood in a suit, looking up at me nervously.
I glanced at his clothes – it was the outfit I had complimented when I first took him in.
Since the truth came out, I had cut off all contact with him, unwilling to see him again. I blocked all his contact information and moved to a new place.
Jason blocked my path, taking a deep breath before speaking, his eyes quickly misting over.
“Rachel, can you really not forgive me?”
I laughed.
“What’s there to forgive? Wasn’t our relationship just a business deal? The deal’s over, we go our separate ways. It’s perfectly normal.”
Jason’s face turned pale. His lips quivered, unable to say a word.
I walked around him and got in my car. Bright sunlight streamed through the windshield as I stepped on the gas and drove off.
Everything had been settled. Of course I had to move forward too.
As for some insignificant dregs, they weren’t worth stopping for.
Yesterday
