Chapter 18
That day, I went to Selina’s
house and found her sitting in a
wheelchair.
Her eyes were filled with
hostility and provocation as she looked at me, and under her breath, she cursed, “Evelyn, do you really think you won? You broke me and Leon apart. You won’t escape this, you’ll never
have a good end.”
Her voice was filled with anger,
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stared at her coldly, thinking to myself, you and Leon killed our son Noah, and now you dare to
speak to me like this, as if you
have no remorse.
Gripping my teeth, I replied icily, “Do you think you can hide behind that wheelchair and
avoid everything? What you and Leon did, I won’t let you escape so easily. Noah’s death, I’ll make sure you pay for it with your
life.”
A flicker of fear passed through Selina’s eyes, as if she realized
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anymore. She gripped the arm- rest of her wheelchair tightly
and sneered, “What can you
do?
Look at me now, I’m nothing but
a cripple. What are you going to
do?”
I didn’t argue with her anymore and turned to leave. My anger was still burning inside me. She might be hiding behind that wheelchair, but what she and
Leon did would eventually catch
up to them, and they would pay
for it.
That day, I went to Selina’s
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wheelchair.
Her eyes were filled with
hostility and provocation as she
looked at me, and under her
breath, she cursed, “Evelyn, do
you really think you won? You
broke me and Leon apart. You
won’t escape this, you’ll never
have a good end.”
Her voice was filled with anger,
and my own hatred surged.
I stared at her coldly, thinking to
myself, you and Leon killed our
son Noah, and now you dare to
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speak to me like this, as if you
have no remorse.
Gripping my teeth, I replied
icily, “Do you think you can hide behind that wheelchair and
avoid everything? What you and Leon did, I won’t let you escape
so easily. Noah’s death, I’ll make
sure you pay for it with
your
life.”
A flicker of fear passed through Selina’s eyes, as if she realized
there was no way out for her
anymore.
She grinned the armrest of her
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She gripped the armrest of her wheelchair tightly and sneered, “What can you do? Look at me now, I’m nothing but a cripple. What are you going to do?”
I didn’t argue with her anymore
and turned to leave.
My anger was still burning
inside me.
She might be hiding behind that wheelchair, but what she and
Leon did would eventually catch
up to them, and they would pay
for it.
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That night, Ethan and I drank together.
The room felt warmer, and the
alcohol started to loosen my
tongue.
The conversation became more
open as we spoke about every-
thing, about Leon, Selina, and
the past.
I looked at Ethan, trying to push away the darkness of the
situation. “Ethan, you ever think
about how it all turned out?
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about how it all turned out?
About how everything’s been
falling apart ever since Leon
came back?”
Ethan leaned back in his chair,
staring at his glass. “I think
about it every day, Evelyn. But the past is in the past now. What matters is what you do next.”
I snorted bitterly. “What I do
next? What can I even do? He’s
still out there, still looking for
answers.”
Ethan’s eyes darkened slightly.
“Then we make sure he never
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pay, just like Selina. They both deserve it.”
There was a long pause before
I spoke again. “I wonder if Leon will ever understand. If he’ll
ever realize how deep it goes.
What Selina did… what he’s
done…”
Ethan’s voice lowered, his tone
firm. “You need to stop thinking
about him, Evelyn. You’ve al-
ready been through enough. It’s
time to stop letting him control
your emotions.“‘
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about him, Evelyn. You’ve al-
ready been through enough. It’s
time to stop letting him control
your emotions.”
“Control my emotions?” I re- peated, my voice sharp. “Do you think I’m still thinking about
him? I’m done with him. It’s the
revenge that matters now.”
Ethan’s gaze softened, and he
moved a little closer to me.
“You’ve suffered enough. I’ll
make sure no one can hurt
you again. You deserve peace,
Evelyn. Let me give that to you.”
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The alcohol seemed to cloud
my judgment as I looked into Ethan’s eyes.
For a moment, everything felt distant, like I was floating. “And how do you plan on giving me peace?” I asked, almost teasing.
Ethan didn’t answer immedi- ately, but I saw a shift in his expression, something deeper, something unspoken. Then, without warning, we both leaned closer, and the tension between us snapped. We kissed.
The kiss was brief hut intense It
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The kiss was brief but intense. It
felt like the weight of everything
-of all the pain and revenge we
had endured–was condensed in
that moment.
When we pulled away, neither of
us said anything.
The next morning, the sunlight filtered through the curtains,
and Ethan and I exchanged a
silent glance.
Without saying anything, we both understood that our rela-
tionship had changed in a subtle
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uonsmp nad changed in a subue
way, but this wasn’t what I had
anticipated.
I pulled out my phone and
quickly took a picture of the two of us together.
I sent it to Leon.
I wondered what he would think
when he saw these photos.
Would he be angry, or would he feel something else, something
more complicated?
No matter what, though, this
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No matter what, though, this couldn’t be undone.
I thought to myself: when he
sees this photo, will he feel something he can’t explain?
Will he be furious? Or will he be hurt? When he realizes that he
hasn’t just lost a wife, but some- one he trusted and loved, what will he think? Will he remember
my promises to him, or will
he begin to doubt everything
between us?
A few minutes later, Leon’s
reply came.
