The footage clearly showed Noin deliberately throwing herself down the stairs,
“Mr. Blackwell, when i went to retrieve the footage from the private estate, I discovered that Miss Sinclair had tried to bribe the owner to delete the surveillance videos.”
“When he refused. Miss Sinclair even offered… physical compensation…”
Asher’s heart lurched again. Everything he’d seen and heard today felt like an invisible hand cruelly squeezing his heart. making even breathing painful.
Asher closed his eyes, hiding the endless regret in them: “…Say no more.”
He felt both pathetic and ridiculous to have betrayed his Riley for such a filthy woman.
Just thinking about Riley’s dimmed eyes, about her departure… Asher could no longer contain his anguish. He slapped himself hard across the face: “What have you done?!”
Nora returned home humming a tune, seemingly in good spirits.
Seeing Asher sitting alone on the sofa silently smoking, she jumped on him and kissed his cheek: “Asher, all my friends know our happy news is coming soon. When are you planning to propose?”
Asher gave her a cold sidelong glance: “You’re that eager to get married?”
Nora’s face flushed: “I have no one to rely on except you who loves me. What girl wouldn’t want to marry someone who treats her like a princess…”
“Fine.”
Asher pinched a fruit knife between his fingers and tossed it in front of Nora: “But Riley’s ten fingers were ruined by you, and marrying you makes me feel incredibly guilty! Why don’t you… cut open your ten fingers too? Then I can completely forget her and properly build a life with you.”
Nora’s smile instantly froze on her face: “Asher…”
Vivian sat nearby with a contemptuous smile: “We have no choice! Without seeing your sincerity, we can’t possibly let you marry into our family. I have several female friends who’d love to meet my brother for an arranged marriage. If you don’t agree, you probably won’t be able to marry him…”
“No!” Nora screamed in protest.
She stared at the fruit knife on the floor, nervously swallowing. Though she didn’t understand why Asher and Vivian were acting so strangely today, she knew she couldn’t let go!
She wasn’t getting any younger… if she missed her chance with the Blackwells, she might never find another man so easily fooled and wealthy.
She slowly crouched down, picking up the knife: “I’ll do it. I’ll do whatever you want…”
With that, she steeled herself, gritted her teeth, and drove the knife into her fingertip!
Ten fingers connect to the heart–the pain from cutting all ten had Nora weeping uncontrollably.
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Two Chances, One Bullet: How His “Next Life” Promise Failed
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The covred by Woody hands, kneeling on the host “Asher, I truly love you so much please believe me…”
Ather bent down, smiling as he met het eyes of course I believe you. You’ve done well, so you’ll have the most perfect wedding
But his eyes held no warmth.
Nora’s sense of unease grew stronger.
The next moment, Asher clapped his hands, and a man surrounded by bodyguards walked in.
he man’s face was covered in pustules. As soon as he entered, he grabbed Nora, intent on taking her to get a marriage license: “My precious darling, don’t worry. As long as you keep me happy, wedding rings, ceremonies… I’ll give you anything you
