I bit my lip and stayed quiet.
“She’s probably out and hasn’t come back yet. Should we wait for her to eat?”
I quickly shook my head. “No need to wait for her.”
Ariana smiled. “Okay then, let’s dig in! Try my cooking and see if I’ve improved.”
The vibe felt so chill, it was almost like a dream.
I even thought maybe I was already dead or something.
“This dog meat is really good, Nic. You should give it a try.”
At that moment, I spat the meat out of my mouth in shock and asked, “Wait, where did you get dog meat from?”
“Isn’t it the one outside your door? I saw you’d already taken care of it…”
My whole body started shaking.
“Buttercup! That’s my baby!”
I flipped the dining table over, grabbed Ariana in anger, and yelled, “What have
But Nicholas roughly pulled us apart and held Ariana close in his arms.
“It’s just a dead dog! Name your price. I’ll pay you ten thousand times over!“.
I felt all my strength vanish in an instant, and I crumpled to the floor.
you done?”
“That’s enough, Nic. This is on me. Just go clean this up, and I’ll make sure to apologize to Carol properly.”
Ariana dug her nails into my arm, dragging me back to the bedroom. As soon as the door shut, her mask dropped.
“You bitch! You really know how to hang on for dear life, huh?”
I was confused. “Ariana, Nicholas is already yours. Why are you still coming after me like this?”
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“Hmph, don’t think I’m clueless. It was you who gave your heart to Nic.
“We both know that if he finds out about this, he’ll definitely ditch me for you.”
I laughed. “Ariana, do you really have zero confidence in yourself?”
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Ariana went quiet for a while, then suddenly said, “You’ve always wanted to know who poisoned Nicholas back then, right?
“Well, let me spill the beans. It was me.
“And by the way, you didn’t go blind because of testing medicines. It was because I poisoned you,
too.”
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. My whole body shook with shock.
Ariana leaned in close and hissed, “Nicholas will always be mine! Always!”
“Go to hell!”
I lost it and tried to attack her, but then Nicholas’s furious reaction hit me like a ton of bricks.
“Nic! I never thought Carol would be so stubborn. She’s dead set on making sure the Hackett family has no heirs!”
Nicholas pressed his foot down on my head, grinding his teeth and snarling, “Caroline, you really deserve to die!”
I struggled to explain, “No! Nicholas, this is all Ariana’s fault! She poisoned you, and she also poisoned me to make me blind!”
“Shut up!”
He grabbed my chin hard, his grip brutal.
“Even now, you’re still trying to badmouth Ariana!”
“I’m just telling the truth! I was scared you’d feel guilty if you found out I went blind for you, so I didn’t say anything.
“All these years, I’ve always thought about you. I’ve kept track of your news and even helped you financially.
“And this heart of yours this time…”
Ariana interrupted just in time, calling out, “Nic!”
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Nicholas fell silent. It was hard to read his expression.
“Nic, Carol sounds pretty convincing here. Shouldn’t you check into it first?”
Finally, Nicholas said, “Caroline, you still want to lie to me!”
Out of nowhere, Nicholas shoved something into my mouth and made me swallow it.
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“This is the poison you gave me back then. I’ve been thinking for a while about whether I should let you taste this too.
“You’re really low. You’ve pushed me so far that I have no mercy left for you.”
Ariana pretended to protest, “Nic, are you sure this is a good idea?”
Nicholas didn’t show any signs of backing down.
“An eye for an eye! It was only because I was too nice that I almost hurt you and our kid!”
I was in so much pain, but I still fought to make things clear to Nicholas.
“Nicholas, didn’t you say you’d trust me forever?”
But he wouldn’t budge. When he saw that I wouldn’t let go of his pants no matter what, he just ripped them apart right there.
In that moment, it felt like my whole body was being ripped apart.
“You can’t fool me anymore!
“Caroline, let’s never see each other for the rest of our lives!”
I was lying on the ground, close to death, and even though I wanted to cry, no tears would come.
Every part of me was screaming that my time was running out.
I shut my eyes in despair and stopped fighting back.
I thought, “Nicholas, we’re never going to meet again…”
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