Chapter 6
Bruce Campbell froze for a second, wondering if his ears were playing tricks on him.
I actually wanted a divorce!
This was something he’d never imagined possible.
Just as he was about to ask Karen Carter exactly when that package had been sent, his assistant stammered,
“The hospital just completed the tests… The deceased is confirmed to be Betty. Blood type matches. And it was… suicide…”
Those last two words hit Bruce like a sledgehammer.
He never thought I’d take my own life.
In his original plan, once my reputation was ruined, he could rightfully give my position as young mistress to Linda Lewis.
Since I’d volunteered to save him before those thugs violated me, the psychological blow would’ve been softer.
After today’s press conference, we could’ve returned to our warm, happy life together.
Even without children, it would’ve been fine.
As long as these secrets remained buried, I’d stay blissfully ignorant forever.
But secrets never stay hidden.
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I’d known everything since that very day.
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Bruce shook his head in despair, trying to stand up calmly but failing repeatedly.
Finally, his assistant helped him rise.
Eyes bloodshot, he demanded, “Where is she? Take me to Betty!”
“I don’t believe it! She promised we’d grow old together!”
The assistant turned pale with fright,
quickly leading him to the scene.
Linda rushed over as they tried to leave.
“Bruce… where are you going?
The press conference isn’t over! Today’s when you announce the Campbell group’s heir!”
Before, Bruce would’ve stayed.
Now, all he could see was my body falling from that building.
He shoved Linda aside without a glance,
striding away decisively.
Outside the Campbell headquarters, my body lay neatly covered with a white sheet.
Spotting Bruce, the police officer said gently, “Mr. Campbell, please accept my condolences…”
Bruce heard nothing beyond that.
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He refused to believe
this cold, sheet–covered corpse was me.
He couldn’t fathom why I’d jump when I loved him so deeply.
But when Bruce stumbled to the roadside and lifted that white cloth,
he saw a face identical to mine-
only,
utterly lifeless.
His last shred of hope vanished.
Collapsing to his knees, he wept uncontrollably.
“Betty… it’s me, Bruce. Open your eyes, please?”
“Why?
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Why jump? I promised to make them pay for hurting you! Why this?”
“You swore we’d never part! You’re breaking your promise! Look at me, my love! Don’t leave me alone!”
Bruce kept screaming my name, voice raw with despair.
Only the cold corpse before him could answer.
Bruce’s voice was hoarse from crying when his assistant suddenly snapped to attention. Trembling, he stepped forward and asked,
“Mr. Campbell… since Mrs. Campbell took her own life… could it be… could she have known you hired those men who assaulted her on the terrace…”
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His words died in his throat as Bruce’s knife–sharp glare silenced him.
“Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
I shipped everyone who knew overseas! How could Betty have found out!”
Just then, gasps erupted around them.
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“My god… the couple in that video… isn’t that Bruce and his sister–in–law Linda?”
“Yeah, it’s them… they’re actually getting it on.”
The commotion swelled as Bruce’s eyes locked onto the giant screen at the Campbell Group building.
The footage flashing across it instantly blanked his mind.
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