“Adam, my whereabouts are none of your concern,” I said, using his brother’s name to remind him of his current iden- tity.
However, John anxiously grabbed my arm and insisted, “You shouldn’t go anywhere. Just stay home. With my broth- er gone, I’ll look after you for him.”
I was confused. If he didn’t want me to leave, why was he treating me this way?
But I didn’t argue. I was about to leave anyway.
The following afternoon, I went to apply for a French permanent residence permit.
As I exited the office, I bumped into John and Kelsie.
John looked at the permit office behind me, suddenly filled with worry.
“What are you doing here?” he asked.
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They were on their way to see a movie, and Kelsie invited me to join them.
I declined, but she still pulled me into the car.
As we watched the movie, Kelsie clung to John, and they kissed as if nobody else existed.
I used to see this as a sign of their affection, but now it feels deeply ironic.
Suddenly, someone yelled, “There’s a fire! Get out!”
The smoke was suffocating. Instinctively, John hugged me and prepared to run outside.
“Honey, where are you? I’m so scared…”
Kelsie’s voice cut through the chaos, and John immediately let go of me.
He picked her up and said, “Diana, follow me.”
Chaos ensued as everyone scrambled to escape. I was shoved and fell, crying out in pain.
I looked up and saw John carrying Kelsie, rushing toward the exit without a backward glance at me.
My heart felt like it was being pierced with a knife.
I could still recall the day he proposed, promising to protect me no matter what the future held.
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Yet, for Kelsie’s sake, he abandoned me in the midst of the flames.
Thankfully, the firefighters arrived just in time to save me.
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When I returned home, John hurried over. Seeing the burns on my arm and calf, he quickly grabbed the burn oint- ment, intending to apply it for me.
I took the ointment from him and said, “Don’t worry, Adam. I can do it myself.”
John opened his mouth, maybe to explain, but I had already turned and headed upstairs.
I couldn’t sleep well that night. When I felt someone touching my calf, I woke up to find John applying the ointment, looking deeply upset.
He met my gaze with reddened eyes.
“Does it hurt a lot?” he asked.
His tears falling on my leg as he choked out, “I’m so sorry you’re hurt. It pains me to see you like this.”
I couldn’t help but feel like laughing when I saw him.
He was the one who had abandoned me in the midst of chaos, showing no concern. And now, what was this?
Just as I was about to tell him to leave, John suddenly kissed me hard.
“I’m sorry, Diana. I’m truly sorry. Please wait for me…”
He started to tear at my clothes. Furious, I shoved him away and exclaimed, “Adam, what are you doing?”
The man who had once vowed to protect me was gone the moment he chose to become Adam and be with Kelsie.
The person here now was Adam, not John.
I would no longer wait for him.
John fell to the floor. When he collected himself, he mumbled, “Diana, I’m sorry. I had a bit to drink, and I’m feeling confused.”
There wasn’t a trace of alcohol on him, but I couldn’t be bothered to call him out.
“Honey, did you go to the wrong room?” came Kelsie’s voice.
I glanced over to see Kelsie at the door, her gaze fixed on me.
John followed her out.
I shut my eyes as tears streamed down my cheeks.
Unable to sleep despite tossing and turning, I got up to go downstairs for a glass of water.
The moment I stepped out of the room, I saw Kelsie standing there with a vase in her hands.
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Bang!
Warm liquid trickled down my forehead.
Kelsie glared at me with a vicious look.
“Diana, you’ll pay for trying to seduce my husband,” she said before hurling the vase at me once more.
I lost consciousness and collapsed.
Just before I blacked out, I thought I saw John sprinting toward me in a panic.
I woke up to the pain.
John was by the hospital bed, his chin covered in stubble, looking like he hadn’t slept all night.
In the past, whenever I fell ill, he would stay by my side constantly, afraid I might leave him.
“You’re awake,” he said.
