Enchanting Night

After hanging up, the tears that had been held back finally slid down my cheeks.

I remember when Cade insisted on marrying me, the whole world opposed it.

His parents disapproved of my ordinary background, and the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce almost blacklisted him from the industry.

But he withstood all that pressure and gave me a grand wedding.

Everyone said I must be the happiest woman in the city.

Unfortunately, I wasn't the only one enamored with this godlike man.

On our wedding night, he received a phone call and never came back.

I sat on the bed until dawn, not sleeping a wink.

In the early morning, he came back drunk.

He calmly stroked my head and said, "You know what's the most adorable thing about you? It's that you're sensible enough not to cause trouble. The Finley family needs a mistress like you."

At that moment, the anger that had welled up in my heart was suddenly extinguished by a bucket of cold water.

I learned to be obedient, to not argue, and to be an ornament.

But now, he's messing around with Summer, the person I hate the most.

I still remember the day my father brought Summer back home, forcing my mother to accept her as a "daughter".

My strong-willed mother held me close in silence.

She gave my father two choices.

Either he send Summer away, or she would leave the Langford family with me.

My father didn't say anything. He stood on the balcony in the cold wind all night.

When he returned to the bedroom, he found that my mother had jumped out of the window.

That night, it poured. The rain washed away the blood from my mother's corpse.

Cade rushed over and held me tight, letting me punch him repeatedly. He kept saying, "It's okay, it's okay…"

But he chose Summer as his new fling.

As Mrs. Finley, what dignity do I have left?

That night, Cade did not come home.

The trending topic I arranged was buried deep by him.

It was nowhere to be found online.

He openly took Summer to a banquet, letting her play my role as "Mrs. Finley".

He boldly invited the whole city to a grand celebration of Summer's birthday tomorrow.

He knew full well that it was also the anniversary of my mother's death.

He wanted me to recognize reality, that someone like me was no match for him.

Cade hired a private doctor to bandage the wound on my collarbone, where the bone was exposed.

"Mr. Finley still cares about you. He remembers that you have a special constitution and your wounds don't heal easily."

I chuckled self-deprecatingly without saying anything.

A second later, I received an anonymous video.

In the video, Summer lost control of her emotions.

"That evening, I tried to persuade Aunt Mary to accept me as her daughter, but she hit me, saying I'm not worthy. In the midst of the argument, I accidentally pushed her out of the window. I did it in self-defense. Dad, Cade, what should I do…"

Summer frantically slapped her own face while repeatedly apologizing.

My mind went blank, and I felt as if the whole world was spinning.

My father slapped her hard while gripping his chest in anger.

"How did I give birth to a daughter like you?! That was my wife!"

Summer, with a red handprint on her face, stubbornly stared at Cade's back.

"Cade, you'll help me, won't you? You still care about me, right?"

There was a silence that lasted an eternity.

My heart was in my throat.

In the video, Cade's expression was unclear, but he spoke firmly and calmly, "Go hide somewhere for now. I'll deal with the police."