Marriage by Betrayal

Her Sinister Plan

"Get out!" I shouted, angry tears streaming down my face. Sarah wanted to say something, but Hunter yanked her away.

I packed up my grandmother's belongings and prepared to leave. Hunter reached out to stop me when he saw me dragging a suitcase along.

"Seriously? You're leaving home because of something so trivial? It's just a photo. I'll go print another one with you later."

I shook off his hand.

"These are Grandma's clothes. I'm going to go and stay with her. I'll print the photo myself. You just go ahead and do your thing."

My cold demeanor caused a hint of unease to appear on Hunter's face.

"How's Grandma feeling? Wait for me. I'll go visit her with you."

Suddenly, Sarah's cry of pain came from the kitchen.

"Hunter, I accidentally cut my hand. It hurts so much."

He immediately pushed me aside, rushed to Sarah's side, and wrapped her finger tenderly with a tissue.

"Sarah's finger is bleeding. I'll take her to the hospital first. Wait for me at home, and we'll visit Grandma together."

I nodded slightly, meeting his gaze head-on. Hunter heaved a sigh of relief and left with Sarah.

I knew that he wouldn't be returning. So, I took a car back to my hometown and burned my grandmother's belongings by the river, as per our family's tradition.

It wasn't until the flame died down that I received a call from Hunter.

"Audrey, there's a sudden meeting at the company. Please send my regards to Grandma. I'll go with you tomorrow."

After I hung up the phone, I saw him in Sarah's post once again.

In the caption, she mentioned how Hunter insisted on giving her round-the-clock personal care even though it was just an accidental cut.

I received a call from Hunter early in the morning.

Perhaps because I hadn't bothered him all day yesterday, so he sounded a bit nervous on the other end of the phone.

"Audrey, let's go visit Grandma together today."

I was accepting the diamond necklace from the staff at the diamond institute at the time. The diamond was made from my grandmother's ashes.

I caressed the necklace tenderly, lamenting inwardly that my grandmother, who was once my safe haven, was now reduced to only a tiny diamond.

"Okay. I also have something I want to tell you," I said.

After much contemplation, I figured I should tell him about my grandmother's passing.

When I got home, Sarah looked at the necklace around my neck and flipped her hair provocatively.

She wore an expensive gemstone necklace. A smirk played on her lips as she said, "My hand hurt so much yesterday that Hunter bought this to cheer me up."

I dismissed her, asking blandly, "Where's Hunter?"

My calm reaction surprised Sarah. Then, her eyes turned sinister as she ripped off my necklace and threw it out the window and into the swimming pool.

Even though my neck bled from the force and I could feel my blood was dripping down my skin, I couldn't care less about it. I rushed to the edge of the pool and jumped in without hesitation.

Just then, Sarah's gemstone necklace fell into the water, followed by her cries.

I surfaced and saw her kneeling on the ground while Hunter pointed at me, his face livid with rage.

"Audrey, you're getting eaten up by jealousy!" he scolded.

"Sarah completed her task, so I rewarded her with a necklace. Yet, you actually tried to frame her by faking falling into the pool! Retrieve that necklace now. Otherwise, you'll keep staying in the water until I say you can leave!"