The Death of a Passionate Love

Faye’s bright eyes showed her determination.

In the past, Rain would have felt offended, but that was no longer the case. If Joshua could be stolen from her, he never belonged to her in the first place.

Hence, she appeared. Despite the challenge, she did not spare Faye a single glance.

Faye immediately felt as if her provocation had landed on deaf ears. She felt frustrated and sneered as she whispered, “Don’t go crying once I steal Joshua from you.”

“I wish you success,” Rain said coolly.

Joshua did not love her or this woman, who could not even maintain her composure the moment they met. The only person he loved was Lily.

However, Faye was Lily’s sister, so she could receive Joshua’s utmost attention.

Rain stayed with Joshua to handle the case of the hidden cameras. They only went back after they found Faye a new hotel.

While they were in the car, Joshua remembered something and turned to Rain. “Honey, Faye’s going to organize an art exhibition in two days. Could you go support her?”

Rain nearly laughed in exasperation. She could not understand how Joshua could have the gall to make such a request.

Not only was he working himself to the bone for another woman, but he was also dragging his wife along for the ride.

As such, Rain laughed, despite the dull pain in her heart. “Joshua, I’m not that generous,” she whispered.

Joshua blinked in confusion. “But Faye is Lily’s sister…”

“It’s precisely because she’s Lily’s sister!”

Rain slammed on the brakes and parked the car by the road. Under the dim lights, her eyes were teary as she turned to Joshua.

She never could understand how Joshua could make her watch him love another woman and think it was his God-given right to do so.

At the sight of Rain’s rage, Joshua opened his mouth but found himself unable to speak.

The car sank into a suffocating silence. Rain had always wanted to have an honest talk with Joshua about this. But she found that it was not necessary anymore.

She started driving again and headed home with a disappointed heart.

Over the next few days, they gave each other the cold shoulder. Joshua knew that Rain was angry, but he felt sad as well.

Rain knew that he could not get over Lily, no? Why did she have to fight with him because of a dead person?

He always treated her well anyway.

Joshua was both sad and angry. Whenever Rain came home, she would enter the study without a word. But he did not want to talk to her either. He just focused all of his attention and energy on Faye’s art exhibition.

“Joshua, will Rain be mad that you’re helping me so much?” Faye asked with concern at the art gallery.

Joshua pouted. “She won’t.”

After a few more days, Rain’s anger would disappear.

In the past, Rain would start talking to him in less than three days after an argument. But Joshua did not realize that they had been giving each other the cold shoulder for five days this time.

“Ms. Zimmer, we’ve prepared a few proposals for public relations once you get your divorce. Please take a look.”

Rain opened the folder in front of her, but before she could take a look, her assistant suddenly rushed in. “Ms. Zimmer, the art gallery that Mr. Thompson went to is on fire!”

Rain’s expression changed. “What did you just say?!”

When she arrived at the art gallery, thick smoke was billowing out of the building. The entire left side was burning, and it was absolute chaos.

In her anxiety, Rain searched for Joshua among the fleeing people, but she never found him. Suddenly, her eyes focused on a person. She grabbed a disheveled Faye from the crowd and sternly asked, “Where’s Joshua?!”

Faye averted her gaze. “He’s still on the fourth floor.”

Rain’s heart sank, but she did not have time to think about much else. She rushed upstairs against the crowd and got to the fourth floor. Eventually, she found Joshua trying to retrieve the paintings.

The sight of her caught him by surprise. “Why are you here, Rain?”

“Let’s go.” Rain stepped forward to grab him. “The fire is about to spread. We have to leave.”

However, Joshua broke away and ran deeper into the art gallery. “I can’t! The last painting Lily made before she died is in there! If it’s burned, it’ll be gone forever!”

Rain watched as her husband ran into the thick smoke regardless of the dangers. She eventually shut her eyes and went forward to stop him. At the end of the day, he suffered from asthma.

“I’ll go.”

When she walked past him, she said, “Fourth time, Joshua.”

Unfortunately, the noise drowned out her whispers, and no one heard her.