"But all that had a price. I never was someone who possessed pride to begin with, and there's a price for suddenly turning my life around to live like a human being, and to attend parties dressing like a high-status lady. His ex-girlfriend came back and wanted to kill me. I was going to give up, Noah, I was, but then I realized that the only thing that gives me the pride to live on is you and Mom. You are the one that made me realize what it truly meant to have a husband. We might not have actually been together, but I think of you as my husband from the bottom of my heart. And then there's Mom. I once had parents of my own, and they are still well and alive up until this day, but they have never given me even a little warmth and love. Your mom is the only one who made cotton shoes and cotton pants for me. Two months ago, I came down with a fever. Mom was worried that it might affect the baby and, despite being of old age, she stayed up all night wiping my body with cold towels. She is
The tears in her eyes had blurred out her vision, but her expression did not reflect any fear toward Alex. She shook her head in tears and said, "I… I didn't say that you are evil, Master Alex. I… I'm just begging you to please let my Noah go. He has nothing to do with this. Nothing at all. He still has a mother to take care of. Let him go and I'll go with you. Really, I've thought it through, I'll go with you… Please… "The despair in her voice was boundless, and Alex, who was holding her chin, felt as though his heart had been crushed. At that very moment, he desperately wished that he could simply crush this woman to death right there and then."Let me ask you this. Who am I?" he gritted out."You are Master Alex, the famed Master Alex of Kidon City," she responded in tears."You and I, what are we? What are we??"The tears on Jane's face streamed down to Alex's palm. "M--Maid… I was your maid…""What else??""I… I was your… Your… Tool to satisfy your needs!" she answered in
"Die now! Get beaten to death by Alex! That lover of yours, too! Die, both of you!" Lily cursed viciously.Out on the streets, the area had been temporarily blocked, leaving only Alex's subordinates at the scene; for those who were still curious about what was happening, they could only peep out the gaps of their doors.On the street where the bone-chilling wind blew, Alex, Jane and Noah, who was lying on the ground, along with Alex's subordinates who surrounded them, were the only people left. Everyone heard Jane when she called Alex ‘Hubby’ loud and clear.These men knew their master best and could tell that Alex was truly enraged and, most importantly, insanely jealous. At that very moment, Garrett was one of the people who worried about Jane most, but what good was worrying? His master had never hesitated to take lives. Alex's lack of mercy was comparable to that of Sebastian of South City. Alex was also a man that slayed his way out of hell; taking one single life would have be
Seeing that Alex did not reply, Jane's smile became increasingly miserable. "You were the one who set up the rules, Alex, and I've followed them throughout the years. You know that I call you ‘Hubby’ when we are intimate, and you also know how much I love you, but still, you tossed me out without warning, didn't you? There's a saying that a day as husband and wife forms a bond that lasts forever. We have been a married couple without the titles for seven years, and I've always seen you as my husband, and your family as mine. But what about you? Have you seen me as your wife, even for a moment? If you had viewed me as a wife even for a split moment before, you wouldn't have remained silent and refused to make any commitment to me, would you?“Haven't you been thinking of me as a plaything to entertain you between the sheets from the day I followed you home? Haven't you been waiting for your ex-girlfriend the entire time at the bottom of your heart? I tried changing the nature of our re
"Of course you haven't because I'm probably not even human to you. When you first rescued me, you probably thought of it as saving some weakened animal that was about to die, instead of a human, didn't you? Which is why you have no idea that, when you ran me out without my identification card, I couldn't even find a hotel to stay even if I had the money for it. To stay alive, I had to walk all the way back to your house, hoping that I could get my card back and take a few clothes with me because I had nowhere to stay. I didn't want to cling onto you. I stayed the entire night outside by the bushes outside your mountain mansion, and do you have any idea on how I pulled through? Do you know how scared and helpless I felt? You don't, because you have always objectified me instead of treating me as a human being. We've been living together like a married couple for years. I know you best, and I dare say that I'm the woman who loves you most in the world, which was why I didn't beg or try t
"..." Never had Alex imagined that a fragile woman who had only ever said ‘Yes’ or ‘Yes, Alex" in front of him; who only said ‘I'll leave’ with a smile on the day he chased her out, could be so logical and good at defending her case. Her mind was clear and organized, with no resemblance of the woman that had been by his side for the past seven to eight years. On top of that, Alex realized that everything she said was true."’That's right! I blamed her for finding someone else after four months away from me, but how did I manage to forget that I was the one who chased her out without any hesitation? Have I thought about where she was going to stay? Or that she could tell the directions? Or how helpless she would feel when I tossed her out hurriedly without even giving her identification card? I haven't, because I've always thought that her love to me was natural and when I showed her even the slightest adoration, that's supposed to be some sort of a gift,’ he thought with a frown, as h
Therefore, dead or alive, staying together was the most important thing. Noah cried out to Jane over and over again, but Jane couldn't seem to stop her tears from falling."Noah, stop talking, Noah. Listen to me. You are only forty; after saving up for three to four years, you can still find yourself another wife. Mom wants a grandchild so bad, Noah, you have so much more to live for. A man as kind-hearted as you will live a long life with plenty of children and grandchildren. Just remember to set a grave up in my name then and come to visit every now and then, and I'll be more than satisfied," Jane said with a smile that shone with contentment. She did not need much. She wanted so little, very little, to the point that she would be happy as long as there was someone who thought of her in this world."By the way, Noah," Jane added. "Will you please return the money Sabrina lent me after my death? She is my savior, the best girl I've ever known in this world. You have to help me retur
"Wh--What did you say?"Jane, too, snapped her head up to look at Alex. "Wh--What did you just say?""And you wouldn't admit it when I say you are vicious! Woman, look at the mess you've caused. I was here to set up an emergency defense and thanks to you, it's all wasted.""..."Summoning his courage somehow, Garrett wiped his tears off and immediately rushed over to help Jane up. "Mrs. Poole, no… Ms. Sheen, you… You've misunderstood Master Alex. He isn't here to look for you. He's staking out here for something else.""Re--Really?" she asked."You've been with me for almost eight years, don't you know me at all? When have I ever murdered people as I please like Sebastian? How could you think of me like this? You even went and said all those things about how I'm going to torture you! Pregnant or not, you can't get so paranoid because of it, can you?""...""A Poole would never be so petty. You are just a woman, and don’t even mention all the things you've done for me in the pas