The huge fire destroyed everything.

Watching the video on my phone, I laughed wildly, yet tears slid down from the corners of my eyes.

That villa held too much of my past.

Too many memories of Kairo and me.

It was just a pity, he was not worth it at all.

Soon after, I got a call from Kairo.

I stared at the phone, lighting up with no emotion, just like how Kairo had ignored my call for help last night.

The phone quickly went silent.

I knew Kairo would not stop so easily.

As expected, not long after, he rushed in with red eyes.

He looked at me with a cold and disgusted expression, "The fire at the villa, was it done by you? Do you know Madeline and I almost burned to death?"

I nodded calmly, even with a smile, and said, "I did it, what a pity, it did not burn you to death."

At this moment, the fake bond between us finally broke.

Kairo fixed his eyes on me, his look turning colder and more heartless.

He gripped my chin hard and coldly laughed.

"Azalea, why can't you ever learn to act like you don't know? It's normal for men in this circle to keep a few women."

"I stayed loyal to you for five years. If it weren't for you sending people to wreck Madeline's clinic, I would not have brought her back. Now that things have reached this point, I will never leave her alone."

"Everything you did pushed me step by step closer to her, Azalea. Is this what you wanted?"

I bit my teeth hard, my eyes turning red.

"It was you who went behind my back first, you didn't even care about the child in my belly, Kairo, who really crossed the line?"

Kairo's eyes turned dark right away.

"Azalea, if it were not for that agreement back then, and that short-lived child in your belly, do you think I would have stayed?"

"You got the title of Mrs. Harrison, isn't that enough?"

He looked down at me, asking seriously.

So this was the reason he stayed back then.

Not due to affection for me, nor care for the baby.

But because of that small sense of fake regret, and the letter of agreement!

Tears fell down like rain, my fingers dug into my hand, I could not keep it in anymore, and all at once, I hit Kairo hard across the face.

"Kairo! You animal!"

Kairo's head turned to the side from the hit, he wiped the red at the edge of his lips, coldly laughed, and said calmly, "I do not let go of Madeline again, if you still want the role of Mrs. Harrison, then live with her in peace, these days, I do not come to the clinic to see you again, think it over yourself."

After saying that, he turned around and walked away.

With a bang, the ward door was shut and closed loudly.

I dropped weakly onto the bed, my belly sending waves of pulling pain.

In a blur, I seemed to remember Kairo when he asked me to marry him.

So young, when he kissed me, he was even shaking.

"Azalea, I will love you forever, treat you kindly."

Back then, five years ago, I should have realized that his so-called forever promise had already ended.

And I should have walked away sooner.

But because of old feelings, I wavered.

In the end, I got hurt again.

Thinking about this, with shaking hands, I booked a ticket for three days later.

I would never believe his promises again.

I would not want to see him again, forever!

On the day of the family event, my mother called me again.

I understood that I had to go.

The thing about me setting the villa on fire was already known by my mother; Kairo did not come to pick me up.

After I arrived, before I could stand properly, I saw Kairo holding Madeline, who was dressed in fine clothes, as they slowly walked in.

He really brought Madeline to the family event!

This was clearly the greatest insult to me!

I was so angry that my whole body shook, and after the people around saw it clearly, they began to whisper.

"This woman seems to be the one from five years ago. I have never seen Kairo look at Azalea with such care; it seems he truly likes this woman."

"Kairo actually brought his lover to the family event; it seems he does not plan to leave Azalea any dignity. Maybe he even wants to give his lover a proper place!"

"They look more like a couple, look at Azalea, alone and by herself, really don't know how she still has the courage to come, she cannot even control her husband."

I clenched my hand tightly.

Mom also came toward me with anger.

"Azalea, how did things turn out like this? Kairo even brought that woman to the family gathering, can't you hold your husband's heart? You made our Gibson family lose so much face!"

Her eyes glared at me harshly if we weren't at the family gathering.

She would've struck my face.

My chest hurt badly.

At that time, Kairo led Madeline and walked straight toward me.

Mom gave an uneasy smile twice, then Kairo said a few words, and she left.

Madeline looked at me with a smile. "Azalea, I just want to come join the family gathering. If you don't want to see me, I'll leave right away. After all, I don't want to be burned alive."

While speaking, she showed a scared look.

Kairo pulled her behind him and coldly laughed.

"No need to mind her, I'll bring you if I want, from now on, you're the second Madam of the Harrison family, no one can harm you."

Kairo looked at me and said those words one by one.

My chest hurt in a heavy way, and I wanted Kairo to feel the same hurt as I did.

Mom threw me a warning look.

She didn't let me ruin the Gibson family's name at the family gathering.

Even if it meant giving me up.

I turned around with no expression, about to walk away.

Madeline stepped forward and stepped on the edge of my dress.

She covered her lips in shock, "Azalea, I didn't mean it, I'm really sorry."

Her lips spoke sorry words, but her foot pressed down harder.

With a rip sound, my skirt suddenly dropped down.

The people around gasped right away.

Under my dress, I only had a tube top, the same as being exposed in front of everyone.

I couldn't take it anymore and hit Madeline hard across the face.

Right then, Kairo quickly turned his angry eyes toward me.

"Azalea!"

Before he could say anything more, the dining hall suddenly turned into a mess.

A bunch of thieves burst in through the door.

They carried weapons and forced the people around like moving animals.

Kairo quickly stood in front of Madeline to keep her safe.

It felt like the same moment from before was happening again.

I held my stomach in discomfort as the crowd pushed me around.

I couldn't stop myself from calling out.

"Kairo."

He didn't even look back.

The thieves seemed upset about something and suddenly stabbed someone nearby, and blood spilled at once.

My heart pounded fast, and pain slowly spread through my stomach.

As I moved ahead, getting ready to head upstairs, Madeline stepped in front of me on the stairs.

With a cruel look, she stared at me and smiled.

"Azalea, don't you know this kind of scene?"

My heart jumped right away.

Back then, she had the same smile, pushing me toward the kidnappers.

Could she be planning to do the same trick again?

I bit down hard. If Madeline tried anything, I'd fight back right away.

Madeline wildly laughed. "Don't worry, this time I won't shove you toward those kidnappers; it's just that the thing in your stomach is too sickening."

"Burning the villa really made things easier for me, now, if I push you down the stairs at this moment, nobody will doubt me, nobody will trust you."

"Go die with those two bastards!"

Right after she finished speaking, she suddenly rushed at me.

I held onto her arm tightly and pulled Madeline down the stairs with me.

With a loud hit, strong pain spread across my entire body.

Even though I had tried to shield my stomach earlier, the force was too strong.

Blood still came out from between my legs.

My face became very white.

Madeline stared at me with anger and yelled, "You bitch, you really dare pull me down the stairs, I'll kill you!"

She rushed at me and grabbed my hair hard.

I bore the pain in my body and pushed back with all the strength I had.

At that moment, Madeline suddenly changed to a weak look and pleaded.

"Azalea, please let me go. I won't tell anyone you pushed me down the stairs, let me go."

Right after she said that, Kairo showed up in front with red eyes.

He caught my throat. "Azalea! Burning the house isn't enough; you even shoved Madeline down the stairs. How can you be this cruel?"

I fought hard, trying to get air, speaking with effort.

"Not me... Madeline did it... the child..."

But before I could finish, he tossed me onto the floor, and my stomach was struck again.

"Stop! Child, child, child, you only know how to use the child to threaten me!"

"Do you think hurting Madeline will make me return to you? I don't love you anymore. If not for that child, I wouldn't keep this marriage at all!"

"If I knew you were this cruel, it would've been better if you died with that child back then!"

My face quickly turned white.

Pain rolled through my stomach again and again, and blood poured out once more in heavy amounts.

I fell weakly to the floor and stretched my hand toward Kairo.

"Kairo... help... the child..."

Kairo looked at me with hate.

"Don't try that same act again, even if the child is gone, I won't give in anymore, you and the child in your stomach, go die together!"

Right after he said that, Madeline's face went white and she pulled Kairo's sleeve.

"Kairo, I feel really bad."

In the next moment, he lifted Madeline up and turned around to leave.

Madeline showed a proud smile at me, resting her head against Kairo's neck.

I stayed on the cold floor, full of hopelessness. I laughed in pain, but tears kept running down my face.

Until the bodyguards found me and took me to the hospital.

The nurse asked me in worry, "Mrs. Harrison, why can't we reach Mr. Harrison's phone? The child in your belly is in danger now. We need a signature for the surgery right away."

They used my phone to call Kairo many times.

But he refused every call.

My face turned white, my hands shaking as I held the approval paper.

"My husband is already gone; I can make the choice myself."

Right after that, I signed my name.

Before they moved me into the surgery room, I removed that fake ring and tossed it into the bin.

From that time on, the last bit of feeling I had for Kairo was gone.

......

When I opened my eyes again, I heard the nurses speaking outside the door.

"Kairo is really too much. Azalea is hurt so badly that the child in her belly almost didn't make it, yet he is staying with that woman."

"I heard that woman wasn't hurt at all, but Azalea almost lost her life."

The broken voices of the nurses slowly faded away.

I stared at the ceiling without any feeling.

At that moment, Kairo came in.

He still had Madeline's perfume on him; anyone could tell they had just been together.

I looked at him with no emotion.

Kairo frowned and reached out to touch my hair, but I moved away.

He sighed impatiently.

"Azalea, aren't you alright? I know you're still upset about what happened today."

"Didn't you want to go to the annual meeting? Fine, this year I'll bring you there, as long as you accept Madeline's place and stop going against her, I'll give half of the Harrison shares I hold to the child in your belly."

"Now you can feel calm, right?"

He looked down at me.

Using half of the shares that should go to the child to trade for Madeline's place.

I coldly laughed, then nodded with no feeling.

Then I called the lawyer and told him to bring the share transfer paper.

Soon, the lawyer came to the hospital room door.

I gave the share transfer paper to Kairo and spoke in a rough voice.

"As long as you sign this paper now, I promise I won't go against Madeline anymore, as for what place you want to give her, that's your choice."

Kairo did not expect me to agree so simply.

He frowned, still wanting to speak more.

I pushed the share agreement toward him again.

In the end, he still wrote his name.

Right after that, Kairo's phone started ringing.

His face quickly softened.

I knew it was Madeline calling.

After he ended the call, he looked at me for a moment.

"Wouldn't things be easier if you had acted like this sooner? I'll still go back to the villa later, but how often depends on how you behave."

I pulled my lips slightly and said nothing.

Kairo took this as me giving in.

He showed a pleased smile and turned around to walk out of the room.

I stopped the lawyer who was about to go, gave him the share paper, and spoke in a firm tone.

"Help me reach Kairo's enemy, the Bryant family. Tell him that once this child is born, I'll sell all the shares to him."