Yvonne waited for a long time in the corridor, but Zach never returned.

Instead, she saw Robin coming out of the washroom. He was surprised to see Yvonne standing alone, and he brought her to the room.

Everyone was chatting happily inside, but the seat beside Yvonne’s remained empty. Even after a long time passed, Zach still didn't appear.

Soon, Robin, their mutual friend, put on a mask of calmness and sat beside Yvonne. “Yv, Zach said that something came up at the company. I’ll send you back later.”

She just wore a gentle smile. “You don’t need to. I have some work at the studio. I’ll grab a cab there. You guys have fun.”

Shortly after Yvonne left, she spotted some familiar individuals out of the corner of her eye.

She followed the two people to a secluded stairwell.

Zach was arguing with the woman in front of him.

“Mr. Frank, you’re no one to me. Who I drink with has nothing to do with you.”

Furious, Zach punched the wall as if he did not know pain.

In the next second, Yvonne saw the woman’s face clearly.

Just as she thought, it was her.

Yvonne clenched her fists tightly as she heard Zach’s cold but possessive words.

“Bella Clark, I know you want this. Fine, I’ll give it to you!”

Zach bent down and kissed Bella on the lips as he wrapped his arm tightly around her waist to pull her close.

Bella’s eyes were wide open. However, her gaze was fixed on Yvonne, who knew that Bella had noticed her right from the start.

That night, Zach did not go home.

He just called her and told her not to forget to drink milk.

Belatedly, Yvonne remembered that she had not attended the dinner gathering with Zach last time because her period had arrived.

Last time, Zach did not come home either.

When midnight arrived, her phone suddenly rang.

She answered the call numbly. But before she could identify the caller, she heard sounds of passionate lovemaking coming through her speakers.

Like a tyrant, the man wanted the woman to admit that he was the man she loved the most. Meanwhile, the woman’s moans grew more intense.

Yvonne did not know how long she listened to it, but the whole thing lasted until the woman crooned at Zach.

“Zach, I don’t want to be a homewrecker.”

He paused his movements. After a moment, he sighed and said, “You’re not, silly. I just regret the fact that you appeared in my life too late.”

Yvonne clutched her collar tightly. Even though she already knew the truth, the sudden declaration still shattered her heart into pieces.

Zach joined the Frank family with his mother when he was thirteen.

Since he was a stepson, most of the people in the family looked down on him and often bullied him. But Yvonne always helped him. When others bullied him, she would run to the bullies’ families to snitch on them. Then, she would bring Zach over as they watched the parents teach the bullies a lesson.

After that, those bullies shut Yvonne in an equipment room one day. However, Zach found her and held her tightly in his arms. He knew that she was terrified of the dark and had claustrophobia as well.

At that moment, he promised her that no matter what happened next, he would not let go of her again, much less lose sight of her.

Following their SATs, Yvonne learned that her parents had actually been divorced for a long time but kept it a secret from her.

Dejected, she ran away from home. But Zach found her again and brought her to the house he was renting outside school.

Even to this day, Yvonne still remembered the promise Zach made.

“If no one wants you, I will. If no one wants to take care of you, I will.”

He asked her to believe in him and said that he would never lie to her.

She believed in him, but he broke his promise.

That was not all. He even faked his death!

Yvonne sat in numb silence until the sun rose. When the first ray of sunlight shone on her, she rubbed her dried eyes.

Then, she took her phone out and called her mother.

“I’d like to leave Zach’s side. Could you help me?”

“What do you need?”

“Help me create a plane crash.”

It was how Zach had chosen to betray her, and she wanted him to have a taste of the pain she felt!

Zach returned home.

When he saw that Yvonne was still sleeping, he leaned over to kiss her. But right as he drew closer, she sneezed violently and consecutively because of the pungent scent of perfume on him.

Yvonne covered her nose and gasped for air.

Zach scowled and hurriedly got up to open the window.

“Sorry. I forgot that you were allergic. I’ll take a shower.”

By the time he came out, Yvonne had already gone to the living room.

The sight of the empty dining table puzzled Zach. “You didn’t cook breakfast today?”

Yvonne looked down with an expressionless face. “Haven’t you eaten already?”

Zach stared at her in shock.

With extraordinary calmness, she said, “You posted on Instagram and even changed your profile pic.”

Scowling, he took his phone out to take a look.

Bella was the one who had used his phone to post on his Instagram.

She even made their profile pics match.

An awkward expression appeared on Zach’s face as he put his phone back in his pocket and smiled. “My secretary’s son was in the company yesterday. He might have changed my profile pic for fun.”

Yvonne’s heart sank, and she felt a chill run down her spine. Nevertheless, she stood unmoving.

This was the second time Zach had lied to her.

While her mind wandered, he returned downstairs with a luggage bag in hand.

“Honey, I’m going on a business trip to a branch company for a few days. Your birthday’s around the corner, so wait for me. I’ll give you a surprise once I’m back!”

Yvonne did not answer and just hung her head. When her eyes landed on the luggage bag, there was only mockery in them.

Zach’s heart clenched when he saw this. But before he could say anything, his phone vibrated.

When he saw the caller ID, he cast Yvonne a subconscious glance. Once he realized that she was not looking at him, he returned to the room to answer his phone.

The sound of the door’s lock clicking shut made Yvonne bend down to open the luggage bag.

Soon, she found two boxes of unopened condoms in one of the bag’s layers.

With stiff movements, she put the luggage bag back in its place as she broke into a self-deprecating smile.

In the previous cycle, Zach started going on frequent business trips after the gathering.

At that time, she was worried that he would overwork himself. So, she would make various nourishing soups for him. By the looks of it, she had been a fool!

After Zach left, Yvonne left as well.

She wanted to send all of the things in her studio to her mother’s place before she left the country.

By the time she was done, the sun had already set. She dragged her exhausted body back. After she locked the door, the police called.

The moment Yvonne arrived at the place, she saw Zach swinging his fist at a man. A woman was hugging him tightly to stop him. She was crying so much that her makeup was ruined.

“Don’t, Zach!”

Zach’s eyes were bloodshot with rage. He was like an enraged lion who wanted to rip the man apart.

“Heh. I was wondering why you’ve become so bold. So, it’s because you’ve gotten yourself attached to someone rich,” the man said haughtily while he hid behind the police.

“Mr. Frank, you’re making things hard for us.”

However, Zach refused to listen to anyone and just wanted to punch the man.

The scene stunned Yvonne.

She had seen Zach being this wild and violent before.

At that time, he had wanted to build a company through his own efforts, so he spent all his time at the company.

Yvonne had pitied him back then. She could not bear the thought of him having take-out and instant noodles all the time. As such, she would always cook for him and deliver the food to him.

One day, it poured, and two drunkards dragged Yvonne to a back alley. Fortunately, a passerby saved her. Zach learned of this later and located the drunkards’ houses.

When Yvonne arrived, she was shocked. Blood was flowing down Zach’s hands nonstop while those two people lay twitching on the ground.

The bloodshot look in his eyes was the same as the one he had in the present.

Cracks filled Yvonne’s heart, and her legs felt like they were made of lead with each step she took.

As she stared at the enraged man, she called out to him, “Zach.”

Once Zach heard Yvonne’s voice, he was stunned. But before he could turn around, Bella suddenly cradled her chest.

“Zach, it hurts.”

She collapsed in front of him, and panic filled his face.

“Bella! Bella!”

Yvonne soon arrived before Zach, but he just picked Bella up and shoved her away.

Before he left, he said, “Take care of the rest.”

Yvonne was forced to stay at the police station with the lawyer to handle the mess Zach had left behind.

It lasted until nighttime, and Yvonne did not eat a single thing. Her face was turning increasingly pale.

Once the lawyer finished taking care of everything, he saw Yvonne’s eyes roll back, and she fainted.

She lay in a hospital bed as her head spun. She wanted to open her eyes, but she could not find the strength to do so.

In her daze, she felt as if she could see herself after Zach “died.”

She turned gray overnight as she sat listlessly in their room. She refused to eat or drink and just let herself waste away until her friends found her unconscious at home. They sent her to the hospital.

When the doctor told her she was pregnant, Yvonne felt like she finally had the will to live. Sadly, when she was six months along, she got into an accident. This led to her losing the last thing that connected her to Zach.

She would never forget the driver who crashed into her. That woman shared the exact same face as Bella’s.

After Yvonne woke up, she found only Jacob York, the lawyer, beside her.

“I’m sorry, Mrs. Frank, I can’t get into contact with Mr. Frank. I bought you some soup, though. Have it while it’s warm.”

Yvonne forced herself up through great effort. As she recalled how Zach had left with Bella, she sneered. “Thanks for the trouble, Mr. York. Please go home.”

Once Jacob left, Yvonne pulled the IV needle out and wanted to leave. However, the nurse who came in to change her IV drip saw this and stopped her.

“Why did you pull out the needle? Where’s your family?”

Yvonne looked down. “I have no family.”

The nurse’s words died in her throat. After a sigh, she put the IV needle back in the back of Yvonne’s hand again.

The door opened once more, and another nurse came in to register Yvonne under the hospital. While she wrote, she lamented, “Seriously, people’s lives are so different from each other. Look at Mrs. Frank. She just got a scare, and Mr. Frank got all the specialists to check on her. It’s already midnight, and he still got them back to the hospital. His wife sure is the luckiest woman alive!”

Yvonne wanted to laugh when she heard this, but her eyes shone with tears.

After Zach received confirmation from a few specialists that Bella was fine, he finally felt relieved.

Slowly, rationality returned to him, and he suddenly remembered Yvonne.

Scowling, he gave her a call. He dialed her number more than ten times, but no one picked up.

Casting a glance at Bella and finding her resting, he quietly grabbed his jacket and left.

Yvonne had gotten herself an agent to be in charge of selling her studio.

“Miss Sunderland, these things look expensive. Why are you burning them?”

The agent was shocked to find Yvonne throwing her belongings into the brazier.

With a stony face, Yvonne picked up an unassuming diary from the side and threw it into the brazier without hesitation.

The fire shot up and burned her hand. This led the agent to step forward and pull her back.

“What’re you doing?!”