She was extremely provocative in our chat conversation.

"I'm sorry, Samantha. Please allow me to be a little selfish. I'm going to die soon. All I want is to have a brief moment of happiness before I die."

She posted a picture of her holding hands with a man on her social media, with the caption, [You are always there whenever I turn around.]

There was a mark on the man's ring finger where his ring would have been.

Three days later, they held a small wedding in a church in the suburbs.

I rushed to the venue and questioned them angrily. However, Dustin slapped me hard.

He looked at me with disappointment. "Samantha, Celine is about to die. Can't you just be kind to her?

"I just want to fulfill her last wish. We are only having a wedding; we are not really getting married. Do you think you would have the chance to marry me if it weren't for her leaving?

"You are nothing compared to Celine."

His disgusted and insulting tone made my heart ache.

He had completely forgotten that if it were not for my family, he might be picking up trash somewhere now. My family's help in the past became an obstacle to his love with Celine in his point of view.

I stood outside the church feeling numb and humiliated as I watched my husband marry another person. I was so foolish at that time that I actually reflected on myself. Was I too stingy and acting too calculative?

After my soul left my body and was floating in the air, I finally realized everything was just because he had never loved me.

I finally left the hot lava, with my soul was the only thing left. After Dustin and Celine escaped the active volcano, the other teammates came forward immediately.

"You finally came out! We thought something bad really happened!"

"Thank you everyone for your concern. We are fine," Celine looked down and spoke softly. Her weak face turned pale. It instantly made everyone want to protect her.

My best friend, Vicky, was the only one who immediately noticed that I was not there. She pulled Dustin on his collar and asked, "Where is Samantha?

"Only you two pieces of trash have escaped? Where is Samantha?"

Celine looked weak, "How can you say that to me?"

Dustin answered impatiently, "Watch your words! Samantha must have slandered Celine behind her back, right? What can happen to her? She possesses the best survival skills in the wild. She was the one who saved me when I fell into the swamp."

Vicky was so angry that her eyes turned red. "How dare you say that? She saved your life, but you abandoned her?"

Vicky turned around and was about to rush toward the volcano. The others grabbed her immediately. "It's very dangerous in there now..."

Vicky did not care much. She rushed toward the volcano immediately.

Dustin hesitated, "I'll go with you..."

However, before he could finish his words, Celine, who was perfectly fine a moment before, suddenly turned weak and fell backward. Everyone rushed to Celine in an instant. Dustin even held her in his arms.

Before Celine closed her eyes, she grabbed Dustin's arm and said weakly, "Dustin, don't worry, Samantha will be fine. When we were escaping, I saw that she had already climbed out of the lake. Perhaps she had left from another exit..."

Dustin breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly picked up Celine and ran toward his car.

"What are you still standing there for? We need to get down the mountain quickly; Celine is not feeling well."

Everyone rushed down the mountain in a hurry. Vicky was left alone to fight against the odds.

I wanted to catch up with Vicky, but I was trapped beside Dustin. I had to go down the mountain with them.

Celine's health problem was not really serious; she just had a scare. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Without Vicky being around, no one thought of me.

The next day, Celine was about to be discharged from the hospital. Dustin called me then.

The cold female automated voice prompted that my phone was turned off. Dustin frowned and sent a voice message to my phone.

"Where the hell are you? Do not think that you can threaten me by going missing! Come to the hospital immediately to pick Celine up. She will be living with us during this period. You shall take care of her."

I was floating in the air, watching him go crazy with the voice message, looking ridiculous.

'Where the hell am I? I have, of course, died in the deep lake of lava. The place where you stood by and watched. I have also, of course, died in the hands of your dear soulmate.

Dustin, who did not get a reply from me, had to take a taxi home.

My mother, Kelly, had been waiting at the door for a long time.

She frowned when she saw Dustin. She then asked, "Where is Samantha? Why didn't she answer the phone?"

Dustin was stunned for a moment. "She didn't answer your call too?"

"What do you mean?" A dash of panic flashed in my mother's eyes. Her brows were tightly knitted, and she asked, "I heard that you all met with an accident when you went out for geological exploration together the day before yesterday?"

Dustin took out his cell phone immediately and dialed my number. There was still no answer.

Dustin explained, "She ran away that day. She is probably angry that I didn't save her immediately, so she is giving me the silent treatment."

My mother's face looked horrible. "Samantha is not that immature and ignorant. She didn't answer my call; something must have happened. I'll call the police now!"

My mother's eyes turned red with anger and anxiety. "Dustin, I will hold you responsible if something happens to Samantha.

"Don't forget, your family has many projects that are depending on us."

Celine whispered immediately, "Dustin, you must not let Kelly call the police. It would look bad if others were to know we left Samantha behind."

Dustin frowned and said, "Kelly, why do you have to make a big deal out of this?"

He grabbed my mother and pushed her into the house. "I have told you, Samantha is just in a cold war with me! If you call the police, it will involve our work. Things may even go out of control.

"A family's conflict should not be made public. Why do you want to do this?"

My mother was so angry that she was shaking all over. She asked in disbelief, "What are you doing? Are you locking me up?"

Dustin locked the door and said coldly, "Don't worry, I will contact her now. I will get your daughter to appear safely in front of you."

Dustin reached out his cell phone and sent me a message.

[Stop creating trouble and get back here instantly! Samantha, if you continue to act with such ignorance, I will really consider divorcing you.]

My body trembled when I saw his message. A cold grin then appeared at the corner of my mouth.

Divorce?

It would be great if I still had the chance to divorce him. Unfortunately, I was no longer able to do that.

Dustin's cell phone rang suddenly. He did not even look at the screen but picked up the call instantly, "Samantha! What the hell are you doing?"

"When can you start acting sensible? Your mother is worried about you. Aren't you afraid anything bad may happen to her? Get back here immediately and stop creating trouble for everyone."

There were two seconds of silence on the other end of the call.

Next, an awkward female voice came through. "Excuse me, is this Ms. Samantha Freeman's husband? I'm calling from the hospital. I can't get through to Ms. Freeman's phone, so I have to contact you.

"May I know when will Ms. Freeman be able to come for her prenatal check-up? It's time for her routine check-up."

Dustin was stunned. After a long moment, he managed to utter, "What did you just say? Is she really pregnant?"

Dustin obtained the ultrasound report from the hospital. The diagnosis showed that the baby was more than three months old. Dustin could not hide his excitement.

He was completely unaware that Celine, who was standing beside him, displayed a flash of viciousness in her eyes.

Celine looked so frail when Dustin looked at her. "Unfortunately, with my body's condition, I can no longer get pregnant. I myself am struggling to survive.

"I have never been a mother. This is one of the many regrets in my life..."

Dustin held her hand lovingly.

Celine sighed. "It would be great if I could have a child."

Dustin's face lit up. He then said firmly, "Don't worry, Celine. I will definitely make your wish come true."

Celine smiled bitterly.

Dustin turned around and started calling me. The call actually went through.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and his body relaxed. "What's wrong with you? You don't want a divorce?"

"Come back immediately if you don't want a divorce. Stop causing trouble.

"The hospital has notified me and asked me to take you for a prenatal check-up. We'll go tomorrow.

"As for the divorce…" He sounded as if he was doing me a favor.

He paused and looked at Celine. Then, in a deep voice, he ordered, "Since you are pregnant and Celine really wants to have a child of her own, you will let her take care of the baby for a while after the child is born!"

Bang, my eardrums exploded suddenly.

I thought I would no longer have any feelings. However, my body was shaking uncontrollably after hearing that.

I floated in the air, staring at him in disbelief. My eyes were already red.

'Dustin, how dare you? I have tried so hard to conceive the baby. How can you ask me to hand the baby to another woman?

'Have you forgotten that after my miscarriage, you held my hand tightly and said that we would have another child. Why shall my baby be given away by you like a present?'

I breathed deeply. Celine's sweet smile was incredibly annoying. Dustin wanted to laugh too.

However, the next second, Vicky's angry voice was heard on the other end of the call, "Dustin, you are an idiot. Why should Samantha's baby be raised by her?"

"It is you?" Dustin's facial expression turned extremely ugly. "Give the phone to Samantha! Tell her that if she doesn't accept this condition, we will divorce immediately!"

I could not help but laugh miserably. How would I be able to accept his request?

My baby and I were both dead.

Vicky collapsed suddenly on the other end of the call. "I can't give the phone to her."

She then sneered sadly, "Dustin, I am afraid Samantha and the baby are dead."

Dustin froze at an instant and asked, "What do you mean?"