In front of people, I was the cold hearing-impaired beauty from the Law Department of National Chevening University known to everyone.

Behind people, I was the canary who was cared for by Felix in every way. I loved Felix so much that I almost lost myself.

I was even willing to give up my dignity and let Felix take countless naked photos.

In the top floor office of Houston Group.

After a round of lovemaking, I leaned on Felix's chest, feeling the man's heartbeat that was still unsatisfied.

"Felix, you always say that the wedding will be held next week, but you have never let me get involved in the wedding. Tell me the truth, are you hiding something from me?"

Felix was slightly startled, but soon a doting smile appeared on his face again.

"Alice, you will always be my only one. From the day I was with you, I have been planning our wedding. I promise you that in a week, you will be the happiest bride in North City. As for the details of the wedding, which are troublesome and laborious, we, men, only need to do it."

He didn't allow me to ask more questions, leaned over and kissed me on the forehead, then tidied his clothes and left.

But Felix didn't know that the canary, who had been imprisoned for too long, yearned for freedom after all.

While he was not paying attention, I quietly followed him and came to the door of a lounge in the group.

The familiar sounds of talking and laughing came from the room one after another.

The hearing aid I wore was specially customized for me by Felix and the frequency of receiving sound could be freely adjusted.

So it had never been difficult for me to hear the content of the conversation in the room.

"Felix, I see you've had sex again today, you look good! I didn't expect Alicia to be such a slut in front of you and behind people's back. When are you going to show us the photo of the school beauty? We're dying of jealousy!"

The words came into the hearing aid and my breathing suddenly stagnated and I froze in place as if an electric current had passed through my body.

"I heard that Alicia, this idiot, still doesn't know that the person Felix is going to marry is Miss Murphy and that the wedding next week is a marriage planned by the Houston Family and the Murphy Family long ago."

Under the urging of the crowd, Felix slowly spoke with inexplicable confidence and confidence.

"The main reason why I am with Alicia is because of her brother William Grey. After all, his subordinates are in charge of a case that can ruin our group."

"There is no rush for the photo. It will definitely be released when it is time. Now everyone should cooperate with me to continue acting. If William dares to go against me in the future, I will use Alicia's photo as a threat. I don't believe he will regard his career as more important than his sister's reputation."

Outside the door, I clenched my fists tightly and my nails dug deep into my palms, leaving a bright red crescent.

Tears had already accumulated in my eyes and they burst out the moment I turned around and left.

I came to North City to study at the best political science and law University in Germany, also to pursue my dream of becoming a lawyer.

At a party three years ago, I was deliberately drunk and almost became a tool for a strange man to have fun.

When Felix rushed into the room, my clothes had already been torn off and I fell unconscious on the bed.

It was he who raised his fist to injure the strange man and personally picked me up and took me home.

Later, I followed Felix, from being his intern assistant to becoming his canary who was pampered by him.

He said sweet words to me in person and promised that he would marry me home in a grand manner after three years.

Naively, I thought I had met the person destined for me.

But now the truth was revealed.

All these years, I was just a tool that Felix found to satisfy his desires and a means for him to maintain his business empire.

Being his canary, there was no heaven on earth, but an endless sea of ​​hatred.

After leaving the company, I took the initiative to call my adoptive parents in Rockbottom.

"Mom and Dad, I want to come back to work with you after graduation. I don't want to stay in North City."

"I have thought about the marriage you mentioned before and I will let you arrange it."

For the rest of the time, let me join the game and uncover the crimes that Felix tried his best to cover up.

Felix and I would not be lovers envied by thousands of people, but sworn enemies.

Hearing my familiar voice, my adoptive mother on the other end of the phone was so excited that she almost fainted.

Come to think of it, I hadn’t contacted her for a while.

"My dear, mom and dad have always treated you as our own daughter. We have always respected your choice and will never sacrifice your happiness for our own interests!"

"Don't talk about married or not for now. I heard from your brother that you have a boyfriend who you have been dating for three years and you love him to death, right?"

After a moment of silence, I couldn't control my emotions and cried out, "Mom and Dad, this should have been over long ago. Now I just want to be with you."

In the evening, I returned to the villa that Felix bought for me.

At the beginning, in order to prove my ability to my parents, I took the initiative to stop living expenses, but naively relied on Felix for support.

After being Felix's canary for three years, he gave me tens of thousands of rare treasures.

We went to more than a dozen countries for our honeymoon together, leaving behind more than a dozen thick photo albums. Keeping these now would only made people sick.

I personally sent the valuable gifts to the pawn shop and exchanged them for a long string of numbers in my bank card.

Then I threw the photo album into the fireplace and burned it to ashes.

At the same time, another call came in from Rockbottom.

"Alice, my parents said you are going back to Rockbottom. Did you encounter anything there?"

It was my brother William's voice. I didn't want my brother to worry too much, so I just used vague words to evade the question.

"I'm fine, I just miss home."

"By the way, brother, I have passed the bar exam. I want to work in our family's law firm in the second half of the year. Do you have any objections?"

William was surprised by my decision, but he agreed readily.

"Why would I have any objection? I'd love to have it. You're a top student at the University of Chevening Political Science and Law!"

After a few seconds of silence, William on the other end of the phone seemed to have noticed something was wrong.

"Alice, I heard from my parents that you decided to leave your current boyfriend. Have you been wronged? If so, you must tell your brother. Your brother will protect you."

My brother's concern made my heart astringent and tears instantly welled up in my eyes.

In an instant, the words I just heard outside the door and the countless times that Felix's camera was aimed at me flashed through my mind...

How could I be so confused that I became a joke among others and a tool for him to have fun.

"No, I'm fine. Leaving him is my own choice."

Hearing my answer, my brother's tone seemed to have relieved some of his tension.

"Alice, you are always the best in my heart. There are many excellent colleagues in our circle, all of whom have good family backgrounds and looks. If you want to meet them, the people chasing you can line up from China to France. But no matter what, we will respect your choice."

The moment I hung up the phone, the door of the villa was also pushed open.

Felix came out of the house in a suit and saw me squatting in front of the fireplace and the photos scattered on the ground.

"Alice, what are you doing?"

I picked up the photos calmly and threw them into the flames in front of him.

"Nothing, just some duplicate photos. It takes up too much space to keep them, so it's better to burn them."

Felix's eyes reflected the fire in the fireplace and he never suspected that I was different.

He hugged me tightly from behind, greedily sniffing the fragrance of my hair.

The hot and wet kiss went from behind the ear to the neck and Felix pressed down. Suddenly, his eyes were startled and his lips stopped on the empty neck.

"Where is the Heart of the Ocean I gave you? Didn't you always wear it around your neck before?"

I turned my face to the side, just thinking of a reasonable excuse.

"It rushed into the sewer when I was taking a shower today."

"Felix, I'm tired. I have to go to school to attend the graduation ceremony tomorrow morning. I'll sleep in the second bedroom tonight."

Felix rubbed my head and a gentle smile overflowed from his eyes.

I couldn’t tell whether it was deliberate or a show on the spot.

"Okay, go to bed early, I'll ask the driver to take you tomorrow morning."

An earthquake fifteen years ago took away my hearing and the lives of my biological parents.

My father's friends, that was, William's parents adopted me. I had a new family, so I rarely thought about that broken past.

Later, with my own efforts, I became the first hearing-impaired graduate since the founding of the University of Chevening of Political Science and Law and one of the few hearing-impaired people in Germany who passed the bar exam.

According to the original plan, I would give a speech on stage as an outstanding student representative tomorrow. In order to show the best speech state in front of the public, I had practiced speech for several months.

Just a sudden notice turned my efforts of these days into bubbles.

[Alice, the leader asked me to tell you that your speech at the graduation ceremony was cancelled and replaced by someone else.]

My right hand holding the phone trembled slightly and I typed frequently to try to reason, but after repeated entanglements, I still cleared it.

Then another line of words popped up in the dialog box.

[It was a person inserted by the school director, named Celine Murphy. There is nothing we can do when we encounter such a person with connections.]

On the day of the graduation ceremony, I met Celine for the first time.

She stood high above me in the position that should have belonged to me, covering up my existence with the identity of "outstanding alumnus".

Although I felt a little disappointed, I finally accepted it calmly. But my best friend couldn't stand it.

"Alice, you prepared for such a long time, but the speech was replaced by a relative who came out of nowhere. I'm worried for you!"

In fact, this speech had no other benefits for me except the opportunity to show my face. It was better to had less trouble than more. Besides, I could work in the Grey Family's law firm after graduation and I didn’t need the so-called "speech" to fill my resume.

The graduation ceremony ended with the principal's speech. At that time, my mobile phone received an unmarked text message.

[I am Celine Murphy, Felix's fiancée and I want to meet you.]

[Just go to the western restaurant at the back door of the school. I just returned to Germany and can't get used to the local food.]

I did not choose to change out of casual clothes, but just wore the simplest shirt and went to this "Fancy Banquet" alone. Opposite, Celine wore a high-end brand beaded suit, a brooch on her chest and exuded the scent of a thousand-dollar perfume.

Seeing me approach, she slowly put down the menu in her hand and smiled at me with a deep meaning.

She greeted me, "Hello, Miss Swift. Nice to meet you. I am Celine Murphy."

She started to explain, "We are quite predestined. Five years ago, I was also a student of the University of Chevening Political Science and Law. I just graduated from the London School of Economics this year. I am your predecessor."

I was unmoved. I had long understood the hidden meaning of this woman's words.

I looked at Celine's face calmly and then put on a polite smile. "Miss Murphy, you flew all the way from the UK, not to submit your resume to me, right?"

Celine's face changed and she was a little confused by my calmness.

I guess she might have thought that I would hysterically compete with her for the position of the main owner, but she never expected that I would be so unmoved by her appearance. Because I had seen through Felix a long time ago, I knew he didn't love me.

Celine frowned slightly, sneered and then said straight to the point, "I've heard that Miss Swift is very smart and is the first hearing-impaired graduate of the University of Chevening Political Science and Law. I think you should understand..."

"Felix is fickle-minded. He has many children outside. As his fiancée, I have always seen it. But I have lived abroad for a long time and I have not been able to eradicate him all these years. Of course, Felix will get tired of you one day. But we are about to get married. If you continue to stay with him, it will not be good for you or me."