The Unwanted Wife's Last Breath

The Unwanted Wife's Last Breath

Gavin

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It was our third anniversary, and I was shivering on the balcony, barefoot in a thin silk robe. My husband Ethan, who believed I caused his true love Gabrielle to vanish, shoved me out there, making me pay for my supposed sins. Then, a phone call. Gabrielle was back. Suddenly, I went from a neglected wife to the household's lowliest servant, abused by Ethan, Gabrielle, and every staff member. They said I betrayed her, that I was a vile, jealous creature. My health deteriorated, coughing blood, fading into a shadow. They drugged me, paraded me before a hateful crowd, publicly shaming me as the "disgraced sister" while Gabrielle, the "victim," stood radiant. My own father watched, approving. How could my life twist into such a nightmare? How could everyone believe such monstrous lies about me, turning me into a monster in their eyes? I was already dying, isolated and shattered, when Gabrielle and a bribed maid claimed I' d leaked scandalous stories. Something inside me snapped. I grabbed the nearest thing-a heavy letter opener-and plunged it into Gabrielle. I expected more pain, more condemnation, maybe even death. But what came next would unravel everything, exposing the shocking truth from beyond my grave.

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It was our third anniversary, and I was shivering on the balcony, barefoot in a thin silk robe.

My husband Ethan, who believed I caused his true love Gabrielle to vanish, shoved me out there, making me pay for my supposed sins.

Then, a phone call.

Gabrielle was back.

Suddenly, I went from a neglected wife to the household's lowliest servant, abused by Ethan, Gabrielle, and every staff member.

They said I betrayed her, that I was a vile, jealous creature.

My health deteriorated, coughing blood, fading into a shadow.

They drugged me, paraded me before a hateful crowd, publicly shaming me as the "disgraced sister" while Gabrielle, the "victim," stood radiant.

My own father watched, approving.

How could my life twist into such a nightmare?

How could everyone believe such monstrous lies about me, turning me into a monster in their eyes?

I was already dying, isolated and shattered, when Gabrielle and a bribed maid claimed I' d leaked scandalous stories.

Something inside me snapped.

I grabbed the nearest thing-a heavy letter opener-and plunged it into Gabrielle.

I expected more pain, more condemnation, maybe even death.

But what came next would unravel everything, exposing the shocking truth from beyond my grave.

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