Left to Burn, Rose to Reign

Left to Burn, Rose to Reign

Qing He

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My life with Mark was a fairy tale, or so I thought. We built a tech empire together, and he swore I was his destiny, strong enough to defy any pre-written fate. Then, one night, a fire broke out at our office. I was trapped, bleeding and broken, reaching out for him. He looked at me, his eyes met mine for a fleeting second, then he ran right past me. He scooped up Emily, our intern, who was barely in danger, and carried her to safety. He left me there, on the burning floor. I woke up in the hospital, my body shattered. Mark wasn't by my side. He was with Emily, in the VIP suite, making sure his "destined love" was comfortable. He sent his assistant to tell me I was being "dramatic" for even thinking of a divorce. Then Emily herself showed up, gloating, admitting she set the fire, and demanding my wedding ring. My heart didn't just break; it solidified into ice. How could the man who swore to protect me abandon me so completely? How could he believe such an obvious lie? And why did I let myself be fooled by a script I knew by heart? The pain was nothing compared to the rage that coursed through me. I looked at Jessica, my best friend, and told her to get my lawyer on the phone. I was done being the victim in their story. It was time to write my own ending, and it started with burning everything down.

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My life with Mark was a fairy tale, or so I thought.

We built a tech empire together, and he swore I was his destiny, strong enough to defy any pre-written fate.

Then, one night, a fire broke out at our office.

I was trapped, bleeding and broken, reaching out for him.

He looked at me, his eyes met mine for a fleeting second, then he ran right past me.

He scooped up Emily, our intern, who was barely in danger, and carried her to safety.

He left me there, on the burning floor.

I woke up in the hospital, my body shattered.

Mark wasn't by my side. He was with Emily, in the VIP suite, making sure his "destined love" was comfortable.

He sent his assistant to tell me I was being "dramatic" for even thinking of a divorce.

Then Emily herself showed up, gloating, admitting she set the fire, and demanding my wedding ring.

My heart didn't just break; it solidified into ice.

How could the man who swore to protect me abandon me so completely?

How could he believe such an obvious lie?

And why did I let myself be fooled by a script I knew by heart?

The pain was nothing compared to the rage that coursed through me.

I looked at Jessica, my best friend, and told her to get my lawyer on the phone.

I was done being the victim in their story.

It was time to write my own ending, and it started with burning everything down.

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