The Mysterious Wife of Montenegro Brothers

The Scars She Hid From The World

REGINA MCBRIDE

The heavy iron gates of the Wilderness Correction Camp groaned as they released me after three years of state-sponsored hell. I stood on the dirt road, clutching a plastic bag that held my entire life, waiting for the family that claimed they sent me there for "rehab." My brother, Brady, picked me up in a luxury SUV only to throw me out onto a deserted highway in the middle of a brewing storm. He told me I was a "public relations nightmare" and that the rain might finally wash the "stink" of the camp off me. He drove away, leaving me to limp miles through the mud on a snapped ankle. When I finally dragged myself to our family estate, my mother didn't offer a hug; she gasped in horror because my muddy clothes were ruining her Italian marble. They didn't give me my old room back. Instead, they banished me to a moldy gardener’s shack and hired a "babysitter" to make sure I didn't embarrass them further. My sister, Kaleigh, stood there in white cashmere, pretending to cry while clinging to her fiancé, Ambrose—the man who had once been mine. They all treated me like a volatile junkie, refusing to acknowledge that Kaleigh was the one who planted the drugs in my bag three years ago. They wanted to believe I was broken so they wouldn't have to feel guilty about the "wellness retreat" that was actually a torture chamber. I sat in the dark of that shed, feeling the cooling gel on the cigarette burns that covered my arms, and realized they had made a fatal mistake. They thought they had erased me, but I had returned with a roadmap of scars and a hidden satellite phone. At dinner, I didn't beg for their love. I simply rolled up my sleeves and showed them the price of their silence. As the wine spilled and the lies crumbled, I sent a single text to the only person I trusted: "I'm in. Let them simmer." The hunt was finally on.

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Alyssa Graham pushed open the door and saw Ryan Young, her boyfriend, having sex with another woman in bed.

That woman's slender arms were wrapped around the man's neck, and her bright red lip prints were all over the latter's naked body. Alyssa immediately knew what was going on without asking.

Alyssa tried hard not to let the tears fall, and the look in her eyes was stubborn. "Ryan, what does this suppose to mean?"

"What a fool! Why even bother asking? Didn't you see it all?" Ryan held the enchanting woman tightly in his arms and gently stroked her hair. "I'm no longer interested in you, Alyssa."

"You are lying. You've just said you loved me yesterday!"

"Nah, that's a lie. Otherwise, how could you have transferred all the money of the Graham Family to my account? Now that I have obtained the Graham Family's wealth, why should I put up with you for any longer? You have such a bad temper and do nothing all day long. Also, you treat me like a servant. Who do you think you are? You were the young lady of the Graham Family. But now, all those that used to be yours are mine. I can easily get any woman I fancy."

While listening to Ryan, who had always been loyal on the surface, Alyssa became utterly stunned.

They met and fell in love in college. However, it turned out that the three-year relationship was nothing but a beautiful yet hurtful lie. Those details that happened in the past three years, such as Ryan waiting in line to buy food for her, holding an umbrella for her in the rain, waiting for her overnight under her dormitory building after their quarrel, came to Alyssa's mind one after another.

After they graduated from college, Alyssa's father wanted to marry her into the Hunter Family. When the Hunter Family's wedding convoy came to pick her up, she jumped out of the hotel dressing room. She eventually prevented the marriage by a suicidal attempt. From then on, the entire Graham Family grew sick of and even hated Alyssa. Besides, because she fell from a high building, Alyssa's kidney was seriously damaged and almost killed her.

Suddenly, a sharp female voice interrupted Alyssa's recollection. "Miss Graham, haven't you figured it out yet? You're just a tool for Ryan to get your family's money. Now that he has made it, you're no longer useful. Stop thinking so highly of yourself. Yes, you used to have the Graham Family standing behind you as you are the family's daughter. Now, even the residence of the Grahams is on fire. Do you still think you are a young lady better than others? Nah, you're just a bitch!"

"Don't talk nonsense."

Alyssa rushed over to the other woman, trying to scratch her face. Instead, however, Ryan slapped Alyssa fiercely.

She turned around and happened to see the video playing on Ryan's phone. In the video, the Graham Family's villa was drowning in the sea of fire. And piercing screams could be heard at the same time.

Alyssa stared at the screen and could not believe what she saw.

Everything was fine when she went back the day before asking for money to transfer to Ryan.

Soon, Alyssa came to her senses and grabbed Ryan by the collar. "How could you do this?"

Ryan pushed her away in disgust, saying, "It's all your fault, you stupid woman. Do you know that I almost got killed by you yesterday? You blatantly asked the Graham Family for money, and others certainly saw my purpose at a glance. Last night, if I hadn't followed you, I would have been arrested as a swindler. If you hadn't transferred the money to me, I really thought that you and the Graham Family were going to partner with each other to collect evidence and send me to prison."

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