Dying In Silence: The Unwanted Heiress

Chapter 6

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the food lay discarded. She dragged her exhausted,

Before she could even lie down, the b

e nothing but a white towel wrapped low around his waist. Water dripped from

flew to her side, pressing over the bla

tood over her, casting a dark shadow across the bed. "

. "I didn't say anything.

ng her to look at him. "You are a liar. She was

er face, but his eyes were freezing c

lar of her black silk robe. He yanked it hard, r

hands desperately grabbing the torn silk to cov

don't want this. Isn't this exactly

establish dominance. But as his breath brushed her skin, he froze. His movements, initially rough and angry, halted abruptly. He saw the sheer terror and physical agony twisting her pa

hed over Kaia. Hot tears spilled fr

the canc

a serrated knife twisting in her intestin

gid. A choked, guttural mo

dug into the bedsheets, twisting the fab

e pulled away completely. He pushed himself

eat instantly popped out on her forehead. She couldn't pull a

," she choked out, her voice bare

second, doubt flickered in his eyes. But then, the image of Se

ed himself off the bed and stood up,

trembling ball. "Your acting is pathetic, Ka

f. The pain was eating her alive. She stared up at

e of mercy. He turned his back o

ace by morning," he ordered. "D

ut. The sound of his footsteps faded down th

he pain was blinding. She rolled t

er open, and grabbed the plastic bottle. Her shaking hands spilled pills everywhere. She shoved a ha

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Dying In Silence: The Unwanted Heiress

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“Kaia was diagnosed with late-stage bone cancer, with only three months left to live. She wanted to give up her family's entire trust fund just to have Gerrit play the role of a loving husband for her final days. But before she could show him the biopsy report, he looked at her with absolute disgust, declaring that their three-year marriage made him physically sick. He only loved Seraphina. To force Kaia out, Seraphina constantly framed her. When Seraphina faked a fall, Gerrit pushed Kaia so hard she tore her waist open on a glass table. When Kaia writhed in agonizing pain from her failing organs, he stood over her coldly, mocking her pathetic acting. Even when Gerrit finally discovered Seraphina had hired a fake stalker and maliciously burned Kaia's skin with boiling tea, he still chose to protect his mistress. "I already signed the divorce papers with Kaia. We are going to bury this story temporarily to protect the company." Hearing those words from behind the wall, the last shred of hope in Kaia's chest completely died. She had endured his cruelty for three years, only to realize his bias for another woman defied all logic and morality. Lying in the bathtub, coughing up mouthfuls of dark blood that turned the water crimson, Kaia picked up her phone and dialed her lawyer. "Julian, initiate the final plan." Since Gerrit despised her existence, she would make sure he never found her body.”