Ghost of a Broken Heart: An Undercover's Tale

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he killed everyone, b

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basement, time

my phone, waiting

air, covered in blood, pinnin

ond, the pho

Julia that you'd go to such lengths to trick me into coming back?

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a message from Ju

million, along with a photo of the t

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s too tragic, and m

a wanderi

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nt, Vince was writing some

and pen, leaned on his shoulder,

day and deleted her. If she finds out you invested

eyes filled with m

however I want. She's just a housewife who stays home wat

d reason to ask for money? She photoshopped and acted, and

illion is... "

Her card is at home, but she's too busy taking care of the ki

something really happened to her? Ma

r? She probably regretted our arg

tucked her hair

your own business, so pure and kind, always

achieve your dreams, I'd sell eve

you're t

moved and kissed

with each other, I was overwhelmed by intense pai

path

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deceit, became an indepe

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have children duri

that his mother wanted a gra

him troubled, so I pr

tside the delivery room, promi

as weaned, I wanted

er become a child without parental presence. I'm about to get promoted and

had to compromise with reality again, giving u

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worthless parasite, alw

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I met on

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aving nothing to becomin

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changed when

ge student he had

at favored boys over girls and

me from rural areas, Vince p

treated her like a little

sed to Vince in

usly because Vince rejected her,

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ieved

ince to bring her an umbre

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ance turned into a habit, and he

longer dece

as trul

ship gradually shifted from warmth

mes, he would s

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ll prevail. My feelings for Julia are like a brother's for a

ent led me to s

irthday gift Julia gave him,

s if Julia had never b

hey reconnected on a dati

d their relationship grew de

orking late every night,

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emotions; it was also about a post o

io for a job at Julia's invitation, only to

lia, now a graduate student, was recruit

arned Vince that Julia might just

used to be

I was sland

e over the years exploded in an instant, with cur

nse? Rumors can destroy a person. She's just a hardworking young g

ng, beautiful, educated. She understands me, and su

cious. You're just like the trash at her school, full of jeal

at him, u

mashed his phone and

went to Ohio

my way to pick up our daughter fro

erer said to me before I died

rmind was

ve been someone

so-called pure and kind Julia who pushed

und various neighbor

f guard, she finally led him int

g with me? However, you've merely been observing for three day

t you. Nothing

ionately tap

is enough. Besides, this is an opportunity for myself too.

our word. I'll take you

ed and joked

ion "high-profit investment

n't a

eed a mark

volved, became a top leader, and

psed overnight, leaving him in

came to their doorstep ever

anymore, divorced his fath

d with his father was a

Vince faced many restrictions and d

hese past events, his eyes

bout to walk the

he first floor, three seemingly respe

could tell from the details t

s, women's

were cohabiting, a

his fingerprint on the "assessm

do it,

ll-fledged member of the marketing scam.

ense something an

Why would Marlee Photoshop to deceive you? Why did you come to me overnight? Have you forgotten? Because she always looked down on your rural background, looked down on you for sti

t, but then he was complete

rint, and the transfer

lars was gone i

e was still t

chance to turn my life around. Once I rise higher, I

" he referred to

th sad an

rwhelming pain and anger

hey knew how to exploit every aspect of human nature, using the s

, Vince was always in

sted him by asking if he could bu

to those words fo

a poor boy from the countryside, unworthy of you, the pamp

isor position, his ambition grew, always

ld boast about his spending on social me

ust wanted to se

r was still in

am, everyone associated with him would be

ould you be

hand, Julia set he

stead replicated the scheme, inviting d

car-faced man became

f Julia's three partners and

warmly called

e money beyond the two million, his attitude dra

he saw Vince still favored by Julia,

indy night, he lured Vin

s, Vince was knock

akes you one of us. I can make you disap

e's hair fiercely, pressing a k

ns removed? If you continue to covet

few more times, the

hoed like a haunting threat in my

elp but touc

it was alre

d I forg

ured liver, with m

ehead bled

he finally crawled

cept the scar-faced ma

e was tru

getting up was to pick up his ph

, money-sharing games, scams, and a

t to turn off his phone when a news al

he clicke

orrific mu

th her organs removed, her body mu

orpse, which w

idnapped on her way to pick up her child from school. Her family refused to pay the ransom, and

me rapid, his face pale, and his ha

d from his hands

ioned our neighborhood