Chapter
Even though no one answered, Tristil said as he took off his shoes. In the past, Leticia would come to get hit as he entered: She will take his coat and give him a Ining loss
He should have been used to her aburner by now, but somehow,heteft lendlier than ever.
Trissen the bag of parties down. He glanced at the center of the being room, where woman was kneeling and arranging in the coffee table. She wore an airy, white
Shetached him ashesmle.“Teken.”
For a fleeting mommt, Tristen thought he was sering Leticia as she had been when they first got married is throat tightened He took an uns step forward, only to notice the woman’s shoulders shrink in fear as a chain around her ankledlinked.
He stepped in his tracks, and Chiebea’s face paled instandų.
She threw herself at his feet and called his name pleadingly, “TIME”
Tristan bent down and grippedher jawhard, a vein throbbing in his temple. His ce consorted in anger, yet his ice was dangerously soft auf light
“How dare you,” he growled, enclating each word with clenched teeth. “How dare you wear her clothes? How bold of you to think that you can compare to her!!
Chelsea was slapped so had that she hit the corner of the coffee table. These allies deepped to the floor and shattered into peces following a loud crash.
The huge sound caused Chelsea to inch. Though she was feeling diory, shecliched Tristan’s leg and begged desperach, “Tristan, please let me replace her. 1can take her place, can‘
“Get lost he roared, shaking her off
Tristan insubed her relentlessly. “You? Who do you think you are? You’re nothing but wash the berclothes back to me! One the back to me right now!”
Chelsea screamed in fear. She was trembling as she stripped off the dress. The curled up bar naked body by the couch and sobbed plithilly, “Tristan, I’m sorry for what I’ve done… Tomely sorry
Tristan saidie Dy, “held you to stay her and keep Leticia company. What do you think you’re doing‘”
Chelsea could only shake her head as she mailed firlplessly. She was on the verge of losing her mind
Each day, Tristan provided her with food and water and did Lerica’s colleless body
her in any way. But whenever he left the house, be locked her in she had been forced to spend her days with
as the days passed, Letizia’s body had eventually been moved from the air–conditioned room in a glass frezer that resembled acoffin Each night, every sound in the villa sent chil’s through Chelsea, kywing her trembling with bear
She couldn’t sleep, sales were completely bloodshot Right now, she was teetering on the edge of a mental berakclown. Every waking moment, Chelsea feared that Leticia would rise from the freezer. She was tiedot Leticia showring andblaming he driving her to her death
Sessing her temor. Tristan spoke som “Chelsea, youred to seduce me Leidendekat
Chelsealer out a harried scream, no longer able to bear the metal toctone, just as she was about to faint, Tristar grabbed her hat harshly and laughed.
He said mockingly, “You can’t even fightback at this point, Chelsea. You deserve this?”
A sharp lacked in chelsea’s eyes, but it was imediately conceded by her tears. She begged bitterly, “Tristan, please. Sparrme. Let me gs_”
“And who’s going to spare me? Tristan shot back.
Finding her pleas tiresome, Tristan sneered and turned to le
In a sudden act of desperation, Chelsea yanked him back. The brokeni parcelain shard in her hand sliced access Tristan’s neck, sending a puch of blood streaming out.
“It’s over now,” said Card, and Tristan’s. He patted Tristan on the shudder and added, “Chelsea has been locked up. I can’tunagine how hard this must be
Titan’s lace was pale te quietly shook his head.
Helen’t speak, as his neck was wrapped in thick bandages. He looked utterly eshanted and lost. This was the most vulnerable be’d been
Nerea pang of seeing Tristan in this state. He tried to eendert him, “I know you loved teticia deeply, you’ve got to let go of her new She wouldn’t want to see you The this”
Tristanden hi phone: “Illy her lost 1 post toan’t hear to let her ga
Ne sighed and patted his shoulder apainetta
work toward a lience for Chelsea. Try move on, right?
As Yader was busyhandling the legal matters, he gave Tristariemer weeds of touragement before leaving windo
Grethe rounded stent, Tristan tumed his gaze toward
The trees side had withered as a came. Their range leaves occasionally drifted into the room. We all was said and done, Tristan only felt hollow emptiness inside as hedrined dough le aimlessly
I had been a full month since taticia’s passing
Trusa reused to bury her. He clung to the taint hope that a miracle might occur one day. But eventhough he dreamed of tich night and saw her less body each day, there was no sign of her coming back to lite
He closed his eyes. Yet, every time the pain flared up. It denied him nestro in his shallow deans.
Tetic was dead.
Tveryone sold him that Leticia was gone, but Tristam still couldn’t acceptil
In the of his visions, he saw Leticia walking
abysmet, kaighing and charting cheerfully with another woman who was almost the same age as her. She looked solely and
Tristan wanted to call her name and tell her to wait for him. Tet, he felt as though his let me emented to the ground, and he was incapable of
He could only watch her walk away. He heard Letic’s red say, “Good fortune mermally follows ardzal Hatever since you woke up, it feels like you’re
Let’s meldedabat, “Maybe it a because I saw things more denly when I was near death.
“You’re not going to pursue the guy youäked betrefriend asked.
