Dane says you’re like a dead fish in bed, it’s been boring
these years.
Then, she sent a photo.
She lay on the carpet covered in marks, the wedding dress crumpled beneath her.
The diamonds that once symbolized fidelity were now tainted, their brilliance dimmed.
I saved all the chat logs and photos, replying with only one sentence:
“I wish you success.”
Early the next morning, I opened my eyes to find Dane sitting by the bed, clutching my hand.
“Didn’t go to work?”
I pulled my hand away in disgust.Dane paused momentarily, instinctively tensing up: “I was worried about you. I wanted to make sure you were awake before I left.”
I observed the fatigue in his eyes after his indulgence, and smiled coldly.
Even now, he’s still acting.
Perhaps all men are born actors.
I quietly studied him, then suddenly raised my hand and pulled out a thin, long white lace from his shirt collar.
Dane vicibly tensed.
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Dane visibly tensed:
Last night, I was tidying up the walk–in closet and noticed
your wedding dress was a bit dirty. I had someone take it to be
cleaned.
I slightly curled my lips, saying meaningfully.
“It’s fine. When things get dirty, we just throw them away.”
This applies to wedding dresses, and to people too.
Dirty things should have been discarded long ago.
Dane felt inexplicably uneasy, looking at me with a cautiously ingratiating gaze:
“Melody, I’m going to the TV station soon for a live broadcast. It’s perfect timing to announce our wedding date.”
“They’ll video call you during the show, so remember to answer.” I nodded, my smile not reaching my eyes, “I’ll give you a surprise then.”
Dane’s expression showed a moment of discomfort, but he hurriedly got up, kissed my cheek, and left.
I watched him get into Aria’s SUV, then sluggishly gathered my things to head to the hospital. Just before entering the operating room, I received a video call from the TV station.
The host excitedly said that millions of viewers were waiting to witness our love.
I only felt the irony and calmly said:
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“In the end, love is all about conscience.”
I turned and released the video of our passionate lovemaking from last night to the public.
As I entered the operating room, Dane’s agonized voice came through my phone.
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Lying on the cold operating table,
hot tear slides from the corner of my eye into my hair.
I hand the USB drive containing all of Aria’s information and photos to the young nurse beside me.
“After I’m discharged, please send this USB drive by local courier to this address.”
“I’ll pay you $10,000 for your trouble.”
The nurse hesitates, then nods. I silently close my eyes tight.
Love at its end is an endless sea of hate.
Dane, I want you to fall from your high pedestal when you’re at your most triumphant.
I want you to see with your own eyes how your fake, ugly lies are exposed.
I want you to live the rest of your life drowning in guilt over me.
The surgery is both long and torturous. When I open my eyes again, three hours have passed.
The moment I regain consciousness, I can’t help but feel a bit disappointed.
The name ‘Dane‘ is still deeply etched in my brain, as if carved into my cerebral cortex.
His face, his voice, the way he moves – I can vividly picture it all with my eyes closed.
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says to me:
“The memory erasure surgery isn’t quite perfected yet. We’ve
seen cases like yours before – the effects of the surgery might take some time to kick in.”
I nod to show I understand.
Even cutting out a piece of flesh takes time to heal, let alone erasing a person from memory.After obtaining my discharge, I grabbed the pre–arranged plane ticket and fled this
heartbreaking place for good.
Arriving at the pre–planned residence, I discovered my phone was still connected to the home surveillance system.
Dane was going berserk, ransacking every nook and cranny in search of any trace of my existence.
Unfortunately, I had already cut up and burned all our photos together,
And I’d packed up and sold everything I’d ever used to a junk dealer,
The entire mansion was now devoid of any hint of my presence. Aria timidly followed behind Dane, trying to stop his madness: “Dane, Melody’s gone.”
“Why are you heartbroken over a woman who abandoned you? You still have me. I’ll always be by your side.”
