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"I need to think about it, Wendy," Joshua Jetson said in a deep voice over the phone.He didn't immediately agree, but he also didn't reject me.I breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Alright, then. I'll wait for your answer."…I heard a feminine gasp of surprise resound from behind me after I returned home."You were discharged from the hospital, Wendy? Why didn't you tell us?"Savannah Quinton's eyes sparkled as she looked at the suitcase that I was holding.My husband, Charlie Ashford, stepped forward and swept his disdainful gaze across my abdomen."Don't blame Savannah. You know she's pregnant and needs to stay here to take care of the baby in her belly, Wendy. Go back to your guest room now. You can move back into the master bedroom after that repulsive wound of yours heals."My heart squeezed painfully as a sour and bitter sensation spread through my chest.Three years ago, Charlie's distant relative, Savannah, showed up at our doorstep right after we got married.I

I looked up at Charlie."I fainted on the street, but the coachman wasn't willing to give me a ride. Do you know why?" I asked while staring calmly into his eyes. "It was because he was terrified that I would die in his coach."Panic flickered in Charlie's eyes. However, it didn't take long before his embarrassment morphed into anger."You… Stop lying!" he roared. "The doctor said you were in perfect health!"I couldn't help but feel how absurd the situation was as I took in the fury burning in his eyes."I'm not lying. I have cancer. The doctor said I only have three months left."Charlie inhaled sharply. He stared unblinkingly at me as if he were trying to determine if I was lying to him.Just then, Savannah cried out while pressing a hand to her stomach."My stomach hurts so much, Charlie," she whined. "Is the baby upset because it's hungry?"Charlie immediately abandoned me and hurried over to Savannah's side. He looked absolutely heartbroken, and his eyes were overflowing

The crowd immediately fell silent as they stared at the man who strode through the doors.Joshua was wearing a heavy, black coat, making him look incredibly intimidating.The onlookers inhaled sharply when they recognized him."Isn't he the legendary, ruthless, and decisive Commander Jetson?"The two soldiers immediately approached Joshua and confessed to their mistakes with guilty expressions."Our apologies, Commander Jetson! This only happened due to our oversight—"Joshua simply glanced at them before saying in a deep voice, "20 lashings each. Don't let this happen again."The two soldiers hung their heads and hurried away.Only then did the crowd snap back to their senses.Meanwhile, Charlie was still stunned. "What are you doing here, Commander Jetson?" he asked hoarsely.His eyes darted between Joshua and me. He seemed to realize something and rushed to explain himself."This is just a misunderstanding. I'm just messing around with my wife—"Joshua scoffed, interrupt

Savannah was just one of Charlie's distant relatives who left her hometown after it was ravaged by a disaster.Charlie and I lived in a small house when she first showed up at our doorstep. It was only big enough to accommodate us and a single guest room.I assumed that Savannah wouldn't stay too long with us since we had just gotten married. After all, who wouldn't feel awkward at the presence of an outsider in their home?However, Savannah stubbornly stayed with us for a long time. When I discreetly mentioned that she was inconveniencing us, she acted as if I wanted to kick her out and cried her heart out."Where will I go after I leave this place, Wendy?" she asked through sobs. "I'm all alone now. I can only live under a bridge if you insist on kicking me out… Forget it. It's fine. I must be an eyesore to you. I'll think of something…"She then tried to rush out of the house with only the clothes on her back, but Charlie hugged her and berated me."Do you even have a conscien

My eyes widened slightly. I watched as Joshua walked over to the window and lit a cigarette.A long time passed before he blew out a smoke ring and said, "I was ambushed three years ago and was shot in the shoulder. In my panic, I hid in a beggar's den."I was slowly pulled back into my memories as I listened to him.Mom had just finished her shift at the embroidery workshop. We used a shortcut to get home after I picked her up from her work. On our way home, we saw a filthy man in disheveled clothes passed out on the path.Although the man looked like a beggar, I had stopped Mom and said, "This man's injured. Could he be one of the construction site workers?"The construction site was nearby. There were many cases of people losing their footing and getting severely injured all year round. Dad also lost his life after he got into an accident at the construction site. It was why I felt rather sorry for the workers.Ignoring Mom's attempts to stop me, I carried the unconscious man