Adeline parted her lips slightly but didn't say anything . She was dying . What good would talking do ? Her leaving had caused his car accident , leaving him unable to hold a scalpel and ruining the medical career he'd dreamed of . She had to make it up to him . And with her recent stomach cancer diagnosis , she knew her time was running out . " There's no other reason . I moved on . You just had poor judgment and loved the wrong person . " Seeing the indifferent look on Adeline's face , Christopher snapped and strangled her . Adeline's face turned red from his grip . She felt suffocated but didn't resist . She closed her eyes and waited for whatever came next . At that moment , a knock came at the door . " Christopher , are you in there ? They said you got drunk , so I came to get you . Francesca pushed the door open and froze when she saw Adeline , but quickly composed herself , looping her arm through Christopher's . " Christopher , your mom is pushing you to pick a wedding venue .' Christopher smiled softly . " Just pick one you like . " Watching them talk was painful for Adeline . Francesca turned her gaze to Adeline . " Why is Ms. Mitchell here , too ? " Seeing Francesca so cheerful , Adeline remembered how she'd been bullied - dormmates isolating her , cold water on her bed in winter , and even burned with a curling iron . The scars were still there , and her body shook . Not wanting any more contact with Francesca , she tried to leave , but Francesca blocked her way . " Christopher , I heard Ms. Mitchell's band is killing it in competitions . Since we're getting married ... " 0.00 % 06:36 Chapter 2 288 ( Vouchers Before Adeline could respond , Francesca turned on the KTV in the private room and grabbed a microphone . " Why wait ? Ms. Mitchell , why don't you sing a song for us to celebrate ? " Adeline had just forced down several shots . Her throat burned hot and raw . Singing now - or even tomorrow - was out of the question . Christopher's hand rested on Francesca's waist , but he caught the tears glinting in Adeline's eyes out of the corner of his eye . Still , his words carried no pity . " Weren't you just performing at a bar the other night ? Don't act like you've been wronged . I paid for you to come . What's wrong with singing a song ? " Francesca stood and threw herself into Christopher's arms . " Forget it, Christopher . I overstepped . It's natural if Ms. Mitchell doesn't want to . " Compared to Adeline's stubbornness , Francesca came off as soft and charming . Christopher kissed Francesca . Right in front of Adeline , they clung to each other without holding back , not even caring that someone else was there . Seeing the situation getting worse , Adeline waited by the door . If she left , Christopher would surely come up with even more twisted ways to torment her . Even through the door , she could clearly hear what was happening . " Baby , how can you be this soft ... " " I love you so much . " " Will you marry me ? " ** Christopher had also said exactly the same words to Adeline . When they made that promise , they thought they'd be together forever . No one fit each other better than they did . Now Christopher was saying the same words to the woman Adeline hated most - Francesca . He didn't even spare their memories ; he was tearing them apart one by one . Through the crack in the door , she could see their clothes were all over the place , and they 45.51 % 06:36 Chapter 2 were clinging to each other . After a long while , Christopher came out in loose clothes and ordered Adeline . " Go buy us some birth control pills ! " 288 iVouchers 06:36 A single mother returns to the city she left seven years ago after breaking up with her ex to seek treatment for her son’s leukemia. Upon learning of her return, the ex immediately searches for the lo...