Aurora was terrified, trembling as she dialed Zane's number.
No one answered.
It went straight to voicemail.
Aurora was extremely anxious.
An intense unease lingered in her heart.
In the evening, Zane finally answered.
Aurora, emotionally broken, said, "Zane, where are you? Zane, I want to see you."
On the other end of the line, Zane's voice was hoarse, almost inaudible.
It took Aurora a long time to understand.
Zane's father had been hit by a car.
His body had been thrown into the lake.
At that moment, Aurora wanted to die.
She really wanted to die.
A few days later, Zane returned to school.
He held Aurora and wept uncontrollably.
It was the first time Aurora had seen Zane cry.
She didn't dare to move.
Holding Zane, she cried with him.
Zane seemed shattered, fragile beyond repair.
"Aurora, my father is gone. What should we do? My mother will go crazy when she finds out."
Aurora had met Zane's parents.
His father was kind.
His mother was gentle.
Knowing that Aurora was Zane's girlfriend, they didn't look down on her for coming from a small, unknown village.
Instead, they gave Aurora some present.
Cost ten thousand and one, which meant she is the one in ten thousand.
Ten thousand present was an astronomical amount for Aurora, who was still a student.
She was too frightened to accept it.
The gentle aunt patiently persuaded her, saying that from now on, she was part of their family.
The aunt liked her very much.
She hoped that Zane would marry her soon.
Uncle said, "If Zane ever does anything to hurt Aurora, I'll break his legs."
Zane retorted, "If I ever hurt Aurora, I don't need you to punish me, Dad. I'll break my own legs."
They all had a great time, laughing and joking around.
But that atmosphere would never return.
All ruined by Aurora's father.
Aurora hated her father and herself.
Why was she the daughter of such a bastard.
Not long after, Zane found out the truth.
He roared and confronted Aurora,
"Why was it your father? Why did it have to be your father?"
He cried until he broke down: "The forensic examiner said my father died from drowning—"
"If your father hadn't cruelly thrown him into the lake, my father… definitely wouldn't have died, Aurora—"
"From now on, consider me as if I never knew you. If you dare to appear in front of me again, I won't let you off."
Aurora's father had killed the uncle who had treated her so kindly.
He had driven the gentle aunt mad.
Afterward, the bastard disappeared.
She couldn't be as heartless as her father. She couldn't hide, nor could she run away.
She felt too guilty.
She stubbornly stayed by Zane's side.
Even though Zane repeatedly hurt her and told her to leave.
She didn't leave, didn't go away.
She didn't want to see the once warm and bright young man become so despondent and disillusioned with the world.
Finally, one night, she and Zane made love.
Zane unleashed his rage.
She endured in pain.
At that time, she still deeply loved Zane.
After graduation, Zane started a business with a few friends.
Aurora joined their company and became Zane's personal secretary.
Zane found ways to torment Aurora.
Aurora could endure it based on her previous affection.
After all, they had truly loved each other for four years.
If it weren't for that accident, they would have gotten married.
When did Aurora start to hate Zane?
I think it was two years ago.
The day Zane married me.
She hated him.
She wished she could kill him.
I suddenly remember that on the day I married Zane, he mispronounced the bride's name.
My name is Elodie Lorien.
But he said, "Aurora Silverton, will you marry me?"
I knew Zane didn't love me.
Our marriage was just an accident.
When I traveled abroad, I bought some rainbow hair accessory there and stuck them in my hair because they looked pretty.
Zane, who was also traveling there, saw me.
He asked for my contact information.
After that, we interacted lukewarmly and somehow ended up getting married.
Looking back, he loved Aurora desperately.
But he couldn't overcome the obstacle in his own mind.
Indeed.
Father murdered, mother driven mad, the culprit fleeing to avoid punishment.
The most devastating thing was that the murderer was the father of the woman he loved most.
Who could not hate? Who could not hate?
But... what did Aurora do wrong?
