Forced Marriage: Escaping Her Monster

For a moment, all Jeremy could imagine was Jerlina curling up on the floor weeping. That's what he used to see a lot back then. She'd be sobbing silently and continuously.

His heart hurt.

I cannot see her like that again!

Wait... It's in Scar's backyard...

Jeremy checked the picture once more. He wondered if it was Scarlett who sent him the picture.

But no, it was from Emma!

Emma... What have you done?

He didn't even wonder if Scarlett getting closer with Emma these days would be a factor in this. He knew it. Destroying a baby's grave is not something Scarlett would do.

And is Emma such a person?

Should I give her the benefit of doubt?

He decided to call Emma to know why she has a picture of the destroyed grave of Jerlina's baby.

But before he could call Emma, he received a message that contained audio from Emma. Wondering what Emma might want to let him know, he listened to it.

Hearing it, his hands fisted to a ball and his eyes reddened.

This is Scar's voice and she is talking about how hurtful it is to take care of the planter?

"Ha...ha... ha..." Jeremy smiled, as his eyes turned vicious. "She thought she was untouchable, did she? Just because I've known her all my life..?"

As he was thinking, he received a call.

Emma..?

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Emma was in a pretty good mood. Her husband is discharged from the hospital and so she didn't have to sleep in those uncomfortable beds anymore.

Plus, he's been very gentle with her and in this week, she has received a diamond bracelet and an emerald necklace from him.

She knew he's changed for the better.

All she has to do now is to try and maintain that lovey feelings he has for her. That's going to be easy because she knew he had no one else to care for him now.

His dear lover helped him go infertile and any man with a sense wouldn't look at that kind of woman anymore.

And on her family's side, she didn't know what happened. Her brother was sent to a foreign country for no apparent reason immediately after they were told that Jerlina survived. She didn't bother to check. She already warned them not to mess with Jerlina anyway.

If Harold didn't listen, it is not my fault! He shouldn't have treated me as stupid and should've listened to me!

And her mother is trying to contact her for some time. But she didn't have time to meet with her.

What good would talking with her do? I have an important business!

That Jerlina had the nerve to call her and shout at her for going to meet that stupid lumberjack's lawyer.

Can't I be curious about how much I am entitled? Can't I worry if that stupid left everything with his "wife"? Heh! Jealous b*tch! Did she think that she is the sole inheritor of Jerry's millions? No, it would be billions if we combine his companies and all his assets. How can she think that she can take it all?

But she learned that her stupid brother in fact left half of his assets for her.

Isn't that wonderful? I'd be a billionaire... I guess..?

She thought Scarlett might be pretending to be hating Jerlina but as she spent a lot of time with her, Scar seemed to be a lot angry at Jerlina.

It was a good thing I provoked her by pinching that yucky kid! He...he... there is something so fulfilling seeing babies cry.

Emma is wise. She knew someone simple and loud like Scarlett can't pretend to hate someone. She watched Scarlett ending the call with Jerlina without even answering her and she even deleted all the pictures she had of Jerlina in her phone.

Scarlett really hates Jerlina!

Emma is wise. She did record everything Scarlett said about Jerlina. She knew it would come in handy someday.

So, Emma tried to maintain a good relationship with Scarlett while talking to some of the people in town about the extreme measures Jeremy is taken for the sake of his "wife". Even though Scarlett helped her, many of the townsfolk still stupidly think Jeremy is not overreacting.

It's not like she died, right? Why get so emotional about that?

Ugh! That b*tch really is like a cockroach! Even after all those planning, she survived! I wish I could squish her to nothing!

And that planter that was by Scarlett's door... That really annoyed her.

Inside that planter is the child of that b*tch and my husband! A child that I can never have!

The child she took from me!

It was a good thing she miscarried, right? It was smart of me!

Otherwise... I never would have gotten Gerard for myself!

Oh... F*ck Gerard! He's just a needy sissy!

That b*tch! She took Jerry from me! Jerry... my walking ATM!

How can she have everything?

But nothing's gone now. I can get in his good graces now. I can't let him change his will now that he survived too. Ugh! Why is it that no one is dying?

But... I just have to find a way to make him adore me as before.

And that's why she was glad she visited Scarlett's home today. Scarlett was not here. She checked Jeremy's house and there was no sight of anyone there either.

But she could see the planter there. Just alone... waiting to get destroyed.

And destroy, she did!

It was liberating for her, pulling out the leaves of the bush one by one, thinking of Jerlina's hair. And she was happy to imagine Jerlina's face filled with tears as she pulled out the root. But that was not enough for her.

That soil... it's where her dead baby is..!

So she took a shovel lying at the side and smacked the pot. It was ceramic and it was not hard for her to break it.

You just wished to get broken, didn't you, little pot?

With a happy smirk, she stomped on the spilled soil as much as she could spare her energy. Only when her legs started to hurt, did she stepped out.

"He...he... I know you're already dead and got rotten and all... But how do you feel dying again?" She snorted. "Don't blame me... Blame your mother!"

She wiped the perspiration off her face. It was all Jerlina's fault that her clothes got sweaty...

After making sure none of her heel marks remain, she took enough pictures. After double-checking that no one watched her, she left Scarlett's home.

She couldn't hide her excitement and she knew her impeccable, genius plan will succeed. So she stopped the car by the roadside and sent the pictures to Jeremy.

What if he doesn't read them? Should I call?

She smirked as the status turned to 'read'. As usual, he cannot help but answer my calls and texts.

Ha! I knew I always have a way back! But... will that stupid think that some animal did it?