Chapter 2

"Baby, after our little one is born, how about the three of us go to Northfield to see the snow in winter, and climb mountains in spring?"

Noah was daydreaming about our future while I slightly turned my head, pretending not to see the hickey on his neck.

What Noah didn't know was that the little life he was so excited about had already died due to his betrayal.

"Mr. Sinclair and Mrs. Sinclair are so happy. I want to find someone just like Mr. Sinclair," Sophia said, and Noah immediately shot a nervous glance at me.

"Well, I'll let him go to you then... Hmm!"

Noah immediately covered my mouth, his teeth clenched in anger.

"Stop talking nonsense."

He leaned in close. Looking into his eyes, I felt like I was back to the summer when I was 17, the first time Noah kissed me, his eyes full of nervousness and caution.

"Olivia, I won't be like my dad, looking for other women.

"I love only you."

Noah's dad had an affair that drove his mom to her death, and he hated his dad for it his whole life.

Like father, like son. Noah had ended up becoming the very thing he despised the most.

At dinner, Sophia handed Noah some juice and secretly brushed her palm against his.

Unable to tolerate it anymore, I slapped her across the face.

"Ah!" Sophia covered her face, tears falling one by one.

"Olivia, what gives you the right to hit me?"

She turned to Noah with a pitiful look, her eyes red, like a bunny.

But Noah didn't spare her a glance. Instead, he held my hand to his lips, blowing on it gently.

"Did it hurt you?

"Getting upset isn't good for your health, especially since you're pregnant."

Since I was little, my health had always been weak. My parents were busy with their business and didn't have time for me.

Noah had taken the small, fragile me home and cared for me with great attention.

People joked that I was his burden, but Noah would always gently defend me.

"She's not a burden. She's my rose."

Noah would pull the thorns from my body and then... drive them deep into my heart until it bled uncontrollably.

Seeing herself ignored, Sophia wiped away her useless tears, and her cheeks were red and swollen.

That night, after Noah tucked me in, he quietly went to Sophia's room.

After that, a series of soft noises reached my ears.

In the dark, I opened my eyes and called my mentor.

"Professor, I'm willing to go to Eldoria and join the secret research organization."

"Are you sure? Once you join, you won't be able to contact the outside world for five years, and your identity will be erased."

"Yes, I'm sure."

My mentor hesitated slightly. "Then get ready. You leave in three days."

I wouldn't disappear without a word.

I would let Noah know that I knew about his affair before I "killed" myself. Just like how his mom died.

I would make sure he lived forever in guilt.