Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
Katie’s mouth was a gory sight, her lips blurred and grotesque, sending shivers down Audrey’s spine.
“Drop the gun,” Katie struggled to articulate. Though she managed to speak through her bloody mouth, every movement caused intense pain.
Despite the recent painkiller injection, the pain persisted and intensified with the slightest motion. It appeared her body was growing immune to the pain relief.
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Audrey obediently released the gun, still reeling from the shock and fear of encountering Katie.
It was Audrey’s first encounter with such horrifying disfigurement in a person. It wasn’t a deformation of the spirit but a genuine physical repulsiveness. Not only was it hideous, but also profoundly frightening. This Lorenzo proved to be truly heartless.
However, considering Katie emerged drenched in blood, Lorenzo must have met his end at her hands. Reflecting on it, Katie appeared even more menacing than Lorenzo. And Katie’s current predicament was simply the consequence of a ruthless struggle for survival.
Concerned for Audrey’s safety, Cornell spoke firmly. “Katie, you can still lower the weapon.”
Katie emitted her distinctive chilling laugh. “What’s the use, Cornell? Can it restore my face?”
She blinked and made an exaggerated expression, questioning him, “Why won’t you look at me? Is it because you find me repulsive? Or should I disfigure your beloved? So she looks just like me? Ha-ha…”
Delighted with her notion, Katie clapped her hands and chuckled anew.
Cornell’s countenance darkened. “Katie, Lorenzo caused your wounds, not Audrey. Release her now!”
“Release her? What fantasy world do you inhabit?”
Cornell responded with a resolute expression, “This is Ambrosia, a realm governed by laws. Commit harm, face imprisonment.”
Initially anxious, Audrey began to harbor doubt upon hearing Cornell’s words. It appeared Cornell aimed to elicit something from Katie.
Observing his demeanor, Audrey felt more composed and compliantly stayed quiet.
Yet, Katie showed no intention of yielding, gripping Audrey’s scalp tighter and pulling forcefully.
“Ah…” Audrey cried out in pain, playing her part.
Katie chuckled. “I dared to end Lorenzo. Do you think jail frightens me?”
“You killed him?” Cornell’s brow furrowed as he repeated incredulously, “You really killed Lorenzo?”
His query was suggestive, but Katie, in her frenzied state, remained oblivious. “Yes, I not only ended his life, but I also stabbed his face over eighty times… He dared to disfigure me, so I made him so repulsive that even stray dogs wouldn’t approach him on the street!”
Audrey was stunned by Katie’s level of insanity to stab Lorenzo over eighty times! Wasn’t Lorenzo a formidable figure? The ease with which Katie could eliminate him seemed scarcely credible.
Despite the gun against the back of her neck, the reassuring gaze from Cornell ahead of Audrey lessened her fear.
Katie pressed the firearm more firmly against Audrey’s neck and declared fiercely, “You, and you too!” She pointed at Cornell, chuckling. “Anyone who harmed me must face consequences, and so will you!”
Cornell scoffed. “Katie, who exactly harmed whom? Can’t you tell?”
“It was you, along with this contemptible woman, who hurt me!” Katie tightened her grip on the nape of Audrey’s neck with force.
Audrey was choked so severely by Katie that she struggled to breathe.
As her consciousness waned, she suddenly heard Cornell’s voice.
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“Audrey, do you have faith in me?”
Audrey did not grasp his meaning but replied instinctively, “Cornell, I trust… Ugh…”
Katie intensified her hold, suggesting she might strangle Audrey without resorting to her weapon.
“Audrey, you simply need to place faith in me. Nothing more!”
Before Audrey could respond, a sudden diving tackle ensued.
Audrey was forcefully knocked to the ground beneath Cornell. Both individuals collided heavily with the floor.
Upon seeing Audrey break free from her grasp, Katie acted swiftly and pulled the trigger.
The familiar sound of a bullet casing ejecting left Audrey stunned.
In the next instant, her eyes reddened and she screamed in horror, “Cornell!” It was Cornell who had lunged at her. This indicated that the bullet, intended for her, had struck him instead. So, was his plea for trust really about sacrificing himself for her once more? No, this could not be happening!
Tears welled in Audrey’s eyes as she turned Cornell over to inspect him. “Cornell, are you injured? I can’t bear it… I can’t bear to see you like this. I hate you!”
Witnessing her tears, Cornell grinned and reassured her, “Foolish. I had told you to have faith in me.”
Audrey hesitated. Cornell’s voice was feeble, yet it didn’t indicate a gunshot wound. Furthermore, there was no blood where a bullet would have penetrated.
Audrey glanced up suspiciously, and Katie, equally perplexed, squeezed the trigger once more to confirm.
“Cornell!” Audrey attempted to drag him away, but he struggled to balance on one leg facing Katie’s firearm.
“Don’t! No!” Audrey’s expression turned ashen with dread.
Katie, appearing unhinged, persistently pressed the trigger aimed at Cornell’s countenance.
“Click.” The noise of several unfilled chambers puzzled Katie. “How could this be? Why!”
Ultimately, the gun malfunctioned and emitted no noise.
Fuming, Katie angrily threw the gun to the ground, her agitation palpable.
“Cornell, was it you messing with me?” In her agitation, she spoke rapidly while tugging at the large, unsightly wound on her mouth, causing her to grimace in pain and appear notably repulsive.
Cornell maintained a calm expression as he replied, “I swapped the guns.”
Back when Lorenzo crushed his kneecap, Cornell had seized the opportunity to switch their weapons. However, in his rush to rescue Audrey, he forgot the concealed gun.
Consequently, the gun Katie wielded was the one Cornell had tampered with.
Despite this, Cornell still shielded Audrey with his body, wearing a bulletproof vest underneath.
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To apprehend Lorenzo, Cornell had meticulously prepared. It was not as random as it appeared. Even if Katie hadn’t killed Lorenzo today, Lorenzo would have been captured.
But giving Lorenzo’s nature, he would have fought to the death to avoid capture, as he was infamous for his reckless and desperate fighting style.
During the confrontation with the special forces, the situation would definitely descend into chaos. Their approach required caution, and any attempt to capture Lorenzo would Likely result in unexpected casualties.
Now, things settled, with only Lorenzo perishing and no additional losses.
“You swapped the guns?” Katie’s eyes darted around, searching for clarity.
The reason she had fired at Cornell without hesitation was his betrayal. He had abandoned her to face Lorenzo alone, leaving her utterly forsaken… The hatred she harbored toward him was profound!
He had delivered her into the hands of that devil! She craved vengeance, to rend his flesh and gnaw on his bones!
But now, learning that Cornell had tampered with Lorenzo’s firearm, Katie’s dimming intellect sparked a thought. A faint smile crept across her still terrifying countenance, reflecting in her eyes.
“Cornell, do you still harbor feelings for me?”
This puzzling remark caused Cornell to furrow his brow slightly, clearly puzzled by her assertion.
However, Katie giggled joyfully. “Even though you left me with Lorenzo, you were secretly concerned he might harm me, so you covertly switched his gun to protect me…”
Cornell was left speechless. His lips pressed tightly together, genuinely taken aback by her misconception, unable to respond.
Audrey was equally taken aback. It appeared Katie was genuinely delusional. Any rational person could see that wasn’t the case.
Yet, Katie remained lost in her delusional world, laughing even more brightly.
“Cornell, I… I forgive you. Even though you abandoned me for this woman, I’m not upset. I’m willing to share you with her. Moving forward, we… We could take shift to have you. Monday, Wednesday, Friday for you and her, and Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday for you and me. How does that sound?” Katie shockingly proposed.
Cornell furrowed his brow. “Are you out of your mind? When have I ever protected you?”
In Katie’s persistent dream state, she refused to awaken, vehemently insisting, “That’s how you protected me. Cornell, cease deceiving me. I am aware you harbor emotions for me deep down. We have collaborated and resided together for numerous years…”
As Katie’s assertions became increasingly extravagant, referencing actions Cornell had never taken, all creations of her imagination.
Cornell interjected coldly, “Katie, when I left you with Lorenzo, I envisioned two potential outcomes. One where he would subject you to torment until death, and another where you would eliminate him, only to face retaliation from the entire Maxwell company!”
“No… No… It’s not like that…” Shattered by his cruel revelation, Katie clasped her hands to her chest, murmuring, “You care for me… You hold feelings for me… You’re lying…”
Katie immersed herself deeper into hypnosis, reconstructing her idyllic dream one phrase at a time.
“You claim forgiveness, but what authority do you possess? The one perpetrating wrong and malevolence from the outset is you, not anyone else. Remember, the things you’ve committed, be it in this life or the next, or even the one beyond that, are beyond forgiveness!”