Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
Cornell looked at her with a faint smile. “He’s here because his beloved wife has died.”
“His wife is dead, so why surround this place? I didn’t kill her…”
Katie’s voice faltered, her eyes widening in sudden realization. She stared at Cornell, stammering, “Was… Was it you?”
The smile on Cornell’s Lips grew more pronounced, and his silence was as loud as any confession.
It wasn’t Cornell who had orchestrated the ambush, but it was on his territory that Lorenzo’s wife met her tragic end, victim to one of Lorenzo’s numerous adversaries.
In response, Cornell had devised a plot to convince Lorenzo that he, Cornell, was responsible. His aim was clear. He intended to draw Lorenzo into a trap in Ambrosia.
Cornell knew he was running short of time. As long as Lorenzo was alive, peace was a distant dream for Audrey. After all, Audrey was still in his hunting List.
Driven by revenge and grief over the murder of his wife, Lorenzo, known for his vengeful spirit, would surely seek to harm the woman Cornell cherished.
To counter this, Cornell quickly announced his engagement to Katie, spinning a tale of rekindled love with his childhood sweetheart, propelling their fabricated love story into the limelight worldwide.
Cornell meticulously orchestrated everything, timing his moves perfectly. When Lorenzo appeared at the International Banquet Center, Cornell had called in the special forces, ready to assist in apprehending Lorenzo, even at the risk of his own life.
Yet, Lorenzo’s resources and insanity was shocking, having managed to secretly plant explosives throughout the building.
Fortunately, Cornell had foreseen this possibility. He had arranged for everyone in the building to be evacuated before Lorenzo’s arrival.
Now, the building stood empty except for Cornell and Katie.
Cornell was prepared for the worst. If Lorenzo discovered the trap and attempted to escape, Cornell was ready to confront him. They would both perish in the explosion.
“Cornell, have you gone mad?” Katie exclaimed, her face turning deathly pale.
Katie pieced together Cornell’s plan and knew Lorenzo well enough to predict his reactions. If Lorenzo believed that Cornell had harmed his beloved, he would see her as the next target, tortured her to death. By then, that madman wouldn’t spare her, regardless of the truth.
Katie regretted the story she had fabricated in Lorenzo’s presence, now exacerbated by Cornell’s ongoing declaration of their “romance.”
Lorenzo would surely think she was the woman Cornell loved. No explanation would change Lorenzo’s mind, given his vindictive nature.
He was the type to err on the side of excess rather than risk a mistake.
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After a torrent of emotions, Katie’s expression settled into one that was as gray and lifeless as ashes.
Exhausted, Katie slumped against the wall, repeating under her breath, “Cornell, you are absolutely insane!”
“Katie, this is the price you have to pay,” Cornell taunted her without mercy.
Katie felt as though her world had crumbled. Everything was finished, completely finished. She wasn’t ready to die, yet the idea that she wouldn’t be alone in death brought her a strange comfort. “Cornell, do you really think you’ve won?”
Katie scoffed. “You haven’t. You’ve shown everyone that I’m the woman you love most. You’ve completely shattered Audrey’s heart!”
Her words transformed Cornell’s usually expressionless face into a frosty visage. His face turned stone-cold as he declared, “You might want to think about what’s coming for you!”
“I don’t care anymore,” Katie said faintly. Just moments ago, she was trembling with fear. Her sudden shift in demeanor seemed fishy.
“Having you die with me makes it all less scary. Even if we die, being known as tragic lovers isn’t the worst fate, is it?” Katie taunted.
Disgust washed over Cornell, his lips curling in disdain. “Katie, who said I was letting you die?”
Confusion crossed Katie’s face.
“Whoosh!” A syringe clattered to the ground near Katie’s feet.
Cornell announced, “You could try to give yourself an escape.”
Katie, confused, began to ask, “Why would you…”
Then it hit her. “Cornell, you don’t actually want me dead!”
Katie quickly connected the dot and grasped Cornell’s intention, her astuteness shown in her capabilities in plotting numerous schemes.
“You want me to kill Lorenzo, and then live the rest of my days like a fugitive, always terrified, pursued by the entire Maxwell family, right?”
A fierce look sparked in Cornell’s eyes. “I’m merely delaying your end. Do you really think you can evade the entire Maxwell family indefinitely?”
Just thinking about the Maxwell family chasing her made Katie shiver from head to toe. The Maxwells wouldn’t chase her indefinitely. If they decided to finish her, they would swiftly accomplish their task.
If the target didn’t die quickly, the full might of the Maxwell family would ensure success.
By then, she’d be scared out of her wits until the very end, and then she’d have to deal with being caught and put through forty-eight awful tortures.
The Maxwell family was notorious for their merciless methods, torturing their victims up until the very end.
The mere prospect of such a dreadful life made Katie wish for death.
How could she possibly cope with that?
“You are truly heartless.” Katie felt like she plunged into an icy hole, her face turning pale as a ghost.
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Cornell responded, “You have committed countless horrors. What goes around comes around. You get what you deserve.”
At that moment, Cornell resembled a dark avenger, spreading his wings to snuff out the evil lurking within Katie.
Katie was speechless. Her body shook uncontrollably at the thought of the Maxwell family on her trail. Fear wrapped around her like a suffocating net, ensnaring her completely. She felt as if she were drowning in an endless, formless terror.
After a prolonged silence, suddenly, Katie broke into hysterical laughter. She blurted out excitedly, “Do you know? Audrey’s pregnant again!”
Cornell’s expression turned to one of shock. “What did you say?”
With a sinister smile, Katie revealed her malicious nature and said, “I’m saying the woman you love is pregnant, and if I’m not mistaken, it’s likely your child…”
She deliberately paused, relishing the turmoil her words caused.
Given Cornell’s current fury, Katie assumed he might end her life at any minute. She wasn’t going to just surrender like a fool. She could just break everything to bits. If she was going down, she’d take it all down with her.
The color drained from Cornell’s face in an instant. He lunged forward, crouched, and seized Katie by the collar, his eyes red with fury. “What are you talking about?”
Seeing Katie’s crazed smile and hearing her manic laughter only drove him to greater desperation. His eyes, filled with a murderous rage, fixed on her. “Tell me! How do you know about this?”
But Katie fell silent as if she had lost her voice, saying nothing further, just continuing with that unsettling, chilling laughter.
Katie seemed to find the situation amusing. She was thrilled because, as far as she knew, Henley had managed to let Audrey return to Ardlens. It appeared that their plans aligned perfectly, even under these circumstances.
With Audrey nearby at such a critical time, Katie felt less intimidated.
Cornell’s brow creased, confused about how Katie could possibly be aware of Audrey’s pregnancy. Yet, at this moment, it seemed pointless for Katie to lie to him, and from his expertise in reading people, she didn’t seem to be deceiving him.
But why would Audrey, carrying his child, keep this from him again?
Reflecting on his recent efforts to confront Katie and Lorenzo, Cornell could see why Audrey remained silent. Even if he knew, what could he possibly do? The result was already decided. He couldn’t alter a thing. All he could do was try his hardest to secure her future safety. But… How did Katie discover this?
“Explain it to me clearly!” Cornell clutched Katie’s collar, shaking her roughly in his distress.
“Cornell, do you really believe all those misfortunes are my doing?”
Katie responded off-topic, “Ever considered you’re the one to blame? Who else could be causing pain to your beloved? But I got to say she’s really fortunate. Despite my numerous attempts to harm her, she survived. Eventually, I had to team up with Lorenzo, but I never imagined her luck would be so strong that even Lorenzo couldn’t succeed. Anyway, it’s all because of you that the lives of the woman you love and your mother are in turmoil. If you hadn’t given me hope, I wouldn’t have fallen so madly in love with you, and they could have lived in peace.”
Katie spoke, her face gradually contorting into something sinister.
“The one who truly deserves to die is you. You’re the root cause, the main villain! Those near you suffer because of you! I curse you. I curse you to never find happiness in life!”
“I will kill you!” After hearing a barrage of bitter curses, Cornell’s expression turned lethal as he strangled Katie. His grip tightened around her neck like a steel vice, squeezing intensely.
Just as Katie’s eyes began to roll back and she neared unconsciousness, the grip on her neck suddenly loosened.
Cornell leaned in close, his presence overwhelming and the fresh, appealing scent of his cologne surprisingly close, leaving his intentions ambiguous.
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“Interesting!” He scoffed. “You’d like that, wouldn’t you? That way, when Lorenzo arrives, you could try to absolve yourself of blame, right?”
Katie was left speechless. Cornell appeared to grasp her thoughts instinctively, hitting the mark with surprising accuracy.
Cornell reached out but didn’t actually touch Katie. Instead, he acted, stroking her hair through the air. “Katie, you’re being delusional. The harm done to Audrey, my child, and the suffering my mother went through won’t just disappear.”
Katie felt more than unnerved. It was as if a venomous scorpion was skittering across her scalp, poised to strike. “You.”
Before Katie could finish her sentence, the window shattered with a loud crash.
Katie was still trying to comprehend the situation when three figures dressed in black burst into the room.