Rex’s eyes are closed and his voice is quivering, “I thought I could never see you again.”
The woman takes a deep breath. She doesn’t push him away, instead, she says, “I’m back now, isn’t it?
There will only be just the two of us in the future. No one else could ever come between us, alright?”
As if saying once isn’t enough, the woman repeats, “Just the two of us.”
Rex immediately becomes sober when he hears the last sentence. Lily would never say anything like
that. Never. This sounds like a more deliberate, extreme, and selfish statement.
This is not Lily!
Rex opens his eyes and pushes away the woman in his arm, regardless of who she is. He turns on the
switches and the living room is immediately filled with lights. This allows him to see who this woman is.
Marina was caught in surprise. She got pushed away and fell on the stairs on the entrance. Her
surprised expression is still all over her face when she looks at the sober man. Obviously, whatever
she’s planning failed.
“R-Rex, what’s wrong?”
When Rex sees her face, all emotions mix up. He couldn't stand her appearance. He is the reason why
Lily left but she is also one of the culprits.
“What are you doing here?” Rex frowns with a disgusted look on his face. He even takes off the coat
where she had her hands on and looks at Marina as if she is trash from the roadside, “You’re
disgusting.”
Disgusting?
Marina’s pale face turns even paler when she hears Rex said that. She just got off from the hospital
today and she comes to visit him right away. She doesn’t deserve to be treated like this. Although she
knew Rex didn’t really like her but disgusting? It’s a pretty strong word to use on her.
Marina calms herself down very quickly. There’s nothing more than the news of Lily being dead could
cheer her up. She can’t stop smiling the moment she learns about the news. She feels like she could
bear everything when coming across the thought of Lily could never come between Rex and her
anymore.
“I miss you. I've heard that you’re not feeling well lately and you keep drinking. So I thought I would pay
you a visit and see how is it going.” Marina sits on the floor and puts up a victim look on her face.
But Rex knows, she is not a victim. If she is really scared, she won’t even walk into the house without
asking.
He must be pretty indulgent to her previously that she thinks he wouldn’t do anything to her, which is
why she keeps challenging him.
Rex is almost sober when he sees Marina’s face. He glares at her and his eyes are filled with extreme
anger. He speaks in a cold tone, “Get out before I get mad.”
Marina has successfully challenged his limit by pretending to be Lily.
Marina didn’t expect Rex to be so cold to her. She tries to stand up by holding onto the ground and she
even pretended to fall down. But the man in front of her is too cold that he wouldn’t even reach out a
helping hand.
She stands up from the floor, “I’m sorry. I didn’t want to disturb you at all. I know you are not in a good
mood lately but I’m worried about you, and I miss you. When George said I could get off from the
hospital, I-”
“This is not a place for you.” Rex continues glaring at her.
Marina is frightened but she continues to walk towards Rex, “Rex, I could go away if you want but you
can’t bring someone back from death. You have to move on. I will be by your side and take care of you.
Whatever Lily can do, I can too, and I can do better than her!”
“Better?” Rex clenches his fist and punches the wall beside Marina’s face. The movement of the fist
causes the air to echo a deep and rough sound of his fist hitting the wall. Rex’s eyes are filled with
furious. His words come out in between his teeth, “Who gives you the permission to say she is dead?”
He is like a furious lion. His eyes are all red and he would swallow everyone who talks bad about Lily.
This is not the first time Rex getting mad at Marina but this is definitely the most terrifying one.
The name ‘Lily’ is like a button on this man. Once the button is pushed, the man loses control.
“No- No, it’s not that…” Marina is obviously frightened by the punch Rex throws. It almost hit her face!
The room is in dead silence. Rex is trying his best to control his emotion, or he would have harm
Marina already.
The atmosphere is tense. It could explode with just a little bit more of flickers.
Suddenly, three light yet clear knocks come from the door of the villa.
This time of the day? Could it be Karl or some other friends of Rex’s?
Marina feels like she has to grab this life-saving straw. She immediately moves aside and answers the
door. When she finally has a clear look on that scary face in front of the doorsteps, she gasps
There’s only dimming lights outside. The fluorescence lights from the top shine upon the woman’s face.
What a ghastly face! It seems like it’s been destroyed by sulphuric acid and all features of the face are
ruined. Flesh from the jawline connecting to the neck, red scars on the forehead, and the place where
the nose should be, is left with only two hollows of different sizes. The place where the lips should be is
swollen and they are no longer identifiable. The eyes, on the other hand, are the only normal and
functional features on the face.
This woman doesn’t look like a human at all. Instead, she looks like a ghost.
Marina tries to close the door the moment she sees the woman, but the woman is faster than her. She
stops Marina by pushing against the door. She doesn’t even frown when her hand is pinched by the
door as if she doesn’t feel anything. The woman is so strong that she uses all her strength to do this as
if it is the last struggle of her life.
Marina is obviously the underdog of this tug of war. The door is then pushed open. She takes two steps
back and balances her body, “W-Who are you?”
The woman laughs in a creepy way. Her hardly-identifiable lips curved upwards and her laughter
sounds like a snort. Even her voice is rough and croaky, “Didn’t you recognize me? It’s only been a few
days.”
The voice sounds like a broken cassette that you can't even understand what she is saying without
carefully listening to her.
However, Marina knows what this woman is talking about. She covers her mouth in fear and hides
behind Rex. It makes her sweat over herself. “You…”
“Yes, it’s me. I’m still alive and I’ve come to collect my debts!” After naming her purpose, she turns and
looks at Rex, “But before that, I’ve something to tell Mr. Rex.”
Looking at the ruined face, Rex replies in a defensive tone, “Who are you?”
The woman stuns. She raises her hand, strokes her face, and replies in a burst of pathetic laughter.
“I’m Jade!”
The wind brings the cold air outside into the house and it shivers everyone.
This is an unexpected answer. Although Rex doesn’t really remember how Jade looks like, she’s
definitely way different than the woman he’s looking at right now.
“I know how terrifying my face is now. It’s all Ms. Marina’s effort.” Jade’s eyes roll from one direction to
another direction like an owl at midnight. Sharp, yet scary. “Well, this would require me to tell you how
Ms. Marina and I are involved.”
The way Jade turns up in a warped appearance disgusts Rex. He is about to order the men of Pehry to
get rid of her. “Leave your words for the police.”
Jade doesn’t want to move at all. She stares at Rex and asks, “Didn’t you want to know what happened
to Lily?”
The woman stuns. She raises her hand, strokes her face, and replies in a burst of pathetic laughter.
“I’m Jade!”
The wind brings the cold air outside into the house and it shivers everyone.
This is an unexpected answer. Although Rex doesn't really remember how Jade looks like, she’s
definitely way different than the woman he’s looking at right now.
“| know how terrifying my face is now. It’s all Ms. Marina’s effort.” Jade’s eyes roll from one direction to
another direction like an owl at midnight. Sharp, yet scary. “Well, this would require me to tell you how
Ms. Marina and | are involved.”
The way Jade turns up in a warped appearance disgusts Rex. He is about to order the men of Pehry to
get rid of her. “Leave your words for the police.”
Jade doesn’t want to move at all. She stares at Rex and asks, “Didn't you want to know what happened
to Lily?”
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