“From Ashes to Hope) Chapter 8
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John’s voice echoed through the hallway, each word a hammer blow to my
His eyebrows were knitted together, his eyes blazing with fury, fixed on me,
as if he wanted to tear me apart.
His mouth twisted with rage, each word spat out through gritted teeth, laced
with venomous hatred.
The alcohol stung the area where he had slapped me, like countless tiny
knives slicing through my wounds. Pain surged through me, my face contorted,
tears mixing with the mud on my cheeks.
My scream reverberated through the dilapidated hallway, filled with pain
and despair, a cry from the depths of my soul.
But John was unmoved, his eyes cold and resolute.“You want a divorce, I’ll
grant you one!” he declared.
His words were like an icy verdict, announcing the irrevocable end of our
relationship.
He waved his hand dismissively, his arm cutting through the air, as if trying
to erase me from his world.“You’ll never see Lily again!”
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His words were like icy needles, piercing my already wounded heart, adding
fresh scars.
He frowned in disgust, wiping his hands on a bodyguard’s clothes, his
movements rough and hasty, as if his hands were contaminated.
Then, he grabbed his phone, his fingers expertly dialing a number, calling
his assistant.
While waiting for the call to connect, he paced impatiently in the hallway,
his hurried footsteps echoing, filling the space with tension.
‘Call the police, search the entire city if you have to, find my daughter, she’s
with Amelia!” he roared into the phone, his voice loud enough to shatter the
device. His eyes were wide and bloodshot, like an enraged beast eager to tear its
prey apart.
“And get a lawyer to draft a divorce agreement now, I want full custody of
Lily! I won’t let her continue her reckless behavior!”
His expression was horrible, his lips tightly pressed together, channeling all
his anger through these words.
The veins on his forehead bulged, like writhing earthworms, highlighting
his rage.
The person on the other end of the phone was intimidated by his outburst,
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hesitating for a moment before speaking in a timid and cautious voice.
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The voice came through the phone, faint and trembling, like a ghost from a
distant place.
“Mr. Miller, your daughter… she’s passed away, she was cremated… the night
you and Ms. Raina were at the business function. She was hit by a motorcycle.”
The assistant paused, anticipating his reaction, then continued, “Since I
couldn’t reach you, I took the liberty of arranging a burial plot for Lily. Today is
her funeral…”
John’s face, previously filled with anger, was now replaced with disbelief, as
if struck by lightning.
His eyes widened, his mouth agape in shock.
He stood there, frozen, like a statue caught in time.
After a moment, he snapped out of his trance, like a beast awakened from a
nightmare, interrupting the assistant with a roar,“Who died? Are you crazy? How
dare you curse my daughter, do you want to die?”
His voice boomed through the hallway, echoing in every corner.
His voice became hoarse and sharp, like sandpaper scraping against metal,
each syllable laced with disbelief and fury.
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“I saw her in the security footage two days ago, and now you’re selling me the
s been dead for days? That’s impossible! There must be a conspiracy
He waved his arms frantically, as if fighting against an invisible enemy
“Did Amelia bribe you to play along with her? Is she willing to sacrifice our
daughter just to fight me for custody?”
He spoke rapidly, each word like a bullet fired from a gun, filled with
suspicion and anger.
“I’m telling you, I won’t let her get away with this. And you, you’re
out of my company now, I don’t want to see you again!”
The veins on his face bulged, each word squeezed through gritted teeth,
laced with endless anger and resentment, as if he wanted to reach through the
phone and strangle his assistant.
He hung up without giving the assistant a chance to explain, his actions
decisive and final, as if severing all ties with the bearer of bad news would make
it disappear.
In John’s world, apart from his precious Raina, few others could command
his patience.
At this moment, he was like a beast driven mad by anger, charging blindly
through the jungle of his emotions, deaf to any other voice.
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John gritted his teeth, his jaw clenching and unclenching, as if trying to vent
his rage through the grinding of his teeth.
His eyes were filled with resentment, as if I were the most heinous criminal.
The resentment burned like a tangible flame in his eyes, threatening to
consume me.
“I will never believe this nonsense,” he spat out, “I’ll go to the hospital myself
and find out what happened to Lily! I’ll uncover the truth!”
His voice trembled slightly, a mixture of anger and fear.
His fists clenched, his knuckles white, his tense fists a release for his inner
turmoil, as if this could somehow calm his raging heart.
I was held tightly by the two bodyguards, my expression blank and lifeless.
My heart felt hollow, the love and hate, the joy and sorrow of the past, all
seemed to have been ripped away by an invisible hand.
I didn’t want to hear, nor could I process, what John was saying. His words
were like meaningless noise floating past my ears.
John turned and took a few steps, his pace hurried and resolute, each step
fueled by anger and urgency.
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But as if suddenly remembering something be stopped his
slightly from the abrupt halt
He turned back to me, his eyes still blazing with anger, though
as before, but still carrying a burning beat
“When I find Lily,” he said, “I’ll divorce you, even if you done for y
His tone was firm and decisive, leaving no room for negotiation.
like a cold nail hammered into our already broken relationship
Hearing this, Raina, who had been watching the drama unforever
suddenly lit up, a gleam of triumph and greed flickering within them
She was like a fox that had been waiting for its opportunity, a cung
flashing in her eyes.
Then, she quickly replaced it with a gentle and understanding expression a
carefully crafted mask concealing her inner calculations.
“John, don’t be like this,” she said soothingly, I don’t blame Livy anymore
be fine after taking medicine and getting an IV drip. As long as she knows her
was wrong, that’s all that matters. We’ll still have to see each other in the future”
Her voice was soft and melodious, like a siren’s song
But her words, seemingly magnanimous, were still slandering my daughter,
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even after her tragic fate.
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Her words were like tiny poisonous barbs, piercing the reputation of my
deceased daughter.
I couldn’t believe she was still trying to smear Lily’s name even after her
death had been revealed.
Anger erupted within me like a volcano, I struggled violently, my arms, held
by the bodyguards, twisting like a trapped beast, using all my strength to break
free from their iron grip.
