When I woke up again, I was in a hospital bed.[]

The sharp smell of disinfectant made me wrinkle my nose.[]

“Grace, you’re awake?“[]

“Are you feeling okay? Any pain?”

ke was sitting beside my bed, his eyes practically glowing with joy.

I had no idea what was going on. I frowned and pushed him away.

“Grace, you’re pregnant.“]

“Do you know what this means? We’re having a baby.”

His words hit me like ia /ifreight train.]]

I looked down and touched my still–t stomach, my heart pounding.

A baby…

But this baby couldn’t havee at a worse time.]

“Grace, just wait here for me.‘

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“I’m going to handle your discharge paperwork. Once we get home, I’ll make sure you get the best care possible.“]

ke didn’t mention anything about ire waking up, or about the dark web operation.[]

But I knew this whole thing was way moreplicated than it seemed.[]

I called Marcus again. “Marcus, Scarlett wasn’t behind the dark web.“]

“It was ke.“[]

I heard him suck in a sharp breath, asking me over and over if I was sure.]

After bI /bconfirmed it a hundred percent, he said he understood.

To find evidence at the Harrison house, bI /bsnuck back into ke’s study during ire’s funeral.]

This time, I found anotherputer.[]

I tried password after password, but nothing worked.[]

Finally, I tried Scarlett’s initials plus her birthday. It opened.[]

Chapter S

The desktop wallpaper was a photo of Scarlett and ke together–young, carefree,pletely happy.]

I opened a massive data folder and found evidence of all of ke’s crimes.]]

While copying the files, I discovered diary entries ke had written when he was eighteen.[]

March 15th

My tutor came again today. I really like her, but I think Mark likes her too.

March 22nd

My tutor kissed me today. I’m so happy.[]

April 3rd

My tutor left. Mom doesn’t like her, says she’s seducing me and Mark. But Mom doesn’t know—I’m the one who seduced her.[]

September 12th

I went abroad. She broke up with me.[]

June 8th

She’s engaged to Mark! I can’t ept this. Why? Just because he’s the heir?]

October 14th

I met someone who looks a lot like Scarlett. I think I’m falling for her.]]

October 15th

Her name is… Grace.]]

The diary chronicled how he fell in love with me.[]

But every single entry mentioned Scarlett.[]

The entries stopped on the day we actually got together.[]

When he started writing again, it was about Mark’s car ident.[]

From that point on, our love story became a triangle.[]

So this is what Scarlett meant by “recement.“[]

Turns out, I was just ke’s emotional substitute when he couldn’t have who he really wanted.[]

He loved me because I reminded him of Scarlett.

Feeling sick to my stomach, I closed theputer and left the study.[]

The moment I stepped out, I ran straight into keing home.[]

ke’s face was ice–cold as he asked what I’d seen in his study.[]

“I saw your love story with Scarlett.“[]

“And yours with me.“[]

“ke, you keep saying you love me, that you can’t lose me, but I was just a substitute from the beginning?“[]

My voice was shaking, my eyes burning with unshed tears.]

I saw kepletely panic.[]

Walking to the top of the staircase, I looked at ke and closed my eyes.

“Grace!”

I heard his desperate scream as my body tumbled down from the second floor.

In the most final way possible, I took ke’s child with me.[]

Blood everywhere, staining everything red.[]