"Kelly," Alex sighed, his voice low, almost weary.

"Don''t be so stubborn, alright? I never once thought about having a threesome."

"Really?" Kelly''s eyes lit up, hope flickering.

"Yeah," Alex said with a faint smirk.

"If I were to go down that road, a threesome wouldn''t even scratch the surface. Ten women? Minimal. A hundred? Now that would be a legend."

"Imagine it—me lying in the middle of my bed with a hundred naked women surrounding me. That''s how you carve your name into history."

Kelly''s expression hardened, her eyes burning with fury.

"Don''t you see? That''s worth fighting for. A man who can pull that off has already lived a life worth living-that''s the ultimate dream of every man.”

"You''re going to die, Alex," she snapped.

"Yeah, I know." He grinned darkly. "Sleeping with a hundred women would kill me. But a man has to chase his dream."

Kelly''s hand shot to the bedside table.

She grabbed a piece of fruit and hurled it at him with murderous intent. The whole basket tumbled, crashing against Alex.

But Alex caught the basket with ease, unfazed. He stared at her.

"Why are you so angry?"

"You bastard!" Kelly''s voice cracked. "You dare to ask me that?"

Alex plucked an apple from the basket and took a slow, deliberate bite. "I can see

it in you—you''re possessive, controlling. You want to break me, to own me. All I

feel from you is poison, nothing but negative emotion."

"How dare you!" Kelly''s voice rose, but her body betrayed her. The wound had weakened her too much to move.

Alex stepped closer, his hand grazing her cheek.

"Don''t touch me," she growled.

"I once knew a woman," Alex said softly.

"Cold on the surface, but her heart was warm-loving, protective. Arms that shielded me when I was small. I loved her once, in a memory I can''t forget."

His sigh was heavy. "But now, all that heart holds is anger and a hunger to hurt."

"This is all because of you!" Kelly screamed, her voice ragged. "All your fault! You made me like this!"

"When you cast nothing but hatred at me, when all you give is me and rage, do you really think love can grow in that wastnd?" Alex''s eyes locked on hers.

"You killed the love inside me!" Kelly''s voice broke into a raw howl. "You turned me into a monster-it''s you, Alex! You!"

"Do you want me to kneel? To drown in guilt so you can chain me with my own self-me?" His voice was sharp as steel.

"That''s not love, Kelly-that''s possession. You don''t love me. You love control. And I''m not your toy. I''m a human being, just like you."

He felt it then—the love he once held for Kelly slipping from him, piece by piece, leaving only emptiness. The pain cut deep, but there was no turning back.

"Alex, I''ll be a monster because of you,” she whispered, her voice shaking. For a moment, Josephine''s face shed in his memory-a woman who chose love above all, who gave more and received more in return.

Kelly had chosen the opposite: hatred, fury, venom. And her choice threatened to drag him into the same abyss.

"I''m sorry, but I won''t be your toy," Alex said coldly. "I''ve done nothing wrong- except choosing my own life."

"You have to take responsibility for the damage you''ve done to me!" she screamed, her voice raw with desperation.

"I''m responsible for nothing you''ve chosen. Don''t drag me into the hell you built for yourself. I still want heaven in my life. "

"Alex, I helped you when you were just a boy! My father helped you too!" Kelly''s voice trembled with rage and pride.fn1462 Checktest chapters at FindN0vel/fn1462

Alex shook his head slowly. "So because you helped me once, I''m supposed to be your ve forever?"

"Yes," Kelly hissed, her eyes sharp as des. "You owe me. You always will."

"Then you invested your time and kindness in the wrong person." Alex''s voice was firm, cutting.

"If I''d known you would use it to

chain me, I would''ve never epted it. Now I see it clearly-you''ve

wasted yourself on me. I''m selfish, unwilling to let a woman like you bind me with her poison. Man is condemned to be free."  s

Tears welled in Kelly''s eyes. "You''ll do everything for Sophia, even though she

hates you. Why can''t you love me the way you love her?"

"Because I can''t

love a woman who

bleeds nothing but anger and hatred.

Love only knows love. Hatred only

knows hatred Your hatred

awakened mine and now we''re torn

apart because of the Co

made."

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"I loved you once, Alex-but you betrayed me!" Kelly''s voice cracked.

"I never betrayed you, Kelly,” Alex sighed. "If you''d kept loving me, I would''ve always cared for you. Men aren''t rocks or mountains-we feel, we understand when someone loves us. But when all you gives hate and anger, what do you expect me to return?"

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Alex turned and walked out of the hospital, his footsteps echoing in the sterile hallway.

It was painful, because some believed the heart was made to be broken, not to stay happy forever-so they shattered it without mercy.

"When I recover," Kelly whispered behind him, her voice cold as death, "I''ll kill Sophia. Remember that, Alex. It''s all because of you."

Evening fell. Alex sat in the clinic, papers scattered across the desk, his mind consumed with decisions that would shape the future of the country.

Just as he leaned back, Josephine burst through the door, her face flushed with urgency.

"Alex! I need your help with something urgent. Will youe with me?" she asked, lowering her voice as though it were a secret.

"Where are we going?" Alex asked, suspicion sharpening his tone.

"It''s a surprise. You''ll see when we get there." Josephine''s yful smile danced

on her lips.

"If you won''t tell me, I''m not going." Alex folded his arms, unmoved.

Her face fell. "Fine. If I tell you, will youe?"

"That depends."

Josephine exhaled sharply. "Alright. My best friend from the orphanage just

became a sessful actress."

"She''s celebrating her birthday tonight, and I promised I''d go." Her smile turned mischievous.

"Then go. Why drag me along?" Alex frowned.

"Hey! You''re breaking your word! You told me you''d help me."

"I said it depends. I never promised."

“Alex, please. All I need is for you toe with me. That''s it."

"You''re hiding something."

Josephine''s lips curved into a pout. "Fine... there are always two or three men who bother me at these parties. If youe, I can tell them I already have a boyfriend, and they''ll back off."

Alex studied her face. Josephine''s kindness was pure, but she struggled to reject people. That w made her too vulnerable.

"Still, I hate parties. I''d rather stay in my room than waste a night pretending to have fun." His voice was weary, weighed down by years of endless invitations.

"Alex, I''m giving you an opportunity! My friend is a celebrity-gorgeous, famous. You''ll regret it if you don''te."

"I''ve seen plenty of beautiful women. I''m not impressed." Alex shook his head. Her eyes narrowed. "Are you even a man? You don''t care about women at all?" Alex''s lips curved into a sly smile. "I care about one." His eyes locked on hers. "You."

Josephine rolled her eyes, though a faint blush colored her cheeks.

"What a shameless yboy. Fine. If you help me this time, I''ll grant you one wish. Anything you want."

"Anything?" Alex asked carefully, weighing the promise. He could think of countless ways to use it.

"Anything," she said firmly, unafraid, her purity shining through.

Alex couldn''t help but admire her. She believed in sincerity, even in a world that

rarely returned it. That faith didn''t make her weak-it made her untouchable.

Too innocent, too lovely-hating her would feel like hating sunlight itself. "Fine,” Alex said atst. "I''ll go with you."