On my wedding day, I saw my first love whom I hadn't seen for ten years. Julian Vance asked me: "If I crash the wedding, will you leave with me?" I knew, he did this to revenge me. Because my dad caused the death of his whole family. But I still left with him, this is what I owe Julian. After getting back together, Julian was keen on humiliating me in various ways. Under his deliberate design, I stumbled upon the aftermath scene of him and Quinn for the ninth time. He calmly helped Quinn dress, escorted her out. Passing by me, Julian lowered his voice. "When you ran away from the wedding, you should have understood, I am revenging you." Of course I understand. But now, what I owe him, I have paid off. Confirming they left, I started dialing. Call connected, I wanted to speak, but couldn't help coughing. The other end understood: "You finally agreed to accept treatment?" ... Chapter 1 I gently "Mm"ed. Voice on other end continued. "You should have made this decision long ago, bias for Julian, delayed accepting treatment." "Life almost gone, what else you can't leave him?" I clenched phone, palm wet. "About when can I leave?" "Leave? Where you want go?" Phone suddenly snatched away, Julian returned unknowingly. Moment he grabbed phone, I hurriedly hung up. Julian swiped my phone few times, but found nothing. He threw phone back to my arms, warned me. "Mira, don't think play tricks leave me." Julian took car key, already walked to door. He looked back at me, eyes complex. "What you owe me, this life can't pay clear." My attention, all on car key in his hand. That car was my 18th birthday gift, after Lin Family bankruptcy, that car also auctioned with other assets. Didn't expect bought by Julian. Sensed my gaze, Julian coldly laughed. "Quinn said, want use this car as lead car for wedding fleet." "Although model old, but can't help she likes." I lowered head. I knew, this is Julian's revenge again. With door closing sound, my phone also received new message. [Depart next month 10th, flight ticket already booked for you.] [Take this time... say good goodbye to Julian.] [Although he changed now, but you guys loved so deep back then, always have feelings.] I light laughed, put down phone. Between me and Julian, long no feelings, more no need goodbye. He kept me by side, just for revenge. I stayed by his side, just to pay back debt back then. Now debt paid off, I also should go. I started packing luggage. Unexpectedly found, Promissory Note Julian wrote me ten years ago. I almost forgot, at beginning, I was Julian's creditor. Just don't know why, finally debt rolled debt, became I owe him three lives. Ringtone interrupted my memory, I picked up phone. "I have things afternoon, you accompany Quinn try wedding dress for me. By the way... try your bridesmaid dress." I didn't know when I became bridesmaid, and became whose bridesmaid. Question to mouth, blocked back by Julian's words. "Me and Quinn wedding, you come be bridesmaid." He didn't give me room to refuse, soon hung up phone. Looking at call ended interface, I sighed, got up change clothes. Before completely leave, can't let Julian detect something wrong. He is a madman, definitely won't let me go. Arrived bridal shop, I was led by staff into VIP room. Quinn sat on sofa, front placed tea and snacks. Ground casually threw few wedding dresses. See me enter, Quinn lifted eyelids, looked watch on wrist. "Late three minutes, what you say to do?" I lowered head silent. Quinn can't stand me, I long knew. Her gaze fell on my lower abdomen, again like had answer. "You just discharged from hospital, I also won't punish you." She kicked wedding dress by foot to me, smiled rippling. "Trying wedding dress too tired, you try for me." "Weren't you always expecting marry Julian? Today count as fulfilling your dream." I silently picked up wedding dress, walked into changing room. Quinn voice rang behind. "Matter of you injured miscarriage, not allowed speak much in front of Julian." My steps paused, self-mocking smile. Tell Julian so what, everything was his tacit permission. My hand gently touched lower abdomen. If not Julian, everything wouldn't happen. I walked out changing room, Quinn suddenly shut mouth. Her eyes had amazement, soon turned into jealousy fire. "If you dare wear like this wander in front of Julian, don't blame me not polite." Quinn said this sentence too late, Julian already came. "Quinn, I came late." Seeing me, Julian sluggish few seconds. He soon recovered as usual, righteously said. "Why you wearing Quinn's wedding dress?" I opened mouth want defend, again heard Julian next sentence. "Are you worthy?" Maybe long ago, when we still loved, I was worthy. Me and Julian were childhood sweethearts. Day college entrance exam ended, he confessed to me. "Mira, we be together forever okay?" "No matter encounter what difficulties, we don't separate." Teenager's vow, one day crushed by reality. That day, was our two families darkest moment. Julian father borrowed $500,000 from my dad do business, finally lost everything. Coincide grandpa critically ill urgent need money, so coincident, just lack that 500k. Dad forced Julian father pay back, Julian father desperate, took Julian mother jumped building suicide. Compensation for two lives, was 500k. Dad got money, but grandpa already missed best rescue time. He didn't save grandpa back, also lost former best friend. I never saw so haggard Julian. So when he found me, I opened mouth first. "Let's break up." Julian lowered head, silent for a while. "Okay." "Father killer's daughter, I also can't love down." Although every sentence is fact, but my heart still stabbed pain. Not long later, Julian sister car accident, surgery fee was 500k. Mom advised Dad: "Lend money to him. Dead can't resurrect, cherish living people." Dad threw off Mom hand: "My dad died, his sister what qualification live?" They didn't know, these words, Julian all heard. Later Julian started from scratch, first thing was force dead my parents. On funeral, he entrusted someone pass words to me. "Mira, this matter not ended." "You owe my family three lives, still lack one." So at wedding, Julian asked me dare run away or not, I understood. He came collect debt from me. So after diagnosed terminal illness, I didn't choose treatment first time. Last life, I plan use myself to pay. Chapter 2 "I see Sister Mira envy terribly, just let her wear enjoy addiction." Quinn held Julian arm, leaned in his arms act spoiled. "Anyway... not hers, snatch how she also can't snatch away." Julian dotingly scraped Quinn nose tip. "You just too kind." "Who knows what person she is?" Turning to me, Julian voice ice cold. "Take off wedding dress." "Quinn's thing, you not worthy touch." My head burst burst dizzy, stood in place didn't move. Julian face colder, rushed forward want strip my clothes. Pushing shoving, I coughed out a mouthful blood. Blood dyed on wedding dress, hideous and gorgeous. Seeing blood, Julian subconsciously retreated a step. His voice slightly trembling: "Mira, what you pretending?" "Think sell miserable to me, I will let you go?" I wiped blood on mouth corner, slowly stood up. Difficultly reached hand reach zipper on back. Seeing my action, Julian first stunned, then gritting teeth said. "Have guts you take off ah!" But when zipper about to pull to bottom, Julian intercepted my hand again. "You just so cheap, ask you take off you take off?" I really no strength struggle, let him drag me into changing room. Julian heavily pressed me against fitting mirror, checked me back and forth. "You injured?" His action too rough, I coughed out blood again. He stopped checking, force pinched my face. "Still pretending?" We grew up in one alley, how can I not see his nervousness. Turns out, he still will nervous for me. I looked his eyes, soft voice asked. "Julian, if I die, is it not owe you anymore?" "You die I also won't let you go." I weakly smiled: "I won't die ne." Doctor said, I now accept treatment still not too late. Julian eyes red: "You should stay by my side, tortured by me lifetime." His hand suddenly lost strength, volume also lightened. "This is you owe me." I light laughed where Julian couldn't see. Julian didn't know, I already not owe him. That unformed child, paid back last life I owed him. I of course won't continue stay by his side. I want leave him, go accept treatment. I took advantage Julian let go, escaped from his imprisonment. Julian wanted catch me, outside door rang Quinn voice. "Julian, you guys fine inside right?" Julian looked me once, pushed open changing room door. I silently followed Julian behind. Even Quinn tried hard cover, I still clearly detected resentment in her eyes. She concerned pulled my hand: "Sister Mira, are you uncomfortable somewhere?" Obviously Julian also curious my answer, always use peripheral vision glance me. I shook head. "But... this wedding dress what do?" "Top all blood, wedding dress count scrapped." Quinn words to me, eyes look Julian. Julian faintly glanced wedding dress on ground. "Italian Haute Couture, $50,000." "Mira, wedding dress you dirty, then you compensate." Again 50k. (Original text 500k RMB approx $70k USD, adjusted for flow) Between me and Julian, always can't leave this number. Once for this money, Julian put down dignity beg everywhere. Now money, to him just light breeze wedding dress money. I looked at blood stained wedding dress on ground. Scarlet on pure white wedding dress extra dazzling. Just like me and Julian feeling, in the end a mess. I nodded: "Okay. I compensate." Surprised expression simultaneous appeared on Julian and Quinn face. Quinn fake advise: "Sister Mira, you don't for face hard support, borrow online loan ah." She looked up, little girl posture looking Julian. "50k to Julian not count what, you beg him, he maybe pay for you." "If you go borrow online loan, that really in abyss can't pull back." Quinn didn't know. I long in abyss. Chapter 3 Julian face gloomy sent me home. Just entered door, he pushed me on foyer cabinet. Back waist hit on hard edge, faintly painful. Julian fist hammered on wall: "Where you got 50k?" I tilted head, smiling looked him. "Money you gave me, self all forgot?" Julian slightly frown, seemed recalling. "My parents high altitude fall, insurance company compensation accident insurance, is 50k." "But this exactly accident or not, you clearer than me." Julian tight expression appeared a crack, fist beside body clenched tighter. He mumbled repeat: "This is you owe me." Flip back forth, Julian threaten me just these few sentences. I already recite fluently. "I now not owe you." I pushed away Julian hand: "Three lives, I already paid off." "Where come three?" I laughed out sound, pushed Julian away fiercely. "You pretending stupid with me?" I step by step approach him. "I kidnapped, experienced whole three hours punch kick, child vividly beaten off." "This matter, wasn't you one hand designed?" Julian unbelievable shook head. "I didn't... I really didn't know..." I interrupted him: "Julian, you impossible not know." "Back then I called you, what you said?" Back then kidnapped, I asked kidnapper how willing let me go. Kidnapper dialed Julian phone, put phone by my ear. "If he answer your call, willing save you, we let you go." Call rarely connected. I just wanted ask help, but lost voice at moment hearing Julian words. "So fast?" "You guys casual play, no need report to me." Kidnapper put down phone, extended steel pipe to my eyes. "Heard not? Julian let us casual play." "Harmed dead his whole family, still count on him can save you?" Stick fell time, I heard other voices. "Really naive... person most want you die, is him ah..." Later was nightmare like three hours. Before coma, I asked last sentence. "Who... let you do this?" Vaguely, I seemed hear Julian name. Too late listen detail, I then fainted. Julian face pale. I calmly admired panic on his face. "Julian, that person is you?" Julian silent for long time, still couldn't remember that forgotten call. I also understood. "Also right, you revenge me too much, of course can't remember clear every one." Phone ringtone rang with my words together. Julian action faster than me, snatched phone. He looked caller ID: "Still last time that number?" He raised hand high, pressed answer button. "Mira, Dr. Chen arrangement changed, leaving time want advance." "Ticket changed to three days later, you here no problem right?" Julian holding phone, use eyes warn me. I know, he want me refuse. But I bias not follow his wish. I looked Julian eyes, word by word said. "I have no problem." Almost simultaneous I open mouth, Julian hung up phone. Next second, phone on ground smashed into parts. Julian dead hoop my shoulder: "You want leave?" "How dare you leave me?" I heavy stepped Julian a foot, he eat pain, let go me. I took chance escape: "What I dare not?" "Leg grow on my body, I want go where go where." "But you still..." Julian wanted say I owe him again. Words said half, he remembered that aborted child again. I not owe him. So self stopped words. "Then you... why want leave?" I tangled half second, whether tell Julian truth. I eventually didn't say out. After all, if no accident, we this life won't meet again. To stranger, no need say too much. In my hesitation half second, Julian seemed see through truth. He sneered, thought I was reluctant. "I just knew, you not really want go." "You are jealous I want marry Quinn, right?" I secretly light laugh. Julian still as usual confident. He humiliate me, revenge me like this, actually still think I love him. "You think threaten me like this, I will cancel engagement, retain you?" "You think too much, Mira." "You want leave, I won't stop you, more won't retain you." Last bit worry also dispelled. Start I still worried, if known by Julian, finally can't go. So very good. Quinn downstairs wait anxious, send message urge Julian. Julian looked message. "Me and Quinn going to pick wedding candy." "Aren't you leaving? Night back, don't let me see you at home." I nodded. My luggage not much, one afternoon finish pack no problem. Julian very unsatisfied my reaction. Don't know where I angered him again, finally leave time, he slammed door very loud. Chapter 4 Two hours after Julian left, I finished organizing all luggage. That 50k promissory note, thrown into trash can by me. I don't want leave any entanglement related to him. I looked back, last time looked room, noticed smashed phone. Just right, can conveniently change SIM card. Distance departure day, still three days. Booking ticket, I specially instructed Liam, book at neighboring city airport. A City everywhere Julian spies, I always feel uneasy. Few hours car ride later, I finally came to Seattle. Near dinner time, I received message sent by Julian. [Quinn coming home eat dinner, she loves Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs, you make well for her advance.] He also sent a photo of wedding candy. [You as long as willing admit mistake, wedding candy also can give you a portion.] I swept a glance, all candies I loved in high school. But since sick, I quit sugar. Just looking photo, my throat started uncomfortable. I couldn't help cough again. Probably road bump long, I today uncomfortable very much. Arrive hotel handle check in, phone popped Julian message again. [You not home?] [Where you went?] [You still making trouble? You have what qualification make trouble with me?] Message ding dong ding dong rang non-stop. I somewhat headache, directly clicked block. I handed ID to front desk: "Help me handle three days stay." Words out, I suddenly thought, just now finding ID, seem didn't see my diagnosis slip. I soon released again. A piece paper only, Julian simply won't care, more won't look. First night leaving Julian, I ordered a pile takeout. Because after accept treatment, can't eat these heavy taste things anymore. Second night, I bought a bunch flowers for myself. Last time received flower, still Julian for revenge me, sent me Funeral Wreath. He learned news I marry, day before wedding, sent wreath to my door. Wreath arranged two rows, every one attached vicious curse. Maybe Julian hated too real, curse inside actually became true. I really sick. He entrusted wreath sender pass words: [Mira, you not worthy happiness.] I put sunflower into new bought vase, carefully care petals. Third night, I received Julian call. He hand eye sky, get my new number not hard matter. Ringtone persevere rang again and again. I helpless pick up phone: "What matter?" Ten years, this is Julian first time show tenderness to me. I somewhat trance. "Mira... you sick?" "Why you hide me? Why... always refuse accept treatment?" Julian still knew. His voice ear piercing, I took phone far a bit. "Aren't you always looking forward I die?" "I not accept treatment, you should happy right." Julian hurry explain: "I didn't..." I fiddle sunflower petal, lightly said. "Wreath you sent me, wrote on, I even die also want painful die." "As you wish, I sick very heavy." Julian no longer refute, receiver only left his breathing sound. Long silence later, he only asked one sentence. "Mira, where are you?" "I go find you, we good talk okay?" I looked watch: "You no need come." Sky outside window already gray bright, still five hours, my plane take off. From A City to Seattle, drive fastest also two hours. Let Julian ability big again, found my ticket info, he also can't rush over. My head somewhat dizzy, fell back bed again. I start doubt doctor words. Now treatment really still in time?
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