8 Cruelty (1/2)

Chu Lui gave a laugh filled with sarcasm. ”Now who is the really cruel one?”

Another sarcastic laugh. ”You paid a very high price for your naivety.” One would be completely fooled by her performance.

He took her body and plundered her heart both, at the same time.

She clutched the blanket tightly from under her body. Her lips were a ghastly sight for she had bitten so hard on them till they bled.

Chu Lui laughed with sarcasm once more. The real pain had only just begun. Could the pain that she was experiencing be compared to his or Yixuan's? Yixuan was the one he had chosen to marry since his childhood. Yet, she had murdered her. She had murdered his love—Yixuan.

Xia Ruoxin reached out with her hands as if she was about to grab something. But, that kind of pain had pierced her heart, body, and soul.

It hurt so much: she was in complete agony.

Chu Lui pretended not to hear her. He kept laughing. His laughter filled with contempt. It sounded like the devil. ”This is the price for being my wife. I want you to remember how I owned this body of yours. I want you to never forget: to always remember this pain.

”You are not worthy of my love. That is why I don't have to treat you like a human being. You are not worthy of it.”

Xia Ruoxin bit hard on the back of her hand. She shook her head ever so often, her facial complexion white as snow. She simply looked at the man with her dull eyes. The man's heartless gaze bore into her, directly at her soul.

”I want you to live as if you're dead.” His words continued to ring in her ears. She merely lifted her eyes and stared at the wedding portrait that was still hanging on the wall.