But before she could say more, Matthew immediately pulled out his phone and called the police. He stepped in front of me
protectively.
“Don’t worry. The police will be here soon. And as for you, I’ve met plenty of fake sweet women like you. It’s honestly disgusting. If you think you still can make it in the dance industry, think again. As long as I’m around, you’ll never have a chance!”
At that moment, I didn’t know how to describe what I was feeling.
Someone was actually protecting me.
Queenie burst into tears on the spot. When the police arrived, they took all three of them to the station.
Not only did they have to compensate me for the broken lock, but they also had to pay me for emotional distress.
After that day, I thought Queenie would finally quiet down.
But I didn’t expect her to push her parents to take the matter online and even start a live stream.
Before I could even respond, Matthew had already defended me using childhood photos.
Staring at the photos, I asked in shock, “How do you have so many photos of me?”
There were photos of me wolfing down food in the summer, shivering in a thin T–shirt after being thrown out in the winter, and dancing barefoot, along with so many other painful memories I had long forgotten. Matthew had captured them all.
“At first, I just thought it was interesting. But later, I realized that someone so strong–willed and unyielding was incredibly
beautiful.”
I didn’t know how to respond to that because I knew it wasn’t resilience. It was just the desperation to fill an empty stomach.
2/3
+15 BONUS
In the end, the Reed family became public enemies, who were despised by everyone.
Information about them was spread online. Unable to stay in the city any longer, they were forced to move away.
On the day Matthew and I got married, a lonely figure appeared outside the hotel.
He watched me in my wedding dress from the shadows, never daring to step into the light.
The love he once had–open and proud–was now lost to him forever.
He was doomed to spend the rest of his life alone. He would suffer, while I had finally found the light that would protect me.
