Love My Ex-Wife 9

Chapter 9 He Cared for Me

Claire's back stiffened as she clenched her fists, her gaze fixed on the torture device lying on the floor. Her face turned pale as memories of blood and fear surged back into her mind. Her stomach churned, and she covered her mouth, retching uncontrollably.

Already feverish, with nothing but a cup of instant noodles from the night before, she hadn't eaten anything else since.

With nothing substantial to vomit, all that came up was the acidic bile from her stomach.

After she finished, her stomach cramped painfully, leaving her curled up on the ground, trembling as she reached out for the torture device. Frederick had been watching her, expressionless, the entire

time.

It wasn't until Claire started convulsing that he subconsciously frowned and stepped down on the device.

He crouched down beside her. "Claire, if you die, who will protect Caroline?"

Claire's hand froze on the device. She looked up at Frederick, and suddenly, she laughed, a bitter laugh that brought tears to

Chapter 9 He Cared for Me

her eyes.

She thought, "For a split second, when he crouched down, I foolishly imagined that he cared for me.

It turns out when I love someone for too long, it becomes ingrained in my very bones, uncontrollable."

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could only watch helplessly as the servant who had tried to help her had her legs brutally broken and was thrown out of the

she didn't even have the strength to

and the bright red blood formed a stark

she could do was lie on the ground, silently

Frederick took Claire to the

sure she's treated well. If anything happens to her, I'll hold

showing no reaction at all. Her

words didn't stir any

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well that the only reason Frederick was doing this was

ward, his mind replaying the scene of Claire reaching for the torture device, willing to

for an entire day over

change could only mean one thing. She

on an act."

eyes darkened. Without any further

antibiotics. Once her fever subsided,

only a little money left, the amount she had stashed away in her wallet before

money to spend when she

have stirred up. At the

He

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saw a supermarket across the street and thought of the

A water bottle could double as a cup for brushing her teeth. Slippers and other non-essential items were a luxury she couldn't afford right now. Saving

couldn't afford one, so she bought two thick sleeping bags instead. That way, she could solve both the bed and quilt issues for

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