Married To My Ex-Husband’s Rival by Jobet GraySon

Chapter 149

Third–person POV

Amber’s frustration simmered as Mary’s pretense only fueled her anger.

“Spare me the theatrics, Mary,” Amber scoffed, her voice strained with irritation. “I know the truth. For whatever sick reason, you lied to me about Angela being my sister, but I know now that my sister’s name was Diane, and I’m certain that you had something to do with her death.”

Mary stared at Amber, a hint of surprise mingling with the amusement that danced in her eyes. She let out a sigh, a pang of resignation laced in her voice. “And who, may I ask, told you all this?” she inquired, her voice laced with skepticism.

Amber crossed her arms tightly across her chest, refusing to say anything to Mary for now. “It doesn’t matter who told me, Mary,” she responded. “What matters is that you come clean and tell me the truth. Did you have a hand in Diane’s death? Did you kill my sister?”

Mary’s amusement turned into a tired resignation as she ran a hand through her hair. She met Amber’s gaze, weariness mirrored in her eyes. “Do you really think you can get a confession out of me, Amber? You’re trying to set me up, or something?” she asked. “Diane has been dead for years, and as far as I’m concerned, that little child chose to end her own life by jumping down from a building. The poor thing.”

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Amper s temper riarea, ner пsts ciencning in ner aress. Emotions threatened to consume her, but she fought to maintain her composure. “Don’t you dare trivialize her death,” she hissed, her voice trembling with anger. “Diane was my sister, but you lied to me about someone else being my sister just to mess with me. Why didn’t you just tell me about Diane? Why lie about Angela, who has

nothing to do with me?”

Mary’s expression remained unchanged. She shrugged, an air of nonchalance wafting through her words. “For starters, Angela and Diane grew up together, so I thought it’d be fun to watch you think your sister tried to kill you,” she admitted. “I must admit, I’m surprised you found out about Diane so quickly. Now, I’m curious, Amber. Who informed you about her?”

Amber let out a long sigh before responding, her brow furrowing with curiosity.” Why are you so curious to know who told me about her? What’s it to you?” she

asked.

Mary hesitated for a moment, her eyes searching Amber’s face, before

responding. “I’m asking because… well, I have this strong feeling that your father, my dear Martin, was the one who told you,” she said. “As far as I know, Martin is the only one who could tell you about Diane. He was the only one, besides me, who knew the whole truth.”

“So my father knew about Diane too?” Amber asked, pretending to be surprised.

Mary nodded. “Yes, Amber. Martin knew about Diane. In fact, he was the one who called the authorities after she jumped off the building,” she revealed.

Amber’s heart skipped a beat, her eyes widening in disbelief at the revelation, and her mind spun as Mary’s words sank in. Her father had been present when

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suicide from the orphanage without ever mentioning any direct involvement. So Amber

father had been anywhere near Diane when she

Diane. She felt like she now had two options

mind. She would tell Amber the truth

me the truth, Mary. What happened to my sister?” Amber

in her eyes, Mary formed

Mary asked, her voice laced with a

what happened to Diane. No more lies, no more half–truths. I want the whole

tone seething with suppressed anger. “Martin came to me out of the blue, spewing some nonsense about finding Elena’s first daughter, the one she left at the orphanage six years before you were

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he wanted to adopt her,” Mary continued, her voice dripping with bitterness. “Because he believed it was his responsibility, since she was the child of his beautiful first wife. He had said that to

thing in the

clenched in her chest as Mary’s

because of that?” Amber’s voice quivered. “Just because

adopt her? How could you? She

laughter pierced the air, a bitter

head back, her eyes shining with a mix of amusement and

malice.

Mary’s voice dripped with sarcasm. “I was already tormented by the fact that I had to raise you, a constant reminder of the person I despised the most. And then Martin had the audacity to bring up another child of my worst enemy. I couldn’t bear the thought of having two Elenas roaming around my house, and for this reason, I had her picked

coursed through her veins. How could Mary

her?” Amber’s voice trembled with a

across her lips. “I believe you’re not deaf, child. Yes, I did drug

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you when you were younger, and they served their purpose quite effectively. The drugs caused her

easy

pounding in her chest. The room seemed to spin around her as Mary’s words

that you were drugging me?” Amber asked.

shrugged innocently, a twisted smile playing on her lips. “Child, keeping you drugged was the only way I could tolerate raising you, despite how much I despised you. You should consider yourself lucky, Amber. I kept you under the influence instead of simply ending your

manipulated and controlled without her knowledge, sent a wave of revulsion coursing through her. Now she finally knew why she barely had any memories

Amber asked, wanting

I decided against it. A decision I now regret. I

with a mix of pain and betrayal.