Never Blinded by Love

Chapter 1

"Help! Mrs. Wilson has fallen into the lake!"

A chorus of insincere cries for help echoed through the vast villa garden. The housekeepers by the lake appeared frantic with their chaotic footsteps, but none genuinely intended to rescue her.

Linda Felix felt the icy water envelop her body. Soon, a warm trickle of blood seeped out, as if something was being torn from her insides.

Before she lost consciousness, she saw her imposter, Ida Clinton, whom her mother-in-law, Joanne Clay, had painstakingly brought in.

Ida stood with her arms crossed in the pavilion as she watched the scene unfold with a victorious stance.

Another set of footsteps approached. Through her blurry vision, Linda caught sight of her husband. His tall figure sparked a flicker of hope.

She wanted to call for help, but being submerged in the water, she couldn't utter a word.

William Wilson's steps were slow and unhurried. He squatted by the lake and watched Linda struggle with cold and indifferent eyes.

The clear water was now stained red from the blood flowing out of Linda's body, turning the small man-made lake a ghastly crimson.

Linda's vision blurred further as her strength faded. Darkness enveloped her as she passed out, and the last image of William's indifferent, mocking smile burned into her mind. Voices of the unpunished, fearless housekeepers floated through the air. "Isn't Mrs. Wilson a strong swimmer? How could she not get out of such a small man-made lake?

"I bet she's trying to gain Mr. Wilson's sympathy again. After all, Mrs. Wilson always loved these petty tricks."

in Osmo knew Linda-Mrs. Wilson was just

at the time, he had just taken

and the apple of John Felix's eye. Her requests were

to William. Under pressure from the company and family, William agreed. They got married when she turned 20, and it had been

John's untimely death, Felix Group steadily declined. They now fully relied on Wilson Group just to

the picture. They anticipated her downfall, and Linda knew she was

once hoped that her unconditional love over the past four years would

she fell into the lake and saw William's indifferent eyes,

nothing but a long, vivid dream, and now

...

pain and the sound of machines beeping around her. She slowly opened her

a cold, emotionless voice greeted

familiar voice jolted her awake, and memories from

the bedsheet until her veins bulged and her knuckles

in his eyes sent shivers through her, piercing her to the bone. His expression was inscrutable and devoid of any hint of emotion. Linda let out an abrupt chuckle. It was followed by a slight

remembered how she used to face William's coldness with a smile

playing with fire and getting burned. Linda had brought this upon

with naive bravery, ended today. Her love now turned to

which seemed particularly ridiculous in the face of her obvious weakness.

from drowning years ago? If you could swim with someone heavier than you to the shore, why couldn't you get out of a shallow man-made lake?" William scoffed. "Linda, your suicidal stunts only work on those who love you. Pulling it off once or twice might have been interesting, but doing it over and over? You're not just exhausting yourself, but you're exhausting me, too." Her chin hurt from his grip. Linda wanted to break free but was too weak to struggle.

believe her. With that,