The Love From Vengeance

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ARIEL’S POV

“Okay, first of all, Luke is not my husband. And secondly, Luke is not a murderer. I don’t think he’s the one who killed your girlfriend.”

“Who told you, he isn’t a murderer?” Mason snapped.

“It is true that Luke did me a lot of terrible things while we were still married, but killing somebody? That doesn’t sound like him one bit.” I stood firm in my words.

“Well you’re wrong. Turns out he was drunk that night.”

“Drunk?” My eyes widened. The only time Luke was drunk, during our marriage, was the night I

divorced him.

“Yes, he was drunk, along with May. She was blowing him and he choked her to death.”

I gave him a skeptical look. “You have got to be kidding me.”

“This is apparently why I want to ruin his life for good.”

“Hold on a minute. If what you’re saying is true, how did you know all of this? Was there someone else who was with them while they carried out their…” I trailed off. There was no need to end that last

sentence.

“She had it on video. And he had the nerve to do that shit right in my house.”

“Your house?” I uttered. “I thought you used to live in Canada.”

“I moved to Canada the next day after that nonsense happened,” Mason told me.

“And when did this happen, exactly?” I asked in curiosity.

“Five years ago,” Mason replied immediately.

“Five years ago?” My face was filled with confusion, and curiosity. “Do you perhaps remember the date?”

“There’s no need for you to start interrogating me,” Mason glared at me.

“By the

might have

useless man, she would have still be here today. We could have

your loss,”

sorry,” he said in a cold tone. I

the fire after that. “Okay, can you please tell me

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years,” he talked about the vase on his hands. “But today, I’m going to finally dump it in

the vase, and did the same to the fire, “How did you even know this place?” I aksed

wonder.

have to know about that,” he replied, also staring at the

it into the fire. And as I stood close to him, I couldn’t tear my eyes

flickered as the vase broke down, transforming into smoke and ash. It was mesmerizing to witness

heat radiated, warming the surroundings as the flames reached

why he had to carry out this action in here. And why did he have to bring me along? Couldn’t he do this all

within those ashes were the remnants of his precious girlfriend, and he seemed to have loved her so much, even willing to forgive her for what

that idiot.

claimed to love Harriet back then. He literally cheated on her. So I guess they were

judging just yet. Mason might just be the one coming up with false stories.

her. The pain right in his

I stood there, captivated by the simple yet

squatted once again, smiling at the fire,

before rising to his feet once again.

is kind of sad, no doubt about that. But can you please explain to me, what the squat was all about? Like, were you praying? Is this some kind

to me. “Your questions are

I retorted. “And you better give me an answer to

immediately, and

“See, even the

him. “You know what? I’m out

I

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looked at him. I wanted to disagree, but of course, he was actually right about that. I wasn’t familiar to this place one bit. Why did he have

Let’s leave,”