Husband died in a plane crash. I cried until I fainted, waking up to endure the grief and identify the body. The staff frowned in confusion. "Ma'am, your marriage certificate is obviously fake." "The system shows Gavin Sterling's legal wife is Lila." I was stunned. Just as I wanted to ask more, a capable female voice came from behind. "Hello, I am Lila, here to claim Gavin Sterling's body." I watched helplessly as she took Gavin's body away. Stunned for a while before chasing up, collapsing and questioning. "Who exactly are you? I've been married to Gavin for five years, gave birth to three children, how could I not be his wife!" Lila's eyes carried blatant pity. "Gavin is actually the heir to the Sterling Empire, and I am his arranged wife." "The three sons you gave birth to didn't die young, Gavin gave them to me long ago. Don't worry, I will raise them well." "I just transferred $100,000 to your account, consider it your compensation." I was so angry my heart attacked, the postpartum hemorrhage recurred, and I died from excessive blood loss. Opening my eyes again, I returned to the day Gavin gave me the fake marriage certificate. I tore the certificate into pieces and threw it into the trash can. "Do you think I can't tell this is fake?" "Let's end it here, I'm going back to my hometown for New Year and blind dates." Chapter 1 I didn't care about his stiff face, ready to go back to the room to pack luggage. But just turned around, my wrist was grabbed by Gavin, he hugged my waist. "Don't go!" His voice full of pleading. "I didn't mean to lie to you about the marriage certificate... it's me too useless, only took one Uber order today, simply couldn't afford the $50 license fee, so I bought a fake one." I looked at his slightly red eyes, a surge of ridicule rose in my heart. Rich people really have good acting skills. If not for Lila telling me his true identity in my previous life. I would really think he was a poor boy with only me in his heart. I didn't expose him, but followed his words. "You can't even afford a $50 marriage license, what qualification do you have to be with me?" "Gavin, I'm not young anymore, I just want a stable life." Finished speaking, I pretended to be sad and pushed him away, ran into the room and locked the door. Took out my phone and called my mom. "Mom, I plan to quit my job and go back to hometown, you ask Auntie to introduce me some dates." Mom's voice excited. "You finally thought it through! Several factory owner sons in town like you, I'll set up a meeting when you come home for New Year!" Hung up the phone, I looked down at my young and healthy body. No ugly scars on belly, no dense stretch marks on legs. Couldn't help crying out in excitement. Luckily everything is still in time. This time, I will never be a breeding machine for their wealthy couple again! Booked ticket home for tomorrow, I went to the Nightclub to resign. Before, to start a family with Gavin earlier, buy car and house, I threw away all face and dignity, worked as a bottle girl. But in previous life, he only hugged me crying when my stomach hurt, never even bought me a few dollars painkiller. Just walked into the bar, colleague pulled my arm. "Sarah, that ancestor of Sterling family came to spend today, let's hurry scoop some from their fingers!" "Don't you always hope to earn more money to raise your poor guy?" I haven't had time to explain I came to resign today, was pushed into the private room. Gavin sat on the main seat, a diamond on his watch could buy my life. Surrounded by a group of rich second generations appearing in financial interviews lighting his cigarette. Even though knew his true identity long ago, my heart tip still trembled at this moment. I hurriedly lowered head wearing mask, afraid he recognize me. Gavin spoke, voice carrying irritability. "That one outside thinks I have no money, wants to go back to hometown for blind dates." A burst of laughter erupted around. "Brother Gavin really looked wrong person, such gold digger how worthy to bear Sterling heir." "Actually said Brother Gavin no money, such stupid woman's child better not be retarded." Amidst rising and falling ridicule, my heart ice cold, fingers clenched tight. Lila smilingly patted his shoulder, gestures full of elegance and calmness. "You have to give the little girl some sweetness." "Sarah graduated from famous university, high IQ, did such undignified work for you, affectionate and righteous, I like her genes, you coax her well then hurry have a child." "Let her have three, I'm traditional, more children more blessing." My blood seemed to solidify, bottle slipped from my hand. In previous life I suffered endlessly from frequent childbirths, once wanted to commit suicide. Didn't expect all this just because of Lila's casual words. I only felt sourness in heart, body weak. Ran out of private room without hesitation. Back home, I started clearing useless items. 99 paper roses folded by Gavin, countless soda tab rings, wall full of wedding dress sketches. Every anniversary he would guiltily hug me tight. "Sarah, I am too poor now, can only give you my sincere heart." "After marriage I will work hard to earn money, definitely buy you real roses and rings, take you to shoot most luxurious wedding photos!" He is not without money, just unwilling to spend a cent on me. I laughed self-deprecatingly. Threw these broken things once treated as treasures, all into trash can. Gavin came back, looking at things in trash can, suddenly grabbed my wrist. "Sarah, why did you throw our tokens of love? Did you know something?" He stared at me suspiciously, not letting go any expression on my face. "Where were you just now?" I pretended nonchalant smile. "I'm going back to hometown tomorrow, definitely been packing at home." Seeing my expression no dodging, Gavin breathed sigh of relief. He held up the Cup Noodles in hand, excitedly like offering treasure to me. "Sarah, hubby went out driving Uber, earned you a bowl of noodles!" "You hurry eat while hot, I'll just drink your leftover soup." He prepared to coax me with a bowl of noodles? I laughed self-deprecatingly. I am really cheap in his heart. "You eat yourself, I have to catch train tomorrow, sleep first." Lazy to waste words with him, I turned back to room, but blocked by him. "Sarah, did you learn bad from women in bar? Why suddenly so money-worshiping?" "I always wanted to have a child with you, so didn't give you expensive gifts, want save money to give our child better life." Mentioning child, my heart stung endlessly. In previous life I risked life giving birth to three children, haven't had time to look at them, taken by Gavin to his wife. Our biological mother and son can't recognize each other for lifetime. I closed eyes, forcefully suppressed heart sourness, pushed him away hard. "We really broke up." I locked myself in room again. Gavin kept banging door, voice anxious. "We been together three years, you said would struggle with me!" "I love you enough to give my life to you, how can you bear to abandon me? I beg you don't go..." In his begging cries, my tears also slid silently. Dignified Sterling heir hiding identity, living in leaking basement, playing poor rental love with me. This is the love he gave me. But I don't need it anymore, this life I just want to live well. Midnight I suddenly woke up, walked out room to drink water. Vaguely saw Gavin leaning against narrow window. In smoke, his brows irritable, talking on phone. "Sarah still wants to go back, she should be serious." Lila on other end sneered disdainfully. "A birth tool, worthy of our Crown Prince being so troubled?" "If really can't, let her go, we are not non-negotiable on her." Smoke between Gavin's fingers flickering, long time before spitting a sentence. "Sarah is different." My steps paused, heart suddenly surged a trace of obscure expectation. But next second, heard his cold voice. "She is young, beautiful and free." My heart suddenly fell to bottom, as if torn to pieces. Gavin added carelessly again. "Besides you don't understand, watching her willing to degenerate for me, working dead tired every day just to raise me, quite novel." "Such stupid and fun woman not many now." My breathing seemed stopped. These years I drank desperately, stomach pain want to die dare not tell him. Afraid he worry, afraid he stress. But turns out he saw all in eyes, even treated me as joke telling his wife. I covered mouth dead tight, afraid myself can't help crying out. Lila said seriously. "Women who don't ask you for money are most troublesome." "If you really pretend poor having child with her, have to coax her lifetime." Gavin eyes flashed a ruthless look. "I won't let her go." "Woman played rotten by me Gavin Sterling, who dares to take over?" I inexplicably heart tight. Wanted sneak back room, Gavin suddenly hung up, looked up at my position. "Sarah, I already saw you." Smile on his lips so gentle. I couldn't help retreating in panic, turned to run. Gavin caught up in few steps, pulled me into arms. I simply stopped pretending, slapped his face, red eyes shouted. "Your wife can't birth herself, I won't help you bear children, go find others!" "Let me go." "Sarah don't make trouble." Gavin frowned slightly, helpless and doting. "Me and Lila are commercial marriage, didn't touch her few times, you are true wife in my heart." "Usually not giving you money, just because I want to have cleanest love with you." "Outside so many women want climb my bed, I only have child with you, what else you want little ancestor?" He pretended poor dragging me three years, caused me suffer countless bitterness, in his eyes actually grace to me. I laughed in anger, eye rims unconsciously sour. I took deep breath, voice not loud but clear. "But I think you dirty." Gavin suddenly grabbed my shoulder, nails digging into my flesh. "Say it again!" I endured shoulder pain, stubbornly refused to change words. His fist suddenly brushed my face, smashed hard on wall. "I coaxed you so humbly, you just don't appreciate." "Except that broken paper of marriage certificate, I can give you anything!" But I just want legal identity. Suddenly my arm stung. Looked down, Gavin injected a tube of liquid into my body. "What are you doing!" I screamed lost voice, wanted struggle, but found myself using no strength. Gavin carried me princess style, kissed my forehead. "Don't fear, just medicine let you rest well." "Sarah, I absolutely not allow you leave me." I didn't have time to speak, next second fell into coma. Chapter 2 Woke up again, I lay in a luxurious villa. Wrist locked to bed head by a gold chain. Wanted sit up, found myself sore all over. Gavin sat by bed, putting on watch unhurriedly. Seeing me wake, he brought a bowl of bird's nest. Scooped a spoon tasted at mouth, confirmed temperature suitable then fed me carefully. "Lie well, doctor will check your body later." "I will come back every night, you get pregnant ASAP, my elders urging tight." I looked at chain on hand, collapsed waved overturning bird's nest. Bird's nest spilled on his 7-figure haute couture suit, he wasn't angry at all. Just held my hand checking carefully. "Not hurt right? I will heartache." I used all strength slapped him again, palm numb. "Let me go home! This is illegal!" Gavin face instantly red swollen, but just smiled indifferently getting up, covering quilt for me. "Sarah still silly cute." "I took your phone. You don't want eat then continue rest, so have energy make baby with me at night." He instructed nanny take care me well, then turned left. After he left, I lay on bed staring blankly at ceiling. Thinking how to contact outside world. At this time door opened. It was Lila. She casually put crocodile skin Hermès on bedside table. "I am Gavin's wife, he let me persuade you." Recalling her pity to me in previous life, I grabbed her hand begging. "Mrs. Sterling, I don't love Gavin anymore... you find someone else." Lila pushed away my hand, eyes complex. "To me anyone bearing is same." "But Gavin only wants you, I have no way either. Miss Sarah, Gavin had many female companions before, I can see he is serious to you, rich second generation grew up in luxury, actually accompanied you squeezing basement eating instant noodles." "Me and him indeed no feelings, if you can help me complete task of continuing lineage, I really thank you." Realizing she didn't plan help me, my eye rims red. But I decided to try again. I slowly nodded, pretending convinced look. "I think about it again." "Mrs. Sterling, I didn't eat breakfast, not used to your nanny's craft, can I cook myself in kitchen?" Lila somewhat hesitant. I hurriedly supplemented. "You can watch me aside." She then nodded, helped me unlock gold chain. Just entered kitchen, I tightly grabbed Lila, poured oil on gas. Kitchen instantly ignited big fire. She struggled desperately, but still couldn't break free from me who worked daily. I took out his phone called Gavin. "Villa on fire, come quick." Before he spoke, threw phone into fire. Fire soon spread to whole villa. Me and Lila both choked breathless by smoke. Few minutes later, Gavin rushed into sea of fire. "Sarah! Sarah!" He shouted my name loudly, but stunned when seeing unconscious Lila beside me. He hesitated few seconds, picked up Lila. "She is Lin family eldest miss, can't have accident." "Sarah you hold on, I come back save you immediately!" Watching his hurried back, I smiled relieved. Climbed to balcony jumped down from window. Floor not high, I just knee broke bit skin. While no one discovered me, hurried ran away from back door, hailed a taxi. "Hello, I want go to station." Gavin Sterling, see you never. Chapter 3 Gavin just put Lila on ambulance, wanted rush back in save person. Firefighter stopped him. "Fire too big Mr. Sterling. According to our experience, person inside might already..." Gavin spat mouthful blood on ground, fainted. "Sarah..." In coma, he kept chanting Sarah name. Just woken by doctor, Gavin pulled out IV on hand, ignored hospital and wife persuasion came to fire scene. Firefighters cleaning this ruin. They searched whole day, only found a soda tab ring. Ring already deformed black, edge sharp, cut Gavin palm. Blood seeped, he felt no pain, just asked numbly. "Where is deceased body? I want see her again." Firefighter sighed. "Not found." "Metal tab burned like this, Miss Sarah probably only left handful ash." Gavin stomach churned. He pushed away everyone, sped car to highest, ran seven eight red lights, went to bar Sarah once worked. He stumbled to bar counter, grabbed a newly opened strong liquor, poured down throat. Alcohol like hot knife, burned from throat to stomach bottom, chest severe pain more obvious. He coughed violently, eyes red, physiological tears flowed with liquor together. Since then, bar became Gavin home. He wore wrinkled expensive shirt stained with unknown dirt, stubble, eyes unfocused. Like a stray dog curled in corner, pouring bottle after bottle. Lila came find him few times. First time, she wore Chanel suit, makeup exquisite. Gavin in slum alley entrance, robbed by two punks of watch worth 7 figures on wrist. And he just paralyzed in sewage giggling. Lila angry trembling, let bodyguard drive away punks, tried drag him onto Maybach. "Gavin Sterling! Look at you like what now!" "For a birth tool, you don't even want Sterling family?!" She screamed question, nails almost pinched into his arm meat. He fiercely threw her off, strength big made her stumble back. His red eyes stared at her, inside was bone-deep hate and madness. "I locked Sarah well, if not you this fool she wouldn't die." "Is you killed her!" Second time was at Sterling Group board meeting. He absent from crucial annual report meeting. Lila attended representing him, helped him suppress all doubts and dissatisfaction. After meeting, she found him in that bar. Gavin paralyzed in sofa, feet full of empty bottles. Private room filled with heavy disgusting alcohol stink. Lila stood at door, didn't approach again. She looked at this man once decisive in business field, making opponents fear wind. Now only left a shell without soul. Her chest heaving, unwilling and angry. "Those uncles in board restless again, always clamoring replace you." Her voice very cold. "This time I helped you deal with. But you are Sterling true helmsman. How long you want be like this?" Gavin no reaction, just poured another mouthful wine. Liquid flowed down his mouth corner, wet shirt front. Lila closed eyes. She took out a stack photos from Hermès clutch, slammed heavily on him. Photos scattered, slid on ground. "Your Sarah didn't die." She word by word, voice not loud, but made Gavin sober instantly. His unfocused eyes suddenly condensed, almost pounced, trembling hand grabbed scattered photos. Top one is a thin woman back view, holding arm of a man looking gentle simple. Woman side face profile, he can trace with eyes closed. Is Sarah. No burn, even complexion better than when with him. She slightly looked up, saying something to man beside, lips seemed have trace extremely faint smile. That smile like red hot iron, burned Gavin heart suddenly constricted, almost suffocated. "Sarah went back hometown living very well, looks like completely gave you up." Lila looked down at him, tone mocking. "Gavin Sterling, you want die want live here, acting love saint for who see?" "She simply doesn't care. She about to become other's bride, live this life stable happy." String named reason in Gavin brain, completely snapped. "No! Impossible..." He painfully beat his own head. "She can only be mine, how dare she find others!" He fiercely smashed wine bottle in hand on ground. Loud noise, glass shards and residual wine splashed. He swayed stand up. Too long no normal meal and rest, his eyes black for while, but he dead grabbed sofa back. Few seconds later, he looked up. That pair once decadent unfocused eyes, now bright amazing. "Where is she?" His voice hoarse cracked, but carried a unquestionable oppression. Lila reported Sarah hometown address. Gavin finished listening, didn't look her again, stumbled rushed towards private room door. He dialed assistant phone. Assistant surprised and happy. "Mr. Sterling, finally contacted you!" "When you come company? Recently Sterling stock price..." Gavin interrupted him. "These things talk later." "Now start my private jet immediately, I want find Sarah. She didn't die!" Assistant wanted say something, Gavin directly hung up. Ten minutes later, plane took off. Gavin stared at Sarah photo. "Sarah..." He muttered low, bottom of eyes surged bound to get. "You can't escape." "This life, next life, life after life... you are mine."
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