My husband, an Interdimensional Traveler, was forbidden from falling in love with mortals from the small worlds. Yet, he was smitten with me at first sight. Each flutter of his heart was accompanied by a soul-shattering agony. He had endured ninety-nine such torments. Later, I was abducted and taken to the Crimson Zone, subjected to daily beatings and degradation, used as an instrument of torment. On the brink of collapse, I remembered the secret method Caspian had taught me, a way to connect with his otherworldly realm. Upon successful connection, however, I overheard Caspian's conversation with his interdimensional mentor. "Caspian, how could you personally contact the Syndicate and have them abduct Sara? Isn't she your beloved?" My husband's voice was cold as steel. "This ordeal was originally meant for Lily, the supporting female lead. To save her, I had no other choice." "Sara is the female lead of this world. She has the favor of the Cosmic Order; nothing could happen to her." "Once this mission is complete, I'll be able to stay in this timeline forever. Then, I will compensate her properly." My heart shattered into a million pieces. As the villains closed in on me, I completely gave up the fight. 1 "Tsk, tsk, this girl's got some backbone." Another woman's voice, laced with mockery, followed by a fresh wave of searing pain from my left leg. The soul-shattering agony finally forced a muffled groan from my lips. "Oh, finally decided to make a sound, have we?" The first woman seemed to perk up, her voice tinged with a morbid curiosity. I finally managed to pry open my eyes. The woman before me was heavily made up, her face alight with a disturbing, almost pathological excitement. In her hand, she held a glowing, red-hot iron rod, which she dangled before my eyes before abruptly thrusting it towards my chest. A choked scream tore from my throat. My chest felt as if it were being branded from the inside out, the burning sensation spreading, consuming every nerve. "That's more like it. Where's the fun if you don't scream?" The woman smiled, satisfied, then pressed the red-hot rod into the other side of my chest. I bit down hard on my lip, fighting to stay silent. I knew the more I struggled, the more excited they became. I could only silently endure, praying for it all to end. My limbs had long been severed, leaving me like a broken doll, utterly at their mercy, to be tormented at their whim. "Which one is this now? Have we hit all eight torture methods?" Caspian's voice, as clear and cutting as ever. "This is the seventh. Does it have to be this exact?" His mentor's voice held a hint of reluctance. "You know perfectly well Sara was the one who saved you back then. Why are you so determined to repay Lily instead?" My eyelashes fluttered. During that landslide, it was I who fought tooth and nail to dig him out of the rubble, carrying him to safety until I collapsed from exhaustion. When I woke, however, he adamantly insisted Lily was his savior. No matter how much I explained, he wouldn't believe me. Turns out, it wasn't a matter of belief. He had deliberately chosen to act this way. "My marriage to Sara has already wronged Lily's devoted heart. I don't want her to suffer this fate." "A woman who endures this, her life is ruined." Caspian sighed, his voice filled with helplessness and guilt. I lay on the filthy cot, tears streaming down my face as I laughed. He knew that a woman's life would be ruined by such an ordeal, yet he was still so cruel to me. He professed to love me, yet he personally pushed me into this hell. Doesn't that count as wronging me? A sharp pain lanced through my abdomen. I gasped for air, a choked cry escaping my lips. A man nearby shouted in alarm, "She's bleeding profusely! Is she… is she pregnant?!" The mentor's voice also grew tense. "Caspian, Sara is fading. She…" "Don't tell me the details. It'll hurt too much." Caspian interrupted him anxiously, his voice laced with pain. "Alright, let's proceed with the last one." "What?!" The mentor exclaimed. "She can't take any more! She's already…" "Stop talking! No matter what happens to Sara, I will love her." "It must be exactly as written, otherwise the plot will repeat itself for Lily." Caspian's tone remained utterly unchanged, sounding like a demon's whisper in my ears. Soon, someone brought a dozen long steel spikes. Even in my despair, I couldn't help but shrink back in terror. I was indeed pregnant. Before this overseas mission, I had found out I was three months along. I had planned to tell Caspian the good news after the mission. He had always yearned for a child, dreaming of a happy future for our family of three. I had believed we would have a happy home. Before I could react, crude hands seized my limbs. Immense pain flooded my entire body. I watched, horrified, as one massive steel spike after another was driven into my flesh. I was on the verge of fainting from the agony, but they had injected me with an awareness serum. I remained horrifyingly lucid, clearly feeling every agonizing detail of this hellish torment. "She really is pregnant, it seems. What a sin…" The man holding the pliers looked at my blood-soaked lower body, turning away with a hint of revulsion. My child couldn't endure the torment of my body. In a haze, I heard Caspian's voice, carrying an almost imperceptible tremor. "Sara, you must hold on. Once I complete my mission, I'll be able to stay in this timeline forever. Then, I will compensate you properly." Compensate me with what? With his so-called love? I let out a bitter, silent laugh. Tears wouldn't even come anymore. Those scumbags dragged me from the ground like a dead dog, their faces twisted in leers. They threw me into a foul-smelling water dungeon, leaving me to fester in the icy, filthy water. I don't know how long passed, but finally, the cell door opened. Caspian's figure appeared, backlit, his face etched with such obvious anxiety and heartbreak that it looked as if he might cry at any second. He rushed forward, pulling me into his embrace, his voice trembling. "Sara, my darling, I've come to save you." 2 I lifted my head, my gaze hollow as I looked at him. The face I once deeply adored now filled me only with a profound sense of alienation and disgust. "Didn't you say you always had my location, that you'd always be the first to come save me?" His expression stiffened. He then explained, guiltily, "I'm sorry. The foreign environment was too complex; I was delayed for quite some time." He held me tighter. "I'm so sorry, Sara. It doesn't matter what's happened, I love you." Love me? I let out a cold laugh, as if I'd just heard the most ridiculous joke imaginable. He didn't notice my abnormality, or perhaps, he chose to ignore it. He took off his coat and wrapped my wounded body in it, then swept me into his arms and raced out. He brought me to a hospital. My colleagues, upon hearing the news, rushed to my side. Seeing me, barely human, a grotesque shadow of my former self, even they—who had witnessed countless horrors—couldn't help but gasp. I was rushed into surgery. The tendons in my limbs had been severed, and my entire body was covered in massive infections and festering wounds. The doctor shook his head and sighed throughout the procedure. The anesthetic had no effect on me, but I didn't even have the strength to moan. After the surgery, I was moved to a private room. Caspian came. He sat by my bedside, and his cold tears fell onto my face. "Sara, I'm so sorry. I'll never let you suffer again." If this were before, seeing him like this, I would have immediately woken to comfort him, telling him I was alright. But now, I felt only revulsion. A sound came from the doorway. "Caspian, darling, are you hungry? I bought you some breakfast." It was Lily. Caspian released my hand, turning his head away as he refused. "I can't eat. You go ahead and eat. In three hours, you'll take the flight back home. It's not safe here." "I don't want to go alone! I'm scared. Will you come with me, please?" Lily's voice was laden with a heavy, childish whine. "No, I have to stay with Sara." Caspian refused without a second thought. "But I'm truly so scared." Caspian hesitated, as expected. He finally gave in. "Alright, I'll go give the orders." He always said he only loved me, but when it came to Lily, he was always soft-hearted, unable to deny her any request. The moment he turned to leave, Lily revealed her true colors. She walked to my bedside and casually slapped me across the face. "You're awake, aren't you? Stop pretending. We all know you were given that awareness serum." Lily looked down at me, her eyes filled with mockery and triumph. "I hear your limbs are completely crippled now. How pathetic." I struggled to open my eyes, my gaze cold as I stared at her. "Even like this, you'll never be Mrs. Hayes." She loved Caspian with a mad obsession, but tragically, Caspian never returned her feelings. Lily's expression shifted. She suddenly gave a disdainful laugh. "Don't be so smug! You don't know, do you? Caspian's sending me back." Her smile widened into a malicious sneer. "It's to steal your credit! Your success in capturing the fugitive, it's all going to be mine now!" My eyes widened in fury. I strained with all my might, forcing a few words from my throat: "You… shameless wretches!" Caspian had said he was worried about me, and followed. But it wasn't to worry about me; it was to send me to my torment. Now, even the credit for capturing the criminal, a feat for which we sacrificed two brothers, was to be placed on Lily's head. Lily picked up a syringe, and without hesitation, plunged it into my vein. "You might as well die. You're already like this. Living is just prolonged agony." She smiled malevolently, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue. "This is a septic agent. Caspian was afraid you'd interfere, so he had me inject you." She chuckled, "Goodbye. Try to steal my man again in your next life!" She laughed, a sharp, triumphant sound, and then sauntered away. Less than five minutes after Lily left, my vital monitors began blaring shrill alarms. Doctors and nurses swarmed in, a chaotic frenzy. "It's bad! The patient's vital functions are dropping! Her blood coagulation is failing! If this continues, she'll die from infection! Get her back to the mainland now! We have coagulation agents there!" "There are no flights going abroad right now!" My colleagues were frantic. Suddenly, a colleague seemed to remember something, exclaiming, "Wait! Caspian requested a private helicopter! He can take Sara back!" A flicker of hope ignited within me. I wanted to live. Everyone rushed to push my gurney towards the airport. At the airport, we just happened to encounter Caspian and Lily, who were about to board. Clara rushed forward, grabbing Caspian's arm, shouting anxiously, "Quick! Let Sara go first! Her condition is critical! If she doesn't get back to the mainland, she'll die!" 3 Caspian rejected her without a second thought. "No, the helicopter can only carry two people. I have to take Lily back now. It's too unsafe here." His voice was firm, without a hint of hesitation. Clara roared, "Sara is dying! She's your wife! Is she less important than taking Lily back?!" Lily, however, put on a frail act, timidly saying, "Caspian, darling, it's okay. Sara might be jealous. You go back to the mainland with her. I'll be fine here alone." Caspian, who had been wavering, solidified his resolve upon hearing Lily's words. "Sara will be fine. Her injuries were stable just now. Don't try to trick me by helping her." He said, pulling Lily towards the helicopter. Clara cried, grabbing him, "Sara is truly fading! Are you abandoning her?" He coldly flung Clara's hand away, his gaze icy as he looked at me, his voice heavy. "Sara, be sensible. I'll take Lily, and then I'll come back for you. Don't be silly with jealousy." But Caspian, I wasn't jealous. I was truly dying. I lay on the stretcher, in too much pain to speak, feeling my vital functions draining away, my consciousness blurring. Caspian removed his goggles and walked towards me. The oxygen mask was gently pushed aside. His warm breath fell on my ear. "Wait for me for six hours." He touched my festering lips. His thumb still bore the scar from where he'd burned himself testing the temperature of my porridge. "When this is all over, I'll take you to see the cherry blossoms. Haven't you always wanted to?" I didn't want to see cherry blossoms, and I didn't want to wait for him. I watched, horrified, as Caspian took Lily onto the helicopter. I watched the propellers spin, watched the helicopter ascend higher and higher, eventually disappearing into the sky. I had never imagined he could be so heartless. That he would abandon my life for another woman. With great effort, I pulled my phone and the thin pregnancy report from my clothes, handing them to Clara. "Give the recording on my phone to HQ. Don't let Lily claim our victory. And this…" I paused, my breathing becoming more difficult. "Give this to Caspian. Tell him I will never forgive him!" Clara froze, her eyes instantly reddening. "Sara, you must hold on! We'll find another helicopter!" She cried, "Sara, I'm so sorry! We're useless, we couldn't stop them…" "It's too late…" I smiled weakly, feeling my life ebb away, moment by agonizing moment. "Just burn my body. Don't give the ashes to Caspian. I never want to see him again…" With my last words spoken, my eyelids could no longer hold, slowly drifting shut. My colleagues around me removed their hats, saluting me. A silent farewell spread through the air. Meanwhile, a thousand miles away, Caspian's interdimensional communicator suddenly blared a harsh alarm: [The female lead of this world has fallen. A new female lead will be chosen.] [The Cosmic Order has decreed Lily the new female lead of this world.] The file in his hand clattered to the ground.
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