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Chapter 13
She came from a poor mountain village where girls were discriminated against. If she made even the slightest mistake, her parents would beat her.
She had worked hard to get into college, but her family wanted to pull her back for an arranged marriage.
It was I who used all my savings to buy her freedom from her family.
The moment she gained her freedom, she cried and hugged me, saying we would depend on each other for life.
She could have the freedom to love whoever she wanted, she could abandon me for another person, and I wouldn't blame her. But I couldn't tolerate that after I had helped her so much, she would kick me into the abyss for another person's mistake.
I looked at her with one last glimmer of hope.
After a long while, she finally spoke.
The cold words fell from her red lips.
"I guess I've wronged you then."
With that, she didn't say another word and turned to leave.
Watching her receding back, the last bit of affection I had for her vanished completely.
She didn't know that the person about to be dragged into the abyss was her, not me.
A week later, we went to court as scheduled.
Rosalie was confident that I couldn't turn the case around, looking very self-assured.
Tyler sat in the audience, looking at me with his usual smug and provocative expression.
But when my friend brought out the prepared evidence one by one, both of them were dumbfounded.
At the same time, my friend also produced a recording.
Rosalie and Tyler's conversation was crystal clear in it.
Everyone in the courtroom learned about their scheme, how Tyler had sold the company's secrets for money, causing the company to not only miss its chance to go public but also be forced to bear over a hundred million in breach of contract penalties.
To protect Tyler, Rosalie had come up with the idea of pinning the crime on me.
When the recording was played, Rosalie's face turned pale, and she collapsed into her chair.
"How is this possible?" she muttered.
I walked up to her, my expression as calm as ever.
"Rosalie, I gave you a chance," I said.
Not long after I left Rosalie, my friend had coincidentally found out about their scheme and warned me to be careful.
The day I went to fix Rosalie's water pipe, I knew I might be falling into her trap.
But I still went.
It wasn't just because I was worried about her, but also because of the plan my friend and I had.
After the project went viral, we needed more resources.
So my friend and I had been discussing acquiring Rosalie's company.
We just hadn't found the right opportunity.
Rosalie handed us the opportunity on a silver platter, which was the perfect chance to complete our plan.
I had been hesitant at first, but her complete disregard for me that day made me make up my mind.
Word by word, I told her the truth she didn't know.
Rosalie stared at me with wide eyes, full of disbelief.
Finally, she couldn't hold back anymore and started cursing at me, but it was too late. She and Tyler were both taken into custody by the police and sent to prison.
Given the large amount involved, they would probably be locked up for decades.
After the online public opinion reversed, my friend successfully acquired Rosalie's company as planned.
I stood on top of the once glorious building, looking down.
From now on, my life would be smooth sailing.
Onwards and upwards.
[The End]