Joe reached out to Yvonne, his demeanor disturbingly unwell.

She had no desire to continue this twisted relationship and screamed, "I don't need you! Joe, I've already contacted my best friend, Nina! You know exactly who she is and her connections. If you dare hurt me, she and her husband won't let you get away with it!" Joe chuckled dismissively. "But do you really think anyone would believe us? Would you even dare tell anyone, Yvonne? Or maybe you want me to expose our relationship in public?"

Yvonne felt completely numb. Joe's words stirred up memories from the past five years, with days and nights filled with his actions and the sound of his voice echoing in her mind. "Ahhh!" She couldn't take it anymore.

Like someone losing her mind, Yvonne grabbed a crystal glass from the coffee table and smashed it to pieces. She picked up one of the shards and pressed it against her neck. "Joe, don't push me. If you keep pushing, I'll die right here in front of you!"

She wasn't bluffing.

In her overwhelming emotion, the shard already pierced her artery as soon as she finished speaking.

hard against her wound. "Yvonne, are you crazy? What have I ever done to wrong you? How am I any worse than

treated you

though Yvonne couldn't stand him, Joe had always been there for her, supporting everything she did. Her accomplishments were, in part, due to his help, though he never told her. Now, watching Yvonne try to escape him forever in

and you think I don't know that. But I do. The problem is, our relationship isn't right, and I'm not asking for

all her strength to push him away in her emotional state, but Joe stood firm, like a mountain, unmoved

we'll talk about

the air, but she was growing weaker and

who had just arrived. Nina didn't fully understand the

followed behind Joe.

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