Love's Perfect Match

"She's my get-out-of-jail card. It'd be a waste not to use her, don't you think?"

Arthur didn't care who the scapegoat was. If it weren't for Jasmine locking Elspeth and Callum up, he wouldn't have done this. However, now that he had the chance to kill Callum and pin all the blame on Jasmine, he'd seize it, no matter what.

"You're evil." Elspeth took a step back and stepped into a pool of mud.

"Don't try to fight. I said I won't hurt you. Now, come with me. It's raining out here. You don't want to catch a cold, right?"

The man tried to hold her, but she swatted his hand away. "Don't touch me. You're disgusting."

"You still think I'm disgusting, huh?" Arthur stared down, his eyes filled with cold fury.

"I've always thought you're disgusting. You're the most disgusting man in the world." Elspeth was riling him up so he would tell her all his plans.

And he took the bait. "I'm disgusting?! I did it all for you! I have to kill him. That's the only way to get you. Without him, we can be together." He stepped forward and forcefully grabbed her hand. "Do you have any idea how long I've waited for this?"

She shot him an icy look. "What did you do to him?"

him. Once he shows up, they're going to grab him. First, they'll cut off his limbs. Then, they'll

and Elspeth started retching in

ask. Now, come with me.

she had no strength left. The sprinting from earlier took all she had. Thus, she gave up resisting and tried

this time. No matter what you say, I won't agree to

him intently. "What if I agree

You'll still be with me after I kill him anyway. And I might just cut his body up to pieces just because you're defending him now, you

another approach. This time, she pouted, hanging her

was a little nervous seeing her upset. "What's wrong? Why are you upset? Okay, I won't cut him up to

to put on an act of agony. "I admit that I

as those words left her mouth, Arthur's face fell, his eyes filled

I'm his wife. If he dies, I'll be a

held her hand tightly. "Then, marry me. I won't

widow, and nobody's going to let me live that down. They're going to say I'm unlucky. An omen, even. Even if I were to marry you, they'd still curse me." She heaved a sigh and forced

narrowed his eyes. "If anyone says that about you,

it's a whole city of people? It's the Internet Age. If someone makes a viral post about this murder, I'll never live it

case, why don't you just

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