My Husband Is a Gary Stu

After a long while, Stefan removed the shirt that was covering Sally's eyes.

Satisfaction was written all over his face. He lowered his face to kiss Sally before whispering, “You're mine, Sally. Always and forever...”

Just as he had finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain at the back of his head.

Warm blood splashed unto Sally's face and neck as Stefan's limp body fell onto the bed. Even as his head rolled onto her shoulder, Sally did not even blink.

It was as though her soul had left her body. Her eyes were as empty as a blackhole.

After the trigger was pulled, the gun slipped out of Cooper's hand. He collapsed by the bed and lay still for a long time, gasping for air.

It took another half an hour for the drug's effect to wear off before Cooper felt himself regaining control over his muscles.

Picking up the clothes on the floor, Cooper took out a phone and made a phone call before making his way to the bed.

Stefan's blood had soaked the pillow red while some of it was splattered onto Sally's face.

If it weren't for the slow rising and falling of Sally's chest, Cooper would have thought that the bullet had hit the woman as well.

Suppressing the squeezing ache in his chest, he pulled Sally away and patted her cheeks gently. Seeing that she did not respond, he carried her into the bathroom.

Water gushed out of the tap of the bathtub at high speed. As the tub filled, Cooper placed Sally inside.

He then took a towel from the rack and dipped it in water. When the towel was soaked, he took it out and began to wipe off the dried blood on Sally's face and chin.

Perhaps it was the warmth of the water or the tenderness of Cooper's movements, but Sally's blank eyes slowly came back to life.

She took the towel from Cooper and started to clean her face on her own. Soon, she became her usual silent and cold self again.

After a quick wash, Sally got out of the bathtub and accepted the clothes Cooper had handed her. Her voice was still a little hoarse as she spoke. “You might need to take care of the scene outside.”

They were in Baykeep, not to mention in a luxurious hotel. She had no contact with the people that would help clear out the scene.

“I've already phoned them.” Cooper's gaze swept across Sally's face. When he saw that she seemed fine, he relaxed his shoulders slightly.

Once help arrived, Cooper brought Sally out of the hotel.

Sally had come to Baykeep around noon. By the time they got out of the hotel, it was already seven in the evening.

A gust of wind brushed against her cheek, chilling her bones.

Cooper took off his coat to put it around Sally's shoulder, but Sally stopped his hand and stepped away, increasing the distance between them.

“I'm not cold. I'm gonna go buy something.”

She had stayed in that hotel when she came to Baykeep in the past, which was why she knew that there was a pharmacy and a convenience store around the corner.

Sally walked into the pharmacy with a calm expression and waited as the pharmacist took out the drug she wanted from the cabinets. Upon receiving the pill, she swallowed it on the spot before leaving for the convenience store next door.

As Cooper followed Sally into the pharmacy, his phone rang.

It was not good news.

When Cooper ended the call, he caught a glimpse of Sally going into the convenience store and buying herself a pack of cigarettes.

Standing at the stairs, Sally held a cigarette by her lips as she lit it up with her other hand. Her shoulder-length hair was blown all over the place by the night breeze. She was wearing a black sweater and jeans, which made her look all the more skinny and lonely.