"Divorce? That's what you want, Serena?"
The beautiful woman who looked confident on her face when she asked her husband for a divorce, Serena, was quite fed up with living married life with her husband for six months which always made her suffer. Actually, Serena didn't really hate her husband at the start of their engagement until they got married, however, one day she was very disappointed in her husband because of one thing.
"Yes, that's what I've wanted since we got married, Orlando. I've had enough of playing marriage games with you."
Orlando groaned in annoyance, throwing the divorce papers on the bedroom carpet. "Anyway, you have to give a logical reason to divorce me."
"Then, I will provide proof of your dirty deeds." Serena took her cell phone then played a CCTV video recording which showed her husband embracing a woman's shoulder at the hotel. "Are you satisfied with the evidence I have?"
Saliva was hard to swallow when watching the one minute long video. Orlando walked slowly towards his wife with a sad face. "I just invited a friend–"
PLAKK
Serena's patience had reached the limit until finally her right hand dared to fly firmly to her husband's cheek. It didn't matter that the husband's cheeks were now starting to turn red, but the pain she was experiencing was deeper.
"You bastard! You can still avoid me even though the evidence is clear that you cheated on me!"
"Irritating!" Orlando chuckled in annoyance, now he didn't hesitate to torture his wife by pulling her long hair hard enough to make her scream. "Actually, you're just a waste child. How dare you threaten me and fight me after I gave you what you wanted all this time."
"I will never forgive you!"
Since then, Serena felt like her life was increasingly empty. Even though her family background is from an upper class family, she is only an illegitimate child. Her biological parents sold her when she was six years old. Then, her parents disappeared without a trace. Now Serena doesn't know whether her parents are still alive or not.
During twenty years of living in her adoptive family's house, Serena was always abused by her adoptive parents and stepbrother. In that house, only one person was the sanest and always protected her. Lariette, Serena's older sister. However, Lariette had died one year ago because an unexpected incident happened to her.
After processing the divorce process for a month, Serena and Orlando were officially divorced. Serena returns to live with her adoptive family, which she considers a devil family who never treats her as a human.
Until the anniversary of Lariette's death, all family members held a tribute ceremony at their residence, including Orlando, who still dared to step foot in this residence, making Serena unable to stand looking at that bastard's face. Even though they have divorced due to infidelity, Serena's adoptive family still does not accept that reason and still considers Orlando to be one of the best sons-in-law.
"Thanks for coming, Orlando." Melda briefly hugged her former son-in-law. "Even though you are divorced from Serena, you still intend to attend the memorial service for Lariette's death."
Orlando responded, smiling kindly. "Yes, I should still come, Mom. Because Lariette is the best sister-in-law."
"Even Lariette's husband didn't come today." Melda squinted her eyes and looked around her, only all her family members were present. "I still don't think Asher is the type of guy who has no ethics."
"Maybe Asher is busy, Mom. We can wait a little longer."
Melda's eyes were fixed on her illegitimate daughter who continued to lower her head while staring at Lariette's photo. She walked quickly over to Serena.
"Your ex-husband has come, why don't you welcome him?"
Serena raised her head with a pitying look. "Why would I welcome that bastard's arrival?"
"You insolent child! After we raised you for twenty years, you still want to rebel?!" the father snapped, wanting to slap his youngest daughter in the face.
"Mr. Aaron, I'm coming!"
The sexy baritone voice in Serena's ears made her body stiff in an instant. The owner of that baritone voice is Asher, Lariette's husband, who is known to be very cold and rarely makes time to gather with his family. That was the main reason Melda had teased him before because their relationship since a year ago had never been intimate.
Even though Serena and Asher's relationship is not close, she wants to thank him because Asher indirectly saved her from danger. She stepped back then stayed in the corner of the room.
Aaron and Melda immediately ran to greet the arrival of their former son-in-law with respect.
"We thought you weren't coming, Asher. Aren't you busy today?" greeted Melda with a friendly smile.
Asher raised the corners of his lips. "I'm busy, that's why I only came here for a short time. At least to commemorate of my late wife's death."
"Lariette will definitely be happy to see you come to her." Aaron patted Asher's shoulder.
Asher doesn't care that everyone treats him kindly. He only prayed for a moment in front of an altar filled with fruit and incense, then quickly said goodbye to all of Aaron's family members.
After holding a memorial service for Lariette's death, all family members gathered in the family room. Serena had a bad feeling seeing her second sister glaring at her as if she wanted to stab her completely.
"It's all because of you, Serena! Because of you, Lariette died!"
Melda hit her biological daughter's back quite hard. "Can you stop discussing your sister's death again, Barbara! Your sister will be sad to see you keep discussing her death."
Actually, Serena was not happy that her stepmother suddenly defended her because the intention of the defense was not with good intentions.
"But, Mom–"
"We can bring it up again tomorrow. Because we have to punish this cursed child who made your sister die!"
She suspected correctly that her stepmother would curse her even more. Serena couldn't stand hearing the various insults given to her by her foster family since waking up. Without saying goodbye, she ran out of this luxurious house carrying only her cellphone and wearing house slippers.
Serena ran away from the cursed house while praying silently to talk to her late sister. What's wrong with her that her family hates her? Is it because she was an outcast child whose birth family sold her? It felt like she wanted to escape from this cursed world because there was no one to defend her.
Ting…
Suddenly a message notification appeared from an unknown number. Full of curiosity, Serena opened the short message. Her body froze in place when he read a short message from an anonymous person.
The message sent by the anonymous person shows Asher holding a dagger while hugging his wife who is covered in blood.
Actually, she was curious about how this anonymous person could find out her phone number when he didn't have many connections. Then, what is this nonsense? Her brother-in-law is a murderer? Brother-in-law whose identity is the CEO of a well-known company and whose character is very cold hearted.
Serena still couldn't believe the strange text message that provoked her suddenly in the middle of the anniversary of Lariette's death. A year has passed, why did that person only send that message now?
"What does this mean? Asher a killer?"