Chapter 1

"Don't worry Ms. Sienna, I'll make sure your departure is seamless and won't arouse anyone's suspicion." The staff spoke confidently. "Okay, let's start as planned then." Hanging up, my heart ached as if pierced by silver bullets. Now I understood why Dante never marked me—his heart only belonged to Bethany. In two days, I'll disappear from Dante's world forever. "Baby, look what I brought you today." Dante's steady voice sounded behind me, his eyebrows smiling as he tenderly kissed my cheek. He held an opened box containing a full set of sapphire jewelry. He knows that I am most interested in jewelry, so he always gives me such gifts. A card next to it read, "To my favorite baby, Dante." I thanked him softly, placing it aside. This was the way he remedied me that I turned down a jewelry contest for him yesterday. I've received too many gifts like this over the past three years. Every time I've wanted to go to a jewelry show or received a job offer from a master of the trade; he's stopped me. "I can't let you go; I'll go crazy if I don't see you." "But I only need five days ......" "No, not to mention five days, five hours could kill me." Every time I compromised, then, I would receive all kinds of jewelry from him. I thought it was his unique love. Instead, it's just a cage he built to me for pleasing another woman. Dante sensed my silence and frowned slightly, hooking my chin with his finger and leaning down to ask. "Why you unhappy today, baby?" He’d always read my moods perfectly. Dante always captures my moods with precision and sorts them out for me in time. And that's why I'm convinced of his affection. Putting away the hidden pain that filled my heart, I smiled at him. "It's nothing, maybe I've been going out less lately, my spirit is not good." He scratched my nose dotingly. "Tomorrow there's a promotion party Jaxon's throwing for Bethany, and there's going to be a display of her jewelry from the past few years, want to go?" Jaxon, my ex-boyfriend and Bethany’s husband, was Dante’s best friend. Originally, I didn't want to act with Dante in front of others, but Bethany's works attracted me. I'd like to see how much this flower that blossomed from the dust is capable of now. Seeing me nod in agreement, Dante kissed my hair. "The day after tomorrow is our third wedding anniversary, so I'll make time and take you on a honeymoon to make up for it." I nodded, "Good, I've been looking forward to it for a long time, you can't miss your appointment." On that day, I had carefully arranged an event that I wanted to invite him to witness with my own eyes. I touched his ring with my fingertips, and felt a slight bump, which was the letter "BB" engraved on the ring. He likes to call me "baby" and says "BB" is my pronoun. Now, I suddenly realized-- It was the initials of Bethany's full name, Bethany Blake! I mumbled those two simple letters, but in my mind's eye, I was overwhelmed by the images that flashed before my eyes. "BB" embroidered in silver on the collar of every piece of clothing he wore, saying he wanted to feel me every moment. On the box of every gift, he sent me, he wrote "To Baby" in his own handwriting, followed by a heartfelt confession. Every night before he goes to bed, he routinely posts a picture of his life on TikTok, talking to "BB" and telling her to take care of herself. I was lying right next to him. I used to make fun of him for looking like the big boy who claimed love but couldn't get it, and he always looked at me seriously and spoke. "Baby, you don't understand how much I love you, even when you're next to me now, I feel uneasy." Yes, I did not understand that it was possible to tie himself to me in order to love that woman. Dante, what an aggravation. Completely heartbroken, I stroked my not-yet-bumpy belly and made a dark decision. My child, does not need a father who does not love it.