When I woke up again, I was in a hospital bed.[]


    The sharp smell of disinfectant made me wrinkle my nose.[]


    “Grace, you’re awake?“[]


    “Are you feeling okay? Any pain?”


    ke was sitting beside my bed, his eyes practically glowing with joy.


    I had no idea what was going on. I frowned and pushed him away.


    “Grace, you’re pregnant.“]


    “Do you know what this means? We’re having a baby.”


    His words hit me like <i>a </i>freight train.]]


    I looked down and touched my still–t stomach, my heart pounding.


    A baby…


    But this baby couldn’t havee at a worse time.]


    “Grace, just wait here for me.‘


    “I


    “I’m going to handle your discharge paperwork. Once we get home, I’ll make sure you get the best care possible.“]


    ke didn’t mention anything about ire waking up, or about the dark web operation.[]


    But I knew this whole thing was way moreplicated than it seemed.[]


    I called Marcus again. “Marcus, Scarlett wasn’t behind the dark web.“]


    “It was ke.“[]


    I heard him suck in a sharp breath, asking me over and over if I was sure.]


    After <b>I </b>confirmed it a hundred percent, he said he understood.


    To find evidence at the Harrison house, <b>I </b>snuck back into ke’s study during ire’s funeral.]


    This time, I found anotherputer.[]


    I tried password after password, but nothing worked.[]


    Finally, I tried Scarlett’s initials plus her birthday. It opened.[]


    Chapter S


    The desktop wallpaper was a photo of Scarlett and ke together–young, carefree,pletely happy.]


    I opened a massive data folder and found evidence of all of ke’s crimes.]]


    While copying the files, I discovered diary entries ke had written when he was eighteen.[]


    March 15th


    My tutor came again today. I really like her, but I think Mark likes her too.


    March 22nd


    My tutor kissed me today. I’m so happy.[]


    April 3rd


    My tutor left. Mom doesn’t like her, says she’s seducing me and Mark. But Mom doesn’t know—I’m the one who seduced her.[]


    September 12th


    I went abroad. She broke up with me.[]


    June 8th


    She’s engaged to Mark! I can’t ept this. Why? Just because he’s the heir?]


    October 14th


    I met someone who looks a lot like Scarlett. I think I’m falling for her.]]


    October 15th


    Her name is… Grace.]]


    The diary chronicled how he fell in love with me.[]


    But every single entry mentioned Scarlett.[]


    The entries stopped on the day we actually got together.[]


    When he started writing again, it was about Mark’s car ident.[]


    From that point on, our love story became a triangle.[]


    So this is what Scarlett meant by “recement.“[]


    Turns out, I was just ke’s emotional substitute when he couldn’t have who he really wanted.[]


    He loved me because I reminded him of Scarlett.


    Feeling sick to my stomach, I closed theputer and left the study.[]


    The moment I stepped out, I ran straight into keing home.[]


    ke’s face was ice–cold as he asked what I’d seen in his study.[]


    “I saw your love story with Scarlett.“[]


    “And yours with me.“[]


    “ke, you keep saying you love me, that you can’t lose me, but I was just a substitute from the beginning?“[]


    My voice was shaking, my eyes burning with unshed tears.]


    I saw kepletely panic.[]


    Walking to the top of the staircase, I looked at ke and closed my eyes.


    “Grace!”


    I heard his desperate scream as my body tumbled down from the second floor.


    In the most final way possible, I took ke’s child with me.[]


    Blood everywhere, staining everything red.[]