Hearing the footsteps of the secretary approaching, I turned and left.
The receptionist in the lobby area did not even have time to stop me.
When I returned home and looked at the familiar furnishings, I was shivering with cold.
Everything in the living room was just the way Sarah liked.
But I was so slow-witted that I immersed myself in Gerard's lies and lost my true heart.
Once, I placed blooming red plums in a corner of the living room.
The next day it turned into lilies.
He explained that the plum blossom was sharp, not as elegant as the lily.
But lily was Sarah's favorite.
Sure enough, whether a person loved you or not was actually very obvious and hidden in the details.
I angrily smashed the lilies in the living room along with the vase.
The broken porcelain piece shattered onto my face, leaving a bloody mark.
At the moment, Gerard pushed open the door and walked into the house.
Seeing the mess on the ground, a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.
I saw him take a deep breath, maintain his gentle expression and come over to hold my hand.
"Nichole, what's wrong with you? Are you upset about your foot injury again? You can't dance from now on, but you still have me. I will be by your side for the rest of my life."
Gerard gently helped me sit down and brought over the water cup and pills.
If I ignored the coldness in the bottom of his eyes, I really thought what he had for me was love.
I had to admit, his acting skills were so good.
And I was such a fool.
I took the water, pretended to take the medicine and fell asleep.
I heard Gerard turn around and go into the study after confirming that I was asleep.
I could go into his study whenever I wanted, but I usually did not go in.
But now I heard the sounds of other mechanisms after he entered the study.
Just like the voice in my dream.
I felt a chill in my heart, realizing that it was not the voice in my dreams.
Every time I took the medicine Gerard handed me, I would fall into a deep sleep.
It was not until he left home that I got up and went into his study.
My eyes were fixed on every corner and furniture there.
Then, I froze as soon as I took my portrait away from the wall and found the mechanism behind.
He actually had an underground secret room.
Inside, there were Sarah's portraits, various reports, awards and wedding dresses and jewelry.
He even cut out Orlando from the wedding photo and put himself and Sarah together in the frame.