Chapter 9
His hair was greasy, his clothes still damp with water and reeking of alcohol, and he was filthy from head to toe. Who knew what kind of mess he’d been through to end up looking like this?
“Once you’re done, get the hell out,” Willie said.
Just as I was about to set Cameron’s hand on fire again, Willie’s sudden voice startled me.
I couldn’t help but blow a little too hard.
The flames shot up high.
This time, I really did set Cameron on fire.
But he didn’t try to avoid it.
Even when the heat made him flinch, he still didn’t pull
away.
“Is it okay if I stay with her for a bit?” Cameron’s voice was even rougher than Sophia’s.
That was so weird.
He should be glad I’m dead.
Finally, he didn’t have to fake it anymore.
He wouldn’t have to force himself to hug or kiss me, pretending he wasn’t disgusted the whole time.
“Katherine doesn’t want you here,” Willie said through gritted teeth. “There’s no wind right now, so the fire won’t just shoot up.”
Willie totally busted me, and I felt a bit guilty.
“It’s not gonna happen,” Cameron said. “She loves Me too much. She’d never do that…”
Listening to Cameron, I couldn’t help but make a face in disgust.
Even Willie understood me better than Cameron did.
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“I did it on purpose,” I said.
But nobody heard me.
“How the hell did you get in here? Get out!” Sophia suddenly yelled.
No one even noticed when Sophia woke up.
Her eyes were sharp and clear, and the instant she saw Cameron, she completely lost it–swinging her fists and kicking at him in a frenzy.
Cameron didn’t even try to dodge.
He just stood there, letting Sophia slap, kick, hit, and curse him, not defending himself at all.
“Get out!” Sophia screamed.
Her chest was heaving, eyes red and fierce as she yelled at him.
Cameron glanced at Sophia’s stomach, where their child was growing.
For the first time, he didn’t give in to what Sophia
wanted.
“Even if you beat me to death, I’m still not going anywhere,” Cameron said.
Then he spun around and dropped to his knees.
“It’d be better if Katherine just burned me to death,” he
said.
There was a stubborn, almost manic look in his eyes, and it honestly freaked me out.
“Then at least I could die with her,” he Muttered. “Then I could be with her…”
Cameron’s Muttering Made Sophia and Willie fall silent.
Willie Murmured something to Sophia, though no one caught what he said.
In the end. Sophia finallu quieted down.
The two of them sat in their chairs, watching Cameron kneel from day to night.
After the funeral, the guests all left.
When Cameron still wouldn’t leave, Sophia pulled a document out of her bag and handed it to him.
“This is something Katherine left for you,” she said. She gave him a Mocking smile.
“Go ahead, open it,” she said.
Cameron didn’t hesitate at all.
But for some reason, his hands were trembling so Much that he fumbled with it several times, but just couldn’t get it open.
Finally, Willie couldn’t stand it anymore and opened it for him.
The hope in Cameron’s eyes vanished as soon as he caught sight of the words “Divorce Agreement” inside.
He looked up, lost and helpless, like a little kid.
The wind rustled the papers, and when Cameron finally caught sight of my signature, he just lost it.
He couldn’t hold it in anymore. He started crying.
He dropped to his knees, tears falling nonstop, but not a single sound came out.
Was he really crying, or just faking it?
I couldn’t tell at all.
Cameron was trembling as he held the divorce
agreement close to his heart.
“Katherine…” he softly called my name.
Suddenly, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
I heard that if one were so angry or heartbroken, he or
she could actually cough up blood.
Did I really get to him that badly?
No way. That couldn’t be it.
Before I could process it, I saw the two ghost Messengers beckoning me over.
Eh, whatever, I was about to leave anyway.
No need to overthink.
I turned around and gave Sophia and Willie one last, Meaningful look.
“Goodbye,” I whispered.
But my gaze couldn’t help drifting to Cameron, who was collapsed on the floor, crying so hard he couldn’t even make a sound.
“Never see you again,” I said to Cameron.
I walked forward slowly.
Willie’s words from this morning echoed in my mind.
He had said, “Katherine wants to see him.”
That was total crap.
Like hell I want to see him.
Me? Please. I really hate Cameron.