Book 2 Separated by Life and
Death
Today is Kevin’s 22nd birthday, and I’ve been planning everything for half a month in advance, aiming to surprise the man I love.
But unexpectedly, I caught him whispering
sweet nothings into someone else’s ear.
“What about Lisa? She’s the princess of the business circle, far above someone like me, a
mere citizen.”
The woman’s words were dripping with jealousy, clearly trying to belittle me through Kevin’s mouth.
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In that instant, my heart skipped a beat.
I was both anticipating and dreading Kevin’s
response.
Two seconds later, Kevin spoke, his tone laced with irony as expected.
“Princess? Is there a princess who grovels like a dog to please men?”
Their voices faded into the distance, and the wound on my heart began to reopen.
I forced a pale smile, couldn’t help but scold myself in my heart.
I had already known the answer, yet I still stubbornly sought validation. What else could it
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be but masochism?
But I’ve loved Kevin for twelve years, being good
to him has become a habit, one that’s not easily
broken.
“Lisa, what are you doing here?”
Kevin’s tone was unkind, and my heart skipped
a beat at that moment.
Turning slowly, I saw him entangled with
another woman.
“I came to…”
My defense was cut short by Kevin’s impatience.
“To cling onto me, to confirm our relationship,
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to force me to marry you. Why are you so desperate after all these years?”
By the end of that day, I couldn’t remember how I was ejected from there in such a miserable
state.
But I knew that with Kevin, I had lost even my
last shred of self–respect.
Half a month later, I saw Kevin, now 22, at my father’s 50th birthday celebration.
He had matured even more, glowing with
attractiveness.
Unable to control myself, I approached to offer him a drink, but he carefully avoided it.
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“Sorry, my partner is very strict and doesn’t let me interact much with strange women.”
Kevin’s smile brightened as if he had remembered something.
The word “strange women” was devastating for
- me.
Kevin and I grew up together. Once, I thought that even if he didn’t like me, my place in his
heart was unique.
But I was wrong; I had overestimated myself.
“Alright…”
Throughout the banquet, Kevin avoided me like the plague, a deep–seated disdain radiating
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from him.
When Kevin wiped his hands after my accidental touch for the third time, I finally spoke,
“Do you hate me so much… that you can’t stand even a touch?”
Kevin looked behind me instinctively, seeing no one following
He nodded impatiently.
“Since you know, can’t you be sensible and stay away from me?”
I barely choke out“why” from my throat.
My heart ached, but I deliberately sought more
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pain, passing the words to Kevin, letting him. stab me again with his own hands.
“Why? Lisa, how dare you ask me this? Don’t
you know it’s because of you that Linda won’t engage with me now?
She’s the love of my life. If we can’t be together,
I won’t let you off easily.”
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