Chapter 42 There''s News About Mrs Bolton


    Chapter 42 There''s News About Mrs Bolton


    The next morning, after the rain had cleared, Luke received a phone call and rushed out in a hurry.


    His car drove up to our marriage home. What was he doing here? Had he discovered something about me?


    A few workers were standing in the front yard. The one in charge spoke up as soon as he saw Luke, "Mr Bolton, we have ced the sculpture you requested. Would you like to take a look?" A sculpture!


    I quickly turned my attention to the object wrapped in waterproof cloth. Last night, I had mysteriously found my way here and already concluded that there was a part of me here.


    But I never imagined that my flesh and blood would be hidden inside a sculpture.


    What had Lukemissioned to be carved?


    The rope holding the cloth in ce had already been loosened, and Luke pulled at the corner of the sculpture, yanking it forcefully.


    The waterproof cloth rustled as it was pulled away.


    Water droplets scattered in every direction, and the trur form of the statue came into view.


    I recognized it immediately. It was Undine, the water goddess from mythology.


    The craftsmanship was impable. The water goddess was draped in a translucent gown, her arms raised in an elegant pose.


    The texture of her wet, clinging fabric, from the folds of her gown to the subtle outline of her body beneath, was rendered with stunning detail.


    Looking closer, I was struck with shock-her face looked nearly identical to mine.


    ording to legend, Undine had no soul. The only way she could obtain one was through marriage to a human. However, if her husband were unfaithful, she would kill him.


    This statue depicted the goddess in her white gown, emerging from the water, hands raised as if to im. her husband''s life.


    In that moment, she was both the epitome of beauty and of vengeful wrath,


    Unlike other sculptures, the skin exposed in this piece had a faint, lifelike flesh tone, making it all the more


    realistic.


    "Mr. Bolton, do you approve of the work?" the artist asked.


    Lake gazed at the face of the goddess, murmuring, "Her face....


    "Oh, we heard from our master sculptor that this statue was made for Mrs. Bolton. We understand you''re deeply in love with Mrs. Bolton, and it''s ced here in your marriage home, so we took the liberty of using Mrs. Bolton''s face. Is that alright with you, Mr. Belton2SRE


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    Chapter 42 There''s News About Mrs Bolton


    If it weren''t for the sincerity in his eyes, I would have thought he was mocking me.


    Luke''s supposed deep love for me wasughable.


    Luke seemed pleased with the statue. "No problem, I''ll have the final payment arranged shortly."


    "Then we won''t disturb you any further, Mr. Bolton."


    The group left the vi, leaving Luke alone.


    He stared greedily at the face, his eyes filled with resentment. "Chloe, you once said that if I betrayed you. you''d turn into a water goddess and take revenge on me.


    I had said those words, though at the time, it was a joke


    The two of us had grown up together. Never in a million years did I think that this man, who was my childhood sweetheart, would be unfaithful to me..


    And yet, fate had conspired so that the soulless water goddess would be me, the one who had lost her body, her soul now a mere echo. My flesh had be her body. How ironic.


    This statue was of her before she killed her husband. Like me, my revenge was never allowed to begin, and now I would never have the chance.


    While I''d been away, the yard had been overrun with weeds. Luke called in a gardener to tidy up, and the maids cleaned the entire house.


    As he walked into our wedding room, his gaze fixed on the sheets where he and Anna had shared on our wedding night. A subtle frown appeared on his brow, He coldly ordered, "Change all the bed linens.


    The maid hesitantly replied, "But they''re brand new and haven''t been used yet. Perhaps we should wait until Mrs. Bolton returns to sleep in them first?" She had no idea that they had already been defiled.


    Did Luke find this filthy too?


    He carelessly ripped off the bedspread and said, "Take this and throw it away. Bring in a new one."


    "Yes, Sir."


    Also, change the carpet


    He thought this would somehow crase Anna''s presence Howughable.


    The maid sensed his unstable emotions and wisely remained silent, clutching the bedspread and leaving


    the room.


    While she was making the bed, her gaze fell upon some water stains that had dried into little water droplets, with a faint dark red spot.


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    She was experienced, and there was no mistaking what this was.


    I had been missing for so long, so these marks certainly weren''t left by me.


    The maid''s face went pale, and she seemed to understand the reason immediately.


    Secrets run deep in wealthy families:


    She acted swiftly, hastily bundling the sheets and removing them.


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    But as she left. I caught sight of her hurried steps, and feared she might stumble down the stairs.


    After all, she was just a maid who had inadvertently uncovered her master''s great secret. She and I had a good rtionship, so I was sure she felt for me.


    A master of embroidery had custom-made this bedspread for me a year ago. The fine bedding set alone had taken the master a year toplete.


    How much I had cared about our wedding, the familiar maids around me. was all too clear.


    Now my efforts had been so carelessly destroyed. Of course, she would feel sorry for me. Perhaps she was torn now, wondering if she should tell me the truth.


    The room had been redone with new bedding-a blue and pink floral set-and a new carpet had beenid


    All of the things Anna had used-the nightgown she had worn, the toothbrush, the bathrobe-had been thrown out by Luke''s orders.N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material.


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    gone.


    He had ordered new matching electric toothbrushes, cups, and bathrobes.


    See? If a man truly loves you, how could he forget these little details?


    Back when I was picking things out, I had liked matching items. I asked for his opinion, and Luke would nce at his phone, casually brushing me off, saying. Whatever."


    I bought a bunch of matching items for him, but the second time I visited his house, I found that they had disappeared.


    When I asked him about it coldly, he briefly shed a guilty look before exining that the maid had reced them. Later, I learned it was Anna who had swapped them out. Since then, I never bought any matching items again. Now that I was gone, was he putting these things out to impress the ghost of me?


    In the bedroom, he had even had a bouquet of deep red roses ced, as if to prove his love for me.


    He had a distant look in his eyes as I pressed myself against his chest in our wedding photo.


    Maybe, at that moment, he was thinking of Anna.


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    Realizing this, he stared at the photo for a long while before slowly speaking, "Chloe, I''ll find you. No matter what you be, you''ll always be my wife." Such touching words,


    Too bad. The woman you loved has turned into a pile of mush, smeared on the very statue you adore.


    When will Luke realize that I''m the one you''ve been wanting?


    I stood by the window, looking down. From here, I could clearly see the statue in the yard, its hands raised high


    In the sunlight, there was not the slightest hint of divinity. All I felt was an eerie, unsettling chill.


    The phone rang, and Luke picked it up.


    "Mr. Bolton, we have news about Mrs. Bolton, came the voice from the other end.