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Ninety-Nine Surgeries for Love, Yet He Chose Betrayal
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Dixie Chapman was born without a functional reproductive structure. She went through 99 reconstructive procedures before she succeeded. That evening, she endured the ache and did it with Atticus Reid....
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第1章
Dixie Chapman went through ninety-nine surgical vaginal reconstruction procedures before she succeeded.
That evening, she endured the ache and did it with Atticus Reid.
Suddenly, he stopped moving and spoke in a rough voice, “A little dry.”
After saying that, he rolled aside, left the bed, and headed toward the bathroom.
Hearing the sound of water running, leaving Dixie slightly disappointed, along with a feeling of blaming herself.
Once she placed an order for lubricant on eBay, she rose to shower, yet she unexpectedly heard Atticus on a call.
“I’ll come see you tomorrow night. Tonight I need to stay with her.”
Dixie’s hand on the door froze briefly. Could Atticus be cheating?
Impossible.
She quickly rejected the suspicion.
Even if the entire world turned away from her, Atticus would not.
He was her neighbor brother, two years older than her. They had grown up side by side since childhood.
When Dixie was only five, Atticus, two years older, brought her a stolen family heirloom.
“Mom told me this bracelet is for my future wife. Here, I’ll place it on your wrist.”
From that moment on, he became Dixie’s guardian, shielding her everywhere.
When Dixie turned thirteen, doctors declared she was a “stone girl,” and Mrs. Reid said sorrowfully, “A stone girl can’t have babies. What should we do now?”
Atticus showed no worry. “Then we’ll just live as a DINK couple! In this life, the only woman I’ll marry is Dixie!”
He stayed true to his promise and even hurt himself to show his firm decision to his family.
The Reid family ranked among the wealthiest families in Jefferson City and could not lack a successor.
After the engagement was confirmed, Dixie started undergoing artificial vaginal reconstruction procedures.
The operation involved serious danger, and healing afterward was extremely painful. Atticus had objected many times.
“Don’t go through with it, Dixie. If necessary, I’ll just ask my parents to have another child!”
Faced with the man who loved her wholeheartedly, Dixie began to cry. “But I want to bear a baby that belongs to both of us…”
Hearing those words, Atticus finally stopped resisting.
He stayed by her side through all ninety-nine surgeries.
The rushing water in the bathroom ended abruptly, pulling Dixie from her thoughts to the present moment.
Atticus came out of the bathroom, ignored her completely, and walked directly downstairs.
Dixie’s heart gave a sudden jump. It was so late, where was he going now?
Without bothering to wear shoes, she ran downstairs barefoot. “Atticus, where are you going?”
Atticus opened the door, took the paper bag from the deliveryman, and looked at her calmly, his tone unusually soft.
“It’s this late, where could I go? Your favorite cherriesyou love are in season, so I bought them for you.”
He moved to the island counter and carefully rinsed the cherries.
Watching the man’s tall, straight figure, Dixie quietly breathed in relief.
He loved her too much. It was impossible for him to be unfaithful.
Once Atticus was done washing the cherries, he realized Dixie wasn’t wearing any shoes.
With one arm, he picked her up and brought the cherries upstairs. “It is getting cooler. Walking barefoot will make you catch a cold.”
Catching the familiar cool woody smell from him, Dixie’s restless heart slowly settled.
As expected, she had been overthinking.
.…
Dixie rested in Atticus’s arms, eating the cherries he gave her and dropping the seeds into his hand.
He watched her without blinking, his eyes still full of warmth.
Dixie’s face turned red. After taking a deep breath, she softly said, “Atticus, how about… we try once more?”
She knew he had not been satisfied earlier.
Atticus paused for a second, then soon smiled and declined. “No. You only had surgery recently. Wait until you recover completely.”
Dixie’s breath caught, and she lowered her head in embarrassment.
He was obviously thinking about her, but somehow she still felt uneasy.
Seeing that she looked upset, Atticus leaned closer. “What’s wrong, not happy? Or did I fail to please you earlier?”
“Of course not.” Dixie hurried to say, “I only wanted to make you feel happier…”
Atticus laughed quietly and wrapped his arms around her. “Once you recover, we’ll have plenty of time.”
Dixie’s cheeks turned very red, and she softly replied, “Hmm.”
That night, they held each other and slept as usual.
When Dixie woke the next morning, Atticus was already gone from her side.
Thirty minutes later, she received a friend request from Jennifer Steinfeld.
[Did you fail to please Atticus last night? He just wanted me twice. My legs are still weak.]
Dixie’s eyes shook as she stared, unable to believe it.
Jennifer, the wealthy young lady, had always been one of Atticus’s admirers.
After failing to win his heart, she once aimed her anger at Dixie instead.
“You, a cold woman, not only can’t you have children, you can’t even satisfy him in bed. What right do you have to marry him?”
Jennifer had spoken many harsh words like that.
This time, it had to be another trick!
Dixie did her best to settle her emotions. Just as she planned to block the person, she accidentally agreed to the request.
The next moment, Jennifer sent over a video.
[Since you don’t have much experience, I’ll kindly show you some positions. Study well. Atticus enjoys it most when I do it this way.]
Dixie could not stop herself from opening the video. From the speaker came Atticus’s familiar voice.
“Baby, bend your waist a little more, press your legs together… yes, just like that.”
The girl in the video had long hair, a seductive body, and a blushing face. It was Jennifer.
As time moved forward second by second, all the color left Dixie’s face. She pressed her lips so tightly that they turned white.
If she had not witnessed it herself, she would never have accepted that Atticus had really betrayed her.
Her phone kept shaking with every video sent by Jennifer.
Dixie could not hold herself back and watched them one after another, seeing Atticus hold her closely and act warmly with her, as if she were hurting herself by watching.
[These training videos are my wedding gift for you. Wishing you a joyful marriage.]
Dixie felt as if knives were stabbing into her heart. Tears fell down like scattered pearls, dropping onto the diamond ring on her left ring finger.
Atticus had placed this ring on her finger himself when he proposed to her half a month earlier.
Under the sunlight, the ten-carat pink diamond shone intensely, its light hurting Dixie’s eyes.
“Dixie, this will be the last surgery. Whether it works or not, you will still become my wife. I will never be unfaithful to you in this life!”
His voice still echoed in her ears, though now it only sounded like sarcasm.
She quickly pulled off the ring and slammed it onto the floor.
Tears streamed down as her body shook without control.
Atticus, since you broke your promise, there is no need for this wedding!
第2章
She pulled out her phone and sent Atticus a message on WhatsApp.
[I already know everything. Let’s cancel the engagement.]
As expected, Atticus did not answer.
Dixie didn’t pay it any attention. She gathered her documents and returned home.
Terrence Chapman and Brianna Chapman were watching television in the living room. Seeing her return, they were startled. “It’s already late. Why did you come back?”
“Dixie, did you have a fight with Atticus?”
Terrence had a heart condition and could not handle emotional shock. Dixie had already thought out what to say. “I missed you. It just happens that I’m free these days. I’m thinking of taking you out for a trip.”
Her plan was to leave Jefferson City first and later tell them about ending the engagement.
Just before sleeping, her phone buzzed again.
[Atticus came to me twice tonight. I can’t even get out of bed anymore. So annoying.]
Dixie bit down on her lip, holding back the tears.
The boy who once looked at no one but her had eventually become someone she barely recognized.
She told herself that at least everything was already finished.
To her surprise, when she woke the next day, Atticus was seated by the bedside, gazing at her gently.
“Wife, you’re finally awake. What happened last night was my fault. I shouldn’t have left you to go to the office. I promise it won’t happen again.”
Dixie coldly laughed. “Jennifer already told me everything about the two of you. Are you still planning to lie to me?”
“You believe her words, too?” Atticus’s face remained calm. With a helpless sigh, he said, “She’s been bothering me for a long time, but I have no interest in her. Last night, there truly was an urgent meeting at the company. If you don’t believe me, look.”
He unlocked his phone and opened a video.
On the screen was a brightly lit meeting room. He sat at the head of the table, discussing matters with several company executives.
The timestamp in the upper corner of the video showed a time shortly after he had gone out the night before.
“After the meeting ended and I saw your WhatsApp message, I realized you must have misunderstood something. But your phone wouldn’t connect, so I had no choice but to call your parents.”
“Good thing you were here, or I would have been extremely worried.”
“I’m sorry, wife. I’ll take care of Jennifer. I won’t let her trouble you again.”
Dixie laughed in anger, tears nearly forming in her eyes.
It was obvious Atticus had prepared everything beforehand, even the ‘evidence.’
If she hadn’t personally seen those videos earlier, she might truly have believed him now.
She pulled out her phone and was about to unlock it when the bedroom door gently opened.
Terrence and Brianna came inside together. Seeing the anger covering her face, Terrence frowned. “Dixie, why are you still creating a scene? Atticus is occupied with his job. If something urgent happened in the middle of the night and he went to the company to manage it, that is proper business. A man should place his career first. You must look at the whole situation.”
Brianna gently advised, “Okay, Dixie, do not behave like a spoiled child. Quickly return with Atticus! He worries about you so much. He came here late at night but did not have the heart to wake you.”
When she saw the open trust and praise her parents showed toward Atticus, Dixie hesitated.
For all these years, Atticus had always been the flawless and dependable future son-in-law in their hearts.
If she revealed it now, would they trust her?
And if they believed it, would her father’s heart be able to handle it?
Suddenly, everything around her spun, and Atticus lifted Dixie into his arms.
She reacted by struggling, but he held her tightly and did not let her go.
“Dad, Mom,” Atticus spoke suddenly. “This time the mistake is mine. Dixie has suffered unfair treatment. To show my honesty, and also to make Dixie feel calm, I want to move the wedding to two weeks from now. That day is a lucky day. I hope both of you elders can accept it.”
Terrence and Brianna clearly had not expected this sudden choice, yet their shock quickly turned into happiness.
Terrence revealed a relieved smile. “You care deeply for Dixie. Naturally, we have no disagreement.”
Brianna kept nodding, her eyes a little wet. “Yes, Atticus. Leaving Dixie with you makes us feel very assured. This child, Dixie, is wonderful in every way, but sometimes she clings to things too much. Please be more patient with her.”
Atticus lowered his head and looked at Dixie, his voice so soft it almost melted. “I will. Don’t worry. In this life, I will take good care of her.”
Without difficulty, he brought Dixie away.
The car door shut, and Dixie received another WhatsApp message from Jennifer.
[You lie on the bed like a dead fish. What right do you have to cancel the engagement with Atticus? If you want to win his heart, learn it properly. Don’t use those playing-hard-to-get tricks.]
[If you really can’t learn, I don’t mind giving you a live lesson with Atticus!]
第3章
Hidden between the words was a challenge and a proud attitude.
Dixie curved her lips in a sarcastic smile.
She had always considered Jennifer nothing more than a spoiled heiress, overbearing but not very scheming.
Now it seemed she had completely underestimated her.
Someone who could secretly take Atticus away and still generously share teaching videos, how could she be an ordinary person?
Dixie did not bother arguing with her. She handed the phone to the man next to her. “Is this how you say you handled it?”
Atticus lowered his gaze to the screen. The gentle expression on his face vanished, and his voice turned cold.
“If this matter gets exposed, it won’t benefit anyone. Our parents are elderly and can’t take such a shock.”
“On the fifth of next month, just behave and become my most beautiful bride. As for Jennifer, she won’t threaten your place as Mrs. Reid.”
Dixie laughed coldly. “Atticus, have you stopped pretending now?”
“Wife.” Atticus sighed softly and put on his familiar warm smile. “I stayed up the entire night. Can’t you at least pity me a little? Come on, stop making a scene. As long as you settle down, houses, cars, jewelry, whatever you want, just say it…”
Dixie coldly laughed. “I’m definitely calling off this engagement!”
Hearing that, Atticus’s expression turned cold, and his voice sharpened. “Everyone in Jefferson City knows you went through ninety-nine surgeries for me. If you cancel the engagement, are you sure anyone else will still marry you?”
“Dad is already old, and his heart is weak. Do not make him worry.”
“Atticus!” Dixie clenched her teeth in anger. “Are you using my father to threaten me?”
Atticus neither agreed nor refused. “If you stay quiet and behave well, I promise the old man remains healthy and unharmed.”
Dixie suddenly lost control of her feelings and raised her hand to slap him.
He had prepared for it and suddenly seized her wrist. His grip was so powerful that it felt as if her bones would be crushed.
The pain was so strong that Dixie’s features twisted, and tears quickly rose in her eyes.
Atticus quickly released her hand, his voice returning to the same gentle tone as before. “Sorry, wife. Do I hurt you?”
His fake expression made Dixie feel disgusted. She quickly drew her hand back.
She refused to look at him again and turned her face toward the window.
It was the twelfth month of the lunar year, bitterly cold, just like the feeling in her heart right then.
The car became completely quiet.
Atticus seemed not to mind her response and leaned back in the seat again.
As if he had already decided that Dixie had given in.
He drove Dixie back home and left after dropping one line. “Don’t go wandering, so our parents don’t worry.”
Dixie’s eyebrows pressed together tightly. Before ending the engagement, she had to think of a way to send her parents away.
That night, Atticus did not return.
Very late at night, the phone that had stayed silent for a long time shook again.
The picture Jennifer sent was Atticus’s sleeping side view.
The caption had only five words. [He’s so tired he falls asleep.]
Dixie had just taken a screenshot to keep it when Jennifer removed the picture and the message.
She mockingly laughed and put the phone onto the bedside table, accidentally spotting a picture of herself and Atticus.
Inside the picture were the two of them from ten years before, standing beneath the big school trees, smiling carefree.
At that time, Atticus would fight with others whenever she was bullied and would awkwardly wipe away her tears.
After returning to awareness, she tossed the picture frame into the trash and lay on the bed in a blank state.
The shapes on the ceiling seemed to bend and intertwine, just like the more than twenty years between her and Atticus, looking clean and lovely on the surface, yet actually long, full of breaks and schemes.
Dixie almost stayed awake the whole night and only slipped into a faint sleep when dawn arrived.
She did not know how much time had passed when sounds rose from downstairs.
Before long, Atticus pushed into the bedroom with a dark expression.
“Jennifer almost got raped. Was it you who arranged someone to do it?!”
第4章
Atticus’s words sounded like a poisoned knife, stabbing hard into Dixie’s heart.
She opened her eyes and stared at him, her face pale.
Atticus’s expression was terribly dark as he spoke in a cold voice, “I ask you, do you do it?”
Dixie stayed silent. She slowly rose and calmly watched the man standing in front of her, both known and strange at the same time.
A smell of hospital disinfectant clung to him, likely because he came straight from the hospital.
Dixie coldly laughed. “It is not me.”
“If it is not you, who else could it be?” Atticus laughed coldly. “Last night I only went to keep her company, and today she almost lost her innocence. Dixie, do you still have any conscience?”
“Conscience?” Dixie laughed quietly, her eyes full of dislike. “Atticus, you break your vow. What right do you have to speak to me about conscience?”
“It is not me. Believe it or not.”
Atticus coldly laughed. “That thug already confessed he accepted money from you.”
After saying this, he roughly pulled her out of the villa and pushed her into the car. “Jennifer is still frightened. You’re coming with me to the hospital to apologize.”
Dixie laughed angrily. “I already said I didn’t do it. I’m not apologizing!”
She tried to open the door, but the driver had already started the Phantom.
When they reached the hospital, Atticus ignored her resistance and dragged her into the ward.
Jennifer was lying on the bed, her face bright and healthy, nothing like someone who had just been frightened.
When she saw Dixie, a brief look of pride and challenge flashed in her eyes. Then she acted scared and gave a fake apology.
“Miss Chapman, I know I was wrong.”
“I’ll stay away from Atticus. Please don’t send anyone to destroy my innocence again!”
Dixie clenched her teeth in anger at her fake behavior. “Stop pretending. From the time I found out you and Atticus were together, I already stopped thinking about staying with him. Why would I have someone to rape me?”
Right after she finished talking, Atticus spoke in a low tone, “The criminal already pointed at you himself. It cannot be wrong. Say sorry!”
Seeing the man with the dark expression, Dixie suddenly remembered the words he once told her.
“Even if one day you shoot me, I will believe the gun fired by accident.”
Atticus, who once trusted her completely, now believed the words of a criminal…
No, in the end, it was because of Jennifer.
Dixie’s heart held chaotic feelings, and her chest hurt every time she breathed.
Suddenly, a strong pain spread from her wrist. It was Atticus.
He held her wrist hard and pulled her toward the bed, his voice cold with no warmth. “Say sorry to Jennifer. Right now.”
The cornersof Jennifer’s mouth rose a little, her tone fake and sickening. “Forget it, Atticus. Am I not okay? Since Miss Chapman refuses to admit it, just let her return.”
Dixie could not bear it anymore and lifted her hand to slap her. “Jennifer, stop spreading lies about me!”
“If you want Atticus, I will give him to you. Why spend so much effort setting up such a scene?”
Jennifer clearly had not thought Dixie would hit her. Her face showed complete shock. Atticus’s face turned dark, his voice cold. “Dixie, you really go too far! Not only do you refuse to say sorry after doing something wrong, but you even hit someone…”
“I already said it was not me.” Dixie felt deeply hurt. With red eyes, she looked at him. “She set me up. The one who should say sorry is her!”
After speaking, she turned around and walked away quickly without turning back.
Atticus paused for a moment, then hurried after her.
第5章
But in the next moment, Jennifer rushed into his embrace and spoke in a soft, clingy tone, “Atticus, don’t leave me by myself. I’m really afraid!”
Atticus hesitated briefly, and at last he agreed, “Alright, I will not go.”
Soon after, Dixie went back to the villa and got a WhatsApp text from Atticus.
[Since Jennifer no longer wants to continue this issue, we stop here.]
[The one I care about most is still you. Don’t overthink, and don’t act in ways you shouldn’t. I never allow anyone to threaten your place as Mrs. Reid.]
Dixie coldly laughed again and again, then quickly typed. [I refuse to marry!]
Atticus: [Do not speak mad words. Your dad’s state grows worse each day. I already asked Dr. Colton, the top-known doctor across the United States, to do heart bypass surgery for him. Also, the care and drugs he uses right now all come from hospitals owned by the Reid Group. If those suddenly end, what do you think happens?]
Dixie’s breath cut off at once, her nails pressing hard into her palms.
The Reid family held control over more than half of Jefferson City’s health services. The truth that Terrence could stay alive until this day truly had close ties to the Reid family’s help.
One more new message appeared in the message window. [Quietly stay and become my bride. I take care of Jennifer’s matter and do not allow her to trouble you again.]
Dixie rested on the wide, warm bed, yet her whole body felt very cold.
Jennifer was cruel enough to plan this kind of trap to blame her, and surely would not drop it.
As expected, Dixie’s thought was not mistaken.
Later that evening, Atticus’s bodyguards suddenly forced their way inside, pushed her into a vehicle with no reason given, and took her to the hospital.
Later, it became clear Jennifer had taken poison and kept vomiting and having diarrhea.
At that moment, she rested on the hospital bed with a pale face and pretended kindness while speaking to Atticus, “Miss Chapman is only confused for a brief moment and does not really want to hurt me.”
Atticus laughed coldly and stared at Dixie with cold and merciless eyes. “I already warned you not to hurt Jennifer again. Why do you not obey?”
Dixie looked at him calmly and showed no fear. “Atticus, yesterday’s issue and the poison have no connection with me! If I truly do it, she will not lie here still completely safe. This is clearly planned and acted by herself!”
She only said the truth, yet Atticus believed she made excuses, and his expression grew darker. “If I do not punish you, I believe you will not learn to be obedient!”
After saying it, he coldly ordered the bodyguards. “Bring her back to the villa, take away her phone, and shut her inside the underground basement. Without my permission, do not allow her to come out!”
The proud look in Jennifer’s eyes passed by. She pushed her hair aside, showing unclear red marks along her neck, and pretended to say, “Is this not a little inappropriate? Miss Chapman only completed an operation recently and has not fully healed. Atticus, I am truly alright. Just remain beside me more…”
“Alright.” Atticus’s tone sounded unbelievably soft. “I remain here beside you and go nowhere.”
Seeing them behave sweetly as if nobody else stood nearby, Dixie felt her heart stabbed again and again.
In the end, the bodyguards escorted her back toward the villa and locked her inside an underground basement without any windows.
Inside was dark and wet, and the air smelled of decay.
Dixie hugged her knees and sat on the floor, wondering how she might escape.
She did not know how much time had gone by when the cellar door was kicked wide open. The bodyguards brought three young men inside.
“Mr. Reid asks me to pass you a message: since you enjoy doing things secretly, then let you also experience what it is like to be raped!”
第6章
Hearing those words, Dixie suddenly drew in a shocked breath.
She stared at the bodyguard in disbelief, her lips shaking. “Impossible! He would not treat me this way!”
Even if Atticus no longer loved her, she had been the girl he liked since he was seven years old. How could he be so heartless…
“What is so impossible about it?” the bodyguard mocked. “Miss Steinfeld is Mr. Reid’s darling. You kept hurting her again and again. You are simply asking for trouble.”
“Oh yes, Mr. Reid even said himself that having sex with you feels nothing at all. An artificial vagina cannot compare to a natural one.”
After speaking, the bodyguard stepped out of the basement and shut the door hard.
The three male models hurriedly took off their clothing and jumped on Dixie, pinning her beneath them.
At the moment her body was roughly forced open, Dixie cried with regret.
She regretted loving Atticus and regretted even more completing ninety-nine operations for such a person.
That evening, cries from the underground room continued endlessly.
By the next day, the male models finally departed.
Dixie remained lying still inside a pool of blood, her body suffering from splitting pain.
She promised herself that Atticus must repay blood with blood!
Hopelessness rose like incoming waves. Dixie’s sight turned dark, and she fainted.
After awareness returned, Dixie’s entire body burned with heat, and her throat felt as if fire burned through it.
She had a strong fever!
Fighting the pain, she tried to crawl upward and slowly moved toward the door, her voice rough and weak. “Let me out. I must go to the hospital!”
Yet her cries for help brought no answer.
Slowly, Dixie’s awareness became unclear.
Before her eyes shut, she thought she saw Atticus staring at her with eyes full of pain.
“Dixie, let us stop the operation now, alright?”
“I will destroy myself. We will remain DINK forever. In this life, we never part!”
“Dixie, I promise I never betray you…”
She did not know how much time had passed before Dixie woke when the sound of the door opening reached her ears.
A bodyguard tossed a hard steamed bun onto her. “Miss Steinfeld gives this to you.”
Dixie spoke plainly. “Send me to meet a doctor. I do not wish to die here. However much Atticus gives you, I give twice.”
Yet the bodyguard ignored her and simply shut the door.
During the next few days, Atticus never showed himself.
The food the guards delivered was careless, sometimes hard steamed buns, sometimes spoiled and sour dishes.
To stay alive, Dixie could only bite her teeth and force them down.
Perhaps her fate was not meant to finish yet; the injuries slowly formed scabs, and the pain eased a lot.
On that day, a strange guard allowed Dixie to come outside.
“Mr. Reid asks me to tell you that after three days, it is your wedding. He brings Miss Steinfeld outside to relax and returns on the wedding day.”
Dixie coldly laughed. After harming her in this way, Atticus still believed she would become his bride!
After dragging herself upstairs, she immediately took out her phone and called the police.
After hearing she had been assaulted by three male models, the police said they would begin checking the case right away.
Later, Dixie purchased two flight tickets to the United States, then called Terrence.
She hid the details about the attack and only explained that Atticus had cheated on her, but still refused to cancel the engagement.
After discovering his daughter had been mistreated, Terrence became instantly mad. “He repeatedly promises he treats you kindly for life, so your mother and I allow you to do the operation. Yet he actually breaks his promise!”
“Dixie, you suffer injustice. Dad certainly demands fairness for you!”
Dixie tried very hard to convince him and finally persuaded Terrence to abandon that plan. “Dad, Atticus’s power reaches everywhere. We must not oppose him directly. The most urgent matter is leaving Jefferson City. I purchased tickets for you and Mom. You leave first. I follow you as soon as possible.”
第7章
Terrence spoke with concern, “If he learns it, what do you do?”
“Do not worry.” Dixie acted calm. “Atticus still has feelings for me. He does nothing to me.”
Terrence finally gave in. Two hours afterward, he informed Dixie that he and Brianna had already gotten onto the airplane.
The strain in Dixie’s nerves eased slightly, and all power in her body seemed to fade away.
She swallowed a sleep tablet and, after a deep rest, rose to organize her belongings.
After many years together, Atticus had given her one whole wall, in jewelry and handbags alone.
Together with garments and footwear, they covered the entire villa.
Dixie gathered all the presents and sent them to a recycling platform.
Then she reached a real estate firm and placed the house for sale.
This villa was the home for her and Atticus after the wedding. When purchasing it, Terrence had provided half the payment, so she could stand tall after the wedding.
What did not belong to her, she did not wish for.
What belonged to her, she must take back.
During those three days, the bodyguards continued observing Dixie. She had no method to escape.
Besides, Jennifer sent endless WhatsApp texts to anger her each day.
[Atticus purchased many jewels for me. He says you are only an ornament he brings home as a bride. I am the real love.]
[Being a woman like this, you are truly a failure. If I were you, I would simply die!]
[Atticus says he loves how I appear in bed very much. He never separates from me in this life…]
The Dixie now was already used to these WhatsApp texts.
On the night before the wedding, Atticus came back.
He did not enter the bedroom, but remained outside the doorway and spoke softly, “Wife, I miss you very much. But following Jefferson City traditions, we cannot meet tonight.”
“I bring you a present and place it at the doorway. Remember, you collect it later.”
Dixie felt a twist inside her stomach. She held back the urge to vomit and replied, “I understand. You leave.”
“You are still upset?” Atticus’s voice is somewhat disappointed. “I know you suffer unfairness. But my wife, Jennifer, always acts spoiled. If I do not give you a lesson, she does not release you.”
That painful time of abuse rose inside her mind. Dixie could not hold down the anger inside her heart and spoke with tight teeth, “I do nothing. Everything is planned and performed by her! Atticus, you regret this!”
“I already feel regret…” Atticus breathed out quietly. “Forgive me, wife. I repay you later.”
“Rest early. Tomorrow, you become the most lovely bride in Jefferson City.”
After saying that, the sound of his steps slowly disappeared.
Dixie suddenly laughed. While laughing, tears ran down from the sides of her eyes.
Atticus, tomorrow, I give you a wedding you never forget in your entire life!
Very early the next morning, the beauty team came to the villa to arrange Dixie’s appearance.
Dixie guided the makeup artist upstairs and, without drawing notice, handed her water mixed with sleeping pills.
After the makeup artist drank the water, she lost consciousness soon afterward.
“I am sorry,” Dixie spoke quietly, then pulled out a thick red envelope and pushed it into the woman’s hand.
Then she removed the woman’s clothes and put them on, placed a cap and mask on herself, and walked directly downstairs.
The door opened. The bodyguards casually looked at her and then shifted their eyes away.
Dixie held her breath and entered the wedding company’s vehicle as though nothing happened.
Just when the driver prepared to speak, she quickly passed him a bundle of money.
“Do not ask anything. Drive me to the airport as quickly as possible.”
The driver paused for half a second, then stretched his hand to accept the money and began driving.
During the trip, officers phoned. “Miss Chapman, we already arrested the male models who assaulted you. They admit their offenses.”
Dixie pressed her teeth together and spoke one word after another, “I want them to receive the punishment they deserve!”
The journey remained smooth the whole time. Twenty minutes afterward, she reached the airport safely.
After boarding the plane, Dixie sent the intimate recordings of Atticus and Jennifer to the Reid family chat group.
The caption contained only four words. [Bastard cheated, wedding canceled!]
After pressing send, she blocked Atticus and every person connected with him.
The announcement informed passengers that the airplane would depart soon. Dixie switched off her phone and shut her eyes from tiredness.
Atticus, farewell forever!