Married To My Ex-Husband’s Rival

Third–person POV

Amber’s frustration simmered as Mary’s pretense only fueled her anger.

“Spare me the theatrics, Mary,” Amber scoffed, her voice strained with irritation. “I know the truth. For whatever sick reason, you lied to me about Angela being my sister, but I know now that my sister’s name was Diane, and I’m certain that you had something to do with her death.”

Mary stared at Amber, a hint of surprise mingling with the amusement that danced in her eyes. She let out a sigh, a pang of resignation laced in her voice. “And who, may I ask, told you all this?” she inquired, her voice laced with skepticism.

Amber crossed her arms tightly across her chest, refusing to say anything to Mary for now. “It doesn’t matter who told me, Mary,” she responded. “What matters is that you come clean and tell me the truth. Did you have a hand in Diane’s death? Did you kill my sister?”

Mary’s amusement turned into a tired resignation as she ran a hand through her hair. She met Amber’s gaze, weariness mirrored in her eyes. “Do you really think you can get a confession out of me, Amber? You’re trying to set me up, or something?” she asked. “Diane has been dead for years, and as far as I’m concerned, that little child chose to end her own life by jumping down from a building. The poor thing.”

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Amper s temper riarea, ner пsts ciencning in ner aress. Emotions threatened to consume her, but she fought to maintain her composure. “Don’t you dare trivialize her death,” she hissed, her voice trembling with anger. “Diane was my sister, but you lied to me about someone else being my sister just to mess with me. Why didn’t you just tell me about Diane? Why lie about Angela, who has

nothing to do with me?”

Mary’s expression remained unchanged. She shrugged, an air of nonchalance wafting through her words. “For starters, Angela and Diane grew up together, so I thought it’d be fun to watch you think your sister tried to kill you,” she admitted. “I must admit, I’m surprised you found out about Diane so quickly. Now, I’m curious, Amber. Who informed you about her?”

Amber let out a long sigh before responding, her brow furrowing with curiosity.” Why are you so curious to know who told me about her? What’s it to you?” she

asked.

Mary hesitated for a moment, her eyes searching Amber’s face, before

responding. “I’m asking because… well, I have this strong feeling that your father, my dear Martin, was the one who told you,” she said. “As far as I know, Martin is the only one who could tell you about Diane. He was the only one, besides me, who knew the whole truth.”

“So my father knew about Diane too?” Amber asked, pretending to be surprised.

Mary nodded. “Yes, Amber. Martin knew about Diane. In fact, he was the one who called the authorities after she jumped off the building,” she revealed.

Amber’s heart skipped a beat, her eyes widening in disbelief at the revelation, and her mind spun as Mary’s words sank in. Her father had been present when

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Just yesterday, he told her that he found out about Diane’s suicide from the orphanage without ever mentioning any direct involvement. So Amber couldn’t

wrap her head around the idea that her father had been anywhere near Diane when she died.

Mary observed Amber closely, realizing that her suspicion was right and that Martin had told Amber about Diane. She felt like she now had two options to choose from: whether to tell Amber the truth and risk exposing herself, or just kill Amber without bothering to tell her anything.

As her eyes flickered towards the gun concealed in her purse, a thought crossed her mind. She would tell Amber the truth to buy time, and after that, Amber’s fate would be sealed.

“Tell me the truth, Mary. What happened to my sister?” Amber asked.

With a wicked gleam in her eyes, Mary formed a crooked smile.

“Do you really want to know, Amber?” Mary asked, her voice laced with a sinister tone. “Are you prepared to hear the truth?”

Amber’s resolve hardened, her eyes locking onto Mary’s. “Tell me, Mary. I deserve to know what happened to Diane. No more lies, no more half–truths. I want the whole story.”

“Well then, about seventeen years ago,” Mary started, her tone seething with suppressed anger. “Martin came to me out of the blue, spewing some nonsense about finding Elena’s first daughter, the one she left at the orphanage six years before you were born.”

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“For some reason, he wanted to adopt her,” Mary continued, her voice dripping with bitterness. “Because he believed it was his responsibility, since she was the child of his beautiful first wife. He had said that to me as if it were the

most normal thing in the world.”

Amber’s heart clenched in her chest as Mary’s chilling confession spilled from her lips.

“So, you killed Diane because of that?” Amber’s voice quivered. “Just because

Dad wanted to adopt her? How could you? She was a child!”

Mary’s laughter pierced the air, a bitter sound that sent chills down Amber’s

spine. She tilted her head back, her eyes shining with a mix of amusement and

malice.

“What else did you expect me to do, Amber?” Mary’s voice dripped with sarcasm. “I was already tormented by the fact that I had to raise you, a constant reminder of the person I despised the most. And then Martin had the audacity to bring up another child of my worst enemy. I couldn’t bear the thought of having two Elenas roaming around my house, and for this reason, I had her picked up from her school, drugged her, and the rest is history.”

Amber’s heart pounded in her ears as rage coursed through her veins. How could Mary be so heartless, so devoid of any semblance of humanity?

“You even went as far as drugging her?” Amber’s voice trembled with a mix of disbelief and horror.

Mary’s face remained stoic, a proud smirk stretching across her lips. “I believe you’re not deaf, child. Yes, I did drug her. I even used the same

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undetectable drugs I would give to you when you were younger, and they served their purpose quite effectively. The drugs caused her to be delirious, and she walked on the edge of the building until she eventually fell to her death. A

quick and easy death.”

Amber’s eyes widened in shock, her heart pounding in her chest. The room seemed to spin around her as Mary’s words just kept sinking in.

“So, you admit that you were drugging me?” Amber asked.

Mary shrugged innocently, a twisted smile playing on her lips. “Child, keeping you drugged was the only way I could tolerate raising you, despite how much I despised you. You should consider yourself lucky, Amber. I kept you under the influence instead of simply ending your life slowly, like I initially. planned.”

Amber’s blood ran cold at Mary’s words. The thought of living her life under the influence of drugs, manipulated and controlled without her knowledge, sent a wave of revulsion coursing through her. Now she finally knew why she barely had any memories of her childhood.

“So, you wanted to kill me?” Amber asked, wanting a direct response for the recording.

Mary’s eyes hardened, her expression turning predatory. “It crossed my mind, yes. But I decided against it. A decision I now regret. I should have gotten rid of you a long time ago.”

“Why?” Amber’s voice quivered with a mix of pain and betrayal. “Why would you

do that? I was just a child, Diane was also just a child, and she didn’t even know who our mother was. Why did you do that to her?”

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Mary chuckled, a sound devoid of any warmth or remorse. “In your case, it’s because you reminded me of Elena, the person I hated the most. Every look and every gesture was like a knife to my heart. And when Martin told me about his plans to adopt another child of my worst enemy, I couldn’t imagine dealing with it. Diane had to go, and I don’t regret it.”

Amber was furious. She was so furious that she wanted to strangle Mary herself, but she held back, wanting the full story.

“Now tell me what you mean by saying dad called the cops when Diane died?” she asked.

Mary’s signature smirk remained plastered across her face, her eyes gleaming with a dark malevolence. “Well, Martin had somehow discovered where I was with Diane that night. So he had the perfect opportunity to stop her and save her from the consequences of the drugs. But instead, he did nothing. He just stood there and watched as Diane acted recklessly, without making any attempt to intervene.”

“He knew? He knew you were killing Diane, and he didn’t try to stop you? Is that even possible?” Amber’s voice wavered, filled with shock and disbelief.

Mary merely shrugged, her expression unchanged. “Indeed, Amber. Martin was well aware of what I was doing, yet he never tried to stop me. He didn’t utter a word; he didn’t try to stop me, nor did he report me. He simply watched Diane jump, called the cops, and then drove me home like nothing happened.”

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Amber’s blood ran cold with each passing moment. She felt as though the rug had been pulled out from under her, and just when she had thought that her father couldn’t get worse, he got a lot worse.

As she struggled to process Mary’s revelation, Mary’s hand moved slowly toward her purse, her fingers wrapping around the concealed weapon within.

Richard watched intently from his position at the far end of the restaurant, feigning his cleaning duties as he observed Mary’s movements. His eyes narrowed as he noticed her hand dipping into her purse. Richard’s gaze never wavered as he realized the chilling truth–Mary was holding a gun in her purse.

His heart pounded in his chest as he swiftly assessed the situation. “Amber! Get down!” he shouted, his voice cutting through the atmosphere.

Amber’s ears perked up at the sound of Richard’s sudden warning. Confusion momentarily clouded her thoughts as she tried to make sense of the sudden instruction. Her gaze flickered at Richard, confusion etched across her face.

Realizing that there was someone else behind her, Mary swiftly withdrew the gun from her purse, her sinister intentions written across her face. Her eyes

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narrowed on Amber, and her finger twitched on the trigger.

“I hope you rot in hell, Amber,” Mary muuttered.

Before Amber could fathom what was happening, there was a deafening gunshot in

the air, and her body immediately fell to the ground.