The Perfect Score That Cost Me Everything Chapter 04

The Perfect Score That Cost Me Everything Chapter 04

Julian’s voice rose sharply, echoing through the empty parking garage and piercing my eardrums.

His gaze was fierce, something I had never seen before.

“Why must you be so aggressive?”

He stood in front of Melody, confronting me.

“Let me be clear: Melody is family to me. You won’t touch her!”

My body stiffened, and after a moment of daze, my mind suddenly went slack.

Watching Julian protect her.

Looking past him at the faint pride and provocation in Melody’s eyes.

Feeling the constant spasms of pain in my stomach.

Suddenly, I lost all strength.

“Then let’s get a divorce.”

Julian was stunned, his expression even worse than before. “What did you say?”

I didn’t want to speak anymore, but as I turned, my mind went blank, and I collapsed.

“Sienna!”

When I woke up again, the air was thick with the smell of disinfectant.

Julian was sitting nearby, looking down, lost in thought.

Seeing me awake, he hurried over, looking worried, and gently touched my forehead with his cool

hand.

“Good, the fever is down. The doctor gave you a painkiller. Why didn’t you say your stomach was acting up? Why carry it all yourself?”

I said nothing. It wasn’t that I didn’t say anything; it was that he had changed.

He couldn’t even see how abnormally pale I was.

Julian stared at me for two seconds and seemed to yield.

“I was wrong.”

He gently held my hand. He had dark circles under his eyes; he must have watched over me all

night.

“Sienna, can we just move past the Melody thing? There’s really nothing between us.”

“Nothing inappropriate or unfaithful has ever happened.”

“The only wife I recognize is you. I promise not to see her again, okay?”

I was dazed for a moment.

His current humble tone was the result of his compromise.

Seeing that I didn’t object, Julian breathed a sigh of relief, though a persistent cloud of worry

remained on his brow.

As soon as he left, an unwelcome visitor burst into my room.

Melody’s eyes were red; she must have known about Julian’s stance.

“Sienna Sterling, you’re shameless!”

I shot her a cold look, but she seemed beyond caring, acting with total abandon.

“Julian clearly doesn’t love you. You’re just in a hideous corporate marriage. What right do you have to tie him down!”

She was full of defiance.

“Do you know how happy we are together! Julian told me that being with you is nothing but repression and silence!”

“We watch the stars together, watch movies, take Luke on trips. I’m the one who truly belongs with | Julian!”

I narrowed my eyes and laughed at the absurdity.

I rolled out of bed and walked toward her step by step, making Melody gulp, her voice faltering.

“W-what are you doing! If you hurt me, Julian won’t let you get away with it!”

I looked her up and down as if inspecting merchandise.

“Is that so? Then it seems your only value is as a companion for the night.”

Her eyes widened. “You!”

My expression turned cold. “Get out.”

Melody was fuming, but before she left, she gave me a smirk. “Just you wait, Julian will be mine!”

The next day, I understood what she meant.

The doctor was giving me an injection when the door was slammed open, hitting the wall with a

bang.

“Sienna Sterling!”

A furious, pale-faced Julian didn’t care about the witness in the room; he dragged me up and interrogated me.

“Where did you take Melody!”

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Chapter 4

Julian’s voice rose sharply, echoing through the empty parking garage and piercing my eardrums.

His gaze was fierce, something I had never seen before.

“Why must you be so aggressive?”

He stood in front of Melody, confronting me.

“Let me be clear: Melody is family to me. You won’t touch her!”

My body stiffened, and after a moment of daze, my mind suddenly went slack.

Watching Julian protect her.

Looking past him at the faint pride and provocation in Melody’s eyes.

Feeling the constant spasms of pain in my stomach.

Suddenly, I lost all strength.

“Then let’s get a divorce.”

Julian was stunned, his expression even worse than before. “What did you say?”

I didn’t want to speak anymore, but as I turned, my mind went blank, and I collapsed.

“Sienna!”

When I woke up again, the air was thick with the smell of disinfectant.

Julian was sitting nearby, looking down, lost in thought.

Seeing me awake, he hurried over, looking worried, and gently touched my forehead with his cool

hand.

“Good, the fever is down. The doctor gave you a painkiller. Why didn’t you say your stomach was acting up? Why carry it all yourself?”

I said nothing. It wasn’t that I didn’t say anything; it was that he had changed.

He couldn’t even see how abnormally pale I was.

Julian stared at me for two seconds and seemed to yield.

“I was wrong.”

He gently held my hand. He had dark circles under his eyes; he must have watched over me all

night.

“Sienna, can we just move past the Melody thing? There’s really nothing between us.”

“Nothing inappropriate or unfaithful has ever happened.”

“The only wife I recognize is you. I promise not to see her again, okay?”

I was dazed for a moment.

His current humble tone was the result of his compromise.

Seeing that I didn’t object, Julian breathed a sigh of relief, though a persistent cloud of worry

remained on his brow.

As soon as he left, an unwelcome visitor burst into my room.

Melody’s eyes were red; she must have known about Julian’s stance.

“Sienna Sterling, you’re shameless!”

I shot her a cold look, but she seemed beyond caring, acting with total abandon.

“Julian clearly doesn’t love you. You’re just in a hideous corporate marriage. What right do you have to tie him down!”

She was full of defiance.

“Do you know how happy we are together! Julian told me that being with you is nothing but repression and silence!”

“We watch the stars together, watch movies, take Luke on trips. I’m the one who truly belongs with | Julian!”

I narrowed my eyes and laughed at the absurdity.

I rolled out of bed and walked toward her step by step, making Melody gulp, her voice faltering.

“W-what are you doing! If you hurt me, Julian won’t let you get away with it!”

I looked her up and down as if inspecting merchandise.

“Is that so? Then it seems your only value is as a companion for the night.”

Her eyes widened. “You!”

My expression turned cold. “Get out.”

Melody was fuming, but before she left, she gave me a smirk. “Just you wait, Julian will be mine!”

The next day, I understood what she meant.

The doctor was giving me an injection when the door was slammed open, hitting the wall with a

bang.

“Sienna Sterling!”

A furious, pale-faced Julian didn’t care about the witness in the room; he dragged me up and interrogated me.

“Where did you take Melody!”