Chapter 4

Under their gazes of admiration and gratitude, I set off for Alex's house.

They still didn't know that I was the most bewildered one of all.

Because Alex and I were still in a secret relationship that no one knew about, and what's more!

He was the one who pursued me at the beginning of this relationship!

Following the small side entrance Alex and I often used for our clandestine meetings, I easily slipped into his room.

He froze for a second when he saw me, then his expression returned to normal.

"Why did you come without letting me know beforehand?"

The gentle man before me now overlapped with the madman who had brutally stabbed me to death in my previous life.

Suppressing the fear in my heart, I walked forward. "Are you going to marry me?"

Alex paused, a strange unnaturalness flashing in his eyes.

"We've been together for so long, don't you know me?"

"I went to the Winslow family with the ring to propose, of course, it's for the woman I love."

He smiled and pulled me closer, letting me sit on his lap, a familiar intimacy in his gesture.

But I keenly spotted a blind spot in his words.

He said he would marry the woman he loved, but he didn't say that woman was me!

I dug my nails into my palm, forcing a smile as I asked, "So, who is the woman you love?"

Alex suddenly fell silent, sizing me up a few times. "You should know, why are you asking me such a thing?"

I thought he would continue to evade, but he then said,

"Of course, it's you, Astrid."

"As long as you wish it to be you, then it will be you."

"When you marry me tomorrow, I will definitely treat you well."

I stared into his eyes, seeing nothing but profound affection.

Since our secret relationship began, he had always been incredibly good to me.

My mind was often slow, and I was frequently bullied by Serria and the other two. I had no shares in the family corporation.

But Alex not only supported me behind the scenes, he also gave me many things the Winslow family could never own.

Moreover, this man, born with a silver spoon in his mouth, would even tie my shoelaces and cook for me with his own hands.

I once believed he would surely marry me.

But I also witnessed him descend into madness and paranoia, howling as he plunged the knife into my heart.

"You're not her! How dare you marry me in her place?"

"Just a Winslow family girl with a title but no real power, how could you ever be worthy of being with me?"

"You're nothing but a mistress for my amusement, yet you dare to dream of replacing her and marrying me!"

I snapped back to reality, seeing him take my hand and press a kiss to its back.

I forced myself not to pull my hand away.

But that very action suddenly made me realize a truth that was incredibly crazy, yet perfectly logical.

I looked at him, disbelief creeping in. "The woman you love is..." Alex didn't give me a chance to speak, covering my mouth.

A dangerous glint flashed in his eyes. "Are you asking too many questions tonight?"

But then his gentle expression quickly returned,

"Tomorrow is the big wedding day. You should go back and get some rest."

A creeping terror flooded my heart, and I quickly nodded, eager to leave.

When I returned to the Winslow family mansion, Serria and the other two hadn't slept. They swarmed me the moment I appeared.

"What happened? Do you know who Alex's beloved is?"