Face Burning in Betrayal Love

The night before my wedding, I had a tragic accident that destroyed my face with burns. When I woke up in the hospital, my fiancé, Nathaniel Cross, had married my step-sister, Evelyn, in my place. My family supported their marriage, acting as if I never existed.

I, who lost everything overnight, was left to face the taunts and insults of people on every corner of the city, the whole world discarding me, mocking a model whose face was now ruined.

I was frustrated and wanted to die. As I was about to jump from the top floor of the hospital, Darius Vance hugged me. He was the plastic surgeon who took care of my face, appearing as a savior.

He promised me a new face, a new life, and sincere love when I married him. Every day he treated me with affection, assuring me that the world would be okay with him. I believed him.

However, two years later, I found the medical records of a gruesome secret surgery and Darius' open laptop showing a special folder. In the footage I shudderingly watched, Darius stood by the operating table, talking to someone.

"Evelyn, don't worry. After this accident, your step-sister's face will be destroyed. Nathaniel will definitely leave her, and you can take her place."

"Then what about her?" Evelyn's voice sounded doubtful and gave my weakly lying body a quick glance.

"Don't worry. I will 'save' her. I'll make sure she only depends on me forever without bothering you and Nathaniel."

My eyes that were blurred with tears were forced to watch the video until the end. The video explained that Darius loved Evelyn very much and the medical records beside the laptop showed that Darius performed an illegal operation on me.It turns out that what I thought was marriage and redemption was just a game full of deception - they destroyed everything I had in the past, and now, revenge begins.It's time for them to go to the abyss and enjoy the darkness!

I will rise, take revenge, leave, and I will never forgive.

***

Tonight, I returned home early from the vacation trip that Darius himself had planned for me.

After entering Darius' boudoir, my eyes fell on his laptop that was still on. That wasn't Darius' habit. Curiosity got the better of me when I saw the strange folder displayed on the screen and a medical note beside the laptop.

The folder had a title that made the world around me feel like it was spinning.

[Evelyn my love.]

All about Evelyn. Many videos of Evelyn were displayed there, but my attention was drawn to one old video.

My eyes that were blurred with tears were forced to watch the video until the end. The video explained that Darius loved Evelyn very much and the medical records beside the laptop showed that Darius performed an illegal operation on me.

The tightness was hard to bear, my heart aching like it had been pierced by thousands of needles. This reality brought my nightmares and past traumas to life.

Unbelievable, the mastermind behind all the bad things that had happened to my life so far turned out to be the person closest to me—Darius—who I considered my protector from everyone.

I glanced at Darius who was fast asleep on the sofa, he was too careless to think I hadn't returned from vacation.

While I was still reeling, a message app notification popped up on Darius' laptop from someone named Calvin. Without hesitation, I opened it completely.

[Darius, are you really sure you're going to keep changing your wife's face bit by bit to look more and more like Evelyn?]

My knees felt weak as I read it.

[Very sure. You can just take care of the secret operation letter as usual. Audrey is even taking a vacation out of town before another face surgery the day after tomorrow, I made her think I was giving her some fun, when here I am erasing the longing of spending time with Evelyn."]

[Evelyn has returned? You're pretty crazy. But Audrey isn't Evelyn, I feel a little sorry for her. How much longer are you going to treat her as a replacement?]

[I can't get Evelyn completely because she loves Nathaniel, but I can recreate her. Audrey just needs a little more... then she will become Evelyn in another form.]

The messages hit me to close the laptop neatly immediately, unable to read the whole thing anymore. I tried hard to keep my mouth shut so as not to let out a sob that might wake Darius.

I finally realized that I was just a puppet for the man who was supposed to be my savior.

My steps faltered as I walked out of Darius' boudoir. My chest tightened as if rejecting the reality I had just discovered.

I almost fainted.

***

The toilet became my target to look in the mirror.

How much of me was still real?

I felt my own face. It's still me, but there are some things that have changed little by little to look like Evelyn. I didn't dare to look at my face all this time, I was still traumatized by the burnt face of my past. Darius always praised my beauty and I trusted him too much for all the surgeries I underwent.

Maybe I should leave here. I walked out of the restroom, but my steps stopped when Darius came out of his boudoir and called me from behind.

"Honey? When are you coming home?"

I'm stunned for a few moments and not ready to turn around. Darius' voice no longer sounded sweet to my ears. His words of affection were more like nonsense.