Chapter 778 No Turning Back
Juniper hurriedly tried to pull her hand away. "Anthony, don't do this."
"Juniper, save me." Anthony pleaded with a hoarse voice and anxious eyes, "Save me..."
"I'm not a savior; I can't save anyone."
"No, you can save me. Only you can save me. Just say one word, tell me not to get married, just one word, and you can pull me out of this abyss." Anthony clung to his last hope, "Please, save me..."
The heat from his palm made Juniper's heart race. She felt Anthony's despair and became anxious with him.
'If it's really that unbearable, then don't get married.' The words were stuck in her throat...
She almost said it.
But then she thought of Hera. Who was she to decide someone else's marriage, to ruin another woman's wedding with just one sentence?
How innocent was Hera in all of this?
Saving Anthony would mean hurting Hera.
She couldn't do such a thing.
The last thing she should do was interfere in someone else's life, let alone decide someone else's marriage.
It would always mean being unfair to another person, meaning she would have to hurt someone else. She didn't want to be that cruel.
"Anthony... you, don't do this. I won't make the decision for you." Juniper anxiously pulled her hand away. "It's you who is getting married, not me."
"But the person I love is you."
"You shouldn't love me," Juniper said urgently.
"Shouldn't? Is love something that can be controlled, divided into should and shouldn't? I'm not that rational; I just love you!" Anthony emphasized loudly, "Can't you see that I'm already madly in love with you?"
"Juniper, I'm about to collapse!"
"How can you be so cruel, to just walk away, to forget? I can't do it! I'm telling you! I really can't."
"I'm in pain every day. I can't sleep all night, my head hurts all night. I try to drink to forget you, to forget the pain, but the more I drink, the clearer I become, and the more I think of you like a madman. Tell me, what should I do? My head is about to explode! I don't know how much longer I can hold on."
"Don't tell me those things, I don't want to hear it." Juniper covered her ears. She didn't want guilt, no! No!
"Do you really not like me at all? Huh? Can't I make you feel a bit of pity?" Anthony asked hoarsely, "Does it not matter to you how miserable I am?"
"This is not something I can decide, Anthony, please wake up." Juniper shook her head desperately, "You are living for yourself, not for me. I can't be the reason you live."
"But you are my reason to live." Anthony couldn't believe he had become so humble, so powerless.
He was a passionate person, but he never thought love was everything in life. He believed time would heal everything. He liked Layla for over ten years, didn't he get over it?
But Juniper seemed to be a calamity in his life, one he couldn't get past once he encountered it.
His thoughts, his soul, everything was controlled by her. Without her, it was like being deprived of air. How could a person live without air?
"People can't live depending on another person, Anthony, wake up. You are just being controlled by an obsession. You are not that weak; you are a strong person." Juniper emphasized.
"The reason you can say these things is because you don't love as deeply as I do. Juniper, you can't imagine how deep my love for you is." Anthony smiled bitterly, feeling some pity for himself, like a humble beggar begging for love, while she was just eager to get rid of this burden.
"Tell me, do you not love me anymore? Do you have no feelings left for me?" Anthony asked with his last bit of strength and dignity.
Juniper lowered her eyes for a few seconds. "I've moved on, Anthony. I just want to move forward, not look back."
Saying this hurt Anthony a thousand times more than saying she didn't love him.
Why was he the only one still trapped like a beast in a cage? Why couldn't he move on?
'Anthony, you are so humble and so pathetic,' he thought.
Anthony's throat felt hoarse and sore, trying hard to hide his emotions. "Okay, I understand. I won't bother you anymore. I wish you happiness."
His hand fell limply.
He was afraid to look one more time, fearing he wouldn't be able to let go.
Anthony stood up and left.
"Anthony..." Juniper's hand was in mid-air but she pulled it back.
Watching his sad and disappointed back, she felt an indescribable pain in her heart, murmuring softly, "I'm sorry, Anthony..."
After a long time, Juniper recovered and her eyes showed a cold light. 'Douglas, how dare you treat me like this, I will never let you get away with it!'
After escaping from the hospital, Douglas hid at home for a while. He started to panic but then thought nothing would happen.
Juniper had just killed his son, would she dare call the police to arrest him? He hadn't even gone after her for being a murderer yet.
Thinking this, he felt completely at ease.
His anger had nowhere to go, burning more and more intensely. Just then, a group of friends called to invite him to a bar.
When Douglas arrived at the bar, he was in a bad mood and drank a lot. At this time, a young girl in a white dress came over to pour him a drink. He grabbed her chin.
"Pretty pure-looking, are you new here?"
"No, no, Mr. Phillips, I'm just a server here. I'm a freshman in college this year."
"Is it trendy to be a student now?"
"Yeah, pure and innocent."
"Nonsense!" Douglas immediately thought of Juniper. When they were dating, Juniper was also a student, also very pure, claiming she had never had sex. But what was the result? A liar.
He was extremely disgusted with such women.
He vented his frustration and anger towards Juniper on the girl in the white dress. "Tonight, you're mine."
"No, no, Mr. Phillips, I'm really just a server. My dad is sick and needs a lot of money. I, I had no choice but to come here..."
"Stop making up stories. I've heard that story hundreds of times, it's boring, not fresh." Douglas interrupted impatiently.
"Don't worry, I have plenty of money. As long as you serve me well, I'll give you a lot of money." With that, he forcibly carried the girl on his shoulder and walked to a private room.
"Let me go, help, help..." The girl's cries for help were blocked by the door. Outside, a group of rich people continued to indulge with women.
The next day.
When Juniper walked into the private room, she saw a naked, bruised girl curled up in the corner, her pupils dull, trembling.
In front of her was a pile of scattered cash.
Douglas, that beast! Juniper was furious and quickly grabbed a sheet to cover the girl.
The sheet was stained with blood.
Not just vaginal blood, he had even whipped the girl, leaving whip marks all over her body. Worse than an animal!
"I hate him, I hate him... I want to kill him..." The girl cried out in anger.
"I'll help you!" Juniper said.
"He's a beast, I, I want to sue him... I want him in jail... you have to help me."
"Okay." Juniper held her, but she had so many injuries that Juniper didn't dare to use force. "We'll send him to jail together."
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