Page 1 of My husband wants me to take the fall for his first love

"What? Liliana is dead?" Aiden roared.

In the office, the sound of shattering glass made my eardrums ache.

I floated near the ceiling, watching Aiden slam his phone down on the desk after hearing his secretary Parker Brown's report. His handsome features twisted with rage.

Aiden bellowed, "Parker, have you lost your mind? How can you believe such nonsense? If she really had the guts to die, she wouldn't have taken the fall for Zoey five Christmases ago."

Hearing Aiden's furious shouts, Zoey quickly got up from the sofa to comfort him.

She said, "Aiden, don't be angry. Maybe Parker just made a mistake. Don't worry, give him more time."

"How can I not worry?" Aiden turned to glare at Zoey.

But there wasn't much anger in his eyesmore anxiety and concern.

He said, "The police have already traced it back to you. Besides Liliana, who else can help you?"

Five Christmases. Since I last took the fall for Zoey, Aiden hadn't visited me once.

Now he finally remembered me, and it was because Zoey had caused another death.

How tragic.

After hearing his words, Zoey's expression showed something strange.

But she deliberately pretended to back down: "It's okay. If we can't find her, forget it. I can go to prison. I can't make things difficult for you anymore. I'm not afraid of anything, except that after I leave you, you'll be heartbroken and have no one to take care of you."

Aiden could never resist Zoey when she looked pitiful like this.

Whenever she showed this expression, he wanted to give her everything.

Sure enough, hearing these words, Aiden's eyes instantly reddened.

He said, "What nonsense are you talking about? How could I let you go to prison? That Christmas, I had Liliana take the fall precisely to keep you safe. Don't worry. As long as I'm here, I'll never let anything happen to you."

I floated behind them, watching this scene, feeling my chest tighten.

That Christmas, after Zoey killed someone in a drunk driving accident, Aiden cried in front of me for three hours.

He said if I would take the fall, he'd treat me well for life and pay for Stella's college education.

And the result?

Until I was stabbed to death by someone else, he never even called.

Turns out he gave all his tenderness to someone else.

As if remembering something, Aiden suddenly clenched his teeth and angrily headed out.

He said, "She must be hiding somewhere. I'll go find her myself."

Zoey followed behind him, hypocritically advising, "Don't go. If she really doesn't want to help me..."

Aiden roared, "She wouldn't dare! Stella is still in my hands. If she doesn't come out, Stella will never have a good life."

Seeing his determined attitude, Zoey's expression showed some hesitation. In the end, she still went along with his decision.

I watched them get in the car, and an invisible force dragged me along.

The car stopped downstairs at my old apartment complex. Aiden brought Zoey and angrily rushed upstairs.

Then he roared, "Liliana, get out here! Don't think you can escape by faking your death! I know you're in there. Get your ass out here!"

Aiden's shouting continued, loud enough for the entire building to hear.

His excessive noise even attracted Theo, who came up with a flashlight, shining it at the two people upstairs.

He asked, "Who are you looking for? No one's lived here for ages."

Aiden turned around and asked, "I'm looking for Liliana. Did she go out?"

"Liliana?" Theo was stunned. "You're looking for her? She died five Christmases ago."

Aiden's movements instantly froze.

Then he let out a cold laugh and said, "What kind of joke is that? How could someone like her possibly die?"

"I have no reason to lie to you," Theo said. "Liliana was cornered in an alley by the victim's family from that Christmas case the night she got out of prison and stabbed to death. I heard she died on the spot."

At this point, Zoey tugged at Aiden's clothes.

She said, "Aiden, forget it. If Liliana is using this kind of excuse, she clearly doesn't want to help us. Let's go."

Aiden had been struggling with the truth of Theo's words. After hearing Zoey's comment, his expression instantly changed.

He said, "She must have told you to say that. All I did was make her serve a few Christmases in prison. What's there to be dramatic about? She's actually faking her death? Please tell her that if she doesn't show up by tomorrow afternoon, I won't let Stella attend school anymore."

After speaking, Aiden turned and left. His expensive leather shoes made sharp sounds as they hit the stairs.

Watching the two figures walking away one after the other, Theo shook his head.

He said quietly, "This guy is really too much. Stella was sold off to some mountain village to be an old man's wife ages ago. How could she possibly still be in school?"