He Married Me for the Heart Inside My Chest Chapter 14

He Married Me for the Heart Inside My Chest Chapter 14

We met at an open–air rooftop lounge. 

The wind bit at my face. 

Vera showed up wrapped in a thick shawl, her skin 

pale almost transparent. 

“You said there was a third person in the accident. What do you mean?” 

She sat down, leaning in immediately. 

I didn’t answer. Just slid a voice recorder across 

the table. 

I pressed play. A man’s shaky voice filled the air: 

[…Ms. Vera told me to hit the car. She said just 

scare Elowen, put her in the hospital a while, make her miss the exchange student interview…] 

[I didn’t know it’d rain so hard. I lost control of the 

car…] 

The man’s voice trembled from the speaker. 

Vera’s hand jerked. Her teacup shattered on the 

floor. 

“Fake! You paid someone to lie!” 

She screamed, her voice sharp and cold on the 

rooftop. 

“You know it’s true, Vera.” 

I stared her down. “You had the accident staged to keep Elowen from leaving. To stay close to Silas.” 

“And Elowen died.” 

“You thought you’d get her heart next, save your failing one.” 

“But life messed with you. The heart went to me.” 

Vera shrank back in her chair, eyes wild and 

empty. 

“No… that’s not it… I loved her…” 

“Loved her enough to kill her?” 

I stood, walked over, and bent down. 

“You forged the will, paid trolls to ruin me. Wanted 

me dead.” 

“Really, you just wanted my heart back, didn’t 

you?” 

Vera suddenly laughed, wild and unhinged. 

“So what if I did? That heart was mine! Silas was 

mine!” 

“You thief! You stole my whole life!” 

She lunged forward, hands reaching for my throat. 

I shoved her away, sharp and clean. 

“Dream on, Vera.” 

“I sent all the evidence to the police.” 

A familiar figure stepped out from behind the 

screen. 

Silas Hale. 

His face was worse than Vera’s. Hollow, like dead 

wood. 

“Vera… it was you?” 

His voice shook, thick with disbelief. 

Vera froze. Stared at him. Tears spilled instantly. 

“Silas… let me explain… I didn’t mean to…” 

“Explain what?” 

Silas stepped forward and slapped her hard 

across the face. 

She crumpled to the floor. 

“You killed Elowen. Tried to kill Lila too…” 

“You monster.” 

I stood by, watching coldly. 

Karma. 

The “only one” Vera craved turned her into a 

cold–blooded killer.