Chapter 3

3

I listened to the System and decided to make one last attempt.

This ten-year marathon had come this far. I was only a step away from the finish line.

I really didn't want to die.

At the music awards gala, I sat down next to Sterling.

In seven years, Sterling had used his incredible voice and my songwriting to create many hit records. He became a superstar with millions of fans.

We were also seen as the model couple in the eyes of the public.

When I sat beside him, the camera flashes kept going off. All eyes were on us.

Compared to the others, Sterling's reaction was more surprised.

"What are you doing here?"

I smiled and took his arm. "We're a married couple. Where you are is naturally where I should be."

I was gambling.

I was betting on the final interests that bound us together.

Sterling had many endorsements and contracts that included me. Even for those songs, over eighty percent of the copyrights were in my name. That was the proof of how much he once loved me.

If we divorced, he would lose half the empire he had built.

Faced with the flashing cameras, Sterling didn't pull his hand away.

I breathed a sigh of relief.