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*Chapter 249: She Won’t*
🕑 Added 2025-05-05 19:16:35 +0000 UTC3:00 AM.
Inside the apartment.
"After you finish writing it, don’t rush to send it out. Let me take another look first."
Juno smiled and said, "Let’s try to tone down any personal bias in the text as much as possible. Otherwise, you might get warnings from feminists, and they may even think you did it on purpose."
"Alright."
Adam naturally had no objections.
When it came to attention to detail, Juno completely outmatched him.
And she wasn’t speaking without reason.
In American TV shows, copycat crimes based on detailed descriptions from books were practically a favorite pastime of deranged criminals.
Who knows? Someone might even accuse you of premeditating a crime just to use it as a way to escape punishment.
Of course, that possibility was unlikely, as there were many logical flaws in such an argument.
But compared to the benefit of publishing a book that would preemptively expose Amy’s methods, limiting her options and preventing the public and jury members from blindly believing only one narrative, such suspicions were hardly worth mentioning.
The timing was also crucial.
The earlier the book was released, the better.
If it was published only after an incident occurred, people would assume it was a made-to-order novel, greatly diminishing its credibility.
But releasing it in advance—stirring up public debate and shocking people’s perceptions—would plant a subconscious idea in everyone’s minds. Then, if a lawsuit arose, referencing the book would lend immense credibility to the defense.
After all, it would have already become "common knowledge."
"Actually, you’re right. There’s no need to worry too much."
Juno skimmed through the manuscript again and smiled. "The reason Amy was so ruthless in the book, willing to stake her own life in a suicide attack, was because she had nothing left to lose."
"Exactly."
Adam nodded.
In the movie, Amazing Amy was terrifying, but her husband wasn’t exactly an innocent victim either.
As a struggling writer, he had managed—thanks to his good looks and eloquence—to marry Amy despite her parents’ objections.
At first, everything was great. Spontaneous moments of passion and thrilling holiday surprises kept Amy deeply intoxicated with happiness.
But when her mother-in-law fell ill, she and her husband moved back to his hometown, and the illusion of love began to crumble.
First, her husband had a twin sister. To Amy, their relationship seemed more than just sibling closeness—it felt uncomfortably like soulmates.
Before, he used to share everything with her—or at least, she thought he did.
But after they moved, he spoke to her less and less, while spending more time confiding in his sister.
Then, he used her money to open a bar with his sister.
He was a washed-up writer who couldn’t even produce a decent book—what did he know about running a bar?
As expected, the bar barely made any money.
Instead, he spent most nights there, sitting around for hours.
Then came the financial crisis.
Both of them lost their jobs, and even her parents ran into financial trouble. She had to dip into her trust fund to help them out.
But this infuriated her husband.
To him, that trust fund was theirs. Now that neither of them had jobs, their lifestyle depended on it—how could she waste it on her parents?
Of course, the trust fund was legally hers, so he couldn’t openly object.
Instead, he found another way to retaliate—by splurging on expensive gaming consoles and other luxury items, blatantly telling her:
"If your parents are going to spend the money, I might as well spend it first."
Amy’s personality made her tolerate all of this. Her upbringing had conditioned her to endure until she reached her breaking point. She simply kept track of everything, waiting for the right moment to settle the score.
And that moment inevitably came.
On their anniversary, she decided to set aside her dislike for his sister and visit the bar, hoping to celebrate with her husband as they always did, with their usual elaborate games.
But he had long grown tired of those games.
In fact, the moment he married her, he had started resenting these complicated "childish" rituals.
And at that very moment, he was in the midst of an affair.
Now teaching literature at a university, with his Batman-like good looks, literary charm, and the same smooth-talking skills that had once won over Amy, he had become a dreamboat for many female students.
One particularly attractive student admired him immensely.
Predictably, they started an affair.
At that moment, his mind was completely preoccupied with his beautiful young lover. He had completely forgotten that his wife was waiting at home, expecting their annual anniversary surprise.
Then, out in the snow, he and his student recreated one of the most romantic moments he had once shared with Amy.
Amy, who had long suspected something, caught them red-handed.
And with that, she had the catalyst she needed.
That’s right.
With her intelligence, how could she not notice the changes in her husband’s behavior once he stopped trying to please her?
She had already realized she was in a hopeless situation—losing both love and money.
All she needed was a trigger to set her plan into motion.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have gone to that bar she despised so much.
And because her husband was certain she would never come, he had no qualms about openly making out with his student outside the bar, even reenacting their special moment.
Amy thought to herself: "I endured and endured, but this time… since you’ve personally buried what was once unique between us, you’re asking for it."
So, she turned and left, officially executing the plan she had been meticulously preparing for months.
That’s right.
Her scheme wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment reaction—it was a carefully orchestrated revenge.
After her husband started spending her money without permission, she manipulated him into signing a massive life insurance policy with her as the beneficiary.
Then, she secretly used his identity to purchase expensive luxury items and hid them.
In a town where she had no friends, she deliberately befriended a pregnant neighbor, using psychological manipulation to make the woman believe they were best friends. She even tricked her into using her pregnancy test, making her think Amy was also expecting. At the same time, she subtly suggested that her husband had violent tendencies, ensuring that once things escalated, the "best friend" would unknowingly reinforce her narrative.
She spent countless hours writing a meticulously fabricated diary, detailing how her husband abused her and was plotting to harm her to minimize his divorce settlement. She even staged moments of fear, including a visit to buy a gun.
On their anniversary, after witnessing the betrayal she needed, she staged a "murder scene" at home—designed to look like a premeditated crime, carefully cleaned but leaving just enough evidence for forensic experts to "prove" her husband’s guilt.
Then, she disappeared, planning to kill herself in a distant place to ensure his downfall.
This ruthless, suicidal revenge was only possible because she had nothing left to lose. Before that, she endured everything in silence, methodically setting up her payback.
Now, though, she was still wealthy. She had fame, money, and a comfortable life.
Even if she had a strong desire for control and revenge against Adam, at most, she would plot in the shadows. She wouldn’t go so far as to destroy herself in the process.
And without such extreme measures, her ability to harm Adam was quite limited.
"It’s getting late. Go get some rest," Juno said, yawning.
"Yeah, you too. Let’s skip breakfast tomorrow and just have lunch. After that, we’ll take a stroll and head back to New York."
Adam stretched and went to his bedroom to sleep.
Juno shook off her yawn, sat back down at the computer, and stared at the manuscript, deep in thought...
(End of Chapter)
