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Chapter 46

She still feels the weight of the gun in her hand and the force of the recoil after her numb fingers pulled the trigger. 

Her ears ring from the gunshot. The smell of gunpowder lingers in the air. 

She slips down to the floor, leaning against the door, burning tears streaming down her cheeks. These tears are filled with hurt and rage, and she doesn’t know what to do with the feelings. 

Freen watches the woman she loves fall apart, still shocked, speechless, and frozen in place by what she has just seen. 

"I'm so sorry," Becky sobs, her eyes glassy and shimmering with tears. 

"Baby? Come here, please," Freen pleads; all she wants is to wrap the woman in her arms. Freen shakes her head. Her hands are tied, and she feels frustrated. 

Becky stands up and walks toward Freen. She cups Freen's face and asks, "Are you alright, Freen? Are you hurt?" 

"I'm fine, baby," Freen replies, almost in tears. 

Freen kissed Becky, "It's over now," she whispers. 

Becky desperately returns the kiss. Freen wants to hold on tightly, wishing her hands were free to embrace Becky. 

When Becky reluctantly pulls away, she says, "I love you... I just wanted to say that before anything happens to us." 

"Nothing is going to happen," Freen whispers as Becky unties her hands.  

"What were you thinking, Bec? Running away like that? That was so dangerous!" Freen exclaims. 

"What were you thinking following me?" Becky shoots back. "You could've hurt yourself and the baby!"

"We are fine," Freen reassures her. She looks at the man lying on the floor. "Why did you shoot him, Becky?" 

"You think I would let him hurt you? I would die before that happens." 

"I would die for you too," Freen admits to the woman next to her. 

"We have to call someone. He's going to bleed to death otherwise," Freen says. 

Just then, Richie storms in and asks, "You guys alright?" He looks between Freen and Becky. Then he notices the gun in Becky's hand and Sunny on the floor bleeding. 

Heng and Nam soon join them. 

"Here," Becky hands Heng a recorder. "He admitted to killing Saint and our father." Richie's eyes instantly meet Becky’s, burning with anger. "I hope he goes away for good this time." 

Heng nods and approaches Sunny. "He needs a hospital; I think he'll make it." Heng says, but cautiously eyes the gun in Becky's hand. 

Regardless of the circumstances, Becky has shot a man, and she knows she cannot escape the consequences. 

Becky nods, understanding, as Heng makes the call. She kneels down next to Freen and says, "I know I told you I wanted us to be together in this... that we will marry and live happily ever after, but I have to take responsibility for what I did." 

"No... No," Freen desperately pleads. 

"You were a happy woman. Just like Saint. I could have made him not return to my house. I could have stopped him from falling in love, but I didn’t. Now I’ve learned some things. Not doing anything is still doing something." 

Freen shakes her head, "You are not to blame for any of this. We all have our own choices. Saint made his. Sunny chose to come in here with a gun to threaten you. In the end, we all have to own up to our choices. It’s not your fault. None of this is." Freen cups Becky’s face, her eyes pleading. "We forgave each other for everything that happened long ago; don’t let him change that. Don’t let him change us." 

"Give me the gun, Becky," Richie asks as he extends his hands. 

"What are you doing?" Becky asks in confusion. 

"Give it to me," he says as he takes the gun from her. "I won’t let my sister throw her life away because of someone like him. If I had known he was the reason for father's death, I would have killed him myself." 

"Richie..." 

"Don't worry. There is no court in this country that will punish me for this. I'm not right in the head, right? Maybe for once my illness is a blessing." He chuckles dryly. 

"But..." 

"Go! Leave before the police get here." He offers her a tender smile. "I will be fine."

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