Faced with a certain jacket-wearing man who was flippant, narcissistic, nihilistic, vicious to the extreme, and arrogant.
The only goal in becoming his wife was to stay alive.
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At the time, Diane had no idea she was being watched by a venomous snake.
The first time they met, he smiled and said, “Marry me, and all my assets will be yours. We'll have a daughter named Beth.”
She called him a lunatic and ran off without looking back.
That night, during a street shootout, she rescued an innocent bystander who had been following her.
She wiped his face clean and saw blue eyes and pale skin. It was that lunatic.
Diane expressionlessly dumped him into an ambulance, but the lunatic grabbed her wrist and refused to let go. The words squeezed through his clenched teeth: “Mar...ry...”
Diane: ...?
*
Because of his exceptionally handsome face and extreme talent, people always overlooked his increasingly obsessive and cold personality.
The more brazen and domineering he became, the more capable he seemed, and the more people flocked to him and worshipped him.
He had almost become a god of his own kind.
Rick craved disaster, or salvation. Anything would do, as long as it could break the monotony of his life.
Then she came.
The girl had golden hair and blue eyes, with a lovely face. She wasn't bothered by his cutting words. She embraced him gently and calmly, whispering, “I'll stay with you.”
He fell hopelessly in love with her, nearly losing his mind.
He had to kill her, absorb her into his very bones, and possess her completely. Only then could that promise last forever.
Even if he got another chance at life, he would still have to do it.
*
She abandoned him without hesitation and killed him.
After enduring tortures like those of hell, he returned in a monstrous form, and at last saw her again.
But she had already married another handsome, wealthy businessman.
*
No New Yorker would ever forget that night: a violent meteor shower streaked across the sky, outshining even Manhattan's dazzling lights.
The tyrant who had brought it all about was declaring his love to the girl.
He leaned in close, his hot breath almost scorching her. “Either I kill him, or you divorce him and get back together with me.”
Diane: ...Then why don't you just kill me instead!
#His life was bleak and gloomy, until a glimmer of light appeared before him
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Flirtatious ghost scientist x straightforward sweetheart surgeon
Reader's Guide:
1. Sci-fi male pregnancy, BG, happy ending, both leads sexually inexperienced, no switching, love quadrangle, beautiful and straightforward female lead, short romance-focused story, no career plot.
2. You can tell from the blurb: this is an unhealthy relationship.
3. Multiverse setting, including the Prime and C-137 worlds. You don't need to know the original story to enjoy it.
Theme: She is the only anchor in a world of nothingness
