After All, My Husband Love Is Only For His Childhood Sweetheart

A major fire broke out in one of the shopping centers managed by the company I work for. Coincidentally, my stepsister Shirley was conducting a survey at the scene.

Unfortunately, Shirley and I were trapped in the fire. Thick black smoke filled the 5th floor where we were, I coughed several times, and my vision had begun to blur.

"Shirley, we have to get out of here right away!"

I tried to think clearly in this precarious situation. I couldn't let my stepsister get hurt, so I racked my brains to find a way to escape from the fire.

"I can't walk anymore, Eleanore." Shirley's voice sounded weak and her body began to droop with weakness accompanied by a non-stop coughing sound.

The sound of the explosion startled me, so I pulled Shirley and hugged her, trying to protect her from the flames that were spreading towards us.

I tried to help Shirley, who kept whining in pain. As we were trying to go downstairs, I heard a commotion from above us.

My breath almost stopped when I saw a burning wooden beam about to fall on us.

Shirley also realized it, but I was too fixated in my position because of the panic. As a result, I couldn't do anything to save us both.

It's just that the shock that hit me didn't stop there because suddenly Shirley pushed me, releasing my hand from her.

Shirley ran away from me, screaming in fear, leaving me exposed to the burning wooden beams.

"No, Shirley-"

My words stopped when the wooden beam hit my back, and my scream of pain could be heard echoing throughout the building that had been engulfed in flames.

"Eleanore, forgive me, but I can't die here!" Shirley looked at me with a look of disgust.

It was the first time I saw her looking at me like that. I really couldn't react now because of the pain that was starting to spread throughout my body.

I also felt a sense of shock when I heard Shirley's words. All this time, in my eyes, Shirley was my sweet and gentle stepsister.

I never thought Shirley would curse me like this. My eyes stared at Shirley with teary eyes.

"Don't look at me like that, I won't help you! You'd better die for the good of us all." Shirley grinned at me as if telling me to disappear in this blaze.

Until finally, a familiar voice was heard in the distance. I could feel a glimmer of hope when I heard the voice of Melvin, my husband.

Melvin must have come to save me. I was about to call his name so he would know where I was.

It's just that my voice hung in the air when I heard Melvin call Shirley's name with concern.

I was stunned in my position when I heard that. Even the pain I was feeling at that moment was no longer felt because of it.

Shirley, who also seemed to realize that Melvin had come to save them, began to fall to the floor and put on a pitiful face.

It didn't take long for Melvin to find us. I immediately screamed for Melvin to help me get out of the wooden beam that was currently falling on me.

"Melvin! Help me!" I called out to Melvin with all my remaining strength.

On the other hand, I felt panicked when I saw Melvin's gaze locked on Shirley, who was now crying bitterly while holding her leg.

Melvin knelt before Shirley with an anxious face, as if Shirley could die right then if he didn't save her.

"Oh my God, Shirley! What happened to your foot?" Melvin's hands trembled as he tried to reach out to Shirley's foot, unable to bear to see Shirley in pain.

Shirley hugged Melvin's neck and wrapped her arms around his neck while whimpering in fear.

"Melvin, let's get out of here quickly. I'm scared, my feet hurt too." Shirley continued to whine while hiding her face on Melvin's chest.

Realizing that Melvin could have left without even looking at me, I called out to him again, pleading.

"Don't forget me, Melvin. I need your help more than ever!" I restrained myself from getting angry at this moment, even though deep down, I was really hurt.

"I can't, Eleanore. Shirley is hurt, I have to take her with me right away, "Melvin replied, glancing at me briefly.

"But-"

"Another rescue team will be here soon, so just wait for them!" Melvin cut me off and hurried to carry Shirley in his arms.

"Melvin! Don't leave me!" I didn't expect Melvin to prefer to go with Shirley rather than save me in this kind of emergency.

“Don't be so childish, Eleanore! Shirley needs my help more than you right now!” Melvin refused to look at me again, just leaving me behind.

Shirley, who was being carried by Melvin, looked at me triumphantly, a smirk that mocked me etched on her lips.

My feelings were really hurt at the moment, the tears I shed were burned to ashes by the fire that surrounded me, as was my love for Melvin.