Toxic Air, Toxic Love—His Regret Came Too Late — Novel

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In a world where betrayal lurks behind every corner, Rachel Carter finds herself trapped in a deadly game of survival. When a toxic gas leak erupts at her research institute, desperation drives her to confront the one person she thought she could trust—her husband, Ethan Miller. But instead of the help she desperately needs, Ethan stands behind a locked door, embracing his childhood protégé, Chloe White, while mocking Rachel’s pleas for her mother’s life.

As the air thickens with danger, old wounds and buried secrets come to light. Rachel’s past decision to expose Chloe's fraud has ignited a fierce vendetta, and now, with her mother’s life hanging in the balance, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Can Rachel navigate the treacherous waters of her crumbling marriage and the chaos of betrayal to save her mother? Or will Ethan’s cold-hearted revenge extinguish their last hope?

Amidst the suffocating tension, love turns toxic, and every choice could lead to salvation or ruin. What will Rachel sacrifice to reclaim the life she once knew? In this gripping tale of love, regret, and the fight for survival, nothing is as it seems, and trust has never been so deadly.

Toxic Air, Toxic Love—His Regret Came Too LateChapter 1

A toxic gas leak erupted in the research institute. When I finally found the last gas mask, I realized it had been replaced with a child’s toy mask.

I pounded desperately on the locked hatch door:

“Ethan Miller, open the door! Mom is still inside, her health is fragile—if this continues, she’ll die!”

Just a door away, my husband tenderly embraced Chloe White, his little protégée, holding in his hand the very gas mask I had searched for in despair.

He ignored my pleas for help, a mocking smile tugging at the corner of his lips:

“Rachel Carter, when Chloe’s research won the International Science Award Gold Medal, you reported her for fraud. You got her banned from the academic community, and she was bullied online for an entire year!”

“You’ve always claimed that blind mother of yours is your most precious treasure. Well, now it’s time you learned what it feels like to lose the most important thing in your life.”

The poison invaded my body, weakening my limbs, and I collapsed to the ground. Still, I forced out a final hoarse scream:

“Ethan, you bastard! The one lying in there is your own mother!”

But Ethan sneered: