Pain In Love, Repaid In Poison

Synopsis

Belle had spent three years working nonstop to support her boyfriend Ronald through graduate school. She had given up her own chance at further education, convinced that once he landed a job at a top tech company, every sacrifice would be worth it. One night, while searching job forums to help polish his resume, a recommended post appeared on her screen. The title read: [Help, I am about to join a major company and want to break up with my long-term girlfriend. What should I do?] Belle clicked without thinking. The anonymous poster described a girlfriend from an average college who no longer fit the life he wanted. He praised a new girl in his program, the professor's daughter, who could open doors for him. He worried his devoted girlfriend would cry and cling if he tried to end things and wanted her to leave on her own. Every line felt like a blade. Then Belle saw the top comment. Someone suggested buying an old glow-in-the-dark bracelet that contained radiation and claiming it was a family heirloom. If the girlfriend fell ill, she would not want to burden him and would quietly walk away. The cruelty made her blood run cold. Before she could type a reply, the door opened. Ronald stepped in with a warm smile and a wooden box in his hands. Inside lay an old bracelet. He lifted it toward her, his voice as gentle as ever, asking her to try it on.