"Oh, you found out I bought the insurance?" Mark then said menacingly. "Of course, I want you dead!"

I stopped him. "Mark, you're supposed to be smart. Won't the insurance company investigate in case of accidental death? Don't you know that murder is illegal?" I stared at him, realizing over and over how foolish I had been to love someone so toxic.

Mark shrugged dismissively. "Murder is indeed illegal, but if you commit suicide, what does that have to do with me? The insurance I ...