Finishing the Puzzle of My Corpse

After I was tortured to death, my soul drifted back to Zack Smith's house.It had been three years, yet it was still exactly the same as I remembered.I greedily roamed through every room, hoping to find every trace of Zack.At that moment, he returned home with Madison Smith."Get some rest, Madie. I'll make you your favorite pork ribs." Zack affectionately sent Madison back to the bedroom before heading toward the kitchen.My heart ached as I took in the sight before me.Long ago, Zack used to treat me with the same gentle care. However, everything changed after Mom died.He said I was the one who caused Mom's death, and refused to acknowledge a jinx like me as his younger sister.I tried desperately to explain that Mom went out just to buy a cake for Madison. But Zack never believed me, simply because Mom was clutching tightly onto a mango cake when she was hit by a car. And Madison was allergic to mangoes.As such, he despised me and kicked me out of the house. He also f

My mom? Didn't Zack say she died because a drunk driver hit her when she was out buying cake for me? How did drug dealers get involved in this?I turned to look at Zack in disbelief."It's possible. After all, only heartless scums like drug dealers would do something this cruel!" His expression changed suddenly. "Shit! Madie is alone at home!"Zack immediately dug out his phone.Officer Wright turned to the others and said, "You all should quickly get in touch with your families too."Zack made several calls, but no one picked up. He immediately started panicking, his hand began to tremble uncontrollably while holding the phone."No…No…surely nothing would happen to Madie!" he mumbled before turning to bolt out of the door.Officer Wright hurriedly yelled, "Stop him!""Let me go!" Zack struggled desperately. Despite his thin frame, he managed to knock down three burly police officers."I'm going to look for my sister! Stop blocking my way!" He angrily pushed away those blockin

"This is…" Zack took the bag containing the Heart of the Ocean pendant and examined it carefully.It was a gift he bought me for my 15th birthday. He'd spent half a year working part-time to save up for it.Zack had personally put the necklace around my neck, telling me I'd always be his most precious princess.Since then, I never took it off—not until the drug dealers tossed my body out.Was Zack about to recognize me now?I held my breath and clenched my fists involuntarily, turning my knuckles white."Since it was found near the victim's body, it likely belongs to her. But we'll still need to run a DNA test just to be sure," Zack said.He frowned before handing the bag with the necklace to his assistant. "Put a rush to the test."I felt disappointed. It seemed like Zack no longer remembered anything that had to do with me."Alright. It's been a long night. Go grab something to eat." Officer Wright looked at everyone and said, "Let's meet back here in an hour. The DNA result

Seeing the anguish on Zack's face, Officer Wright reached out to stop him from hurting himself. "Stop doing this to yourself, Zack. It's not your fault!"Zack yelled uncontrollably, "How is it not my fault? When Dad passed away, I promised him I'd take care of this family. And look what happened—Mom died a horrible death, and now even Madie's in the hospital! I don't deserve to live!"A flicker of hesitation crossed Officer Wright's eyes when he heard those words.He wasn't sure if he should tell Zack about my death—not when Zack was in such a fragile state. He was worried that Zack might do something drastic or lose his will to leave after learning the truth.After a few moments of silence, Officer Wright replied, "Take a few days off and focus on taking care of Madison, Zack."He then turned to leave.Halfway down the hall, Officer Wright seemed to recall something and stopped walking. He turned around to look at Zack. "By the way, Zack, please let me know if Sandy's boyfriend

Madison's expression went pale with shock when she saw Zack rush in suddenly. "Weren't…weren't you out to get hot water, Zack? Why are you back so soon?" He kept quiet, merely staring at her. His eyes were filled with anger and disappointment."What have you overheard, Zack? I…I can explain," Madison said carefully."Was what he said the truth? You told them Sandra's whereabouts, and paid them 300 thousand dollars to kill her?" Zack asked."No…that's not it!" Madison panickedly waved her hands.The man scoffed. "What do you mean that's not it? I still have the transaction details—and the call recordings too."He then turned to Zack. "I've heard so much about you, Dr. Smith. Seeing you reminds me of that poor sister of yours. Her bones were really tough. My men and I had to hammer away for hours before we could finally break them."She screamed until she lost her voice. Even a drug dealer like me couldn't help but pity her. But I have to say—that sister of yours is truly a wonde