He Ran From Me as I Ran Out of Time

My boyfriend, Caleb Frost, who worked as a manager, canceled our wedding 52 times because of Gina Lowe, who was an aspiring actress.Then, he locked me in a cellar after Gina framed me, and I suffocated to death from the lack of oxygen.When I woke again, I found my spirit beside Caleb.He had just taken Gina to see a dermatologist. Now, sitting in the production crew's break room, he held the crying Gina in his arms. He comforted her softly. "It's okay, Gina. Luckily, we got to the hospital in time. That's why you recovered so quickly."I'll have the best esthetician take care of your skin, so don't you worry."Gina was still sobbing softly. When she heard what Caleb said, she blinked and murmured, "Caleb, Cecile might have used the expired makeup on me by accident. Please don't punish her too harshly."The moment he heard my name, Caleb's expression darkened as he soothed Gina. "Cecile went too far this time. How could a professional makeup artist not check the products f

"But I noticed Cecile hasn't been wearing the bracelet you gave her over the past few days. Didn't you say that it was your token of love, and that she would never take it off?" Nina's casual remark made Caleb stand frozen in place.He had bought that bracelet with his first paycheck. Although it was ordinary, it represented his promises to me.He had once knelt before me, swearing that after we got married, he would buy me an even more expensive bracelet. He had promised to make me the happiest woman in the world.But he never understood that I never wanted wealth or status. I just wanted someone I could spend the rest of my life with.I had treated that bracelet like a treasure. I never took it off, not even in the shower. But now, that treasure was in the trash. I had thrown it out when I was clearing out his gifts.Caleb thought carefully. Then, he realized that my wrist had indeed been bare the last time he saw me. He hadn't noticed then, but now he remembered it had inde

Caleb stumbled two steps back."How could this happen? I only meant to scare Cecile. Who changed my lock?"Caleb turned around, and his eyes were bloodshot. He demanded, "Who was bold enough to change my lock? Who blocked the air vent? Don't they know this could kill someone?"The housekeepers merely looked at each other. Naturally, no one stepped forward.Gina, the real culprit, hid in a corner instead. She was too scared to make a sound.There was no time to waste. Unable to find the key, Caleb grabbed the sledgehammer in the corner and struck the cellar door repeatedly.With a loud crash, the door finally opened. A rotting stench hit them, and the small, dark cellar was laid bare for everyone to see.The foul smell made Caleb cover his mouth and nose instinctively.I leaned over to look, and inside was my corpse.The cellar was dark and damp. After three days of being dead, my body had started decomposing. My facial features were twisted beyond recognition. Along with t

After a long time, Caleb dragged himself back into our room. He was a shell of what he used to be.It was then that he realized there was no trace of me left. Even the bedroom had been cleared out, leaving only two suitcases I had not had the chance to take away.He found the bracelet he had given me in the trash, along with our only photo together. But now, only his half remained.When he looked at the background in the photo, he suddenly recalled that it was taken when we had just graduated from university.We were penniless then, and we lived in a cramped, tiny rental apartment.I never looked down on him and simply quietly supported him.When he went out for social events late into the night, I would stay home and prepare hot meals for him. When he was sick, I ran three streets to get him medicine and fed it to him, spoonful by spoonful.I never complained even though it exhausted me.Back then, he promised he would take care of me for the rest of my life.But ever since h