It's My Tenth Death Anniversary: She Loses It

Seraphine Hale had just walked out of the airport when journalists swarmed her. They had been waiting for her for a long while."Ms. Hale, you've lived abroad for years, and your career has been quite stable. Did you suddenly choose to come back because of your first boyfriend?" a journalist asked.A faint mocking smile appeared on Seraphine's face as if she had heard something funny. "You mean that trash? Even if he dies tomorrow, that is none of my business," she replied.Despite the cruel words coming out of her mouth, no one was surprised. After all, everyone knew that a decade ago, Seraphine had a boyfriend—he had also been her first love. They had been dating with the intention to get married.However, something unexpected had happened at their engagement party. As the guests watched, Seraphine's boyfriend had abandoned her and walked away with another woman instead.That incident had always been a shameful memory Seraphine avoided thinking about. It was the most painful and

Seraphine had been living abroad all this while. Perhaps because I had hurt her too deeply, she had cut off all ties with everyone in the country.It was reasonable that she didn't know I had died a long time ago.However, our other former classmates had attended my funeral before.Everyone looked at each other and exchanged glances. They seemed to be debating whether they should tell Seraphine the truth or not.In the end, Ivan spoke up. "Seraphine, there might have been a misunderstanding back then.""What misunderstandings can there possibly be?" Seraphine took a deep breath as she retorted, "Are you speaking up for that wretch, Ivan?"Ivan tried to calm her down. "I mean, Leo was—""He abandoned me at our engagement party!" Seraphine cut him off. "Thanks to him, I have to put up with ridicule and scorn even to this day!"Seraphine was obviously enraged by the mention of the incident back then, her breathing grew fast and unsteady.Grabbing a glass from the table, she proce

Seraphine's reaction was a surprise to both me and Rose.More accurately, there was no reaction from her at all.She remained indifferent as she said, "Oh. So what? He can die for all I care."Rose's eyes reddened as she forcefully held back her tears. Fiery rage consumed her as she shouted, "How could you say something like that?"Seraphine curled her lips into a smirk and retorted mockingly, "What do you want me to say, then? Rose, are you making up crude lies because you're worried that I might take Leo from you, now that I'm back? You just said that he's dead so that I can give up on him, right?"Overwhelmed by anger, Rose shoved Seraphine slightly.Staggering several steps backward, Seraphine sneered. "You're mad because I just exposed your lies! You so-called siblings are each more infuriating than the last."Rose tried to lunge forward, but amidst the pushing and shoving, she lost her balance and fell instead.Leaning against a tree, Seraphine couldn't help cursing. "You

Benjamin didn't seem to mind Seraphine's icy tone as he continued, "I might start to miss you, Seraphine. Come back as soon as you're done with your business, okay?""Who said that I'm planning to go back?" Seraphine retorted."Why would you stay there, anyway?" Benjamin asked. I could just see him smiling. "Is there anything still holding you back, Seraphine?"Seraphine stood on the steps in front of the hospital, her long hair tousled by the wind."I could go and see Leo," she said in an indifferent tone.Benjamin couldn't stand it anymore. "What's wrong with you, Seraphine? After what Leo did to you back then, why do you still care about him? It has been ten years! Fine, go and see him, then. Go and see him in hell!"Seraphine tightened her grip on her phone, her voice suddenly turning low. "What do you mean by that, Benjamin?"Fully aware that he had let the cat out of the bag, Benjamin didn't seem intent on covering up.He laughed out loud, sounding like he was in a good m

As Seraphine drew the curtains, the whole room was shrouded in darkness.I sat next to her on the couch.Seraphine probably felt cold, for she kept curling up.Suddenly, she frowned a little. Without any warning, she took off the ring on her right hand and flung it away.She seemed to cherish this ring in public, but at that moment, she tossed it away as if it were trash.The ring rolled into an unknown corner of the room.Seraphine seemed to have thought of something. Getting up, she retrieved a small wooden box from her bedroom. It was locked.I watched as she struggled to open the lock because she couldn't find the key. She was almost breaking down in anxiety, and she choked back a sob as she said, "I can't find it… Where is it…"She even tried to pry it open with her fingers and teeth.As a result, her lips were torn, and she almost broke her nails, but she appeared oblivious to the pain. I had a vague idea about the contents of the box, but I hoped that I was wrong.In