Love Me, Love My Corpse

I saw Quinn again a month later.It was Daphne who found me first. She stood before me, draped in designer brands I had only ever seen on TV.Looking down at me, she asked, "So, are you the woman who took care of Quinn for a year?"I tilted my head. "Quinn? Who's that?"She frowned, impatience flickering in her gaze. "Rocky."Rocky… My heart—one I had worked so hard to steady—began racing all over again. Desperately, I grabbed Daphne's arm, begging her to tell me where Quinn was.Before she could respond, the two bodyguards flanking her seized me and yanked me away.Daphne gave me a look of disgust and pulled her heels free from the sand. "And what exactly is your relationship with him? What right do you have to know where he is?"I hesitated for only a moment before answering, "I'm Quinn's girlfriend."Daphne let out a laugh like I had just told the funniest joke in the world. She turned toward the luxury car parked behind her and called out in a sweet voice, "Quinn, this w

Daphne waved her delicate fingers in front of Quinn's face when he didn't respond. "Quinn? What's wrong?"Snapping out of his daze, Quinn absentmindedly fastened the shell bracelet around her wrist. "It's nothing. If you like it, you can have it."Daphne beamed with delight and leaned in to kiss his cheek. "I knew you loved me the most."Even though I was already dead, a sharp pain still shot through my chest. Quinn didn't even have the basic decency to respect me anymore.This place was so far from the ocean. I missed home. That was why I had kept those shells with me, so that whenever I felt like I couldn't hold on anymore, I could take them out and remember where I came from.And that silver starfish charm? Grandma had made it for me from her wedding ring. She told me that as long as I wore it, it would be like she was always by my side.But now? My longing for home and her love for me—all of it had been tossed into Daphne's hands without a second thought.Daphne knew it was

The police ignored Daphne's hysterical screams and dragged her away. As she was forced out the door, she shrieked at Quinn, her voice dripping with venom, "Quinn, you're destined to end up with nothing!"A crack formed in Quinn's calm expression. His fingers clenched tightly around the shell bracelet. The jagged edges cut into his skin, drawing blood.As the guests slowly trickled out, he remained frozen in place, standing there like a lost child.His secretary passed by and reached out to steady him, but Quinn suddenly grabbed his sleeve. "Kay… She'll forgive me, won't she?"But before the man could respond, Quinn staggered to his feet and bolted for the exit. Quinn caught the earliest flight available, rushing back to the fishing village.On the way to my home, he ran into Shaun. Barely containing his excitement, he called out, "Mr. Ramsey! I'm back! I came back for Kay!"Shaun, now older and slower in memory, squinted at Quinn's exhausted face, trying to recall. After a long p