Pray That I Don't Haunt You

"Mr. Finch, it's been a day. Mrs. Finch isn't making any sounds. Perhaps we should let her out now," suggested Bobby Hudson, the butler.Zachary Finch frowned. "I know exactly what kind of person Sarah Fletcher is. She's just putting on an act. She's a national-level swimmer, so there's no way she's afraid of water."Have her stay in there for one more day. Maybe this will teach her a thing or two about who she should and shouldn't mess with."Bobby wanted to say more, but Zachary waved him off dismissively.Watching him, so detached and cold, even I—now nothing but a lingering soul—couldn't hold back my tears.I wanted to scream at him and ask, "What did I do so wrong to deserve this kind of torment?""Zac, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. If I hadn't accepted your jacket or screamed for help, letting Sarah push me, maybe you wouldn't have lost some of your business partners. Sarah wouldn't hold a grudge against you either."Nina Larkin wrapped her arms around Zachary from behind.

Zachary spent two wild days with Nina, ignoring countless messages and calls from Bobby.The situation escalated to the point where Zachary even blocked Bobby on all messaging platforms.When Zachary returned with Nina, I noticed that Bobby seemed to have aged ten years.Zachary glanced at him and scoffed. "Mr. Hudson, could you stop acting like someone just died at home?""Mr. Finch—"Zachary cut Bobby off, saying, "Don't say anything yet. Answer me first. Did Sarah admit that she was wrong? Did she say she would apologize to Nina on her knees?"Ridiculous! Why should I apologize?That night at the banquet, Zachary had texted me, asking me to wait for him in the garden. He said he had something to tell me.But when I ran over with joy, I saw Nina, who had been waiting there for a long time.At that moment, I sensed something wasn't right.Before I could turn around and leave, I heard a loud splash, followed by Nina's cries and pleas.The only ones at the scene were Nina and

I wanted to see Zachary's expression when he heard the news of me dying. After all, he was the one who had caused my death.But I had underestimated just how shameless Zachary could be.When he heard the news, his expression faltered for a moment, and he muttered, "It's no wonder she didn't reply to my messages. She was locked in the water tank."Then, with chilling indifference, he continued louder this time, "So what? Are you trying to plead for her now?"Upon hearing his disjointed words, I realized how blind and foolish I had been to have fallen in love with someone like him.How pitiful my unborn children were. They never had the chance to see the world.Bobby, taken aback by Zachary's coldness, still pressed on. "The staff over there reported that the water tank was modified. It's still in the experimental phase, and its drainage system isn't set to change every three hours, but rather every ten hours."But from what the staff said, it seems the water hasn't been changed i

Time passed, yet there was no sign of movement in the water tank.I sneered as I watched Zachary spout nonsense.He didn't know that I was already dead. How could I possibly respond to him? After all, the dead could never speak.The unease in Zachary's heart grew stronger. Finally, his patience ran out. "Sarah, you ungrateful bitch! Do you not understand how lucky you are that I even came to see you?"You used tricks to marry me, and you got pregnant with my children just to fight for my family's inheritance! If you want it so badly, I'll reluctantly give you 5% of the family business. Are you still not satisfied?"Nina is so much more sensible than you are. She doesn't want a single cent. All she wants is to stay by my side. Why can't you learn from her?"His senseless accusations and insults left me numb. My heart no longer stirred.I stared coldly at Zachary, the man I had loved for 12 years. The noble gentleman I once admired was now gone, replaced by nothing but a mass of h

When Zachary said that last sentence, he purposely raised his voice.I could tell that he wanted me to hear it from within the tank. He really made me sick.The stinking water had already flooded the floor. Nina fought back her nausea as she walked over. The opening in the tank was just big enough for a person to slip inside.She barely poked her head in before she jerked back. With a pale face, she screamed, "Zac! S-Sarah's in there!"Panic-stricken, Nina threw herself into Zachary's arms to seek comfort. "Zac, s-she's pretending to be dead and hiding in there just to scare me! She really hates me. I think I'd better leave her alone for now."With that, she turned to leave, but Zachary caught her wrist.When he heard that I was "pretending", his deep frown finally eased a little. "Don't be scared, Nina. I'll make Sarah get down on her knees and apologize to you. Alright?"I bit down hard on my lower lip. I didn't understand how my already-numb heart could still hurt so much fro