Semua Bab Life After You: Bab 1 - Bab 8

The moment I finished tidying up the house, the system's notification chimed. "Fran, you'll be going home in five days," it said.Tears began streaming down my cheeks again. I forced a smile and whispered, "Alright... Thank you."For a second, I thought I heard the system sigh. The next thing I knew, my ears were filled with the sound of fireworks going off. Elijah had lit them up outside for Abigail. I took a deep breath, turned around, and gathered all my belongings—wedding photos included. I then crouched in a tight corner of the garden and burned all that junk in a heap. In the flames, one item kept catching the light and flickering. It was the necklace Elijah had given me that year. I'd always carefully displayed it in the most prominent spot in my room, even polishing it once a week to keep it dust-free. That was until I learned that Elijah had recently gone to an auction and bid on a necklace, declaring in front of everyone that it belonged to Abigail. It was then

"Francesca Thomson!" Elijah rushed toward my lifeless body, panic written all over his face as he frantically tried to cover my spurting wound with his hands.However, there was no response. All he could feel was the heat draining from my skin with every second that passed."Francesca? Say something! Why would you do something so stupid?"Just as Elijah finished speaking, he watched my body slowly fade into nothing before his very eyes. The weight in his arms suddenly vanished, leaving him frozen in place.He maintained the same position for a long time after. It was as if he was still holding me close.Eventually, someone knocked on the door, and a sweet voice called out, "Eli, you've been gone so long. I miss you so much already." Abigail giggled and placed her hand on her stomach. "Our baby misses you too."However, Elijah's eyes remained fixed on her face. The redness and swelling from the allergic reaction were gone, and her skin was now perfectly smooth. He stood up sha

When I woke up, the first thing I saw was my parents sitting beside me, their faces filled with worry. Seeing me awake, both of them started crying."You're finally awake, sweetheart. You've been unconscious at home for three days... We were scared out of our minds!"I looked at my parents' familiar yet distant faces, and the weight on my heart finally lifted. I was finally home, where I belonged. The system chimed gently in my mind. "Fran, Mr. Thomson's illness has been cured. Time flows differently between that world and this one. The six more years you stayed there only took three days here. I've disguised your loss of consciousness as low blood sugar. Go ahead and spend some time with your parents."Overjoyed, I burst into laughter and called out, "Mom, Dad!" I jumped to my feet and hugged them both, refusing to let go. If it weren't for Elijah, I would have come back long ago to loving parents and the privileged life of a wealthy heiress. I wouldn't have had to endu

Xander growled, "Back then, Fran trusted your words and abandoned everything just to be with you! And what did you do in return? Not only did you refuse to investigate the truth, but you also trapped her like a prisoner in this cage, parading woman after woman in front of her!"He grew angrier as he spoke, raising his fist to punch Elijah, but I quickly stopped him. "Calm down, honey." I patted Xander's back and stood on my tiptoes to kiss his face, and he immediately stopped moving as his ears slowly turned red. Seeing us act so intimately, Elijah sank helplessly to the ground, looking at me with teary eyes. "Fran, I know I was wrong. I let anger control me and became violent with you. But these past three years, I've realized that everything I had was because of you. You were so good to me... I was just blinded before." Elijah hung his head low and closed his eyes, adding, "I didn't know I had hurt you so deeply. I was acting the whole time, wanting to hear you apologize t