Semua Bab My Family Faked Death, I Start Over: Bab 1 - Bab 6

"You've misunderstood me, Lorraine!" Aunt Jacklyn protested. She had no idea what excuse to offer under everyone's gaze, so she could only pace around anxiously.They had planned it all long ago. They had recruited a team to pose as workers from the crematorium, who were supposed to pretend to take them away for cremation. In reality, they were actually going to whisk the three of them to the airport for their flight.I had effectively sabotaged their entire operation.Aunt Jacklyn and Grandma Madeline were incredibly anxious. After all, they couldn't just stand there and watch as the actual crematorium workers arrived to haul off three living people and burn them alive.I watched them turn a deep, frustrated crimson, struggling to find a single sentence that wouldn't blow their cover. I was howling with laughter inside while outwardly maintaining a mask of profound sorrow."You can rest assured that I'm not a naive girl anymore, Aunt Jacklyn. I'm all grown up and capable of handl

In the end, the relatives, with a bit of gentle urging, managed to usher Grandma Madeline back to her room. They pulled up some chairs and made themselves comfortable once she was gone, passing the time by gossiping right there in the mourning hall."I'm truly sorry for troubling you tonight, so please, have some coffee," I said, pouring a cup for each of them. I wanted to make sure they stayed caffeinated and alert so they could guard the mourning hall well—just in case anything untoward appeared during the night.I cast a brief glance at the two figures in the refrigerated caskets and smiled imperceptibly. I was aware the internet was saturated with news of the tycoon spending 1.5 million dollars to secure a heart for his son, so I was genuinely curious to see what kind of "miracle" Aunt Jacklyn thought she could pull off to get Dad out of this alive.Time seemed to pass quickly as they chatted the night away. It was still early morning when the people at the crematorium sent a

I stayed holed up in my room, refusing to get involved. I left Mom and Grandma Madeline to deal with the mob of debt collectors on their own, settling each debt one at a time. I only stepped out once everyone had left. They had been sitting in silence on the couch, but Grandma Madeline suddenly snapped, erupting and hitting Mom with a massive backhand."You brought this on us, you wicked woman! You lured my son into faking his death! You're the reason Matthias is dead now. You've made me lose my son!"Mom bellowed, "You'd better watch what you're saying, you old hag! Do you actually think I acted on this alone, huh? You didn't raise a single objection when Matthias proposed the idea! How dare you pin the whole thing on me now that he's dead?""You'd better bring Matthias back to me! You should have been the one who died back then! Give me Matthias back!""You've got some nerve putting your hands on me, you old hag!"Mom and Grandma Madeline descended into a full-on brawl, clawin