جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 9

Three hours after my death, the banquet reached its climax because Calvin came on stage.My soul involuntarily drifted toward him... Just as every time I saw him back when I was alive, my body was more honest than my heart.He wore a dark grey suit today. The silver cufflinks were the present I gave him for his 28th birthday. At the time, he had said, "Charlotte, it's like you're by my side every time I wear them."I was by his side now, but he could not see me.Calvin's voice came through the microphone. "Today, I have something to announce."He paused, his gaze sweeping across the entire venue before finally settling on Susan.My heart—if a soul still had a heart—sank for a moment.Calvin took a deep breath. "I've decided to officially transfer the operation rights of the Simmon family's three casinos in the west district to Susan Bruno."Applause rang out again.Susan covered her mouth with her eyes wide open, looking extremely flattered. However, I saw smugness in her eyes

Calvin suddenly spoke up as if he had heard my voice. "I'll go and check out her apartment.""I'm going too," Susan said immediately.Calvin hesitated for a moment. "Stay at home and rest.""No." Susan grabbed his arm, tears welling up in her eyes again. "I want to ask Charlotte to her face... why she hates me so much... "Look, what a perfect victim!I was floating in the air as I watched and suddenly felt like laughing, if souls could laugh.... Calvin stood outside my apartment door, hesitantly looking at the combination lock. I never told anyone the password because it was my only sanctuary and refuge from reality.He tried my birthday and his birthday—both incorrect. Finally, he entered 0713, and the door opened. I saw a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth before he pulled open the door.Susan followed him into my apartment.My bedroom was exactly as I had left it. On the bedside table was a photo of Calvin and me from last year in Venico… He was holding me while I

I had no idea why Calvin showed up in my room at 3:00 am, looking through all the things I left behind.The photo of him and me was still by the bedside. This time, he picked it up and caressed my face in the photo. After a while, he put down the photo and took out a box from the drawer. It was the box where I kept mementos. Movie ticket stubs from the time he invited me to watch our first movie together, but he was called away by Susan halfway through; a withered rose from the first bouquet he gave me; a hospital receipt from the time I shielded him from the knife, but he stayed with Susan all night. I still remembered the sympathetic look in the nurse's eyes when she gave me the receipt.There was also a pregnancy test stick with two lines. I never told him about it because I saw Susan come out of his room the next day. Later, I lost the baby. I suffered a massive hemorrhage and nearly died in the hospital, but he was attending Susan's graduation ceremony.At the very bottom was

The video showed me sitting in the study, wearing a black dress. I had delicate makeup on. "Everyone, if you're watching this, it means I'm dead—killed by Susan. I know you don't believe it. That's why I prepared evidence."The scenes kept switching, showing the surveillance footage of Susan and Marco's transaction, the photos of Susan drugging me, and the intimate photos of Susan and Calvin after it was decided I was going to marry him. Finally, it was the recording of my death process... It was recorded with the voice recorder I had hidden in my necklace.Susan was heard instructing, "Put Charlotte's body in the safe house first. No one else can go in except me anyway. When the cement arrives in three days, seal her inside. Clean it up properly. I still need to attend my coming-of-age ceremony. Hmph! She's finally dead... "The recording ended, and the screen returned to my face.I smiled. It was the most beautiful smile that I had carefully practiced. "Now, do you believe it? Ba