I'm Dead, but She Wants Me to Take the Fall のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 7

I watched from above as Charlotte stormed into her flashy sports car. The engine roared, shattering the evening's silence.She didn't even glance at the old neighborhood I'd lived in for years. With a sharp turn of the wheel, she sped toward the upscale apartments on the west side of the city. I knew she was going to find Leo.The scenery outside the window blurred into streaks of color. I had no choice but to follow, tethered to her motion by a force I couldn't break.Five years had passed, and I thought I'd grown numb to her life. But watching her rush with such desperate urgency to another man, the old wound tore open afresh. A familiar, crushing ache tightened in my chest right where my heart used to be.Charlotte's car stopped in front of a brightly lit apartment building. She didn't wait for the elevator doors to fully open before forcing her way out. When the doors parted, Leo was already standing in his doorway, still in his bathrobe. Upon seeing her, his brow immediately

Charlotte was livid, kicking the door open and walking out without looking back. She had just slid into the driver's seat when her phone rang with a number she didn't recognize.The voice on the other end asked, "Hello. Are you Lily Foster's family member?" Charlotte frowned. On any other day, she would have coldly responded, "No," and ended the call without another word. But something about being back in that old house had gotten under her skin. She hesitated, then answered despite herself, "...Yes. What is this about?"The voice on the other end was calm and professional."I'm calling from Westhill Funeral Home. The ashes of the deceased, Lily Foster, have been in our care for nearly a month. When can we expect you to come and collect them?"Charlotte looked confused, her fingers tightening around the steering wheel."...What are you talking about? What ashes?" she snapped."As stated, the deceased's remains have been held here since her passing, with no one coming forward

Charlotte all but stumbled out of the front door, desperate to escape the judgment in her father's eyes and the devastating truth that had just shattered her world.She drove back to the company at breakneck speed, her face drained of color. She rushed into her office and confronted the stunned Liza, her voice ragged as she demanded, "Send more people to keep investigating. Dig into the case Shane took the fall eight years ago."Also, track Leo's every movement since he returned to the country—where he went, who he saw, especially everywhere he drove. I want every single detail traced down to the last detail."Liza, shocked by her unprecedented loss of composure, quickly obeyed and left.Just then, someone knocked on the office door. Her personal attorney stood in the doorway, his expression more solemn than she had ever seen it."Ms. Blake."He entered the office, closed the door softly behind him, and spoke in a low tone.Charlotte gripped the edge of the desk, steadying herse