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All Chapters of My Grave Became His Obsession: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1

The day Anthony Flint returned from his business trip, I got caught in a pileup on the way to pick him up.When they were loading me into the ambulance, the nurse managed to call him on my phone. The second the call connected, his cold, clipped voice came over the line. "I was just about to call you. Maisie needs a transfusion. Get over here."I didn't even have time to say anything before I started coughing up blood. The nurse took the phone from me, her voice tight with urgency. "Are you Willow Shore's family? I'm a nurse from Centuro Hospital. She's been in a car accident—she has severe injuries and is in critical condition. Please come to the hospital right away."Anthony went quiet for a few seconds. Then, he snapped, "What's this stunt you're pulling now, Willow? I don't care what game you think you're playing. Get over here, now. If anything happens to Maisie, you'll be the one paying for it."The nurse grew frantic. "She's badly hurt—"He cut her off before she could get a

Chapter 2

The little boy ghost told me his name was Eddie Lang. He'd died not too long ago, and since no family had come to claim him, his soul had stayed at the hospital.We ran into quite a few people who had already passed on in different corners of the hospital. They all seemed to have forgotten they were dead and rushed around like they used to when they were alive.Some ghosts crouched, smoking with gloomy looks on their faces. Some stood among the crowd, staring blankly at everything around them. I even spotted the ghost of a security guard. He stood ramrod straight in the lobby, taking his job seriously. He greeted every person who passed by, saluting them one by one.But no one could see him, so of course no one responded.My chest suddenly tightened. I didn't know why, but out of nowhere, I thought of my relationship with Anthony over the years.He'd always treated me like this, too—like I wasn't even there. From the time he dumped the dinner I'd spent two hours cooking straight i

Chapter 3

Eddie was moved to tears. "They've got such an amazing relationship."I smiled. "Uh-huh. I'd agree with you if that man weren't my husband."His brain short-circuited, even forgetting to cry."S-Sorry," he said in a small voice, seemingly scrambling to figure out how to comfort me."It's fine. I accepted this long ago."Anthony's coldness, cruelty, and torment of me over the years couldn't be summed up in a few words. I'd already stopped caring.But for some reason, something in me still shifted. It felt like there was a nameless fire lodged in my chest, and it was burning hotter and hotter.Bang!The ceiling light suddenly exploded. Maisie shrieked and threw herself straight into Anthony's arms. I was left stunned.Next to me, Eddie gave me a thumbs-up. "Nice one. Scare the living daylights out of them."I had no idea what had just happened, so I tried it again. But this time, nothing in the room changed."I'll go get someone to fix this," Anthony said as he stood up, gentl

Chapter 4

The fact that I hadn't contacted Anthony at all only made him more irritable. And when he realized I still hadn't come home, he sent me a voice message, his tone full of barely contained rage."Willow, I'm warning you—if you don't come back right now, don't even think about taking one step out of your room for the rest of your life!"For the rest of my life… I laughed. It was apparent that it never even crossed his mind that the rest of my life was over.He probably also never imagined that while he and Maisie were wrapped up in their sweet little romance these past few days, I was right there, practically within arm's reach. My soul and my corpse had been lying not far from him this whole time, sinking into despair, slowly rotting away.Over time, with Eddie's help, I gradually learned how to enter other people's dreams—they sat closest to the realm of death.So one night, after Maisie fell asleep, I dragged an indignant Eddie with me and slipped straight into her dream without a

Chapter 5

It was only now that I realized Anthony could actually be this gentle, this attentive, and this meticulous with a woman. My heart squeezed so tightly that it went numb.Maisie threw herself into Anthony's arms, clinging to him as she cried her heart out. "Tony, I dreamed that something happened to me and that you fell for Willow all over again. You hated me and didn't want me anymore. Please don't leave me behind for Willow again, okay?"Her eyes were filled with pleading as she looked up at him. She'd brought me up on purpose and was obviously up to no good.But for some reason, Anthony didn't immediately deny what she said this time. His expression just turned uglier, and his eyes filled with frost.Suddenly, I remembered something. He wasn't scary when he yelled. It was when he was calm and radiated that quiet, suffocating anger that he was truly terrifying.That was what he'd been like on our wedding day. During the ceremony, he hadn't reacted at all when his parents had chase

Chapter 6

Anthony's voice was low and icy. "I had people look into it. There's no record of Willow leaving the country.""She should know you well enough to know how to avoid you." As soon as she said it, Maisie pretended she'd misspoken and hurriedly clapped a hand over her mouth.Still, her words made Anthony's expression darken further. He narrowed his eyes slightly and turned to leave, but she hurriedly threw her arms around him to stop him."Tony, stop bothering about her," she said weakly. "She's just an orphan. Your family saved her, took her in, and you've always protected her."You even married her and gave her a life where she never has to worry about anything. She should be grateful, yet she just keeps dodging and making excuses now that you need her to give just a little bit back."She's too selfish, Tony. She's unworthy of you. You deserve someone more considerate, someone who truly loves you and can share your burden…"Her tone grew increasingly suggestive, her gaze drifting

Chapter 7

Anthony froze. "What did you say?"The voice on the other end of the line was clear; there was no way he hadn't heard the words they'd uttered. But when he barked out the order, the caller still repeated what they'd said.I watched as Anthony's eyes widened with every word. His body went rigid, as if his mind had gone completely blank. Even after the call ended, he still hadn't snapped out of it.Because of that, he didn't notice the subtle change in Maisie's expression. She seemed to be in a pretty good mood, but she still tucked away her smile and said to him, "Tony, I'm sorry for your loss. Let's go look at—""What's there to look at? She's already dead, anyway! There's nothing to see!" He suddenly cut her off, his voice vicious and sharp.He had never been this fierce to her before, so she was startled into silence. "I'm sorry, Tony. I…"She tried to say something else, but Anthony just turned and walked out of the hospital room without looking back at her.I noticed his ste

Chapter 8

This was the first time I'd ever seen Anthony cry, and it was for me. I was a little taken aback, but it soon hit me all over again that I was already dead. All his tenderness and tears didn't mean a thing to me now. His belated affection was cheaper than dirt.Anthony stayed like that for a while. The doctor couldn't just let things go on like that and hit the in-hospital call button to get help. Even with a few people working together, they still couldn't pull Anthony away from me."He seems to really like you." Eddie sniffled, his voice hoarse as he spoke to me.A mess of feelings crashed through me. I felt like something was lodged in my throat; I could barely breathe. In the end, I let out a bitter laugh. "Let's hope so."…A few days later, Anthony was done handling all the arrangements after my death. But instead of putting my ashes in a grave somewhere, he brought them back to the villa. With the kind of money he had, buying a plot was nothing. I had no idea why he chose t

Chapter 9

Another note read, "Anthony's flight is at 5:00 pm tomorrow. Don't forget to pick him up."And a third. "Meet Maisie at the airport at 7:00 pm."Anthony looked like he was holding something back. His fingers trembled as he traced the handwriting on the notes, his eyes turning terribly red.My memory had never been good. Once, when Anthony finally came home, I'd forgotten what time he was arriving. By the time I'd finished cooking, he was already gone.After that, I'd started sticking reminders on the fridge. These notes were ones I'd written when he was away on this particular business trip.I honestly couldn't remember what was up with that last one about meeting Maisie, though. If I wasn't mistaken, the time the doctor estimated for my death was right around then, too. Could she have something to do with it?Just then, the doorbell rang. Anthony opened the door.A man stood outside. When he saw Anthony, he faltered for a moment. Then, he asked, "Excuse me, is Ms. Shore home?"

Chapter 10

"Who did you just call a mutt?" Anthony looked at the heiress with a pleasant smile, but his eyes were utterly frosty and devoid of warmth.The other heiresses scattered in an instant. The ringleader was so terrified she started shaking and begging for mercy. She stammered that she'd only been cursing me and had no intention of disrespecting him.Anthony ignored her. His gaze shifted to the wine stains on my dress, and his eyes turned stormy. Then, he picked up a bottle of red wine from the side and handed it to me."Pour it on her." His voice was ice-cold.He'd always stayed out of my business, but that night, everything he did was to protect me. Later, every single socialite and heiress who'd taken part in the bullying was dealt with, and even their families got dragged into it.It was the first time Anthony showed his iron-fisted methods after taking over the Flint family. The fallout was huge. No one had expected that bullying me would make him that furious.To this day, I st

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