Semua Bab The Girl No One Could See: Bab 1 - Bab 10

If our sense of smell was fine, then something was definitely wrong with the smell coming off Elise.The whole situation felt off, and it made me worry about her health.The next day, I went out of my way to book a full spread at a nice hotel and opened an expensive bottle of red wine. I also bought each of her roommates a carefully chosen gift.Once they had warmed up to me, I kept my tone gentle and started speaking over dinner. "About those smelly things I bought yesterday… I thought I saw signs of mice, so I was trying to lure them out and get rid of them. If you don't mind, while you're all in class tomorrow, could I have a cleaning service come in and do a full deep clean? I'll cover all the costs, and I'll take care of your food for the next month, too."Before I could finish, one of Elise's roommates slammed her fork down."Mrs. Dolton, if you've got something to say, just say it. There's no need to do all this."The others' expressions turned cold as well."Yeah, Mrs.

My plan had been simple: use strangers to make Elise realize there was a smell on her. Only then would she agree to go to the hospital and figure out where it was coming from.But now, she thought I had lost my mind. She insisted on going back and refused to go out with me again.I didn't know why strangers couldn't smell it, but one thing was certain: her roommates were strongly against me hiring cleaners. They were hiding something.Whatever it was, it had to be the reason for the smell on Elise.In my last life, I had called a cleaning service while her roommates were out. The moment Elise told them, they rushed back to stop me.This time, I went behind Elise's back and called one anyway.Even if they killed me again, I had to find the truth and save her."Elise, I'm sorry. If you don't want to go out, just drink this milk and get some rest at home."After drinking the milk that I had slipped a sleeping pill into, Elise quickly fell into a deep sleep.I rushed to open the d

I already knew the truth.I knew what that stench really was. I knew why no one but me could smell it.And I had proof.But for Elise's sake, I couldn't say it yet.I went to her college first and talked to a few of her classmates.They all said she was kind. She would even save part of her allowance just to donate it to kids in poor rural areas who couldn't afford school.She had a gentle personality, too. Even when she was treated unfairly and left out because of jealousy, she still met it all with a bright smile, sticking it out until no one hated her anymore.On my way out, a clean-cut boy handed me a small box. "Mrs. Dolton, this is for Elise. I made it myself. I hope she gets better soon."I asked, "Why not give it to her yourself?"He hesitated, then said, "She's still recovering, right? I figured it wasn't a good time to visit her."I took the box and nodded. "Alright. I'll give it to her."I wandered around for a while, and by the time I got back to the apartment, i

That was the moment it all clicked.Elise was already dead. She was gone, and I was the only one who could still see her.Her roommates had forgotten to warn Sabrina about that, and that was where their lie started to crack.Sabrina panicked and tried to bolt for the door, but I grabbed her.The next second, all four of Elise's roommates lunged at me at once."You're out of your mind! It's one thing to pick on us, but why are you dragging the cleaner into this?""We didn't even know you called her. How could we have bribed her ahead of time?"I clenched my teeth and shouted at them. "If you didn't know I called a cleaning service, then why did you all skip class and rush back? If I'm right, you've got hidden cameras all over this place. You see every move I make! That's how you knew I called the cleaners. That's how you knew where I hid those strong-smelling things!"They hadn't found out from Elise back then. They heard me through the cameras when I made the call.Last time

When they realized I had figured everything out, Elise's roommates went pale.But they had already crossed the line into murder. Their nerves were stronger than I expected. They recovered quickly and turned on Sabrina."Listen carefully. She's crazy. You didn't see anything unusual here. You didn't smell anything either. Otherwise, we'll make sure your whole family suffers!"They looked back at me and sneered."Go ahead and call the police. We're not afraid. We've got proof you're mentally unstable, but do you have any proof we killed anyone? Oh, and before Elise went missing, she transferred us a lot of money. She's such a kind person. If you see her after you die, make sure you thank her for us!"Their mocking tone cut straight through me, filling me with a cold, crushing mix of anger and grief.I couldn't hold it back. "Why? Why did you kill Elise?!"They didn't answer. They just looked at me like I was insane, smiling coldly.A laugh broke out of me, too, sharp and unstea