All Chapters of The Frozen Grave: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The sight of me wearing nothing but a T-shirt and shorts filled the entire screen. My limbs were purplish-blue, my face ashen, and my lips covered in cracks and sores from the cold.Honestly, it was terrifying.Silence filled the room for several seconds.Aster was the first to burst into tears. "Charles, how did you get so badly frostbitten?"My lips opened and shut, greatly struggling as I did."You ask that as if… it isn't your fault… Mom, Dad, Summer… Please, save me, I'm… I'm dying…"Summer had left behind cold-resistant gear in the cave, but it had disappeared without a trace. I knew better than anyone that no one would hate me that much other than Aster.But before Aster could even say a word, the concern and panic in Summer's eyes vanished in an instant, immediately replaced by anger and disdain."His fault? He only just found out that I brought you up that mountain!"You got yourself in this sorry state on purpose, didn't you? All to frame Aster!"All to… frame him?

Aster curled up like a frightened rabbit, his eyes swollen and red from crying.The tablet placed in front of him was playing a video of him rummaging through trash for food on a rainy night, the comments filled through and through with mockery and abuse."So the second young master of the Rivers Group is actually a homeless guy who eats garbage!""With a face like that, does he actually want to enter the entertainment industry? He can't even hold a candle to his older brother!""Hey, go easy now. I hear that Aster's the adopted son, while Charles is the real heir!""It's not even a contest!"Summer's hands curled into tight fists at her sides, her expression indescribably grim.This was the rainy night when I'd driven Aster home from a tourist attraction, only to accidentally lose him halfway, on that fateful rainy night.Summer had bought the surveillance footage of Aster rummaging through garbage for food and had already paid to have the story suppressed.No media outlet ha

That sentence...I'd waited six years to hear it, to the point where it had become an obsession.The first year, our wedding was called off because Aster kept pestering Summer to help him prepare for his college entrance exams, and Summer simply didn't have the time.The second year, Summer left me alone at the bridal shop. I waited until nightfall, but she never came.That day, Summer had been pretending to be Aster's girlfriend for a day, trying to discourage the girls who wanted to pursue him.In the end, I wandered into an alley and was sexually assaulted by a bunch of perverted older women.With the last of my strength, I called Summer, but she didn't answer.Instead, she was out drinking with Aster, trying to see how much alcohol it would take for him to get drunk."This way, my innocent little Aster will know his limits, and won't let some bad woman take advantage of him!"…By the time everything was over, the sky had begun to lighten, and the women left the scene one

They had arrived at the snowy mountain.Summer pulled on her thermal gear and made her way to the cave without saying a word.The moment the people gathered at the entrance saw her, their eyes lit up."Chief, you're finally here!"Summer looked at those who stood, those who sat, and those who were panting from exertion, from person to person.After looking at everyone, it was clear I wasn't there, and Summer paled considerably.Tessa hurried over and led her to where I lay, but Summer had already closed her eyes, her head hanging low.I smiled.'You already knew it wasn't some ruse, didn't you?'During our video call, frostbite could be faked.But the details of the corpse in the photo Tessa had sent you? There was no way anyone could have faked them so convincingly.'I'm dead, Summer. You're already here, so why don't you open your eyes?'Tessa sighed, and it was only after a while of waiting that she couldn't help but urge her on."Chief, the temperature is about to reac

Roger and Amelia were baffled. "What do you mean, Summer? What does Aster have to do with all of this? Explain!"Aster swallowed nervously before hugging Summer's arm tightly."I get it—you're just too sad, aren't you? I'm sad about Charles' death too, but you can't just blame me for it! I've been with Mom and Dad this whole time, remember?"Summer violently shook him off, before bringing up the chat history between Aster and Tessa.Shown there were chat records between Aster and Tessa, stating as clear as day that he'd directed Tessa to swap out the supplies Summer had left for me with empty bags.And then, returning to the incident four years ago, where I had accidentally left Aster behind in a remote area and had caused him to suffer cold and hunger, Summer found the surveillance footage from the place where I had stopped the car.Sure enough, Aster had said something to me before I got out of the car. And while I was outside, he had secretly slipped away on his own.That was