Saving Every Ounce of Guilt to Leave You
In the third year of being locked up in a psychiatric hospital by Jonathan Fowler, I had already lost all of my vibrance and vitality.
During a particularly harsh winter, Jonathan's new girlfriend, Charlotte Stewart, visits me in the hospital. She caresses my sunken cheek lovingly with one hand.
"You must be Jon's legally-wedded wife, right?"
I just stare at her in alert without saying anything.
The next thing I know, Charlotte shoves me down the stairs. Her expression is already twisted into one of malice.
"Everyone tells me that I'll get to marry Jonathan once you're dead, so just hurry up and die already!"
I don't have any energy to fight back. After crashing onto the floor, I'm left bleeding and broken.
After struggling in the operating theater for one full day, I managed to survive the ordeal.
With red-rimmed eyes, Jonathan rushes into the ward and grasps my hand.
"Mallory, I promise that if you agree to stay alive and not pin the crime of manslaughter on Charlotte, I can let bygones be bygones! In fact, I won't disturb you anymore for the rest of your life!"
I don't have the strength to respond to Jonathan.
That's when the System, which has stayed silent for a very long time, suddenly speaks in my mind.
[Congratulations. You've maxed out the male lead's guilt. You may now leave this world.]
I secretly let out a sigh of relief.
Finally, I can go home.