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But I never expected that I would remain in this
world as a soul.
I watched as Kevin found a scapegoat, preparing everything with chilling precision.
I watched him calmly handle my body.
My heart felt as though it were being devoured by a thousand ants, the pain unbearable.
But I was already a ghost–why did it still hurt so
much?
I wanted to confront Kevin, to demand an
explanation for what he had done: I wanted him to suffer, to pay for his actions.
But I could do nothing. I could only watch as he
took care of everything.
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And so, my death was labeled as a tatal mistake during a home invasion robbery.
It wasn’t until he, as the victim’s family member, heard that I was carrying a child that I saw his eyes water, his fingers tremble ever so slightly.
A man was crying over my body, and I couldn’t
understand it.
Was he acting?
The scapegoat Kevin found was obedient.
Even in prison, he never spoke a word about
Kevin.
I felt such bitterness, such hatred.
I wanted to drink his blood, to feast on his flesh, but I was already dead.
I could do nothing but float above and watch as
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I followed Kevin, attending my own funeral.
At the funeral, I saw my parents.
My brother, and many relatives I didn’t
recognize.
My mother didn’t cry. She only stared at my tombstone with a blank expression.
I didn’t know what she was thinking, but I felt so
heartbroken.
Why, even in death, did she not seem to mourn
for me?
Did they hate me that much?
But Stuart was a puzzle. He stood with my
parents, yet his sorrow was palpable.
In my memory, my brother had never been this
quiet
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I hadn’t seen him since Yolanda’s death.
We hadn’t been in touch, and he hadn’t sought to cause trouble as I had expected.
It was as though he had suddenly grown up. He ran the company, handled the affairs, one task after another–and he did it well.
I had never truly understood him. I didn’t know
him at all.
But now, I felt lost.
He cried.
Stuart cried–at first, it was quiet, but soon,
he couldn’t hold back, and he collapsed at my grave, crying uncontrollably.
“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry…
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I touched my face and realized I was crying too.
I yearned for their love until the very end. I had imagined, countless times, how they would grieve for me during those long days and sleepless nights when they couldn’t find me, picturing their hearts breaking in despair.
But dreams remained just that–dreams. They
didn’t mourn at all.
Yet, Stuart’s tears in the end–his performance- still managed to touch my parents.
But what happened next, Stuart’s reaction, made me laugh out loud.
He said nothing. He just slowly stood up and swung a fist at Kevin.
“From now on my sister has nothing to do with
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“Kevin, you really have a heart of stone.”
“Noe, what did she ever do wrong?”
This was the first time Stuart stood on my side.
Perhaps everything that had happened had caught him completely off guard.
Kevin only smirked, mocking, without a hint of
resistance.
“Come on, kill me then.”
“Stuart, what are you pretending to be, a good
guy?”
“Wasn’t it you who bullied Noelle?”
“How long are you going to keep up this act?”
My funeral was ruined by them.
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Just like my wedding had been, torn apart by
them.
I instinctively searched for my grandfather, and
when I saw his frail yet stubborn figure, a wave
of sorrow almost made me cry.
My grandfather. He stood there, silently, gazing at my tombstone.
I wanted to hug him, to comfort him.
But I was just a spirit now, I couldn’t reach him.
He couldn’t hear me either.
“Noe, do you hate me?”
“Grandpa was wrong.
The proud old man who had lived his life with such dignity now seemed like a defeated aging
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No. I had never hated my grandfather.
Perhaps the greatest blessing of my life had been the protection of my grandfather.
