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But I was really dead.
I curled up in his arms as a cat, watching him search the crowd with a heavy gaze.
Rose had already pressed down on the lighter.
Adrian’s face remained impassive, but the hand holding me unconsciously tightened.
“Rachel, if you don’t come out now, I’ll burn all your things and this imposter!”
The people around had various expressions on their faces, whispering among themselves.
“What is Mr. Evans doing? Isn’t Rachel already dead?”
“Yeah, her body is laid out up there. I heard she committed suicide by jumping off a building. Her brains were splattered all over the ground.”
“Wasn’t Mr. Evans supposed to love his wife ver
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much? Maybe he’s gone mad from the
“I’m not so sure about that. Mr. Evans just called that woman ‘Rose‘ so tenderly. She must be his true love. Poor Mrs. Evans, suffering like this even after death…”
Rose stared at my corpse, secretly curling her lips, and threw the lit lighter onto it.
The flames roared, quickly engulfing me.
I watched as my already unrecognizable self was charred, instinctively shuddering as if feeling that bone–deep pain.
Being burned or being shattered, which hurts more?
Rose’s bridesmaids started to cheer.
“Miss Carter, do you take Mr. Evans as your lawfully wedded husband?”
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Rose’s bridesmaids started to cheer.
“Miss Carter, do you take Mr. Evans as your lawfully wedded husband?”
Rose nodded gracefully, “I do.”
“Then, Mr. Evans, do you take Miss Carter as your wife, and promise to cherish, care for, and tolerate her for the rest of your life?”
In the fire, only my and Adrian’s wedding rings were glittering.
Those were the rings I had spent countless days and nights personally helping to design. When Adrian received them, he hugged me and said,
“Rachel, you’re the most sincere and beautiful girl I’ve ever met. I promise I’ll always
protect you.”
But now, they, along with Adrian’s vows, existed in name only.
“Adrian! What are you thinking about?”
Rose looked dissatisfied at Adrian, who was slow to answer.
Adrian’s face had turned extremely ugly. He was staring at the rings in the fire, trembling
all over,
gritting his teeth as he said:
“Fine, Rachel… you even threw away the rings,
He violently took off the other matching ring from his hand and threw it onto my remains.
Then he kicked the part that had already been burned to ashes, scattering them instantly.
Rose and her bridesmaids also came forward spreading my ashes completely.
“Stop!”
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Emma had finally arrived. She rushed into the funeral scene, bursting into tears the moment she saw me in the fire.
“Adrian, Rachel is already dead. Why won’t you leave even her remains alone!”
“And you, Rose, you murderer! Rachel would never commit suicide!”
The scene erupted in chaos. Rose and Emma started fighting, with Emma being pushed to the ground, weakened by her overwhelming grief.
I watched Emma faint and struggled out of Adrian’s arms, anxiously circling around her.
I’m sorry, Emma. I didn’t want to die either.
The moment Rose pushed me off the roof, I suddenly regretted asking Emma to come pick me up, regretted telling her I was going to meet Rose first.
Emma, how could I bear to let you see me like this?
Rose lunged forward to hit her again, and I bit her hard, drawing blood.
The world spun as someone kicked me away violently.
Adrian covered Rose’s wound, looking at me angrily: “You really are Rachel’s cat, impossible to tame…“
