Chapter 2
I screamed for help at the top of my lungs.
She walked toward me, and only when she stood right before me did I recognize her as my sister Hannah, whom I hadn’t seen in
years.
She clicked her tongue at the sight of my blood–covered body and said, “Well, well, Hazel. Never thought I’d find you in a worse state than me after all these years.”
Hannah called for an ambulance, but it was too late.
By the time I reached the hospital, I had already lost too much blood.
The doctor pronounced me dead.
After learning that Hannah was my next of kin, the doctors released my body to her care.
Hannah couldn’t care less about my body. She went through my belongings, taking everything valuable, like my phone, wallet, and bank cards.
She used facial recognition to unlock my phone easily and transferred money from my bank account.
After emptying my accounts, she must have gotten bored because she started scrolling through my chat history.
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Hannah touched her face, identical to mine, as a devious plan began to form in her mind.
Facing a massive debt of several hundred thousand dollars, she saw an opportunity to solve her problems by extracting money from my husband in my place.
So she hastily disposed of my body, kept my death a secret from everyone, and stepped into my life.
As for me?
After death, I became a wandering spirit, following Hannah and watching everything unfold.
Returning to the present, I watched Hannah examine her scalded leg, raising an eyebrow.
She played with William’s concern, telling Eleanor, “It’s fine, just a burn. I know you didn’t mean it, but even minor burns need proper medical attention…”
William caught Hannah’s drift and pulled out his phone, transferring some money to her. “I’ve sent you ten thousand dollars. Go get that treated at the hospital!”
When the bank notification pinged, Hannah smiled.
“Sure thing, Honey. I’ll head to the hospital and get it taken care of,” she replied smoothly.
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William frowned slightly at how quickly she agreed.
Hannah turned and walked out of the apartment.
Instead of going to the hospital, she went straight to pay off her debts with the ten thousand dollars William had transferred.
I had no idea how much money Hannah had borrowed over all these years.
But one thing was clear.
If this continued, William would end up completely broke.
I wasn’t worried about William at all.
I looked forward to the day when Hannah would drain him dry.
The thought made me laugh at the irony of it all.
The old me would have hated to see Hannah drag William down into her mess.
But now, I felt nothing but peace about it.
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When Hannah came to her senses, it was already evening when she finished paying off the debt.
She wandered outside longer, not heading home until eight o’clock.
But Hannah couldn’t have picked a worse time to return.
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When she opened the door, she caught Eleanor snuggling up against William, the two looking cozy.
William and Eleanor jumped apart the moment they saw Hannah.
I let out a bitter laugh. I’d lost count of how often I’d seen William and Eleanor getting intimate.
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William used to be discreet about it, but now he didn’t even try hiding it anymore.
“Oh, sorry, sorry, didn’t mean to interrupt you two. Please, carry on! I’ll get out of your way…”
Hannah started to close the door after witnessing the scene.
She still needed William’s help with the debt, so she knew better than to make him unhappy.
But William moved faster than Hannah could close the door.
He grabbed her arm. “Don’t get the wrong idea. It’s not what you think with Eleanor and me. She was dizzy, so I steadied her in case she fell…”
I could hardly believe my ears.
William, who always called me unreasonable and a shrew, was trying to explain his behavior to Eleanor.
Hannah maintained her smile, completely unfazed. “It’s totally fine. I understand. I hope I didn’t interrupt anything.”
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William grabbed Hannah’s arm with a sudden burst of unexplained anger. “Hazel, aren’t you jealous at all?”
“Why should I be jealous?”
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Hannah replied with genuine confusion. “If you like Eleanor, I’d be happy for you…”
She continued speaking, completely missing William’s darkening expression.
Before she could finish, he roughly grabbed her wrist and demanded, “Hazel, shouldn’t you be throwing a fit right now? Or are you playing hard to get with me?!”
William’s words hung in the air.
Hannah found his reaction completely absurd.
I found it just as absurd as she did.
He used to hate it when I would make scenes and act like a jealous shrew. Now that Hannah had become his idea of a perfect, understanding wife, he was utterly lost.
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