I intended to ruin their lives before leaving this detestable city, cutting all ties for good.


    Everything seemed to be falling into ce, but I hadn''t anticipated that Luke would leave the wedding early and that Anna wouldn''t show up at all.


    With the key yers missing, what was the point of exposing anything?


    I had to put my ns on hold, searching for another chance to act.


    Yet, I never imagined that I would die that night and be a spectral observer of their betrayal.


    I lost-utterly andpletely.


    How could someone who''s deadpete with the living?


    I couldn''t win Luke''s heart or seek vengeance for my child.


    In this rtionship, I was a total failure.


    Even after I died, Luke refused to uncover the truth.


    I trailed behind him, watching as he didn''t even bother to look for me.


    Instead, he went about his life and went to work as if my existence or my absence-meant nothing.


    All those years of deep affection felt like a grave mistake.


    I deeply regretted ever loving him!


    That night, the Sanders hosted a banquet.


    Anna showed up in a delicate pink dress, clinging to Luke''s arm and calling out sweetly, "Luke."


    With their new rtionship, Luke instinctively pushed Anna away, feeling it was inappropriate.N?velDrama.Org (C) content.


    "Anna, stop. Chloe will be jealous if she sees us."


    My parentsughed, trying to smooth things over. "Chloe''s always been so petty; she''d get jealous even of her own sister. She must have harbored all kinds of nasty thoughts."


    My brothers affectionately ruffled Anna''s hair. "Yes, how could shepare to our pure, gentle, and adorable Anna?"


    Hearing them shower Anna with praise while disparaging me wasughable.


    Would a pure, gentle, and adorable person seduce her brother-inw on the night of his wedding?


    Unfortunately, my voice and the incriminating evidence I had collected before my passing were lost along with my phone.


    Luke scanned the crowd, asking, "Where''s Chloe? Hasn''t shee back yet?"


    It turned out he had been so indifferent because he assumed I had simply gone home.


    Little did he know that my family saw me as an enemy. That ce hadn''t felt like home for a long time. Why would I return, injured and alone?


    My mom''s face grew puzzled. "Is she still throwing her tantrum? I thought she''d be back with you by now."


    Apparently, no one was concerned about the police station visit.


    I felt forlorn. Even though I hadn''t done anything to hurt them, how could they treat my death with such indifference?


    Ethan, recalling the police officer''sments, felt a twinge of concern. "Do you think Chloe might really be in trouble? Maybe we should contact the police again and see if there are any updates... “ Anna lowered her head, her voice trembling. "It''s all my fault. I shouldn''t have called Luke yesterday. I didn''t mean to disrupt Chloe''s wedding. I didn''t expect her to throw a fit and disappear." Everyone quickly gathered around, dismissing my disappearance as just another tantrum.


    Luke''s expression grew serious, and unusually, he didn''t join in the others'' criticisms of me.


    After the meal, he automatically headed to my room. Deep in thought, his face was dark and somber.


    As he looked around at the familiar surroundings, I wondered if he ever thought of me, even for a moment.


    He lit a cigarette, exhaling clouds of smoke as he dialed Roy''s number.


    "Any updates? Have they found Chloe''s body?"