All’s Fair In Love and War

“How’s it going? Has Lisa been behaving in there?”“Don’t worry, Mr. Shane. We’ve been keeping a close eye on her. No one’s come out, but since the second day, after that scream, there’s been no movement from her at all.”Benjamin Shane sneered, a look of disgust twisting his face. “That woman’s tough. This is what she gets for pretending to be my precious Emma’s sister. I’ll make sure she wishes she were dead.”Anyone who saw him like that would think I was his sworn enemy, but I was his wife, and we had been married for three years.What he didn’t know was… I’d been dead for a long time, and my soul was bound to him, unable to move on.Benjamin climbed into the helicopter and flew off. As I watched from above, I saw the dense forest where my body now lay. It was as suffocating as my life was, trapped beneath a canopy of unrelenting darkness.Why wouldn’t he let me go?I had agreed to divorce him, but why wouldn’t he leave me in peace? Was it all because I refused to give Emma

I didn’t feel cold anymore, but an icy chill still ran through me. I never imagined Benjamin could hate me this much. If he saw my body now, he’d probably feel satisfied.Like a ghost, I followed him, drifting behind as he entered his study. He didn’t immediately sit down at his desk to work. Instead, he stared at the table momentarily before making a call.“Drop some supplies in the forest,” he ordered. “I don’t want her being dumb enough to starve to death and have people blame me for it.”I almost laughed out loud. For a second, I thought he might pity me a little, but it turned out he was just covering his own back, avoiding responsibility.Once that task was handled, Benjamin looked a little more at ease. However, suddenly, the study door opened, and Emma stood in the doorway.“Benjamin,” she said softly. “I haven’t seen Lisa since I got back. What’s going on with her?”Benjamin shook his head. “Don’t worry about her. She stood in the way of your treatment. I couldn’t let th

Benjamin glanced at the stash of wild berries and the bed of straw laid out on the ground, finally relaxing a bit.“I knew that woman wouldn’t die. She’s probably hiding somewhere, watching us search for her.”He turned to look at the thick forest, letting out a cold laugh. “Listen up, Lisa. The moment you show yourself, we’re getting that divorce. Don’t think for a second you can ruin things between me and your sister. If you know what’s good for you, come out and face me. Hiding won’t stop me from divorcing you, so don’t even dream about it.”My body was right here, not far from where they were standing. If they just walked a little further, they’d find me. However, Benjamin had made up his mind that I was fine, so he led the group out of the forest.Oh, how I wished I could call out to them and beg him to let me go. I didn’t want to follow him around anymore. I had suffered enough in this life. All I wanted was to move on and be free of them forever, but of course, no one could

Benjamin went to the private investigator’s office, where the screen showed surveillance footage from his family’s mansion.“Mr. Shane, I’ve carefully reviewed your wife’s movements and the comings and goings at the mansion over the past month. It seems that the child is–”Benjamin’s anger flared. “Whose child is it? Tell me.”“It’s yours.” The investigator hesitated, looking uncomfortable. “The surveillance footage from the last six months shows you haven’t been home at all, and when you did come, it was just for a brief stay. But on one particular night two months ago, you stayed home the entire evening. That’s right around the time your wife was pregnant.”Benjamin felt his legs buckle and staggered back. “You’re saying… it’s my child? No, that can’t be!” He checked the date, then called his assistant, only to learn that the date in question was marked as a personal trip. The assistant had dropped him off at a bar and then gone home.Benjamin’s memory started to come back. He

He rushed forward, reaching out as if to touch me. However, I was nothing more than a spirit now, and he couldn’t touch me. Even so, I took a step back, not wanting to touch any part of him.Benjamin’s eyes darkened with sorrow. “Lisa, please wait for me. I’ll take care of everything here and then look for you. I truly love you. I can’t live without you. I can’t…”His words were empty now. No one would believe him anymore. I scoffed. “Benjamin, what good is saying all this now? You’ve killed me and our child. I’ll never, ever forgive you.”His face turned pale. “I know I was wrong. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.”However, I didn’t want to hear any of it. “Benjamin, I didn’t come to listen to your apologies. I came to tell you that my death is connected to Emma. I heard her mention that she wants me never to rest in peace. You need to stop her!”At that moment, the old woman’s face changed, and she quickly began muttering a chant. “This girl speaks the truth. Someone’s using a soul-b