When the case was overturned, I felt like many people had begun favoring me.Those who had insulted me and my parents and indirectly driven them to their deaths were now the same ones speaking out in my defense and offering apologies. My colleagues, who had attacked me amidst the chaos, suddenly grew remorseful. As they talked about their time working with me in the past, they shed some tears of regret.One of them said, "Actually, I had wanted to say that Charlotte wasn't that sort of person at all. She even helped me with my reports back then."Another replied, "I wanted to say that too…"I only found it ironic.After leaving the prison that day, Ethan went to my old home alone.This place had been abandoned ever since my grandparents passed away. It was in ruins, and the grass at the entrance had grown even taller than Ethan.I was stunned as I gazed at the familiar yet strange scene. I felt something cold on my face.How odd. Could spirits shed tears too?I had only brou
Two years ago, I was the most talented researcher at the Disease Control Agency.While I was studying virus samples with undeciphered genetic codes, my husband Ethan Carter's true love, Sophia Williams, burned me alive. She had splashed alcohol across the shattered virus samples, the glass vials she'd broken in the struggle. Pressing a rag soaked in diethyl ether against my face, she waited until my consciousness faded. Then, she set the lab ablaze, reducing everything to ashes. When the staff arrived with the firemen, she had sobbed through her story—claiming I was a foreign agent who had stolen virus samples. A month later, a strange and highly contagious disease began spreading through the city, leaving death and suffering in its wake. Ethan publicly severed all ties with me before getting together with his true love. I became the city's pariah, condemned as a foreign spy by everyone. This continued until three bold high schoolers breached the long-sealed lab. There, th
I was stunned.Ethan was still my legal husband when I died. Two years after my death, he had married the culprit who had murdered me, and they even had a baby together.I was curious, though. I wondered what expression Sophia would have on her face when she saw my corpse after two years. After all, this would mean that the truth behind my death was about to surface.That fateful afternoon, I was researching a group of virus samples with genetic codes we hadn't deciphered yet.My superior had told me that the virus was extremely dangerous and that it could survive even in high-temperature environments. Our top priority was to figure out ways to inhibit it.No one was working at the lab that day. After getting special permission from the leader, I was all alone in the lab as I repeatedly compared the boring data. I was determined to speed up our research progress.It was then that Sophia entered the lab.As soon as she walked in, she started shouting and insulting me. She was fur
With Sophia playing the victim and Ethan defending her, the case was wrapped up with the claim that "Charlotte Smith, a researcher, had turned her back on her duties and betrayed the country". That careless judgment had marked me with a deep disgrace. No one dared enter the lab to investigate the truth due to the threat of the unknown virus.The researchers at the lab were ordered to terminate the project due to the leaked virus samples, and the surrounding areas were designated as restricted zones. The site was sealed off entirely, entombing my corpse within it. Officials had suppressed the information to avoid mass panic, but a month later, the terrifying and highly contagious disease had broken out in the city. It was the most dangerous outbreak the world had ever seen.Countless lives were lost, and for a time, everyone was at risk. Several bold journalists had discovered that Ethan was in charge of the case and demanded an explanation from him.They had intercepted Ethan
Sophia's behavior that day had attracted a lot of fans who supported her relationship with Ethan.After the disease gradually came under control, time slowly eased the stress the outbreak had brought upon the public.However, whenever my name was mentioned, people still spat and cursed at me.Making use of her fanbase, Sophia had started working as a live streamer. She would update her lovey-dovey life with Ethan every day.Later, she began creating content based on infant care when she got pregnant.By the time Ethan saw my corpse, Sophia was already four months pregnant.She gently caressed her belly on-screen, and her quiet expression exuded a motherly shine.However, when Ethan told her that a burned corpse was found in the lab, her expression turned ferocious for an instant."Come home soon, darling. Our baby misses you," Sophia said.Ethan replied, "Is it our baby who misses me, or is it you?"Their call was on speaker mode, so Ethan's voice reached the ears of all the
In the next second, Ethan suddenly stood up. He seemed to have forgotten the ongoing call as he turned around and ran toward the morgue.He dashed along the hospital corridor, bumping into things as he went. He couldn't be bothered about the gazes of everyone around him.Sophia's face turned pale. She had overheard the victim's identity, which Ethan's assistant had just reported. With all her might, she hurried toward the hospital.The truth was about to come to light, so of course, she would panic. She was the culprit, after all.At that moment, Ethan had lost his usual calmness. With shaking hands, he painstakingly moved my corpse back onto the autopsy table.He was in a frenzy as he searched for traces on the corpse to prove that this corpse wasn't me.What could he possibly find?The horribly burned corpse had been frozen, so a thin layer of frost had settled on it. Still, it was obvious that the whole corpse was carbonized.The skull was burned and cracked, and only some b
Steeling herself, Sophia stepped forward and tugged at Ethan's shirt. She looked like she was about to cry, and she didn't dare look at my corpse. "Don't do this, Ethan. You still have me, right? We still have an unborn baby, too."Ethan glared at her, his reddened eyes making him look like a devil. "Get lost! How dare you even talk about the child? Have some shame!"After getting shouted at, Sophia quickly lost control of her emotions. She sobbed as she held tightly onto Ethan's leg. "You can't do this to me! The baby in my belly is yours! You're my husband!"Ethan gripped her arm with both hands. A storm was brewing in his eyes. "Tell me, Sophia. Why was your pink diamond found near Lottie's corpse?"I still couldn't understand some things before this, but everything made sense now.At that moment, endless regret bound Ethan's heart like firm shackles, and he was in so much pain that he almost couldn't breathe.Sophia had fallen onto the floor, startled. Ethan's shout had attra
Ethan was all alone as he sat beside my corpse. Reaching out, he picked up the pink diamond.The analysis report on the pink diamond revealed a string of numbers and letters on its girdle.Ethan knew better than anyone what the code meant, and he was also quite familiar with the origins of this pink diamond.The numbers were Sophia's birthday, and the letters were "ILY".The pink diamond ring was a gift from Ethan to Sophia for her 24th birthday.Back then, Ethan and I were already married for a year.I had once gotten into a huge fight with Ethan because of the ring. The sole reason was that Ethan had never put so much effort into my gifts. Be it my birthday or our anniversary, he would transfer money to my account and send me away, claiming he was busy with work.I didn't want to interrupt his work, so I didn't dare prod further.However, I had never considered the coincidences before. Why would he always have urgent business on days that were important to me?On the contrar