All Chapters of Forced Beautification: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

A sharp buzzing came from the machine on the side of my bed, signaling that the person on the bed had lost all vital signs.I floated in the air and watched the medical personnel bustle around my bed in a panic.This was the first time that the young nurse had encountered this situation. She didn't know that I was already dead, as she thought that I had just fallen unconscious due to the toxicity of the drugs, so she ran to the office in a panic.James Chapman and Barbara Simpson were entwined together in the office, their clothes disheveled. Both of them look displeased at being interrupted."Sir," the nurse started awkwardly. "Ms. Jiles is in a bad way."James straightened his collar and said impatiently, "Tell her to drop the act. It's just a simple cosmetic procedure. What can happen to her? I should've given her more anesthetic. She's always causing trouble for me."He thought that I was just pretending to be sick in order to get his sympathy, but I was really dead. I died j

James clenched his fists, hatred swirling in his eyes. "Are all of you stupid? How could you let a mere woman escape from here?"Barbara patted his shoulder. "Maybe Anne just went out for a bit. She'll come back soon."That made James even more angry. "Did I say she could go out?" he snapped unhappily.Then, he turned to his assistant, Tom Hammond, and said, "Block all of Anne's cards. She'll come back when she has no money."Tom hesitated before saying, "Boss, Ms. Jiles has never used any of the cards you gave her. She has always used her own money."James was even more angry at that. "Then block her card too!"Spouses did not have the right to terminate each other's bank cards. James was clearly furious enough not to think of that, so Tom just accepted the order for now.James picked up his phone and began calling me.My phone was just a few feet away from him. The screen lit up and went dark over and over again, yet he still did not notice anything.In the end, furious, he

The day of James and Barbara's wedding arrived soon.James did not apply for my death certificate. He married Barbara at the risk of committing bigamy.Fortunately for him, we hadn't publicized our marriage, so most of his guests did not know that he was already married.Even so, it was impossible to keep things under wraps. One person muttered under his breath when they passed by James, "I thought Mr. Chapman was already married."He was the first person who knew about my existence.James did not get angry when he heard that. Instead, he gave the person one of the best seats in the house.He gave him special treatment on my behalf, but it was just for his own sake.I was already dead. There was no need for that.The wedding was grand and lavish. James had filled the entire garden of his mansion with gardenias.Barbara pressed herself against James affectionately. "You really do love me, don't you? You didn't do all this when you married Anne."James' eyes were emotionless as

James' parents finally had enough of his behavior.His mother, Jessica Moore, stormed over to the mansion angrily, only to find James watering the flowers.She grabbed one of the pots and tossed it aside. "Look at you. You're pathetic!"The flowerpot fell onto the hard concrete and shattered into pieces. James picked it up hurriedly, but it was too late—Jessica had seen the contents of the pot.It was my skull.She stared at the rest of the flowerpots in James' room, each containing more of my bones. "Have you lost your mind, James?"James' eyes reddened. "I miss her, Mom. I thought I saw her at my wedding with Barbara, but I didn't dare to acknowledge her. I'm scared that she still blames me for her death. I just want to keep her by my side as long as I can."No mother could bear to see their child in such pain.Jessica patted James on the shoulder comfortingly and pulled him into a hug.James continued sobbing."I have an idea," Jessica said. "Someone recommended a medium t