All Chapters of Set Free After Death: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

It was already late at night when I wearily returned home with my mother's urn. As soon as I reached the door, I spotted Nelly Johnson's high heels placed on my shoe rack.This wasn't Nelly's first time coming here. Ever since she became a senior partner at Fisher Group three years ago, she had often come over under the guise of business meetings. No matter day or night, rain or shine—nothing could deter her from her "relentless ambition".At first, I protested, but Harvey Fisher told me to know my place. He said, "You'd be the first one to enjoy the perks if the company makes money—and you're not even doing anything!"After that, Harvey would give me the cold shoulder whenever I brought it up, ignoring me for days until I apologized.Back then, I still loved him, so I would try to comfort myself. But what I got in return was this urn, weighing no more than a couple of ounces.I stepped indoors with a cold chuckle. What greeted me was the sight of Harvey and Nelly kissing passio

I sat slumped in a pool of my own blood, my entire body in excruciating pain. But the pain was incomparable to what I felt in my stomach, the place that had once carried a new life.A coppery taste filled my mouth as tears blurred my vision.I stared at Harvey, who was coldly standing some distance away, and tightened my grip around Mom's urn. No matter how much I tried, I couldn't get up.I reached out a trembling hand toward my stomach before hacking out a mouthful of blood all of a sudden. Frightened, Nelly grabbed Harvey's arm tightly, her face pale in terror."Stop pretending, Maddison! I barely touched you. So, stop acting like you're about to die!" Harvey stood arrogantly, his face dark as he irritably pulled out some tissue to wipe his shoes.Nelly teared up and looked innocently at me. "Do you think she might be pregnant, Harv? Look! So much blood is trickling from her legs—how disgusting!"She covered her mouth and bent down, as if she was about to retch.Despite her o

I ended up dying in the hospital.Before I died, Grandma knelt by the bed, calling for me repeatedly, "Maddie! What happened to you? How did you turn out like this?"Her eyes were red as she pleaded, "Please don't close your eyes! Just stay with me a little longer. Harv is coming over soon!"But I knew I couldn't hold on much longer.My ribs were broken by Harvey, with two of them puncturing my lungs, tearing open a large hole. Each breath I took was accompanied by a harsh, painful sound. I was also losing a lot of blood due to my miscarriage. The hallway leading to the emergency room was marked with a blood-red trail. It was already a miracle that I could hold on until now.After I was out of the emergency room, the doctor glanced at me with a sigh before shaking his head at Grandma."I don't want to see him, Grandma," I said with much difficulty. I was taking longer to breathe, and I spent more time with my eyes shut.Grandma was stunned, as if she finally understood somethi

Harvey had somehow crashed through the gates of the Fisher residence in his haste to find me.At that moment, Grandma was kneeling in front of a garden pavilion, muttering prayers for Mom and me. My body and Mom's remains were placed in the pavilion.Harvey's car eventually crashed into a large oak tree. The airbags deployed, yet his head was still covered in blood."Come out, Maddison!" he started shouting uncontrollably.Grandma's prayers merely paused for a moment. She continued to mutter prayers for me as she fiddled with her prayer beads.It continued on until Nelly arrived in her own car. She came out of the car and shouted, "Please don't blame Harv, Grandma!"At that moment, Grandma's prayer beads snapped. One by one, the beads scattered on the ground, rolling everywhere."Get on your knees!" She got up and barked angrily, "I said, get on your knees!"Harvey stood with his fists balled tightly, his face dark with anger.Nelly turned to Grandma, face full of grievance. "

Harvey still did not manage to see me in the end.Grandma said, "I've made a promise to Maddie. She told me she never wanted to see you again."Harvey did not lose it when he was stripped of his glory, but he snapped at that moment. He looked at the garden pavilion, where my body lay, and tried to barge over.This time, everyone but Joshua rushed over and pinned him down.Harvey yelled, "You aren't actually dead, are you, Maddison? You must've still been alive! I didn't ask you to die! How could you… How dare you die!"Grandma threw him a harsh slap before gritting, "What are you talking about? She's an individual person—not your possession! You've hid your bitterness so well! You pretended to love her in order to inherit the Fisher family, and she was deceived by you!"Because she loved you, she endured the fact that you're sick in the head and all the unfair things you've done to her. Now that she's dead, how dare you ask her to continue to tolerate you!"Grandma coldly said,