Chapter 1

While my fiancé was proposing to his dream girl, my body―dead for three years―was finally discovered.

I had been dismembered, my remains rendered unrecognizable.

Not even my closest friends or family could identify me.

And neither could he.

Everyone who saw my remains was sickened to their core.

What kind of malice could drive a person to commit such atrocities?

The perpetrator had even discarded the unborn life I carried within me.

My fiancé, consumed by a performative sense of duty, picked up the scalpel. He meant to dissect me to find the truth.

Suddenly, his eyes grew bloodshot.

The truth… oh, the truth!

I laughed, but he… he lost his mind.

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"Do you guys know?

Today, Detective Caleb booked half the ballroom just to propose to his sweetheart!

He truly is the rising star of the forensics department.

I stood in the long-lost sunlight, staring at the man before me, feeling completely detached.

Caleb looked sharp, dressed in a designer suit, escorting Vanessa to the stage like a fairytale prince and princess.

He had always been good at keeping up appearances; otherwise, Vanessa wouldn't have gone to such deranged lengths for him.

His academy classmates were cheering below, chanting for them to kiss.

Caleb's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly, but he didn't object. Instead, he gave in and pecked Vanessa on the cheek.

The atmosphere turned electric. Vanessa huddled in his arms, her face flushed with shy delight.

This scene was meant to be mine.

But alas, I was already dead.