Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 14

Billionaire Is 14

Chapter 14 He Wanted to Skin Me

I stood by the bedside, staring at the corpse in front of me. There was no sign of decay, no livor mortis.

The face was just too pale, like a sick person.

If the chest wasn't so still, I would've thought he was just taking a nap.

I'd been holding on to a sliver of hope, thinking that maybe I was just badly injured or stuck in a coma-anything that meant I still had a breath left in me.

If Luke found me in time, maybe he could still save me.'

But the moment I laid eyes on my own corpse, all hope disappeared.

I was really, truly dead.

I sat beside my own corpse, gazing down at my palms. What was I supposed to do now? Was I really going to be stuck like this forever?

No taste, no smell, and not even a single tear when I tried to cry. So this was what it was like after death?

No one could hear me. I could see everyone, but no one could see me. I covered my face, crying without tears.

Then, I heard footsteps-quick, hurried steps, and more than one person.

The person who walked in had those familiar eyes, but his face was hidden behind another mask, so I still couldn't see his real face. Following him was a tall, dark-skinned guy dressed in robes.

"That's her," the man said, pointing at my body.

The guy in robes quickly pulled off the white sheet draped over me, exposing my body underneath. I could clearly see the wound on my abdomen.

My pale skin was slick with a layer of some transparent grease, likely some kind of substance that kept the corpse from showing signs of decay. Seeing the man in robes...

A bad feeling crept up inside me.

The dark-skinned man inspected me from head to toe, occasionally pressing on my body, almost as if he was testing the elasticity of my skin.

His gaze felt more like he was inspecting merchandise than a person.

pointed at the wound on my abdomen and said with a regional accent, "It's a shame there's a scar here. Otherwise, we could remove it whole." Remove it

it

was a society governed by

serious expressions made it

and moved closer to me, I screamed with everything I

went black. When I came to, I was back in

was the Bolton

completely drained, and my mind kept flashing back to that guy

down!" The old, but still commanding voice snapped me back

I

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mind had deteriorated significantly. He'd be clear-headed one moment and confused the

he'd been staying in a nursing home for the past few

time I saw him, his mind was

composed, so it

shouting, "Grandpa, please help me! I'm begging you, don't let them skin

room was filled only with

ceremony. Whether her sister lives or dies is

to Jeffrey's deep disappointment in him. Since then, all of his hopes

was no way

knelt, not daring to argue a word

go by

whip. Jeffrey

you since you were young. The head of the Bolton family must not act recklessly. You must be strict with yourself and stick to the rules. Did you just ignore everything

the whip could be. No matter what, Luke was Adam's son, so he quickly jumped in to plead, "Dad, Luke was just worried about his sister. His actions weren't right, but you can

Rewards and punishments are separate. Like

off your shirt," James commanded

still bore the faint scars from that night with Anna, but they had faded enough not to raise

no mercy, delivering a harsh lash that

it's all my fault. If you're going to punish someone, punish

insisted on marrying Sheila,

naturally had no fondness

your adoptive mother. Both of you are nothing but seductresses," Jeffrey said, raising his

Anna, taking the

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