An agonizing nine days had passed.

In the silver box stood the last bottle of antidote. Fortunately, Charlotte did not relapse for the past few days, which was basically the only thing she was glad about.

One more bottle tomorrow, and all the poison in her body would be flushed out.

At dawn, Mrs. Berry collected Charlotte’s custom-made bridal gown after she hung the clothes outside. Thanks to the ceaseless rain, it took them forever to dry, and the layers of fabric sewn to the dress didn’t help either.

The bridal gown had been out on the laundry rack for nine days since Mrs. Berry removed all blood stains on it.

Finally, she could take the gown back in.

find, hung it on the wall,

do it.” Charlotte took over the

in this town, that was all they could come up with. There were also dry

than an hour. She took a few steps back

soft breeze passed under the tulle, it gently buoyed up and fell. There was something familiar

diamonds sewn onto the gown made it glimmer under the sun. Yet, a bridal gown without a

Just like Charlotte’s eyes.

when she looked at the wedding ring in her palm, and

recovering well. One last bottle tomorrow and you’ll be as fit as a

I’ve survived.”

a walking corpse that was robbed

we’re alive. Mr. Zachary would surely come for us.” Mrs.

on the bridal gown. She would feel hopeful every morning, believing that Zachary would come for her. But at night, before she fell asleep, the fire in her heart would slowly smother, blaming how heartless he

moment, she was truly

she should trust him

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