Returning from the Dead: His Secret Lover

When Edmund returned to the Cooper residence, he thought everyone would be fast asleep.

He did not expect the lights of the living room to still be on when he entered the building. As he finally stepped foot into the living room, he was immediately greeted by his sister's silhouette.

“You-”

“You finally decided to come home?” Without giving him a chance to speak, Riley stood up slowly from the couch she had sat on as she waited the entire day for Edmund's return.

An ashen expression was etched on her face while her eyes were filled with a foreign look of disappointment, wrath, and iciness.

Edmund froze.

Perhaps it was due to the fact that he had never seen her with that expression, a sense of guilt rose to his chest.

“Why do you want to see me?” he asked.

“Why? Why? You still have the audacity to ask me why?”

Riley was livid. In a swift motion, she picked up the pieces of paper from the coffee table in front of her and threw them in front of Edmund.

“Edmund, I really can't believe anyone could be so cruel. At the end of the day, Tillie lives under your roof. Did you not notice anything at all? Have you no clue? Even if you only have a cat or a dog as a pet, you'd know if they have fallen sick or gone missing, wouldn't you?”

Keeping her gaze on Edmund, Riley interrogated, emphasizing each word she spat.

Edmund was rendered speechless.

It was then did he finally realize something was amiss.

Picking up the papers in front of him, Edmund quickly lowered his head and started reading. To his horror, the first phrase that flashed across his vision was “Stage 4 Liver Cancer” on the report heading.

stage

sudden, his mind became fuzzy. He was so shocked that he did not even

now? It's already in the final stage. All these years, if you had been nicer to her so she could have had a better time

the living

long while, Edmund stayed rooted in his spot, neither

the medical record and investigation report in

could there suddenly be

be the first person he saw when he opened his eyes in the morning and the last

disappear from his life forever

to be told, Edmund did not expect such a day

to what I'm saying? Edmund?” Seeing that Edmund did not react, Riley started to

snap Edmund out of his daze. However, instead of replying, he completely ignored her and

that Riley called out in panic, “Where are you going again? Come

the news

out of the door, he jumped into his car and sped to the Zander residence. In the dead of night, his car whizzed along the roads as he slammed his foot on

End-stage cancer?

did not expect such

married for five years by then. No matter how much he claimed he did not love her, five long years of living under the same

the Zander residence as fast as he

upon seeing the lock on the door, his heart sank

that

Where have they gone?

stood outside the locked door. A chill slowly crept down his spine as he felt his heart turning cold. Bit by bit, the iciness in his heart spread to his skin. In the end, even the tips of his fingers

you have dialed is unavailable.” The robotic voice traveled through the

number you have

“The nu-”

Beep!