She Became Rich After Divorce by Georgina Lane

Chapter 401: Wearing the Clothes of the Dead

As high school approached, Layne feared that her outstanding granddaughter would attract unwanted attention. So, she encouraged Malaya to continue pretending to be a bully.

The smile vanished from Malaya’s face.

Did Cheyenne find out?

The clothes were scavenged from a second-hand market by the household staff, who said they were taken from deceased patients in nearby hospitals.

Most of these people had contagious diseases and no one to claim their bodies. They were hastily cremated to dispose of them.

When she sent the staff to buy the clothes, she had been discreet about it. She was afraid that if the matter got out, it would tarnish the “kind-hearted” image she had carefully built for herself. But how did Cheyenne find out?

One day, after wearing a black cotton coat, she felt completely uncomfortable. She walked down the street feeling dizzy and lightheaded. Accidentally, someone bumped into her.

His scissors tore through her coat, causing dirty, bloody clumps of cotton to fall out, emitting a nauseating smell.

People around her looked at her with disgust and disdain, covering their noses as they walked away from her.

From that day on, rumors spread through the campus about Cheyenne’s unkempt appearance. Everyone assumed she had accidentally stained her clothes during her menstrual cycle, even dying the cotton inside the coat red.

For young girls just starting junior high, many were naïve about such matters. Cheyenne was shocked when she first discovered bloodied cotton inside her coat.

skipped class and

the doorstep, she saw an old and tattered lady, carrying a bag with a blue checkered pattern. The old lady opened the

a disgusted expression, handed her two bills, then walked

days later, Malaya handed her two “new clothes,” one of

for the second time, Cheyenne followed her all the way to the

a huge

needles, empty bottles,

people and children came to scavenge through the trash, picking up

opened a black plastic bag at

head separated from its body, with red blood mingled with white brain matter. Some resembled bodies

lady, thinking that Cheyenne was also one of the trash collectors, mocked her for being startled. After all, these were all discarded waste from

students were underage and dared not tell their families, so they hurriedly had abortions. Since they couldn’t afford a cemetery plot, the

down the toilet using medication-induced abortion. For pregnancies further along, they had to undergo surgical procedures, during which the doctors used forceps to forcibly dismember the baby’s limbs before

small to be sent to the crematorium. So, they were

accustomed to this. She patted Cheyenne’s shoulder to comfort her and advised her which trash was worth collecting. She even boasted that she had sold a bag of clothes from a

market, she would only

wanted Malaya and Nora to wear those clothes and

breakdown. She couldn’t bear the thought of wearing clothes laden with bacteria and

personally sent people to collect those clothes and knew exactly where they came from. Tearfully, she begged George to help her. She couldn’t wear them. What

two can’t wear them, but Miss Lawrence can? What a mean stepmother.” Iker said with a hint of hostility, thinking about his three stepmothers, his voice tinged with anger. The mention of stepmothers provoked George, making

then, even young Cheyenne wore those clothes. Now

only two sets as mementos, stored at the bottom of a box in the

maid quickly took