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

checkered pattern. The old lady opened the bag with a smile,

disgusted expression, handed her two bills, then walked into the mansion, carrying the bag of

later, Malaya handed her two “new clothes,” one of which was from the

Cheyenne followed her all the way to the ruins behind

was a huge garbage

were discarded medical waste, bloodied needles, empty bottles, and

scavenge through the trash,

black plastic bag at her

a clump of severed human limbs, a head separated from its body, with red blood mingled with white brain matter. Some resembled bodies that were six or seven months old,

the trash collectors, mocked her

not tell their families, so they hurriedly had abortions. Since they couldn’t afford

toilet using medication-induced abortion. For pregnancies further along, they had to undergo surgical procedures, during which the

be sent to the crematorium. So, they were packed in black plastic bags

she had sold a bag of clothes from a child who had died from lung cancer to a wealthy family, earning

second-hand market, she would

simple. She wanted Malaya and Nora to wear

nearly had a breakdown. She couldn’t bear the thought of wearing clothes laden with bacteria and viruses. She had always been delicate, and how could she wear clothes of

also afraid. She personally sent people to collect those clothes and knew exactly where they came from. Tearfully, she begged

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,

Cheyenne wore those clothes. Now it was their turn,

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

quickly took the clothes

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