The Ruined Bride of Velvet Nights by Brick Moving Ant

Chapter 94

  • Chapter 3

  • Then inspiration struck. I threw myself across Dave’s body, wailing. “Baby, what are we going to do? If we don’t get you cremated before 11 AM, your soul won’t find peace!

  • The other families in the waiting room turned to stare.

  • 1 dropped to my knees, clasping my hands. “In my grandmother’s culture, there’s a belief that cremation has to happen before 11 AM, or the soul can’t cross over. Please. I’m begging you could we possibly go ahead of you?”

  • Some looked sympathetic, others skeptical, most just uncomfortable.

  • I pulled out my phone. “I’ll send each family $3,000 through Venmo right now.”

  • Money talks. They agreed immediately.

  • After transferring the cash, I wheeled Dave toward the cremation chamber.

  • I noticed his middle finger twitching. Still trying to flip me off, even at the end.

  • I leaned down and whispered, “Scared now, aren’t you? Should’ve thought about this before you

  • decided to screw me over.”

  • The crematorium technician asked me to wait in the lobby.

  • I pressed a thousand–dollar bill into his hand. “Please, let me stay with my husband until the very

  • end.”

  • “Rest in peace, darling,” I said sweetly as I helped slide him into the chamber and hit the ignition

  • button.

  • The flames roared to life.

  • Moments later, the doors burst open.

  • Carol and Mike had made it.

  • When Carol saw the flames through the chamber window, she collapsed in a dead faint.

  • Nightc

  • 80.3%

  • “Shut it down! He’s not dead? Mike showed, rushing toward the control.

  • I said sharply.

  • pronounced him dead

  • he’s alive? Want to

  • Mike froze, trembling

  • never saw dds

  • 1 just meant…. he’ll always be alive in our hearts,” Mike backpedaled desperately

  • jail time if he admitted what

  • would be toast.

  • there for a second,”

  • alive going in, he sure ain’t now.”

  • Dave’s arm shot up

  • I jumped.

  • worry about that,” the technician said

  • muscle contractions from the heat. Happens all the time.”

  • “Oh, thank goodness!”

  • and I both

  • Dave’s

  • and

  • guilt of being an accessory to murder was hitting

  • okay there, doc?” I asked

  • 80.5%

  • he gasped, collapsing

  • Carel back to the hospital.

  • and his belongings, then headed

  • I broke down in tears and hangged her tight

  • my previous life. Mom had sold her house

  • to death, doing double shifts at the diner

  • had failed her then. Never again.

  • once everything’s settled, we’re going to

  • raised me solo, working three jobs to

  • and

  • dinner, she mentioned something

  • Mega Millions jackpot ticket last week–just a

  • had misheard and printed

  • on the coffee table, but it had

  • won $200 million with

  • store.

  • lucky ticket,” she chuckled sadly. “But what can you do? I’m just getting forgetful in my old

  • out the ticket and checked the store

  • found your

  • won $200 million.”

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