My husband, Charlie Walker, who had been dead for three years, suddenly came back to life. I thought I had regained love and cherished it so much. But I never expected that I had already fallen into the trap set by him and his mistress. He pretended to be affectionate with me for a while and then suddenly said that he had no feelings for me and wanted a divorce. I had waited for him for three years, so I didn’t want to agree. But I never thought that Charlie would team up with his mistress and burn me to death in our house, then inherit all my property. Even my childhood friend, Albert Lewis, who came to save me, was severely burned over a large area of his body. He ended up paralyzed and then died of depression. After I died, I found out that Charlie and his mistress were the ones who had set the fire that he used as an excuse to fake his death. The reason he came back to me was just that he had run out of money and wanted to get a share of my property through a divorce. “Ms. Bennett, Ms. Bennett, wake up.” My head ached like it was splitting apart, and my whole body felt burning hot. I was still wondering why the last voice I heard before dying was that of my secretary, Kelly Edwards. But the pain in my body made it impossible for me to think it through. The feeling of being burned by the fierce fire swept over me, along with a sense of suffocation and fear that filled my body. When I opened my eyes, I saw Kelly shaking my body anxiously. Looking at everything in front of me, I couldn’t help but wonder if everything that had just happened was a dream. Just a moment ago, I was in the middle of a fire, and now I was back in the bright office. Kelly said, “Ms. Bennett, are you feeling unwell? You were shaking just now. I was afraid something was wrong with you, so I woke you up.” It seemed that my body hadn’t adjusted to the dream yet. I felt dizzy and couldn’t think about anything. I waved my hand at Kelly, signaling her to go out first. After resting for a while, I came to my senses. Then, I realized that I had been reborn. What had just happened wasn’t a dream but was the real feeling I had before I died. Memories of my previous life flooded into my mind, bringing me pain and sorrow. I picked up my phone and checked the date. It was three years before I died in my previous life, and it was also a week before Charlie Walker faked his death in the fire. In my previous life, a week later, there was a mountain fire on Sunlight Mount, which was the mountain contracted by my company. The cause of the fire was never investigated clearly. Charlie was a firefighter. The fire burned for three days and three nights, and groups of firefighters were sent in one after another. Finally, on the fifth day, the fire was put out, but Charlie was nowhere to be found. The police, firefighters, and rescue teams searched the mountain for several days but failed to find him. They speculated that he had perished. A fire that burned for four or five days could completely incinerate a living person. I didn’t want to believe it. In the three years after his death, I refused to get a death certificate or dissolve our marital relationship. But what I got in return for my love for him was a heavy blow. Three years later, Charlie miraculously reappeared by my side. He told me that he had fallen off a cliff and lost his memory, and he had just remembered everything recently. He said that as soon as he remembered, he came back to me without hesitation. I was so immersed in the joy of getting him back that I didn’t have time to think about other things. In the following two weeks, he and I were in a sweet relationship. But later, Charlie asked me for a divorce and wanted half of my property. I had waited for him for three years, so there was no way I would agree. I asked him why. He said that he had been saved by a girl and had fallen in love with her. That completely woke me up from my infatuation. I said that a divorce was okay, but he wouldn’t get a single cent of my property. I thought he would at least behave himself for a while. But the next day, he and his mistress set fire to my house and made it look like an accidental fire. After I died, my resentment was so strong that my soul kept following Charlie. Then, I found out that they were the ones who had set the mountain on fire. Charlie had embezzled a lot of my money and then planned this escape with his mistress. He came back just because he was out of money and wanted to get some from me. But he hadn’t expected that I didn’t agree. In my previous life, I was so immersed in the pain of Charlie’s “death” that I didn’t think about the money issue at all. Also, I trusted Charlie, who had been with me from college to marriage for eight years, too much, and in the end, I lost my life in the fire. After I died, my soul left my body, and I saw that my childhood friend, Albert Lewis, was there. The fire was so fierce that the firefighters couldn’t put it out in time. As soon as one side of the fire was extinguished, it flared up again on the other side. The tree I had planted at the door became the last straw that prevented me from being rescued. Not only did it burn and fall across the door, but it also made the fire even bigger. Albert, when the firefighters weren’t looking at him, rushed into the fire regardless of the danger. I watched all this happen and indeed wanted to tell him not to go in and that I was already dead. Albert entered the fire. I watched as he was burned all the way. Despite the pain, he still tried to get to my room and finally fainted at my door. He was finally rescued by the firefighters, but he had severe burns all over his body. His face, which used to be as handsome as a campus heartthrob, was completely disfigured.
“Kimberly, don’t you think you should stand up and greet me?” I heard Albert’s voice coming from the door before I saw him. “Sorry, Ms. Bennett. I really couldn’t stop Mr. Lewis,” said Kelly. Ever since I graduated from college and married Charlie, Albert and I had always been at odds. I didn’t know why he was acting so strange before. It was only after I died that I found out he had been in love with me for a long time. Albert sat on my desk, poking at the succulents on it. These were the ones he gave me when he was 18. In my previous life, I hated Albert’s playboy demeanor. But now, I kind of missed it. Looking at his delicate facial features, I remembered how he had taken meticulous care of me during the three years after Charlie faked his death. At that time, he put away his playboy attitude and became more and more serious. He said over and over again, “Kimberly, let me take care of you.” But at that time, I was so immersed in the pain of Charlie’s “death” that I couldn’t respond to Albert. Now, seeing him standing alive in front of me, I couldn’t help but run over and hug him. I felt the person in my arms suddenly go stiff. After a while, Albert pushed me away, looking at a loss. He said, “What the hell are you doing? You’re already married. I won’t interfere in your marriage, and I won’t be a lover. Just forget about it. If you get a divorce, I might consider it.” Before, when he said such things, I just thought he was teasing me and never took it seriously. I was even angry because of his flippancy. Now, I noticed that his face and neck were all red when he said these words. Even though he was refusing in words, I felt that if I insisted, he might agree to be a lover. Seeing that I didn’t say anything, Albert started chattering. “If you hug me, you have to give me a proper status. But I will never be a lover. You’d better explain why you hugged me. Otherwise, I’ll spread the word that you bullied me.” Seeing that I still didn’t say anything, Albert said awkwardly, “Let me think about it. If I become a lover, my parents will beat me to death.” I was surprised, thinking, “Dude, you’re really in love.” I said, “Don’t think about it. I…” Seeing that I seemed to be rejecting his “lover application”, Albert interrupted me, “I’ve thought it over. I’ll do it. As long as they don’t beat me to death, I can endure any pain. But I’m warning you, you can’t have another lover.” I was annoyed that he interrupted me before I could finish. “Don’t you want to know what I was going to say just now?” Albert shook his head and said, “Kimberly, don’t reject me. If you do, can you please not tell others what happened just now?” I felt that Albert was about to cry. I couldn’t help but smile. How dull was I before that I didn’t notice such obvious love? I smiled, “I’ll give you a proper status, Albert, but not now. You have to wait for me for a while.” Albert was stunned. I thought he was unhappy. I reached out and pinched his chin, lifting his lowered head. Then, a tear ran from the corner of Albert’s eye onto my finger. He said, “Kimberly, I’ve been waiting for you for eight years. Eight years ago, I thought you were just having a relationship, so I kept waiting for you to break up. Then, four years ago, when I heard that you were getting married, I didn’t dare to ruin your happiness. I think I’ll be thankful to myself for the rest of my life for finally taking a brave step today.” Albert hugged me naturally as if he had practiced this action a thousand times. Just thinking about how I missed someone who loved me so much in my previous life, I couldn’t wait to get rid of Charlie and his mistress.
I told Albert to wait for me for two weeks, and he just kept nodding and wiping his tears. I would make those who betrayed true feelings pay the price and make the two of them regret everything they had done. I glanced at the time. It was three o’clock in the afternoon, and Charlie must still be at the fire station. So, I drove to an underground market that was hard for ordinary people to find. I bought three simple small surveillance devices there. After I got home, I installed these three devices in the bedroom, the study, and the living room. This time, I was going to make them lose face and reputation and nail their ugly faces to the pillar of shame. Most importantly, I wanted to know who that mistress was. In my previous life, even though I was schemed to death by her, I had never seen her true face. She had always been hiding under Charlie’s protection. This time, I had to figure it all out. When Charlie came back in the evening, he tried to hug me. As soon as I saw his face, I felt like vomiting. It turned out that the look of love in someone’s eyes could be faked. Charlie noticed my dodging and, in dissatisfaction, straightened my body, then pressed me into his arms. He said, “What’s wrong, Kimberly? Why are you avoiding me?” I gently pushed him away and pretended to be coy as I said, “You’re all sweaty. Don’t hug me.” He stood up and sniffed his clothes. “You never used to mind it before. You’ve changed. I don’t love you anymore.” Charlie was someone who was really good at acting coquettishly and expressing love. So, I was deceived by him for so long. Even after he “died” for three years, I couldn’t forget him, because he was really good at pretending. As he took off his clothes, he talked to me about what had happened at the fire station. I used to admire him because of the halo of his profession. But I never expected that he would set fire to the mountain just for money. He never considered the safety of other people on the mountain or his teammates. I remembered that in my previous life, besides him, a firefighter, whose daughter had just been born a month ago, also died because of that fire. Thinking about the incident of setting fire to the mountain, while Charlie was taking a shower, I called Kelly and told her not to allow anyone to go up the mountain in the next two weeks. I also asked her to arrange for some people to patrol around there and equip them with fire extinguishers. Although I could take care of my property, I couldn’t watch over other people’s. I could only make arrangements at the original accident site and try my best to reduce the damage. Just as I finished making the arrangements, Charlie came out of the bathroom after taking a shower. I had dinner with him. Originally, we had an agreement that we would go for a walk together every day after dinner. But now, I couldn’t even bear to look at him. Using the excuse of not feeling well, I went back to my room alone. As soon as I got back to my room, I turned on the surveillance. Sure enough, he went to the study and made a phone call eagerly.
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