Chapter 5

Later, I was pleasantly surprised to find that my soul could follow Bertha.

I floated with her to Kristin's house.

My grandfather and Kristin's family were old friends.

Kristin was the only wealthy child who didn't look down on me because of my background.

Daniel used to like her, but after failing to win her over, he turned his attention to Bertha.

Especially after returning to the country and failing again, he started spreading rumors about an affair between Kristin and me.

Bertha believed the slander and used her million followers on social media to accuse Kristin of being a homewrecker.

This led to Kristin being cyberbullied, doxxed, and depressed to this day.

Some extreme fans even sent funeral wreaths to her house and threw animal corpses at her door.

For a long time, Kristin couldn't live a normal life.

My attempts to clarify the situation were useless.

From that time on, I avoided seeing her to prevent further misunderstandings.

I never expected to see her again in this way after my death.

Bertha was violently pulling Kristin's hair.

"Hand over Alexander, that adulterer. We haven't divorced yet. I know he's hiding in your house."

Kristin was a gentle and refined girl, suffering trauma from cyberbullying.

She trembled all over and said in a quivering voice, "Alexander and I are just friends. Besides, he's already dead."

Bertha became hysterical. "Stop lying! How could he possibly die?"

I smiled bitterly, endless disappointment surging in my heart.

"You bitch, always coveting other people's men."

Tears streamed down Kristin's face as she said in fear, "I'm not lying. The last time I saw him was in the hospital morgue."

"He loved you for so many years and treated you so well. How can you be so heartless as not to let him rest in peace?"

Bertha suddenly let out a sharp laugh.

"If he loved me, why would he be involved with you? Don't think I don't know what you've been up to!"

"It was his family that threatened mine with financial support. Even though I married him, my heart belongs to Daniel! If it weren't for Daniel, I'd have killed myself when I was blind."

Kristin looked puzzled. "Back then when you were blind, it was always Alexander by your side."

Bertha had run away from home out of spite during high school and had an accident that temporarily blinded her.

I found her crying helplessly in the garden after falling down.

I helped her up.

We hit it off immediately. I encouraged her to stay strong.

I became her eyes, holding her hand while she practiced dancing.

For two whole months, I didn't dare tell her who I was.

I was the son of a mistress. It wasn't until after the legitimate wife died that my father brought me home.

She was so perfect, making me feel like I was unworthy of her.

On the day of her surgery when the bandages were removed, she mistook Daniel for me.

No two voices are exactly alike in this world, but Daniel's appearance and demeanor fit right into her aesthetic preferences.

Daniel sweet-talked his way into her heart with a few lies and flattery, and she believed him.

When she saw me again, she only scorned me as the son of a mistress.

So I could only keep my feelings hidden inside me.

Later, when her family was on the verge of bankruptcy, Daniel used studying abroad as an excuse to leave without saying goodbye.

My father wanted to secure his position at Wells Company by promoting my marriage with her.

After all those years of twists and turns, we ended up together again.

I thought it was fate, giving us another chance at love.

But when Daniel came back with sweet words again, I was once more cast aside.

Bertha didn't believe any of it and slapped Kristin hard across the face.

"Don’t try to fool me! My eyes may have been blind back then but not my heart! If I'd known Daniel would come back, there's no way I would've married him."

"If he truly loves me, let him come out and heal Daniel's leg!"

I floated over to Daniel and watched him smirk triumphantly.

Bertha ransacked Kristin's house like a bandit. Only after confirming I wasn't there did she leave.