I was stunned, unable to believe that Nelson would humiliate me in this way.

Despite my attempts to stop him, to call out to him, Nelson couldn't hear me.

He slammed the accelerator and drove straight home.

Once there, he went upstairs to our bedroom, packed up all my belongings, and threw them into the trash bin downstairs.

His assistant called him, "Sir, the body has already been collected by the late Mrs. Sutton's family. It seems her parents came for it personally."

My parents arrived?

A shiver ran through me.

Indeed, few people knew I was dead yet, and my parents were likely among those who remained unaware.

I...