“This isn't Zia,” James muttered stubbornly.

James' face was pale, unable to look away from the charred corpse in front of him. His heart tried hard to believe it wasn't Zia because the face and body were unrecognizable.

“Mr. James, this is your wife's body.” The police were sure of their findings.

“But the body and face are unrecognizable.”

“That's correct. But please look at this photo.”

Everyone was shown a photo of Zia's body during the autopsy. A gold ring was still attached to her ring finger, and a necklace was around her neck. Both had been burned but not completely charred, along with Zia's body.

Instantly, James lost...