Chapter 288
Author: Vicky
last update2026-09-13 23:14:30

Megan shook her head violently, as though she could physically force the unbearable reality out of her mind.

“No,” she whispered. “No, this cannot be happening. I must be dreaming. This has to be a dream.”

She looked around the entrance, searching for some sign that the entire scene was nothing more than an elaborate joke, a misunderstanding, or a cruel trick played by people who had somehow decided to test her patience. Yet nothing changed. Her grandfather remained standing before Otis with an
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  • Chapter 292

    Megan shook her head violently, as though she could physically force the unbearable reality out of her mind.“No,” she whispered. “No, this cannot be happening. I must be dreaming. This has to be a dream.”She looked around the entrance, searching for some sign that the entire scene was nothing more than an elaborate joke, a misunderstanding, or a cruel trick played by people who had somehow decided to test her patience. Yet nothing changed. Her grandfather remained standing before Otis with an expression of solemn respect, her father was still silent beneath the weight of his own confusion, and Mrs. Zachariah continued to regard Otis as though a long-awaited miracle had finally appeared at the gates of their home.Megan’s breathing became uneven.“How is this even possible?” she asked herself, her voice barely audible. “How can this be happening to me?”Her thoughts immediately turned toward her friends.How was she going to face them?How was she going to explain what had happened w

  • Chapter 291

    Megan shook her head violently, as though she could physically force the unbearable reality out of her mind.“No,” she whispered. “No, this cannot be happening. I must be dreaming. This has to be a dream.”She looked around the entrance, searching for some sign that the entire scene was nothing more than an elaborate joke, a misunderstanding, or a cruel trick played by people who had somehow decided to test her patience. Yet nothing changed. Her grandfather remained standing before Otis with an expression of solemn respect, her father was still silent beneath the weight of his own confusion, and Mrs. Zachariah continued to regard Otis as though a long-awaited miracle had finally appeared at the gates of their home.Megan’s breathing became uneven.“How is this even possible?” she asked herself, her voice barely audible. “How can this be happening to me?”Her thoughts immediately turned toward her friends.How was she going to face them?How was she going to explain what had happened w

  • Chapter 290

    Megan shook her head violently, as though she could physically force the unbearable reality out of her mind.“No,” she whispered. “No, this cannot be happening. I must be dreaming. This has to be a dream.”She looked around the entrance, searching for some sign that the entire scene was nothing more than an elaborate joke, a misunderstanding, or a cruel trick played by people who had somehow decided to test her patience. Yet nothing changed. Her grandfather remained standing before Otis with an expression of solemn respect, her father was still silent beneath the weight of his own confusion, and Mrs. Zachariah continued to regard Otis as though a long-awaited miracle had finally appeared at the gates of their home.Megan’s breathing became uneven.“How is this even possible?” she asked herself, her voice barely audible. “How can this be happening to me?”Her thoughts immediately turned toward her friends.How was she going to face them?How was she going to explain what had happened w

  • Chapter 289

    Megan shook her head violently, as though she could physically force the unbearable reality out of her mind.“No,” she whispered. “No, this cannot be happening. I must be dreaming. This has to be a dream.”She looked around the entrance, searching for some sign that the entire scene was nothing more than an elaborate joke, a misunderstanding, or a cruel trick played by people who had somehow decided to test her patience. Yet nothing changed. Her grandfather remained standing before Otis with an expression of solemn respect, her father was still silent beneath the weight of his own confusion, and Mrs. Zachariah continued to regard Otis as though a long-awaited miracle had finally appeared at the gates of their home.Megan’s breathing became uneven.“How is this even possible?” she asked herself, her voice barely audible. “How can this be happening to me?”Her thoughts immediately turned toward her friends.How was she going to face them?How was she going to explain what had happened w

  • Chapter 288

    Megan shook her head violently, as though she could physically force the unbearable reality out of her mind.“No,” she whispered. “No, this cannot be happening. I must be dreaming. This has to be a dream.”She looked around the entrance, searching for some sign that the entire scene was nothing more than an elaborate joke, a misunderstanding, or a cruel trick played by people who had somehow decided to test her patience. Yet nothing changed. Her grandfather remained standing before Otis with an expression of solemn respect, her father was still silent beneath the weight of his own confusion, and Mrs. Zachariah continued to regard Otis as though a long-awaited miracle had finally appeared at the gates of their home.Megan’s breathing became uneven.“How is this even possible?” she asked herself, her voice barely audible. “How can this be happening to me?”Her thoughts immediately turned toward her friends.How was she going to face them?How was she going to explain what had happened w

  • Chapter 287

    It was not long after Penelope left the hospital, not long after she walked out of Marcus's room with her mother's suspicious questions still echoing in her mind, that she arrived at the location where Liam had asked her to meet him.She had expected perhaps a café or a quiet office space, somewhere private but neutral where they could discuss whatever urgent information he had uncovered without being overheard or interrupted.But when she pulled into the parking lot and saw the building in front of her, when she recognized the institutional architecture and the discreet signage that identified the facility's purpose, she felt her stomach tighten with a mixture of apprehension and grim understanding.It was a morgue.The morgue where her father's body was being kept.He had not been buried yet, the funeral arrangements still pending while various administrative and legal matters were sorted out, while the family determined what kind of service would be appropriate and when it could be

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