Chapter 4
With Ruby’s big, teary eyes, Jaxon couldn’t bring himself to say no and reluctantly agreed.
Before leaving, he didn’t forget to send me a message.
[Sorry, Olivia, something came up. I’ll be a few days late picking you up.]
I thought, “Jaxon was… informing me?”
This took me by surprise.
After all, he had always been the kind of person who acted on his own, ditching me without a second thought, never considering how I felt.
Now, he was explaining things to me.
If I were still alive, I might have been glad to see his change.
But I was already dead, and whether he changed or not didn’t matter to me anymore.
My soul followed Jaxon back to Ruby’s hometown.
As soon as we got out of the car, Ruby’s relatives surrounded Jaxon, showering him with praise.
“So this is Jaxon? You’ve really made it! You’re like a totally different person from when you were younger!”
“No wonder Ruby’s so lucky. You two were childhood sweethearts, and now you’re together. It’s truly fate!”
At the dinner table, Ruby’s aunts and uncles kept piling food onto Jaxon’s plate.
Ruby’s dad was crazily clinking glasses with Jaxon, drinking so much that his face turned red.
“Jaxon, I’ve always believed in you. Now that Ruby’s married to you, we can finally relax.
“But Ruby’s pregnant with your child. How about transferring some of your company shares to her unborn child just to secure their future?
Ruby’s family clearly had plans to get their hands on Jaxon’s wealth.
I had warned Jaxon more than once that Ruby was only getting close to him for a reason, but he said I was being petty and jealous, spreading rumors about Ruby.
He trusted Ruby completely and was always on guard around me. But I was his wife, not her.
Jaxon stayed silent, his face darkening.
Ruby quickly tried to smooth things over.
11:40 PM H
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“Dad, it’s too early to talk about this. We can always transfer the shares after the baby is born.”
With that, she picked up a piece of fish and tried to calm him down.
What she didn’t know was that Jaxon had a sensitive stomach and couldn’t handle spicy food.
Normally, I was the one who carefully removed all the bones before serving him fish.
Now, Jaxon just stared at the plate of fish in silence, lost in thought.
Seeing that Jaxon wasn’t responding, Ruby’s aunts and uncles broke the silence.
“By the way, Jaxon, now that you and Ruby are married, when are you going to register your marriage?”
“Yeah, you can’t just let Ruby follow you around without any proper status.”
Ruby took the chance to hook her arm through Jaxon’s, her cheeks flushing.
“Jaxon, why don’t we…”
I thought for sure Jaxon would agree since he had already shown he’d give up his wife and child for Ruby.
But instead, Jaxon slammed his hand on the table, pushed Ruby away, and said coldly.
“Ruby, I already made it clear before, we’re just pretending. It was never going to be real.
“I have something else to do, so I’m leaving.”
Ruby’s face stiffened for a moment before she rushed to grab him.
“Jaxon, you know how I feel about you. Why won’t you give me a chance?
“I know you have feelings for me, too, or why would you help me so much?”
Jaxon furrowed his brow, his face darkening.
“Ruby, looks like I gave you the wrong impression.
“I don’t love you. The one I love is Olivia.”
Without another word, he turned and left, heading straight for Maplewood Residences.
Before getting into his car, he sent me a message.
“Olivia, wait for me. I’m coming to pick you up!”
Jaxon arrived at the villa soon after.
His unexpected arrival startled Henry, the assistant standing at the door.
“Mr. Rivers, what are you doing here?”
“I came to see Olivia. Call her out.”
Henry broke into a cold sweat, stammering.
“Mr. Rivers, maybe you can come back another day? Mrs. Rivers… she…”
Jaxon felt a sudden unease in his chest. Without waiting for Henry to finish, he pushed past him and stormed inside.
As soon as the door opened, a terrible stench and the sharp scent of blood hit him. In the center of the villa lay a decaying corpse!
