“What do you know? This money is for our son! Once the transplant’s done, we’ll just give this sickly waste an extra dose and send him off. Then, all his land will be ours!”
Fury tore through me and at that moment, I felt my heart give way.
When I opened my eyes again, I found myself back on the day Silas first arrived at my home.
This time, I would make these two scoundrels pay for their betrayal.
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A sudden, burning itch crawled up my throat and the familiar taste of blood surged within me.
Coughing, it felt as though an invisible hand had gripped my insides and twisted them into a knot.
Before I could fully open my eyes, a sharp, desperate wail pierced my ears.
“Husband, you can’t die! If you leave me, how will we, just a poor widow and her orphaned child, survive?”
I glanced around at the dilapidated house and Amaris Camden, kneeling on the floor before me.
My breath came in ragged gasps and my vision blurred with darkness.
In my past life, Amaris had begged me to let Silas ‘help out’ at home, insisting she couldn’t support both me and the child alone.
But just before I died, I had learned the truth. My beloved wife had long been entangled with Silas.