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BOOK3 Chapter7
He reluctantly took a bite, then, as Evelyn went to answer the doorbell, he spat it out
into the trash can.
“Who is it?”
The door swung open, and a familiar voice filled the room.
“Ethan, you ba**rd!”
It was Ayla, my best friend. She shoved past Evelyn, marched up to Ethan, and slammed her hand on the table, knocking his chopsticks away.
“Where is Yuna? What have you done with her?”
Evelyn, finally recognizing the situation, walked in, her face a mask of displeasure. “Who are you? How dare you barge into our home like this?”
Ayla ignored her, her temper flaring. “You know this isn’t your home. Do you want me to call security? Or should I just call the cops?”
“Ethan, is this your friend?” Evelyn looked at Ethan accusingly.
Ethan sat there, his voice cold. “Ayla, I’m asking you to leave, for old times’ sake.”
Ayla, instead of leaving, pulled up a chair and sat across from him, her eyes blazing.
“You need to get one thing straight. This isn’t your home!”
Clearly, Ethan hadn’t announced our divorce yet. If he had, Ayla wouldn’t hesitate to
tell him to leave too.
“But they’re already…”
Ethan silenced Evelyn with a look.
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“Ethan, I’m not going to waste my breath cursing you out. If you’ve moved on, then
leave Yuna alone.”
Ayla was trying hard to control her anger. “You wouldn’t be where you are today
without the Lin family. Yuna never did anything to hurt you. Don’t be an ungrateful
a**hole!”
“Our marital problems are none of your business,” Ethan retorted, his voice cold and
commanding. Years with my father had honed his ability to project an air of authority.
But he had underestimated Ayla. Ayla, whose temper tantrums were legendary.
“Marital problems?” Ayla scoffed. “You call this a marriage? If Yuna is still your wife, what is she? Is this just a fling?”
Ethan remained silent, his face pale.
My spectral heart ached.
“Ethan, be a man! Are you trying to drive Yuna to suicide?”
I laughed bitterly. I couldn’t tell Ayla that I was already dead, my body probably s**red…
“Fine,” Ethan said, his voice tight. He seemed to be making a great effort to say the words.
For a moment, I thought I saw a flicker of regret in his eyes.
It must have been my imagination.
“She’s at the Serenity M**al Health Center. I’ll take you there,” he said, standing up.
Ayla, speechless with rage, threw her handbag at him. “You had her committed? You’re a monster!”
Evelyn rushed to help Ethan, but Ayla intercepted her, and they began to grapple.
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I wanted to help my friend, but my spectral form was useless. My hands passed
through them, my frustration growing.