Chapter 8

Three days had elapsed since the operation, and Gerald hadn't contacted me at all. Yet, I stumbled upon an engagement video on Joanne's WhatsApp story.

Gerald had popped the question at Rose Manor, a place I once longed to visit.

Upon hearing this, Alma was enraged and nearly arranged for someone to confront Gerald, but I intervened, my heart shattered, "Miss Barren, please declare that I'm no longer alive."

After all, I needed a fresh start. Let my past vanish with my 'demise.'

Alma acted swiftly; within 30 minutes, the internet was flooded with reports of my death due to severe blood loss after failed resuscitation attempts on the fourth day of the New Year.

When Gerald encountered this viral news, he was at his family's old estate, celebrating the New Year with Joanne.

Joanne was speaking, "Gerald, your main objective now is to determine when Eleanor became pregnant with another man's child. It's not entirely Eleanor's fault. She probably just desperately wanted a baby ..."