I See My Baby

I hadn't hurt anyone, but why had I to see such inhumane images in the third year after my death? I floated down and looked at the tiny baby.

This was the first time I saw that child.

I didn't cry when I was killed by Vivian.

I didn't cry when I watched Winston dissect me with his own hands.

But now, my tears were falling without stopping.

This child already had hands and feet.

If I hadn't been killed by Vivian, this child would have been over two years old by now.

He would have hugged me and called me mom.

I would have given him the best of everything.

But now, everything had been ruined.

"The identity of the deceased is still unclear. Ask them to get a DNA test."

What a pity, Winston.

If he had been more careful, he could have seen the wound I left on my belly when I saved him back then.

It was just that we missed once again.

Cayden took the things to be tested, glanced at the record paper, and continued to ask,

"Winston, how long has this person probably died? You haven't said anything yet."

Winston's hand that was packing up the case table paused for a moment, but he didn't answer. Instead, he asked Cayden, "Cayden, how long has Aryanna escaped?"

Cayden was stunned when he heard what Winston said. He then answered,

"It's been three years, Winston. Have you forgotten that after she escaped, it was you who wrote the report to withdraw all her honors and titles?"

I listened to the words in a daze. "Withdrawing my honors and titles?" I thought.

Winston knew that I valued the expedition team the most.

How could he dare?

For Vivian, he revoked what I was once most proud of!

"What's wrong, Winston? Did you think of anything?"

Cayden looked at Winston, then at me lying on the case table.

"Winston, don't think too much. Aryanna stole all the supplies and fled. She is not worthy."

Winston laughed mockingly, "Nothing big deal.

"Take a note, this person passed away about three years ago!

"OK, let's call it a day. Vivian is waiting for me at home for dinner."

We're Just Friends

My soul was forced to follow Winston back home.

That home I used to be in was now devoid of all my traces.

In its place were the things that belonged to Vivian and Winston.

"You are back." As soon as Vivian saw that Winston was back, she came up and wrapped her arms around Winston's waist.

Winston tenderly held her in his arms, burying himself deep in the crook of her neck and closing his eyes.

What a sweet scene!

Winston had never done such an intimate action to me before.

"Does your hand still hurt?" Winston asked.

Vivian smiled and shook her head. "It doesn't hurt anymore."

Winston looked at her affectionately. "Did you take painkillers behind my back again?

"Aryanna stabbed you so many times back then. You still have after-effects even now."

I floated in the air, wanting to argue. It wasn't me. I didn't!

Why did you misunderstand me based on Vivian's lies?

Winston had never believed me.

Before I fell in love with Winston, I didn't know that Winston had Vivian in his heart.

The year I graduated, Vivian broke up with Winston decisively and went abroad to study with a rich young man.

I met Winston after I started working.

After we got together, Winston took good care of me, and all my friends believed he was an excellent boyfriend.

At that time, nothing would separate us.

But the year we were about to get married, Vivian came back.

Winston began to wander in and out of our relationship.

I didn't know how many times he left me behind for Vivian, and even repeatedly postponed our wedding date.

"Can you stop acting like a crazy person?

"Vivian and I are friends. Don't be paranoid all day long."

But did best friends give each other gifts on Valentine's Day?

Would one leave his girlfriend alone in the middle of the night to meet his female friend because she called and was afraid of thunder?

Or would he acquiesce to his friends around him saying that she was his new girlfriend?

On the eve of the wedding, I saw Vivian's message on Winston's phone.

Vivian: [If there was no Aryanna, would you have married me?]

When I saw Winston's reply, my entire body shivered.

Winston: [Yes, I love you. But Aryanna and I have been together for so many years, it's my responsibility to marry her.]

So in his heart, I was the responsibility, while Vivian was his love.

Vivian was not qualified to be in the Scientific Expedition Team, but Winston used his networks to get Vivian into the team.

We quarreled fiercely because of that. And all I got in return was his merciless words, "Aryanna, you're sick. If you dare to make things difficult for Vivian at work because I'd been with her, then we shouldn't get married."

That day, Winston and I had a big fight.

I even ignored the wedding date and applied for the expedition team to Salakole.

But I didn't expect that Vivian would apply too.

It was only during the third week in Salakole that I realized I was pregnant.

In order not to cause everyone trouble, I hid the news. I planned to deal with it when I went back.

However, I could never go back.

Because of Vivian's mistake, all of us were stranded in Salakole.

The rest of the expedition team went out, hoping to look for assistance nearby.

They left the two girls, Vivian and I, on the ship.

Vivian wanted to steal all the supplies and sneak away.

After being discovered by me, all the supplies fell into the ice crevices while we fought.

"Satisfied? No one can leave now. It's all your fault."

In the distance, a rescue ship was coming towards us.

Without a bit of hesitation, Vivian directly picked up the hemp rope on the side and strangled me.

After I fell unconscious, she stabbed me with the knife. Fearing that people would recognize me, she ruined my face.

Her knife, colder than the ice, cut through my skin inch by inch.

Finally, she threw me into the lake in Salakole.

When I was dead, she pushed me off the ship.

"I'm sorry, Aryanna. Only if you die can you keep my secret forever."

When she packed everything up, she slashed at her own body a few times.

She then lied, "I'm sorry. Aryanna ran away with the supplies...

"It's all my fault for not keeping an eye on these things."

Vivian convicted me, saying that I fled to escape punishment.

I looked at the harmless Vivian in front of me, and anger grew wildly in my heart.

Why was it that I was dead and she, a murderer, could live so well?

She took possession of my fiancé as well as my house.

Vivian leaned into his embrace. "It's okay. These wounds can let you see Aryanna's true face. I think it's worth it."

"So Winston, after we get married, you shouldn't look for Aryanna anymore. Let bygones be bygones, OK?"

Winston looked at Vivian heartily, his tone was all pity, "I've seen you in pain so many times that you couldn't sleep.

"When I think of this, I can't wait to find Aryanna and make her experience the pain you've suffered too."

Winston had already done that.

Wasn't I dissected by his own hands?

The Wedding

These days, I was forced to be tied up with Winston and Vivian.

They were discussing the details of the wedding, trying on wedding dresses and makeup together with me watching in the air.

It was the first time I realized that Winston could be so considerate for the wedding.

Back when we got married, I tried several times to get him to accompany me to discuss the details of the wedding.

All I received was a curt answer from him. "Don't you know I'm very busy?

"Just a wedding, don't bother me about that."

So it was not a matter of being unavailable, but rather the difference between loving and not loving.

In the beginning, I would look at them, heartbroken. In the end, I was numb.

It was until their wedding day.

Winston was wearing a well-tailored suit, while Vivian was wearing a wedding dress that Winston had customized for her.

They were like the princess and prince in a fairy tale.

And unlike me three years ago, my wedding dress was rented for five hundred dollars.

They stood at the door to welcome the guests, and everyone beside them gave them their most sincere blessings.

Every member of the expedition team that I went through fire and water with was present at the wedding.

Three years after my death, they had all accepted Winston and Vivian.

My intern, Blake Ferguson, handed over a delicate gift. "For Vivian and Winston, happy to see you getting married.

"On the big day, you have to drink with me later."

Vivian leaned into Winston's arms and said with a smile, "Winston and I are preparing for pregnancy, so he can't drink."

When these words came out, people in the hall were first stunned, and then they all said excitedly, "I'm going to be the baby's godmother."

"I have to be the godfather!"

I froze in place.

They were going to have children?

The hall was filled with joyous laughter.

I looked at the happy smiles on everyone's faces.

I felt like my heart was being pulled tightly by a large hand and shrinking little by little. It squeezed all my breath.

"Vivian, you're always on Winston's side." Blake looked at Vivian with dissatisfaction, but his tone was light.

"Then you owe me, and make it up to me later."

I looked at Blake, whom I used to teach everything. He blessed my fiancé and my murderer.

"I'm happy to see you guys happy.

"You two are a perfect couple. You finally get together. It's lucky Aryanna, that bitch, had died."

I was in so much pain that I couldn't speak. Blake's words were like a knife, cutting my heart.

Vivian gently said, "Blake, don't say that Aryanna is your mentor."

Vivian's face betrayed her heart. It was full of smugness.

Blake cursed disdainfully, "Aryanna is nothing. I'm ashamed that I once called her mentor.

"Vivian, you're too kind. When Aryanna took away all the supplies, if we hadn't arrived in time, you would have been dead."

Vivian and Winston glanced at each other, their faces full of helplessness.

"Fortunately, she's gone, otherwise there's no way for the two of you to be together." Blake continued.

"I don't know where Aryanna has run off to. If I catch her, I'll teach her a good lesson."

The others, noticing the tense air, hurriedly pulled Blake away. "It's a happy day. Why do you have to mention that disgusting woman?"