Three Years After I Disappeared, My Boyfriend Got Engaged to the Love of His Life—but My Brother’s Words Shattered Him

Three years after Emma Reed's death, Alex Pierce becomes engaged to Lila Hayes, the daughter of a powerful tycoon, at an extravagant party in Belmont City. Believing Emma is merely sulking, Alex mocks her absence—until her brother, Noah Reed, arrives and states flatly that she is dead. Men in black storm the ballroom, shattering the celebration into chaos, and Noah strikes Lila across the face.

Emma's spirit, long bound to Lila and unable to leave her side without searing pain, finally breaks free and follows Noah home. There, her black-and-white photo and urn rest among offerings while her grieving mother begs her to visit in dreams, and Noah swears the Hayes and Pierce families destroyed her, cremating her body before the family could see her one last time.

As Alex reels in disbelief, Emma watches the man who once despised her and the woman who wears what was taken from her, her only wish still to go home.