Chapter 3The Ghost of Vengeance

When the sun came up, those dark things would vanish.

I wasn't afraid of the sunlight.

But I was so incredibly weak I could barely move an inch.

They loved to tear spirits apart for fun.

But I was different from the other wandering spirits. Every time I was torn apart, I miraculously reformed.

They found it fascinating.

In the past, I spent every night in Arthur's bed. They couldn't get in there.

From now on, I probably wouldn't have that protection.

I felt incredibly lost. I had no idea how I was going to survive every single night from now on.

The front door suddenly opened, and Arthur rushed out, carrying Chloe in his arms.

I huddled in the corner, watching him silently.

My body felt a little more transparent.

"Hurry! To the hospital!"

He didn't acknowledge my gaze, only shooting me a deep, resentful frown as he loaded Chloe into the car.

That single look was loaded with emotion.

Mostly blame.

But I didn't even understand what I had done wrong.

I just wanted him to stay with me, to ask me if I was hurting.

But maybe that was never going to happen again.

When Arthur returned from the hospital, I was still huddled in the corner.

"Mia. We need to talk."

My voice was hoarse as I offered a faint, bitter laugh. "Are we talking out here?"

He clearly had no intention of letting me back inside.

"Let's just talk here. If you go inside, she might get sick again when she gets back."

"There are some things we need to make perfectly clear right now."

Before he could start his speech, I cut him off.

"I never harmed her."

Arthur instantly exploded in absolute fury.

He stepped forward and threw a punch straight through my ethereal body, his fist slamming into the brick wall behind me.

"Then tell me why, ever since she moved in here, she's been constantly suffering from bizarre, unexplainable illnesses?!"

"Don't tell me it's all just a coincidence! Mia, I am not a fucking idiot!"

His eyes were bloodshot, his emotions completely volatile.

"You know perfectly well that everyone thinks I'm insane. She risked her entire reputation just to help me!"

"She's the only one who actually believes I can see you!"

I shot upright in shock.

"You told her you can see me?!"

Arthur clearly didn't think that was the main issue.

"If she wasn't willing to believe me and stand by my side, my personal reputation and my company's stock would have plummeted! Do you understand that?!"

"Everyone would think I'm a completely deranged lunatic!"

I stared at him calmly, feeling a mix of helpless panic and deep resignation.

"Arthur... you fell in love with her, didn't you?"

I just laid the brutal truth out in the open.

But it only made him more hysterical.

"Why is your mind always so filthy and paranoid?!"

"I promised I would never betray you, and that hasn't changed! Is your paranoid jealousy the only reason you're trying to hurt her?!"

I was too exhausted to even repeat myself.

"So, what do you want me to do?"

He let out a heavy, ragged breath.

"Leave for a while. Stay away from me for now."

I asked him, "If I leave, and she still gets sick, proving it wasn't me... will you let me come back?"

He fell silent.

He didn't say a single word.

I think I already knew the answer.