Three years in a coma, I woke up to a video clip of my husband announcing my death.
To let my late wife rest in peace, I must embrace a new life.
There was my husband, Liam, arm wrapped around my best friend Chloe, holding a photo of me while sobbing for the cameras.
The internet was eating it up. They called him a devoted husband. He’d gained a million followers and even planned a lavish funeral for me..
But I was very, very alive!
I left the hospital and went home to confront Liam.
The moment I stepped through the door, Liam’s son shoved me away.
“You evil woman! Get out of my house!”
I didn’t budge. Instead, I smiled and clapped my hands. A swarm of reporters flooded in, cameras flashing.
“Everyone, come see! A devoted husband is holding a funeral for his living wife!”
Liam grabbed my hand, his eyes flashing with guilt and panic, but no surprise.
“Scarlett, you… youre really awake?”
“Disappointed?” I snorted, pulling my hand from Liam’s grasp.
“How could I be? For the past three years, I’ve prayed for this every day. I’m so happy you’re finally awake.” Liam said, pushing a little boy in front of me.
“Leo, this is Scarlett, the lady I told you about!”
“Scarlett isn’t dead? She is a liar!” Leo scrambled to hide behind Liam, shooting me a glare.
“A child of impeccable manners, I see.” I snapped.
Hearing my words, Liam immediately shielded him. “Hes my son. And Chloes. Watch your tone!”
It was then I noticed the kid’s eyes and brows were a mix of Liam’s and Chloe’s, my best friend from college.
I’d only been in a coma for three years, but this child was clearly older than three.
This meant Liam had been cheating on me with Chloe for more than three years behind my back. My heart sank.
Seeing me stare blankly, Liam continued.
“Don’t worry, now that you’re awake, you’re still my wife. You and Chloe were good friends; you’ll surely get along. I’m sure she’ll accept you too!”
Suddenly, I felt like I’d never truly known Liam.
We’d been married for ten years. When he couldn’t find a job right after college, I worked three jobs a day to support us both.
Later, I thought things were finally getting better. We finally moved out of the basement apartment and had our own small place, but then I had to help his family pay off debts.
Now, after three years as a comatose patient, I finally woke up to find he’d issued a death certificate for me. And he’d been cheating on me for ages, even having a child with my best friend.
“Liam, doesn’t your conscience bother you?” I asked him, my eyes red. “This is my home! Get out, and take that bastard child with you!”
Liam sighed, shielding Leo tightly behind him, as if afraid I’d hurt the boy.
“The child is innocent, don’t yell at him. I know you can’t accept this right away, but what I’m saying is true. I love you deeply. But Chloe has sacrificed so much for me these past few years; I can’t let her down either!”
He hugged me so tightly, his tears dripping onto my neck, as if he genuinely couldn’t bear to let me go.
“Please, let’s not fight. I really missed you. But I have to be responsible for Chloe, and for Leo.”
He took my hand and pressed it against his chest.
“Listen, my heart is beating faster for you. Can you just be magnanimous for me this once? From now on, we’ll all be a family and live a good life.”
A family?
I laughed, a bitter, hollow sound. But he was completely immersed in his role as the devoted husband.
“Scarlett, I have money now. I can give you a good life. Here.”
He handed me a bank card.
“There’s ten thousand dollars on the card. You’ve been through too much hardship with me. Trust me, I’ll make you happy from now on. You can swipe this card whenever you want.”
Ten thousand?!
He thought ten thousand dollars would make me forgive his betrayal? Ten thousand dollars could buy back ten years of my unpaid dedication?
“Liam Hayes, I’m not that cheap!”
“That ten thousand dollars isn’t even a fraction of what I helped you pay back in debt.”
I disdainfully flung the card onto the ground.
But to my surprise, a heavy slap landed on my face.
“Scarlett Hayes, you’re going too far! You’ve been married to Liam for ten years and couldn’t even give him a child. You were in a coma for three years, and Liam didn’t abandon you. You should be kneeling and thanking him right now!”
Couldn’t have children? The reason I couldn’t have children wasn’t because of Liam!
Before I fell into the coma, I had been pregnant.
But at the time, because I had to help Liam pay off debts, I stubbornly kept working even while pregnant.
Eventually, I collapsed at my desk. By the time I woke up in the hospital, I had already had a miscarriage.
The doctor also told me my uterus was damaged, and it would be difficult to conceive again.
Hearing our argument, Chloe also came downstairs. She feigned remorse, dabbing at her dry eyes.
“Scarlett, don’t blame Liam. He really missed you; I know how much he loves you. If you truly can’t share him, then Leo and I will just leave.”
As Chloe spoke, she made to leave, but Liam immediately stopped her.
“Don’t go, you’re my wife now! No one can make you leave!”
Liam then turned to me.
“Scarlett Hayes, you’ve disappointed me deeply. I never abandoned you, but the moment you wake up, you try to destroy my happiness. If you don’t want to be in this home, then get out.”
I looked at Liam, fighting back the tears in my eyes.
“Fine, I’ll go.”
Perhaps because I had just been discharged from the hospital, my body hadn’t fully recovered. The moment I reached the door, my legs buckled, and I fell to the ground.
Liam rushed over, intending to help me up, but his mother stopped him.
“Don’t bother with that bitch! When she can’t survive on her own, she’ll come crawling back eventually.”
I heard the door slam shut behind me.
Raindrops fell on me. I didn’t have an umbrella, and I was completely soaked. My damp hospital gown clung to my body.
But I had nowhere to go.
Just then, Liam opened the door and threw a hundred-dollar bill out.
“Find a motel to stay in.”
I hesitated for a moment, then miserably picked up the money.
I had no money at all now; I could only endure this humiliation.
The next morning, the motel owner kicked me out.
My money was only enough for one night. Now I had no money for food either.
I suddenly regretted it. I should have taken that ten-thousand-dollar bank card yesterday.
Just then, my phone rang. I received a text from Liam.
“If you regret it, come home anytime. I’m always waiting for you.”
He’s such a master of deception!
He wasn’t texting me because he loved me! He was afraid I’d expose his true colors.
After all, he was now an influencer with millions of followers on Instagram. His ad revenue alone was at least a hundred thousand dollars a month.
I texted Liam back.
“I can divorce you and make things official between you and Chloe. I only have one condition. revoke my death certificate and restore my identity.”
Liam quickly replied.
“Actually, you don’t need to restore your identity at all. Just stay home and relax; I’ll give you money every month, and you won’t have to work hard like before.”
After seeing that message, I gripped my phone tighter.
Liam was still trying to deceive me with sweet talk!
I once believed he was just poor but fundamentally good.
But maybe, from the very beginning, he was just pretending.
Ten years ago, he didn’t have any leverage with me.
But now that he had money, he seemed to have no problem revealing his true nature.
I looked up his company’s address online and couldn’t help but go to confront him.
A security guard immediately blocked me.
“Hold it. What do you want?”
“I’m here to see Liam Hayes.”
The security guard scrutinized me from head to toe, his gaze lingering on my soaking hospital gown.
“Tsk, you’re here for Mr. Hayes? Who are you? You can’t go in without an appointment.”
“I’m his ex-wife.”
As I said that, I didn’t even have confidence in my own words. I knew the guard wouldn’t believe me.
Sure enough, the next second, the guard snorted with laughter and pulled out his walkie-talkie.
“Send more people. There’s a crazy woman who escaped from a mental asylum at the entrance.”
A few guards roughly escorted me out and dumped me outside the entrance.
“You crazy woman, don’t come back! Everyone in the company knows Mr. Hayes’s wife is Ms. Miller. Mr. Hayes’s ex-wife is dead!”
The judging eyes of the bystanders fell on me. Many recognized me.
“Isn’t that the woman from last night’s news?”
“Who?”
“The one who ran to Liam Hayes’s house like a madwoman, insisting she was his wife.”
“Look, she’s still wearing a hospital gown. She must be mentally unstable.”
Listening to these words, my face went completely white.
Why was it so hard to even prove I wasn’t dead?
“Why are you here again?”
Liam walked up to me, frowning.
The people around him also asked in confusion.
“Mr. Hayes, who is she?”
“Just a crazy woman who insists she’s my deceased wife and even had plastic surgery to look like her.” Liam sighed, putting on a pained expression.
“Everyone, please don’t yell at her. I believe she’s not doing this on purpose. She might really be experiencing a psychological disorder. How about this, I’ll take you to see a therapist. Consider it charity work in memory of my deceased wife.”
The surrounding onlookers immediately praised him.
“Mr. Hayes is such a good person; he’s even willing to help a scammer.”
“Exactly! That’s why he’s such a big influencer!”
Liam approached me and extended his hand.
What a brilliant move!
If I took his hand, it would be an admission that I was mentally unstable and impersonating his deceased wife.
No one would believe me if I ever said I wasn’t dead.
I stood up and spit right at Liam.
“Want me to give up my identity? Dream on!”
“Why are you doing this, Scarlett?”
Liam put on a heartbroken expression.
Then, behind everyone’s back, he texted me again.
“That’s enough, we’re in a win-win situation now.”
“If I’m rich, doesn’t that mean you’re rich too? I’ll still love you as always, isn’t that good?”
“Do you really want to cause trouble?”
Who was causing trouble?
You’re the one who erased my identity!
I clutched my chest miserably, a sharp pain twisting in my heart.
I pushed through the crowd and left.
Just you wait, you jerk!
I didn’t know where to go. I’d been starving for a whole day, so I stumbled into a diner, standing awkwardly at the entrance.
“Sir, could I please have a bowl of soup? I don’t have any money.”
I emptied all my pockets and took off the beautiful stone bracelet from my left wrist.
This was the first piece of jewelry Liam ever gave me.
I really liked stones, and Liam said he’d buy me one.
We were poor then, so I said he didn’t have to, but I didn’t expect Liam to save up for a bracelet by eating instant noodles every day.
“You really bought it.”
“Yeah, it looks so good on you, just as beautiful as I imagined.”
He smiled and took several photos of me.
Id already guessed-he’d measured my wrist late at night.
“A bracelet this fine for just a bowl of soup?”
“Yes, I don’t want it anymore.”
“No need, it’s on me.”
The owner stubbornly refused to take it, so I just placed the bracelet on the table.
“Did something happen to you?” the owner cautiously asked.
My mouth opened and closed, but I couldn’t speak.
How could I explain that my own husband had issued a death certificate for me and erased my identity?
“Tell me about it. Consider it a bowl of spaghetti for your story.”
Finally, I told the owner my experience.
I originally thought the owner wouldn’t believe me, but to my surprise, he actually wanted to introduce his daughter to me.
“My daughter is a journalist. I think she’ll definitely be interested in your story! She can help you! Trust me!”
“Really?” My eyes lit up.
Soon, the owner’s daughter, Anya Henderson, arrived.
She patted my shoulder and said, “Don’t worry! Tomorrow, I’ll give this world the truth!”
My funeral was tomorrow.
Liam had booked a spectacular venue to perform his deep devotion to me.
The place was packed with media. His eyes were red-rimmed, his voice a sandpaper whisper of grief.
“Thank you for honoring my late wife, he told the sea of lenses
The livestream?views skyrocketed.
“Let us commemorate Ms. Scarlett Hayes.”
Thats when I walked in. Still in my hospital gown.
All eyes locked on me.
“I hear you’re holding a funeral for someone who’s still alive?”
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