Chapter 4

The day I went out to buy Edward's birthday gift, I had already decided to ask him for a divorce.

I didn't want my daughter to live the life I had. We would be happier without him.

But all of that was rendered void by one fact: I was dead, and our marriage died with me, unresolved.

Edward slept soundly that night. In the morning, he even ate a second helping at breakfast while Mabel laughed and chatted with Charlotte.

"Lucy still isn't back?" Charlotte asked, a shadow of concern in her eyes. "It's my fault. I'm the reason she…