My spirit followed Aiden into the car and landed lightly on the back seat.

　　In the single ward, Eva was shivering under the blanket and was sweating profusely.

　　When she saw Aiden, she jumped out of bed barefoot and hid in his arms. "Aiden, I had a nightmare. I was so scared."

　　Her voice was extremely gentle. Tears dripped down and wet Aiden's shirt.

　　She looked like an innocent kitten who had been frightened.

　　She looked so pitiful.

　　However, this kitten was not soft-hearted at all when it came to playing tricks.

　　Aiden patted her gently on the shoulder after a moment of hesitation. "Don't be afraid. I will accompany you."

　　"Alice didn't do it on purpose. Don't blame her.

　　"It's all because of me that she ran away from home in a fit of anger. It's all my fault."

　　Hearing my name, Aiden's eyes were full of disgust. "She hurt you like this, so don't speak up for her anymore. I know what kind of person she is.

　　"I'd rather she would never come back."

　　Eva leaned on Aiden's chest and stopped crying. There was a smug smile on her face.

　　Eva was an orphan. Aiden and Grace met her when they were volunteering at the orphanage.

　　Aiden pitied her at first sight.

　　Aiden said that Eva resembled me so much.

　　He loved me so much that he cannot bear that someone who looks like me is suffering somewhere of the world.

　　Just like that, 12-year-old Eva came to my house and Aiden sponsored her to school until now.

　　At first, I didn't pay much attention to it. She was just a new member to our family.

　　However, a few years later, I realized that something was wrong.

　　On my birthday, she accidentally fell from the second floor and broke her leg.

　　At my graduation party, she had a high fever and couldn't get up.

　　I was scared of dogs, and I was allergic to dog fur, but she deliberately picked up stray dogs and took them home.

　　I could tell what she was thinking and locked her up in her room to question her.

　　She cried out and banged her head against the wall, getting blood and tears all over her face.

　　That was the first time Aiden had hit me. "Which is more important, your birthday or Eva's life? Do you know that she almost died? How can you be so selfish?

　　"And you hit her. You've really disappointed me."

　　That day, I had a fierce quarrel with Aiden.

　　Children at the age of fifteen or sixteen were always rebellious, and I was no exception.

　　Since you're disappointed in me, then let Eva be your sister in the future.

　　It was also on that day that Aiden and I could never go back.

　　I was sad, so I skipped school to have fun. As a result, I was kidnapped.

　　I couldn't get through to Aiden, so I called Grace.

　　Soon, she arrived, but she came alone.

　　I didn't know what happened later. When I woke up again, I heard that Grace had fallen into the sea and couldn't be found. People only found a torn scarf on the shore.

　　Grace was Aiden's first love. Her death nearly killed Aiden.

　　His eyes were bloodshot. He pressed the scarf tightly against my chest and questioned loudly, "You've hurt Eva, now you have kill Grace. Are you satisfied now?

　　"Why did you call her? Why didn't you die?"

　　I knelt in front of Grace's tombstone. My tears dripped to the ground drop by drop.

　　At that moment, I was in pain and remorse. Why didn't I die?

　　My memory slowly dissipated and I exhaled in relief.

　　I thought I would be guilty for the rest of my life, until I saw Grace again three days ago.

　　There was a huge difference between "I should die" and "I did die".

　　This time, I really died. I died of deep guilt for Grace.

　　Eva said that she seemed to have seen Grace in the suburbs.

　　I went there. I naively thought that if I found Grace, my relationship with Aiden would return to what it used to be.

　　You fool, you've entered a place you shouldn't have.

　　I hid in the dirty ravine and dialed Aiden's number. He picked it up after a long time.

　　His voice was cold and angry. "Alice, you're such a beast. How dare you hurt Eva like this.

　　"Die outside and never come back."

　　Before I could explain, my phone was taken away.

　　It was so cold in the cold storage.

　　It was so cold that even my bones hurt.

　　My bound limbs gradually stiffened, and I gradually stopped breathing.

　　The next day, the policemen brought back some body parts from an abandoned tire factory in the south of the city and handed them to Aiden.

　　They were very confused. "It's been four days, and we haven't had any missing people reports. It's a little strange."

　　Hazel said, "Either her family doesn't care about her, or she is an orphan."

　　"She died at such a young age. It's truly pitiful."

　　"If you sympathize with the deceased, you should look for clues and assist James in solving the case quickly. What's the use of sighing here."

　　Aiden pieced together the body parts they had found this time. It was my entire upper body.

　　Aiden's eyebrows furrowed hard and a trace of panic flashed across his eyes. Then, he suddenly grabbed my left hand.

　　There was a scar on my palm. Aiden accidentally cut my hand when we played with the fruit knife when I was a child.

　　I lost a lot of blood. He thought I would die, so he hugged me and cried for a long time.

　　I was fine, but he blamed himself and cut a deeper wound on his palm with a fruit knife.

　　He said that he would remember this pain and would never let me get hurt again.

　　My palm had been cut so badly that the scar could hardly be seen.

　　Aiden was very annoyed and left the dissecting room with his phone.

　　After considering for a while, he found my WhatsApp.

　　"Where are you now? Come back immediately. Don't test my patience."

　　He tried to send me a voice message, but he found that he'd been blacklisted.

　　He slammed his fist against the wall angrily.

　　"Well done, Alice. You've grown up. You dare blacklist me.

　　"I won't look for you. Don't come back."

　　James handed Aiden a cigarette and then exhaled the smoke from his mouth.

　　"Your parents passed away early. You raised Alice yourself. Once, she suffered from appendicitis and encountered a traffic jam on the way to the hospital. You carried her and ran more than ten miles to the hospital.

　　"A classmate bullied her. It took you three days to find the parents. If I hadn't stopped you, you would have been expelled from the police academy.

　　"She's your only family member now." he said. "Just let the conflict pass. Grace is dead, so cherishing the person in front of you is the most important thing. Don't do anything to make yourself regret.

　　"Don't be like me and my father. He died before we could be reconciled. Now I can only visit his grave."

　　James and Aiden were college classmates and they joined the police department together.

　　He had watched me grow up.

　　He was an orphan of martyrs. He was decisive and powerful at work, but his eyes turned red at the mention of his father.

　　Aiden didn't speak. James exhaled a mouthful of smoke and added, "It's normal for a little girl to have a bad temper. Maybe you misunderstood her so she is hiding somewhere sulking.

　　"I'll send someone to find her. You can make it clear to her face to face."

　　Aiden was stunned for a few seconds, and then his expression returned to normal.

　　"Let her do whatever she wants. I used to spoil her too much.

　　"The victim is still lying in the cold dissecting room, waiting for us to uphold justice for her. How can we have time to care about an idle person like Alice? It's good to let her suffer outside. Just take it as a lesson."

　In the evening, Aiden went home late and locked himself in his room.

　　This was the room he and Grace had prepared for their marriage.

　　He wiped the picture frames above his bed.

　　Grace was very beautiful, and her beautiful eyes were extremely gentle when she smiled.

　　However, these beautiful eyes were terrifyingly cold when she closed the door of the cold storage.

　　I even suspected that I was hallucinating when I saw her that day.

　　Aiden held Grace's photo in his arms and said a few words. Then he put it back.

　　He took out his phone again and sent me a WhatsApp message, but it still showed that he was blacklisted.

　　He was so angry that he threw his phone on the sofa.

　　He rubbed his temples, suppressing the anger in his heart. When he was about to take a shower, his cell phone rang.

　　He glanced at the phone number and inadvertently let out a long sigh of relief. The annoyance in his tone grew stronger. "Alice, is this kind of boring game very fun?

　　"I'm warning you. Your tricks don't work. Come back and apologize to Eva immediately."

　　There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line. "I'm sorry, Mr. Campbell. I'm an employee of the cake shop. Some days ago, Miss Campbell ordered a cake from us and asked us to send it to you on your birthday.

　　"Tomorrow is your birthday. Where do you want us to send the cake?"

　　Aiden's voice suddenly became hoarse. He glanced at the phone number. Only the last four were the same as mine.

　　"Throw it away. I don't need it."

　　After hanging up the phone, Aiden became even more annoyed. My phone number was new, and he didn't save it.

　　It took him a long time to find the call records from three days ago.

　　He called me several times, but my phone was turned off.

　　He lost his patience completely. He sent me a voice message, "I'll give you one day. If you don't come back tomorrow, don't come back ever again.

　　"A teenage girl died. Her body is still lying on the dissecting table, waiting for us to seek justice for her. I don't have time to play with you.

　　"Don't ask for trouble. Don't be so selfish."

　　I didn't dare to get close to him. I landed gently opposite him and could clearly feel his anger.

　　I could no longer suppress the sadness in my heart.

　　Aiden, I am not playing tricks. I'm the victim you've been facing these days...