After catching my wife in bed with another man, I remarried novel Chapter 48

"What's up?" James asked softly.

"Clara, maybe we shouldn't be watching this kind of stuff so late."

"Shut it and let me think!" Clara snapped, pacing restlessly.

A frantic ring of the doorbell startled them. Clara rushed to answer.

"Where the hell is Ethan? He's been missing in action for a whole week!"

Charlotte burst in, grabbing Clara by the collar, but her fury melted into shock the moment she saw James.

"You're still with this scumbag? How could you betray my brother like this?!"

A wave of impotent rage crashed over me as I hovered above, my heart breaking at the sight of my sister's pain and utter helplessness.

James, a viper in disguise, had been harassing my sister behind my back. She only found the courage to confess after he'd vanished with the money, leaving a trail of betrayal in his wake. The memory ignited a furious desire for revenge within me.

James shoved my sister hard, sending her sprawling to the floor with a yelp.

He towered over her, his back to Clara, a cruel smirk playing on his lips. "Who the hell do you think you are, bursting in here and screaming your head off? Can't you see Clara's not herself? Just like your precious brother, you couldn't care less about her."

Tears welled in my sister's eyes as she glared daggers at James.

Clara yanked James away and, rounding on her, spat, "Your brother's probably off gallivanting somewhere. He hasn't been home or even bothered to call me for days. Why the hell are you blaming me?"

My spectral form trembled with rage. How could I possibly reach her from beyond the grave?

Clara, how could you betray my sister like this, siding with this monster and bullying her? It was utterly despicable.

Clara's face went white as a sheet. Her legs gave way, and she would have fallen if James hadn't caught her.

She shoved him off and stared at the officer in disbelief. "No way. He must be traveling. That body isn't him. It can't be."

Seeing her denial, the officer produced three transparent evidence bags.

"The victim was wearing a silver necklace with a ring pendant. The inscription on the back says 'Clara.'"

"This was clutched in his hand. It took some effort to remove it."

"The last call on his phone was to a contact listed as ' Light of My Life.'"

Clara's legs buckled, and she crumpled to the floor, overwhelmed by grief and regret.