Chapter 5

The funeral was held in the memorial hall next to the crematorium.

When Rachel and I arrived,

The memorial service was nearly over.

There wasn't much sad atmosphere at the scene.

The few relatives who came to pay their respects to Derek clearly knew the inside story.

When they saw Rachel and me, they even smiled and greeted us.

"After today, you two will be a real married couple!"

"That bastard Gabriel really delayed you for so long!"

Rachel looked at me happily, unconsciously tightening her grip on my hand.

"We can finally be together. Aren't you happy?"

I fell silent, then suddenly smiled and asked.

"Have you ever thought there's really no need to be so extreme?"

"If you just told Gabriel you wanted a divorce, he wouldn't refuse."

Rachel frowned.

"Come on, stop being angry."

"Are you still holding a grudge about me accusing you back then?"

"I didn't divorce him precisely to help plan to give you everything he has as compensation!"

As Rachel spoke, she pulled out a gold card from her bag and handed it to me.

"Here, take this. This is what I've secretly transferred from Gabriel's account over these three years."

"Happy now?"

I took the card with trembling hands.

I smiled and smiled until a tear slid down from the corner of my eye.

So happy, Rachel!

These three years, I'm so happy about my own stupidity!

Stupid enough to believe in love, never once suspecting why you, Rachel, spent so much money.

I just assumed you were engaging in revenge spending because you felt psychologically uncomfortable after being raped.

I even sold my family's ancestral home for your so-called debt scam.

But do you know?

Before my grandfather died, he warned me over and over again,

Saying that ancestral home was the root of our family, and I must never sell it no matter what.

But for you, Rachel,

I'd rather bear the reputation of being unfilial, yet I still chose to sell it without hesitation!

But what did I get in return?

Your naked betrayal and humiliation!

My chest burned with rage as I stared at Derek in the coffin and said,

"I forgive him."

"We won't bury him alive. Let's throw him in the cremation furnace!"

Violent trembling suddenly came from inside the coffin.

The people around exchanged glances but chose to act as if they hadn't noticed.

A loud response suddenly came from behind.

"Burning him is right! A rapist deserves this kind of punishment!"

I turned around in surprise.

My father-in-law had actually come too.

He walked alone to the coffin and said,

"This animal caused my daughter so much harm. Dying this easily is too good for him!"

Although my father-in-law was cursing Derek,

From the way he was winking at me, I could tell he was also an accomplice!

He was actually cursing me, Gabriel!

But I didn't understand why he hated me?!

I'd never offended him before. In fact, I'd been good to him, treating him like my own father!

Just then, my father-in-law unconsciously pushed the coffin.

His angry expression turned startled, and he pushed again uncertainly.

"Why does the weight of this coffin seem a bit off?!"

Hearing this, the coffin began trembling violently, as if a great injustice had been revealed and someone was extremely agitated.

My father-in-law's expression was filled with doubt and uncertainty.

He looked at me, then at the coffin, and suddenly asked a shocking question.

"Could the person in this coffin not be Gabriel?"

Everyone present was startled and unconsciously looked at me.

Rachel anxiously whispered,

"Dad, what are you talking about? I personally locked him in last night. How could there be a mistake?!"

"You know Derek is my savior. If I really locked him in a coffin and killed him, how could I go on living?!"

But the doubt in my father-in-law's eyes didn't diminish at all.

"I made this coffin myself. I tricked Gabriel into lying in it before to test it, and now the weight is clearly wrong..."

My father-in-law's gaze hardened, insisting on opening the coffin to verify the body.