An agonizing nine days had passed.

In the silver box stood the last bottle of antidote. Fortunately, Charlotte did not relapse for the past few days, which was basically the only thing she was glad about.

One more bottle tomorrow, and all the poison in her body would be flushed out.

At dawn, Mrs. Berry collected Charlotte’s custom-made bridal gown after she hung the clothes outside. Thanks to the ceaseless rain, it took them forever to dry, and the layers of fabric sewn to the dress didn’t help either.

The bridal gown had been out on the laundry rack for nine days since Mrs. Berry removed all blood stains on it.

Finally, she could take the gown back in.

 

After that, she looked for the biggest hanger she could find, hung it on the wall, and ironed it using the steam from a conventional iron.

“Let me do it.” Charlotte took over the iron.

 

a gown worth tens of millions shouldn’t be hand-washed, neither should it be ironed in this manner. But with the limited resources in this town, that was all they could come up with. There were also

pressed out all the wrinkles after more than an

gently buoyed up and fell. There was something familiar yet foreign

sewn onto the gown made it glimmer under the sun. Yet, a bridal gown without a bride was

Just like Charlotte’s eyes.

she looked at the wedding ring in her

and you’ll be as fit as a fiddle. This is great news, isn’t

I’ve

she was no better than a walking corpse that was robbed of everything and

long as we’re alive. Mr. Zachary

morning, believing that Zachary would come for her. But at night, before she fell asleep, the fire in her

she

if she should

make dinner. Have some rest.”

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