Chapter 19

Every day, Stanley had someone prepare Tessa's favorite meals, placing them where she always sat, and then he would sit across from the empty chair, talking to it. Sometimes, he would suddenly fly into a rage, overturning the entire table and shattering all the dishes. He would then kneel on the floor, clutching Tessa's body as he sobbed. "Why won't you come back… why…" He tormented himself, punishing himself in every possible way. He stopped doing anything else. The company's stock plummeted and partners pulled out one by one, but he didn't care. All he wanted was for Tessa to come back, even if it was just an illusion. After being kicked out of the villa, Clarissa completely lost her mind. She couldn't accept being abandoned like this, couldn't accept being just a replacement. She hated the fact that even in death, Tessa still occupied Stanley's heart. One late night, she bribed the villa's maids and snuck into the Frey residence. She looked at Tessa lying in the ice room. A tw