"Darn it! Are you blind or something?!"
"Why does Megan Stone who ruined my life get to live such a carefree life, and why?!"
"The world is unjust; evil people live long lives. I despise this cruel world!"
Katherine Anderson floated at the top of the mountain, her lower body dripping with blood, and her complexion as pale as a wall.
She pointed at the sky and cursed, venting her resentment for decades.
She was dead, murdered, and had been dead for decades!
Megan, her tormentor, lived a life of glory and prosperity. On the other hand, as a ghost, Katherine remained in the tragic form she had at death, wandering between heaven and earth for decades.
Seeing her adversary rising high with the space bracelet she stole from Katherine's own hands, becoming a renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist under the wind of reform and opening up, she was so resentful that she longed to resurrect.
Cursing whatever she liked, taking a few rests in between to keep on cursing, she reminisced about her short and miserable life.
Katherine had lived in the 1970s, during a time of great societal change. Katherine was drugged and raped by a local thug named Roderick Evan.
At the time, she didn't even know that Roderick was drugging her, and though Megan wasn't the instigator, she was still involved.
Back then, she regarded Megan as a close friend and savior.
After Roderick had humiliated her and forcibly tried to marry her off, she managed to get a message to Megan.
She gave Megan the thirty dollars she had saved from frugal living, pleading with her to report the incident.
Who would have known Megan not only didn’t help but spread rumors around town that Katherine had been involved with Roderick and had willingly given herself to him?
After hearing this, the townspeople cursed her, for having no shame, as she flirted with men in the town simply because she couldn't stand the harshness of life. Yet at the same time, they urged her to marry into the Evan family in order to save the reputation of their team.
Katherine attempted to run away but was caught and brought back.
A month later, she fainted and was shocked to find out that she was pregnant, and she was immediately plunged into despair.
She wanted to abort the baby, but she was left alone and helpless. She could only pretend to be compliant to temporarily deceive Roderick's family.
In the third month of pregnancy, she had gained the trust of the Roderick. She wanted to find a chance to escape but was watched and exposed by Megan.
Megan led the widowed man to the Roderick's residence, intending to ruin Katherine's reputation and to put the Rodericks on guard against her.
The widower, as soon as he entered, attempted to force himself on Katherine. In the midst of her struggle, she was discovered by Roderick.
Roderick was filled with rage, thinking she had been unfaithful; he beat her to death.
Katherine fell into a pool of her own blood, dying with her unborn child. Her eyes remained wide open, even in death.
Even after her death, no one from her family came to collect her body. Her soul did not disperse, drifting aimlessly in the world.
It was not until she saw Megan cursing her behind her back that Katherine learned that her own death was orchestrated by her good friend Megan.
The root cause was nothing but jealousy.
She also saw that after her death, Roderick went to jail for the crime of murder. Roderick's family was under scrutiny because of this incident. Roderick's two brothers fled far away from home and died in an accident. Roderick's mother grew ill and eventually passed away.
As for the old widower, he got drunk once and fell into the river where he drowned.
They all got what they deserved, but Megan did not.
After her death, Megan used the guise of being a best friend to collect her heirlooms from Roderick's family. She then married the son of the town accountant, Chad Coleman. The couples had two sons and a daughter, living a harmonious family life.
Among Katherine's heirlooms, there was a high-quality emerald bracelet, a memento from her grandmother. As soon as it fell into Megan's hands, Megan prepared to sell it on the black market.
However, accidentally cutting her finger and dropping blood on it, she activated the array on the jade bracelet, revealing a hidden mysterious space within it.
And so, taking advantage of this golden opportunity, Megan began her way to prosperity - her life took an unexpected but delightful turn.
Katherine watched as the person who hurt her not only went unpunished but also was living a good life with the things she stole.
Suddenly filled with resentment and anger, she became a vengeful ghost, seeking retribution from Megan.
However, an unseen force suddenly appeared and prevented her wrongdoing.
All she could do was watch helplessly as Megan went to college, started a business, and eventually moved to a big city, where her life continued to rise.
Dragging her bloody body, Katherine wandered between heaven and earth for decades, watching Megan became a businesswoman, pretended to be charitable, and became a renowned philanthropist.
On the day when Megan returned to their hometown in splendid clothes, Katherine saw her in her lavish attire, pursued and praised by countless townspeople for her kind heart and foreseen blessings.
Moreover, Katherine saw another familiar face, her foster sister Audrey Anderson.
Audrey was dressed as affluent as Megan, wearing a lambskin coat, a diamond necklace, and high heels.
The two stood together, chatting joyfully while casually lamenting the unfortunate fate of Katherine - whom they referred to as an unlucky cannon fodder.
It was only then that Katherine learned the truth.
Turns out she was drugged and raped by Roderick years ago, with her adopted sister, Audrey, being the one who orchestrated the vile act.
Her soul had been wandering for so many years, only learning the identity of another enemy at this very moment.
Tears of blood fell from Katherine's eyes. After another failed attempt to exact revenge on her enemies, Katherine pointed her finger accusingly at the heavens, Ven ting all her resentment and anger.
As soon as she finished cursing, the sky suddenly changed, brewing a storm.
The thunder roared incessantly, sounding like explosions next to one's ear.
Exhausted from cursing, Katherine watched the lightning in the sky with wide-open eyes.
"Really? The Heavens can be this petty?"
"I've been virtuous and good all my life, yet this is the outcome. Can’t I even curse you for a instance? Do you need to scare me like this?”
“You wouldn’t let me have vengeance yet allowed those two who wronged me to live comfortably. Isn’t this unfair?”
Rumble!
The thunder became louder.
Tears welled up in Katherine's eyes as she felt wronged, “You’re even getting angry!”
The Heavens: ...
Sigh…
A faint sigh could be heard in the distance.
A lightning bolt as thick as a baby's arm tore through the clouds, striking the mountaintop directly.
Shock nearly popped Katherine's eyes out of her head.
Surely not? She had merely vented her frustration, yet the heavens actually sent down lightning to strike her.
Such pettiness from the heavens was astounding!
Soon, she was stunned into unconsciousness by the thunderbolt.
Unbeknownst to her, a beam of white light flashed across her soul after she passed out...
