Chapter 2149


    “You''re the original owner? What''s your name?” the agent promptly asked.


    “Turner. Brodie Turner.”


    “...Don''t scare me like that, man. Aren''t you supposed to be dead?” the agent stuttered.


    “Screw you!” cussed Brodie once more. It was the second time this day that he had been at the


    receiving end of such a curse. “How could I be dead, being as alive as I am?”


    “You can''t be serious. I''ve seen your death certificate for myself,” the agent said.


    “Why don''t you try cursing me like that one more time? Who''s the damned deadbeat who went and got


    me certified dead?”


    “It''s your wife, Lily Hinton. She''s the one who handled the paperwork.”


    Brodie''s heart stopped. “Stuff and nonsense. We sat down and had breakfast at the same table just this


    morning. Chatted and had a jolly good time together, we did. How could she have gone and had me


    registered as dead? Besides, what would she do that for?”


    “Theoretically speaking, if you were dead, that would make your wife the legal executor of your estate.


    Everything you own, including your car, house, and everything inside, woulde into your wife Lily''s


    possession. Lily Hinton had already sold everything here!”


    Impossible. Impossible!


    Brodie was ovee by shortness of breath and was left overwhelmed by an ominous feeling that


    came over him.


    Could my wife Lily''s disappearance mean that she''s betrayed me? The agent must be lying. Yes! He


    must be the one lying to me!


    Brodie rummaged for his phone and called Lily''s number.


    “We''re sorry. The number that you''ve just dialed is currently not in service. Please try againter.”


    Thump! Thump!


    Brodie could distinctively feel his own heart pounding against his chest.


    He made another attempt but as before, the phone was shown to be off.


    What day and date is this that anyone''s phone would be switched off on a t battery? It''s entirely


    possible that Lily might have cklisted me.


    “No. No way.” Brodie''s voice was close to breaking up. “Lily made breakfast for me this morning and


    told me jokes. She''d never betray me. Her phone must be spoiled... Yes. That must be it. She told me


    that the phone she has been using is spoiled and has been badgering me to get her a new one these


    past couple of days.”


    Framing it that way raised a sliver of hope within him, even though he understood as well as anyone


    that he might, in all probability, be deceiving himself.


    After further deliberation, he made a call out to the Civil Affairs Bureau. “Hello, I would like to check on


    the status of a Brodie Turner... Yes. His address is... What? He''s already dead? I''d mourn for your


    uncle instead. I''m Brodie Turner, and I''m alive and well!”


    As a result of being overly forceful and emotionally aggravated, something went off inside of Brodie''s


    head.


    His vision cked out and he fell slump upon the floor.


    It''s over. It''s all over.


    This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    With hispany insolvent, conned of his office building, and now, even deserted by his own wife, he


    felt that he had no more reason to carry on living.


    All that upied his mind were thoughts about death, but even on the cusp, he still longed for his wife,


    Lily.


    Brodie could not allow himself to be convinced unless he heard Lily admit to her betrayal herself and


    so, he mustered up the remainder of his strength to send Lily a message.


    Messages should still be able to get through even when I''ve been blocked.


    “Why has your phone run out of juice, Dear? I was unable to reach you. Come home earlier today. I''ve


    prepared your favorite dishes. Love you.”


    It did not take long after the message was sent before Lily replied, and that instantly helped to


    reinvigorate Brodie.


    His hands shook in anticipation when he opened up the message.


    “We have a twenty years gap in our age, Brodie, so you should know why I chose to be with you back


    then. It''s my misfortune that you''ve gone bankrupt not long after we just got married, and I ended up


    having to endure two years of hardship alongside you. I''m leaving because I''m still young and don''t


    want to continue living out the rest of my life that way. Having been by your side for so long, surely a


    car, a house, and a few bits of trinkets from you wouldn''t be too much to ask. Don''t bother trying to find


    me as I''ve already given my heart to another. We''ll be relocating overseas soon so do note and


    bother me anymore.”