Book 2- Chapter 9 Floating by Ethan's side for a year, I watched him buy a large mansion with my money just three months after my death, and grandly marry his true love. My parents were grief-stricken over my passing. Mom's health was already poor, and she fell seriously ill, needing a huge sum for surgery. When Dad came to Ethan to borrow money, I finally knew. Watching Dad, with his now completely white hair and weathered face, standing in front of Ethan to borrow money, my soul nearly dissipated from the heartache. "Father-in-law, Ava is already dead, the dead are gone forever. After saying this, she covered her mouth and giggled, leaning into Ethan's arms. I watched my father squat down to pick up the money, my emotions fluctuating too much to control my soul's dissipation. The last thing I saw was my father's increasingly hunched back.