His Wife’s Silence Chapter 2

Just then, an officer walked in, carrying a shoebox-sized container. “Captain Rodriguez, it’s another one from… your wife.”

Hearing my name, my husband’s face contorted with annoyance. “From now on, anything she sends, don’t give it to me. Just throw it out.”

Officer Rodriguez sighed, patting his shoulder. “Still can’t let it go after all this time? Your father’s death… it wasn’t Emma’s fault… she was a victim too…” As he spoke, he took the box, opened it for Asher, revealing a transparent jar inside.

Upon seeing its contents, everyone gasped in horror. Asher’s hand loosened, and the jar clattered to the floor.

It was… a miniature doll. Even after hitting the ground, its pose remained unchanged; it even bounced slightly.

The forensic pathologist carefully placed the doll into an evidence bag. With just a glance, he concluded, “It’s fake.”

“Another one of her tricks to get my attention. She’s completely insane!” My husband’s single sentence condemned me.

But this wasn't something I had sent.

Perhaps the officers also felt that sending such a doll was too much, as they all fell silent. Officer Rodriguez sighed, “Emma doesn’t seem like the type to play such a joke. Could there be some misunderstanding? You haven’t been home in a while; why don’t you go check on her?”

“Hmph! What’s there to misunderstand? Sending something like this is just her way of threatening me, trying to make me lose the baby!” My husband sneered. “That kind of woman, full of lies, will even invent a child to get off the hook!”

“Even if she really was pregnant, there’s no way I’d let her keep it. A woman like her doesn’t deserve it!”

“The sight of her disgusts me! I’d rather focus on the victim, find more clues, identify her, and solve this case quickly.”

I floated in the air, transparent tears streaming down my face. So… in his heart, I wasn’t worthy of bearing his child. Who was, then? His ‘first love’ ex-girlfriend?

Perhaps thinking of when I had told him I was pregnant, Asher disgustedly tossed the doll into a nearby trash can. Then he pulled out his phone, unblocked me, and spoke in a chillingly cold voice. “Threatening me with a child will only make me think you’re lower than dirt!”

“Give up. Even if you die, I wouldn’t spare you a glance!”

But… I am dead… And I wasn't lying… That dismembered body, it’s me…