After My Fake Death, My BFF Took My Place

faith, never suspecting she coveted it al

e control of the company. Only my grandma Judy Glass's ironclad

the office left me fuming. I rushed

a fiery crash. No corpse, no investigation. Christine will d

d have warned me. Yet I agreed, my finge

papers reported my tragic demise

Emma, "Is it really necessary?

y, the police will know you are not dead. If they begin to investigate you, Christi

rbs, accompanied only by a wiry middle-aged woman. She was

ge, I watched the

rs of pent-up greed. She was visibly thrilled, with a smile she couldn't

randmother, aged a

e now mourned a granddaughter without even bo

grandma, her doppelgänger face being t

h speculation about th

on the situation with the Glass family and

calls became

detailed reports chronicled ev

eral manager of the company, but she was unanimously opposed by Judy and the board members

bers' opinions of Christine worsened, which frustra

il-her sudden promotion to vice pr

t delivered tha

got to tell me or if she

and less frequently, and

't ask why. I just urged her to follow

ld come to get me, and then I would find a reason to say the person who died w

ack myself, but the middle-aged woman keeping a close watch on me was very vigilant. Only now did

n "dead" for over two mont

usly told her that before executing t

ths, the person I entrusted wou

You see, after all these years of friendship, you need to trust me. I wasn't delaying;

e, as Judy was indeed the person w

eone to pick me up

me informed me, "Ms. Glass, Ms. Mills has sent so

der confirmed my fears. Why slink home like a thief unle

me. So, I dialed Emma's number. It took a long time for her

y didn't you answer my

breath before slowly sayi

e President of Glass G

y, I forgot to tell you about this. This was Judy's decision. For her, I am your best frien

I some wanted criminal?" I demanded. Tired of

r in broad daylight, what would the neighbors think? Besides, with so many media and paparazzi around, if they catch a glimpse of you, the news would reach Judy before you do. How do you th

it is then!" I h

r, I palmed a fruit knife when my jailer looked away

Time to go, Miss Glass," the woman an

led outside, and its

kseat, my guard did the un

owsy, so I started cha

work for the

river was quite r

ing for the Glass fami

er seen h

hat's right, ju

mma hi

he then added, "Miss, are y

h and said, "Yes, we're the be

Ms. Mills specifically told me to d

de me even m

it, looked outside, and aske

s likely to run into anyone." He advised, "You should close the w

d, "What do you me

cemetery," h

me, and I quickly closed th

the door. Two shadows materialized-one thick-necked, the other gau

the driver out and tied hi

dragged me up the hill,

n my face made my m

d Emma had set me up. Perhaps her initial offer to help

resisting, the two me

med to be deep in the cemeter

und and said to the bur

ed, trying to stay calm. "Whatever

You want us to betray o

ould Emma be

s, I supposed she

ur boss says you're a naive girl. Sh

ood. If she were your boss,

hin man interrupted, "Enough chatter! Let's fi

I said, "You know the state's law, right? You'l

d out a dagger, "I've killed

e dagger came towards me

admiring my despair of shouting

uddenly echoed, "Shut up! Yo

ound, "Who? Who's spea