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Then, he went into the station with the coroner.
The body has already started to swell up from being underwater. Sammy saw a scar on the body’s arm, but it was hard to tell what it used to look like.
When they were kids, Raph fell from a tree while they were playing together and acquired that scar.
Sammy went to the Blunt house and got some things that Raph’s parents had used to make sure there were no mistakes.
The police would be able to get their DNA and match it to the body in that way.
The coroner remarked, “We’ve already ruled out the possibility of homicide. This won’t be a criminal case.”
Sammy nodded. “Did you find any signs of alcohol in the body? Could he have been driving while drunk? Or maybe he didn’t see the lake because it was dark?”
The coroner said, “There were no signs of alcohol. Based on our calculations, he should have died around three days ago in the afternoon. The lighting should have been good enough, so there was no way he could have missed it.”
“Then… an accident?”
“It looks like a suicide.”
Sammy didn’t know what to say.
“We detected a lot of sleeping tablets in his system. There was also a lot of half-burnt coal in the car. The tape on the inside of the car doors kept the gaps closed tightly. The police had to cut off the whole door before they could get the body out.
Sammy was shocked.
“He must have really wanted to die.” That’s why he tried so many things at once.
Sammy shut his eyes.
“But we also found something else.” I think it’s connected to why he killed himself.
“What is it? ”
The coroner gave Sammy an autopsy report and said, “Look at this.”
Sammy’s phone made a noise. He got an email. Raph had planned to send the email.
“Did I scare you, Sammy? I’m going to have to ask you to take care of my funeral. Don’t tell my parents; just let them think I’m going to stay in York for good. And don’t tell Tonia either.”
Raph went to see Ayra a year ago. She was holding a knife and pushing it on his throat. “Raph Blunt, how dare you cheat on my sister? I’ll kill you!”
Raph smiled. He didn’t even try to fight back.
“You don’t have to do it. I’ll be dead soon.”
“What do you mean?”
Raph developed cancer in his liver.
“At first, it was just cirrhosis of the liver. I didn’t want to tell Tonia because she would cry and be scared. I put off treatment over and over again until it finally got to this point.”
Ayra couldn’t believe it.
“How could this happen?”
Raph shrugged. “I don’t know. Maybe it was because I drank a lot when I was starting my own business, or maybe God loves the games I make and wanted me to be with him sooner.”
Ayra couldn’t think of anything to say as she sat there with her hands tightly gripped.
“Will you help me, Ayra?”
Ayra shook her head.
“You want Tonia to have a good life, right?” She nodded.
“Then, please help me.”
Ayra hadn’t had much time to talk to Raph before because he was so busy. When Tonia came over, she was primarily alone herself at home. But she could sense that Tonia loved him very much.
Ayra and Tonia were twins, but they didn’t have the telepathic link that twins were said to have. Still, Ayra loved Tonia.
Tonia was there for her when she needed someone to talk to, especially after their parents split up. Ayra just cared for her in the world.
Raph’s explanation finally helped her understand why things had changed so much in the last six months.
Raph’s smile was sad, yet there was also a hint of happiness about it. “I went out with one woman after another. I acted like I loved them. I acted like I was having s*x with them. I even acted like I was having s*x with them before her.
“But she wouldn’t consent to a divorce no matter what. I don’t have any more ideas. You’re my last choice.
Ayra bit her lip. “You want me to… play a part with you? ”
“Yes.” Ayra, I’m really sorry about this. She loves me so much, but what will she do when I’m gone? ”
Ayra knew what he meant. Tonia loved him so deeply that she could put up with him cheating on her several times. She was fine with anything as long as they didn’t have a divorce.
If Raph died, Tonia would undoubtedly lose the desire to live. Their relationship was too deep.
They fell in love when they were young and helped each other through the darkest times in their lives. They had always been happy together.
Tonia once stated that death was the only thing that could keep them apart.
Who would have thought that it would happen just like that?
Ayra would never forget that day. She and Raph both anticipated Tonia would get mad and opt to get a divorce after seeing the private images of her and Raph.
After that, she would probably never talk to Raph again.
Tonia didn’t do any of that. She was pregnant at the time. She went up to the balcony and jumped down.
When Ayra received the news, he felt that Raph’s spirit had left his body. He ran to the hospital like a crazy person, but he didn’t walk in. Instead, he hid behind a garbage can in a corner near to a stairway. He cried and clinched his teeth.
He then mumbled, “Everything’s fine as long as he’s here…”
Ayra gazed at the tall man standing outside the ICU. He had a strong presence and looked extremely grown up and calm. His face also looked a little like Raph’s.
Ayra later learnt that the man was Raph’s cousin, Sammy Bush.
Raph said to her, “I wanted her to go with Sammy after my first try at creating my own business failed. In every way, he was superior than me.
“But your sister was a stubborn idiot. She would have stayed with me in that damp basement instead of breaking up with me…”
“Does Tonia like Sammy?”
“Yes. Even though he has never said anything, I can tell that he really likes Tonia.”
Raph laughed and said, “How can you be so sure that Tonia will go to him when she sees us together and gets upset?” “Sammy has been waiting for this chance for 15 years. He will find a way to make it happen. If he can’t even do that, it would be a huge disappointment. Then I’ll find another man for Tonia.”
After three months of treatment, Tonia was eventually moved out of the ICU. She lost her child and was hurt badly. Even yet, she still didn’t want to obtain a divorce.
Ayra and Raph spoke about it and decided to do something more crazy.
She started wearing expensive clothes that she didn’t enjoy and a lot of jewellery. She also had to act like a bitch who was attempting to get her brother-in-law to sleep with her.
She would see the pain and hopelessness in Tonia’s eyes again and over again. It was like she finally got the psychic connection that twins are supposed to have. She was heartbroken much like Tonia.
The body has already started to swell up from being underwater. Sammy saw a scar on the body’s arm, but it was hard to tell what it used to look like.
When they were kids, Raph fell from a tree while they were playing together and acquired that scar.
Sammy went to the Blunt house and got some things that Raph’s parents had used to make sure there were no mistakes.
The police would be able to get their DNA and match it to the body in that way.
The coroner remarked, “We’ve already ruled out the possibility of homicide. This won’t be a criminal case.”
Sammy nodded. “Did you find any signs of alcohol in the body? Could he have been driving while drunk? Or maybe he didn’t see the lake because it was dark?”
The coroner said, “There were no signs of alcohol. Based on our calculations, he should have died around three days ago in the afternoon. The lighting should have been good enough, so there was no way he could have missed it.”
“Then… an accident?”
“It looks like a suicide.”
Sammy didn’t know what to say.
“We detected a lot of sleeping tablets in his system. There was also a lot of half-burnt coal in the car. The tape on the inside of the car doors kept the gaps closed tightly. The police had to cut off the whole door before they could get the body out.
Sammy was shocked.
“He must have really wanted to die.” That’s why he tried so many things at once.
Sammy shut his eyes.
“But we also found something else.” I think it’s connected to why he killed himself.
“What is it? ”
The coroner gave Sammy an autopsy report and said, “Look at this.”
Sammy’s phone made a noise. He got an email. Raph had planned to send the email.
“Did I scare you, Sammy? I’m going to have to ask you to take care of my funeral. Don’t tell my parents; just let them think I’m going to stay in York for good. And don’t tell Tonia either.”
Raph went to see Ayra a year ago. She was holding a knife and pushing it on his throat. “Raph Blunt, how dare you cheat on my sister? I’ll kill you!”
Raph smiled. He didn’t even try to fight back.
“You don’t have to do it. I’ll be dead soon.”
“What do you mean?”
Raph developed cancer in his liver.
“At first, it was just cirrhosis of the liver. I didn’t want to tell Tonia because she would cry and be scared. I put off treatment over and over again until it finally got to this point.”
Ayra couldn’t believe it.
“How could this happen?”
Raph shrugged. “I don’t know. Maybe it was because I drank a lot when I was starting my own business, or maybe God loves the games I make and wanted me to be with him sooner.”
Ayra couldn’t think of anything to say as she sat there with her hands tightly gripped.
“Will you help me, Ayra?”
Ayra shook her head.
“You want Tonia to have a good life, right?” She nodded.
“Then, please help me.”
Ayra hadn’t had much time to talk to Raph before because he was so busy. When Tonia came over, she was primarily alone herself at home. But she could sense that Tonia loved him very much.
Ayra and Tonia were twins, but they didn’t have the telepathic link that twins were said to have. Still, Ayra loved Tonia.
Tonia was there for her when she needed someone to talk to, especially after their parents split up. Ayra just cared for her in the world.
Raph’s explanation finally helped her understand why things had changed so much in the last six months.
Raph’s smile was sad, yet there was also a hint of happiness about it. “I went out with one woman after another. I acted like I loved them. I acted like I was having s*x with them. I even acted like I was having s*x with them before her.
“But she wouldn’t consent to a divorce no matter what. I don’t have any more ideas. You’re my last choice.
Ayra bit her lip. “You want me to… play a part with you? ”
“Yes.” Ayra, I’m really sorry about this. She loves me so much, but what will she do when I’m gone? ”
Ayra knew what he meant. Tonia loved him so deeply that she could put up with him cheating on her several times. She was fine with anything as long as they didn’t have a divorce.
If Raph died, Tonia would undoubtedly lose the desire to live. Their relationship was too deep.
They fell in love when they were young and helped each other through the darkest times in their lives. They had always been happy together.
Tonia once stated that death was the only thing that could keep them apart.
Who would have thought that it would happen just like that?
Ayra would never forget that day. She and Raph both anticipated Tonia would get mad and opt to get a divorce after seeing the private images of her and Raph.
After that, she would probably never talk to Raph again.
Tonia didn’t do any of that. She was pregnant at the time. She went up to the balcony and jumped down.
When Ayra received the news, he felt that Raph’s spirit had left his body. He ran to the hospital like a crazy person, but he didn’t walk in. Instead, he hid behind a garbage can in a corner near to a stairway. He cried and clinched his teeth.
He then mumbled, “Everything’s fine as long as he’s here…”
Ayra gazed at the tall man standing outside the ICU. He had a strong presence and looked extremely grown up and calm. His face also looked a little like Raph’s.
Ayra later learnt that the man was Raph’s cousin, Sammy Bush.
Raph said to her, “I wanted her to go with Sammy after my first try at creating my own business failed. In every way, he was superior than me.
“But your sister was a stubborn idiot. She would have stayed with me in that damp basement instead of breaking up with me…”
“Does Tonia like Sammy?”
“Yes. Even though he has never said anything, I can tell that he really likes Tonia.”
Raph laughed and said, “How can you be so sure that Tonia will go to him when she sees us together and gets upset?” “Sammy has been waiting for this chance for 15 years. He will find a way to make it happen. If he can’t even do that, it would be a huge disappointment. Then I’ll find another man for Tonia.”
After three months of treatment, Tonia was eventually moved out of the ICU. She lost her child and was hurt badly. Even yet, she still didn’t want to obtain a divorce.
Ayra and Raph spoke about it and decided to do something more crazy.
She started wearing expensive clothes that she didn’t enjoy and a lot of jewellery. She also had to act like a bitch who was attempting to get her brother-in-law to sleep with her.
She would see the pain and hopelessness in Tonia’s eyes again and over again. It was like she finally got the psychic connection that twins are supposed to have. She was heartbroken much like Tonia.