Chapter 1023
Ellinor was already dead as a doornail, a ghost. If she had the power to harm her, she would’ve attacked her already. But she never approached, probably because she couldn’t really hurt her.
Patricia cleared her throat and said, “Ellinor, save your breath; you ain’t scaring me!”
Ellinor sighed in frustration, “Alright then! If I can’t spook you, could you be a doll and tell me how I died?”
Patricia frowned in confusion, “What don’t you get?”
Ellinor blinked, “I’m curious! Curious about how you are so good at playing pretend and using people? What’s impressive is, why do people around you willingly do your bidding?”
Patricia looked at her with disdain, “Ellinor, don’t feed me a line of bull! The people who used to care about me have all lost trust in me because of you!”
Ellinor raised an eyebrow, “Is it my doing? Or did you bring it upon yourself? Patricia, you deceive and use your closest brothers, friends, and lovers. Is there anyone you genuinely care about in this world?”
Patricia laughed, “Of course I care about people; I always have!”
Ellinor squinted her ghostly eyes at Patricia, “Caring for them means using them?”
Patricia crossed her arms in a victorious pose, “Isn’t that what relationships are all about? Using each other? You think they didn’t use me? Ellinor, you’re dead; why are you still trying to play innocent?”
Ellinor didn’t mind her insults and asked again, “But all I see is you using others, not them using you. What did they use you for?”
Patricia replied, “You’re dead; stay out of the living’s business! Step aside, I’m getting out; I’ve had enough chit-chat with a ghost.”
But Ellinor still didn’t move, “Ms. Howard, I’m already dead and there’s no one else here; just enlighten me. If I get a second chance at life, I’ll learn how to manipulate people from you.”
Patricia was getting impatient, but she was still a bit scared to walk past a ghost, “What do you want to know?”
“I want to know about your brothers, Balfour and Byran, your good friend, Haillie, your beloved Theo, and his sister, Veronica. You’ve used them all. What did they use you for? As far as I can see, they were all genuinely good to you.”
While looking at Ellinor’s curious face, Patricia wondered if she would keep haunting her unless she spilled the beans.
After thinking it over, Patricia decided to just tell her. After all, what was there to be afraid of when talking to a dead person’s spirit?
“They may seem very kind to me, but they all have their own ulterior motives. They’re not much better than me.”
Ellinor raised an eyebrow, “Like what?”
Patricia scoffed, “Like my brother, Balfour, who seems to adore me, rushing to my aid no matter what, unconditionally supporting me. But in reality, he never really cared about me.”
Ellinor tilted her head in confusion, “How so? Mr. Howard obviously cares a lot about you; he was even willing to overlook right and wrong and abandon his principles for you.”
Patricia sneered, “That sanctimonious man, he wasn’t doing it for me! His heart only had room for his long-lost sister.
When I first came to the Howard family with my mother, Balfour didn’t even give me the time of day; he wouldn’t even glance my way!”
