A Sister’s Crown of Thorns

A week before the wedding, my mother was suddenly tricked into going abroad for work.

The next time I heard from her, it was news of her death—her body returned with her organs missing and a bloodstained suicide note.

I lost my mind and insisted on going to the police.

But Nathan Cole only stared at me with a cold, dissatisfied expression.

“Shakira just started an international recruitment agency. That naive girl was fooled by foreigners—she’s a victim too. And besides, your mother signed a contract when she left. Her death has nothing to do with Shakira’s company.”