New Wife for the Big Boss

The wedding was over. There was no big celebration, no great romance, just a bare, almost empty civil office, with few guests from the groom's side. There were no shouts of congratulations, no laughs of happiness, not a wish of good luck for the newlywed couple.

It was only a transaction, a mere business contract. 

The bride in her long white dress, was still covered with the see-through white lacy veil. The groom in his elegant suit didn't care to look at her not even once.

They didn't talk, they didn't recognize each other before signing the papers.

There was no need to say yes or disagree with any terms. After all, her family sold her and she couldn't say a word to refuse or fight against it. 

Then, just as they walked out of the civil office, the bride was sent like merchandise to the Owens' main mansion.

A magnificent mansion stood outside the city, with gardens reaching several miles and surrounded by a cold vast forest. Greenery on both sides of the road, trees, like knights, waiting for their masters, and, at the end of the long corridor, the magnificent view of a white mansion. 

It was a shame that the bride wasn't able to see anything. The tiredness in her body and mind made her sleep in the car the whole way.

After a few more minutes moving around the huge property, she was guided to the building by two maids and asked to wait inside a room.

The veil still covered her eyes, but she didn't seem afraid, sad, or even anxious. She was calm as she observed. 

The servants didn't greet her as the new madam, they just made her stay inside the room without offering her a bit of assistance to take her dress off or to bring a bit of food. 

<Ellie, you should escape while can. This is a dangerous place.>

'Search for cameras,' Ellie thought.

She couldn't make any sudden movements or even talk aloud, someone was watching her. 

<Inside the room are only two cameras, one in lamp beside bed and other bookshelf, hidden behind plant.>

The voice in her mind was of a female system that had accompanied her for many years, even before her transmigration.

'What is the state of this body?'

<Not good. Your abilities are at 1% and your physical condition is 2%. The family of the former body's host had been poisoning her for two years. state mind critical, reaching a psychiatric condition. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia psychosis few months ago. Also, she constantly medicated to contain hallucinations. It will take days expel poison from body, but cause more time. I have go into detailed inspection. That why you should escape as soon possible, body won't resist if attacked. These people won't...>

'I can't escape right now.'

<Host, they are not good people. I counted four people with murderous intentions towards you when we reached the mansion, and several more entered. Someone will try to kill in next few days.>

'I know, but I can't do anything for now. I am weak, even if I try to escape, I can't go further, they will catch me before I even step one foot outside the door.'

The system didn't continue speaking. Ellie was right, with her body's condition, there were many factors against her. Everything could go wrong in a second. Those evil guys will murder her if she gives them the chance.

Ellie continued seated in the same position without moving or speaking. Her hands lay atop her legs and her eyes straight looking at nothing. If someone were to enter the room, they would think she was a doll.

After a second, she moved her sight to the mirror not far from her. As expected, the long white wedding dress looked terrible on her, almost as if she were a bride ghost.

Her uncle's family bought her that cheap dress without making any adjustments to fit it on her thin and malnourished body. Her pale face looked haggard even with all that makeup. Not only that, but her chin was pointy, and her skin was dark in some places, almost like the skeleton of a woman with only some pale skin covering the bones. 

The guest would have jumped in fright if the groom had uncovered her veil at the ceremony. Who would want to be married to such a horrid woman? Maybe they would think the Leid family deceived the Owens, one of the most famous families in the whole country.

However, the Owens were not easy to trick. How can they don't know about her condition?

Ellie sighed, she didn't expect to wake up one day and be in that situation. It was giving her a headache. 

Suddenly, her sight turned blurry, and from a corner of the room, a shadow enlarged reaching her side. She knew that those were the strange hallucinations of that unhealthy mind. 

'Make a detailed scan of the brain. What is provoking these hallucinations.'

<Yes, Host...>

The female system started the analysis at that moment but was also experiencing the effects of those crazy visions on Ellie's mind.

Inside the shadow, the image of a man appeared, tall, regal, and handsome, dressed in long dark and golden robes. His green eyes like jewels shone with excitement. Then he approached with a big smile.

'Bonnie...' Ellie tried not to move, not to express her fear. She knew that man.

'Bonnie, is it done?' Ellie was nervous, the man had reached her and was about to touch her hand.

Her heart was about to explode from the expectation, but she knew he wasn't real. There was no way he was. He shouldn't be in this world, he couldn't be.

'Bonnie!'

<I am about to finish, Ellie, just a bit more.>

Bonnie was also trying to fight the ghosts inside the code. She lived in Ellie's mind and soul and was affected too, therefore, her system was collapsing with many errors. 

Meanwhile, the man had already kneeled in front of Ellie, his beautiful emerald eyes looked at her and then he smiled.

«My wife, my love,» he said, his sweet voice was the same as she remembered. Beautiful, a bit hoarse. That same voice brought her to her knees every time she heard it. «I love you, please, come back to me, come to me.»

Then his eyes became red, filled with blood tears. He was suffering. He was in pain. «Why did you do it? Why did you leave me?»

'Bonnie, please,' Ellie couldn't control her expression any longer.

<I am about to finish, Ellie, just a bit more.>

The man started to bleed from his mouth, «Why did you leave me? Why? Remember... I love y...»

Then the vision disappeared. His words didn't have sound, but she knew what he wanted to say. She knew what she wanted to hear.

His image faded. Ellie felt as if she could finally breathe, but it was hard and painful. If she could, she would have screamed at that moment. 

 <Ellie? Are you alright?>

Bonnie could detect the disturbance in Ellie's emotions. Her heart rate was accelerating and her breathing trying hard to calm down. 

'I am okay... what about you?'

<I need more time to stabilize the system, there is a tumor in your brain provoking illusions and voices. I'd already shut them down but it will take medicine expel from brain. But...>

'Will I see it again? Even when I regain my body condition?'

<The tumor shall be removed to stop the hallucinations. I can't do it on my own, Ellie. Someone should it, but is at an advanced level.>

'How much time do I have?'

<A year.>

'What if I don't heal it?'

<This body will die.>