
I Came Back To Ruin You
When Tessa Averton is diagnosed with a terminal illness, she believes her final days will be spent beside her devoted and charming husband, the man who once told her she was the only thing in his life that made sense. She never expected her remaining days to be spent uncovering the cold betrayal of her husband, including his affair with the woman living under their roof—the same woman he had introduced as his cousin.
But death is not the end for Tessa.
She wakes up three years in the past, handed a second chance to rewrite fate—and more importantly, to take revenge on the man who betrayed her. Her husband.
Convinced the perfect revenge is stealing her husband’s side chick’s dangerously attractive billionaire husband, Tessa dives into a game of push and pull with her ex-husband.
She thought it'd just be a one time thing and then, she moves on.
Only she never expected one thing:
Julian, her ex-husband was never supposed to become so obsessed with her. He is just supposed to get jealous once and forgot her existence like he always did in her past life.
And now, no matter how many times Tessa tries to run, Julian only chases harder—more desperate, more possessive, and far too unwilling to let her go.
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Chapter: AMNESIACHAPTER FIVEJulian came in with Lila as usual. They were bickering like a young couple in love when they walked in.“Why are you staring at me like that?” Julian asked.She replied, “I’m trying to figure out why you stole my fries.”He frowned. “Your fries? You ordered extra. That’s relationship fries.”“Relationship fries are supposed to be offered, not kidnapped,” Lila said, smiling sheepishly.“I was protecting you. Too many fries aren't healthy,” he teased.“Oh really? Then why did you eat all of them?”—she stopped and halted when she saw me, Julian following suit.I was seated on the couch, twirling the wine in my glass and taking a slow sip.Lila smiled at me first. “Hi, Tessa. You're home already.”Yes, I am. Must be so disappointing. Now you and my husband can't do a quick fuck before I arrive.I didn't say what was in my mind; I just stared blankly until she took the hint and scurried to the room.Julian walked up to me next. “Hi, love. How are you?”I got up, and before I c
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Chapter: INSURANCECHAPTER FOURI couldn’t see well. The door was blocking my view. The door only allowed me to see Lila. As I was about to nudge the door open to see the man, Lila’s face jerked upright and she saw me. She quickly pulled off the man and tossed him further into the room, out of my sight entirely. Her lips parted in shock.“Tes-Tessa. What are you doing here?”Then it dawned on me. I was peeping on Lila fucking. I quickly stepped back, embarrassment crawling up my cheeks.“I’m so sorry, Lila,” I apologized and fled to the room.Immediately I made it in, I mentally slapped myself.“Julian, you wouldn't believe what I just did,” I called out, only to realize the room was empty.That's weird. I saw his car in the parking lot.“Julian?” I called out. Did he go to get something?I checked the bathroom. He wasn't there, and the bathroom stall was steamy, which meant he had just had his bath.“Julian?” I continued calling as I stepped out of the room, climbing down the stairs.Suddenly, he poppe
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Chapter: PEEPINGCHAPTER THREEJulian’s words still hurt me deeply, so I hadn't told him about my terminal illness yet. Although he begged me to forgive him all through the night, he woke me up with breakfast in bed, a pancake with “I'm sorry” written with jam on it. Finally, I told him that it was fine and pushed him to go to work.A few hours later, I was set for my doctor's appointment at another hospital. The man looked to be in his late sixties with the kindest eyes that, even when he confirmed my stage four brain cancer, it felt like he was telling me good news.“May I know how many times you've run this test? You seem a bit taken aback, Mrs. Averton.”I adjusted myself and forced a smile.“Well, I just found out myself last week. Even my husband didn't know.”He frowned. “You mean you've not taken any tests until then?”“No, I have. But all the tests I have taken, the doctor said it was just a weak immune system.”He sat up properly, his frown deepening.“Well, that's weird. Cancers get detecte
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Chapter: PASTCHAPTER TWOJulian stepped out, turned around, and wrapped Lila in a hug one last time before making his way towards the stairs, to our bedroom. Fortunately, they didn't see me as I was hidden by the dark. Confusion flooded my thoughts. What could possibly make Julian come out at 1 a.m. in the night to attend to Lila? And I've never seen them hug like that. As a matter of fact, I almost never saw them make body contact.Shortly, I heard Julian’s voice from the room, calling out for me.“Tes? Tes!” His voice came out panicky.I quickly made it to the kitchen, grabbed a glass of water, gulped it down, and stepped out. By the time I made it out of the kitchen, he was already making his way down the stairs, a huge frown appearing on his forehead.The frown settled when his gaze landed on me.“Tessa?” He jogged downstairs, making his way towards me. “Where were you? I was worried.”“I-I came for water. My chest was tight again.”“Oh, fuck me! I forgot to place the water by your side. I'm s
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Chapter: VISITORCHAPTER ONE I have brain cancer and three weeks to live. I still recall the sound of the bells ringing in my ears when the doctor announced it to me. It made little sense. Just six months ago, I went for tests as the symptoms of migraine, memory loss, partial blindness, and bleeding through the nose and mouth persisted. But the doctor had told my husband and me that it was just stress and my weak immune system. So, how come I have brain cancer and only three weeks to live?Most importantly, how do I tell my husband?My heart pounded frantically as I watched him sing the happy birthday song to me with so much delight and love.He was the best thing to ever happen to me. My handsome prince. Julian loved me more than even my mother ever did. He cherished me and protected me with everything in him. He once said I was the only light in his world and the only thing that made sense in his life, so how was I supposed to tell that same man that I had just three weeks to live?And then there i
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