A Second Chance at Life

Everyone at the scene froze in place. In my previous life, I had been nothing but a loyal doormat for Rebecca Schwartz. I had begged her to stay at my house, and even went as far as to invite Freddie Warner to live with us as the adopted heir to Hale Group, all to make her happy. But these two had conspired against me when I fell ill, stealing my inheritance while I was at my weakest. Back then, when I was on my deathbed, Rebecca, pregnant with Freddie's child, stormed into my room with him at her side. "You really think the baby in my belly is yours?" she sneered. "If I wasn't carrying Freddie's child, do you think you'd have ever had a chance to be my husband?" Freddie wrapped his arms around her and laughed mockingly. "There's no way Rebecca would carry your child, you idiot. It would only turn out to be mentally challenged." Now, seeing them standing in front of me alive and well, all I could think about was tearing them apart. They wanted to come to my hous

Rebecca looked at me, her expression as cold and detached as if she were delivering a formal announcement to an employee. "Mrs. Hale has already adopted Freddie," she said, her voice dripping with authority. "From now on, you and Freddie are brothers; you're both heirs to Hale Group. So stop trying to put him down. Oh, and by the way, Freddie will be attending our college now. You know how people are there—always looking to climb the social ladder. So Mrs. Hale and I decided that, for the public, we'll just say Freddie is the Hales' youngest son who's been living abroad and just recently came back."With a satisfied smile, she linked arms with Freddie. "Come on. Let's go check out your room. Mrs. Hale made sure to clear out Tyler's room for you. It's the biggest room in the house, getting the most sunlight—"Watching their shameless display, I couldn't hold back any longer. I raised an eyebrow and snapped, "Stop right there. Who gave you the nerve to act like this in my house?" I p

[It's Freddie, the one who's been hanging out with Rebecca a lot lately.][I heard that Rebecca fell for Freddie at first sight, but Tyler just won't let go! How shameless!][I've heard that too—he even kicked his own mother and brother out of the house. I almost want to crack his skull open to see what's inside, but I'm afraid I'll end up covered in crap…]I scrolled through the malicious comments one by one, as if they had nothing to do with me.Having lived through it all again, I truly didn't care what others thought of me.But I couldn't let them keep slinging dirt at me.Freddie had changed his last name and entered school as "Freddie Hale", an heir of the Hales. Every time he attended an event and was asked about his family, he'd put on a pitiful face."Tyler has always been insanely jealous. He threatened our parents, saying there could only be one child in the family, and even threatened to kill me. Rebecca is right. Tyler does have a lot of issues. My parents were genu

Christina spun around in panic. Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, I stood up and stepped forward, respectfully offering my arm to my grandmother."Grandma, you're here."My grandmother gently patted my hair with her broad, comforting hand."When I got your call, I had the family jet rush me over right away. Don't worry, my dear. With me here, I'll make sure no one would harm you, especially not a shameless wench."Rebecca and Sebastian exchanged confused glances.Sebastian, clearly the more confident member of the group, took a couple of steps forward, his voice dripping with skepticism."Madam, did you just say that Hale Group belonged to your son? You're Mr. George's mother?"His tone was filled with doubt, a mocking smile on his lips."We've never heard of Mr. George's mother still being alive. Are you an actress Tyler hired for this charade? Madam, don't do everything people tell you just for some spare change. There could be legal consequences for this!"Before my

Sebastian suddenly went mad. He shoved Freddie, who had been hitting himself, away, and grabbed Christina by the neck. "You filthy woman! Was all of this part of your plan?! You had this child and tried to adopt him. When you failed, you made me mess with Mr. George's car… When he died, no one would have been the wiser! Everyone knew you were his mistress. All you had to do was claim this child as yours, and you could inherit the Hales' fortune… You witch! You've ruined my life!" In my past life, after Rebecca and Freddie had crushed me with their car, Freddie had been terrified, asking Christina if everything was really okay. Christina's face was cold as she told him, "As long as we stick together, we'll be fine. It's not the first time. The stuff with George passed, and now this with Tyler will too…" Sebastian squeezed Christina's neck, slamming her to the ground. She spat blood, the red droplets splashing onto Freddie's clothes, making him cry out in shock as he desperately