Belongs To Him

As I lay dying in a pool of my own blood, I vaguely heard Shannon Carter whispering in my ear, "Karina, don't blame me for this. Just like you, I love Mark, too. If I hadn't gotten rid of you, how could I have been able to be with him? Now, he's all mine and mine alone!"

With those words ringing in my ears, I finally died from the blood loss.

Before my eyes shut fully, all I felt was a raging surge of hatred inside me.

Indeed, I absolutely hated her!

Due to my love for Mark Tanner, I had always treated Shannon like my own younger sister since she was his adopted sister.

When the economy took a downturn, she lost her job. However, after seeing that I had not only been able to afford a luxury car and a huge villa after becoming a livestreamer on YouTube but that I even had a ton of fans, she suggested wanting to give it a try. She even begged me to lend her a side account of mine.

Since I thought of her as family, it was only natural that I hoped she would live well, so I hadn't hesitated to agree.

Never would I have imagined that she would use my account to deliberately create enemies, then seize the opportunity to have me horrifically killed in front of everyone!

When I next opened my eyes, I had returned to a familiar room.

It seemed that I had gone back in time to the day that little girl's family sought me out at my company.

The sheer delight and relief at getting a second chance at life welled in me, but I had no time to bask in the feeling.

Lowering my head to check the branded watch on my wrist, I noticed that it was 2:00 pm now, which meant I had two hours before the victim's family killed me.

At that moment, just like in my previous life, Shannon called me.

"Rina, are you back from your work trip?"

As I listened to her saccharine-sweet voice, I had to suppress the rage that rose in me so that she wouldn't realize something was off.

"I just got home. What's up?"

"Then, could you hurry to the company? Mark kept saying how much he missed you while you were away. I even saw him heading to the mall to buy gifts earlier today. I'm sure he's preparing a surprise for you!

"Oh, by the way, remember to wear the red dress Mark gave you. I know he loves it the most when you wear that dress."

"Okay, I'll head over right away."

After ending the call, I let a cold laugh escape my lips.

The day Shannon kicked up a fuss at that restaurant, she had been wearing the exact same red dress. That was why the instant the girl's family spotted me in that dress, they refused to give me a chance to explain, dead certain that I was the woman from that day.

However, this time, I wouldn't be so naive and foolish anymore.

Did Shannon think she could kill me, then take my place and inherit my career and love just like that?

Well, I was eager to see whether she was actually that capable!