Carmen's Second Life

But she was about to be disappointed.Just before Alexander was to make his grand entrance, I intercepted him in a private study.It was our first meeting. He stood a full head taller than me, his strikingly handsome face cold and unapproachable.Tsk, so he really wasn't easy to approach.I handed him a document. "I know you've acquired a new project but are unsure how to proceed. This is my proposal. I guarantee it will be profitable."I may have grown up in an orphanage with only a high school education, but I possessed a sharp business mind. In my last life, Brad Moss became a tycoon precisely because I was the strategist behind the scenes."How did you know about this project?" he asked. He took the file and flipped through the pages. In my last life, that project had been Brad's. He'd treated me well then, so I gave him the plan that secured the deal. This time, without me helping him, it had fallen into Alexander's lap."I did my research," I said with a faint smile. "Mr

"Alex… he stabbed me," I whimpered, tears streaming down my face as I looked up at him pitifully. "Am I… am I going to die?"His expression shifted instantly from shock to grim determination. In one fluid motion, he scooped me into his arms.Mrs. Morland, watching nearby, was so frightened she began to cry. "Carmen, hold on! Don't be scared, we're taking you to the hospital right now!"Hazel stood frozen, her face a mask of disbelief.As Alexander carried me past her, his voice was pure ice. "You set this up. Wait for what's coming.""No! Mr. Morland, it wasn't me!" Hazel dropped to her knees, her pleas echoing behind us, but Alexander never broke his stride.At the hospital, once my wounds were cleaned and bandaged, Alexander took my hand, his grip firm."Never risk yourself like that again," he said, his voice low and intense. "Whatever grievance you have, tell me. I will be your vengeance."My heart stuttered. He knew. He saw right through my performance."How did you know?

Moss Corporation released the product ahead of schedule, beating us to the punch and making a lawsuit pointless.Alexander came to find me. "Carmen, what's your move now?"A faint, cold smile touched my lips. "I'm going to destroy their reputation so thoroughly they'll never recover. And since this also benefits you, Alexander, I expect something in return.""What do you want?" he asked, his gaze steady."One million."With a million, I could secure my freedom for life."Alright," he agreed without hesitation. "You handle the situation first. We'll discuss payment afterward."…Soon after, I received Hazel's wedding invitation, along with a separate text: [Carmen, you simply must come. I've prepared a wonderful surprise for you.]I replied immediately: [Is that so? I'll be looking forward to it.]I had a gift of my own prepared for the occasion.Alexander and I made a grand, deliberate entrance at the wedding, drawing the attention of all the guests. When a reporter asked ab

Because I tipped off the police in time, Brad was arrested for murder.I'd known from my last life that he was a killer. Back then, I'd tried to call the police, but he always found out. He'd drag me back and beat me until I could barely breathe, then force me to be his strategist. It was my plans that paved his rise to becoming a business magnate.But in this life, I finally broke free from his control. I was determined to have my revenge; I would never let him live in peace.So I turned him in. I told the police everything, leading them to the basement he kept—the one where he'd hidden the bodies of the girls.As for Hazel, she was hounded day and night by debt collectors. She called the cops every time, but they always found some loophole. The men just kept finding new ways to beat her up.…Two days before my wedding to Alexander, Hazel showed up at my door. She was almost unrecognizable—her head was shaved, and she was missing a front tooth. Rumor was the debt collectors had

In my last life, when I was adopted, Alexander wasn't there. By the time he finally tracked me down, I was already with the Moss family, and from the outside, it looked like Brad and I shared an unbreakable bond. The discovery shattered him. He threw himself into his work, trying to numb the heartache.Then, by chance, he overheard Hazel plotting against me. A cold fury ignited within him. He was the one who exposed her at that first banquet and began systematically dismantling her life from the shadows.Later, when I married Brad, he assumed I had found my happiness. He tried to let me go. But not long after, I was dead. He discovered that Hazel had strangled me and unearthed the horrific evidence of Brad's abuse.From that moment, his purpose was clear: revenge. He orchestrated their downfall, sending them both to prison. And when his work was done, consumed by a grief he could no longer bear, he ended his own life.But heaven, it seemed, had granted us a second chance."Carme