Death Was My Final Target

Everyone cheered as Serena Gale and Ivan Lowe kissed passionately.The attendees were all whispering, shooting me looks of pity, disdain, and sympathy.But my former targets only stared at me with wary, guarded eyes, as if afraid I would rush forward and punch Ivan.A mocking sneer tugged at my lips.…26 years ago, I came into this world after being hit by a car. A system appeared to me, telling me that I could return to my world in perfect health if I won over the heart of a female lead in this world.For years, I did my best to win over and please the targets chosen for me.I was told multiple times that I had nearly won over my targets, but then Ivan appeared.The women could hear his thoughts, so they believed him without question. Convinced I was a scheming villain, their Relationship Values plummeted.Now, the very last target I was trying to win over chose to divorce me in order to be with Ivan.For a moment, my heart hurt as if it had been stabbed. Then even that pai

'While Leon had someone lock me up, I can't let them worry. Forget it. He must have only done that because he's under a lot of pressure. I should be nice to him.'I looked up in disbelief. After failing my mission, I could actually hear Ivan's thoughts too.As expected, the women's expressions twisted instantly. They glared at me with such disgust that they looked ready to tear me apart.Yuna tugged at her blouse collar and gave a cold smirk. "It seems we have to teach you a lesson for being a lying liar, Leon."Serena's voice rose, sharper and louder than before. "You jumped into the lake to draw our attention so that your men could grab Ivan."Unable to hold back any longer, Serena grabbed a fistful of my hair and dragged me away from Yuna. Then, she shoved my head into the lake.Just as I was about to drown, she tugged my head back up, then back down over and over again. I barely had time to exhale, let alone breathe."How dare you jump and pretend to drown! This time, I'll m

After telling me he knew I was someone not of this world, Ivan told me he had been reborn.In our last lifetime, everyone loved me.Over and over again, he fought and schemed against me, yet none of the women chose him.He met a miserable end. Unable to accept his fate, he somehow returned to the past.By chance, he discovered the women could hear his thoughts, so he deliberately slandered me in his mind, letting them form the worst possible impression of me.However, I came to this world while I was in the womb. There was no last life I could remember.That was when the system told me the truth. I had been born into a rebirth novel.Because Ivan had been reborn with a cheat, the original Leon had quit. That was why a lost soul like me had been dragged in as his substitute.A tear rolled down my cheek as bleak sorrow filled me.Even the system had been lying to me all along.All this time, I was given a mission that could never be finished.'Leon, I've seen how hard you've w

I was a man of my word. After that, I began a hunger strike.I refused to cooperate whenever the nurse needed to give me my medication. The doctors said I had lost all will to live.Lark stayed by my bedside the entire time. Finally, she realized something was wrong and began to force-feed me.When my gaze remained blank and dead through it all, she started threatening me. "Leon, if you won't eat, I won't want you anymore."I was unmoved.Out of options, she called Serena.During the ten years she had been missing, Lark had assumed I must have married Serena because I loved her, so she wanted Serena to talk some sense into me."Leon, cut the… Why are you so thin?"She looked stunned. She had never seen me this frail before.Yuna, who followed right behind her, frowned and said mockingly, "I won't forgive you even if you pretend to die, Leon. You're so evil that you already deserve to die a thousand times for what you did to Ivan."Was I evil?I did not understand what I did

Ivan was quick to sense that something was off. He reached out instinctively, trying to pull Serena into his arms—but she shoved him away.The rejection caught him completely off guard. He stumbled back, falling awkwardly to the ground as tears sprang to his eyes. "What are you doing, Serena?"He stretched out his hand, waiting—expecting the same eager support he had always received.However, no one bothered to help him, no matter how long his arms were raised.In the end, he had to stand up on his own. With bloodshot eyes, he grabbed Lark, who was nearest to him."Lark, I don't know what Leon told you to make all of you treat me so differently now, but I didn't do anything he claims I did."Deep down, he thought, 'Why isn't Lark making a move? She doesn't actually know the truth, right? I'm doomed if she finds out I drew her stepmother to the center back then.'Should I fake another thought? Make them think Leon's plotting again? That way, they'll kill Leon so that he's no long