LOGINSasha's words hit Calvin like knives to the chest.Then suddenly, he coughed up blood.Sasha froze."I'll take you to the hospital!""No."Calvin grabbed her arm, his eyes locked on hers. "Tell me. How did Rhea die?"Sasha looked drained. "Multiple organ failure. Before she died, she only wanted to fix her regrets. She wanted you to confess to her, date her, propose to her... all because she'd wanted it for years."But you rejected her every single time."Calvin's whole body started shaking.Then he completely fell apart.Right beside me, the System's voice buzzed.[Target Calvin Vance's regret value has reached 80%.]I stared at it, stunned.The System snorted.[Those three tasks were supposed to make you look miserable and farm regret points so I could repair your body. Who knew you'd finish all three and still not even break 10%.][Good thing we're almost done.][The Main System says once Calvin's regret hits 100%, there'll be enough energy to open the transfer chann
Calvin just stared, completely blank. "But back then, didn't she force me into marriage through you? Didn't she drive Molly away—"My dad cut him off. "What Molly? That gold digger? The second she found out Rhea was marrying you, she tried to blackmail me. I told her that was illegal, so she ran off with your savings that same night."That idiot Rhea didn't want you heartbroken, so she made me keep quiet and tell you I was the one who drove Molly away."The more he talked, the angrier he got.He slammed the door in Calvin's face.Thunder ripped across the sky.Rain came down hard almost instantly.Calvin walked into the storm like he'd gone completely numb, his steps unsteady.After a while, Molly jumped out of Alex's car and ran over with an umbrella."Calvin, why are you here? I heard you suddenly postponed the wedding. I got worried."The next second, the umbrella was knocked out of her hand. Rain instantly soaked her.She froze.Calvin stared at her. "Say it again. Seve
All he got was a busy signal. He'd obviously been blocked.Molly forced a smile."Maybe Rhea just doesn't want to see you yet. Otherwise—"Before she could finish, Calvin's face went cold."I'm going to Sasha's place."Molly went quiet.Calvin looked like he didn't know what exhaustion was, driving all over the city looking for me.He showed up at Sasha's place.The second she saw him, she tried to slam the door shut.He shoved his foot in the gap. "What's this supposed to mean? Where's Rhea? Is she here?"Sasha sneered. "Too late. Rhea already left the country. Before she left, she told me to pass something along—don't bother her."Sasha really had my back.I gave her a silent thumbs-up.Molly piled on. "I remember when Rhea got divorced, she said, 'I'm going overseas for a while. Plenty of fish in the sea.' Do you think she actually left to find—"Calvin's face instantly darkened. The air around him went ice-cold."Rhea, you've got some nerve."Something unreadable fl
Every time, he'd hit me with that mocking look, throw out some sarcastic crap, then send ten or twenty bucks like it was some kind of joke.This was the first time he'd ever cared about me.So why the hell did it happen after I was dead?***By the time Calvin and Molly got on the train back to his hometown, it was already late.Sasha finally lost it and texted him:[Calvin, didn't you say you were coming to see Rhea? Where are you? Are you coming or not?]Only then did Calvin remember.[Sorry. Something came up. Next time.]The typing bubble sat there for a full five minutes.Calvin frowned.Molly glanced over. "Rhea's probably right there with her and found out you're not coming. She's definitely pissed."The next second, Sasha sent one last message:[There won't be a next time.]Molly smiled and smoothly flipped the whole story around."See? Told you it was Rhea. She's just throwing a fit. Looks like she's fine, so stop worrying. When I get back, even if she hits me,
Rhea's POV"Sasha! Stop right there! Where are you taking Rhea?!"Calvin rushed over and grabbed for my hand on instinct."Rhea, quit messing around. Come back and marry me again."The second he touched me, he froze.Maybe he felt the cold.His whole body shook. His face drained of color, and he yanked his hand back.Sasha shoved him away, her face ice-cold. "You don't deserve her."Then she walked away with my body.I wanted to follow Sasha, but I quickly realized I couldn't go more than twenty meters away from Calvin.The System said it was because he'd once been my target.So I could only watch him stand there, completely out of it.His friends came out too, grinning as they threw their arms around him."Come on, Calvin. Rhea just doesn't know when to quit. She's obviously throwing a tantrum. You and Molly have the marriage certificate now. You gotta take us out and celebrate."Calvin said nothing.A hint of something dark flashed through Molly's eyes, but her voice s
Third-Person POVInside the county clerk's office, Calvin and Molly leaned together for photos.The photographer kept hyping them up. "Closer. Come on, closer. More couple vibes."Calvin barely looked present. His eyes kept drifting to the door. Then Owen, one of his friends, came rushing in, his face completely drained."Calvin, this is bad! Rhea collapsed outside the courthouse!"Calvin shot up so fast he knocked the tripod over and headed straight for the door.The other guys grabbed him and threw Owen a look."Owen, seriously? Why're you making it sound like Rhea's dying? You know her. She probably pulled another stunt, acting sick to get Calvin's attention.""Yeah. And if she's REALLY sick, why now? Right when you and Molly are about to get your marriage certificate? Come on. She's doing it on purpose. If you go out there, you're walking straight into it."Calvin froze mid-step. His expression shifted as he looked down and nodded."You've got a point. Didn't think she'd







