I am not Dead

It felt like Evelyn was trapped inside a dream.

A dream about Alexander.

In the dream, the two of them were wrapped tightly in each other’s arms. He held her close, refusing to let her go, while the emotions between them grew more intense by the second.

Evelyn eventually became overwhelmed and began begging him to slow down.

But the dream only became more chaotic.

She felt like a small boat caught in the middle of a violent ocean, being pushed around by waves she couldn’t control. She had no idea when the storm would finally end.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Suddenly, loud banging came from the bedroom door.

Evelyn woke up instantly.

She frowned and slowly opened her eyes.

Her entire body felt sore.

Her throat was especially dry, and her mind was still foggy.

Then the light reached her eyes.

She froze.

She could see.

She wasn’t dead.

Why could she see again?

Where was she?

Evelyn frowned as she tried to remember what had happened.

Before she could make sense of anything, the bedroom door was suddenly kicked open with a loud crash.

A large group of reporters rushed inside.

Camera shutters immediately began clicking.

Flash after flash filled the room as the reporters excitedly took pictures of her.

Evelyn was stunned.

She quickly pulled the blanket around herself and tried to get out of bed.

But when she saw the crowd surrounding her, all the color drained from her face.

“What are you doing?! Who let you in?!”

She instinctively lowered her head and pushed away the cameras that were being shoved dangerously close to her face.

Then a strange feeling came over her.

Why does this feel so familiar?

Before she could think about it, someone suddenly grabbed her hair.

The force was so strong that she was pulled to her feet.

Evelyn didn’t even have time to react.

Smack!

A hard slap landed across her pale cheek.

Her face immediately began to burn.

Her scalp hurt from the woman’s grip.

Panicked, Evelyn grabbed the arm that was pulling her hair and bit down hard.

“Ahhh!”

A sharp scream filled the room.

For a moment, it was loud enough to drown out the constant clicking of the cameras.

Evelyn quickly used the opportunity to grab her blanket and move away.

Then she finally recognized the woman standing in front of her.

Madam Gu.

Her former future mother-in-law.

The glamorous woman was furious, her face twisted with anger.

“Evelyn, you shameless woman! How dare you bite me?!”

Behind Madam Gu stood a large group of reporters, all pointing their cameras at Evelyn.

Then it hit her.

Evelyn’s eyes widened.

Her heart nearly stopped.

She remembered this scene.

She could never forget it.

She hadn’t died.

She had been given another chance.

She had been reborn.

And not just anywhere.

She had returned to the very first night she had spent with Alexander two years ago.

Which meant…

Last night hadn’t been a dream.

It had really happened.

Tears immediately filled Evelyn’s eyes.

It was unbelievable.

She was alive.

And Alexander was alive too.

There was still time.

Time to fix everything.

Time to change her fate.

Time to make sure the people who had destroyed her life never got the chance to do it again.

“Evelyn!” Madam Gu’s furious voice dragged her back to reality.

“You shameless woman! How dare you cheat on my son and spend the night with some random man?! Our family must have done something terrible in a past life to end up with a woman like you!”

Madam Gu was so angry that the thick layer of powder on her face had begun to crack.

Evelyn stared at her.

But this time, she wasn’t scared.

She wasn’t confused.

Her eyes became cold.

A strong, defensive feeling settled over her.

She narrowed her eyes at Madam Gu and gave a quiet scoff.

“Ethan cheated on me, so I broke up with him.”

Her voice was calm.

“And now he wants to accuse me of sleeping around?”

Evelyn raised her chin.

“I, Evelyn, must be extremely unlucky to have crossed paths with people like you.”

The reporters immediately became excited.

The camera shutters grew even louder.

Madam Gu’s face turned red with rage.

She pointed at Evelyn.

“You shameless woman! I caught you in bed with another man, and you still dare blame my son?! You’re wicked!”

She rushed forward and grabbed the blanket wrapped around Evelyn.

“I’ll tear this blanket away and let everyone see exactly what kind of woman you are!”

Evelyn tightened her grip on the blanket.

A small, knowing smile appeared on her lips.

Alexander had been thoughtful enough to make sure she was properly dressed before leaving.

Madam Gu had no idea what she was about to find out.

“You’re coming with me!” Madam Gu shouted. “I’m going to strip you in front of everyone!”

The moment she finished speaking, Evelyn suddenly released her grip on the blanket.

Madam Gu stumbled backward.

“Ah!”

She lost her balance and fell heavily to the floor, taking the blanket with her.

The blanket completely covered her.

From the reporters’ point of view, she looked like a giant, shapeless bundle lying on the floor.

“Ah… my waist!”

Madam Gu groaned beneath the blanket.

“Help me! Get me up! It hurts!”

She had landed badly and appeared to have injured her waist.

But the reporters were far too interested in the scene unfolding before them.

Instead of helping her, they continued taking pictures.

Meanwhile, Evelyn remained standing beside the bed.

She looked down at Madam Gu with a cold expression before turning toward the reporters.

“Since the media is already here, I’ll clear everything up.”

The room immediately became quiet.

“I broke up with Ethan yesterday.”

She paused.

“He was afraid I would expose his affair, so he and the woman he was seeing set me up and tried to ruin my reputation.”

“Evelyn!”

An angry voice suddenly came from behind the reporters.

“What nonsense are you talking about?!”

A smile slowly appeared on Evelyn’s lips.

She knew that voice.

She lifted her eyes.

Her gaze became cold as she watched the couple push their way through the crowd.

Ethan.

And Victoria.

Her enemies had arrived.

In her previous life, Victoria had secretly drugged Evelyn.

That night, Evelyn had unknowingly ended up spending the night with Alexander.

The next morning, Madam Gu had brought a large group of reporters to the room.

They had surrounded Evelyn, taken countless photographs, and publicly humiliated her.

Her reputation had been destroyed overnight.

But back then, Evelyn had believed she was the one who had betrayed Ethan.

She blamed herself.

She accepted everyone’s insults.

And eventually, she ended her engagement with him.

She had never imagined the truth.

Ethan had already been having an affair with Victoria.

The two of them had been together behind her back.

Yet somehow, Evelyn had been the one who took all the blame.

She had become the biggest joke in the capital while the two people who had actually betrayed her stood together and watched.

But this time was different.

Evelyn had returned with the memories of her previous life.

She knew what was coming.

And she wasn’t going to stand there and let them destroy her again.

This time, she would change her fate.

And Victoria would pay for every bit of humiliation and suffering she had caused her.