로그인“So kids, do you believe in rebirth and second chances now?”“Yes, Mom,” they all said in unison.“But Mom, what happened to Anthony and the chief's daughter?”Valerie smiled.“Well, karma has its own way of doing things. Anthony couldn't get the chief's daughter pregnant and was caught cheating on her with one of the servant girls in the chief's house. He was thrown out of the chief's house, and the chief asked Collin to return the farmland to him.”“Wow, that serves him right,” Lisa said.Emma laughed."Oh poor Anthony, Westley is going to kill him herself." Emma said."Yeah,I love how karma caught up with all the wicked people.""Yes,me too" Lisa concurred.“So kids, I think it's time for us to go prepare dinner. Daddy will soon be back.”“Okay, Mom.”“But Mom, I wish I would be given a second chance because there are people I want to unmeet and unsee.” Emma said.Valerie laughed softly.“I know, baby, but it doesn't work like that, okay?”“Okay, Mom. Now let's go cook for Daddy.”
Rain poured heavily over the village that night.Anthony sat outside the house beneath the cold rain, his wheelchair beside him.His clothes were soaked through.Water ran down his face and dripped from his hair, but he didn't bother wiping it away.He had been left outside because he had failed to complete the chores Westley had assigned to him.It wasn't the first time.It wasn't even the second.Anthony had stopped counting.He stared into the darkness while the rain continued falling around him.His life had changed so much that sometimes he wondered if he was dreaming.A few months ago, he had everything.Money.Power.A beautiful mansion.A wife.A family that respected him.People who feared his name.Now he was sitting outside a strange house in the rain, dependent on people he couldn't stand.He looked down at himself.He was no longer simply crippled.One of his crippled legs has been badly injured by an axe. He was trying to cut woods because that was a punishment given to
“Ren?”They both called out in unison.“Wait, are we dead?” Valerie asked to no one in particular.“It's only you who is dead. I am not dead,” Dianne said.Ren finally spoke.“Well, you both are in the afterlife, but only one person is dead.”“You stupid bitch! what the hell did you do to Anthony?"Dianne launched forward toward Ren to attack her, but Ren pushed her away.“Maybe you've forgotten we are even. Who is Anthony's father? Huh?. Ren asked.Dianne stayed quiet and stared deadly at Ren.Oh, are you quiet now? I thought as much. Well, I didn't come for you. I came for Valerie.”Ren turned toward Valerie.“So Valerie, you've lived this life before. That was how you were able to maneuver everything in this lifetime?”Valerie stayed quiet.The only thing playing in her ears was the cry of a newborn.Her baby.She tried to run back, but Ren stopped her.“Don't you want to know the reason why you were given another chance and why you came here?”Those words made Valerie stop.Dianne
Rain had been falling nonstop since evening.The heavy drops crashed against the hospital windows, covering the glass with streams of water that distorted the view outside. Thunder rolled across the sky every few minutes, followed by flashes of lightning that briefly illuminated the dark surroundings.Above the clouds, a full moon hung in the sky.It was unusually bright.It looked almost as though it was waiting for something.Or someone.Inside the labor ward, Valerie lay on the hospital bed, exhausted and drenched in sweat.Twenty seven hours.She had been in labor for twenty seven painful hours, yet her baby still hadn't arrived.Her fingers tightened around the bedsheet as another contraction tore through her body.She squeezed her eyes shut.“Ahh.”A nurse immediately came closer.“Breathe slowly, Mrs Lead.”Valerie tried.She inhaled through her nose and slowly released the air through her mouth.But the pain was becoming unbearable.Another contraction followed almost immediat
The officer contacted Anthony again concerning the case.Anthony sat quietly as the call came through.He looked at the screen for a few seconds before answering.“Hello.”“Mr Lead, I need to speak with you concerning the ongoing investigation.”Anthony leaned back.“What investigation?”“The case involving your wife, Ren, and the men who were kidnapped during your wedding.”Anthony paused.“I told you before. I don't remember anything.”“We understand that, but there are still some things we need to clarify.”Anthony rubbed his forehead.“I can't help you if I don't remember.”The officer remained silent for a moment.“Are you sure you haven't remembered anything at all?”“No.”Anthony ended the call.The moment the call disconnected, the blank expression disappeared from his face.He reached for another phone and dia
“So Adrian, we are married and expecting a child in less than four weeks and still don't trust me? You think I will go back to Anthony?”“No Valerie, it's not as you think.”“Gosh, you're so unbelievable.”“No Valerie, let me explain.”“To think I share the same bed with a man who doesn't trust me or even know me.”She walked away before Adrian could answer.“Babe, please, listen to me.”Adrian followed her into the bedroom, but she had already locked the door.“Valerie, Valerie, babe please let me in, let's talk about this please. It's not what you think.”She didn't answer him.Adrian rested his forehead against the door.“Babe, please.”Still nothing came from inside.After several minutes, Valerie's mother appeared at the end of the hallway.Adrian turned toward her.“Please talk to her.”“Give her a little time. She will come out o
Valerie noticed the steward first.A young man in the hotel's uniform, moving carefully through the crowd with a tray holding two flutes of champagne, his eyes flicking toward Ren near the bar before he continued on.She did not know what it meant.She had not seen anything like this happen before,
She found out what Anthony was planning on Monday.Not from Sonia. Not from the informant. From Lance, who called at eight in the morning with the particular tone he used when the information he was delivering required her full attention and he wanted to make su
Adrian Lead was still watching her.Valerie felt his gaze on the side of her face the way you feel sunlight through glass, present, warm, slightly probing. She kept her eyes on the window, on the darkening sky beyond it, and worked to slow her breathing down to something that did not resemble a wom
The white gown was the first thing she noticed.Valerie stood in the middle of a room that smelled of fresh flowers and expensive perfume, her fingers clutching the silk fabric at her sides, her chest rising and falling too fast, too sharp. The ceiling above her was high and grand. Chandeliers drip







