LOGINA Category 5 hurricane will be tearing through the nation tomorrow. The state I live in has officially gone into lockdown in all five sectors involving work, production, business, classes, and transport. But Isabel Stafford, the actual heiress of the Staffords who had just rejoined the family, left an order in the company's group chat. "Tomorrow, everyone in this company must clock in for work! Those who miss out on work will have three times their salaries deducted!" I thought it was rather inappropriate for the order to take effect. So, I messaged her privately that everyone's lives were at stake here, not to mention it was a reportable offense for one to go against the national order of the lockdown. But not only did Isabel ignore me, she also continued texting in the group chat. "We're paying you just to work! Everyone needs to be present in order to protect the important documents and maintain the expensive equipment! You should know that the more you work at times like this, the more the company can see your actual value!" The colleagues dared not refute Isabel at all. But I was really worried that an accident might happen, so I spent the night calling everyone to get them not to go to work. When Isabel found out about my efforts, she went to the company out of anger the next day. The typhoon smashed the company's glass walls that day, resulting in Isabel getting thrown out of the 16th floor. By the time her body was found, she was already dead. My parents and my fiance, Shane Cross, didn't say anything about Isabel's death. But they had me hung from a helicopter on my and Shane's wedding day. "If it wasn't for you stopping the employees from going to the company that day, Isabel wouldn't have died!" "There were so many of them! If they were willing to grab her, she'd be fine!" "You're just jealous that we found our actual daughter! That's why you killed her on purpose!" I begged Shane to save me, but he just gazed at me coldly. "I told you countless times that I'd still marry you even though Isabel is back! But why did you refuse to let her go? "I'll make you feel the pain Isabel has felt when she got thrown into the sky by the Category 5 hurricane!" When I open my eyes again, I've returned to the day Isabel is goading the employees to show up at the company for work. This time, it's my turn to send everyone to hell.
View MoreIsabel pointed at Shane's stumps and screamed, "Where are your legs?"I smiled. "Oh? You didn't know? When Shane fell, the steel pipes pierced through his lower body. There was no way to save them, so they had to amputate them."The doctor said he'll be incontinent for the rest of his life and will never walk again."Isabel's body started trembling. I couldn't tell if it was from pain or fear."Y-You're lying!" she stammered. "That's not Shane. It's someone else, right?"Shane's expression darkened at the terror and revulsion in her eyes. He looked at her in anguish. "Isabel, what are you trying to say?"She shook her head violently. "I changed my mind! I won't marry him!"Theodore's expression darkened. He grabbed Isabel by the collar. "My son was ruined because of you! You're spending the rest of your life taking care of him!"With that, several people dragged her out of the room. Mom and Dad froze for a moment before snapping back to reality. "Where are you taking our daught
Isabel saw Theodore and struggled to sit up despite her bulky bandages. "Mr. Cross… Shane and I are truly in love. He already proposed to me, and I said yes. Please let us be together."Theodore looked at her with a mixture of fury and anguish. "Isabel Stafford! My son is ruined because of you! And you still have the audacity to talk about marrying him?"Dad quickly wheeled himself between them. "My daughter's just joking. Shane and Eden have been together for seven years. They're the real couple. Isabel would never be a homewrecker."Don't worry. Eden will marry him right now if that's what you need."Isabel and Mom stared at Dad in disbelief. "Dad, what are you saying? I'm your real daughter! How can you do this?""Exactly! Everyone knows the third wheel is the one who isn't loved. That's Eden!"Just let Isabel have what she wants. She suffered so much all those years!"Before Dad could respond, Theodore kicked over a nearby medical device. "Either way, someone from the Staffo
Of course, I wasn't visiting out of kindness. I wanted to ask them how it felt to fly.The moment I pushed open the hospital room door, I nearly burst out laughing. Isabel was wrapped up like a mummy, only her eyes visible. When she saw me walk in, her eyes widened like saucers."Eden Stafford!" She grimaced, her words slurred and muffled.But even that single shout sent pain shooting across her face.She raised her bandaged hand to point at me, teeth clenched. "I died in the last life, but in this one, I'm alive and well!"So? My decision wasn't wrong! I'm more capable of inheriting Stafford Corporation than you are!"I shrugged with feigned innocence. "Last life, this life? I have no idea what you're talking about."She froze for a moment, then snarled viciously, "Either way, you can't beat me!"You idiot, you still think you're the Stafford heiress from before! You don't know this yet, but Shane already agreed to marry me!"Just wait for the whole city to laugh at you!"I
The group chat fell completely silent.I froze for a few seconds. Dad wasn't dead?Once the others recovered, they scrambled to respond."Vincent, thank God you're okay! We're so relieved!""I was just upset with Eden's attitude earlier. That's the only reason I said those things. I didn't mean anything by it!""Where are you right now? I'll send someone to pick you up immediately, okay?"The relatives' messages flooded the screen. The same people who'd been dividing up the inheritance moments ago had transformed into caring, concerned family members.I frowned, struggling to make sense of the situation.Dad sent another voice message. "I'm currently at…"Halfway through, the audio cut out. But judging from the background noise, he was clearly outdoors.So, he'd survived, and his phone still worked. This exceeded my expectations.After sending that voice message, Dad didn't say another word for the rest of the day. The relatives in the group chat took turns bombarding him wi






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