Turning the Tables on Life

In my past life, I was brought to a riverside villa to live with Wanda. She would personally cook soup for me daily and express her concern. She treated me like a princess.I'd naively thought my life had changed for the better until I accidentally overheard her conversation with the butler. What I'd heard made a chill run down my spine and destroy my fantasy.It turned out that a large piece of cement had crashed on two people during the earthquake. Moving it would save one person but fatally crush the other.At the time, I'd only heard Wanda's pleas for help. I hadn't noticed another young woman underneath the rubble. Wanda had been saved, but her only daughter had been crushed to death. Because of that, she thought of me as her daughter's murderer.She'd been in the study when talking to the butler. Her voice had been filled with hatred as she said, "Holly York committed murder. She killed my only daughter so she could get her hands on my fortune—she's evil and inhumane!"My da

I'd heard about Wanda, the CEO of Lawson Group, attending the welcoming ceremony before the semester started. That was why I'd participated in the selection for the freshman representative.I knew Lila was only a figurehead heiress. This meant Wanda needed someone to actually take over for her. Where better to search for someone like that than the country's top college?This welcoming ceremony was my chance. I had to make myself stand out and catch Wanda's attention. I needed to pique her interest in me. It was the only way for me to get revenge on her for the things she'd done to me in my past life.As expected, my performance during the welcoming ceremony caught Wanda's attention. It was far from enough, though.Before the ceremony ended, Lila stormed over to me and forced through gritted teeth, "You're just a dumb freshman representative. What's there to be so smug about? I'm the Lawson family's sole heiress—you can work hard for the rest of your life, but you'll never catch up

I had to get a suture for my wound. Blake and Wanda waited for me in the corridor.Once my wound was tended to, Wanda gave me a complicated look and asked, "How could you be so silly? Would you have taken a bullet for me, too?"I gave her a dazed look before smiling and saying, "I honestly didn't have time to consider the situation. I only remember thinking that I couldn't let the glass scratch your face, Ms. Lawson."She stepped forward, making the shadows that had clouded her face disappear. Only then did I get a clear look at her expression. The wariness and appraisal that had filled her gaze had disappeared—she'd finally started allowing me to enter her heart."You should stay at the Lawson residence for a while since you're injured. Don't return to campus. It'll be easier for me to get someone to care for you and speed up your recovery," she said.I lowered my gaze at her words. It looked like this move had been a risky yet rewarding one.Once she left, Blake started throwin

After a while, Wanda clutched her stomach as intense pain coursed through her. She spat out a mouthful of blood. She belatedly realized what had happened and swept the glass of milk off the table, making it shatter on the floor. Then, she slapped Lila. "What did you put in the milk? When did you learn the truth?"Lila's expression darkened when she heard her words. She snarled, "I put whatever you put in my soup but at a hundred times the dosage."Wanda was furious. She spat out another mouthful of blood as she cried, "You bitch! How dare you hurt me before I get revenge on you! You wouldn't be where you are now if not for me bringing you to Cordon City. You're an ingrate!"Lila screamed, "Who's the ingrate here? I saved you, yet you blamed me for not saving your daughter! You always blame others, but did you stop to think about whether you would've chosen to save yourself or your daughter? "You would've chosen yourself because you're a selfish coward! You would've died if not f