Semua Bab Always Blinded by Jealousy: Bab 1 - Bab 10

The thunderous crash of the heavy iron gates being forced open at our estate jolted me back to reality from my near-death experience.I grabbed my panic-stricken mother, who was about to rush out to see what was happening, and pulled her into my bedroom.After locking the door, I gasped for breath and urged Mom to help me push the heavy oak wardrobe against the door."Mia, what are you doing? We have security guards, what are you afraid of?" My mother, Marianne, looked at me in confusion, though she couldn't hide the terror in her eyes.She didn't know yet that my brother, James, had taken all the bodyguards with him for his beloved girlfriend."Mom, James took all the security with him. It's just the two of us in the house now!" I gritted my teeth, using every ounce of strength to push the wardrobe.The heavy oak made a spine-chilling scraping sound as it left deep scratches across the hardwood floor.Marianne froze, unable to believe that my usually responsible brother would d

However, there was no time to linger. I gritted my teeth, struggled to my feet, and ran with all my might toward the Patel house next door.I couldn't worry about my frostbitten feet sinking into the snow, becoming raw and bloody. I just remembered to keep running forward without stopping.Though we called them neighbors, their house was actually a kilometer away.The freezing air stung my throat, but I didn't dare slow down.Because I knew that in my previous life, there had been more than just one intruder who broke in!When I finally collapsed in front of the Patels' iron gate, I pounded on it desperately, shouting hoarsely, "Nathan! Open up, help! Intruders broke into my house, please save my mom!"The iron gate creaked open, and Nathan stood there frowning.He wore a warm cashmere coat, but his face didn't show a trace of warmth.He looked down at me kneeling in the snow and slowly said, ”Mia, your acting skills have really improved lately."His tone was mocking with a hi

The police officer's voice came through clearly on the phone, and Nathan's smile instantly froze."There really was an incident at her house? Is Mrs. Cooper seriously injured?"From Nathan's questions, I knew it must be the police calling.Fighting through the intense pain, I struggled to get up from the ground, snatched the phone, and then collapsed heavily back down.Ignoring my injuries, I anxiously asked, "Officer, how is my mother? Where is she hurt?""Her injuries are quite severe, mainly to her head and abdomen. She's lost a lot of blood."We're rushing her to the hospital now. Please get there as soon as you can."Hearing about my mother's serious condition, my heart felt like it was being torn apart.I bit down hard on my lip as tears streamed down my face uncontrollably.Nathan remained silent for a long while before finally speaking, his tone carrying a hint of remorse."Mia, I'm sorry. I was wrong to doubt you.""What good is sorry now? My mother is fighting for

Michelle leaned into his embrace, quietly sobbing."No, don't let me cause a rift between you siblings. It breaks my heart..."James turned to glare at me.His face showed undisguised disgust. "Why can't you just accept Michelle?"She's so kind and so lovely! As my sister, shouldn't you be grateful that she's here to protect my heart?"Get up right now and apologize to Michelle!"James grabbed my wrist and roughly yanked me off the hospital bed.Pain shot through my unhealed left leg, the weakened bone feeling as if it would snap in two.I fell to my knees unexpectedly, my hands bracing against the cold, hard tiles as a sharp ringing filled my head.James loomed over me, his voice cold, “Stand up!"Apologize to Michelle!"I looked up at him with a bitter smile, the anger boiling in my chest nearly burning through my reason.“James, I really want to know why someone you've only known for a few months means so much to you."What makes her worth throwing away our family bond?

"Enough, stop begging them. Who needs family like this? Michelle, let's go."I turned my head away, feeling sick to my stomach, not wanting to watch this dramatic performance anymore.In my previous life, when James tortured and killed me, he kept saying, "Michelle's suicide note explained everything—how you staged the whole thing just to trick me away so you could hurt her."You vicious person, you caused Michelle's death and ruined Mom's life."In my previous life, I thought he was just blinded by Michelle.Now I see he simply refused to believe all the mistakes were his fault.He had long wished me dead.Killing me had set his mind at ease."Stop right there!" My father suddenly spoke, his tone ice-cold. "If you're leaving, you leave with nothing. Not a single penny."James froze, probably never expecting Father to be so decisive."Dad, how could you…”"Get out!" My father roared, cutting him off.James held Michelle close as they walked out without looking back, "The