All Chapters of This Time, I'm Saving Myself: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

A wild wind stirred up the waves, and they lunged at the ship once more. I, Leah Dursley, clutched my stomach and clung firmly to my seat, too afraid to move. The storm crashed its way inside through the shattered windows. The familiar scene of chaos in front of me made me shudder involuntarily.I had been reborn, and not only that, I had been reborn at this critical moment. The security officer of Michael Yates stumbled toward me, holding the last life jacket. "Wear this, Mrs. Yates! Hurry!"Before he could hand it to me, Michael rushed over to Naomi Hollister, looking grim. The security officer realized that there was someone else who wasn't wearing a life jacket. His hand froze in mid-air, and he looked conflicted.On the one hand was his commander's wife, while on the other was the woman whom the commander treated like a younger sister. Anyone in the security officer's place would have felt conflicted. When Naomi saw Michael, she immediately began whimpering beside me,

Chapter 2

When Naomi saw that everyone's anger toward me was growing stronger, her lips twitched as she watched me from where she was hiding in Michael's arms. She snatched the life jacket and said in a choked voice, "Mikey, Leah's pregnant. She has to stay safe!"As she spoke, she walked toward me. Just as she was about to reach me, she suddenly stumbled and fell backward. Michael immediately rushed over to catch her. When he saw Naomi's reddened eyes, he put the last life jacket on her without a second thought. After checking that he had knotted it tightly, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and he ruffled Naomi's hair fondly. "Don't worry. I told you that I wouldn't let anything happen to you!"Everyone said that they were like loving siblings, and Michael never corrected them. Suddenly, the ship lurched violently and tilted at a steep angle. Everyone screamed when they felt themselves losing their footing. At the most critical moment, the captain found a few inflatable life

Chapter 3

I let go of the railing beside me and got ready to face death.However, there was a huge explosion from the bottom of the ship. My stomach lurched violently, and the ship didn't continue to sink. However, there was a piercing pain in my stomach, and I felt something warm flowing out from between my legs.My body was already completely submerged in seawater, and I could only breathe with difficulty if I stood on my tiptoes and threw my head back. The storm was getting bigger, and the lifeboats were in danger as the wind continued to blow. I could hear continuous screams and cries for help.In the corner of my eye, I saw that Michael was still holding Naomi firmly in his arms. I felt like a dying fish as I hung right under the surface. Seawater kept flooding my nostrils, and I didn't even have the strength to cough.Finally, a wave crashed over us, and the ship shuddered and sank. I used my final remaining strength to flail around before I gave up the struggle and let the waves

Chapter 4

I seemed to have been in a deep sleep for a very long time, and the image of Michael pointing and yelling at me on Naomi's wedding day appeared in my mind."I don't know why you're so shameless! Why did you have to throw yourself at me and marry me? If you hadn't interfered, Mimi would never have left me and married someone else! You wanted me, didn't you? Fine! I'll grant your wish!"That night left me pregnant. After that was the scene of how I had been pushed into the sea in my past life just before I was about to give birth.I was cold and trembling all over.When his hands reached out toward me, my eyes snapped open. I was drenched in sweat, and I was very jittery. When I turned and saw my mother, tears streamed down my cheeks. My mother grabbed my hand and kept blaming herself for not protecting me properly. I felt deep regret when I remembered how hopelessly in love I had been and how I had forced Michael to marry me by threatening to take my own life. The doctor sai

Chapter 5

Michael fell to the ground, his face draining of blood. He looked at my flat stomach in shock, and there was panic in his eyes. "H-How could that be?" He started to reach out to touch it while he spoke, but he stopped out of fear.I dodged him contemptuously and dusted off my clothes without saying anything else. My mother wiped away her tears, her heart aching because of how frail I looked.Michael was rooted helplessly to the spot, but he soon regained his arrogance. "Even if it really is gone, it's all your own fault. If you hadn't insisted on going to your prenatal checkup that day, the ship wouldn't have been delayed, and we would never have run into the storm."It's a good thing you only lost a child. If the entire ship had sunk into the sea, your death wouldn't have been enough to make up for it."The onlookers who had come to watch us began muttering among themselves. A little girl who was about five or six years old hugged her mother and began crying loudly. "Mom

Chapter 6

I was about to stop my mother, but she was one step ahead of me. "When Naomi got married, you jumped into a lake in despair to take your own life. It was Leah who hauled you out of that lake, although the temperature was below freezing! She was injured and can never swim again."You had a high fever, and the roads were blocked because of the heavy snow. Leah took care of you whole-heartedly. She said that your parents had once saved her life, and she couldn't abandon you, no matter what."You were delirious, and you took advantage of her like a beast. She was worried that you wouldn't be able to bear the truth, and she's been suffering in silence ever since. How much do you know about the pain she's gone through?" My mother accused Michael in a tearful voice, and the scars in my heart tore open once more. "After that, you knelt in front of us and swore on your dead parents' names that you would take responsibility for Leah and that you'd protect her and take care of her. "Loo

Chapter 7

Michael looked around, and he panicked when he ascertained that Naomi was no longer beside him and had disappeared.He immediately ran toward the beach, but he had only gone a few steps before he turned abruptly and almost fell down. "Leah, we'll talk when I get back. I promise that I'll explain things to you when I get back!"He disappeared, looking as if a great burden had been lifted from his shoulders. I didn't go to the beach to watch. I knew without thinking that Naomi was up to her old tricks again. She had always enjoyed acting pitifully and slandering me. Now that someone had seen through her first move, she would have to go to extremes. My mother took me to the other side of the island. She said that my father had left instructions saying that there was a rest stop there. It was a house that he had built on short notice when he had come to guard the place in the past. The house had been abandoned for a long time, but it would be okay to stay in for a couple of day

Chapter 8

A week after that, the ship set sail on its return journey.In order to avoid running into Michael, my mother and I left quietly by the back door.I only felt reassured when I sat on the ship and heard the sound of it starting up.The island was getting further and further away from me, but the memory of it was still terrifying. I drew in a sharp intake of breath. My mother sensed my emotions and pulled me into her arms.I fell into a quiet sleep in her warm embrace. I didn't know how much time had passed when I vaguely heard a loud commotion. I jolted awake in my mother's arms when I heard Micahel's voice. I opened my eyes and saw that all the people on the ship were pressed against the windows and looking outside. An ominous feeling came over me at once.Just as I had expected, a familiar voice rang out from outside. "Leah!"Through the crowd, I saw Michael in pursuit of us in a small boat. He stood at the helm, and the wind on the sea was so strong that it made him wobbl

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