All Chapters of My Second Chance at Revenge: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

"Jessica, we've wronged you," my stepmother said, dabbing at the corners of her eyes in mock sorrow. "But there's nothing we can do. We can't afford to offend the Hudsons."Her false tears made my stomach turn.Everyone in Bardou City's upper circles knew about Will Hudson, the heir of the Hudson family. Half a year ago, a car accident left him crippled from the waist down. His once-gentle temperament had twisted into something dark and violent. They called him a living demon.The bride he had named was Carrie Wheaton, the Wheaton family's eldest daughter—beautiful, talented, and perfect in every way.But now, I—the "fake daughter" they had adopted by mistake—was being shoved forward to take her place.A substitute bride. A sacrificial offering.Carrie stood off to the side, her lips curving into a barely hidden smirk of schadenfreude.A lawyer spoke up, "Jessica, once you sign this agreement, you'll become Will's legal wife. As compensation, the Wheaton family will provide yo

Chapter 2

"Bonds?"Carrie's breathing quickened."But…" I shifted the tone of my voice, a faint sigh escaping my lips. "That batch of bonds has a three-year lock-in period. They can only be redeemed when it expires."I paused awhile, letting a trace of regret soften my gaze. "And… you know what my mother was like—superstitious to the bone. Before she passed, she made it clear that someone must observe mourning for her for three years before disturbing her grave. Otherwise, the fortune's energy would scatter."Carrie's eyes gleamed with greed.Three years of mourning in exchange for a fortune beyond imagination.She looked at me as though I were a fool. A fool who had stumbled upon a mountain of gold, only to give it away with her own hands."Carrie," I said, "I'm about to marry the Hudson heir. Whether I live or die… who can say? I won't be able to keep that money safe. So let it be my gift to you, as sisters."Whatever wariness had lingered in Carrie's eyes melted away, replaced by un

Chapter 3

"Are you not afraid of me?" Will's voice was quiet, dangerous. I hadn't spoken, hadn't even flinched—just met his gaze, calm and steady. But that calmness only deepened the ice in his eyes.To him, my composure was insolence.How could a disposable pawn—a substitute sent to die in another one's place—dare to stand before him so calmly?A muffled sound broke the silence. The cashmere blanket on his lap slid soundlessly to the floor.His hands gripped the arms of the wheelchair, and the muscles beneath the silk of his robe tightened.Then, with a low scrape that set my teeth on edge, he stood up.The illusion of frailty shattered before my eyes.The "crippled" heir who was said to be broken and helpless was nothing of the sort. Tall, broad-shouldered, and radiating power, he advanced with a quiet, predatory grace. The air in the room thickened—his dominance was suffocating.I took an involuntary step back.And then another.Until my back hit the cold surface of the door. Ther

Chapter 4

"DNA report." Will ground the words out between his teeth.The butler, who had been waiting outside on command, stepped in at once and handed over a sealed envelope. Will ripped it open and pushed the document across the desk toward me.I didn't need to study it closely. I'd already known this outcome in my last life.I, Jessica Wheaton, was the biological daughter of my mother and Nick. I was the Wheaton family's real heiress. Carrie—the precious girl Nick had coddled and paraded—was the housekeeper's child, maliciously switched at birth.Will's expression twisted into something unbearably complex."So," he said, "Nick stole your mother's entire fortune and seized what was rightfully yours. Then he sent you, his own daughter, as a disposable plaything to me.""Yes." I nodded, my voice calm as still water."He doesn't only want you dead." His knuckles creaked as he clenched his fist. "He intends to trample over our graves, squeeze the last drop of worth from our bones, and fee

Chapter 5

My "family's" brazen demands made one thing painfully clear to me: in their eyes, I wasn't a daughter or a sister—I was a disposable tool."Fine," I proposed. "If they want a pity play, we'll give them one. The worse we look, the more they'll pin their hopes on Carrie in the countryside and that safe. The less they bother us, the better."Will understood immediately.We needed them to believe I was being driven to the edge—so broken and occupied with survival that the safe never crossed my mind. From that day on, we began our silent collusion.He kept up the role everyone had heard about: the violent, mercurial tyrant. I played the part of the substitute bride—bruised, frightened, crumbling at the seams.I timed my call and dialed my stepmother."Hello… Mom?" My voice trembled and broke with feigned terror."What is this? Crying like a child—enough of that!" she barked, impatient."Mom… I can't take it…" I sobbed. "Will… he's terrifying… he lost his temper again… "He said… th

Chapter 6

The air in the study turned instantly heavy.If the safe returned to the Wheaton family, it would slip out of our control. Nick was naturally suspicious—he would stop at nothing to pry it open. Yet Will showed no sign of panic. After a moment, a calculating light flickered in his eyes."Earlier is fine," he said. "No need to wait any longer. They've been after benefits all along. Now is when we give them one."I understood at once.The next morning, I called Nick again, sounding utterly broken."Dad… I really can't take it anymore… Will treats me like I'm not even human." My voice trembled with contrived fear. "The other day I mentioned the projects and handbags, and he locked me in the basement…"He thinks I'm worthless—only useful for whatever my mother left behind."Silence on the other end—Nick was weighing the risk. I pressed the bait."Will knows about the bonds Mom left," I whispered. "He says… though they're locked for three years, he can cash them out early. He's wil

Chapter 7

The night of the auction shimmered with brilliance—crystal chandeliers blazing, champagne bubbling, and every seat filled with the city's most powerful elites.This was the grand event Will himself had orchestrated—a top-tier business auction that drew every major family in the city.The Wheaton family, honored as the evening's symbolic protagonists, were seated in the most prominent row. Nick, cheeks flushed and belly round, chatted boisterously with other magnates, laughter booming like he already owned the night.My stepmother and Carrie wore haute couture gowns, basking in the envious and admiring stares cast their way.When Will and I arrived, the hum of conversation rippled, cresting into a wave of excitement. He sat in his wheelchair, face calm, eyes cool and unreadable.Carrie, champagne glass in hand, swayed over with exaggerated grace. Her painted lips curved in mockery."Jessica, Will, you're finally here." Her gaze swept me with condescension, then slid deliberately t

Chapter 8

"No… no, this can't be!" Carrie shrieked. She ripped the birth certificate in her hands to shreds as if tearing truth itself apart."This is fake! It's forged! Jessica, you framed me, you bitch!"Her eyes were bloodshot; her fingernails hovered inches from my face. On the screen behind her, the certificate declared, in cold printed words, that I—Jessica Wheaton—was Nick's biological daughter.Below the stage, Nick and my stepmother stood slack-jawed, the color draining from their faces until they looked cadaverous.The hall, which had been stunned into silence a moment before, now erupted into a roar."Oh my God—what play is this? Who is the real heiress?""Jessica is the true heiress? She's been treated so unfairly!""The Wheaton family is monstrous—using their daughter as a bargaining chip and treasuring an impostor?"Amid the chaos, I lifted the microphone. "Carrie."Carrie whipped her head toward me, eyes blazing."There's one more thing in the box."I walked to the safe

Chapter 9

The entire hall fell into a chilling, almost unnatural silence.Every guest stared at Nick on the stage with the same expression—one reserved for monsters."N–No… I didn't…"Nick finally found his voice amid the shock that had hollowed him out. He collapsed onto the floor, trembling, jabbing a finger toward the giant screen as he shook his head in denial."It's all fake… Will, Jessica… you're both scheming to destroy me!"He looked like a rabid dog, thrashing in his final act of desperation.But no one believed him."Destroy you?"I stepped forward, my voice calm yet cutting through the silence like a blade."Nick, when you orchestrated that car crash and killed Will's parents, did you ever think about this day?"When you stole my mom's inheritance and cast me away like garbage—sending me to die in Carrie's place—did you ever imagine this day would come?"This time, I wasn't speaking from behind Will. I walked past him, step by deliberate step, until I stood right before Nic

Chapter 10

The Wheaton family case shook the entire city.In the end, Nick was found guilty on multiple counts and sentenced to death. His execution was carried out immediately.My stepmother and Carrie, as his accomplices, received life imprisonment and twenty years respectively.The Wheaton Group collapsed overnight. With ruthless precision, Will moved in, acquiring and restructuring it in a single sweeping strike.And just like that, everything finally settled.I reclaimed everything that once belonged to my mother—and to me.The first thing I did was move my mother's grave. No longer would she lie in that desolate hill behind the old estate. I had her reburied in the finest cemetery in the city.Her new headstone bore her real name—Audrey Redford.After that, Will took me to the sea.He'd rented an entire stretch of coastline and a private yacht. I stood on the deck, gazing at the glittering skyline in the distance, feeling lighter than I ever had before.My revenge was complete. Th

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