Reborn to Ruin Her Husband のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 5

THEA’s POV The hospital room was too quiet. I lay there, my body feeling like it was made of lead. I couldn't move my fingers. I couldn't open my eyes. All I had left was my hearing, and the sound of the heart monitor's steady beep... beep... beep... "Is it done yet?" That was Maya’s voice. My sister. The girl I had protected from our father’s temper, the girl I had given my own inheritance to so she could live like a princess. "The doctor says it’s only a matter of minutes," my mother replied. Her voice sounded bored, as if she were waiting for a late flight instead of her daughter’s death. "Did you get the ring?" I felt a cold, tugging sensation on my left hand. My wedding ring, a simple platinum band I had cherished because I thought it tied me to Elias was pulled roughly from my finger. "Got it," Maya whispered. "Elias won't even notice it’s gone. He hasn't visited once in the three months Thea’s been in this bed. Why would he care about a ring?" The pain in my ch

THEA’s POV In my first life, that voice would have made me jump. My father had a way of making me feel like I was five years old and failing a test. I used to spend my allowance buying him expensive watches just to get a "thank you" that never came. "Thea!" My mother’s voice joined in, high-pitched and fake. "Honey, you're clearly stressed. Elias, dear, please open the door. Our daughter is having some sort of breakdown. We need to take her home so he can rest." 'Rest' was their code word for 'Sign the papers while we drug you with sedatives.' I knew their playbook by heart now. I looked at the door, then back at Elias. I expected him to open it. I expected him to hand me over to them like a piece of unwanted luggage so he could get back to his emails. That’s what he did in the past, he always let my family "handle" me. But Elias didn't move. He didn't even look at the door. "Is that why you want a divorce, Thea?" Elias whispered, his eyes searching mine with a terrifying

THEA’s POV Elias was still leaning over me, his face so close I could see the dark blue flecks in his eyes.I looked at him, and for a split second, I didn't see my husband. I saw a jailer. In my last life, I would have cried. I would have begged him not to say such scary things. But that Thea died in a cold hospital bed while her sister laughed.I didn't answer. If I told him the truth that I wanted to be free from everyone, he would never let me out of this room. Instead, I stood up and simply turned to walk out of the dining room. I could feel his eyes on my back, watching me like a hawk. I ran up the stairs and locked myself in the library. My heart was pounding, but my hands were steady. I pulled out the burner phone. A text was waiting from Mr Hale: "The Southview deal is ours. Funds moved to the 'T.V.' account as requested. Pleasure doing business with a ghost." A cold, satisfied smirk pulled at my lips. In my first life, I didn't even know how to check a bank balance.