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Chapter 1

[I've been reborn? Hahaha! This time, Kayla's stroke of fortune will be mine!]Gleeful cackles seemed to ring in my ears.I opened my eyes in a daze and found myself back at the familiar orphanage.Clarissa Smith, my sister who'd stabbed me to death in my previous life, was eyeing me with a sly grin.[This time around, you can spend your life in an academic hellhole, Kayla, while I enjoy having more money than I could ever spend without having to lift a finger.]I stared blankly at Clarissa, only to realize she hadn't spoken at all. It finally hit me that I'd been reborn. I'd gone back in time to the day I was adopted—and somehow, I could hear Clarissa's thoughts.In my previous life, Clarissa and I had been adopted at the same time. She didn't hesitate to choose the Newmans, a famous couple from a prestigious and well-off family, known for their scientific accomplishments. She shoved me toward Susan Howard, an impoverished divorcee instead.However, what she didn't know was how

Chapter 2

As the sound of voices drew nearer, Clarissa eagerly opened the door and ran out. She went up to the orphanage director, Ms. Abbott, and took her hand, flashing a sweet smile at her.Ms. Abbott led us both to our prospective adoptive parents.My eyes landed on Susan. She was wearing the same worn-out clothes she had on in my previous life. Just like before, she was rubbing her hands awkwardly, looking like a simple, honest woman.Only I knew what kind of monster she really was.Clarissa rushed forward and grabbed Susan's hand. "Ms. Abbott, I want to go with Ms. Howard."Ms. Abbott hesitated. Thanks to Clarissa's charming smiles and sweet words, Ms. Abbott was quite fond of her. Personally, she didn't want Clarissa to choose Susan and suffer from living in poverty.She tried to persuade Clarissa otherwise. "Clarissa, life with Ms. Howard might not be as good as you think it'll be. Why don't you consider Mr. Newman and his wife instead?"The moment Clarissa saw the Newmans, she re

Chapter 3

When we arrived at the Newman residence, Mrs. Newman, whose name was Mabel Winchester, showed me to my room. Not only did I have a bedroom all to myself, but I also had a private study and lots of pretty clothes. I didn't have any of these things when I was adopted in my previous life.Feeling grateful, I promised her, "I'll work hard on my studies and repay your kindness for adopting me."She gave me an approving look and told me I could call her "Mom". She also suggested letting the family driver take me to and from school, telling me I could come to her if I ever had any problems.The next day, I gracefully got out of the car while Clarissa glowered resentfully at me. She immediately rushed toward me. "Kayla! What trick did you use to get the Newman family's driver to drive you around?"That was something she never got to enjoy in our previous life.Blinking, I replied, "Mom cares about me and kindly instructed the driver to take me to and from school."Then, I glanced behind

Chapter 4

A couple of days later, Clarissa dragged me into a quiet spot and snarled under her breath, "Why didn't you tell me that Susan doesn't even own a house? Where did your demolition compensation come from?"I laughed. "Would you have even believed me if I tried telling you about it before?"Her gaze darkened. She grabbed my shoulders and shook me hard. "Tell me what I'm supposed to do now!"I pushed her away before offering a bit of advice. "Save up some money to survive first."Clarissa froze. It'd never occurred to her that for some, even survival was a luxury.In her eyes, I had only gotten lucky, and that's why I became a rich woman overnight. She had no idea how much effort it took and what sacrifices I had made to get there.After I was forced to drop out of school, I started taking whatever jobs I could find. I didn't just have to support myself—I had to support Susan too, all while constantly guarding against her taking my money to gamble.I worked three jobs a day, living

Chapter 5

In my previous life, Susan's ex-husband, Eric Gibbs, would show up from time to time to demand money from her. When she couldn't come up with any, he'd give her a good thrashing.One night, when I got back to the house, I happened to run into Eric. He looked at me with lecherous eyes before turning to Susan and saying, "Since you can't give me any money, why don't you let her satisfy me tonight instead?"As he dragged me into the room, I struggled with all my strength. "No! I'll give you the money, so please don't do this to me!"Amid my desperate resistance, Eric reluctantly got off me and said, "You'd better keep your word, then. Where's the money?"I took out my wages from that night and handed everything over."Is that all?" Eric scoffed disdainfully. "Fine. I'll let you off tonight, but if you don't satisfy me with enough money next time, you'd better satisfy me with your body instead."After he left, Susan went crazy and started taking it out on me. It wasn't enough to just

Chapter 6

When the midterm results came out, the subject that should have netted me a perfect score ended up giving me a big fat zero instead. Apparently, I'd submitted a blank answer sheet.Mom came to me and patiently asked what had happened. After all, she had seen how hard I'd been studying these past few weeks.After giving it some thought, I decided to tell her what I thought. "I suspect that someone switched out my answer sheet."Without hesitation, Mom took me to school. She asked for a meeting with my homeroom teacher, Mr. Bennett, and explained the situation.Mr. Bennett pulled up the surveillance footage at once. Isla was caught on camera secretly pulling out my answer sheet, crumpling it up, tossing it into the trash, and replacing it with a blank one.He summoned Isla, and after some serious reprimands, she admitted what she'd done but insisted that Clarissa had told her to do it.As it turned out, Isla and Derek were cousins. Once Clarissa and Derek started dating, the two gi

Chapter 7

In the following days, without Clarissa disrupting my life, my grades shot up. I even became the top student of my year.The Newmans were thrilled with my results. They took me to all the events they attended and proudly introduced me as their daughter to everyone.Clarissa didn't receive such treatment in our previous life.By chance, at one of the events, I spotted Clarissa. She was weaving through the crowd with a tray in hand. I secretly kept my distance, making sure she didn't see me.It was better to never cross paths with certain people.For my safety, I made sure someone kept watch on her at all times. I knew she hadn't helped Mrs. Porter the way I had in my previous life. In fact, she even scorned Mrs. Porter and kept complaining that her house smelled foul.She also had to figure out how to deal with Eric and Susan, which was enough trouble for her.I fulfilled my wish of taking my SATs and getting into a university of my choice.It came as a surprise to me when I ran

Chapter 8

In my previous life, the government didn't pull the decision to demolish the Eastbay district and gazette it for redevelopment out of thin air.It happened because, while I was working at a restaurant, I happened to meet Sebastian Lockwood, the heir to Lockwood Group, the city's property development tycoon.Sebastian was the man who eventually became my husband.When we met, he had run away from home in a fit of rebellion. I found him on the street, almost fainting from starvation, so I immediately bought him a plate of pasta from the restaurant.After that, he started waiting for me outside every day and walking me home. He also got rid of Eric for me. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the sole light in my life back then.In my previous life, I had him to thank for how smoothly life went for me later on.We talked a lot back then. He noticed I had keen instincts when it came to business, so he got me a job at Lockwood Group, which was how I got into the property develop

Chapter 9

Things played out exactly as I expected, though it still felt like it'd come out of the blue for me. I was on my usual walk back to the dorm from the lab when I ran into them.Arm-in-arm with Sebastian, Clarissa approached and greeted me."Let me introduce you, Kayla. This is my boyfriend, the heir to Lockwood Group."She leaned close to my ear, grinning as she whispered, "He was your husband in your previous life, but just wait, Mrs. Lockwood. I'll be the one bagging the property development tycoon this time."I pretended not to know Sebastian, tilting my head skeptically. "Is he really the heir to Lockwood Group? I hope you didn't make a mistake of some kind, Clarissa."Clarissa had never met Sebastian in our previous life, so she didn't know what he looked like. Once she heard what I said, her gaze wavered slightly, but she stubbornly retorted, "Hah! You're only saying that out of jealousy, aren't you?""I'm just making an offhand remark. Believe whatever you want.""No matte

Chapter 10

Determined to confirm Sebastian's identity, Clarissa made a trip to Lockwood Group. Once she was certain he was the real deal, she concocted an audacious plan.Peter, who'd been tailing her, reported to me, "Clarissa bought an aphrodisiac, and Mr. Lockwood is already on his way. Should we stop her?"I thought for a moment before sending a message to Sebastian. "It's a trap. Be careful."I also instructed Peter, "Don't get involved until the very end."Time ticked by at a snail's pace. I was on the brink of losing my patience when Sebastian called. His voice sounded strained from the pain as he said, "Revue Hotel, Room 808. Come quick."I rushed over and found him in the room. His face was flushed, and his body was burning up. He clung to me, murmuring. I didn't push him away.When I woke up the next morning, my entire body was aching—and Sebastian was grinning at me. "You can't get away from me now."I gave him a light shove before asking, "What happened last night?"He sighed.

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