Semua Bab Goodbye. And Never Again: Bab 1 - Bab 10

Even in the final moments of my life—when all I wanted was for my wife and daughter to stay by my side just a little longer—all I got were cruel words."If you hadn't torn Mom and Luther apart back then, none of this would've happened. Stop clinging to Mom already. She deserves to be happy," my daughter said."Just die. You're always guilt-tripping me. I'm so sick of it. Every time I want to do something, you use your 'kindness' to trap me. If Luther hadn't pointed it out, I almost would've fallen for your act again. This fire was just another one of your pity stunts, wasn't it, Blake?"The two people I loved most in the world—my wife and daughter—stood over my dying body and said those words without a second thought.I felt anger, despair, and sorrow. But in the end, all of it faded into numbness.I watched helplessly as they ran off to another hospital room to take care of Luther, who only had a cold.And then, slowly, I closed my eyes.Thankfully, heaven gave me another chanc

It was as if I were the unforgivable villain in all of this.But in my previous life, I had financially supported Samantha for four years and cared for her devotedly for twenty more.What had I done wrong?And yet, that was the ending I received.A tear slid down the corner of Samantha's eye."Th-Thank you, everyone."A lively expression appeared on her delicate face.I had never once seen that expression directed at me.No matter how much I did for her in the past, Samantha had always worn the same icy expression around me.I didn't bother watching their performance any longer. Nor did I want any further entanglement with them.Once this meal was over, I wanted everything from the past to disappear completely.Unfortunately, some people clearly had no intention of letting it go."Blake, you still have the nerve to sit there and keep eating?"Luther was instantly displeased.The noise had already pushed my patience to its limit."So, according to you," I said coldly, "st

Samantha's eyes turned icy the moment she saw me standing with her mother.Still holding Luther's hand, she strode quickly over and yanked her mother behind her, her tone sharp with hostility."What are you doing here?"I looked at her calmly. After twenty years of the previous life, I had long since understood exactly what kind of woman she was.Now, I no longer cared in the slightest what she thought. Because no matter what I did, she would always assume I had ulterior motives—always believing I was trying to tear her and Luther apart.I gently set down the bags in my hands, my tone steady."Mrs. Creighton, the things have been delivered. I'll be going now."With that, I turned to leave. It was time to part ways with Samantha."Wait!" Luther suddenly called out, a mocking smile on his face. "Blake, stop putting on an act. You think you're playing the good guy in front of Samantha's mom? I'm telling you, Samantha won't be fooled by you anymore."I stopped and glanced back at

As for Mrs. Creighton, I had already done everything I could.After all, I was the victim. I couldn't allow myself to jump back into that same pit of fire again.Just as I had expected, Luther did not show up at the supermarket the next day to settle the bill. His earlier bravado had only been for show in front of Mrs. Creighton.I knew very well what kind of useless delinquent he was—he had no real abilities at all.In my previous life, in order to stop Samantha and my daughter from getting close to him, I investigated him thoroughly.The results were a mess of criminal records: theft, robbery, and even pimping.When I placed all of this in front of Samantha, she refused to believe a single word.Since that was the case, I would let her experience it for herself.…A month later, after returning from traveling with my family, I was sorting through assets and preparing for our move to Quintelle City.While I was restocking shelves at the supermarket, Mrs. Creighton arrived—li

Luther was shaking a fruit knife in his hand as he charged at me, his eyes wild with hysteria. His entire mind was clearly unhinged.Celine instinctively stepped in front of me.In the split second the blade flashed, I shoved her aside. The sharp pain of steel piercing my palm made me vividly recall the burning flesh from that fire in my previous life.For a brief moment, clarity returned to Luther's eyes.Taking advantage of that instant, he turned and tried to run, but the arriving police pinned him to the ground.Blood dripped onto Celine's white shirt. Trembling, she bandaged my hand as tears fell in heavy drops.I suddenly laughed.So this was what real heartbreak felt like—enough to leave someone helpless and shaken.Luther was later sentenced to ten years for intentional injury.After that, Samantha knelt in front of me, endlessly apologizing."Blake… I was wrong. I'm so sorry. Luther is nothing but a complete piece of trash. Only now do I realize… you were the only on