Julia Lennon

Selama dua tahun menjadi seorang sekretaris pribadi seorang Atlas, CEO di perusahaan di mana Anya bekerja, Anya merasa kalau tak ada hal positif dari lelaki itu selain wajah tampannya. Kepribadiannya buruk, sifat dan sikapnya kasar dan sangat tidak manusiawi. Bahkan, Julia harus bekerja di hari libur. Padahal, hampir setiap hari dia harus bekerja lembur. Hal itu karena Atlas selalu saja membuat masalah dan sebagai sekretaris pribadi, Anya harus membereskan semua masalah yang ditimbulkan agar tak berdampak pada saham dan nama baik perusahaan, termasuk rumor kalau atasannya itu adalah seorang penyuka sesama jenis. Suatu hari, Atlas mabuk berat dan Anya terpaksa membawanya ke rumahnya karena rumah Atlas dipenuhi reporter terkait rumor sesama jenisnya. Saat dalam perjalanan, mereka mengalami kecelakaan kecil yang membuat kaki Anya berdarah. Namun wanita itu berusaha menggotong Atlas ke tempat tidur meski kakinya terluka. Setelah membiarkan Atlas tertidur, Anya pergi tidur di sofa. Keesokan harinya saat dia baru selesai mandi dan hendak membelikan sarapan, Atlas telah menghilang dari rumahnya. Sejak saat itu pula Atlas tak pernah mengganggunya dan selalu bersemu merah saat melihatnya. Setelah seminggu menghindar, Atlas menyinggung soal one stand night dengannya dan berkata akan bertanggungjawab. Apa maksudnya? Anya kebingungan, tapi karena beberapa alasan, dia kemudian memanfaatkan situasi dengan menjadikan kesalahpahaman Atlas untuk kepentingannya sendiri. Meskipun itu berarti dia harus menjadi perfect liar.

I was once the beloved daughter of the powerful Alpha and Luna of The Midnight Ridge Pack. I thought I had everything—a loving family, a protective brother, and a perfect fated mate—Steve Dolton, the strongest Beta of The Midnight Ridge Pack and the man I had loved for eighteen years. But when I turned eighteen, my world shattered. I discovered that I had been switched at birth and that Penny was the true heir of the pack. In an instant, I became the most awkward existence within The Midnight Ridge Pack. Though my parents promised I would always be their daughter, when Penny offended The Rogue King, they didn’t hesitate to make me take the blame and threw me into the infamous rogue den. I endured torture from silver chains and wolfsbane, my body covered in scars, becoming the lowest slave in the rogue den. It wasn’t until the fifth year that my brother-Alpha Joe and my former fiancé- Steve, came to the rogue den to take me back to The Midnight Ridge Pack. I overheard the casual chatter of the servants. "Does she seriously think she can come back?" "She made Miss Penny suffer outside for over a decade, stole ten years of happiness from her, and now she has the audacity to return and keep taking what belongs to Miss Penny. Shameless." "I heard that bringing her back this time is to help Miss Penny..." My throat tightened, and my palms grew cold. "Julia, come back home with us. We were wrong about you!" "Steve and I will treat you twice as well. You're still our precious little princess!" Amid their urging and apologies, I loosened my hand grip on the tattered hem of my dress. I had already promised to marry the son of The Rogue King. Our wedding was just around the corner.

The wheat has yet to ripen when my Grandma, Julia Simmon, appears to me in a dream. "There will be a plague of locusts in the autumn. Sell off the produce and raise fish to ensure the family has income." I, Vanessa West, convince my parents to harvest the wheat for grain and feed before irrigating the fields to raise fish. Then, a severe drought strikes and the fish die, leaving my family drowning in debt. We're at a loss to know what to do. Then, Grandma appears in my dreams again. "There are gold bars buried under the oak tree on the hill at our old home. Selling them will sort out our debts and leave you with money to spare." After telling my father, Alan West, this, he digs up a whole crate of heroin. The police happen to be staking out the area. They have him arrested, thinking that he means to buy the drugs. For the amount he gets caught with, he faces life imprisonment. My mother, Hannah Smith, is unable to bear the sight of this and faints on the spot. Again, Grandma appears to me in a dream and offers guidance. "Dr. Hank Vance at Central Hospital can cure her. If you don't hurry, she'll be in danger!" Desperate to save my mother, I threaten Dr. Vance with my life, and he agrees to operate on her. Then, my boyfriend gets into a car accident and urgently needs treatment. However, he succumbs to his injuries due to my asking for Dr. Vance. In the meantime, Mom doesn't receive treatment in time. As she is dying, Mom weeps, asking me why I ruined the entire family. Then, she passes away on the operating table. My boyfriend's parents think I am responsible for their son's death, and they stab me 18 times. While being rushed to the emergency room, I see Grandma again. However, she is grinning maliciously as she plunges a knife into my heart, mimicking the stabs I got from real life and giving me a ruptured heart. I died without understanding why Grandma's appearances led to my family's end. I open my eyes and find out that I've returned to the day Grandma told me to sell our crops.