Nadine Franklin

Hari pertama setelah terlahir kembali, aku langsung menyelinap ke kamar sang ketua mafia, Kevin, lalu melepaskan pakaianku. Karena di kehidupan sebelumnya, aku dan putranya, Nico, adalah pasangan pernikahan politik tanpa cinta yang sangat terkenal di kalangan mafia Grimora. Nico menganggap akulah penyebab hancurnya hubungan dengan cinta pertamanya. Ia yakin bahwa saat dirinya terkena obat perangsang, akulah yang sengaja masuk ke kamarnya. Karena itu, selama delapan tahun pernikahan, setiap malam ia pergi mabuk-mabukan dan tak pernah pulang. Bahkan ketika aku mengalami persalinan sulit dan nyawaku hampir melayang, ia tak menunjukkan kepedulian sedikit pun. Hingga suatu hari badai besar melanda. Grimora diterjang gelombang badai, dan tanggul pelabuhan jebol. Hanya tersisa satu kursi di kapal evakuasi. Semua orang mengira ia akan menyelamatkan dirinya sendiri. Namun Nico justru mendorongku ke atas kapal. “Pergilah!!” “Nadine, kuserahkan kesempatan hidup ini padamu … di kehidupan selanjutnya, aku tak ingin kamu menyelamatkanku lagi. Aku hanya ingin bersama Marry.” Detik berikutnya, tubuhnya terseret ke dalam laut yang gelap. Sementara aku yang berhasil selamat, akhirnya dibunuh oleh keluarga musuh. Ia tak pernah tahu .... malam itu, yang terkena bius bukan hanya dirinya. Ayahnya, Kevin sang ketua mafia juga dibius. Saat aku melangkah masuk ke kamar, efek obatnya sudah mulai bekerja. Sang ketua mafia menekan hasrat yang menyiksa tubuhnya dengan susah payah. Kali ini, aku mendekat dan berbisik pelan, “Ketua, aku datang untuk membantumu menetralkan racunnya.”

When I was five years old, I was kidnapped by the human traffickers. Later on, I was abandoned at Dreadvault Isle's prison meant for serious offenders located in the infamous no-man's land of Cloudguard Continent. In order to avoid dying from starvation, I clung to Edgar Blythe, who was a serial killer with the highest bounty known on the Internet, and called him "Grandpa Eddie". Then, I moved to grip Franklin Graves, a former boxing champion, by his diamond-crusted belt just to beg for scraps. Finally, I entangled myself around a top-tier assassin's leg while yelling at the top of my lungs, "As long as you don't let me starve to death, I'll make sure to take care of you once you grow old!" All the international mercenaries, arms dealers, and professional assassins were stunned by my declaration. In the end, they gave me some leftovers from their own plates. That was how I was raised in prison. Since my grandpas have enemies all over the globe, the first thing I do after returning to the country is act like a cowardly impoverished student. When I'm a college sophomore, Leonard Hargrove, a rich scion from a conglomerate, has accused me of stealing his laptop. He even beats me up relentlessly on the campus field and breaks three of my ribs by stomping on my chest. To make things worse, he forces me to swallow blood-drenched soil. I'm in so much pain that I've practically gone nuts and bitten off half of Leonard's ear as a result. Jordan Chappel, the dean of the college, kicks me to the floor when I meet him later on in his office. "Do you really think you're in the right for stealing from someone else, you broke bastard? All he did was hit you a few times! It's not like you'll die from those attacks! "You'd better tell your guardians to come here as soon as possible! I want to see them groveling to me and apologize on your behalf!" After spitting out a mixture of blood and saliva, I turn to stare Jordan dead in the eye. "Are you sure you really want my guardians to show up?"