Orang Freak

It all started when my sister made an offhand remark while sponsoring a poor student. She told him it was a coincidence that we were born on the same day, at the exact hour too. That comment made him convince himself that he was the real heir, that we were switched at birth. Soon after, he showed up with two thugs, kidnapped me, and planned to kill me to reclaim his life. I called my fiancée for help in desperation. Instead of saving me, she told me impatiently that I deserved to die for stealing his life. Her friend showed up to save me, but neither of us made it out alive after I was pushed into the river. I was back on the day when I was kidnapped when I opened my eyes again. When the poor student laughed and told me to pick someone to leave my last words to, I did not hesitate to call my sister. Their fates were sealed, with another chance at life, I would make sure to make them pay, and show them who the real heir was.

The tour bus that my mother-in-law, Madison Caldwell, and my son, Samuel Sadler, are on flips over on a mountain road. It hangs from a tree on the cliff, on the verge of falling at any moment. My husband, Jared Sadler, is the leader of the nearest emergency response team. When the police officer calls the emergency hotline, he learns that Jared and his team are at a school event for Jared's first love's son. In my previous life, I asked my friend to drag Jared here to save Madison and Samuel. However, ashamed that her son had lost the competition, Jared's first love cut off all ties with him. On top of that, Jared was also fired from the emergency response team. After Madison and Samuel were discharged from the hospital, Jared tied my friend and me up and threw us off a cliff, shouting, "I lost everything because of you!" In this life, his first love's son wins the competition, but Jared will never laugh again.

My best friend, Scarlett Throne, is diagnosed with cancer. After running away from home, she takes her own life. She leaves behind only a testament and a pair of eight-year-old twins, a boy and a girl. "You're the only person I can rely on in this world. I'm not asking you to adopt them, but just make sure they have enough to eat." Out of compassion, I take the siblings in. For the next 20 years, my husband and I have been working hard together to raise them, buying them cars and houses. But one day, my adopted daughter reports my husband for being abusive toward her. Even my supposedly dead best friend suddenly appears and testifies against him. I demand to know why she does such a thing. My best friend, filled with righteous indignation, says, "I see you as my best friend! I've never thought you adopted my children just to serve your husband's perversions!" My husband's reputation is ruined, and he's been thrown in jail. I desperately try to prove his innocence, only to be forcibly sent to a mental hospital by my adopted son. There, I wither away and die. When I open my eyes again, I find myself back on the very day my best friend was diagnosed with cancer.

I was finally pregnant after three years of marriage. I was going to head to where my husband works with a lunchbox in my hand to tell him the good news. But I ended up being mistaken as a mistress by his secretary. She dumped the food I had prepared on my head, stripped my clothes off, and continued to hit me until I had a miscarriage. “You’re just a servant. How dare you seduce Mr. Gates and bear his child? “Today, I’ll make sure you suffer the consequences of being a mistress!” She then went to my husband asking for a reward. “Mr. Gates, I took care of a servant who wanted to seduce you. How are you going to reward me?”

Aku dikenal sebagai wanita kasar di lingkungan sekitar, aku juga nggak pernah mau mengalah pada orang lain saat bersilat lidah. Hampir setiap hari, Ibuku mengingatkan kalau aku akan menerima ganjarannya setelah menikah nanti. Alhasil, suami yang aku nikahi sangat penurut padaku, ibu mertuaku pun orang yang sangat lemah lembut. Akibatnya, aku tidak memiliki kesempatan untuk menunjukkan kemampuanku ini, kehidupan pernikahanku pun terasa agak membosankan. Sampai suatu saat, wanita idaman ayah mertuaku kembali ke negara ini, ibu mertuaku terlihat sangat menderita setiap hari. Aku pun mulai mempersiapkan diri dan bersiap untuk bertarung! …

Aku berpura-pura jadi tukang pijat tunanetra profesional dan memberikan layanan ke rumah pada seorang nyonya muda. Namun, dia justru memanfaatkan kebutaanku, mengurungku, dan menyiksaku selama tiga hari tiga malam. Perasaan itu tidak akan pernah bisa aku lupakan...

"Bu Stacey, Anda telah berhasil membeli pulau tak berpenghuni ini. Tempat ini benar-benar terisolasi dari dunia luar. Begitu Anda masuk, nggak akan ada seorang pun yang bisa menemukan Anda. Selain itu, layanan keluarga khusus yang Anda inginkan juga sudah kami siapkan. Mereka semua telah menjalani pelatihan profesional dan akan memberikan Anda 100% kasih sayang."

Hari itu adalah perayaan ulang tahun Ryan ke-70 tahun. Aku baru pulang dari stasiun kereta api di tengah hujan lebat. Sesampainya di depan pintu rumah, aku menemukan pintu rumah terkunci. Ketika mendengar suaraku, tetangga seberang rumah berkata dengan ekspresi bingung, "Tante Elita, kenapa Tante pulang? Om Ryan hari ini menikah, dia dan istrinya sekarang masih menginap di hotel!" Aku tertegun. 'Menikah?' Aku cerai dengan Ryan sebulan lalu. Namun, Ryan memberitahuku bahwa sahamnya rugi banyak dan memiliki utang. Agar tidak memengaruhiku, dia menceraikanku tanpa pisah rumah. Dengan dalih menghindari penagih utang, putraku mengantarku ke rumah lama dan memintaku tinggal di sana selama satu bulan. Ternyata sekarang Ryan sudah menikah lagi?

I get picked up by the cops in the middle of the night for street vending. While questioning me, they pull up my file. One officer eyes me suspiciously through my mask and asks, "What's a Clairefield University graduate like you doing selling stuff on the street at midnight?" I freeze and lean over to look at the file. The ID number matches mine, but the photo has been replaced with one of Madison Bass. That's when it hits me—20 years ago, I was the one who got accepted to Clairefield University! Dazed and numb, I stumble home only to hear my husband, Joseph Gunther, speaking on the phone. "Madison, don't worry. I won't let Lucy interfere with your life. Just go abroad in peace." It's him! Joseph helped Madison steal my identity and my future. My stomach twists. I turn to confront him, to expose the truth. But before I can, he strangles me to death with a belt. "I'm sorry, Lucy. You can't ruin Madison's future…" When I open my eyes again, I'm back in the classroom. Our homeroom teacher is handing out university application forms. This time, I'm taking my life back.

Seminggu sebelum pernikahan, Jimmy, tunanganku tiba-tiba bilang bahwa dirinya harus menikahi cinta pertamanya sebelum menikah denganku. Katanya, karena ibu cinta pertamanya baru saja meninggal dan meninggalkan pesan terakhir, berharap mereka bisa menikah. "Semasa hidup, ibunya Mia selalu berharap dia bisa menikah dengan pria yang baik. Aku hanya mau memenuhi harapan terakhir seorang ibu, kamu jangan pikir aneh-aneh." Padahal, perusahaan kami sudah merencanakan peluncuran proyek perhiasan bertema cinta sejati, tepat di hari pernikahan kami. Dengan nada kesal, dia menambahkan, "Hanya proyek triliunan, mana bisa dibandingkan dengan bakti Mia ke ibunya? Kalau kamu memang sangat menginginkan keuntungan triliunan itu, cari orang lain untuk menikah saja." Mendengar kata-katanya yang tak berperasaan itu, aku pun sadar sepenuhnya. Aku berbalik dan menelepon keluargaku. "Kak, bantu carikan calon suami baru untukku."