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When I opened my eyes again, my forehead throbbed. Above me was a modern and luxurious chandelier. I realized I had once again failed to leave this world.
Every night, I teetered on the brink of death. This meant my time with my family in the
original world was growing shorter.
Time was incredibly precious to me. I stared at the chandelier, wondering if I could use it
to end everything.
Just as I moved, a hand tightly gripped mine.
“Cora, stop fooling around, okay? Luckily, you’re weak, so you didn’t hit too hard.
Otherwise, you’d have scared the two kids to death.”
The speaker was my husband in this world, the company CEO, Nolan.
At this moment, his brow was furrowed, his eyes locked on the bandage wrapped around
my forehead. His gaze was deep, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.
In the original story, Nolan was the heroine’s most passionate admirer. Unable to attain his love, he eventually turned dark, even betraying the company and harming others to get
closer to the heroine.
When I first arrived, I drugged Nolan to prevent him from pursuing the heroine, cutting off
the source of his later crimes.
Nolan woke up wishing he could end me right there.
I knew the story inside out, so I was sure the heroine wouldn’t be harmed.
In the original story, Nolan was the heroine’s most ardent admirer. Unable to win her love, he eventually succumbed to darkness, even betraying the company and harming others
just to be near her.
The first thing I did upon entering this world was to incapacitate Nolan with a drug, preventing him from pursuing the heroine and cutting off the source of future crimes.
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When Nolan woke up, he was furious, wishing he could end me on the spot.
I knew the plot of the book inside and out and was confident the heroine would not be
harmed.
It wasn’t until he saw the heroine and the male lead happily together that Nolan began to let go of his resentment towards me.
He tried to understand me, cared for me, and even stood up for me during a difficult time when he mistakenly thought I was being bullied
During those challenging days, our hearts quietly drew closer.
Later, I softened my demeanor, managed household affairs for Nolan, cared for the family, and raised the children.
Nolan, like any ordinary husband who loves his wife, stayed by my side, promising to be together in the next life.
The system informed me that the strategist’s favorability was steadily increasing and that my mission was nearing completion.
At that time, my terminal illness in the real world would be cured, and I could choose to pause time in the real world to accompany the Nolan family through this happy life.
However, an unexpected change came without warning. One stormy night, the heroine
returned alone.
She threw herself into Nolan’s arms, weeping and recounting the inhuman torment she
had suffered over the years.
Usually calm and composed, Nolan was moved to tears.
When he learned of my actions that had maliciously hindered him, pushing her into a predicament, the Nolan family was furious.
They carefully tended to Lydia at home and ignored me.
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On Declan’s birthday, I prepared a table full of dishes that the family loved, but no one returned even late into the night.
It turned out they were out entertaining a despondent Lydia, just to cheer her up.
When I gave birth to Declan, I endured pain all night before delivering.
At that time, Nolan promised to celebrate with the children every year because I hadn’t
left them.
But now, they’ve all broken their promises.
When the Nolan family returned, they merely said, “Lydia doesn’t like the dishes you made, so there’s no need to make them again.”
Recalling these events, I coldly withdrew my hand from Nolan’s grip and calmly said, “I’m not being unreasonable. I just don’t want to live anymore…”
Nolan suddenly became somewhat annoyed, leaning over to hold me tightly. I couldn’t break free, so I just let him.
After a moment, he finally spoke, his tone tinged with helplessness.
“Cora, stop saying things like that, and don’t use death to threaten me and the kids. Our feelings won’t change, and I’ll discipline the boys. You’re forever the mistress of this house.”
Nolan’s words sounded sincere, as if he still loved me as before.
But then he cautiously observed my expression and mentioned Lydia.
“I’ve already promised, Lydia won’t take your place. You were unfair to her before; now she just wants a place to stay… So, where did you hide her? Tell me, and we can pretend nothing happened and continue living our simple life, okay?”
I laughed coldly inside.
Lydia has disappeared again? Nolan still thinks I did it?
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Seeing me laugh, Nolan could no longer feign indifference, his tone becoming urgent.
“Cora, stop pretending. I’ve searched, and Lydia’s jewelry is clearly hidden in your room’s
closet. Both of you disappeared early this morning… Tell me, where did you hide Lydia?”
It seems Lydia can’t wait to drive me away, even using her wedding as a ploy.
After all, as the heroine, she craves attention and can’t share a man with another woman.
What she wants is to be the only one in the hearts of the Nolan family.
I suddenly burst into laughter, “Ha, yes, I did it. Lydia is dead! I’m just jealous of her, so I killed her. Do you want to avenge her? Then kill me unless you can’t bear to.”
Nolan would do anything for Lydia. As long as he kills me, I can go home.
Nolan was clearly enraged and lost his mind, gripping my neck with his hands.
“Cora! How did you become like this… Lydia has suffered enough, why do you keep tormenting her?”
In reality, it wasn’t me who changed, but them, the father and sons.
I didn’t resist, letting my breath gradually weaken.
Finally, everything will end.
The door was suddenly pushed open, and Jasper and Declan helped Lydia inside.
