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I’d been tangled up with Edric Russell for three fucking years, loving him like it was my last breath. I’d give anything–my blood, my liver, my kidneys–just for him to look at me once.
I’d even hand over everything I had to his first love, all just to get one damn glance from him.
And what does he say to me? “God, you fucking bitch. How the hell are you still alive?”
Then, I really did die.
That day, Edric went public with his relationship with Nina, his real love.
And to rub salt in the wound, he announced their wedding would be on my birthday–just to make sure I wouldn’t rest in peace.
When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the first year of our marriage.
This time, I got it. I wasn’t about to let anyone who screwed me over get away with it.
Screw them all let them burn in hell
On a stormy night, the sound of a crash tore through the rain.
Talia Miles tumbled hard out of the car, her head slamming into the asphalt. Everything spun like a broken record as gravel dug into her skin. blood pouring everywhere.
She thought. “Didn’t I already die? Wasn’t I tortured to death in the ICU? Why the hell does it still hurt so goddamn much?
“Talia. A cold voice rang out above her, pulling her from her haze.
She froze, looking up, only to see Edric’s cold, handsome face staring down at her. Her heart nearly stopped.
It was Edric. Her husband.
The same guy who pulled her from the sea when she was just seventeen, who stuck by her side when everything came crashing down, pulling her out of hell, holding her like she was something precious.
He promised to always be there, to make her the happiest woman alive. But now! Now, he was looking at her like she was nothing, a cold sneer on his face
“If Nina loses even a single hair, you’ll pay with your life!” he shouted.
Nina Greer, Edric’s lover, his untouchable line in the sand
“I didn’t hurt Nina!” Talia spat through gritted teeth, trying to force out the words despite the pain gnawing at her insides.
But Edric? He didn’t even blink. He just sneered and slammed the car window up.
“Drive,” he ordered.
His assistant, nervous as hell, glanced at Talia through the rearview. “Mr. Russell, it’s pouring out there. Mrs. Russell’s bleeding out, ion of blood to Nina… you really just gonna leave her here like this?”
she just gave a
Talia’s face was ghostly white, blood dripping from her forehead. She looked so broken, so fragile, like she might crumble into nothing at any
second.
But Edric didn’t give a damn. He just looked at her with that same cold, bitter smile. “A bitch like hert She won’t die. She’s too tough for that
The Bentley sped off, leaving Talia like discarded trash, abandoned in the downpour.
Edric always knew how to wound her the most, to make the pain as deep as possible,
This familiar scene, those same cruel words, took her back to two years ago, when she had been forced to donate blood to Nina
On the way back, the hospital had called Edric, telling him that Nina had been poisoned after the transfusion.
In a fit of rage, he had thrown her out into the storm without a second thought.
And now she had actually been reborn.
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Talia clutched her chest, where her heart was pounding painfully. Tears mixed with the rain, blurring her vision. In her dare, memories flooded her
mind
Eight years ago, her family had been lost in a shipwreck. Just as she was about to be swallowed by the sea, a young man in white had grasped her hand tightly,
When she opened her eyes again, the first face she saw was Edric’s
He had stayed by her side, the only light in her hopeless world.
Later, when the Russell family fell into ruin, deep in debt with nowhere to go, she used a family secret remedy to turn things around for them.
The Russell family rose to prominence in Sampton City, and Sirena Russell, Edric’s grandmother, had personally arranged their marriage.
All that was left was for her to graduate from university, and they would announce their wedding to the city with great
fanfare,
She had eagerly awaited that day, looking forward to becoming the happiest woman in the world.
But just before graduation, Edric suddenly disappeared. Then, right before the wedding, he returned–with Nina, who was pregnant
He carefully supported Nina, treating her like the most precious thing in the world. His eyes were filled with tenderness as he looked at her, and yet he didn’t offer a single word of explanation to Tali
Her heart felt like it was being ripped a
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That night, Nina sought her out privately. She gently stroked her stomach, looking at her with tearful eyes. “Talia, I’m carrying Edric’s child. Please, let us be together”
In that moment. Talia’s world came crashing down
But the child was innocent. Her heart bled as she took the initiative to call off the engagement with Sirena.
“Nina is lying. Edric hasn’t wronged you. The wedding must go ahead!” Sirena’s response was
The Russell family was already a prestigious family in Sampton City. They couldn’t allow the scandal of a mistress forcing a breakup to leak out.
“Talia, love takes effort. Can you really just give up on Edrich All these years of feelings, can you throw that away?” Sirena asked.
She didn’t want to. Edric was the only light in her life. She thought. Without him, how could I go on?
She refused to believe that their five years together could be so fragile. Edric wasn’t capable of such cruelty.
Nina disappeared, and the wedding went ahead as planned. Talia put on the wedding dress and walked down the aisle,
She would later realize that it marked the beginning of her worst nightmare,
On their wedding night, Edric grabbed her by the neck, his face cold as ice, his eyes burning with hatred. It was clear he wanted her dead.
“You’re the one who persuaded Grandma to force me into this marriage. You’re the one who made Nina kneel in the rain all day! She miscarried my only child is gone! Mrs. Russell, are you happy now with this kind of wedding?” Edric asked.
“I didn’t! I never forced anyone!” Talia said, thinking. You didn’t even apologize, and I still want to make things right for you?
“You didn’t?” Edric scoffed, looking at her with contempt. His eyes were full of distrust.
Talia ripped off her veil, her whole body trembling with the pain. “I’ll divorce you right no
now. I’ll give you back to Nina!”
Edric sneered and pushed her aside, his expression icy. “There’s never been a divorce scandal in the Russell family. You want truly malicious!”
*Im not Edric, please just listen jo me.…….”
Edric cut her off, walking away without a second glance. “If you don’t want to destroy me, then just be a good Mrs. Russell‘
She gave in. After the wedding. Edric kept claiming that work was keeping him busy, coming home late every night.
But in reality, he spent his nights at the hospital, taking care of Nina–often in a state of undress.
nt to ruin me! You’re
Talia knew it all too well, but still, she softened time and time again, forgiving him over and over, loving him in the most humiliating way.
Even when Nina had health issues from her miscarriage and needed Talia’s blood, liver, or kidneys, she agreed without hesitation.
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Talu thought that if she just kept enduring and sacrificing, she could somehow win his heart back.
Then one day, she was kidnapped. The thugs ripped her clothes off, and just when she thought all hope was lost, Edric broke down the door and appeared in front of her.
Talia thought that maybe, just maybe, Edric had finally come to save her. But instead, he looked at her with disgust, as if she were something filthy, and began to talk to her coldly, setting terms
Talia. I saved you. Now you owe me. Nina’s condition is getting worse. She needs an organ transplant,” he said.
Her heart froze, thinking, Fine. I owe you.
Nina needed her blood, her liver, her kidneys–she gave them all
But in the end, all it did was make Edric even more cruel. He wasn’t asking for her organs—he wanted her life.
She thought, “So… Ill give you my life
Finally, during her last organ removal surgery. she contracted an infection and her cancer worsened. She was admitted to the ICU, with little time Jeh
She called Edric over and over, just wanting to see him one last time.
She didn’t ask for anything else. She just wanted to say goodbye, to clear up the misunderstandings between them before she died–but he refused.
even get through to his phone anymore,
In the end, she couldn’t ev
She called Edric’s assistant. “Please, just let Edric answer the phone. I only need a minute, just one minute?”
“Ms. Greer is being discharged today. Mr. Russell is very busy,” the other side said.
She could use not even
use not even a minute of his time.
moment. “I wasn’t even pregnant back then
In those last few days, Nina, wearing her wedding ring, looked down at her with contempt, savoring the mome
“I just used that to trick Edric into marrying me. I never expected that old woman Sirena to see through me. And now, you still ended up as Mrs.
Talia stared at her, wide–eyed in shock. “You weren’t pregnant? Then your illness…
Nina cruelly smirked. “Of course I wasn’t sick. I just wanted to mess with you, torment you, watch you like a fool, giving your life away to your enemy. All those organs of yours… 1 fed them to the dog
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even raise her arms.
“You!” Talia’s eyes turned red with rage. She clenched her fists tightly, but her body was too weak to even
“Want to hit me? You can’t even breathe easily, can you!” Nina ineered, stepping closer, mosking her. “Fool. Edric never loved you. Everything you did for him is just a joke in his eyes!
“Oh, and by the way, the kidnapping–he planned that. He made it happen so you’d donate your kidney.
“He lures you more than I do. It was him who sent me here today–to watch you suffer and die, never able to rest in peace!”
In that instarin, Talia felt like her heart had been pierced through, the cold wind of betrayal sweeping through her,
So, all the love she had given–everything she had sacrificed–had been nothing but a pawn in Edric’s game to torment and manipulate her.
“You’ll get your comeuppance! Taka said.
“Comeuppance“” Nina laughed dismissively, her grin widening “When y scandal. We’ll inherit your formula, all your hard work and wealth.
you Lie, Edric will just be a widower–he won’t have to deal with a divorce
“I give Edric children, and we’ll live luppily ever after. And you! You’ll just rot here, with your i name seared, dying in s
Talu’s heart was numb with pain. She thought, ‘So… Edric wanted me dead from the very beginning”
silence”
On her 25th birthday, Edric and Nina held a grand wedding. She was all alone in the hospital, dying in reveniment.
The memories feh like a nightmare, but at least.. she was awake now.
Talia’s lips curled into a bitter smile. Trembling, she forced herself in her feet. Her frail figure stood straight in the pouring i
f rain.
She utted her head back, letting the heavy rain wash the dirt off her face, revealing a cold, otherworldly expression. Her clear eyes began to bum
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with hatred.
She thought. “Edric, everything you owe me… I’ve paid it back. From now on, I’ll make you pay for the blood you spilled!”
Suddenly, the roar of a car’s engine cur through the storm
Bright headlights blazed into her eyes as a car–a Cullinan–rushed straight toward her.
Talia tried to move, but her body felt as if it were made of lead, too weak to even budge. She thought, “Am I going to be silenced right after being rebom
The tires splashed up rainwater with an ear piercing screech, the car screeching to a halt just an inch away from her
Instinctively. Talia raised her arm to shield her face. Through the gap between her fingers, she saw the man in the driver’s seat. Her heart skipped a
bear
It was an utterly stunning face–sharp brows, bright eyes, chiseled features, a perfectly straight nose, and every line exuded a commanding, noble
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His eyes, the color of molten glass, looked at her like a bright mison in a valley–dazzling yet not blinding, offering her light without burning her.
For some reason, the hatred inside Talia seemed to settle down a bit for the time being.
The next second, the man squeezed his eyes shut in pain, collapsing forward onto the steering wheel.
She thought. What the hell is he doing here! This never happened in my last life. Could it be that my time travel’s screwed everything up?
Talia’s expression was a mix of confusion and realization. She bit her lip, then, after a moment of hesitation, walked toward the man
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