Chapter 4

Just when I thought everything was going smoothly, I started experiencing the same symptoms as in my last life.

A persistent high fever, a hoarse throat, and I was bedridden.

How could this be!?

I grew more worried each day.

Because fate is a fickle thing.

If my destiny truly included windfalls, then even if I tripped and fell outside, I’d somehow stumble over gold necklaces!

But if I had still swapped lives with Jason this time, what was the point of my rebirth?

My heart pounded with increasing panic, but I had no one to confide in.

Brittany, once assured that I had the lock, quickly grew tired of me and moved out of the dorm, not even bothering to pretend anymore.

She told everyone she met:

“I had someone read my fortune, and Cassidy is going to be a magnet for bad luck, sick all the time. I’d advise you all to stay far away from her.”

I gritted my teeth, propping up my ailing body, and found the same fortune teller who had read my fate in my last life.

After hearing the whole story, the fortune teller said there must be something I hadn’t discovered and told me to go back and search thoroughly.

I had no choice. I rummaged through everything she had ever given me, but found nothing.

Just as I was despairing, I shook out my pillowcase, and a small paper doll fluttered out. It was drawn to resemble Jason, and on its back, his birth details were written!

The fortune teller said, “That’s it! Both the lock and the paper doll work together. And since you touched the lock, the effect was stronger on you. But luckily, you found it early.”

A cold sweat broke out over me.

That same day, I placed the paper doll under my brother’s pillow and instructed my parents to watch him as he slept.

The next day, my fever gradually subsided.

This time, I was eager to see how Brittany could enjoy a life of luxury as she did in my last life.