Chapter 2

"Attention passengers, please remain calm. Grab your life vests, no pushing or shoving!"

That familiar voice pulled me back from the darkness.

I didn't rush to grab a life vest or parachute. Instead, my hands flew to my belly.

My baby. Still safe and sound inside me.

As I stood there, stunned, a hand tapped my shoulder.

I looked up in surprise. It was Brenda, the chief flight attendant of this luxurious flight.

She looked at my dazed face and rolled her eyes in disdain:

"The captain said the passengers should evacuate first. As the captain's wife, you'll be among the last to evacuate with us."

I paused, then gave a different answer than I had in my previous life:

"I'm just a regular passenger on this flight. Why should I take on the responsibilities of your crew?"

Brenda's lips curled into a sneer as she watched me:

"Who doesn't know you shamelessly tagged along just to keep an eye on Ms. Serena?"

"You're already pregnant, and still so jealous all the time. You took the seat that was meant for Ms. Serena, forcing her to squeeze into the cockpit. I might as well tell you now, there's one less life vest on this plane."

With that, Brenda fastened her own equipment and continued checking on the other passengers' preparations.

I sat in my seat, a whirlwind of emotions inside me.

I had actually been reborn back to this moment.

In my previous life, my pilot husband, Liam, had also illegally brought his mistress, Serena, on board.

But I had no idea; I was just coincidentally booked on this flight for a meeting in the same city.

I'd bought the very last ticket at the last minute.

So Serena, who'd boarded for free thanks to her connection with the captain, was reluctantly squeezed into the cockpit.

But with an extra person on board, there was one less life vest.

After the crash, I, completely oblivious, had intended to stay until the very end and die with Liam.

But at the critical moment, Liam grit his teeth and handed me the last emergency kit.

Facing my grateful tears, he'd said:

"Eleanor, please raise our child alone. Tell him his dad was a hero."

He urged me to put on the life vest and strap on the parachute.

However, the moment he pushed me out of the plane, I heard him whisper to his mistress, Serena:

"My little Serena, we may not be able to live together, but to die together… isn't that a form of happiness?"

To my disappointment, Serena died in the crash, but Liam miraculously survived unharmed.

But later, this man, who wanted me to tell our child he was a hero…

Suffocated our month-old daughter right in front of me.

The chilling memory made me tremble uncontrollably.

He was the one who wanted to die with his mistress. He was the one who chose to save me.

He, Liam, was the one who violated regulations, resulting in an extra person on board.

So why, in the end, did my child have to pay for his mistress's life?!

My innocent baby, my innocent self.

I just happened to buy the last ticket. Why did I end up like that?

I shook uncontrollably with memories of the past. Brenda walked past me, sneering sarcastically:

"Captain's wife, huh? Look at you, trembling like that. You're nothing compared to our Serena."