Chapter 1

When I was crushed by the panicked horse at the zoo, it dawned on me why Asher had brought me there—he wanted to kill me again!

This marked his 99th attempt to take my life.

Yet again, his plan would fail. I asked the system, "Is the villain's malice level about to max out?"

The system replied, "Yes, it's at 99%. Just one more incident, and you can release yourself from being the villain's little wife and choose a new identity."

"Available identities are: A. Villain's stepmother; B. Swap identities with the villain; C. Return to your own body as the corpse sister."

"Help!"

"Ah!"

"Run!"

The horse's high hooves and Asher's indifferent back descended together, one tearing at my body, the other shattering my heart.

I lay on the ground, trampled repeatedly by the frenzied horse, blood surging from my broken organs, pouring from my mouth, ears, and nose.

The cries and screams of the crowd mixed with the horse's frantic neighs, pounding in my ears, making me dizzy. Despite the pain and despair, I suddenly wanted to laugh at my own foolishness. Yesterday, when Asher suddenly invited me to the zoo, I foolishly thought...

He finally wanted to accept me. But it was just a crueler way to die, trampled by a mad horse!

Asher, this is truly a painful enough death to make me give up!