Chapter 1

The moment I took my last breath, he was holding another woman in his arms.

I vowed to make him remember the pain I brought for the rest of his life.]

“Miss Avery, here’s your medication. Please take it.”

I took the white pill bottle, muttering a quick thank you.

With these sleeping pills, I could finally get some decent sleep tonight.

From now on, I was going to change everything.

Sitting in the taxi, I thought about the message Liam had just sent:

“Got a business dinner tonight, won’t be home.”

I knew exactly who that “business dinner” was for – Scarlett was back.

That woman was something else. Just one year with Liam, and she had him completely wrapped around her finger.

I’d been with Liam from when he was twenty-one to twenty-seven, a solid six years, but it couldn't compare to a single tear from Scarlett.

I had actually died once.

The end result was Liam marrying Scarlett. And at their wedding, I had a complete mental breakdown and jumped.

I gained absolutely nothing.

How could I possibly accept that?

So, in this life, I returned to when Liam was nineteen.

According to fate’s original trajectory, I would meet him at twenty-one, just as he was starting his business. I’d become his most capable assistant.

My family always undervalued me, focusing all their attention on my brother. His family, on the other hand, was already a shattered mess.

We relied on each other, finding comfort in our shared pain.

For six long years, we even talked about marriage.

But then, everything changed at a party – Scarlett returned.

She not only came back to the country but openly confessed her undying feelings for Liam right there at the event.

They quickly rekindled their old flame, and my six years of youth were just tossed aside.

Nineteen-year-old Liam was still the epitome of a rich heir, having everything, wanting for nothing. At that time, his romance with the beautiful Scarlett was in full bloom.

At twenty, his family fortune crumbled. Scarlett went abroad, and his life plummeted.

I remembered everything. So, I entered his world early this time.

I didn't interrupt his relationship with Scarlett because that love was destined to become a sharp blade. The very period Liam cherished as the most important in his life would be the target of my revenge.

I watched Liam and Scarlett hold hands, embrace, and kiss.

Those sweet nothings he used to whisper only to me now played out right before my eyes.

For an entire year, my heart was steeped in their sickeningly sweet romance, rotting away into nothingness.

I kept my poker face on, waiting, just waiting for that day to come.

When Scarlett left, flying overseas, I approached a broken Liam with my deepest sincerity, filling the void during his entire period of emptiness and despair.

How stubborn was twenty-year-old Liam?

Childish, biased, pushing me away again and again, yet foolishly waiting for Scarlett.

There's a saying, companionship is worth more than a thousand eloquent words.

Ultimately, he still chose me.

We endured the hardest days together.

Then, everything slowly unfolded according to my memories.

He climbed step by step from an unknown nobody to the peak of his career.

Our relationship evolved from hesitant glances to planning a future.

Until – this party.

“Miss, we’re here.”

The driver’s voice pulled me back to reality.

I glanced down at my phone, the screen showing my message history with Liam.

Last message sent: 11:35 PM

“Do you want me to pick you up?”

“Don’t drink too much, I’m worried about you.”

He hadn’t replied.

I got out of the car, doing something I’d never dared to do before.

This time, I would turn the tables with my own hands.