On the eve of our wedding, during a romantic getaway, Caleb Shaw fell in love at first sight with the owner of a local bed and breakfast. He stubbornly believed she was the reincarnation of his deceased first love, a gift from heaven for his pitiful soul. In a fit of rage, I broke up with him, only to encounter a landslide on my way down the mountain. Caleb came to my rescue and ended up injuring his leg. Just like that, the rift between us disappeared, and we entered into marriage. It wasn’t until my later years, when I was diagnosed with cancer and discovered that our vast household couldn’t even afford my medical bills, that I learned the truth. All these years, Caleb had been secretly supporting that bed and breakfast owner from years ago. Even my children agreed with his actions. So, I died of anger. When I opened my eyes again, faced with Caleb’s confession, I shouted at him, slamming my hand on the table: “I support your brave pursuit of love!” The crowd, who had been drinking and chatting merrily, all stopped what they were doing when they heard my loud declaration of support. As curious gazes turned towards us, the usually cool and collected Caleb had somehow turned pale, grabbing my wrist and warning me with his eyes to stop making a scene. In my past life, I would have backed down at the first sign of his anger, always afraid of upsetting him. But now, I only wanted to expose the hypocritical face behind his mask! With this thought, I turned to meet Caleb’s disapproving eyes, twisted my hand to grasp his wrist, and walked towards the “main character” surrounded by the crowd. That is, Tara Swan, the owner of this bed and breakfast and the object of Caleb’s love at first sight. “Aria!” Sensing my next move, he growled at me with furrowed brows. But I showed no signs of stopping. Losing face, Caleb angrily shook off my hand: “This trip was meant to test our relationship. I’ve only experienced a feeling of attraction, I haven’t done anything to betray you. Why are you being so aggressive?” As he finished speaking, the crowd let out a collective sigh. At this moment, Tara, dressed in a white dress, slowly stepped forward from the crowd, stopping about three feet away from me. She first observed Caleb for a moment, then noticed his expensive watch peeking out from under his sleeve. Her gaze then shifted to me, looking me up and down. After a long while, she burst out laughing: “So this is a breakup trip.” “Miss Winters, you won’t even share a room with your boyfriend on a trip, and now you’re trying to control your boyfriend’s heart. Don’t you think you’re being too controlling?” She subtly pulled Caleb to her side. Seeing that Caleb had no intention of arguing, I smirked and pulled out the wedding photos stored on my phone. Smiling, I pushed the now ashen-faced Caleb towards Tara. “You’re right, I think I’m being too controlling too.” Then I turned to Caleb and raised my voice: “You should cherish this fate! Don’t miss out again!” “I’ll be waiting for your wedding invitation. Don’t worry, I won’t cling to you. I’ll explain about our engagement to my parents!” With that, I pretended to wipe away non-existent tears from the corner of my eyes, feigning heartbreak. In contrast, Caleb was now staring dazedly at the confused Tara in front of him. “Lena…” As Caleb’s hoarse voice rang out, the whole scene erupted. Even Tara blushed and lowered her head shyly, but her body leaned in closer. Some people said Tara was being treated as a substitute, while others said Caleb had actually called out “Tara”. So, being the kind person I am, I turned back once more. Under Tara’s confused and smug gaze, I kindly said, “Oh, by the way, my ex-fiancé once had a first love named Lena Swann. Come to think of it, your names sound very similar!” Slap! As I turned to leave, I caught a glimpse of Tara angrily slapping Caleb. How satisfying! In my past life, after Caleb confessed his infidelity to me, Tara was also present. But I didn’t react like I did today. Instead, I was immersed in the pain of betrayal. It was my departure that gave him and Tara the opportunity to interact. From that day on, Caleb stubbornly believed that Tara was the reincarnation of Lena. Faced with my persuasion and anger, he would always look at me coldly, and finally say calmly: “Aria, you really can’t compare to Lena’s gentleness and understanding.” “Over the years, I’ve more than repaid the kindness the Winters family has shown me, and I married you as you wished. But now, my Lena is right in front of me. Why can’t you let me go and pursue my happiness?” Just like that, a honeymoon that started sweetly turned into a bitter separation. I had never seen him so cold before, and in my anger, I broke up with him, choosing to end this journey alone. But I never expected to encounter a landslide. Nor did I expect Caleb to come to my rescue, injuring his leg in the process. I thought there was still love between us, until our later years, that is, the thirtieth year of our marriage, when I was diagnosed with cancer. Caleb said he couldn’t afford the treatment, and our children used the company’s cash flow as an excuse to refuse to pay for my treatment. Disheartened, I accidentally discovered that over the years, all our assets had been transferred to the same account. And that account belonged to Tara Swan, the woman Caleb had fallen in love with years ago. Only then did I realize how foolish I had been all these years. Our children all knew about Tara’s existence, and even chose one holiday each year to visit her. In the moment before I died of anger, Caleb, his hair now gray, personally removed my oxygen tube, his smile vicious: “If it wasn’t for your parents threatening me with the failed project back then, how could I have let go of Tara? This is all your karma!” My children stood coldly by, watching silently before leaving. Thinking back now, perhaps I had already lost myself in my past life, which led to my death from anger. Ding dong! The vibration of my phone in my pocket pulled me back to reality. I looked at the landslide alert on the push notification, my eyes darkening slightly. After that unpleasant parting, Caleb seemed to have disappeared, nowhere to be seen in the entire scenic area. On the contrary, all the tourists in the bed and breakfast knew about the drama that day, and when they looked at me, there was always a hint of sympathy in their eyes. But I felt fortunate. Everything had been stopped at a critical point, and there would be no more life after marriage where I could only ask Caleb for money, no more pain of being coldly watched by the children I had painstakingly raised. For me, these were all good things. Looking at the azure sky outside the window, I was humming a tune and about to go out. As I opened the door, I ran into Caleb and Tara coming out of the opposite room. “Why are you wearing such a short skirt? Change it,” the man frowned and ordered instinctively, making Tara, who was still smiling, immediately frown. Perhaps realizing the change in his identity, Caleb awkwardly lit a cigarette. He pulled Tara’s jacket up a bit and explained coldly, “Tara and I are still getting to know each other, it’s nothing.” Hearing this, Tara looked at Caleb with some resentment, but after catching his eye, she quickly put on a smile as if nothing had happened. I didn’t want to bother with this flirtation between them, but as I turned to leave, Caleb grabbed me forcefully. He blew smoke rings towards my face, softening his voice: “Aria, stop making a fuss. I just wanted to find that feeling from the past.” “When the trip is over, we’ll go back and get married.” Hearing his ridiculous words, I violently shook off his hand and pointed at the hickey on his exposed collarbone, sneering, “Caleb Shaw, you dared to confess to me that you’ve changed your heart, why don’t you dare admit what you and Tara did in bed?” “You disgust me!” Caleb’s smoking motion paused slightly, he opened his mouth as if to say something to me, but was interrupted by the commotion in the distance. We saw Tara, dressed provocatively, drinking and chatting happily with those tourists. The next second, the possessiveness in Caleb’s eyes surfaced, and he rushed past me straight towards Tara. This was the first time he had abandoned me. Since he found the Winters family at eighteen and successfully moved into the Winters’ house, he had never abandoned me. At that time, I, just coming of age, often liked to use my spoiled rich girl temper to make things difficult for him, but every time he was like a wooden block, never getting angry. He said: “Aria, you just don’t know how to get along with people.” I thought he was the one who understood me. So, I fell head over heels for him. Even though I’ve lived another life, even though I shared a bed with him for over thirty years in my past life, I still felt a bit lost at this moment. But this sense of loss was quickly diluted. At three in the morning, while I was still drinking in the small bar, I heard the sound of an ambulance. After asking around, I found out that inside lay Tara and a man. “Don’t know what conflict these two had, they ran up to the snow mountain, and on their way down, they both took a tumble. That’s why they’re in the hospital now.” A tumble. It was as if some important information flashed through my brain, making me follow them to the hospital involuntarily. But it would have been better if I hadn’t gone. This visit actually allowed me to know the answer to the question that puzzled me most in my past life! As the sky began to lighten slightly, many of the onlookers who had come to see what was happening dispersed. I found Caleb’s attending physician, claiming to be his fiancée. Seeing my anxious appearance, he shook his head regretfully: “Your fiancé’s leg was crushed too severely by a heavy object. Even if he wakes up, I’m afraid he’ll be left with a permanent disability!” It was as if my brain had been hit hard with a club, with only a constant buzzing sound in my ears. After a long while, after composing myself, I tentatively asked, “A disability? Like a limp?” The doctor nodded. At that moment, the last wall in my heart completely collapsed. I checked the calendar and found that in two days, it would be the day I left after arguing with Caleb in my past life. So, when he came to save me, his leg was already injured? But why did he do this! At this moment, I really wanted to rush into the ward, grab his collar, and question him properly. But what’s the use of that? This hasn’t happened in this life, and even if I said it, he would only think I was crazy. I don’t know how I walked out of the hospital. The various incidents of Caleb protecting me under him when the landslide collapsed in my past life played like a slideshow in my mind. I once asked him, do you regret saving me? But he held my hand, his eyes full of tenderness: “I’ve never regretted any decision involving you.” I tilted my head back to force back the tears, took off the ring that already had marks, and threw it into the sewer. As the ring made a series of clanging sounds as it hit the ground, I slowly released my nails that were deeply embedded in my palm… After leaving the hospital, I still pretended I didn’t know anything, seriously playing the role of a woman hurt in a relationship. I spent my days either drunk in the bar or lying in my room sleeping. During this time, I didn’t forget to bombard Caleb with text messages, creating the illusion that I was heartbroken and about to leave. [Caleb, can you not leave me? I can’t live without you.] [Caleb Shaw, if you don’t come and comfort me, I’m going home by myself!] … Watching the identical messages from my past life being sent one by one, I expressionlessly began to pack my luggage. Replicating the exact scene of leaving from my past life. Sure enough, Caleb got anxious. I opened the surveillance camera I had installed before leaving, and saw Caleb pushing his wheelchair upstairs, anxiously asking Tara to open my room. But when he saw my tidy room, there was no trace of anxiety on his face, instead, there was even a hint of relief. Could I have guessed wrong? Just as I was pondering, Caleb received a phone call, and his face immediately became serious, pushing his wheelchair out. Seeing this, I suddenly remembered Caleb’s resentment towards me in my past life. I hurriedly called my assistant, and after investigation, found out that his project had indeed incurred losses. As for that phone call, it should be from my parents’ people who learned about his change of heart, threatening him out of fear that I would be upset. Ding dong. Caleb was trying to crack the password to open my location. My heart trembled, looking at my position 800 meters away from the landslide site, I felt a bit more at ease. Soon after, Caleb rushed over. But the moment he got out of the car, the landslide collapsed. “Aria!” “Where are you, don’t scare me, Aria!” Caleb was stunned for only a second before he started shouting my name at the top of his lungs. As the rescue team arrived, more and more people gathered, and my baseball cap that I had placed in advance was spotted by the sharp-eyed Caleb. He ignored the dissuasion of the people around him and rushed in: “That’s my fiancée’s hat, I have to save her!” In the chaos, no one noticed his limp. He was seen hugging my hat, constantly moving stones, and even took time to answer a phone call, crying out in grief: “Uncle, Aunt, Aria encountered a landslide, I’m afraid I can’t fulfill what you asked me to do…” I clearly saw the smirk on his face after he succeeded. So, standing in the crowd, I called out: “Caleb Shaw, I’m here!” Hearing this, Caleb turned to look at me almost mechanically, his lips trembling in disbelief as he opened his mouth: “How are you…”
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