On my wedding day in my previous life, the man I had waited 20 years for held his secretary’s hand and forced me to accept them: “It’s just a wedding ceremony, what’s wrong with three people doing it together? Lily doesn’t mind, so who are you to object?” I was so angry I felt dizzy. Thankfully, I still had my parents to back me up. But when they arrived, they rushed towards the secretary instead: “We’re so sorry the hospital mixed up the babies and you suffered all these years. Don’t worry, we’ll give you everything a daughter could want!” “Charlotte! Hurry up and bow to your sister! Be a good girl and accept being second wife!” The shock of these betrayals triggered my heart condition and I died right in front of them. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to my wedding day. The fear of death suddenly engulfed me like a tidal wave. My agonized screams from my final moments seemed to still be echoing overhead. The three people I had trusted most in life were tightly protecting the one who had caused my death. They frowned at me: “Can you stop making a scene? Do you think pretending to be sick will make us feel sorry for you? If you’ve got the guts, why don’t you really die?” A sharp pain shot through my chest. I could only watch helplessly as my body collapsed. “No!!!” I jerked awake with a gasp, panting heavily. Strangely, that awful scene from my past life didn’t play out. I found myself lying in my own bedroom, surrounded by familiar decorations. My mind raced as an unbelievable thought struck me. I had been reborn! Had the heavens taken pity on my tragic fate and given me another chance? Suddenly, a glass came flying at my head. If I hadn’t ducked quickly, it would have smashed into my skull. I turned around angrily to see Sean glaring at me coldly: “What are you standing around for? The guests will be arriving soon. Hurry up and go greet them!” As I stared at his face looming so close, I suddenly smiled: “You’re right, I should go greet the guests. And you should rest up.” In my past life, I had loved him blindly. I would have done anything he asked, even if it meant dying. I never even dared to speak harshly to him. He was used to me being so submissive: “Sigh, I’m doing all this for our family. If only you were as understanding as Lily and could help me with work, I wouldn’t be so exhausted all the time.” I was astounded at how low a person’s morals could sink. In my past life, I had trusted him so completely that even when intimate photos of him and Lily were sent to my phone multiple times, I still believed they were just boss and employee. Until they confronted me at the wedding and admitted they had been secretly sleeping together, even demanding we have a three-person wedding in front of all the guests. I refused to agree. I had been counting on my parents who had doted on me since childhood to stand up for me. But who could have guessed that when they rushed in, instead of defending me, they took Lily’s hand and announced to everyone that she was their real daughter. And I was just a baby that had been switched at birth. In an instant, the betrayal of both my love and my family caused my existing heart condition to flare up. Actually, if they had just quickly taken me to the hospital, I still would have had a chance to survive. But they didn’t care if I lived or died. They just kept pressuring me to agree to this absurd wedding. My life ebbed away bit by bit as I writhed in agony on the ground. But they surrounded me, berating me for being selfish. In the end, I was literally tortured to death on what should have been my wedding day. I died from the cruelty of those who claimed to love me. Remembering their crazed expressions still filled me with dread. I was the biggest victim, yet not a single one of them felt sorry for my tragic fate. After I died, Lily smoothly moved into my home, spending my parents’ money and sleeping with my husband. Meanwhile, my body was left to rot. They didn’t even bother buying me a coffin. It was all so unfair! In this new life, I would never allow that to happen again.
I knew Lily was waiting for Sean downstairs. His excuse about needing to work was just a cover to go sleep with her. How ridiculous – the wedding was starting in a few hours. He had abandoned his bride to go have sex with another woman. He truly didn’t see me as a human being at all. Instead of arguing like I used to, I patted his hand sweetly: “I saw your assistant waiting for you downstairs for a while now. You should go check if there’s some urgent work matter.” Sean was taken aback by my understanding attitude. In the past, I would fly into a jealous rage at any mention of Lily and force him to choose between us. But now I was suddenly so reasonable? He wasn’t stupid. He eyed me suspiciously: “You’re okay with me going to see her? You’re not planning some new way to bully her, are you?” I lowered my head, unconsciously touching my beating heart. This new life was precious. I couldn’t make the same mistakes again. With that in mind, I forced an understanding smile: “Don’t be silly. I trust you won’t do anything to hurt me.” “Besides, Lily has worked for you for so long. If there was something between you two, it would have happened already.” Sean had been anxious to go to Lily. Seeing me give him an out, he grew even more excited: “Don’t worry, I’ll take care of things there and be right back. It won’t delay the wedding.” After confirming I wasn’t angry, he finally rushed downstairs to drive off and meet Lily. Once I had successfully tricked him into leaving, I collapsed weakly into a chair. Thank goodness. Thank goodness. There was still time. In my past life, my trust in them had delivered me straight to hell with my own hands. Now I no longer hoped for love from him or my parents. I just wanted to live this life in peace. My parents weren’t here either. I assumed they had gone to get the DNA test results with Lily. Thinking of the home I had lived in for over 20 years, despite my reluctance, I knew I had to leave. After all, this was no longer a place where I belonged. But I hadn’t expected Sean to return so quickly. And my parents came back with him. Seeing the tears in their eyes as they kept glancing at Lily, I knew. They had confirmed she was their daughter. When they saw me, they looked uncomfortable. Lily boldly stepped forward: “Charlotte, you know Cloud and I truly love each other. If I can’t marry him, my life would have no meaning. You can understand that kind of feeling, right?” I couldn’t understand at all. The world of mistresses was too bizarre. How could she be so blatantly provocative? But I didn’t get angry. I just calmly looked at Sean: “What does she want?” Sean frowned, speaking carelessly: “Lily started dating me right after graduating. I have to take responsibility for her.” “You just want a wedding ceremony anyway. Let’s have the three of us do it together today. Lily’s even willing to let you be the first wife. You should be grateful!” My parents nodded along: “Charlotte, whether it’s looks or knowledge, you can’t compare to Lily. It’s already amazing luck that Sean still wants you. Hurry up and…” “I agree.” Before they could finish, I had already agreed to their proposal.
Under everyone’s incredulous stares, I spoke calmly: “Since you two are truly in love, and I truly love Sean, I can only agree…” My graciousness and understanding stood in stark contrast to their unreasonable demands. They probably hadn’t expected me to love him so much that I would endure even this level of humiliation. Sean fell silent for a moment. He glanced at Lily, his lips moving, but ultimately said nothing. Seeing his expression change, Lily immediately panicked: “If you hadn’t stolen my identity and husband, why would I have to use this method? You’re the real third wheel between us!” The hall instantly erupted in an uproar. I was clearly Sean’s original fiancée – what nonsense was she spouting? Lily’s face turned pale under everyone’s accusatory stares, but she stubbornly continued: “None of you understand! Sean’s heart truly belongs to me. If it weren’t for worrying about gossip from all you relatives, we would have gotten married long ago!” How stupid. If Sean really loved her, why didn’t he break up with me earlier and give her proper status? In the end, he just couldn’t let go of my family’s strong financial backing. Now that she had been acknowledged as the true daughter, of course Sean would immediately abandon me for her. This man didn’t truly love anyone but himself. I put on a sad expression: “I understand. Let me go to the restroom first, then we can have the three-person wedding when I get back, okay?” Sean couldn’t wait for me to agree. He impatiently waved me off: “Hurry back! Don’t delay this auspicious day!” I quickly lifted my skirts and walked away. Like hell I’d come back, you asshole. As soon as I left the bathroom, I saw Sean gazing lovingly at Lily on stage. Professing his devotion to her. For such a romantic moment, it would be a shame not to add some atmosphere. Five seconds later, the balloons tied to the curtains suddenly burst. A horrible stench filled the entire banquet hall. The guests turned green, covering their noses as they fled outside: “Who took a dump in here? This is disgusting!” “It must be heaven showing its disapproval! I told you being a mistress never ends well!” Lily had been in the middle of her vows on stage when she was suddenly assaulted by the stench. She nearly fainted from the shock: “It must be that bitch Charlotte playing tricks! I knew she wasn’t really okay with this!” My best friend happened to overhear this as she was looking for me. She immediately exploded: “Who are you calling a bitch?!” She ran on stage and grabbed Lily’s hair, the two of them brawling. The calm surface had finally erupted into turbulent waves. I may have been able to endure the insults, but my best friend couldn’t. I stormed on stage and slapped Lily hard across the face: “You never fucking stop, do you?!” As I was “breaking up the fight”, I managed to land several solid punches on Lily, leaving her face swollen like a pig’s head. Seeing his lover getting beaten, Sean panicked and roughly shoved me away. There were various wedding implements behind me. My body slammed into their sharp edges. The world spun. Guests pointed at me and screamed: “Blood! There’s so much blood!” Blood was gushing from between my legs. The fear of death from my past life enveloped me once again. Sean was terrified: “I just pushed you lightly! Stop pretending! He moved to help me up. I shoved him away without mercy. I didn’t want to say a single word to this man anymore. My best friend was horrified, her face streaked with tears: “Charlotte, what’s wrong?! Let’s go to the hospital! Now!” I wanted to say I was fine, but my head was spinning badly. I could only lean against her. And so this farce ended in this bizarre fashion.
The hospital hallway was in an uproar. Uncle John was shouting outside the door: “You can’t blame my daughter for everything! If they hadn’t run their mouths, how would things have turned out like this?!” Sean hadn’t expected things to go this way. He stammered out an explanation: “Y-yeah! Who knew she’d be so vicious as to deliberately sabotage my wedding? Of course I had to teach her a lesson!” Go to hell. Shameless bastard. The doctor saw I was awake and hurried to support me: “Young lady, don’t move around. Sigh! Try not to be too upset. You can still have children in the future. You’re still young…” Children… What children? Seeing my blank expression, the doctor grew even more sympathetic: “You didn’t know? You were pregnant…” In my past life, I had already died by this point. Of course I never had a chance to know I was pregnant. I instinctively touched my belly, thinking of that unborn child. My heart was a tangle of emotions. Never mind. We weren’t meant to be. It’s better this way. If the child had been born, it would have been trouble for all of us. Sean quickly chimed in: “Charlotte, we can still have children together…” Just hearing his voice made me nauseous: “Shut up!” This was the first time I had ever yelled at him. He was stunned. I ignored him, slowly turning to Uncle John: “Uncle, have you forgotten it was your daughter who destroyed my family on my wedding day, not me? Do you think I haven’t compromised enough?” “My child is gone now. Who do you think is more pitiful?” Hearing me call him “Uncle”, John’s expression faltered: “How can you call me Uncle…” He was helping outsiders bully me, yet still expected me to call him Dad? My best friend couldn’t stand it anymore. She laughed coldly: “What a bunch of shameless scum.” Sean stepped forward, trying to soothe me: “Don’t be angry. I really didn’t mean for this to happen. It was just an accident. If you hadn’t tried to ruin the wedding, how would you have gotten hurt?” I laughed bitterly: “You’ve got some nerve. You’re the ones who ambushed me with this polygamy scheme without my knowledge. What’s wrong with me retaliating?” Sean coughed awkwardly, wanting to check on my injuries. But Lily dramatically clutched her chest and collapsed to her knees first: “Sean, I think my asthma is acting up again. I’m sorry…I’m so useless…” Seeing Lily looking so weak in his arms, Sean’s veins bulged in panic: “What are you all standing around for?! Hurry and get a doctor! If anything happens to Lily, I won’t live either!” His wife had just lost a child and he couldn’t even pretend to care. But his mistress had an asthma attack and he was frantic like an ant on a hot pan. My heart filled with desolation. In his heart, Lily had always been number one. I only regretted not realizing it sooner in my past life. The doctor came by for his usual rounds. But Sean grabbed him first: “Doctor, check on Lily first. Why did she suddenly faint?” The doctor’s face turned cold: “Don’t be ridiculous! I’m not an internal medicine specialist. Move aside, the patient needs her dressing changed urgently. Any delay could cause complications!” But Sean wouldn’t listen: “How is that possible?! You’re a doctor, you must know how to treat everything! She just lost a baby, but Lily actually fainted! Clearly Lily’s condition is more serious!” The pain in my abdomen was getting worse. My back was drenched in cold sweat. I struggled to stand: “No…take care of me first!” Lily had been bouncing around fine a second ago. Now she suddenly fainted? Who would believe that? But Sean ignored me completely, dragging the doctor towards the door: “If you don’t treat Lily, I won’t let you treat Charlotte either!” He treated a matter of life and death like child’s play. I was truly heartbroken! I looked at Sean, but he avoided my gaze: “Charlotte, I’m doing this for your own good. If anything happens to Lily, you’ll be implicated too. You understand, right? Stop being petty. It’s just a lost baby. You’ll get over it soon.” How could this be endured? Just as they disappeared through the hospital doors and I was about to pass out from the pain, I fell into a warm, strong embrace: “Charlotte! Open your eyes and look at me!” ———-This is the breakpoint———-
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