I had been married to Lucas for sixty years. After we both died, we were reborn. This time, at the proposal scene, he handed the flowers to my roommate standing beside me. “Olivia, whether you accept me or not, I just know that if I don’t confess to you today, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life.” Our friends were all stunned. They couldn’t understand why the proposal ceremony had turned into a confession to another woman. I looked at Lucas, but he avoided my gaze. “Amber, even the most beloved person becomes tiresome after a long time. In this life, I want to live differently.” I didn’t say anything more, just silently left. Later, Lucas came to find me and proposed earnestly. “Let’s get married, Amber. I’ve had my fun, can we get our life back on track?” I raised my hand, showing him the diamond ring. “I’m sorry, Mr. Parker, you seem to have forgotten that marrying into the Parker family was always just a task for me as a Thompson daughter.” “Since I can’t marry you, I had to marry your uncle Ethan instead.” When I opened my eyes, I found myself at the bottom of the dormitory building. The ground was covered with roses and candles, incredibly romantic. Lucas was holding a guitar, softly singing a love song. This song was the birthday gift he gave me on my 22nd birthday. My roommate Olivia was holding my arm, her smile a bit unnatural. “How wonderful, Lucas confessed to you.” “You two have been childhood sweethearts, and you’re both from wealthy families. It’s a perfect match. Are you going to get married after graduation?” I didn’t notice her tone, just staring dazedly at Lucas singing softly. He was holding the guitar, his face turned to the side, his profile looking exceptionally handsome in the candlelight. It was 22-year-old Lucas. I saw him again. My eyes blurred, and I wiped away tears, a smile on my face. “Lucas!” But before I could get close, Lucas stopped playing. He walked straight past me to Olivia. “Olivia, I like you.” “Whether you accept me or not, I just know that if I don’t confess to you today, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life.” I froze, turning around in confusion. I clearly remembered that this was the day Lucas proposed to me. Olivia glanced at me intentionally or unintentionally, a smile on her lips. Her eyes were extremely pleased, but when facing Lucas, her face was full of hesitation. “Lucas, are you sure you didn’t make a mistake? Shouldn’t you like Amber?” “After all, you two are a perfect match, while I’m just an ordinary person.” As she spoke, Olivia deliberately lowered her eyes, looking sad. Lucas looked at her, his eyes filled with pity. “Olivia, you’re still like this, always thinking you’re not good enough. You don’t need to feel inferior, you deserve everything in the world.” Saying this, Lucas pulled Olivia into his arms. I watched this scene silently, the flesh and blood in my heart collapsing inch by inch. Something was wrong, something was not right. I looked at Lucas, noticing his eyes. Such eyes would not belong to 22-year-old Lucas. They would only appear on the face of Mr. Parker who had inherited the family business. Lucas had also been reborn. Just as I had this guess, Lucas raised his eyes, meeting my gaze. He slowly opened his mouth, silently mouthing. “Sorry, Amber, even the most beloved person becomes tiresome after a long time. In this life, I want to live differently.” Live differently. In our previous life, we were childhood sweethearts. After graduating from college, Lucas confessed to me. We dated for a year before getting engaged, and then held a grand wedding witnessed by both families. After marriage, the Parker and Thompson families formed a strong alliance. I quit my job to stay at home and manage the household for Lucas. Lucas focused on fighting for power in the company without distractions. After marriage, I gave Lucas three sons and a daughter. He also loved and protected me, promising me lifelong fidelity. When Lucas died, he was lying in my arms, still holding my hand. “Amber, I have no regrets in this life.” After he left, I was overwhelmed with grief and passed away not long after. When we met again, I thought it was heaven’s grace, allowing us to be together for another few decades. But Lucas said he was tired of me. It turned out that lifelong fidelity was a lie, and having no regrets was also a lie. Olivia was his regret. I coldly watched the two embrace. A few friends hesitantly came forward. “Amber, are you okay?” At the same time, there were also glances with mockery. “Amber Thompson relied on being a rich girl, chasing after Lucas all day, but in the end, Lucas doesn’t even like her.” “That’s right, what’s the use of being a wealthy heiress? Lucas still prefers Olivia.” I stood there, suppressing the bitterness in my heart. Lucas, you said you want to live differently. But I, Amber Thompson, have never been someone who only had you as an option. Even though I had seen through Lucas’s true face, I was still a bit dazed when I returned to the dormitory. After all, we had been married for sixty years in the previous life. The sweet words Lucas once said to me seemed to still linger in my ears. Now, it all seemed like a dream. It made me start to doubt. Were all those happy memories from the previous life just my imagination? As graduation approached, people from other dorms had mostly moved out. But the people in our dorm were all still here. I was staying because I had been accepted for graduate studies at the same university. Olivia didn’t leave for some unknown reason. The other two roommates hadn’t found suitable jobs yet. I felt unwell, with waves of pain coming from my stomach. So I climbed into bed to lie down, wanting to take a short nap to feel better. But just as I was about to fall asleep, a commotion came from outside the door. “Olivia, this is Lucas Parker, the heir to Parker Enterprises! He’s going to inherit the whole company in the future!” “That’s right, we all saw it just now, he didn’t even look at Amber when he passed by her, he was just staring at you. He really likes you so much.” It was the voices of my two roommates. Olivia kept responding coyly. “It’s not as exaggerated as you say.” “Amber and Lucas have been childhood friends after all, he must care for her like a sister.” “Actually, Lucas and I have been dating for a year, but I didn’t let him tell you guys.” Hearing this, I suddenly pulled open the bed curtain, glaring at Olivia with red eyes. “What did you say!” They were startled to find I was in the dorm. I suppressed the surging emotions in my heart and repeated word by word. “What did you just say?” Olivia met my gaze, a hint of smugness in her smile. But the next second, she shrank behind the two roommates. “Amber, I’m really sorry, I didn’t mean to. I’ve talked to Lucas about it, but he said he only likes me.” “I know you’ve liked Lucas for many years, but you can’t disregard his feelings.” I watched her pretend to be pitiful, my hand gripping the bed sheet tightly. Seeing me like this, the other two roommates started to speak up for Olivia. “Amber, what’s wrong with you? Lucas likes Olivia, why are you angry?” “That’s right, you’re always so high and mighty, what are you being arrogant about now? Don’t tell me you really think Lucas is your personal property?” I looked at these two, barely feeling any emotion in my heart anymore. Just a few days ago, they were still following me around every day, begging me to find them positions at Thompson Group or Parker Enterprises. In the previous life, out of four years of dormitory friendship, I agreed to their requests. I found them two easy positions in the company and gave them generous monthly salaries. Now, just because Lucas confessed to Olivia, they’ve completely changed their attitude. “Olivia, now that Lucas likes you so much, he must agree to whatever you say, right?” One roommate looked at Olivia expectantly. Olivia smiled: “Don’t say that, Lucas and I are just boyfriend and girlfriend.” “Oh come on, future Mrs. Parker, just ask Lucas to arrange jobs for us at Parker Enterprises.” Olivia looked a bit troubled, took out her phone, and seemed to be messaging someone. After a while, her phone notification sounded. Olivia smiled slightly. “Lucas agreed.” The two roommates cheered and showered Olivia with compliments. I coldly observed everything, and after a moment, I still asked Olivia. “Is it true that you were dating before?” Olivia sighed and looked at me with a hint of condescension and pity. “Amber, I know you might think that because my family background isn’t as good as yours, I don’t deserve to be with Lucas.” “But think about it, if he really liked you, why didn’t he confess to you in the four years of college?” I sat on the bed, vaguely recalling memories from the previous life. Yes, Lucas hadn’t confessed to me in the previous life before graduation. Before he proposed at graduation, we didn’t even have an official boyfriend-girlfriend relationship on the surface. But that was because we had grown up together, and everyone in our social circle knew about our relationship. Although there was no formal confession, we had done everything that couples do. I had asked Lucas before why he didn’t confess to me. He smiled helplessly and tapped my nose. “Everyone in our circle knows you’re my little wife, Amber.” But I never thought he actually had something going on with Olivia. Seeing my expression change, Olivia’s smile grew wider. “Lucas told me he had to marry into the Thompson family, so he couldn’t publicly announce our relationship.” “For the past year, Lucas and I have always met in secret.” “But he just told me that this time, he wants to give me a perfect relationship rather than relying on the Thompson family’s support.” After Olivia finished speaking, I felt dizzy and my ears were ringing. When I came back to my senses, Olivia had already changed clothes and happily left for a date with Lucas. My phone rang, and I looked down to see it was my dad. Sure enough, he must have received news of Lucas confessing to Olivia. “Useless girl, you can’t even do such a simple thing. I just asked you to maintain your relationship with Lucas.” “I don’t care what method you use, win Lucas back as soon as possible. As the Thompson heiress, you must marry into the Parker family.” I smiled bitterly. Of course it would be like this. In my father’s eyes, I was always just a tool for exchanging benefits. But for my mother’s sake, I had to agree. I supported myself to climb down from the bed and silently packed my things. I called the driver to pick me up at the dormitory building. In the previous life, my happy married life with Lucas was no longer credible. He had betrayed me from the very beginning. Perhaps Lucas remembered his previous life and believed he could easily win the competition for heir without relying on the Thompson family’s support. So he went to pursue his true love, Olivia, without worries.
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