I died on my wedding day. Adrian walked in with Ella. He told the guests he would not marry me. People laughed. My dress was torn and my life ended at that moment. Then I opened my eyes again. I was back before the betrayal. This time, I did not beg for his love. I did not wait for him to choose me. I turned to his older brother Ethan. From the moment I walked away, Adrian began to lose control. Last life, I chased him. This life, he chases me. And I want him to break a little more each day. After setting the wedding date, I started preparing things we’d need for the ceremony. I didn’t expect to run into Adrian and his friends at the mall. “Coming out to play and still keeping such a close eye on her. Adrian, you’re watching your woman way too tightly,” his friend teased, causing Adrian to frown in annoyance. “She’s not my woman. Say that again and I’ll sew your mouth shut.” Adrian spotted me from afar and walked over, clearly displeased. “Aria, when will you give it a rest? Why do you have to follow me everywhere I go?” “You forced the elders to tie us together. Now everyone knows you’re marrying into the Johnson family. Are you satisfied now?” I stayed silent for a moment, my expression calm. “I’m not trying to tie myself to you. You’ve misunderstood.” His emotions suddenly flared up as he gripped my wrist tightly, causing pain. “Then why are you here? Aren’t you just stalking me?” I shook off his hand, instinctively rubbing my reddened wrist as I explained: “I’m here to prepare things for the wedding. I didn’t expect to run into you.” Seeing our unhappy expressions, his friends quickly gathered around. “Preparing for the wedding? Adrian, marrying her sure is convenient – you don’t have to prepare anything yourself.” Adrian glared at the speaker without responding. “Aria, don’t think that just because our families arranged this marriage, you can use these tactics to get me.” “Even if you get my body, you’ll never have my heart. I despise manipulative, vicious women like you the most.” His eyes were cold, his voice suppressing anger. But I felt nothing, only wanting to escape this troublesome situation. I looked up and met his gaze calmly: “Who wants your heart? Don’t flatter yourself. I won’t be marrying you either.” Hearing this, Adrian’s face immediately fell. “How can you still deny it at this point? You’ve always used every trick to force me to marry you. Now that you’ve finally succeeded, you’re saying you won’t marry me…” His friend bumped his shoulder: “Adrian, can’t you tell? The little lady is just mad at you. She’s saying that out of anger.” “She’s personally out choosing things for the wedding. How can she be happy when you’re being so cold and sarcastic to her?” Adrian’s expression finally softened a bit. He stared at me with a complex look, finally forcing out a sentence after a long pause. “I’ll show up for the wedding on time, but like I said, don’t expect me to ever like you.” Suddenly there was a sound of something dropping behind us. Adrian and I turned to see Ella standing there in shock, wearing a cute sundress. She was the foster child my family had been supporting. With poor health, she was a frequent hospital patient. My mother felt bad about her poor living conditions and took her in to live with us. She was now dressed up like a delicate doll, with fluttering eyelashes over watery eyes. Adrian immediately let go of me and rushed over to her. “Ella, let me explain. It’s not what you think.” Ella covered her face and ran off, not giving him a chance to explain. Everyone dispersed unhappily after Ella left. Before leaving, Adrian threatened me harshly. “If Ella gets upset over this, I won’t let you off easy.” I laughed mockingly, for a moment doubting if the childhood friend I grew up with had been possessed by someone else.
After that whole scene, I lost interest in continuing to shop and went home early. It wasn’t until evening that Adrian brought Ella back. He was carrying bags of things, with his driver following behind carrying several boxes. The boxes were filled with expensive fruits and imported snacks. It was clear Adrian had bought a lot to appease Ella. When they came in, I was curled up on the couch watching TV. I deliberately didn’t look Adrian’s way, but he came over on his own. At first he didn’t speak, just pursing his lips as if waiting for my reaction. But I kept my eyes fixed on the TV, not even glancing his way. “Aria, you clearly saw me bring in all these things. Why didn’t you come help?” I gave him an indifferent look: “Why should I help you? The stuff wasn’t bought for me. What does it have to do with me?” His expression darkened: “If you want something just say so. If word gets out that my fiancée is so desperate for a few trinkets, people will laugh at me.” Adrian completely ignored what I’d said at the mall. I couldn’t be bothered to keep emphasizing to him that I wouldn’t marry him. He’d understand completely on the wedding day. Adrian casually picked up a box of blueberries and tossed it next to me. Due to the force, the box bounced off the couch and fell to the floor. “A reward for you. Don’t say I mistreat you.” I looked down at the box of blueberries, but had no desire to pick it up. Because if I did, I’d be like a begging dog, eagerly accepting Adrian’s handouts. I don’t need that kind of charity. I curled my lips in a cold smile: “You’re quite at home in my house. Don’t you have any sense of being a guest? Don’t embarrass your family’s upbringing.” We’d grown up together and were certainly familiar with each other’s homes. I’d never said such insulting words before. Adrian’s face turned red with anger. He looked at me like he wanted to eat me alive. My parents weren’t home yet, and the staff were busy with their own tasks. Only Adrian, Ella and I were left in the living room. Adrian acted like I didn’t exist, pressing Ella against the wall and giving her a quick kiss. He murmured: “Ella, in the future if anything upsets you, just tell me directly. Don’t let it hurt your health.” Ella’s coquettish voice reached my ears. “I know. Adrian always treats me the best.” As Ella responded to him, the two started kissing passionately, their intimate sounds making one blush. I turned off the TV and walked around the couch, deliberately taking a path farther from them to reach the stairs, intending to return to my room. When I was halfway up the stairs, Adrian suddenly opened his eyes, remembering there was another person present. He instinctively pushed Ella away. Ella didn’t notice his change, just reluctantly ending the kiss. Finally Ella looked up at me, her eyes full of provocation and disdain, as if showing off her victory. Back in my room, I received a message from Ella. [Sister, even though Adrian promised you a wedding, the title of Mrs. Johnson will only ever be mine.] [Aria, whatever outcome you got in your past life, you’ll get the same this life. You can’t beat me.]
Seeing this message, my heart suddenly skipped a beat. So I wasn’t the only one who had been reborn. In my past life, after Adrian accepted the engagement, I thought he had been moved by my sincerity. After all, I had chased after him for over a decade. Even a rock should have been warmed up by now, right? I never expected that he only accepted the marriage to thoroughly humiliate me at the wedding. In front of all the guests, he tightly held Ella’s hand. He announced to everyone that he could never marry me, that Ella was the only one he loved and would marry in this life. I was utterly humiliated, standing alone in my wedding dress, trapped in awkward emotions. Everyone in our social circle knew how much I liked him. I had even made myself deathly ill, just to get my parents to agree to an engagement with the Johnson family. I had lowered myself so much, shaming myself and my parents, only to be repaid with Adrian’s revenge. He resented me for using my family’s status to force an engagement, making him and Ella separate. I also passed away from illness. I never want to experience that kind of suffering again. So after being reborn, I gave up on Adrian and chose his brother Ethan instead. But I never expected that this time, my marriage to Ethan would proceed so smoothly. There were no obstacles. I just had to wait patiently for the wedding next month to arrive on schedule. In my past life, Ethan had always worked abroad and never married. Everyone thought he had some unspeakable issue. Even my grandfather asked me to confirm again when he heard I decided to marry Ethan. Was I really sure I wanted to marry Ethan? I nodded. Even if he had some physical problem, so what? If I had to choose between them, a life of mutual respect was far better than one full of scars. The next day, I went to the jeweler to pick up the wedding rings for Ethan and me. But the staff informed me that the rings had already been taken by Mr. Adrian Johnson. This jewelry store was under the Johnson Group. If Adrian wanted to take them, the staff couldn’t stop him. Out of all the couples’ rings, he just had to take my wedding rings. Anger suddenly flared up inside me, because those rings were my own design. Since childhood, I’d had a dream of wearing rings I designed myself at my wedding to the man I loved. In the past, I thought the man wearing the matching ring would be Adrian. But now that the groom had changed, I’d torn up that old design and made a new one specially for Ethan. Yet Adrian had snatched them away. Just as I was about to call Adrian to demand an explanation, I suddenly saw Ella’s new post on social media. [A one-of-a-kind ring from my beloved.] The photo showed her and Adrian wearing the rings I had designed. People flooded the comments with congratulations. My eyes unconsciously welled up with tears. Even if the arranged marriage had once troubled Adrian, I had already backed out in time and given him his freedom. Why did he have to keep humiliating me, and even let Ella take my wedding rings? I couldn’t wait another second. I didn’t want to argue with Adrian over the phone. So I took a cab straight to Adrian’s office.
Adrian wasn’t in his office. But Ella was there. When she saw me, her eyes showed no surprise. As if she had expected I would come demand an explanation. Ella kept fiddling with the ring on her finger, occasionally pouting. “Sister, what do you think of the ring Adrian gave me?” She shook her head as she spoke. “I think it’s ugly as sin, but since Adrian gave it to me, I love it.” “I love anything he gives me.” Hearing her words, I couldn’t help but clench my fists. “Sister, do you think if I wear this ring to your wedding, I’ll steal your spotlight?” “After all, the diamond Adrian gave me is definitely bigger than whatever ring you’ll have.” Something snapped in my mind. I rushed forward to grab the ring from her hand. So Ella and I ended up in a tussle. The moment I got the ring off her finger, I felt a sharp blow to my waist. Someone kicked me hard, sending me sprawling on the ground in pain so intense I could barely breathe. Tears leaked from the corners of my eyes as I stubbornly turned my head, gritting my teeth as I glared at the petite woman now cradled in Adrian’s arms. “You crazy woman, how dare you lay hands on Ella? Don’t you know her health is fragile?” The pain spreading up from my waist was nothing compared to the ache in my heart. Adrian didn’t bother scolding me further, focused on comforting the distraught Ella. “Adrian, I can’t believe it. If you hadn’t arrived in time, would my sister have beaten me to death?” His gaze fell on Ella as he gently wiped away her tears, his movements tender and attentive. Adrian’s brows were tightly furrowed, his eyes rimmed with red. “Ella, don’t worry. I won’t let that crazy woman near you alone again.” “I won’t allow anyone to hurt you. Even if it’s the Wilson family’s daughter, I’ll turn against them if they so much as touch a hair on your head.” Adrian really went to extremes for Ella’s sake. Many people at Johnson Group knew me, including his secretary. The secretary helped me up, but Adrian angrily berated her. “Who said you could help her? Go to accounting and get your final paycheck. Don’t come in tomorrow.” The secretary stood there stunned before reluctantly leaving the office. I clutched my waist, my face flushed red. Just thinking about this humiliating situation made me want to cry. I laughed mockingly at myself. Each laugh blurred my vision a little more with unshed tears. He fired his secretary who helped me without a second thought. Did Adrian really hate me to this extent? “Crazy woman, you still have the nerve to laugh?” Adrian demanded: “I told you I would never like you. So why do you keep hurting the person I love?” I stubbornly refused to back down: “Are you blind? She’s the one who stole my things!” Adrian hesitated for a moment, but after glancing at Ella’s pitiful expression, he impatiently scolded me: “It’s just a ring. It was meant for me anyway. What’s wrong with her having it since it was meant for me!” I sneered: “You must not have a mirror, or even a puddle to look in. Check yourself – your ego is way too big!” I almost blurted out that the ring was meant for Ethan. But I suddenly remembered Ethan would be back tonight. I would thoroughly humiliate Adrian at the family dinner. I pressed a hand to my waist, each step difficult and painful. His voice came from behind me: “Come to the family dinner on your own tonight. I don’t have time to pick you up.” I left the office without looking back, a faint smile still on my lips. Laughing at his conceit, and even more at my own pathetic state. It’s fine. I don’t need him to pick me up. He’ll understand soon enough that my life will have nothing to do with him from now on.
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