Chapter 2

Three years ago, when I first found out Ethan had fallen for Olivia, I drove down to that small town just to see what kind of girl she was.

But right after I left, news broke that Olivia had been pushed from a second-story balcony.

Ethan came out with a DNA test, exposing me to the world as a fraud who had stolen Olivia’s life.

The Vance family kicked me out immediately. I was sent back to the countryside to live with Grandma Hazel, my only real family.

To escape the gossip, I took Grandma and left Silverwood entirely.

But because I hadn't even finished high school, I had to work multiple grueling, low-paying jobs just to buy groceries.

Two years later, Grandma was diagnosed with a massive, life-threatening tumor.

In my last life, to get her treated, I brought her back to Silverwood because it had the best oncology hospital.

But because I offended Ethan at The Onyx, I couldn't find a single job.

Grandma was thrown out of her hospital bed.

When I wanted to go beg Ethan on my knees, Grandma held my hand tight, crying, telling me she wanted to go home and skip the treatment. She didn't want me to lose my dignity for her.

But a few days later, she collapsed at home. I rushed her to every clinic, but not a single hospital would admit her.

Desperate, I went to Ethan’s estate. I knelt on the cold gravel outside his mansion, begging for mercy. But Ethan ignored me completely.

I had to watch Grandma draw her very last breath right in my arms.

As I sobbed over her cold body, Ethan finally walked out.

It turned out that day was Olivia’s birthday. Ethan was throwing her a massive, lavish party inside.

Only after Grandma died did the maids tell Ethan, fearing the "dead body" would bring bad luck to the party.

The guests crowded at the gates, whispering and laughing at my misery.

Ethan looked at the crowd, annoyed, and tossed a credit card at my face, telling me to get lost.

But Grandma was dead. Money meant nothing to me anymore.

I threw the card back at his face. I tried to lift Grandma’s body onto my back, but a sharp, stabbing pain shot through my chest. I collapsed onto the freezing asphalt.

The party guests kept throwing insults at me.

"To get Ethan's attention, Sera is really going all out. She's even using a dead old woman now."

"I'm staying right here to see what kind of drama she's going to pull next."

Just then, Olivia walked out. She rushed over, pretending she wanted to help me up.

But she didn't actually touch me. She just leaned down and whispered in my ear: "I was the one who blocked every hospital from taking that old hag. And as for you? You should go to hell with her."

Before I could even process her words, Olivia threw herself backward onto the ground.

Ethan rushed over, scooped Olivia into his arms, and carried her inside without a single backward glance.

The crowd kept shouting curses at me. As their voices faded, my consciousness slipped away, and I died on that icy road.

In this life, I was going to make my money, save Grandma, and leave Silverwood forever.