Chapter 1

After my husband handed me over to kidnappers, I decided to kill myself.

But when I jumped from the rooftop, my husband’s younger brother grabbed me tightly.

With an arm nearly torn apart, he dragged me back.

He cursed me for being insane, saying that not being chosen wasn’t a reason to die.

I pried his fingers open one by one, watching panic and despair flood his face.

He didn’t know that as long as I died, I could return to my real home.

I was kidnapped along with Nathan's first love, Isabelle.

After trying to win Nathan's heart for twelve years, he still chose Isabelle over me without hesitation.

Nathan quickly untied the ropes binding Isabelle, his eyes full of concern.

Beside them, Caleb, imitating his father, was gently rubbing Isabelle's reddened wrists and blowing on them occasionally.

"Aunt Isabelle, I'll blow on it and make it all better."

The three of them were so lovingly harmonious, completely forgetting about me still in the kidnapper's hands.

Even the kidnapper couldn't help but mock the scene.

"Your husband is lost in his romantic paradise. I guess he won't come to rescue you. Should I just kill you now?"

Watching the two of them escort Isabelle away, the Game System officially declared my mission a failure.

The ensuing punishment shocked me unconscious.

In my daze, I heard the kidnapper frantically trying to support my collapsing body.

"I was just talking tough! Did I really scare her that badly? Oh no, I better get her to a hospital quick. If something happens to her, I'm in big trouble."