Chapter 1

In her previous life, Erin loved Keller so blindly that she threw away her dignity. In the end, he and Sophia joined hands to drag her into hell.

Lynn Medical Group collapsed. She was tortured to death by kidnappers, while Keller stepped over its ruins and married the woman he had always wanted.

Reborn on the day of the business marriage arrangement, she pushed Keller away and announced in public that she would marry Landon, the senior power behind his family.

No one believed Erin could win Landon over until he appeared in the private room himself, draped his coat over her shoulders, and calmly declared, "She is my fiancée."

After the wedding, he gave Erin a level of indulgence others could only envy. For a while, she almost believed her second life had finally turned around.

But when the truth came out, Erin realized she had only fallen from one trap into another.

The first second after her rebirth, Erin looked at the luxurious villa living room in front of her and knelt before her parents without hesitation.

"Dad, Mom, I want to change the person in the business marriage arrangement with Reid Holdings." Erin's voice trembled, but every word landed steady. "I will not marry Keller. I want to marry Landon."

The parents' hands holding the coffee cups shook suddenly, their faces full of astonishment.

"Are you crazy? Weren't you so in love with Keller that you lost all sense? Landon is the senior Reid family member actually running Reid Holdings. No one can read him. Why would he agree to marry you?"

Erin closed her eyes, and the brutal scenes of her previous life flashed through her mind like a film reel.

In her previous life, she had married Keller as she wished, only to receive endless emotional neglect.

Keller only had eyes for fragile, pitiful Sophia. For Sophia, he watched Erin get tortured by kidnappers. After Erin died, he even turned the ruins of Lynn Medical Group into Sophia's stepping stone.

Now that she had been given another life, even one glance at Keller made her sick.

"Just because I know the consequences of loving him, I will never marry him."

"Because I know what loving him costs, I would rather die than marry him." Erin opened her eyes, cold and clear. "Dad, Mom, Lynn Medical Group needs Reid Holdings' funding, and Reid Holdings needs our medical resources. It is a deal. Does it matter who we make the deal with? Landon has more power than Keller, doesn't he?"

My father was silent for a long time and sighed: "Landon is in a high position, so he may not agree. Let's go test it out, but don't have high hopes."

As soon as her parents' car drove out of the yard, Erin's phone vibrated.

It was a text from Keller: [The bar downtown. Come here now.]

Erin looked at the words on the screen, sneered, took the car keys and went out. She was worried that she wouldn't have a chance to speak clearly.

The moment she pushed open the door to the private room, a glass of iced whiskey splashed into her face.

Cold liquid ran down her cheeks, and mocking laughter burst through the private room.

"Well, Miss Erin really does come when called. Even a dog has more backbone than you."

"You can come if Keller asks you to come. Why, you can't bear not being around him for a day?"

Keller sat in the middle of the sofa, holding Sophia with red eyes in his arms. He looked down at the embarrassed Erin, his eyes full of disgust.

"What game are you playing now? Spreading rumors that you want to break off our engagement so I will come coax you?" Keller sneered. "Let me make this clear. Even if this is a business marriage arrangement, all you deserve is an empty marriage. I love Sophia. Stop disgusting us."

Erin took out a tissue and slowly wiped the wine from her face.

Unlike in her previous life, she did not go mad with jealousy. Her gaze was calm, as if she were looking at trash.

"You misunderstood." She threw the tissue into the trash. "The engagement is ending. The business marriage arrangement is still happening."

Keller frowned: "What do you mean?"

"It means I am marrying into Reid Holdings, but the groom is not you." Erin looked at him and smiled coldly. "Keller, the next time you see me, remember to call me Mrs. Reid."

The private room went dead silent.

Keller was stunned for two seconds, and then burst into laughter, as if he had heard a big joke:

"Have you lost your mind? You want to marry Landon? You think you deserve him? He will not even spare you a second look!"

Sophia spoke timidly as well. "Erin, do not say things like that just to make Keller angry. A man like Landon would never..."

"Whether it's possible or not, it's not your turn to worry about it." She didn't want to waste any more words, so she turned around and left.

"Stop!" Keller was irritated by Erin's ignoring attitude and stood up suddenly to grab her wrist.

Just then, the private room door was pushed open from outside.

A man in a black couture suit and gold-rimmed glasses stood in the doorway. He was tall and lean, with a cold, restrained elegance. Behind the lenses, his eyes were deep as an abyss and heavy with pressure.

The air in the private room solidified instantly.

Keller's hand froze in midair. His face went white, and even his voice shook. "M-Mr. Reid."

Landon did not look at him. His gaze passed over everyone and went straight to Erin. He stepped forward, took off his coat, and naturally draped it over her soaked shoulders.

"Erin." Landon's voice was low and pleasant, yet distant in a businesslike way. "Your father called me just now. I accept your proposal."