Chapter 2

"My poor darling girl, Mom doesn't want you to be taken by someone like that, but he's from the underworld, and he's foreign. He kills people without batting an eye. What are we going to do?"

"Lily, if only you hadn't saved him, it's your good heart that caused all this trouble. Your life is ruined."

Hearing Mom and Dad's worried voices, I realized I had been reborn.

In my past life, at this very moment, Lily was sobbing dramatically, her eyes intentionally glancing at me.

"Why is my fate so cruel? Is being kind my fault? I wouldn't ignore even a stray animal on the street, and I donated my bone marrow to my sister without a second thought when she was sick. Why do good deeds go unrewarded?"

At her 'reminder,' Mom and Dad finally noticed me zoning out on the couch.

Their eyes immediately lit up. Dad was the first to suggest, "Rose, you and Lily are twins. I sometimes get you confused. Do you think that boss might not be able to tell the difference? After all, he's only met you once."

Mom understood his meaning. "Are you saying... we should let Rose marry him in Lily's place?"

I immediately refused. "No way!"

I had just gotten into my dream university and had my life all planned out. I didn't want it derailed by one of Lily's schemes.

Lily's crying suddenly intensified. "Mom, Dad, that's not fair to Rose. Just blame my bad luck!"

Mom frowned. "And that's fair to you?"

Then, she glared at me fiercely. "Have you forgotten that your sister donated her bone marrow to save you when you were sick? What's the big deal about stepping in for her now? You owe her this!"

Dad chimed in, "You can't be so selfish, thinking everyone should revolve around you. You need to give back!"

I was speechless.

Yes, Lily donating her bone marrow to me was a fact.

But all these years, I'd been repaying her, and it felt like it would never end.

Anything I owned, if Lily wanted it, she would simply take it.

This included, but wasn't limited to, a limited-edition doll, a dress, and even a boy I had a crush on when I was first discovering love.

Whenever I expressed dissatisfaction, she would use the bone marrow incident against me. My parents would side with her, constantly accusing me of being insensible, only knowing how to take and never give back.

For years, I'd been suffocated by their expectations.

Finally, even my entire life was being thrown away.

I knew Mom and Dad's favoritism stemmed from Lily's lively and outgoing personality, while I was quiet, withdrawn, and didn't know how to please anyone.

So, to end it all, I eventually agreed to sacrifice myself.

The ironic part was, I ended up dying by Lily's hand.

But in this life, I wouldn't obediently comply again.

I was about to speak, but unexpectedly, Lily suddenly declared loudly, "It's fine! I'm willing to marry him! I believe he'll go straight for me and live a normal life!"

Meeting her determined gaze, I realized she had also been reborn, though I didn't know how she died.

Perfect, it saved me the trouble.

I curved my lips into a slight smile. "Well, congratulations, Lily. No more suffering through school. You'll marry the boss early and reach the pinnacle of life in one step."