Chapter 98
“Officer, please, take him away quickly.”
Soon, the house fell silent.
It was just me and Thalia left.
She comforted me gently. “It’s all over now. Your life will get better from here on.”
“Thank you… If you haven’t shown up in time, I’m afraid I…“}
“Don’t say such things. Even without me, you would’ve been fine.“}
We exchanged smiles.
I sold the house and prepared to leave the city.
Before I left, I received the news–my father had died in prison.}
Lester was sentenced to twenty years while his sister–in–law was given a life sentence.}
And my sister was sentenced to death.}
The prison sent word that my sister wanted to see me one last time.}]
I thought about it for a long while, and in the end, I decided to go.”
It had been a while since I last saw her.
She had lost so much weight that she looked almost unrecognizable. It was a terrifying sight.”
“My dear sister,” she whispered, her voice hoarse. “Did you… come back to life?“}]
Her words stunned me.}
“Don’t be curious,” she added with a bitter smile. “I’ve come back to life too.“}
“After you died in your last life, those two old fools regretted it deeply after ten years.“}
“Do you know why they regretted it? Because the old woman got cancer, and she realized from the start that she’d made a mistake.“}
“She said I was the real ‘scourge, that I had the bad temper, so one night, when I was sleeping, she strangled me to death.”}] “When I came back, I was being beaten and cursed by my adoptive father. Do you know how helpless I felt? Haha.“}]
“So that night, I set the whole village on fire, because many men in that village had been in my room.“}]
“Now, in this life, my only goal is revenge. I will get back at everyone.“}
“HIV is easy to find. After I got infected, I was so happy, because it meant I was one step closer to my revenge.“}
“Just like last time, I found those two old fools, made them realize that I’m the real Amber, and now they hate you with all their hearts.”
I was silent for a long time, trying to process everything she had said.
“You’re so foolish,” I sighed softly. “So foolish.”
“Foolish? I don’t think so. I think it feels great. The thrill of revenge. Don’t you feel it too, sister? I did what you didn’t dare to do.“}
“If you had left Elmwood Village after your rebirth, and found our parents, they would’ve compensated you.“}
“But if I did that, they’d definitely try to kill me. Do you really want me back with them?”
She was right. Did I really want that? Of course not.
“See? You don’t want that at all.”
“Admit it, you and I are the same kind of people.”
“Even if you’ve received a higher education, deep down, you’re still a dark person. Otherwise, why would you have made that request when you were five?“}
The memory of when our parents abandoned my sister resurfaced.
That night, I hardly slept.
The next morning, I told my sister that I wanted to play a game with her.
We would swap identities for the entire day.
She would be the older sister, and I would be the younger one.
She agreed right away, since she’d always wanted to be the older sister.
So when our mom called out “Amelia,” she immediately responded.
Later, on the train, when our mom called her to go to the bathroom, I followed her.”
But after she finished, only our mother returned.
“Sister, you could’ve told me from the very beginning, but you didn’t. Do you know how much I hated you for that?“}
My sister’s words dragged me back to the present.
She had never intended to let me go. If Thalia hadn’t shown up suddenly, I might have ended up with the same fate as my previous life.
“But your luck is too good. You found a good friend.“}
“I’ve never known what it means to have a friend in this life. All of this is because of you, my dear sister.”
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“I’ll never forgive you, even if I die! Never!”
After my sister’s death sentence was carried out, I fell ill.”
It wasn’t until they informed me that I could collect my sister’s ashes that I started to recover.
I buried my sister with our parents.
I also asked Thalia to have her father perform a ritual for them.§
Thalia’s father was the master who had once told my mother’s fortune.
Thalia said her father’s predictions were always accurate. He had warned me that on May 1st, my life would be in danger, and that’s when she called the police and came to my rescue.
I also asked Thalia’s father to put a talisman on our parents and my sister–a talisman that would ensure they would never be reincarnated.
Their souls would remain sealed in the cemetery forever.
After that, I began to recover.
My health grew better each day.”
I said my goodbyes to Thalia and her father.
With my parents‘ eight–figure inheritance, I set off to travel the world.“}
I believe only money and food could heal everything.
