My sister, Sarah Eisenhower, was an outstanding manipulator.

In the hearts of all men, she was the epitome of purity and elegance.

She said, "I saw Catherine kissing an old man in a car last night."

My fiancé believed her completely and broke off our engagement on the spot.

She said, "Catherine has been dumped and is no longer pure. Only Mr. Lawson wouldn't mind her being unchaste."

My father immediately married me to Dave Lawson, an old man who was married three times.

The old man enjoyed torturing women. In my previous life, I died in his bed, my body rotting before the neighbors found me.

When I opened my eyes again, I returned to the day my younger sister slandered me.

She appeared weak and pitiful and hesitated before saying, "I saw my Catherine..."

I said, "Your eyes are not telescopes.

"Accusing people without even bothering to get Lasik surgery? Sarah, do you know what you were saying?"

"Where were you at eight o'clock last night, Catherine?" Sarah's voice rang in my ears

I shivered all over and suddenly came back to my senses.

Looking around at the furnishings, I realized I was in the Eisenhower Villa. But wasn't I dead?

"Catherine, Raymond has been so good to you. How could you betray him?"

Sarah wiped her tears and accused me.

Clearly, she was reporting that I had cheated on Raymond.

But her acting made anyone who didn't know the truth think that she was the one being wronged.

Raymond Daniel, to whom I was engaged since childhood, saw her tears and immediately felt distressed.

He opened his arms, pulled her into his embrace, and softly comforted, "Don't cry, Sarah. Don't hurt your eyes."

Watching the familiar yet ridiculous scene, I realized—I had been reborn.

I was back to the day when Raymond Daniel's family came to propose marriage with gifts.

In my previous life, I had just been brought back from the countryside by the Eisenhower family. I was introverted at that time.

When I unexpectedly saw Raymond's handsome appearance, my heart fluttered.

But I knew that during the years I was sent to the countryside to recuperate, Raymond and Sarah were childhood sweethearts.

They grew up together.

I didn't want to upset Sarah and asked her several times if she liked Raymond.

She always shook her head at me. "Catherine, you've been in the countryside for twenty years. Now you can finally marry into the Daniel family and enjoy life. How could I compete with you?

"You country folks haven't had good food or seen good men, so you'd treat anything ordinary as treasure.

"Catherine, if you like Raymond, marry him. Anyway, I don't like him."

Raymond was tall with handsome features, and always had a pleasant fragrance, indeed the best man I had seen at the time.

After hearing Sarah's words, I felt a bit shy but confirmed that she didn't want him.

When my parents asked me if I was willing, I nodded shyly.

But I never expected Sarah would deliberately embarrass me when the Daniel family came to propose.

That day, Sarah sat among a group of adults, looking helpless, yet biting her lip and acting righteously.

"Raymond, I shouldn't say this, but it's too much for Catherine to sneak out at night and kiss an old man while being engaged to you..."

On one side was the childhood sweetheart who would feel heartache even for an ant she stepped on.

On the other side was me, a country bumpkin who had been in the city for less than ten days.

Raymond chose to believe Sarah without hesitation.

He didn't even want to hear my explanation, picked up the gifts his family brought, and threw them at me.

"I want to break off the engagement! A promiscuous woman like you would be divorced eventually, so let's end it now."

My parents turned pale. My mother scolded me for disgracing the Eisenhower family.

My father locked me in the basement, saying, "You won't come out until you confess who the adulterer is, even if you starve."

But there was no adulterer!

The basement was full of insects and rats. I was locked up for three days. When I came out, I was not in good shape.

But now, I'd been reborn.

Clearing my throat, I met Sarah's secretly observing gaze and smiled.

"Dear sister, I'm still sitting here, and you're already hugging your brother-in-law.

"If you like him so much, why don't you marry him?"

If Sarah had been interested in Raymond from the beginning, she would never have given me a chance.

Sure enough, as soon as I said this, Sarah immediately pushed away the heartbroken Raymond.

Then, she said, "Catherine, don't be angry. I just can't understand why you'd get into an old man's car when you knew you were engaged."

There it was.

The same slander from my previous life, delivered with that familiar manipulative tone.

I perked up immediately and asked, "When? When did you see me do this?"

Sarah didn't expect me to question her.

At that moment, the Daniel family glared at me with anger, and my parents' faces were full of fury.

In my previous temperament, I would have just blushed and awkwardly shook my head, unable to do anything.

But now, having been reborn, I was determined to fight her head-on.

"At eight o'clock last night."

Sarah sobbed and said, "I came out of the shower and saw you getting into his car!

"Catherine, if you needed money, you could have just asked me or our parents. You didn't have to degrade yourself like that."

She was insinuating that I was involved with an old man for money.

In my previous life, she had indeed succeeded in ruining me this way.

After Raymond broke off our engagement, my reputation was in shambles.

Sarah apologized on behalf of our family, refused his proposal, and still managed to get him to buy her a car worth millions.

Now she was trying the same trick, but I was completely unfazed. "Then do you know what time I came back?" I asked.

Sarah hesitated for a moment. "Ten o'clock. I heard your footsteps upstairs."

"Do you have any photos or videos?"

Sarah couldn't produce any, her cheeks flushing slightly as she defended herself. "I didn't have time to take any.

"But Mom, Dad, Mr. Daniel, Mrs. Daniel and Raymond have known me since I was a child. They know my character and wouldn't disbelieve me."

This was why Sarah dared to fabricate lies.

She knew everyone present would unconditionally side with her.

So, why should I confront her directly now?

I sighed and took Sarah's hand, my eyes filled with emotion. "Sarah, I didn't know you had such deep feelings for Raymond!"

"To the point where you'd lie to marry him!"

Sarah was stunned.

Raymond was stunned too.

After a long while, Raymond finally reacted and asked urgently, "Catherine, what do you mean by that?"

"Sarah's room does have a window, but it's two miles from the road where you could park," I said.

Then, I took Raymond's hand and placed it on Sarah's.

"If my meeting with the old man was real and lasted two hours, how could Sarah, with her poor eyesight, not have taken a single photo?

"Given her vision, she would have needed her phone to confirm it was me.

"But she has no photos..."

I guided him gently.

Raymond blinked, then said instinctively, "That means this isn't true."

"Exactly." I put on a look of approval and continued, "So why would Sarah tell such an easily debunked lie?"

Raymond hesitated, shaking his head slowly.

Without hesitation, I flicked his forehead. "You fool! It's because she loves you!

"She loves you so much that she'd go to any lengths to sabotage our engagement!

"She loves you so much that she'd lie to insult her own sister...

"Raymond, I'm Sarah's sister. My happiness doesn't matter, as long as you and Sarah are happy together, I'll be content."

My words of repaying evil with kindness successfully shocked everyone present.