“Clara, your family spoiled you and showered you with love. Of course, the idea of such a wicked woman would be foreign to you. Some people would do just about anything when they’re jealous of others.”

Silas was implying that I was jealous of Clara for being able to marry him.

While talking, he suddenly got close to me. His gaze abruptly turned sharp as he pinched my chin and forced me to look into his eyes.

Then, he slowly spoke in a low voice, “Clara and I are childhood sweethearts. You’re just an outsider.”

We were at an impasse.

Suddenly, Clara screamed, “Silas, my necklace fell into the pool just now! It’s gone.”

Silas let go of me and narrowed his eyes.

“Since you lost it, jump into the pool to find it. You guys keep watch! Don’t let her come up before she finds it!”

He turned to bark orders at his surrounding men.

In the next second, someone pushed me into the pool.

Before leaving, Silas looked at me with the same frigidity as he did in my previous life.

“You love pushing people into the pool, don’t you? How does it feel now?”

The cold water enveloped me and slowly drowned me.

By late midnight, I started to lose consciousness. It was unbelievably cold.

Immense exhaustion gripped me. Time slowed to a crawl. Every second was torture to me.

In a trance, I felt great dizziness. My eyes slid shut.

In the busy and noisy hall, the lights were bright, casting different shadows on the scene. People kept toasting each other, and the sweet scent of wine was lost in the noisy crowd.

“I heard that… Jane fainted in the pool that day.”

Someone walked over and poured a glass of wine for Silas. He looked quite curious.

Clara nodded and looked at Silas innocently. “When she woke up, she insisted on marrying the guy from the Cook Family who was going bankrupt. I’m sure I’ve got her mad these days. That’s why she said that out of spite.”

While talking, she acted like she was blaming herself.

Silas extended his fingers and gently wiped away her tears. “It’s not your fault. Serves her right.”

Clara faked a smile and looked at him obediently.

“The Cook Family is situated at Nodon. When she’s married, she’ll be far away from us. Silas, you don’t have to worry about her bothering you again.”

Initially, she assumed that Silas would echo her words. However, he snorted.

“Humph! She wants to marry him?” Then, everyone else burst into laughter.

Everyone there knew for a fact how Silas had captured Jane’s heart at first sight. She was madly in love with him. Of course, she could not reconcile with the idea of marrying someone else. Certainly, Jane had said that just out of spite.

[Look! Even the male lead is waiting for Jane to come back to him!]

[Everyone knows that it’s not over between Silas and Jane. But Clara refuses to believe that.]

[The male lead looks unconcerned. But he definitely wants Jane to come to him quickly…]

[Even if he picked the wrong woman, he’ll still end up with Jane!]

No one noticed how Clara’s gaze gradually dimmed while nestled in Silas’ arms. It was hidden by her long eyelashes.

It was two days to my mother’s death anniversary. I planned to visit her grave.

She was buried in Nodon, which was her hometown.

I heard that it had been her only wish before she passed away.

Hence, I bought a flight ticket and packed my luggage. Someone stopped me before I could leave.

“Are you going to Nodon, Jane?” Clara scanned my luggage and sounded certain.

“What if I am?” I impatiently wanted her to step aside.

She cracked an innocent-looking smile. “Now that I think about it, it’s been a long time since I last visited Mom. Can I go with you?”

I was reluctant to answer her and walked past her.

Clara did not seem to read my mood. She kept following me.

She did not just board the same plane as me, but she also sat beside me.

When she walked past me, she glanced at my phone and said, “Don’t worry, Jane. I’ve booked more than ten bouquets for Mom. When we get there, we can visit her right away.”

Clara waved her phone and showed me her order.

I looked at it. There were lilies, daffodils, tulips, hyacinths… I wondered why she would buy those flowers.

“Did you… buy these?” I sounded hesitant.

When I finally talked to her, she grew smug. “Yeah, I don’t always visit Mom. Of course, I’ve got to do it myself.”

Her words made me more puzzled. She did not seem to notice my reaction.

“Why? Didn’t she like these flowers the most? If not, the garden at home wouldn’t be full of these.”

Suddenly, a bold guess dawned on me. Then, I faked a smile and nodded. “Yeah, you’re right.”

The plane encountered severe turbulence during the flight. After a while, a piercing siren was heard from the loudspeaker. In a few seconds, there was chaos.

However, Clara sat in her spot and looked very calm.

She stood up and smiled while walking toward me.

“I’m Silas’s fiancee. But why do they say Silas loves you instead?! All they talked about was you when he drew lots, during the auction, and the accident of my falling in the pool! I’ve always been a pretty and smart woman. I’ve got three degrees and am outstanding in various fields. Why can’t I beat you?! Why? For what reason?!”

She shot me a crazy and wicked gaze. Chills ran down my spine. She seemed to be using all her might to curse me.

She was talking about ‘them.’ I wondered if she was referring to the comments and if she could see them, too.

Malice gleamed in Clara’s eyes. She sneered coldly.

“The black words in the air all said the same thing. But I don’t believe them in the slightest. I’m Silas’ childhood sweetheart. He picked me to be his wife. How could he like you?! As long as you’re gone, Silas will only be mine!”

She lowered her head and looked hideous. Suddenly, she laughed eeriely.

The plane ran into more severe turbulence. Everyone panicked.

I finally realized that she wanted everyone to die with me just to get me killed.

“Goodbye for good, Jane.” Clara sneered and put on the only parachute before she jumped off the plane.

In the next second, a looming sense of weightlessness came. My body kept falling in the midst of chaotic screams.

Half a month passed by.

The Jordan Family held a grand engagement party. Almost all the nobles and the rich in the same circle were invited to witness that marriage of the century.

After the ceremony, people gathered around Silas to toast him.

Someone started gossiping during the party.

“I heard that the heiress of the Smith Family has gone to the Cook Family in Nodon. The two of them are about to get married.”

“That soon? This couple is just getting engaged. But they’re about to get married.”

“That’s not…” Before that person could finish talking, someone’s shadow descended on that person.

“She’s not dead?!”