Everyone looked at me and the man.

He had tan skin with a handsome face.

However, judging from his shabby clothes and horsewhip, one could easily realize he was a coachman.

Everyone was whispering and laughing that the Crown Princess' younger sister fell in love with a coachman.

I grabbed his sleeve tightly, and the rough cloth scratched the tender flesh of my palm.

Instead of being frightened, he raised his eyebrows with self-composure and looked at my clumsy performance with an amusing expression.

Emma seemed satisfied with my embarrassment with a mean smile.

"My sister has made a choice. You are engaged to each other now," she said.

The crowd was shocked.

"Ms. Parker, I don't think I know you." The coachman frowned, seeming unhappy with this sudden arranged marriage.

"Let's talk about it when we get back!"

I looked at his strong nose and tightly pursed lips, feeling secretly reassured.

After all, he was the future new emperor in my foreboding dream.

It was the best chance for me!

Scarlett seemed so eager to confirm the fact that I was married to the coachman as soon as possible.

When she heard that his parents had all passed away, she immediately ordered the servants to decorate my courtyard and had us get married that night.

This wedding was like a joke. There was no wedding dress, no banquet, and no guests. My wedding couldn't even be compared to a mistress' dinner party.

I felt like crying sitting on my chair.

Including the life I had in my dream, my parents never doted on me, and even my wedding was so simple and crude that I didn't even have a wedding dress.

Suddenly, my eyes lit up. The expedient wedding veil was lifted by that coachman, and his handsome face was so close to me.

Noticing my red eyes, he said softly, "Tell me, why did you come to me?"

Instead of feeling sorry for myself, I started to figure out how to respond to his question. I couldn't say that he would be the king in the future, after all!

"I have no other choice. You are the only one who is not in my mother and sister's plot. If I don't choose you, my sister will give me to Prince Henry."

I pretended to be pitiful and lowered my neck. I knew I looked the most delicate and adorable in this posture.

"Don't worry, I will divorce you if you find a girl you like in the future." For fear that he would refuse, I made a promise.

Maybe it was because of the flickering lights, he seemed to be displeased.

"Luke Harris. That's my name." He sat casually at the table, pouring some coffee for himself and taking a sip.

The room was a bit stuffy.

"Please don't mind me. I want to take a walk." I made an excuse to run out of my room.

Feeling distressed, I strolled to an obsolete house of the Parker Manor and overheard someone talking inside.

"You failed to win me when you were alive, and your daughter can't be compared to mine as well! Just look how I will torture her to death!" Under the flickering light, Scarlett's face looked hideous and distorted, no longer as dignified as before.

I was shocked by this freaking news.

The confusion that had plagued me for so long that I didn't even figure out before my death in my previous life was now solved.

Her unfair treatment of me was because I was not her biological daughter.

Who was my mother? Whoever she was, her death must have something to do with Scarlett.

As I was too shocked to stand steadily, a robust hand supported me from behind.

Luke picked me up sideways and walked towards my room quietly.

On that quiet night, I nestled in his broad chest, tears falling down my face.

The love I pursued so eagerly from Scarlett was just a lie.

No wonder she ignored me and even cursed me since I was a child.

Luke gently put me on the bed and was about to get up.

I hugged his neck tightly. Being isolated for so many years, I really wanted someone to be with me at that moment.

"Don't worry, I won't leave. I just want to wash the handkerchief." He soothed my nerves with a soft voice.

After coming back, he carefully wiped the tears from my face with a handkerchief.

However, I seemed to want to vent all the grievances of what I had suffered and couldn't stop crying at all.

Luke was helpless and hesitated for a long time before hugging me and patting my back gently, as if to counsel and assure me. "It's all in the past. You will get better and better in the future."

I was tired of crying and gradually fell asleep in his arms.

The next day, when it was still dawn, Scarlett sent a servant to inform us that she would take us to enjoy the hot spring in the Silverpeak Mountain for a vacation.

On vacation?

The day after the banquet in my dream, she also took me there.

In the past, Scarlett would always take Emma to Silverpeak Mountain every year. When I was young, I also cried and wanted to go with them. However, she beat the nanny who took care of me to death for not teaching me to be a good lady.

She was the only one who cared about me since I was a child, but I witnessed her death.

I still remembered her eyes, which were wide open and bloody when she died.

Since then, what I hated the most was Silverpeak Mountain. I feel nauseous just by hearing about it.

Now, after so many years, Scarlett suddenly came up with an idea to take me there for vacation.

I knew it was an excuse for her to plot against me again.

I didn't expect that they would still refuse to give up even if I was married to an underprivileged coachman in their eyes.

In that case, I had to fight back by every means.

Emma also came to Silverpeak Mountain to enjoy the hot spring, which was surprising.

There were many villas in Silverpeak Mountain, and many princes, nobles, and dignitaries would come here on vacation and rest from time to time.

Just like what happened in my previous life, Scarlett took us to live in the most remote villa.

As night fell, she said she had forgotten to bring a gift for a noble lady who was meditating next door and asked Luke to go back and get it.

He looked at me worriedly, and I nodded at him.

In my previous life, I trusted Scarlett wholeheartedly and was completely defenseless against her, which led to me suffering later.

Since God gave me another chance, I would definitely protect myself.

In the evening, she took me to a private hot spring alone, showing the kindness and love I had never seen.

"Luke is not here. I'm here with you so that you'll feel lonely," she said.

Never had she been so caring when I grew up alone.

As I watched her bringing out a perfume and wearing it on my neck, I felt more and more disappointed, smelling the abnormally sweetness that lingered in this room.

Her grudge towards me was so considerable that she couldn't wait to destroy me.

I smiled bitterly in my heart, abandoning the last hesitation to forgive her.

"I am so grateful to you for caring so much about me, Mom. Why not enjoy the coffee I brought here?" I poured her a cup of coffee myself.

Taking the cup, she just pretended to take a sip and tried to leave with the excuse of forgetting to bring the clothes.

But before she reached the door, she collapsed.

No matter how careful she was, I had already coated the rim of the cup with sleeping pills early in the morning.

I used all my strength to drag her to the sofa beside the hot spring, looking at her well-maintained face.

"Mom, it's all your fault!" I said with clenched teeth.

Just as I blew out the candles, a dark shadow flashed by outside. I looked around but found no place to hide, so I jumped into the hot spring.

Under the moonlight, that person tiptoed in.

"Stella?" It was Luke.

I emerged from the water, but before I walked up from the pool, I heard footsteps outside.

He jumped down quickly, swam to my side, and pulled me down to squat.

Under water, we clung to each other.

The man was both savage and cautious. He patrolled around the private hot spring and saw there was a person on the sofa. Without any hesitation, he leaned over and pressed on Scarlett's body.

Soon, I heard the sound of clothes tearing, and the sofa began to creak.

Under the influence of the perfume, his movement was wild and intense.

The trap Scarlett prepared for me in my previous life turned out to be her own disaster.

Underwater, Luke and I bugged each other tightly together. The air in my lungs was getting thinner and thinner, and I felt like my chest was going to explode.

Luke quietly emerged, took a deep breath, and then approached me.

The air slowly flowed into my body along our inseparable lips.

I suddenly felt a little itchy on my lips and unconsciously licked it. However, I felt his tongue.

Luke's body stiffened slightly, and his breathing became disordered for a moment. His grip on my hand suddenly tightened.

My clothes were soaked and stuck to my body, and I subconsciously wanted to stay away from him.

However, he pulled me closer to him, indicating me not to move.

The noise on the surface tortured my nerves every moment, making me upset and distraught.

Suddenly, with a splash of water, they rolled into the hot spring.

Under the cover of darkness, Luke took me to travel around the hot spring without letting them notice.

After about two hours, they finally stopped, and the man threw Scarlett on the sofa.

Slowly putting on his clothes, he opened the door and left.

Luke took me and quickly jumped out of the water. We waited and walked out of the room until there was no people outside,

The night wind instantly blew away the sweetness of the perfume. I was so embarrassed and annoyed that I ran out of his arms. However, losing his support, I collapsed to the ground.

"Come on!" He gritted his teeth, picked me up, and walked to my room with ease.

"Will you regard me as a vicious woman?" I thought

Maybe it was because of my damn self-esteem or shyness, I didn't ask him this question.

"Have a good rest, and leave the rest to me." He patted my hair and didn't say a word about why a man showed up there.

Was it because he didn't care about me at all or he had seen through my terrible-organized scheme?

I peeked through the crack in the door and saw him picking up a bucket of cold water and pouring it directly over his head.

The wet clothes clung to his body, revealing his muscular body.

I swallowed, and he took a few steps towards the door as if on purpose.

Then, warm blood flowed out of my nose. "Oh my god, you are such a loser, Stella!" I said to myself.

I hurried back into the house to look for a towel and heard his low laughter outside.

Early the next morning, I called everyone to go where Scarlett was.

When I arrived at the private hot spring, there were already many people standing in the yard.

The door was ajar, and all that could be seen was a pile of messy and torn clothes on the floor.

Emma said excitedly at the door, "Stella, what's wrong with you? Are you meeting your lover behind Luke's back? Hurry up and come out, he's here!"

Seeing her wonderful performance, I was glad to cooperate with this show.

I squeezed through the crowd and walked forward. "Emma, you called me?"

I would never forget her look of shock and disbelief as she rushed in and dragged the woman off the sofa.