Chapter 1
My husband Darien Rangel lost both his legs in a car accident, but his parents chose that moment to go on a trip, leaving me alone at home to take care of him.
I cared for him for seven years, including all he needed in daily life.
But when he was on his deathbed, his parents returned and even fabricated evidence that I had cheated on him.
Darien immediately prepared to divorce me, leaving me nothing from our family assets!
Later, I found out he had been keeping a mistress all along and even had a child with her.
He wanted to leave everything to them.
I agreed to the divorce but insisted that the assets must be split equally.
So, they tricked me into going into the wild and pushed me off a cliff.
Seven years of care led to a deadly betrayal.
When I woke up, I had somehow returned to the day of Darien's car accident...
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Sunlight shone on my face, jolting me awake.
As I opened my eyes, my best friend was beside me, shaking me anxiously.
"Stop what you're doing! Your husband, Darien, was just in a car accident and was rushed to the hospital!"
I opened my eyes, still feeling the excruciating pain of falling off the cliff in my previous life.
I looked around and realized I was at the office.
The time on my phone showed it was exactly the day I first learned of Darien's accident!
Looking at the date on my phone, I couldn't help but let out a cold laugh. This time, I wouldn't let them deceive me again or exhaust myself from taking care of Darien.
Thinking back to the seven years I spent caring for him, tirelessly serving him day in and day out, I never once complained about the hardship or exhaustion.
I wasted my most precious youth, only to get pain that shattered me into pieces!
Just as I was lost in thought, my best friend's reminder pulled me out of my shock and joy at being reborn.
She said the hospital had just called the office, saying Darien was in a car accident and that family members needed to come quickly to handle matters and pay the medical bills.
I glanced at the date on the calendar, and my heart tightened again.
If it weren't for being reborn...
I would have probably rushed to the hospital like before, paid the bills, comforted my injured husband, and then taken care of his every need.
But the result of doing so would be Darien's betrayal seven years later.
He left every penny to his mistress and her child.
While I was left with nothing, not even a life!
Seven years of care, constant vigilance, and even resigning from my job only turned out to end up with nothing, not even my life!
My best friend was still urging me, but I called Darien's parents calmly and told them to go to the hospital first.
After doing that, I made my way to the hospital leisurely.
As I walked along the roadside, the vicious and sneering faces of Darien's parents, who had killed me, suddenly flashed in my mind.
In my previous life, they were the ones who caused my death!
At that time, when Darien was on his deathbed, his parents returned and found evidence to falsely accuse me of "cheating".
They demanded that I leave with nothing, giving all the money to their precious son.
"I knew you were a worthless woman deep down! You dared to quit your job after my son lost his legs, so you must have had plenty of lovers outside supporting you!
"Let me tell you, don't even think about getting a penny from Darien! You haven't worked for years, sitting idle at home, asking for money constantly, and using everything from Darien's earnings. We haven't even settled that score with you!
"How dare you ask for an equal share of the assets? What? Are you planning to take that money to spend on your lovers? I'm telling you. As long as I'm alive, don't even think about getting a single penny from the Rangel family!"
As I watched her insulting me, my nose tingled with a fresh wave of emotion.
It was Darien who cheated, yet I was the one being accused in the end.
Even when I discovered the mistress and child he was secretly supporting, his entire family didn't even feel ashamed, just driving me to my death coldly and ruthlessly!
It wasn't until I was about to die that I realized Darien's gentleness was just an act to keep me around as a convenient "maid".
With tears in my eyes, I walked out of the hospital, my mind filled with the injustice I suffered in my previous life.
Why should I care for him for so long, only to end up dead?
Why should Darien cheat and still get all the assets?
I paid seven years of effort, and this was how it ended.
I once trusted Darien and relied on him so much, only to be betrayed heartlessly.
Everything in front of me blurred as I felt myself trapped in a hopeless situation.
But the cruel reality relentlessly revealed its true face to me.
I clenched my teeth, forcing myself to calm down.
I couldn't lose control here. I needed to stay clear-headed and find a way to escape this dire situation.
Not only would I divorce Darien, but I would also take back everything that was rightfully mine.
As for the mistress he was secretly supporting, I would make sure to expose her, giving Darien a parting gift by ensuring he left with nothing in the divorce.
Just as I was planning, the hospital where Darien was being treated came into view.
Chapter 2
At that moment, my in-laws hadn't yet gone on their trip, so when I arrived at the hospital, they were already there taking care of Darien.
Of course, some other relatives from the Rangel family were there as well.
My mother-in-law Marely Olsen was furious because I was late, and she had been yelling in the room for a while until she saw me.
"You shameless woman, why are you just getting here? Your man's in trouble, and you're not rushing over to take care of him! Did you go off to meet some lover instead?!"
Marely scolded angrily.
"Exactly! How can you act like that as a wife? Your husband's had such a big accident, and you show up late. And now you're not even helping him with the bedpan? Hiring a nurse is too expensive, so hurry up and take care of your husband!"
Bailey Bailey Rangel and the other relatives also spoke viciously.
Looking at them, I only felt disgusted. How foolish I must have been in my past life to take care of these people's families for seven years out of the goodness of my heart.
But to deal with the situation, I replied in a calm voice.
"Lately, I've been busy with work. Besides, hiring a nurse isn't that expensive, and I don't have the time to be here all the time to take care of him."
Marely got even angrier when she heard this and questioned me sharply, "You're busy with work? Why don't you quit? Hiring a nurse costs at least eight thousand dollars a month, and that's all coming from Darien's money. What's the big deal to take care of your husband? If something happens to him, do you know you'll end up as a widow, unwanted for the rest of your life, you useless woman?"
I smiled. It was because of this very statement from Marely that I quit my job in my past life to care for Darien wholeheartedly. But seven years later, she flatly denied it, claiming I quit my job because I was seeing other men.
No matter what, I wouldn't make the same mistake again.
"Marely, I don't mean to be harsh, but over these years, my salary has been over twenty thousand dollars, while Darien's is only about four thousand dollars, not even enough for his expenses. As for the savings at home, I've been the one earning. So basically, I've been spending my own money. What's more, maybe Darien will receive compensation for the accident. Why don't we use that to hire a nurse to take care of him? What do you think?"
At the mention of compensation, Marely and the others' eyes lit up.
Because of Darien's car accident, the driver who caused it paid a considerable amount of compensation, but all of it went into Marely's pocket.
I didn't press her for it, understanding that it wasn't easy for an elderly person.
However, I didn't expect that she transferred half of it secretly to the mistress and her child. In my previous life, they used that money against me, forcing me to leave with nothing.
Later, when the mistress came back with her child, they welcomed her warmly.
While I, who had worked myself to the bone, was driven out and eventually killed.
Chapter 3
It wasn't until the next afternoon that Darien woke up after the anesthesia wore off, with his parents waiting beside him.
Originally overwhelmed by the physical pain and emotional anguish, Darien opened his eyes not long after hearing their voices.
Smiling, Marely said to him, "My dear son, you're awake? Do you want some
soup? It's nutritious and cooked by me!
"It's good for your health, son. We came as soon as we heard the news, unlike your wife, who doesn't seem to care about your life at all. So, you need to recover soon and be careful not to be harmed by her."
His father Bailey added at just the right moment.
In my previous life, when Darien woke up, he cried for a whole day and night because his legs were amputated, leaving him disabled for life.
As expected, in this life, seeing his legs were gone, Darien covered his face and began to sob.
"Dad, Mom, what happened to me? Why did I lose my legs?"
"Don't cry, my dear son. We are here. We'll hire a nurse to take care of you for the rest of your life. The compensation money is enough for our family to live comfortably for the rest of our lives…"
When Marely mentioned "family", she deliberately left me out.
I didn't care. Darien had been hit by a car while running a red light, so he was partly at fault, and the compensation was only around 120 thousand dollars.
120 thousand dollars might be enough for Darien alone, but to support their entire family, including the mistress and her child, it wouldn't last long.
It was the same in my previous life. Once the compensation money ran out, they turned to me, expecting my family to support them.
I stood by coldly, watching as these people comfort Darien.
As Marely got more emotional, the more displeased she became with me, showing her disdain directly.
"Look at your wife. You got into a car accident and she still prioritizes work. A woman like you married into our family was truly our bad luck!"
"Exactly!" Bailey chimed in. "Your husband got into an accident, and you still have the nerve to just stand there! A woman like you really doesn't know how to be a proper wife!"
They kept scolding me for a long time, eventually telling me to get out.
I was more than happy to oblige, lowering my head with a faint smile.
They didn't know that I already had a plan to leave this family.
I always had a good memory, and I remembered everything from my past life! Shortly after Darien was hospitalized, his mistress quietly came to see him. Initially, she was planning to break up with him, but when she learned about the large amount of compensation, she suddenly showed her "deep love" for him.
Despite Darien's disability, these people were still clinging to him, all for that compensation money.
I gave them plenty of time to reunite, deliberately leaving the hospital. Earlier, when I went downstairs, I bought a hidden camera and placed it in a discreet corner of the hospital room, so everything was set up perfectly.
Only by obtaining evidence of Darien's infidelity during our marriage could the court force a divorce and leave him with nothing. In this life, they could never harm me!