“Caedric, here’s three thousand dollars. Take it and leave Javensport. I don’t have the time or patience to deal with you anymore.”
Caedric looked at me with pleading eyes.”
“Giselle, my chest hurts so much… can you give me a little more? I want to get it checked out.“}
I stared coldly at his chest. He seemed to sense the sarcasm
embarrassment.”
“Caedric, it’s three thousand. If you don’t want it, I’ll gladly keep
my gaze and instinctively crossed his arms over it in
“You swapped out a child, you planned to kill me. Even giving you this money is more than you deserve. I came here today to warn you. Don’t harass me again. If you do, I’ll have you dumped in the wilderness where no one will ever find you.” Caedric took the money and tears slowly welled up in his eyes.”
“Giselle… we used to be good. How did it come to this?”
“I really know I was wrong. I didn’t even hurt you, so why can’t you just give me a chance to survive?“}
Looking at his tearful, remorseful face, I was silent for a long while before speaking slowly.
“Caedric, maybe you didn’t hurt me in this life, but in our last life, you threw me and the twins into an illegal black market clinic. You stood by and watched as they were killed, as their organs were cut out and sold for money.”
Seeing the stunned horror on his face, I continued, laying bare all his past–life cruelty, cold–bloodedness and inhumanity.
“Caedric, how do you expect me to forgive you in this life?”
Caedric opened his mouth in disbelief, staring at me.
“Giselle, was I really that heartless in the past? I… I even killed my own children?”
I gave a cold laugh. “Caedric and what about in this life? Didn’t you do the same? If I hadn’t uncovered the truth in time, Elion would already be dead, killed by that little mistress of yours.”
“Do you even understand how Victor died?”
“Caedric, you and Sandra belong in hell together. That’s the only way you’ll ever make up to Victor.”
I stood up and walked out, never sparing him another glance.”
Just as I stepped through the doorway, my eyes had not yet adjusted to the sudden sunlight when a figure came hurtling
toward me.}
“Giselle bitch, this is all your fault. Go to hell!“}
A powerful force slammed into me and blood splattered across my face.”
Caedric slowly turned around to face me, his expression twisted into a painful smile.
“Giselle, I was wrong. Let me give your life back to you, all right?”
“In the next life, I’ll never be a bastard again. I’ll love you properly. I’ll love Elion and Lyra too.“”
His breathing gradually faded, growing weaker and weaker.”
Someone called the police.
They arrived quickly and took Sandra into custody.”
It turned out Sandra was suffering from a heart condition. The pain had become unbearable and without the money to treat it, she redirected all her resentment and fury toward me.”
In the end, the court sentenced her to twenty years in prison for attempted murder.
I heard that on her third day in custody, she hanged herself from the window frame using a rope.
Caedric Arclayne also died.”
The lump in his chest had been a blood clot connected to his heart. Eventually, he succumbed to massive internal bleeding.
I had his body cremated and I scattered his ashes in the river, hoping the flowing water would cleanse his soul so that perhaps, in his next life, he could become a clean and decent person.”
Caedric Arclayne, you’ve returned the life you took. Now, we owe each other nothing.”
In the next life, I hope we never meet again. May we each go our separate ways and pursue our own happiness.”
(The End)
