Chapter 1
I, Fiona Porter, made my first move after being reborn–I replaced the water in the pesticide bottle with actual poison.
In my previous life, just as our family had started to accumulate some savings, my husband Daniel Jacobs failed in business and racked up $130,000 in debt.
With guilt written all over his face, he said he didn’t want to drag me and his mother Mary Jacobs down with him, then committed suicide by drinking pesticide.
To prevent creditors from coming to collect the debt, Mary hid all our remaining money inside the coffin.
When the creditors couldn’t get their money, they forcibly took our house. I got my leg broken by them while trying to protect Mary.
Unexpectedly, on the day of the funeral, Daniel’s coffin suddenly caught fire, and all the money burned to ashes.
I single–handedly supported the family, working day and night to pay off debts while caring for Mary until she passed away, eventually ending up riddled with illness and gray–haired.
When I could only survive by collecting scraps on the street, I stumbled upon Daniel, whom I hadn’t seen for years. He was walking down the street with his arm around a woman and
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“Daniel, you’re so clever–faking your death to escape the debts, then taking the money to remarry me,” the woman said with a laugh.
Daniel responded coldly, “That woman was just too stupid. Since she took my place, it’s only right that she paid the money and did the work.”
I was shocked beyond belief and died on the spot from the rage.
When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the day Daniel faked his death by drinking pesticide.
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“Fiona, I’ve wronged you. Not only did I lose all our money, but I also owe $130,000. I deserve to die!”
“I can’t drag you down with me. I might as well just die–death cancels all debts!”
Daniel knelt before me, crying his heart out, having even prepared a coffin in advance.
Tears streaming down his face, filled with remorse, he grabbed the pesticide bottle and was about to pour it into his mouth.
In my previous life, I was too shocked to react and couldn’t stop
him in time.
This time, I reacted quickly, rushing forward to grab his wrist tightly and tilting the bottle outward.
The entire bottle of “pesticide” spilled onto his clothes and the floor–not a single drop went down Daniel’s throat.
Ignoring his ugly expression, I threw away the bottle and gripped his hands tightly.
I said, “Daniel, life is far more important than money. Please don’t do anything foolish!”
“No matter how difficult things get, there’s always a way out. I’ll give you my savings to pay off the debt–we’ll figure this out together!”
I looked at him with worry written all over my face, appearing completely devoted to his well–being.
The moment he heard about money, a flash of desire flickered in his eyes, and he asked urgently, “Really? You’re willing to give me your money?”
I sneered inwardly: “He’s putting on such a performance–isn’t it all for my money?”
I said, “Of course. We’re husband and wife–if I don’t help you, who will?”
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After some persuasion, Daniel appeared to abandon his suicidal thoughts and excitedly went to get my money.
Watching the barely concealed excitement in his eyes, my heart turned ice–cold.
In my previous life, he had used the excuse of paying off debts to swindle my money.
Then he faked his death by drinking pesticide to make off with all our family savings and run away with another woman.
Meanwhile, I had my leg broken by creditors while trying to protect Mary and that empty coffin supposedly containing money, and I was left with massive debts.
I had to care for Mary and spent my entire life paying off debts, eventually reduced to surviving by collecting scraps.
But Daniel remarried someone else and lived happily with his family of three.
Thank God I was given a second chance at life.
Since Daniel was determined to drink pesticide, this time water wouldn’t be enough–let’s make it the real deal.
