Chapter 2 2

"What happened to her to faint?" A man asked coldly.

"Madame suddenly fainted while we were putting on her makeup." The servant's voice answered him.

"Is it necessary to call a doctor?" This time a feminine girl's voice proposed in an anxious tone.

"I'm sure she's fine." The same male voice replied coldly.

The voices kept coming into my head. I felt distracted. Finally opened my eyes slowly to see what they were talking about.

"Oh! Madam is awake!"

I saw them blurryly circling above me. My head felt dizzy. My eyes blinked weakly and their visuals slowly clarified in my retinas.

There was an anxious expression on the face of a servant girl by my side. If I'm not mistaken, her name is Melly. Ah, Melly, I remember her, she was my most loyal servant and the only person I trusted.

When my gaze shifted to the other side, I could see two blurry images of a man and a woman's face. I blinked again, and their visuals instantly seemed so real. Alaric my husband and Nunally my sister. Both were looking at me with different eyes. If my sister seemed to be staring worriedly, it was different with my husband who had a cold and indifferent look in his eyes.

I've been seeing that look a lot lately. I don't know why Alaric's demeanor is turning colder by the day. He must be like that because I made a mistake that angered him.

But whenever I introspected, I couldn't find anything I'd done wrong. From what I could understand, he would only get angry and cold when I got Nunally hurt.

"Are you feeling pain?" The question in Nunally's voice pulled my irises away from Alaric's face. Nunally looked worried. Her face was grimacing and almost crying, making anyone who saw her sympathize, especially me as her brother.

"You should rest more," Alaric said coldly. Ah, Alaric, why don't you pet my head with affection? I need your attention. But, everything that came to my mind was confined to my mind.

Suddenly, my head hurt. Suddenly my hand gripped my hair, and I winced in pain. Various pieces of images flooded my memory. They were arranged like a puzzle that slowly revealed the memory of being thrown into a private prison and the crazy expression of Nunally's confession.

"Madam---"

"Vivian!"

I gasped frozen. I gaped at all the memories like it was yesterday. "What date is it," I asked in horror.

"April 8th." Melly answered me.

Memories of my past swirled around in my head. I remembered everything without missing anything.

I remembered how I grew up in a crazy family. I remember how I first met Alaric. I remembered how the two of us got married. The strained relationship between the two of us, and Nunally's presence in our household. Until I can vividly remember the moment I breathed my last breath in prison.

Remembering all of that, a burning feeling seemed to coagulate inside my chest, creating a pent-up hatred, then intending to realize my dream of bringing them both down to the deepest, darkest bottom.

These two people .... These two people had planned evil things for me in the future.

My time is very short from today, because the date mentioned is three months before the Nunally poisoning incident. I'm sure she deliberately made her mouth spit out a red liquid that made it look like blood.

That damn husband and sister who secretly stabbed me in the back. Bastards!

I sighed. I didn't expect to get a second chance to take revenge on those people. So I wasn't going to waste this chance. I must devise a plan to save myself and make them kiss the floor at my feet!

"Please come out. I need a break," I said coldly while holding the side of my head, as if my head was dizzy. Dizzy because of their presence that was a thorn in my path.

"Except Melly."

"Alright, please rest well, sis."

"You have to take care of your health. Remember, the day after tomorrow we'll have our second wedding anniversary party. I've invited a lot of socialite guests, including the grandson of the CEO of Avex. So don't embarrass me," Alaric ordered coldly. His words were callous towards the wife who had just woken up from her stupor. Why am I still able to put up with him?

I didn't reply with any words, other than just staring at their backs away before the door blocked my view of the two jerks. Then I sighed. Regulating my inflamed feelings to stabilize slowly.

"Melly, show me some of the most beautiful dresses. I'll wear them to the show," I ordered.

"Yes ma'am, please wait a moment." Melly left for a moment leaving me alone in the room. The lavishly decorated and spacious room was mine during my time as Alaric's wife in this house.

We've been separated since he kicked me out of his room. Alaric didn't declare a divorce, but his behavior made me want one. We argued a lot and it never ended warmly. Sometimes he was friendly but he showed me more of his cold side.

Alaric... Nunally... The person I am now is different from the person I used to be. I used to be an innocent and submissive woman. But now I feel capable of bending their knees later.

"Madam, please choose a dress."

My reverie was broken when Melly came back with some other maids. They brought some luxurious dresses that looked glittering. I was mesmerized by how attractive the dresses looked in front of my eyes.

There were three dresses with different models and colors. One dress with many pearls at the waist had a pink fabric color that looked feminine. The second dress looked sharp and intimidating with a dark color combined with a few pearls on the skirt. While the third dress has a striking and sexy look with a red color, the open shoulders form a wide V line that falls to the shoulders with a slightly low chest cut.

I grinned deciding on my choice from the three dresses.

During our second wedding celebration event in my previous life, I wore a normal dress without much tiara decoration just because I liked simplicity. As a result, my appearance was far inferior to Nunally's, who instantly became the center of attention of the guests and my in-laws immediately compared us.

But in this second life, I will do everything without anyone holding me back. I had to put on a performance that was flawless and unbeatable to all the female guests, including Nunally. Then again, I knew what kind of dress that girl would wear.

So I waved my index finger and pointed at the leftmost dress. "I'll wear that red dress," I said with a big smile. We'll see who sparkles the most at the event. I won't let myself be played by those two!

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