Chapter 3

In my previous life, after Ella died, Derek chased after me the same way, trying to win my heart.

Back then, I'd been flattered. I thought my persistence had finally paid off. And I was full of dreams for the future.

I shyly took the rose he gave me and said, "I don't ask for your love. Treat me the way you did at first, and that will be enough."

I was blinded by his fake passion and attention. I helped him destroy his rivals. I cleared his path. I became his stepping stone without even realizing it. And I…