Chapter 2

My apartment was on a high floor. Even when it rained heavily before, it had always stayed safe.

I didn't plan on leaving. I was just going to live differently this time.

I went on a wild shopping spree until my bank account was empty.

Jessica, on the other hand, wasn't worried at all. She knew the storm was coming, yet she didn't bother to prepare.

Her system could make food bigger, so she wasn't panicking—in fact, she seemed thrilled.

Of course, I knew exactly why. She wanted to be the hero—to save Lawrence and his family when food became scarce, hoping he'd fall for her because of it.

I used to think she just had a crush on him. I never realized she was that boy-crazy.

That night, Jessica came home looking completely lovestruck, like she was already living in a dream.

"Diana, if I save Lawrence and his family, do you think he'll fall in love with me?" she asked, smiling like a fool, her face pink with shyness.

I answered flatly, "No."

"No way! Lawrence will definitely fall for me. Diana, tell me the truth—do you like him too? But you're two years older than him. You shouldn't even think about it," she sneered.

I ignored her, my eyes still on my phone as I kept ordering more supplies online.

Jessica had already killed me once. I wasn't going to let that happen again.

This time, she could die on her own.

"Diana, do you have any money left? Can you lend me some? I want to buy food," Jessica asked with a cheerful smile.

My expression stayed cold. "No. I just bought a new refrigerator. I'm broke."

Jessica suddenly shrieked and asked, "Why did you buy a refrigerator?"

I frowned. "Because I wanted one. What's wrong with that? Why are you acting like that?"

Realizing she'd overreacted, Jessica quickly forced a smile. "No, no, I was just curious. Oh, right—Diana, remember those snacks you had in your room? I already took them and gave them to the old folks in our building. They're so lonely and struggling these days. You're not mad, are you?"

She beamed, as if expecting me to praise her for being kind.

I just stared at her, speechless. Jessica had come back in time and gotten the system she wanted. But the first thing she did was give away my last bit of food.

She clearly wanted me dead.

If I hadn't come back too and gotten a system of my own, I wouldn't have survived the coming storm.

Watching her smile like that only made my hatred grow stronger.

I'd always thought I'd been a good sister to her.

Our parents died when we were kids, and as the older one, I had to become the parent she didn't have. I dropped out of school early to work and pay for her education.

Jessica never did well in school, but I never blamed her. I made sure she had more spending money than her friends—every dollar earned from me working my fingers to the bone.

Later, when she didn't get into college, I'd already saved enough to buy an apartment in the city. I brought her to live with me.

I was surprised to find that her childhood sweetheart, Lawrence, lived across the hall.

They used to play together as kids. Later, Lawrence's family got rich after their old house was torn down, and they moved away from our village.

The moment Jessica saw him again—handsome and well-off—she fell for him and started chasing after him.

Even during the storm, when I refused to help his family, she snuck out behind my back and gave them a third of our supplies.

All I could do was lock our door tighter to keep others from coming to steal what little we had left.

That was when I finally realized—in Jessica's eyes, I wasn't even as important as a man who had never done a single thing for her.

I was completely disappointed in Jessica. "It's fine," I said flatly.

She smiled and hooked her arm through mine. "Diana, you're the best! I knew you wouldn't be mad at me over something so small."

I pulled my arm away. "I'm a little tired. I'm going to bed. You should get some sleep, too."

Then I turned and went into my room, already planning how to find a safe place for myself.

I bought a set of wind power equipment so I could keep the electricity running when the heavy rain and strong winds came.

Soon, I had everything ready. All I had to do was wait for the time to come.

Jessica, on the other hand, acted like she didn't have a care in the world. She thought her system would protect her, so she wasn't worried at all. She spent her allowance stocking up on food and locked it all in her room, like she was afraid I'd steal from her.

I decided to abandon the house I'd worked so hard to buy. If I stayed there, they would find me no matter how small I became.

So I picked a different spot—a hidden room inside my bedroom.

I'd secretly built that little room when the house was being renovated, and I'd never told Jessica about it.

It wasn't big, maybe the size of a small bathroom, but for a shrunken me, it would be the perfect safe house.

The door had a switch connected to my phone, so I didn't have to worry about Jessica discovering it. Even if she did, she wouldn't be able to open the door.