This Time, I Stay Out

Synopsis

I was reborn. In my previous life, I felt sorry for my cousin Sophie, who was ignored by her parents, so I always went out of my way for her. Whenever I saw nice clothes or tasty snacks, I'd buy them for her. But in high school, she met a delinquent and wanted to drop out to be with him. I urged her to focus on her studies and promised she could date anyone she wanted after the college entrance exam. She agreed. But after the exam, the delinquent got picked up by a wealthy family and dumped Sophie. She locked herself in her room for two days, then finally buckled down to her studies. I was relieved, thinking she'd finally turned over a new leaf, and I did everything in my power to help her. But when we went hiking together, she coldly shoved me off the edge of a cliff. Sophie used my corpse as a stepping stone, climbing her way to success. She said, "I don't hold a grudge against my cousin for the bullying I endured when we were young. The water has flowed under the bridge, and she is gone now. I just hope everyone can stop being so harsh toward her memory." Because of what Sophie said, everyone turned their backs on me. My mother, barely fifty, ended up with a head full of gray hair and had to endure all that unwarranted malice. This time around, I chose to be a bystander. I'm washing my hands of her. It's time to let nature take its course.