Chapter 4
I opened my eyes again.
My school uniform billowed in the wind, the skirt hem lifting slightly. The filthy Elias Stone knelt before me.
He had been bullied.
I remembered that day, my childhood friend, Jason, who was the school bully, heard rumors that I fell in love with a poor boy and was furious.
He sneered: “Lily has been my girl since we were kids. She likes turtles, not men.”
He had people abuse Elias in front of me, but pretended to break his leg, wanting me to accompany him to the hospital.
At the hospital. I heard someone was bullying Elias and rushed back to stop the bullies.
This time was the same.
On the small path in the campus.
Jason followed closely, clenching his fists, his eyes red: “Lily, you can hate me, but you can’t
like ham
Countless people surrounded us to watch the drama
Elias was beaten to the ground, but his eyes flashed with mockery because he knew I would stand by lus side without reason.
But he didn’t know
The eighteen–year–old Lily Taylor was dead.
The body of Lily Taylor now housed a soul from the future, battered and broken.
Elias couldn’t suppress his smile, but the next second, a resounding slap landed on his face.
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While he was stunned, I raised my hand again.
I slapped his face once more: “That’s not enough. You need to look more pitiful to seem innocent…”
Elias was dumbfounded.
He seemed to be watching a puppet off its rails.
The surrounding people were stunned.
Even Jason frowned and pulled my hand away: “Lily, such delicate hands shouldn’t deliver so many slaps. Let me do it for you…”
Everyone was confused: “What’s gotten into Lily Taylor today? Doesn’t she like Elias Stone?”
In my previous life.
I descended like a savior before Elias Stone, protected him, and openly broke with Jason.
But I didn’t know there was a bet behind it all.
Jason had set up a hundred–thousand–dollar bet, wagering that on the day he bullied Elias Stone, I wouldn’t come to save him.
This bet wasn’t fair because my friend spent heavily to keep everyone quiet, preventing me from knowing Elias was being bullied.
Undoubtedly.
Almost everyone bet my friend would win.
Little did they know, Elias already knew everything.
While I was at the hospital with Jason, I received a pre–scheduled text from Elias: “Lily, I hope I can see you one last time before I die.”
It was this message that made me rush back to school, like a small wolf protecting its cub, hugging him and not letting anyone reach.
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Chapter 4
Jason followed, angrily complaining: “Lily, my leg is broken too. You never cared about me.”
Back then, I was disgusted: “Jason, when you bully him, I’ll hate you more.”
“He’s the one manipulating us.” Jason seemed to remember something and sneered, “He acts innocent, but he’s full of tricks behind your back.”
But I wouldn’t listen.
Before his family’s bankruptcy, Elias Stone was a sought–after rich kid everyone wanted to
befriend.
After bankruptcy, he was still an outstanding student with excellent grades, beloved by teachers–a genius boy.
Such a wonderful young man.
How could he be the villain my childhood friend described?
That day, the sunset was magnificent. The boy stood quietly behind me with his injuries. To spite Jason, I declared in front of the whole school: “No matter who he is, I like him.”
It was just a momentary impulse,
But from this confession onward, 1 fooled everyone, including myself.
I liked Elias Stone–it was all a scam from the start.
Many years later, we got married.
After a few drinks at a party, Elias inadvertently blurted out, “Lily Taylor, is there a woman more foolish than you in this world?”
The triumphant smile on his face left me at a loss.
I guess I finally knew who the real winner of that bet was.
Back then, only he bet that “Lily would come to save Elias,” earning a hundred thousand in
winnings.
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I was just another pawn in his game.
This time.
Elias Stone, I want to see how you’ll play this game without my cooperation.
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