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🔥💔In a remote warehouse, Emma Wilson was engulfed in a raging inferno, drugged and bound, unable to move.<br /> <br /> Through the deadly flames, she caught sight of her stepsister and her new husband—whom she had just married earlier that day at city hall—standing safe and sound. In despair, she screamed, &quot;Why the are you doing this to me?&quot;<br /> <br /> Standing at a safe distance, her sister Aria Wilson spoke with contempt. &quot;Emma, really? Haven&#039;t you figured it out yet? Elijah didn&#039;t cheat—he never loved you at all! He only pursued you to get his hands on your shares. Now that he has got them, and you&#039;ve been his wife for a day, it&#039;s time for you to die!&quot;<br /> <br /> Reeling from the betrayal, Emma struggled to grasp that the man she had trusted for three years could be so cruel.<br /> <br /> Her eyes filled with rage as Aria continued, &quot;You get why we had to set this up, right? So Elijah can ditch you without splitting any assets. The entire Wilson fortune will be all mine! Oh, and that 2 million dollars your dear mom left you? I used it to fund my studies abroad three years ago, thanks to your naivety. She&#039;d be turning in her grave knowing her husband was stolen, her daughter murdered, and her life savings snatched by me!&quot; She burst into hideous laughter.<br /> <br /> As the fire roared louder, Emma, through her tears, watched Aria and Elijah walk away hand in hand, laughing.<br /> <br /> Blinded by grief and fury, Emma&#039;s eyes burned with hatred. She was not ready to die—not like this.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, an explosion rocked the warehouse, and a concrete beam plummeted towards her. Emma tried to dodge, but her body was drained of strength.<br /> <br /> Just then, she heard rapid footsteps. A man rushed towards her and shielded her with his body. A second later, the beam crushed his back.<br /> <br /> Amidst the roaring flames, Emma caught sight of the man&#039;s face and froze. &#039;Liam... What is he doing here?&#039;<br /> <br /> &quot;Don&#039;t be scared, Emma,&quot; Liam Hall murmured, his eyes bloodshot from exhaustion.<br /> <br /> He had come as soon as he got the news, but it was already too late.<br /> <br /> &quot;No—run for it!&quot; Emma screamed as the ceiling threatened to give way.<br /> <br /> But Liam stayed, fiercely protecting her as flames and debris fell around him, the smell of burning flesh filling the air.<br /> <br /> &quot;Why... Why the hell are you doing this?&quot; Emma cried, tears streaming down her face.<br /> <br /> &quot;Don&#039;t worry, Emma,&quot; Liam&#039;s voice was calm, almost serene amid the chaos. &quot;I won&#039;t let you face this alone. Not even in death. I&#039;ll always be with you...&quot; His handsome face gradually disappeared into the flames.<br /> <br /> Despair washed over Emma as she shut her eyes, swearing to herself, &#039;Elijah! Aria! In another life, I swear I won&#039;t let you off!&#039;<br /> <br /> &quot;Liam... next time, it&#039;s my turn to protect you,&quot; she whispered into his ear. Her words were barely out before the fire surged, engulfing the embracing pair in its fierce grasp.<br /> <br /> *****<br /> <br /> Emma&#039;s eyes snapped open. Instead of the inferno she&#039;d expected, she found herself in a warm, cozy room.<br /> <br /> She instinctively checked her hands. They were intact, no longer bearing the calluses from her martial arts training and no signs of burns—what was going on?<br /> <br /> Scanning the room, Emma realized this place was no ordinary hotel. It was decked out with medical equipment and carried the faint scent of disinfectant, resembling more a luxury hospital suite than anything else. It all felt disturbingly familiar.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, it hit her. &#039;This is the day I was taken back to the Wilsons when I turned 18! I&#039;ve been reborn on the day I returned to Troln City!&#039;<br /> <br /> Emma held back a wave of ecstatic relief. With this second chance at life, she vowed to utterly destroy the scum who had wrecked her life before.<br /> <br /> &quot;Emma, your blood has been sent off for testing. Now, take off your coat so I can check you over,&quot; a voice announced as a man in a white coat entered. He was strikingly handsome, a tear-shaped mole accentuating his eyes.<br /> <br /> It was Elijah Taylor. Rage boiled within Emma as she faced the man responsible for so much of her past agony.<br /> <br /> In her past life, she had complied and removed her coat without hesitation, which was exactly when reporters, alerted by Aria and her cruel stepmother Nora Wilson, had stormed in. They had smeared her reputation, painting her as a wanton seductress for supposedly trying to entice a doctor on her very first day back. Her father, grandmother, and the entire Wilson family had shunned her, branding her a disgrace.<br /> <br /> &#039;Of course, this was all a setup by Elijah and Aria from the get-go,&#039; Emma realized. Fueled by rage, she grabbed a vase from the bedside and hurled it at Elijah&#039;s head, shattering it with a loud crash.<br /> <br /> Elijah staggered, his head gushing blood. He never expected the seemingly naive and fragile Emma to lash out.<br /> <br /> &quot;What the , Emma?&quot; Elijah bellowed, clutching his wounded head.<br /> <br /> &quot;Elijah, you think you can kidnap me and get away with it? I&#039;ll beat the crap out of you!&quot; Emma yelled back, her voice thick with fury.<br /> <br /> Elijah was completely taken aback. Just moments before, Emma had meekly followed him to the hospital, and now she was accusing him of abduction. &#039;Has she figured something out?&#039; he wondered.<br /> <br /> &quot;Emma, what the hell are you talking about? Kidnapping? You came here on your own—&quot; His words were cut short as she struck him again with a vase.<br /> <br /> Panic set in, and he shouted for help, &quot;Somebody help! Restrain her!&quot;<br /> <br /> Seven or eight burly men rushed into the room.<br /> <br /> &quot;So you had your goons waiting outside?&quot; Emma sneered, contempt in her eyes. &quot;What, ready to force me if I didn&#039;t comply?&quot;<br /> <br /> Elijah&#039;s face contorted with fury, all traces of his earlier gentlemanly demeanor gone. &quot;I was just trying to give you a medical check-up, and you spin it into a kidnapping! Grab this crazy woman, now!&quot; he ordered.<br /> <br /> Emma scoffed, her mind racing. &#039;These bastards,&#039; she thought. &#039;If I play nice, they&#039;ll slut-shame me. Fight back, and suddenly I&#039;m the nation&#039;s notorious madwoman. Well, if they&#039;re gonna call me crazy, I might as well own it.&#039;<br /> <br /> &quot;If I&#039;m guilty, let the law punish me, not you bullies!&quot; With that, she cracked her knuckles and charged at them.<br /> <br /> Thanks to these scumbags, her return to the Wilson family had been a nightmare. They showered Aria with the best of everything, leaving Emma with crumbs and daily insults.<br /> <br /> Driven to desperation, Emma had fled the Wilson family and joined a mysterious organization, dedicating herself to learning how to protect herself. Now, it was finally time for revenge.<br /> <br /> The thugs were initially stunned as Emma rushed at them, but her swift kick to one&#039;s neck and a ruthless punch to another&#039;s eye quickly turned their surprise into screams.<br /> <br /> Moments later, all the goons were sprawled out, defeated on the ground.<br /> <br /> In the hospital&#039;s security room, a group of bodyguards watched the monitor in silent awe. They had to admit that Elijah&#039;s men were no match. However, Emma&#039;s fierce skills made even these hardened protectors wary.<br /> <br /> Among them, a man in a wheelchair was glued to the screen, his gaze unwavering.<br /> ---------------------------<br /> <br /> Liam sat in his wheelchair, clad in a custom-tailored black suit that highlighted his aristocratic, icy demeanor. His presence exuded an untouchable chill and an air of nobility.<br /> <br /> With a cigarette pinched between his fingers, smoke curling around him, his gaze—deep and unfathomable—was locked on the screen, mirroring Emma&#039;s every move.<br /> <br /> On the display, Emma swiftly and decisively took down several sturdy men with deadly efficiency. Her skills were clearly honed over years of rigorous training.<br /> <br /> &quot;Are you sure the info you guys gave me is legit?&quot; Liam asked, his tone cold and questioning.<br /> <br /> &quot;Mr. Hall, it&#039;s rock solid. We had no clue Mrs. Hall was so...&quot; the bodyguards fumbled for words, finally murmuring, &quot;Wild.&quot;<br /> <br /> As he watched Emma, Liam&#039;s icy demeanor softened slightly. &#039;She&#039;s definitely more interesting now,&#039; he thought, intrigued.<br /> <br /> At that moment, Emma&#039;s boot was pressed firmly against a bouncer&#039;s neck, almost snapping it.<br /> <br /> &quot;Mercy, please...&quot; the men whimpered, pleading for their lives.<br /> <br /> Elijah stood by, utterly baffled. &#039;Nora said Emma was just an uneducated country girl. How could she be so skilled?&#039; he pondered.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, the door burst open, and reporters swarmed in.<br /> <br /> As Emma turned, a camera flash captured her face. &quot;Miss Wilson, rumors say you&#039;ve been neglecting your duties. What&#039;s this about you and Dr. Taylor?&quot; a reporter fired off, diving into the action.<br /> <br /> Halted by the sight of the defeated thugs, the reporter faltered, thinking, &#039;What the hell is this? This isn&#039;t at all like the scene Nora described!&#039;<br /> <br /> Emma, standing over a defeated man with her arms crossed and her hair wild, scoffed coldly. &quot;What about Dr. Taylor and me? Keep talking. You got some sort of psychic powers or just a dirty mind? Decided I was screwing around before you even saw me? What&#039;s your play? Just sleazy, or someone&#039;s puppet?&quot;<br /> <br /> The reporter recoiled, wishing to disappear, while other journalists surged forward eagerly.<br /> <br /> Seeing the throng, Elijah yelled, &quot;Watch out, everyone—she is losing her mind! Someone, help!&quot;<br /> <br /> Then, a group of police officers followed by the Wilson family entered from behind the reporters.<br /> <br /> Aria, knowing there would be cameras, wore a delicate white dress and styled her hair in a bun. She touched her lightly made-up face, squeezing out fake tears, and lunged toward Emma. &quot;Sister, my long-lost sister! I&#039;m so happy to find you! Welcome home!&quot;<br /> <br /> Nora approached with feigned warmth. &quot;Emma... it&#039;s really you! We&#039;ve searched so hard for you. But what&#039;s this? Weren&#039;t these men sent to protect you? Don&#039;t you want to come home?&quot;<br /> <br /> As Nora finished, Emma saw the barely concealed disdain from her father and grandmother.<br /> <br /> True to form, Nora&#039;s ostensibly caring words masked a sharp jab.<br /> <br /> Emma replied with a cold smile, &quot;Nora, why wouldn&#039;t I want to come home? But tell me, do you and Aria actually want me back?&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;What are you even saying, Emma?&quot; Nora retorted, her surprise evident. Internally she marveled, &#039;Why isn&#039;t she grateful and timid? Why the defiance?&#039;<br /> <br /> Fearing things might spiral, Nora quickly gestured to the police. &quot;Officers, though we&#039;ve only just found Emma and we all love her dearly, we must abide by the law. Her actions are our failure in upbringing. Please, handle her gently...&quot;<br /> <br /> Emma laughed coldly at Nora&#039;s performance. &quot;Really laying it on thick, aren&#039;t you, Nora? The police haven&#039;t even said anything about arresting me, and here you are, calling for my head? It&#039;s not even clear who&#039;s in the wrong here.&quot;<br /> <br /> She then pulled a syringe and an alcohol swab from a drawer, and in front of everyone, injected herself in the arm.<br /> <br /> Nora blanched. &quot;Hey, what the hell are you doing?&quot;<br /> <br /> Emma remained calm and expertly drew a vial of her own blood.<br /> <br /> Handing the vial to the officer, Emma said, &quot;Officer, if I&#039;m right, you&#039;ll find hallucinogenic and hypnotic drugs in my blood, drugs that are strictly banned. I&#039;m just a country girl; I shouldn&#039;t have access to this stuff. Please find out where it came from, who supplied it, and who drugged me!&quot;<br /> <br /> The police immediately sent her blood to the hospital for testing.<br /> <br /> After a nerve-wracking wait, the results were promptly returned.<br /> <br /> &quot;Miss Emma is right,&quot; announced a doctor, report in hand. &quot;Her blood contains a banned hypnotic drug! Further investigation revealed that a reagent went missing from our pharmacy at 12:29 PM today. It looks like someone deliberately injected it into Miss Emma&#039;s bloodstream!&quot;<br /> <br /> At this, all eyes shifted to Elijah.<br /> <br /> Elijah began to panic. The drugging was part of the plot he and Nora had devised, but he never imagined Emma would detect being drugged, much less precisely name the drug. If this was pursued further, it wasn&#039;t just about not framing Emma; improperly handling medications could mean losing his job or even facing prison time.<br /> <br /> &quot;Officer, I had nothing to do with this—it must have been a mistake at the pharmacy!&quot; Elijah quickly pointed at a nurse, snapping, &quot;Explain yourself! Why was this drug added to Emma&#039;s saline?&quot;<br /> <br /> Emma watched the scapegoated nurse, now shaking with fear.<br /> <br /> The nurse, Layla Brown, was Nora&#039;s niece and Aria&#039;s cousin. Previously, Layla often participated in their cruel plots against Emma, likely out of a desire to gain their approval.<br /> <br /> &#039;This time, I bet she was involved too, considering she handles the meds,&#039; Emma thought.<br /> <br /> &quot;What are you waiting for? Write an apology and hand in your resignation!&quot; Elijah, trying to save his skin, lashed out at Layla.<br /> <br /> Emma watched them turn on each other, feeling both disdain and satisfaction. She spoke to the police. &quot;Officer, mishandling medications is serious—it can be deadly. Just quitting doesn&#039;t cut it, does it?&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Absolutely not!&quot; With that, the officers moved to cuff Layla right in front of Nora.<br /> <br /> As the police moved to take her niece away, Nora grew desperate. &quot;Officer, please, Layla is just a kid who grabbed the wrong medication by mistake. She shouldn&#039;t be punished so severely. Please, let her go,&quot; she pleaded.<br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <br /> Emma responded icily, &quot;Sure, Layla is just some twenty-something kid who almost killed me by messing up my meds. How come you were preaching about the law to the cops just now, and now you&#039;re ready to bend it?&quot;<br /> <br /> Her biting words caused her usually silent father, Mateo Wilson, to frown deeply.<br /> <br /> Mateo scolded, &quot;Emma, is that any way to speak to your elders? Where are your manners?&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;One abandoned in the wild since birth should just be thankful for a full belly, let alone manners. You&#039;re asking if I have any? Did you ever bother to teach me?&quot; Emma snapped back.<br /> <br /> Mateo, infuriated to the point of nearly having a stroke, raised his hand to strike her but was restrained by Emma&#039;s Grandma Zoe Wilson, because, after all, Emma was still useful to them.<br /> <br /> &quot;Enough! Since she&#039;s okay, let&#039;s just go home and stop making a scene,&quot; Zoe commanded harshly, but with a disdainful glance at Emma, she thought, &#039;This crude girl still has her uses. Can&#039;t afford to pick fights with money.&#039;<br /> <br /> This reminder refocused the Wilsons on the real reason they had brought Emma back.<br /> <br /> *****<br /> <br /> Soon, they headed back to the villa.<br /> <br /> Emma knew exactly what was on their minds. In her previous life, the Wilson family&#039;s finances were a mess at this point, and they hoped to solve it through a marriage alliance with Liam, a man rumored to have a disability and an unpredictable mood.<br /> <br /> Mateo and Grandma were gunning for this marriage, but Nora and Aria feared Emma becoming Mrs. Hall might bite them in the ass. So, they schemed to ruin Emma&#039;s reputation, hoping to set Aria up as the bride instead.<br /> <br /> But back then, Liam only had eyes for Emma, completely ignoring Aria.<br /> <br /> Just thinking &quot;Liam Hall&quot; stabbed at Emma&#039;s heart.<br /> <br /> She had rejected the marriage before, seeing it as nothing more than a transaction, particularly after the scandal where she was framed for seducing a doctor.<br /> <br /> After Liam&#039;s parents pulled their support for the marriage, she had left the Wilson family to join a mysterious organization, later to be deceived and manipulated by the relentless Elijah.<br /> <br /> Little did she know, Liam was the one who truly cared. Elijah, with all his schemes, turned out to be the real nightmare.<br /> <br /> As Emma was caught in her memories, Zoe suddenly switched her approach and started plotting.<br /> <br /> &quot;Emma, though we&#039;ve been estranged for years, you&#039;re still a Wilson. Our family is in trouble, and you can&#039;t just turn your back on us, right?&quot; Zoe said, feigning concern.<br /> <br /> Emma leaned back on the sofa with a wry smile, already used to her family&#039;s . She listened quietly, waiting to hear more.<br /> <br /> &quot;Ah, Liam Hall, the eldest son of the prestigious Hall family, just lost his legs in an accident. But damn, he&#039;s still a catch—handsome and super capable. Most importantly, he&#039;s the Hall family&#039;s heir!&quot; Zoe&#039;s eyes sparkled as she raved about the Hall family. &quot;The Hall family? They make our Wilsons look like peanuts! You, raised in the sticks and hardly educated—landing a guy like him would be the break of a lifetime! We&#039;ll even give you 40 thousand dollars as a gift. Just imagine how thrilled you&#039;ll be!&quot;<br /> <br /> Emma tapped the armrest of the sofa and shot back, &quot;Grandma, aren&#039;t we forgetting something? Didn&#039;t the Halls mention they&#039;d fork over 10 million dollars if I married into their family? And you&#039;re offering me just 40 thousand dollars? You think I&#039;m stupid or what?&quot;<br /> <br /> Her words left the entire Wilson family dumbfounded. They had figured a simple country girl like Emma would be over the moon about 40 thousand dollars. They never expected her to call them out.<br /> <br /> &quot;Emma, so what exactly are you asking for?&quot; Zoe asked, her voice tinged with disbelief.<br /> <br /> &quot;I want exactly 2 million dollars—the money Mom left for me. Plus, that 10 million dollars from Liam is going straight into my shares in the company. From today, the Wilson Group is co-owned by me and Liam—nothing to do with the rest of the Wilsons,&quot; Emma stated firmly.<br /> <br /> Zoe was so enraged she nearly fainted.<br /> <br /> Mateo&#039;s face turned beet-red as he banged on the table. &quot;2 million dollars? That&#039;s supposed to fund your sister&#039;s college abroad! What kind of sister are you?&quot;<br /> <br /> Nora piped up anxiously, &quot;Emma, Aria has always been top of her class! It&#039;d be a shame if she didn&#039;t get to study abroad!&quot;<br /> <br /> Aria was clearly distressed, but Emma remained ice-cold.<br /> <br /> &#039;Oh, that&#039;s funny,&#039; she thought bitterly. &#039;Selling off the eldest daughter to settle debts while the family&#039;s nearly bankrupt, yet somehow there&#039;s 2 million dollars to send the younger one abroad to live it up. What a damn hypocritical and biased mess. Why the hell was I ever polite to these assholes in my past life?&#039;<br /> <br /> &quot;Don&#039;t screw this up, Dad. That 2 million dollars is my inheritance from Mom,&quot; Emma stated, slow but forceful. &quot;Aria should be using her own parents&#039; money. If her dad&#039;s broke and her mom can&#039;t make a dime, then she needs to earn her own keep. Why the hell should she live off my mom&#039;s money?&quot;<br /> <br /> Nora, feigning shock, interjected, &quot;Emma, how can you talk like that? She&#039;s your family, for god&#039;s sake!&quot;<br /> <br /> Emma scoffed coldly. &quot;No, she&#039;s not my family. I&#039;m my mother&#039;s child. Aria? She&#039;s just a bastard.&quot;<br /> <br /> Overcome with anger, Mateo raised his hand to strike her face.<br /> <br /> However, Emma quickly blocked it, standing tall and firm. &quot;Just because you&#039;re my dad, Mateo, doesn&#039;t give you the right to hit me like I&#039;m some dog! Marriage is my damn choice! If you guys can&#039;t deal with that, then I won&#039;t marry at all! Let&#039;s all just watch the Wilson family go down together. Let&#039;s see how that goes for everyone!&quot;<br /> <br /> Emma&#039;s defiant stance caught the entire Wilson family off guard. They had thought that having grown up in the countryside and being summoned to acknowledge her lineage, Emma would obediently comply. They never expected her to stand her ground and demand 2 million dollars.<br /> <br /> In her past life, Emma hadn&#039;t discovered the 2 million dollars her mother left until moments before her death in a fire, when Aria finally told her the truth. By then, it was too late to avenge her mother or save herself.<br /> <br /> This time around, she swore she wouldn&#039;t let such atrocities slide.<br /> <br /> Sensing the tension rising, Nora quickly intervened, &quot;Actually, there are specific conditions in the will to access that money.&quot;

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