Tiana stared at him intensely and said “Now that time has given us a second chance,” she whispered, staring into his eyes, “I promise not to lose you again.”Fred stared back at her confused, the intensity in her eyes made his heart waver. Her expression was calm and cold, like someone who had been through hell and back. It wasn't an expression a young girl like her should have.Staring at her for a while, Fred snorted“How old are you that you're shamelessly throwing yourself at men”Throwing herself at men? Tiana blinked, offended. She then remembered Fred hated desperate women,no women in general. She must be looking desperate right now,schooling her expression.“I’m thirty—”Tiana stopped herself.No. That was her previous life.This incident happened nine years ago.“I mean… twenty-one.”“Thirty or twenty- one choose one lie and stick to it. What tricks are you trying to pull?” he looked at her indifferently.“No I'm not lying, what I was trying to say earlier is that” she took a deep breath “Thank you for saving my life yesterday”What was wrong with this woman? Last night she acted like an angry kitten and this morning she's acting like an obedient wife. What trick is this?“Whatever, your clothes have been dry cleaned, get changed and leave” He said coldly, not wanting to deal with the likes of her. She entered the bathroom and stared at her reflection.The woman in the mirror had delicate features. On her smooth skin, there was no ugly scar. None! In her previous life, by thirty she had already looked worn out—exhausted, aged by stress and endless part-time jobs. Seeing her younger self again made her eyes sting with tears.Many of her friends had told her to go into modelling or acting because of her beauty but she was too preoccupied with part time jobs to provide for her family. Maybe she would try it in this lifetime. She wasn't going to live for anyone but herself.Thank you fate for this second chance! She got out of the bathroom in a few minutes dressed in the clothes she wore from the night before. She saw Fred in casual clothes, sipping coffee with his laptop in front of him.“You should leave” He didn't bother glancing at her.Tiana felt like an arrow had pierced her heart. She knew he was cold and indifferent but being on the receiving end again hurt her very much.“Thanks again for saving me” she bowed, knowing he won't bother saying another she turned to leave. She paused at the door“My name is Tiana Carter. Twenty-one years old,” she said firmly. “Remember that name.”Then she left.After she left, Fred sat there in deep thoughts after a while he called for his secretary.“Issac, I want all the information on the lady who just left” he ordered.An hour later, Tiana stood in front of the house she once called home.The building looked exactly the same—white paint slightly peeling, the crooked mailbox, the small garden her mother never bothered to water. Nothing had changed.But she had.To everyone inside, she was still the useless youngest daughter.To her, they were the people who ruined her life.She felt it all at once—anger, pain, resentment, and most of all, regret.Tiana closed her eyes and inhaled slowly.“Let’s do this,” she whispered to herself.Then she straightened her shoulders and stepped inside.“Where were you?” She saw her dad sitting on the couch, frowning at some photos spread across the table. Pictures of her and Fredrick in front of the elevator, snapped from angles meant to make them look intimate.Her feelings toward him were complicated. He was sometimes cold, sometimes warm—but mostly, he turned a blind eye to whatever her mom and sister schemed.“Yes, little sis. Where were you?” Stella emerged from the kitchen, a slice of watermelon in hand. “Just look at these pictures someone dropped in the mailbox. Don’t you have any decency?”Despite wanting to punch her face, she cast her eyes down and remained calm.“Wouldn't you know,big sis ... .where I was last night?” Stella was surprised by her talking back but reacted quickly and said “Why ask me? I was with mom the whole of last night” “With Mom, you say…” Tiana pulled out her phone and showed her dad the text Stella had sent, asking her to meet at the hotel. “You were at the hotel with me, but then you left me alone.”Rick Carter glanced at his eldest daughter for an explanation.“I… I was…” Stella stammered, panic flashing across her face—but their mother entered before she could continue.“I called her last night to help me with something,” May Carter interjected smoothly, saving Stella.“Yes, Mom called,” Stella said, trying to regain control. “I forgot to leave with you, but that still doesn’t explain why you were with this… strange man.”How come this foolish girl reacted so quickly today? Something seemed to be different. However, what was it? Tiana smirked “Dad, Stella abandoned me and I kindly asked this gentl

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