I poured my heart out, telling Ruth everything that had transpired over the past few days.
Hearing my ordeal, Ruth let out a long sigh. "You brave girl. Thank heavens you managed to escape, or my heart would have ached for you."
My eyes welled up with tears. I never expected Ruth to be the only person in this world who genuinely cared for me.
In that exact moment, everything clicked. In my previous life, when she gave me a chance to pick another wish, it wasn't because the sapphire necklace was flawed. It turned out Ruth had long since seen right through Julian and Chloe. She knew they were teaming up to exploit me.
Ruth didn't want me to be their pawn, so she was testing me to see if I had the backbone to stand up for myself.
Tragically, the old me failed to save herself, deeply disa
