The past had changed. This reality shook Estelle, sending her into uncontrollable turmoil. Fear and dread hit her like crashing waves, merging into an overwhelming force. It seized Estelle, flooding her mind with countless grim possibilities. Estelle gasped for air and collapsed into a seat, panting. Her mind spun in endless circles. In her panic, she tried to pull at the threads of what had shifted in this timeline. It all started on the night of the engagement party, Estelle thought, swallowing hard. Yes, the past had changed since that night. Estelle remembered clearly—there had been no accident involving Wade in her first life. But now, in her second life, things were different. Her over-anticipation of the future had changed her behaviour towards Wade, triggering a cascade of even

