Reborn For Revenge: The CEO’s Obsession

Chapter 2

"No, no!! Don't do this Isabella...no!!!"

My eyes opened with a Jolt, I could still feel the insects crawling under my skin, I scratched my entire body frantically trying to relieve the pains.

I looked round my surroundings when the crawling feeling was no more there, this is strange, why does this look familiar, is this how heaven look.

A knock came from the door and almost instantly, the door was pushed opened and Isabella walked in majestically, my eyes when I saw her figure, she closed the door behind her and faced me, her face full of smiles.

"Hi sis, it's your wedding night and as your chief bridesmaid, I came to check you out."

What was she talking about? Chief bridesmaid? Wedding Night? That was five years ago, how come she is still smiling so pretentiously at me even after all she did.

"Are you really happy about this sis?" Suddenly, her tone changed from a joyful one to that of dread, those particular words, I remember it all too well, it was Isabelle trying to make me back out from my wedding years ago, but how.

I grabbed my phone by the bedside table and the screen made me gasp in shock.

23rd May 2021.

"Are you alright sis? What's the matter?" Isabella hurriedly rushed to my side and grabbed me with worried look on her face, I'd have to admit that she is a bold and good actress, with such flawless acting, it would be hard to believe she bore such hatred towards me.

"I'm fine actually, just a little shocked." I smiled, if she thinks she is the grandmaster of acting then she absolutely met her match today.

The universe really gave me a second chance to write my wrong, remembering Sebastian, who had sacrificed everything for me in my previous Life yet I treated him like dirt, my heart ached, I wanted to see him, to see his cold and handsome face once more, this life, aside to avenge my death, I also want to make it up to him, to make it up to my best friend.

"Sis...sis, you are not listening to me are you? Or are you beginning to have a change of mind? You can't let him deceive you okay?" Isabella voice shook as she urged, in order to make sure I can't spoil her plans. She was even panicking.

Seeing the expression on her face, it suddenly dawned on me that I can't simply win this once, I need to pretend she still have me wrapped round her fingers. The level of their scheming mind is not to be underestimated, so I really have to put my guard up for the time being.

"You are not responding sis? Are you really planning on marrying him? How about Xaxier? He was there with you even at your lowest. Are you really going to leave your lover just for..."

"I understand Isa, I just need time to process all this okay? It's not like it's easy to break off a wedding with the ruthless tycoon Sebastian Sterling." I said as I frowned and pretended to be distressed. My eyelids shook as tears filled my eyes.

"I had a terrible dream, Isa, I had a dream where he...he locked me up when he caught me trying to escape..." I grabbed her shoulders and shook her fiercely, making sure to use my full strength. She winced in pains as my fingers dug into her shoulders, seeing her trying so hard not to lash out is the funniest thing ever.

"It's okay Moria, if the escape plan doesn't work again, we can go with plan B." Isabella voice softened as her eyes lingered on my eyes. In my previous life, I had attempted several times to escape before our wedding night, but Sebastian always caught me and locked me up inside. All this followed the reason I hated him then, if I had known he was only trying to protect me, from my family.

"He tried ..h..he..." I stuttered while holding my hair up violently. She thinks she can act, ha...little sis, right now you are no where comparable to me.

"Sis, you need to put yourself together, he is cold but he won't hurt you... remberer our plan right? You just need to announce a pregnancy with Xaxier before the wedding. The Sterling's family no matter how much they dote on you, can't bear the shame, they would call off the wedding., okay? You have to trust me, I'm always here for you." She muttered hurriedly under her breath and proceeded to hug me tightly. I sobbed in her arms rembering how close we used to be while growing up, how she always stood up for me in front of those bullies, was all of those not real as well.

After she left, I wiped the fake tears off my cheeks and chuckled, but the next instant I froze.

Standing tall before the door was Sebastian. He looked as handsome as ever, with a chiseled jawline, sculpture like face, high cheekbones and his expression was cold, dark and unreadable. His eye lingered on me coldly, then it dawned on me he must have overheard my conversation with Isabella, in my previous life. This was also how it went, he actually locked me up in my room to stop me from escaping, at the end, I announced my face pregnancy with Xaxier during the wedding making his grandfather furious and ending the wedding that moment.

But looking at his face now, I missed him so badly and wanted to lock myself in his embrace but the next words that came out from his lips made me froze in shock.

"You are banned from leaving your room until eight, the makeup artists and designers will be here to get you ready." His voice is cold yet commanding, he left just as he came leaving me dumbfounded and unable to even stop him. My eyes lingered on the door missing his presence already.

Thirty minutes later, the hair stylist and wedding crew came into my room. I smiled and welcomed them brightly but they all looked at me with bewilderment and surprise, in my previous Life, due to my nonchalant interest in Sebastian, I treated the wedding as if it wasn't mine, I appeared listless most times and would even protest, seeing the sharp contrast, they must be so shocked.

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I walked down gracefully into the large hall heavily decorated expansively, the guests were all present and my father, standing tall with outstretched hand and face full of smiles gestured for me to come to him. He looked proud. I remembered in my previous Life, due to the lies and manipulation of Isabella, I felt my family hated her and she made herself the only one who loved me, looking back, all those set up and fall out I had with them were all planned by her, even more so my father. I hated him back then for agreeing to the marriage alliance between me and Sebastian knowing fully well I was in love with Xaxier.

I walked down the aisle hand in hand with my father, at the right hand corner of the alter, Isabella stood tall with a smirk, she believe all will go in her way.

My eyes fell on Sebastian and my heart literally skipped a bit, to say he is handsome is an understatement, his eyes lingered on me even when my hand was placed on his.

After exchanging the vows, I couldn't resist no more and grabbed his face, locking his lips with mine. From behind I heard gasp from shock, even without turning, I already knew it was from Isabella.