After being reborn, I make up my mind to stop chasing after my husband and daughter

Chapter 1

It was late 2044, and I was in my fifties, counting down my final moments.

Breast cancer had ravaged my body. My husband, Jared Holcomb, was desperately trying to save me, rushing to find the best doctors. But I was done fighting. I’d stopped eating for three days, not even taking a sip of water.

We’d been married for thirty years, but I couldn’t stand the thought of laying eyes on him one last time.

In the hospice room, I lay dying, my eyes tightly closed. Suddenly, familiar footsteps grew louder–Jared and our daughter, Yvonne, were approaching my bedside.

The doctor’s voice was heavy. “She’s stopped eating. You don’t have much time left.”

A thick silence filled the room. My remaining consciousness was fading, bit by bit.

Then I heard Yvonne whisper, her voice deliberately low, “Mom’s about to pass. When are you going to marry Tracy?”

Jared paused before responding, “We’ll see. Let’s get the funeral over with first.”

Yvonne sighed, “Mom wasted her entire life. I never understood what she was holding onto. She should’ve divorced years ago. All that stress just ate her alive.”

My heart felt like it was drowning in bitterness. The reason I’d stayed married was so simple–I wanted Yvonne to grow up in an intact family. I didn’t want her to deal with in–law drama when she got married someday.

Now, my stubborn persistence felt like one pathetic, cruel joke. Whatever, I was about to leave this world that had torn my heart to shreds. Finally, I’d be free.

“Quiet as she seems, she’s always been stubborn,” Jared muttered, his voice dripping with contempt. “It destroyed everything, including herself.”

What a sharp way to sum up my life.

had it tough, hanging around without any real status. Finally, she’s gonna get what she deserves,” Yvonne

rest of my life making it up to her,” Jared replied, his voice

my face, uncontrollable. So, my years of sacrifice meant nothing to them. They only cared about the woman who’d

heard a faint bell, like it was ringing far off in the distance. Exhaustion crashed over me, and I

sudden, a bright, blinding light sliced through the dark. Dazed, I forced my eyes

in. “Victoria, still sleeping? Yvonne’s gonna

my feet and spun around. There, standing by the floor–to–ceiling window, was my mom–who’d been gone for

again? I’ve told you not to mess up your sleep. I’m still waiting

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hand, felt its warmth, and

pulling back slightly and touching my forehead. “Sweetie, did you have some crazy dream? You said you were bored and asked

Mom had taken some time off, and I’d had the driver bring her from our hometown to Hachester, wanting her company. I wondered

said, shooing me out of my thought. “Go get Yvonne. Jared’s on his way home for supper, and I need to fire up that salmon before he walks in.” She spun on her heel and clattered

the villa Jared had bought after we got married. It was 2014, and Yvonne was six, in her

was from Hachester, born into a family with their own business. As the eldest son, he’d been running the company pretty well–everyone always said I’d hit the jackpot marrying a guy who was this young, handsome,

on me, seeing how

of guys were playing tennis on the community court, that easy, carefree vibe of being

rested my chin in my hand, watching. After a while, I let out a laugh. It seemed all those prayers at the

worked.

a deep breath and checked the time—3:40 PM. Normally, as a stay–at–home mom, I’d now be heading out to pick Yvonne

Yvonne was my kid, but picking her up wasn’t just my job. I pulled out my phone

crisp voice answered, “What’s up? You on your way to

weak tone. “Ugh, my stomach’s been acting up. Can you pick her up

“I’ve got a