Rebirth Into My Second Chance

I had just made it back to the Hart family estate, and there was Claude, standing right by the entrance as if he'd been waiting for me.

The deep lines of worry on his face seemed to disappear the moment he laid eyes on me.

However, as I approached, his expression morphed back into one of stern concern. "Why are you back so late, and not a single call?" he demanded.

Stunned, I couldn't help but wonder if, in my previous life, he had waited at the door for me too, especially since I had spent the night at a hotel and only returned home at dawn.

"Couldn't you have called me instead?" I retorted, my smile cryptic and laced with insincerity.

His confusion was palpable.

Challenging him like this was out of character for me; usually, I would just mumble an apology and beg him not to be mad. But today, I confronted him directly.

"Claire Floyd, you're part of the Hart family, and we have rules here..." he started rambling, but I was too impatient to listen. Dodging past him, I sprinted inside, shouting over my shoulder, "I get it! Keep it up, and I'm moving out!"

I didn't glance back to gauge his reaction, but oddly, arguing with him felt exhilarating.

my room-still my own, as I hadn't moved into the master suite yet-I sprawled out on the bed, gazing at the bracelet on my wrist. Everything was still here. Perfect. It felt incredible to be in my body again, to sleep in my own bed after

was knocking

my head, I yelled,

persisted, "Claire Floyd, we need to

up, curious about what he wanted to discuss this time around. In my past life, it had been about his engagement to Kate.. Back then, I'd made a fuss, foolishly confessing my

I foolishly thought I'd

causing a scene

likely here over that old

necklace incident had

the cat, Kate tried to join, but

in my

cat from scratching her,

broke her necklace, and

finding Kate in tears.

to pet Claire's cat, but she seemed

had almost decided to give Kate my cat, but thankfully, my cat made