Rebirth Into My Second Chance

It all boiled down to the mystery man behind Kate's actions. And then there was the question of who fathered the child in my previous life.

But Claude wouldn't let me leave. Every step I took back only made him grip my wrist tighter, dragging me toward the mansion.

I yelled at him. "Let go!"

"Clair, I don't owe you anything, but you owe me a big one!" His sudden harsh turn and lifting me over his shoulder, ignoring my struggles, only quickened his pace.

"Claude, I don't love you!" I thought saying that would repel him.

But he said, "It doesn't matter. You only need to be mine."

He threw me onto the couch on the first floor, pinning my wrists with one hand and his legs pressing against mine.

I cried, "I hate you, Claude, I hate you..."

When I felt desperate, the mansion's door suddenly opened. As Claude rose to see, I grabbed a couch cushion and hurled it at him. Taking advantage of his brief shock, I bolted for the door.

The mansion's doors flew open, and a stream of bodyguards in black suits rushed in. Backlit by the light, the man in the middle seemed like my savior. He quickened his pace, reaching out to embrace me.

scent of sandalwood relaxed my tense nerves instantly. Perhaps it was all too much for one night. I couldn't bear it and just collapsed into his arms. I could hear the

mine! What makes you

will surpass you

my eyes to see if this man was the MH I thought of. But my eyelids

immediately felt much warmer or perhaps safer and couldn't help but

"It's

hear Claude's roar.

a deep sleep in his arms. In the dream, my parents smiled and

orphanage matron say, "Claire, your parents sacrificed themselves

dream world crumbled, and I woke up crying. "Dad,

I woke up, I found myself in my apartment bed. Barefoot, I wandered out of the room and saw Ronald directing several maids to tidy up

to me, "Awake?

a cleanup to thank you

try to kill Daniel, but the perpetrator killed himself when caught. We

against the door frame, nodding absently at

from last night.

for Kate's interrogation as soon as possible. Dr.

should rest at