Reborn to my engagement night by Baxter Walters

Chapter 1 Poison

The prison was chillingly cold, filled with a strong stench of blood.

“Why…” Madelyn was painfully curled up on the ground, the oversized prison garb enveloping her and accentuating her frail, emaciated body.

A violent coughing fit racked her body, and blood gushed out of her mouth.

The pain was unbearable.

It felt as though ten thousand knives were churning in her stomach, causing such intense pain that her vision started to darken.

The poison was terrifyingly potent, even piercing her guts.

“Why… Why are you treating me like this?” Madelyn mustered all her strength to lift her head, her eyes filled with deep-seated hatred as she stared at the prisoner before her.

“Hehe, are you asking why I poisoned your food?” The prisoner laughed cruelly, looking down at the woman kneeling on the ground with a mix of disdain and pity. “Someone paid me to kill you. Your very existence stands in the way of her happiness!”

“Who?” Madelyn braced her stomach with her knee, struggling to maintain a shred of consciousness.

“Fine, since you’re already on the brink of death, I’ll tell you who it is so you can rest in peace. Aren’t you going to marry Mr. Lockhart? That’s why she doesn’t want you around! Once you’re gone, they can be together…”

The excruciating pain coursed through her body, engulfing her nerve endings in torment.

Despite the agony, a woman’s face flashed through her mind, albeit fleetingly.

It’s her! It’s Janessa, that despicable woman! I can’t believe she actually stooped so low!

tear-filled eyes reflecting an overwhelming sense

closest and dearest friend, had meticulously plotted against her, causing her to be incarcerated. It was because of that

on Madelyn, but due to Janessa’s instigation, Madelyn used every trick in the

then did Madelyn realize she had been manipulated by Janessa. I’m such a fool. I ended up being imprisoned, and now, I’m even losing

spewed out yet another mouthful of

pool of crimson blood, she gazed upon the darkness that enveloped the room through tear-filled eyes. She could no longer feel the

the prisoner couldn’t help sighing in pity. He stepped forward, gently brushing his fingers over her eyes. The next second, her eyes, wide with

the prisoner sighed lamentably, then rose

left was the pungent smell of blood filling

engulfing Madelyn from

let out a

submerged in an abyss of suffering, utterly overwhelmed. Before she could muster a

seductively deep voice, coupled with palpable pain, evoked a sense of familiarity that left

she had a chance to ponder, the man’s domineering actions to claim her interrupted her

Madelyn opened her eyes

exactly the same as those in the hotel she spent

her head to look at the person

of a harsh bite, the wound scabbing over with a dark red tint. A subtle trace of a smile played

covered her mouth, muffling the uncontrollable sobs

It’s really

found herself transported back seven years, to the night she had become engaged

deeply etched in her memory, not solely because it was the night she lost her virginity, but also because her family pressured her into marrying

was terrified, so she vehemently opposed the arranged marriage between their families. She

want to be touched by Sebastian. In her desperation, she blurted out that she was in love

sparked Sebastian’s fury, causing him