Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

Even a sliver of hope would have been enough for her.

Vanessa used to think Colby was incapable of love, and she held onto the belief that one day, Colby might look back and see her. But then Sophie came along, shattering all her dreams for the future.

Clenching her fists tightly, Vanessa said, "Without you... even if Colby hated me, it would be better than him ignoring me."

Suddenly, the sound of a scuffle erupted outside, and a group of people burst in, surrounding Sophie.

Sophie looked at Vanessa and said, "There's one big difference between you and me. Do you know what it is?"

Vanessa was taken aback.

"I once loved someone who ended up falling for someone else. I foolishly gave my all, hoping he'd come back. But I learned that if someone doesn't love you, they just don't. Loving yourself is the only way to be loved by others. And... I never go out of my way to hurt others. That's the difference between us," Sophie explained.

Vanessa bit her lip.

then, applause came

cold. "I was planning to give you a chance. If you had left Colby, I might have let you go, even given you medicine for your addiction. But I didn't expect you two

silent, but Vanessa broke down. "If you had just left Colby, I wouldn't have had to go this far... Sophie, you forced my

it's at her

kind and gentle. If it weren't for Sophie pushing you, you wouldn't have done this," Odie said with a smirk, though his eyes

Vanessa had always been selfish, using her illness as an excuse to feel entitled to everything good, and her fake kindness

just Colby, but no regular person

Mrs. Costello away,"

stood up and straightened her clothes, showing no intention

when Adler called Odie to pull back all the drugs, she and Colby

come.