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.

applause came from

his smile 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 to be

She stayed silent, but Vanessa broke down. "If you had just left Colby, I wouldn't have had to

it's at her

it weren't for Sophie pushing you, you wouldn't

were just to soothe a guilty conscience. Vanessa had always been selfish, using her illness as

lady like her? Not just Colby, but no regular

Costello away,"

and straightened her clothes, showing no intention

to pull back all the

than expected for this day to come. She had to