After parting ways with Lucas and Sierra, I headed straight to the hospital for a full medical checkup.
The doctor told me I was perfectly healthy.
Finally, I let out a sigh of relief.
In my previous life, I had died from an unexplainable illness. But in this life, that fate would not repeat itself.
When I returned home, I received a phone call.
It was from the company I had always dreamed of joining, a top-secret organization at the highest level.
They informed me I had passed the interview and was to report immediately.
I stood frozen, shocked.
In my past life, I never received this call.
It was Sierra who had received an acceptance call from a major company on her way back from my parents’ grave. But now... it was me.
Since the company was based in another city, I immediately began packing.
But just as I finished, Lucas appeared at my door.
“Ivana, Sierra didn’t receive her acceptance notice,” he said, staring at me. “She’s a little upset, so I’m going to comfort her.”
I smiled faintly. “Alright. Go ahead.”
He studied me for a moment before asking, “Ivana, have Uncle and Auntie’s graves always been there?”
I nodded, keeping my expression calm. “Of course.”
I knew Lucas had started to suspect something.
After all, the three of us had once had our fortunes told together. The fortune teller had said that I was protected by my parents’ spirits, that everything I did would be met with success.
That was why they had set me up in the first place.
“Lucas,” I said, feigning pain, “do you really think I would forget where my parents are buried?”
He smiled awkwardly. “Of course not.”
“Then I’ll go keep Sierra company,” he said, turning to leave.
I played the part of a concerned friend well. “Sierra’s upset, right? Go comfort her properly.”
Lucas paused, clearly puzzled. “Ivana, didn’t you always dislike me spending time with Sierra? Why are you urging me now?”
I smiled sweetly. “It’s not that I like it. But Sierra’s upset, go be with her.”
Then I looked him straight in the eye and added, “Lucas, I trust you completely.”
He nodded and left.
The moment he was out of sight, I packed the rest of my things and called the landlord.
I told him I was checking out and that he could keep the deposit. I didn’t have time to waste.
Then I bought the earliest flight out and rushed to the airport.
As I stepped into the terminal, I finally felt the tension leave my shoulders.
I was safe now.
I didn’t dare to think what Lucas and Sierra might’ve done to me if I had stayed.
But in this lifetime, I wouldn’t give them the chance.
As for Sierra, her misfortune had only just begun.
Only I knew the truth: that the grave she had just worshiped belonged to a stray dog.
And not just that, I had poured manure on it, draining all the fortune she had hoped to steal.
From now on, her life would be filled with bad luck and ruin.
And Lucas?
Being with Sierra would only drag him down with her.
Which was why I needed to get far, far away from both of them.
