I was in a catastrophic car wreck and desperately needed a transfusion of "Golden Blood"—the ultra-rare Rh-null type. My childhood sweetheart, Liam, was in the donor support group chat, practically begging on his knees: "Please, I’ll do anything. Name your price." "Anything? Even marry me?" a girl asked. Liam grit his teeth, playing the martyr. "Yes. Even that." The internet hailed Liam as the ultimate romantic hero, sacrificing himself for love. I was painted as the ungrateful shrew for making a scene. It wasn't until years later that I learned they had been sleeping together long before the accident. But then, I opened my eyes. I was back. Back to the day of the car accident, bleeding out and waiting for a donor. I ignored Liam and immediately FaceTimed Adrian Thorne, the heir to a New York dynasty. "Adrian, it's Harper Vance. I’m the one who saved you with my Golden Blood years ago. "Can you return those 1200ccs to me now?" I didn't expect Adrian to be reborn, too. He flew in overnight, fighting tooth and nail to get to me first. "You can have the blood," he said, his eyes dark with possessiveness. "But she has to marry me." I never expected Liam to lose his mind right there in the hospital. 1 Adrian Thorne fought like hell to make me his wife. He raced against the clock, arriving at the hospital and donating his blood before anyone else could. Bella Sterling, the "Golden Blood Girl" Liam had found, didn't know that. On the third day after my surgery, Bella stormed into my VIP ward with self-righteous fury. "Harper, I gave you 1200ccs of Golden Blood. Do you have any idea what that means? "It could cause heart failure, shock, or even kill me. I risked my life for yours. "So, no condition I name is too extreme. "My condition is that Liam must marry me. "I know you hate it. I know it kills you inside. "But you’re just going to have to suck it up..." I cut her off mid-rant. "I agree." Bella froze, clearly not expecting me to be so calm. "Excuse me?" Even Liam, who was standing there wearing a mask of pained martyrdom, looked shocked. He thought I would scream. He thought I would break down. He expected me to fight like a madwoman, just so he could stand on the moral high ground and sigh about how "forced" he was. It was all to save you, he would have said. Do you think I want to marry a woman I don't love? I’m sacrificing myself for you, and you’re being unreasonable. In my past life, I did scream. I cried every day, begging Liam not to leave me. He called me crazy. Years later, I found out the truth. They had been hooking up behind my back for months. I once overheard Liam laughing with his frat buddies over drinks: "I was bored of Harper ages ago. If I didn't come up with that 'sacrifice for love' excuse, how could I have broken up with her cleanly? "She was obsessed with me. If I just dumped her, she would have burned my house down. "Blame it on our childhood history. She was too attached." His friends laughed, toasting him. "You're just too charming, man." Liam swirled his wine, smirking. "True. Honestly, I kind of enjoyed watching her pine over me. Even after I married Bella, I wanted Harper to stay obsessed, crying until dawn for me. That kind of devotion... it’s intoxicating." That moment, my brain went blank. I realized why, every time I tried to move on, he would pop back up to remind me of our "tragic love." He got off on my misery. Reborn, I wasn’t going to be that patsy again. 2 I looked at Bella, my expression completely flat. "Since Liam agreed to marry you, I’m stepping aside. "Congratulations. When should I expect the wedding invite?" Liam looked at me in disbelief, his face turning an ugly shade of gray. Our mutual friends in the room sensed the tension and immediately started gaslighting me. "Harper, come on, we know you're just saying that out of anger. "How could you possibly let Liam go? "If he actually leaves with Bella, you’ll cry your eyes out." Hearing this, Liam’s face softened. A tiny, arrogant smirk touched his lips. He leaned down to kiss my forehead. "Babe, stop it. "Even if I have to keep my promise and marry her, my heart belongs to you. "If a man had offered the blood and demanded you marry him, I would have made the same painful choice. "Because your life matters more than anything." The friends nodded like bobbleheads. "Exactly. Liam only loves you. It’s just a tragedy that Bella is the one who has the blood." I smiled and said nothing. Who said there wasn't a man who demanded to marry me? They didn't know. The moment I realized I was reborn in the wreckage of my car, I called Adrian Thorne. I lay in a pool of my own blood and begged him. "Adrian, remember the Golden Blood I gave you? I need it back." I didn't know he was reborn, too. He rushed over, bypassed everyone, and gave me the blood in secret. He smiled at me, a look full of meaning. "Since your fiancé is willing to agree to 'any condition,' then I have one too. "But I trust my gut. If I ask now, he'll freak out. "Let's wait until you successfully break off the engagement." I thought Adrian was overthinking it. Liam was dying to dump me for Bella. But I agreed. "Fine. We wait until the engagement is dead." 3 In my past life, I eventually married Adrian. But my heart was still hung up on Liam. I ignored Adrian’s kindness. Yet, when Bella exposed me online as a "homewrecker" obsessed with a married man, and when I fell into a deep depression, Adrian stood by me. He faced the world and said coldly: "So what if she doesn't love me? "I, Adrian Thorne, married her, and I will protect her for life. "I’m not here to be fair. I’m here to back my wife. Who gave you the right to hurt her?" I was already too far gone to appreciate it then. But he never gave up on me. Even though our marriage was in name only. This time, I wouldn't mistake trash for treasure. I wouldn't push away the man who actually loved me. Bella, however, didn't believe I would let Liam go so easily. "Harper, nice acting. I almost bought it. "Everyone knows you're obsessed with Liam. You've been stuck to him like glue since kindergarten. "I hate two-faced bitches." "I'm not acting." I pulled the engagement ring off my finger and handed it to Liam. "Since you're marrying Ms. Sterling, it's inappropriate for me to wear this. "Take it. I won't bother you again." Liam’s face darkened instantly. He forced the ring back into my hand. "Keep it as a souvenir." I shook my head. "No. That's unfair to Ms. Sterling. "From today on, I’m clearing my heart. I won't think of you for a second. "If I ever pine for you again, may lightning strike me down." If I was stupid enough to fall for him twice, I deserved the lightning. Liam’s chest heaved. He covered my mouth. "What are you saying? You can't just swear on your life like that!" Bella was thrilled. She looped her arm through Liam’s. "Liam, come help me pick out a wedding dress. "Harper has plenty of friends here. You need to set boundaries." Liam shook her off violently. "Get off! I'm not in the mood!" I was surprised. In the past life, he never yelled at her. Turns out, when I stop chasing him, his interest in her drops significantly. The friends in the room tried to calm him down. "Liam, Bella is right. You have to marry her. You need to set boundaries with Harper." Liam roared, "Everyone get the hell out!" When the room cleared, Liam pinched my chin, forcing me to look at him. "Happy now? "If you don't want me to go, just say it. When did you learn to play hard to get? "Swearing you won't love me... with a mouth that stubborn, does your heart really agree?" He looked at me with those deep, "soulful" eyes that used to work on me. Too bad I was immune. I said flatly, "Yes. I'm fine with it." Maybe my expression was too calm. For the first time, I saw panic in his eyes. 4 Late that night, Bella called, and Liam left. After he was gone, Adrian walked into my room. He brought homemade bone broth and fed me spoon by spoon. "Red meat builds blood," he said softly. "Drink up." I pushed the bowl toward him. "You need it too. "Draining 1200ccs at once isn't a joke. You could get sick. "Thank you for doing that. I don't know how to repay you." Adrian looked at me with a gentle smile. "Years ago, when I was dying in the Alaskan wilderness, didn't you risk your life to give me the same amount? "I didn't know how to repay you then, either. I just wanted to give you my life. "Unfortunately, you were deeply in love with your childhood sweetheart and rejected me." Three years ago, I saw a plea in a Golden Blood support group. A hiker was critical in a remote part of Alaska. I happened to be there for research. I was the only match. After I saved him, he proposed. I said no. Later, when he heard Liam married Bella, he came to New York to pursue me again. He told me, "It's not just gratitude. I knew you before that. "When you were a grad student at that conference in New York... I fell in love with you at first sight. "I never expected the girl I crushed on to be the one to save my life. It's fate." I started crying. I choked back a sob and asked carefully: "I can't repay the life-saving grace... "Is it too late to offer myself to you now?" Adrian froze. He grabbed my hand, his breath hitching. "Harper, what did you say? "Say it again. "Are you really willing to let Liam go? Aren't you madly in love with him?" In my past life, right before I ended it all, I went to see Liam one last time. That’s when I heard him mocking me with his friends. The truth destroyed me. I shook my head, cupping Adrian’s handsome face. "I don't love him. Not anymore. "I’ve been given a second chance. I just want to love you." In our past life, we were married for three years, and I never let him touch me. Now, I closed my eyes, deliberately tempting him. "Adrian, can you kiss me? "We were married for three years in the last life, but you never kissed me. "People say you have the sexiest lips in New York. I want to know what I missed." Adrian’s eyes turned red. He almost lost control when he kissed me. "I did kiss you once," he whispered hoarsely. "But you cried so hard I stopped. I couldn't bear to break your heart." "I don't remember that. From now on, I won't cry. I'll only..." My hand traced the muscle definition under his shirt. He shuddered. God, I was blind in my last life. I could have been eating this well every day.
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