Chapter 2

I didn't expect her uncle to tell her that her father had gone to Las Vegas to gamble the year before and lost millions of dollars at once, and in a hurry, he had to sell thirty-two percent of his shares to his uncle to pay off his gambling debts.

In other words, the company that was founded by her father and uncle no longer had a single thing to do with her Evelyn.

Evelyn had taken her uncle's word like a fool in her last life and was even grateful for his willingness to take her into his home to care for her after her dad and mom died.

It wasn't until the moment she was kicked out of the house by her uncle that her cunning uncle sneered and told her that in order to get the shares in her father's hands, he had gone so far as to join forces with the owner of that private casino and ruthlessly cheated his own brother out of the shares he had in his hands.

If she hadn't lived a new life, she would never have believed that her uncle, who wore the cloak of hypocrisy, was the culprit who had personally pushed her parents into the abyss of death.

Looking at herself in the mirror in front of the dresser, it was a young and vibrant face.

Compared with the thirty-year-old Evelyn, she is youthful and beautiful at this time. Although she is already twenty-three years old, her long school life has made her exude a kind of girlish delicacy and beauty from her bones.

Could this be just a dream?

She pinched her cheeks hard in the mirror; the pain that came instantly told her that it wasn't a dream, that she had been reborn, that her soul had really come back after that car accident seven years ago.

"Evelyn, are you awake?

At the door came the voice of Levi, a servant in his uncle's house.

Looking at the time displayed on the wall clock, it was now exactly nine in the morning, and almost three hours had passed since she woke up from her dream.

Opening the door to his room, he saw Levi's familiar and innocent face, the Levi he remembered.

"Monsieur has just instructed that if you are still awake, please go to his study for a moment; he seems to have something to say to you."

Evelyn forced down the excitement her rebirth brought her and politely told Levi that she would go to her uncle's study as soon as she was changed.

The smile plastered on Levi's face slowly faded as he turned to leave.

If she remembered correctly, the reason why her uncle was looking for her this time should have something to do with the piece of land left to her by her mother.

Twenty minutes later, Evelyn knocked on the door of her Uncle Mateo's study, and not surprisingly, Mateo's wife Riley and cousin Ella were there.

Seeing Ella again, she really had an indescribably weird taste in her mouth.

Ella is only a year older than her, and since their fathers co-founded a trading company, they should, by common sense, be closer than sisters.

But growing up, Ella's biggest interest was comparing herself to Evelyn.

More than grades, more than clothes, then jewelry, then looks, then body; what she remembers most is that once a high school classmate confessed to her in front of a lot of people; at that time, she didn't give the other person any response.

It turns out that a month later, the senior who confessed his love for her was hanging out with Ella on campus.

Sometimes, she wondered why Ella had positioned her as an imaginary enemy in her life. It wasn't until later that she realized that as a student, she was well-liked, had many friends, and was embraced by her instructors and classmates.

On the contrary, Ella is not as good as she is academically and is not as good-looking as she is, and even the boy that Ella confessed her love to in front of the whole school ends up chasing Evelyn in turn.

This is why hatred between women comes as inexplicably and inscrutably as friendship between men.

"Evelyn, there you are."

Mateo's voice brought back memories.

Mateo is in his fifties, well-maintained, and just slightly chubby.

As for Riley, who had been bossy for as long as she could remember, and Ella, who had always treated her like an imaginary enemy, they sat silently on the couch in the den, both with sad looks on their faces, and Riley gave an exaggerated sniffle, proving that she had just cried.

"Levi said Uncle had something for me.

Without waiting for Mateo to speak, Riley said while crying, "Evelyn, after your parents died, your uncle took you into his home to take care of you; this time, you must help your uncle through this."

Evelyn's heart was pounding in anticipation of what was about to happen, and it came.

I only heard Riley being snotty to her last month. As usual, my uncle went to the hospital for a full body checkup, and the test report stated that my uncle actually had uremia and the doctor suggested that he would have to get a new kidney in order to cure this disease.

However, several relatives of the family found that their kidneys were not suitable for transplanting to Mateo after laboratory tests. Just then, the attending doctor received an email from a hospital in the U.S. and learned that there was someone there who had a kidney that matched Mateo's. However, the other party asked for $5 million, which was too much for us to afford for a while.

The family has no choice but to turn to Evelyn for help.

If they remember correctly, Evelyn's mother brought a piece of land with her when she married her father.

The site is in a very remote location and is currently unused and unutilized due to the lack of government policies.

If Evelyn is willing to sell the land, Mateo's immediate problems will be solved.

Finally, Riley tearfully assured her that the money would be considered a loan and that he would return the full amount owed to her as soon as her uncle's company took off.

While Riley vocally recounts his uncle's condition, Mateo lets out a few helpless sighs from time to time, and Ella, who has always looked at her the wrong way, is a good sport from start to finish, in contrast to her usual mischievous demeanor.

That's how Evelyn, in her last life, was tricked by the family in front of her.

Not only did she foolishly offer the family the piece of land her mother had left her, but she also told them, like a fool, that the land was to be considered a piece of her own filial piety and that she would give it to her uncle with both hands.

She thought her gesture would result in an intact family, but she didn't realize it was all just a hoax concocted by her uncle's family.

After they got the land in their hands, they ruthlessly swept her off her feet on the grounds that the house was too small for her, and she had to move out for a while.

If she hadn't been born stubborn and hard-boned, vowing to make some achievements to impress people, she wouldn't have made it all the way to the position of business department manager from an inconspicuous clerk in seven years' time.

She thought she had gotten everything she wanted in her past life with her talents, but she didn't realize that Ella's existence destroyed the beautiful dream she had created.

At the thought, Evelyn's eyes were replaced by the hatred of a lifetime ago.