It was Fiona! For ages, she and her family had lived in a remote part of Africa after being exiled there by Zivon, and their only means of survival for the longest time was running a beaten-down clinic in a rural village. Naturally, she attempted several times to contact Zivon while she was there, hoping every single day that he would forgive her and also promising that she’d never hurt Xavia again. Anything to leave this dastardly place! Alas, the only eventual response that she got was a warning that if she dared to pester him any further, then he’d simply send her someplace worse! It was then that she realized that he genuinely hated her, and that he was probably willing to kill her just to appease Xavia… and from that moment, she began resenting both him and Xavia to her very core! She was well aware that she couldn’t take on both of them easily, which was why she had made sure to properly prepare before even considering returning. Part of that plan involved behaving so that
Watching as the confused Zivon raised a slight brow, Xavia added, “In the past few years, you’ve taken good care of both me and our family whereas I’ve only had the time to focus on my studies… Honestly, I wouldn’t have gotten this far without all your help, and since I’ve only been able to spend the weekends with you and the kids for so long, I think that it’s high time we get to enjoy some family time together…” Her words left Zivon even more surprised. After all, it was true that she had focused more on her studies rather than their relationship up till this point, which was why he knew for a fact that Xavia genuinely loved her career. Despite that, she was still choosing to put her future on hold just for the sake of her family, huh…? What a truly wonderful woman… His train of thought was cut short when he heard Maison say, “I like that idea, Mommy! You know, I’ve spent so much time reading and building models that I’m worried that people will start thinking that I’m a nerd fro
Lea Saltman suddenly walked up to Maison and handed him a bunch of candy while saying, “You don’t look like a nerd at all, Maison! You look handsome with your glasses on!” Upon hearing that, Xavia was just about to chuckle when Neal Xenos walked up to Lea and added, “If you’re giving your candy to Maison, then you can have mine!” Ignoring him, Lea replied, “Hey, can I follow you on your family trip, Maison?” Shaking his head, Maison then said, “Sorry, but this is a family-only trip… Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to bring home a souvenir.” Though slightly bummed, Lea nodded obediently. This prompted Neal to reply, “You still have me, you know? We can play games together at the park!” “How childish!” retorted Lea before running off to play with Yulia, leaving Neal slightly stunned. Why was playing at the park childish? Especially for their age? It took him a while, but he eventually walked up to her again and said, “…Then… I’ll just play with whatever you want to, Lea!” Their i
Sneering in response, the woman scoffed, “Hah! I’m Fiona, idiot!” “…W-what? But you look nothing like her… Is that a mask?” “Oh, if only that were the case! But no, this is my real face that I ruined just so that nobody would recognize me anymore! So that I could get close enough to you to finally have my revenge…! Well, Xavia?! Are you afraid yet?!” Naturally, Xavia was. To think that Fiona had waited so long just to strike back! Vengeance truly was a terrifying thing! Either way, since Zivon wasn’t stirring from his sleep, Xavia immediately attempted to make a distress call… but before she could even hit the call button, Fiona added, “Don’t even try to call your brother for help. There’s no signal this far out at sea, and even if you manage to initiate an emergency satellite call, it’ll take him at least twenty minutes to fly a helicopter over! By that point, I’ll already have exacted my revenge…!” Now panicking more than ever, the frightened woman began yelling his name… B
Eyes widening in shock, the frantic mother was quick to yell, “S-stop! Stop it! Please…! W-we need to save her…!” Following that, the weakened woman desperately crawled toward the window… alas, she wasn’t even able to prop herself up! Sneering in response, Fiona retorted, “Relax, bitch! There are three more children left to toss out!” With that said, she began tossing Maison, Yulia, and finally Frank out without the slightest remorse! By this point, Xavia had screamed so much that her throat had started to bleed! It was clear that the trembling woman had already been thoroughly broken down, but even so, Fiona wasn’t satisfied yet! Revealing a dagger that had been hidden under her skirt, the evil woman walked up to the bed that Zivon was on before saying, “I genuinely loved you, you know…? Just why did you have to be so ruthless to me, hmm…?! You only have yourself to blame for this! Remember that fire I caused to fake my death last month? Had you come over to check on me back
That was the last thing that the crying Xavia was able to yell before both she and Fiona crashed beneath the waves. During her final moments of lucidity, she couldn’t help but think about Fiona’s words… True enough, she had been the one who had posted their route map on social media to keep everyone informed about her trip… Alas, it was now far too late to realize that she hadn’t unfriended Fiona back then! That aside, Fiona’s comment on her insistence of having no guards around was true too! At the time, Xavia had firmly believed that she knew enough martial arts to defend herself… but now that all this had happened, she realized just how powerless she truly was. To top it all off, the part where she had fed her own family the poisoned seafood was true too. Just hours earlier, Fiona had walked up to her and told her that they had just caught some fresh seafood, which led to Xavia agreeing to have some with her family… If only she had paid a bit more attention to Fiona’s face, th
Her mind was a mess, but one thing was for sure. She had returned back to the day when she first met Zivon… Which meant that she could prevent all the upcoming tragedies that would’ve occurred because of her! Was this God showing mercy on her…?! Xavia’s train of thought was cut short when her phone suddenly rang… It was Zivon. He was probably calling again to check on his takeout’s status, right…? Shaking her head, she ended the call before muting her phone… and following that, she sent him a text. ‘Apologies, but I’ve met with an accident so the delivery will be late. You should receive it within half an hour with the help of my friend. Again, apologies.’ Upon reading that, Zivon instantly squinted. Checking on her location, he realized that she was just nineteen meters away from him! To think that she had lied to him so blatantly! ‘You only have five minutes. Fail to do that and I’ll close down your shop!’ …This really was the overbearing Zivon from the past, huh…? Even so,
Fast forward to the next day, Jenna really showed up… and beside her, was Zivon! To think that she had brought him along! The truth was, Jenna had wanted to show Zivon just how lowly her sister was compared to her so that he would potentially treat her better… and after taking a deep breath, Jenna forced a smile and said, “Zivon, meet my twin… Xavia, meet your brother-in-law.” Not even daring to look him in the face, Xavia lowered her gaze as she replied, “I-it’s a pleasure to meet you… That aside, I have something else to attend to now, so I’ll be taking my leave first.” Watching as Xavia walked off, Zivon couldn’t help but squint before saying, “…You never told me that you had a twin.” Gulping slightly, Jenna replied, “S-she grew up in the countryside, so the both of us aren’t that close…” That aside, it seemed that Xavia really had partaken in a marriage, so… She now had one less rival to deal with. Pleased by that thought, Jenna then began leading Zivon away from the scen