Erika Taylor opened her eyes.
She was faced with a pair of eyes that sent chills down her spine and made her soul quiver."Ah——"Her pale fingers tightly twisted the duvet.Again, she had to endure the pain of her body being torn apart.Could this be hell?Why is it that I'm obviously dead but had to come back here, next to this devil?Her mind was muddled due to this man's scorching temperature and out of instinct, she resisted, "Don't touch me!"With one fluid movement, it was as if she was touched by ice. His ghostly, bloodthirsty expression clouded and his ice-cold lips bit down on her ruthlessly, as if wanting to swallow her whole.Erika was in such pain that she couldn't think straight. She muttered subconsciously, "Why… Why me… Robin Lewis … Why must it be me…?""Because it has to be you."Hearing his deep and hoarse voice was like a shackle of chains that imprisoned her soul.Upon hearing the same answer he'd given her in her previous life, Erika fell into a coma.…When she opened her eyes again, the darkness of the night sky had turned into daylight.A floral scent filled the air and the warm glow of the sun filtered in, momentarily dissipating her uneasiness.Yet, in the next second, Erika tensed up again.A strong sense of distress spread in her as the man awakened.His arm around her waist tightened. She was akin to a pillow, being held in his arms."Still leaving?"Next to her ears whispered the voice that gave her the creeps.Out of her survival instincts, Erika shook her head.She was unsure whether he believed her. He glanced at her for a moment and then looked down, giving her little kisses on her lips, chin and neck…The heavy, hot breath buried in her neck gave her warning signs all over her body.She was like a deer who'd been bitten by a predator. She didn't dare move an inch.After what seemed like forever, he finally let her loose.In the next second, a surprisingly pleasant sight fell into Erika's view.He left the bed half-naked, the backlight outlining his slender stature and tapered waist.However, this view lasted only for a moment as he swiftly picked up his clothes by the bed and buttoned his shirt all the way to the top meticulously.It was only a while ago that he'd been as ferocious as a beast, but in this moment, his handsome face was cold without a trace of humanity.It wasn't until she heard the sound of the door shutting that Erika allowed her nerves to relax.She could finally reflect on her current situation.She slowly glanced at the furnishings around her, and also at her own reflection in the vanity mirror opposite.The black lips of the girl in the mirror had been gnawed at till there was only a faint colour left and the makeup on her face had been completely smeared by tears and sweat. On her body filled with bruises and hickeys was a horrific and bloody tattoo.She couldn't believe this was how she looked at only 20 years old!At that time, in order to distance herself from Robin, she purposely made herself look ugly and disgusting.Now she'd actually been… reborn…Suddenly, an overwhelming sense of fear and despair caused her to choke.Why.. .Why have I returned to 7 years in the past?!I'd rather die than return here, back by this devil's side.She clearly remembered that this was where she and Robin first had sex, and she'd been tormented thoroughly for countless nights afterwards.She'd lost her lover, her family, even her dignity and freedom. She'd lost everything.Must I go through all of it again?No. Since God's given me a chance to live again, I have to change it all!Oh…But how am I going to change?To Robinson, crushing her was easier than crushing an ant. He got whatever he wanted.Erika took a deep breath, forcing the fear of that man out of her.There must be a way!At least she was no longer the same stupid, mindless and impulsive teenager.“Oh my god! Erika…” She heard a sudden exclamation.Hearing this familiar voice, Erika stiffened and turned to look at the door.Immediately, she saw the face of a person she’d never forget.A pretty face that people would never suspect——It was her best friend from her previous life!“Erika, how could Mr. Lewis do this to you?!” Maria rushed over and held her hand. She looked at the messy bed and Erika’s bruised body in astonishment.Erika lowered her eyes, looking at her hand clenched in pain from Maria’s tight grip. This time, she didn’t miss Maria's clumsily hidden feelings of jealousy.“Erika, are you alright? Are you okay? Wan Wan, don’t scare me!” Maria fretted anxiously. She saw that Erika’s gaze w
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.In those three days, Ye Wan Wan spent her time mostly sleeping and reflecting on her memory of her previous life.Si Ye Han was no different from the past. For three whole days, he didn't appear at all. The servants at the house were all buried in their work and rarely spoke to her. They didn't even dare to make any eye contact.Such an enormous house but it was like a crypt.Erika changed into her pyjamas and looked at the time. She immediately walked towards the yard.The moonlight was beautiful with a gentle breeze, easing her fear of the terrifying memories of the cage she was trapped in.This garden actually had a nice view. After all, it had been designed by Robinson himself. He hired the world's top group of architects and it took five full years to finish building it in the top location in Imperial City.It was such a pity that in her previous life, she hadn't appreciated it. She abhorred this cage that imprisoned her and only wanted t
In her previous life, Erika felt that she lost herself and let Harris down. She didn't even fight back when he said all those nasty words to her. She was moved when he said she was forgiven and was touched that he wanted to bring her home, thinking she was still in his heart.She had simply been dumb.Who knew he was just acting out of pride?In any case, she was once Harris's fiancee, but now she'd become Robinson's lover. If people found out, wouldn't he lose all his pride?Just as Harris appealed for her to leave with him, Erika felt a drastic drop in the temperature of the surrounding air.In the darkness only a few steps away from Erika.The man's expression was as dark as the night. His hostility raged uncontrollably, as if he could crush a man and engulf him whole, not leaving a single trace behind.Robinson's assistant, Ryan, was sweating buckets and both legs were trembling.What a life I have to witness the boss' woman eloping with another man late at night!Ever since this w
Ryan is in hiding: "!!!"Peo… Peony Flower!!!Damn! This woman is so different today, is she under a spell?"How can she compare our boss to a peony?!Boss is handsome, even speaking as a guy. But even though he's really good looking, anyone who knows him well enough, knows how violent he is.Ryan discreetly sneaked glances at his boss, but unfortunately couldn't make out his emotions from those dark eyes.Is boss… angry or not?At this moment, Harris looked at the girl who stood in front of him. A girl who was filled with hatred and spoke so viciously. He warned her with the last bit of his patience, "Fine… fine! Since you won't come to your senses, next time you have regrets, don't blame me for not coming to you today! Erika, I've done my best to help you!"Erika relaxed a little when Harrish finally stormed off.If she had been in her previous life, she'd have to face the wrath of Robinson. However, she managed to change the course of her life this time since Harris had left while R
Erika saw Ryan's look of surprise.She opened her mouth to talk but Ryan quickly put a finger to his lips to silence her. He then put his palms together to plead her and mouthed: "The 9th Master hasn't slept for 3 days!"Hadn't slept for 3 days?Could this be because of her running away?In the past 2 years, she hadn't given up on running away. This time had been her closest to freedom–just a little more and she would've been able to get on that overseas cruise…But there was a high price to pay.Before, although Robin forced her to stay by his side, he had never touched her. The first time he did was three days ago.This was why she had believed her disguise to be effective all along.Just when Ryan heaved a sigh of relief, a thunderous ring from the phone resounded throughout the living room, disturbing the silence.Ryan was scared out of his wits and nearly tossed the phone away. He quickly turned it off.But it was too late.The devil had been awoken. It slowly opened its eyes, not
With the help of the soap, the tattoos on her body started to slowly dissolve away.EEIKA soaked herself in the warm water, placed a facial mask over her face and shut her eyes for a bit.When she opened them again, the water in the bathtub had turned black and muddy.As for her body…Without the masking effect of the tattoos, her body revealed its original state.The kind of temporary tattoos she had gotten hadn't damaged her skin. Other than the red crescent-shaped birthmark, her entire body was flawless, just like a piece of jade. Moist and delicate. It was also like snow under the moonlight, white and clear.Before being reborn, she even went to get a permanent tattoo on impulse. This tattoo stuck with her for 7 whole years. So for these 7 years, she had no clue how her body looked like underneath.Now that she had seen its original state, even she herself was shocked at how good her skin was.In addition, she was currently only 20 years old, the age where a girl's complexion is a
Robin seemed to be in a good mood since he didn't turn hostile after what Franc said.Franc cast an eye at his brother with a look that could split the heavens. With an expression of bitter hatred and resentment, he said, "9th brother, with your status, stature, looks and body, have you thought about what kind of woman you want? Why must you degrade yourself like that?"Erika heard the words of Franc while making her way down.Why did what Franc said sound so familiar?"It's fine if you're curious and want to have a taste of something different. But it has been 2 years. As your brother, I can't tolerate it anymore…"Franc was still nagging at his brother when the listless and inattentive Robin suddenly tilted his head slightly and directed his gaze upstairs.Franc subconsciously followed Robin's gaze and looked over.Immediately, their eyes sparkled with astonishment.They could see a girl standing upstairs. A girl in a pure white dress, with a slim body. She had long hair reaching he
Hearing this familiar voice, Frank's face looked like he saw a ghost. He stood up quickly and knocked his chair over."Uwaaagh! Erika..!!!""How could it be?""You got plastic surgery!?" Frank gaped at her in surprise.But, that's not right either, how could the procedure be so quick? She still looked horrendous when he last saw her a few days back.Erika exploded in anger, "You're the one that went for plastic surgery! I have always looked this way! Also, tell me clearly how am I fat!"A trance-like look appeared on Robin's listless face.The girl looked as if there was a fire in her eyes–a long time since they were so intense.The raging Erika suddenly felt a cool palm stroking her head, like someone trying to tame an angry beast.At the same time, a warm voice went through her ears, "You're not fat."Erika was taken aback and looked at Robin.Had she lost her mind? How could she find Robin… gentle…?Erika stopped her train of thought and realized that she was overly agitated. "I'm
The morning of the second day:Erika slept all the way through and woke up slowly.Then, she considered her makeup for the day.Although her previous horrendous makeup had caused her to suffer quite a bit, it was her shield–it helped her escape from her problems. Without it, she was afraid that she couldn't go to school anymore. It was, after all, the first awakening of love for teenage boys and girls in high school. If she showed her true self and a guy confessed his love for her, it would be over for her.Furthermore, the most important thing for her now was to please Robin. Since Robin liked how she looked before, she didn't mind making a sacrifice to keep him happy.With such a rare chance to be reborn, even if she couldn't wait to be herself again, she knew that until she was strong enough, things like this didn't matter.Erika then put on her usual makeup and wore a shiny green wig.When Erika went downstairs, she didn't see Robin around, but the Frank fellow was there again.He
Sure," Erika sneered and hung up.She wanted to get even with Maria in this life, but she might hurt someone in the process–her useless brother was still under her spell. If she acted on Maria now, it would only worsen her relationship with her brother.Thus, she could only wait for the right opportunity.Inside the master's bedroom at the top level:After Erika left, the hypnotist came back into the room and prepared for treatment again."9th master, can we start now?"Robin seemed to be preoccupied with thoughts and appeared to not hear what the hypnotist said. He just casually raised his arm.So, the hypnotist played music, lighted special incense and started the psychological session…Half an hour later…An hour later…Two hours later…Hypnosis failed.He, David Swift, had cured numerous complicated cases and was also hired by the world's No. 1 mercenary group "Gods of Dusk" as a top counsellor and psychologist. But now, he began to question his abilities for the millionth time.E
Robin's pupils constricted the moment the girl’s soft lips touched his.His eyes became darker than usual as if to suck her soul in.This voluntary kiss that had never happened before… was so beautifully sweet that his heart started to palpitate…“That’s all?” The man’s voice was a little hoarse with an edge of danger, obviously unsatisfied.Erika coughed lightly, “This was just a preview, I can’t give you any more since I haven’t grown into a sweet melon!”“Oh…” The man gave a chuckle.Erika retreated a safe distance away from the man’s searing stare. Pushing on, she continued, “Actually… All I want is to be a normal girl and learn to fall in love…I promise I’ll never run away again. You also shouldn’t make me do what I don’t want to do and be angry and scary all the time alright?That Harish–before, my brain was clamped by an obsession with that man, but I understand now.I feel that with 9th master’s status, as long as we regain a normal relationship, I can definitely grow to beco
This was the first time Erika entered Robin’s bedroom.She took a step in and immediately felt a kind of overwhelming oppression.The room had a depressing colour scheme and in her field of view was a superior audio system playing soothing music in the background. The curtains were drawn completely and the whole room felt shut in.There was a great abundance of alcohol in the room–a row of various hard liquors was neatly lined in a huge alcohol cabinet.Other than Robin, there was someone else in the room.Robin’s hypnotist.From the looks of it, Robin was preparing for bed.Well, so much fuss just to go to bed…Seeing that he slept quite soundly last night, it was probably due to the lack of sleep for the past 3 nights?As Erika entered, the hypnotist left.Under the warm glow of light above her head, Erika walked over to the bar, sat down and poured himself a glass of red wine, “Go on.”Erika had already prepared a script earlier so she didn’t hesitate and went straight to the point
Also, the lawn in the east is burnt anyway, so why don't we plough it to grow some cabbage since the soil is fertilized?"Ca… Cabbage…Ryan was speechless and Robin's expression was also unreadable. Erika lowered her voice and asked meekly, "What's the problem?"Robin tapped the white porcelain mug and looked up, "Am I starving you here?"Erika choked, "Um… No…"Ever since she was little, she didn't lack for clothes or food. At Robin's place, this was also true. The chefs at Rose garden always came up with different creative foods daily just to get her to eat more because if she ate less than the benchmark Robin had set for her, those chefs would be fired.But she didn't know what was wrong with herself either–she had a habit of hoarding food like a hamster. The more food surrounding her, the more secure she felt.In her previous life, due to Robin's constant monitoring, she felt dejected and slowly lost her appetite.With such a rare chance to be reborn, aside from dolling herself up
The atmosphere in the house slowly chilled. The relationship between Robin and herself seemed to return to the way it was before she was reborn.The fear for the person in front of her started creeping back into her body.Fortunately, at this moment, a pair of footsteps broke the deadlock.Ryan brought with him a group of gardeners, florists, and builders into the dining hall and spoke, "9th master, the repair works in the garden… um…"Ryan broke off mid-sentence and saw a girl sitting on the left of Robin. He paused momentarily while the workers behind him gave each other puzzled looks.He wasn't just surprised because of this girl’s beautiful appearance but everyone knew that the master had a serious case of OCD and was disgusted with women. There was only one woman in the world that the master could tolerate and that was none other than Erika.So who exactly was this woman?Erika looked at Ryan and the workers. She to
So to speak, she had tormented herself all these years for nothing?Erika felt like dying!Thankfully this time, she found out sooner rather than later or she would have to be ugly again her whole life.Starting today, she wanted to doll herself up as pretty as possible to make up for the ugliness in her previous life!"Why? Is there a problem?""No!" Erika replied, aggrieved."Oh…" the man chuckled.Erika looked at the man, fearful.The unusual spark on his face was neither ghastly, violent nor detached… Robin was actually laughing.She realised just now that this man seemed to be in a very good mood today.Was it because he had a good sleep last night?Actually, Robin's hot-tempered temperament was closely related to his insomnia; nobody is able to tolerate such a long-term sleeping disorder.As she thought about it, Erika's mind started to wander.Should I take this chance to bring up that issue, since he's in a good mood today?When she was downstairs, she received a message from
Hearing this familiar voice, Frank's face looked like he saw a ghost. He stood up quickly and knocked his chair over."Uwaaagh! Erika..!!!""How could it be?""You got plastic surgery!?" Frank gaped at her in surprise.But, that's not right either, how could the procedure be so quick? She still looked horrendous when he last saw her a few days back.Erika exploded in anger, "You're the one that went for plastic surgery! I have always looked this way! Also, tell me clearly how am I fat!"A trance-like look appeared on Robin's listless face.The girl looked as if there was a fire in her eyes–a long time since they were so intense.The raging Erika suddenly felt a cool palm stroking her head, like someone trying to tame an angry beast.At the same time, a warm voice went through her ears, "You're not fat."Erika was taken aback and looked at Robin.Had she lost her mind? How could she find Robin… gentle…?Erika stopped her train of thought and realized that she was overly agitated. "I'm
Robin seemed to be in a good mood since he didn't turn hostile after what Franc said.Franc cast an eye at his brother with a look that could split the heavens. With an expression of bitter hatred and resentment, he said, "9th brother, with your status, stature, looks and body, have you thought about what kind of woman you want? Why must you degrade yourself like that?"Erika heard the words of Franc while making her way down.Why did what Franc said sound so familiar?"It's fine if you're curious and want to have a taste of something different. But it has been 2 years. As your brother, I can't tolerate it anymore…"Franc was still nagging at his brother when the listless and inattentive Robin suddenly tilted his head slightly and directed his gaze upstairs.Franc subconsciously followed Robin's gaze and looked over.Immediately, their eyes sparkled with astonishment.They could see a girl standing upstairs. A girl in a pure white dress, with a slim body. She had long hair reaching he