All Chapters of A Second Chance From The Heavens: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

99 Chapters

Chapter 71: Second Chance

“It’s fine. I’m not that busy,” Allison said, trying her best to act normal. There was plenty of time to freak out later, once she was all alone. This was all too much to process for now. “I can spare a checkup.”Matthew was still looking at her oddly. “You’re not that busy?” he repeated. “But aren’t you and your team supposed to work hard starting this month for that new project you mentioned?”Oh.Damn.“Still, getting a day off won’t hurt,” Allison insisted stubbornly.Matthew’s eyes widened. “Who are you and what have you done with Allison Whitney?” he exclaimed, his voice tinged with disbelief. “Are you sure you’re okay?”Allison blushed in embarrassment. “What’s the big deal?” she asked defensively.“You never take a day off!” Matthew said, his eyes still not reverting to their original size. “You didn’t even want to miss your meeting on my birthday last year!”A wave of guilt instantly washed over Allison. She had really been neglecting this man, hadn’t she?She really needed t
Read more

Chapter 72: Adjustment Period (I)

The day went on strangely for Allison. Not in a negative way, fortunately.She went to work and was awed at the place. She hadn’t been back here for years. The interior, the people, the atmosphere, the scent... all of them were so familiar and nostalgic. It felt like Allison had come back home.She had to review her notes on her phone while on her way to work. Thankfully, she was organized enough to type down to-do lists and reminders on her phone just so she could make sure that every detail was taken care of. It had been so long, so she might be forgetting a lot of things...Oh god, what if she made a mistake? It had been so long since she last worked as a scientist...Fortunately, everything went okay in the end.The meeting went well, and she managed to do a bit of progress on the team’s new project. It turned out that going back to work personally made her unconsciously remember everything like it was second nature. Like her body and mind remembered deep inside, and then she simpl
Read more

Chapter 73: Adjustment Period (II)

After Allison finished eating dinner, she went up to the bedroom and started reviewing her notes. Even though the meeting went fine earlier, it was only because her colleagues had a lot of things to talk about. The team leader was keeping track of everything and asking for opinions here and there.Fortunately, Allison wasn’t put under the spotlight, and she didn’t blurt out anything irrelevant. She had vague memories about the project, but what mattered the most were their observations and statistics from the experiments they conducted in the lab. Since the project wasn’t making much progress yet because they only started recently, she didn’t have a reason to be worried.She simply needed to review her findings tonight.Which… shouldn’t be too hard.As Allison tried to make sense of all the numbers and scientific explanations in the notebook, she heard the sound of the bedroom door opening.When she turned her head, she saw Matthew entering the room, staring at her in surprise.“Hard
Read more

Chapter 74: The Bad Dream

“Ah, a nightmare?” Matthew said softly. “It must’ve felt so real.”“It did. I still can’t get it out of my head,” Allison admitted.“But it’s just a dream, isn’t it?”“I… I’m not sure.”When the words accidentally left her lips, Allison instantly knew that it was the wrong thing to say.“What?” Matthew suddenly shifted beside her. Even in the darkness, she could feel his confused gaze on her. “Why aren’t you sure? Of course it’s just a dream.”“I… Yeah. Yeah, it is,” she said, stumbling on her words. “Sorry. I guess I must still be thinking too much about it.”Matthew seemed to relax a little. Reaching out, he grasped her hand and squeezed it warmly, reassuringly. “Do you want to talk about it?” he asked softly. “Maybe talking about it will help you feel better. Only if you want to, though.”Allison was silent for a moment. “It’s… ridiculous, though.”“Well, aren’t most dreams? I’ve had random ones before. Wanna hear about it?”Allison couldn’t help the small smile that curved her lip
Read more

Chapter 75: What Now?

Allison instantly sat up in bed, shock filling her system. She could’ve just been hearing things, right? “A… Are you sure?” she said, unable to restrain the tremor in her voice. “But I thought…” Matthew sat up as well and turned on the lampshade on the nightstand, bathing the room with a small orange glow, just enough to illuminate their faces. “What’s this about, Lise?” Matthew asked gently. His tone wasn’t annoyed or judgmental. He sounded genuinely curious and concerned. “All these questions… could it be that they’re related to the dream you had?” “I… yes,” Allison admitted. There was no point in lying to him about this, after all. Besides, she had no other reason aside from this. “Really? I admit though, you really surprised me when you mentioned the villa in Rosenburg…” Matthew stared at her intently, like he was scrutinizing her. Allison was instantly reminded of what she looked like when she examined a specimen in a lab, courtesy of candid photos from one of her mischievous
Read more

Chapter 76: Living New

“Mattie, what career do you think suits me?”“Huh?”The two of them were sitting in the living room, enjoying a rare day off. Actually, Allison could choose to keep working on the project back at the lab today even though it was Sunday, but she decided not to.She was going to have this kind of conversation sooner or later anyway. There was no point in delaying it any longer.Matthew was staring at her in surprise. “What?” He looked like he had been caught off-guard. “I thought you like being a scientist.”“I think it’s time for a change.”Matthew’s features softened. “Is this about the doctor’s appointment that you had a week ago?”Last week, she finally made time to go to the hospital. It was pointless to delay it, so she had to swallow her pride and face the music. She used to hate going to hospitals, especially after what happened to her father and mother. Hospitals were places of death. That was what she believed as a child and a teenager.When she became an adult and entered the
Read more

Chapter 77: Seven Years Ago (I)

“…Sorry. I think I got confused for a second,” Allison said, hoping that Matthew wouldn’t get too suspicious. “In my dream, I was 31 years old…”“Oh.” A shadow passed over Matthew’s face. “This dream really got to you, huh?”Allison chuckled mirthlessly. “Pathetic, right? I’m letting a dream take over my life…”“Not pathetic,” Matthew said quickly. “That’s not… wow, I’m being quite the eloquent guy today, huh?” He shook his head. “Still, it’s understandable that you’re feeling uncertain because of it. After all, there are risk factors for cancer… and I don’t think it’s healthy for you to be exposed to so much radiation and chemicals for years, either. Also, you did quit smoking, so…”“Yeah, I did. It was much harder than I thought.” Allison felt that it was easier this time though. Maybe because in the future, she didn’t smoke for five whole years.Even though her body in this timeline got withdrawal symptoms, she was adamant about not going back. To think that she had been abusing he
Read more

Chapter 78: Seven Years Ago (II)

‘My Lover’:Mark becoming a cat changed Wendy’s situation drastically.Now, she had to do chores all by herself. She had to clean, cook, and work. She needed to pay all the bills, too.She and Mark didn’t have families. They only had each other. Mark only had her, so she would never leave him no matter what.She tried to go back to the market and find the one who sold Mark the apple, but it was useless. She didn’t find any clues.It was as if the seller vanished into thin air.So Wendy had to work hard and save a lot of money.As the months went by, she already used all of Mark’s savings. The bills were piling up, so she had to take a part-time job along with her full-time one.She became so busy that she neglected to take care of Mark.Mark, being a cat, couldn’t communicate with her except to show and receive affection. He could only watch helplessly as Wendy woke up early in the mornings, barely even eating breakfast, and then came back home late at night each time, exhausted.She
Read more

Chapter 79: Some Introspection (I)

And now seven years later, they were here, married and sitting together in the living room. They had really gone a long way…Her seventeen-year-old self would never have imagined that they would’ve ended up like this.Allison looked at Matthew with a warm smile.“Yes, I remember,” she said softly. “You still recall that story?”“Of course I do. I remember that I thought it would have a happy ending.” He chuckled. “I was sad when I reached the end. I felt a little empty, too. I thought for sure that he would turn back into a human…”“Well, there’s always something that can break a curse, even if it’s just one thing,” Allison said. “They just never figured it out, that’s all.”“So there was a way to break the curse?” Matthew said, eyes wide. “You never told me that.”“I didn’t think it was important enough to say. Also, I never intended on making the characters find out about it.”“Can I know what it was? Was it true love’s kiss?” he asked teasingly.The corner of Allison’s lips curved
Read more

Chapter 80: Some Introspection (II)

There had been so many what-ifs inside of her at that time. She knew that she was on the verge of death, so her mind was filled with all sorts of thoughts. She looked back on what she had done in her life, every regret, every smashed hope, and also every happy memory that she had experienced.She had been ready to suffer more and die back then.But then Matthew came along, and then the rest was history.So, after that extended period of being alone with her thoughts, she eventually came to realize something.She had worked so hard, yet she ended up like this. She tried so hard to achieve a constant good impression, but it took a toll on her mentality instead.And then running away, getting into a lot of trouble, giving birth to her baby but losing her eventually, and even getting Matthew to stay with her and support her despite him having a girlfriend…Her heart ached at the sad memories. Truly, she had messed up her own life. She could’ve had happiness, yet she remained a fool.So ri
Read more
PREV
1
...
5678910
DMCA.com Protection Status