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Reborn To Burn Them All | New Movie 2026 - HOT
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00:00My fiancon and my own brother hated me for 10 years.
00:04Convinced I'd bullied the sweet, innocent girl they both loved.
00:07At my engagement party, they exposed me in front of everyone.
00:11She's a bully.
00:12A nasty, evil bitch!
00:15On the livestream, that girl smiled through tears.
00:19I don't blame her anymore. It's all in the past.
00:21That made her blow up overnight.
00:23I got ripped apart by the internet.
00:26People cursed me out for days.
00:28One unhinged fan even threw acid in my face.
00:31I opened my eyes again.
00:33Back in my senior year of high school.
00:35Right then, Lily was pouring cold water over her own head.
00:39So? Figured out how you're gonna apologize to me yet?
00:45Take a guess. Who do you think they'll believe?
00:48Me or you?
00:49That's when I realized it. I was back.
00:52This was the day it all started.
00:54They first branded me out of the bully.
00:55No, that's not me!
00:56All the old rage slammed into me at once.
00:58I dragged Lily into the restroom by the hair.
01:01You're crazy! Put me down!
01:03Help! Help! Help! Help!
01:08You love playing victim, right?
01:11Fine. I'll show you what real bullying is.
01:14Let me go!
01:17Wash that filthy mouth before you go crying to someone!
01:20I didn't care if this was really a second chance or a dying hallucination.
01:25It didn't matter.
01:26If I had to swallow it all again, I'd rather go full psycho.
01:33In my last life, I died on the biggest day of my career.
01:36That day, I had just won my third best actress award.
01:41I was standing at my engagement party with Jay, my childhood sweetheart.
01:46The whole thing was being live-streamed.
01:48He looked straight at the cameras and said,
01:50I'm not marrying a woman who bullied people back in high school.
01:54I just stared at him.
01:55Couldn't even process it.
01:57Then Lily stepped out from behind the crowd.
01:59With tears in her eyes, she looked up and smiled.
02:02Belle, remember me?
02:05I'm Lily, the girl you bullied for years.
02:08You probably never imagined I'd ever get to stand here and talk to you as an equal.
02:12But it's okay. I don't blame you anymore.
02:15It's all over now.
02:17The livestream exploded.
02:19Lily went viral on the spot for accusing me.
02:21Before I could even react,
02:23my brother Lucas and Jay's hand-picked entertainment reporters swarmed me.
02:27Belle, is it true you still bully newcomers on set?
02:30You were photographed at a gynecology clinic.
02:31Did you catch an SCD from sleeping around?
02:34A psycho fan charged out of the crowd and screamed.
02:36Go, die!
02:40The second it hit, searing pain swallowed my face.
02:43After that, my vision never cleared again.
02:45In a second, I fell from heaven to hell.
02:48I came back to myself and let go.
02:50Lily collapsed onto the floor, barely breathing.
02:53Her innocent face was smeared with filth.
02:56I laughed.
02:56Go ahead!
02:58Cry!
02:59Make a scene!
02:59With that face, tell everyone I bullied you.
03:02Go on!
03:07Remembering the acid burning through my face,
03:09I stomped Lily twice more and turned to leave.
03:12Sophie, my deskmate, was waiting on the field.
03:14Then we ran into Jay.
03:16He wasn't even in my class.
03:18But everyone at school knew he was my boyfriend.
03:21His gaze slid over my face, then drifted past me to somewhere behind me.
03:26Belle, I heard your class got a transfer student.
03:28In my last life, whenever Lily smeared me, he told me to apologize so it would blow over.
03:35It always looked like he was helping me.
03:37She's just confused.
03:37But with just a few words, he made me look yucky.
03:39So before he could say another word, I slapped him.
03:43Sophie looked stunned.
03:45Jay paused for half a beat.
03:47His expression barely changed.
03:48Then he leaned down and rubbed his cheek against mine.
03:51What's wrong, Belle?
03:53Bad mood?
03:54It took me a long time to learn the truth.
03:57When Jay was a kid, his mother abandoned him at an amusement park.
04:02He spent a while in a children's shelter.
04:04That's where he met a bright, cheerful little girl.
04:07She slept in the same bed as him and gave him candy.
04:11She was the only light in his life.
04:13That girl was Lily.
04:15And on the first day she transferred in, Jay recognized her.
04:18He believed every word Lily said about me hurting her.
04:22So he hated me for it.
04:23But as the illegitimate son, he had to swallow it and play nice with me.
04:28He needed our engagement to secure his place in his family.
04:32We're done.
04:34Why?
04:35Give me a reason, Belle.
04:36I pulled out a tissue and wiped the spot he'd touched.
04:39I don't date bastards.
04:40You disgust me and dragged me down.
04:42Is that reason enough?
04:47After we left, Sophie cautiously asked if I was possessed.
04:51Honestly?
04:52Fair question.
04:53Because I used to be crazy about Jay.
04:55Every day after school, I waited so we could walk home together.
04:58I burned my hands baking for him.
05:01Then smiled while I brought it over.
05:03My favoritism was obvious.
05:05The whole world could see it.
05:07But that version of me was gone.
05:09She died already.
05:10The girl standing here now is Belle 2.0.
05:13The one who died once and crawled back from hell.
05:17Lily didn't show up again for the rest of the day.
05:19I knew why.
05:20What she valued most was that innocent face.
05:23If she couldn't use it fully, she wouldn't make a move.
05:26So I waited patiently.
05:28Saturday came fast.
05:30It was my 18th birthday.
05:32Mom and dad had promised me a huge party to celebrate.
05:36But something came up at the company, so they were running late.
05:39The crystal chandeliers blazed overhead.
05:42I came down the spiral staircase in a custom gown.
05:45Across the room, I saw my brother Lucas' sharp suit.
05:48Cold look.
05:49Belle, come here.
05:50I walked over.
05:51What is it, Lucas?
05:52Did you prepare a birthday gift for me?
05:53Using your family's power to bully a classmate?
05:56Belle, is this how I taught you to behave?
05:59Apologize to Lily.
06:01Now!
06:05All eyes on me.
06:06Hungry for drama.
06:07Belle bullied a classmate?
06:09That tracks.
06:09Spoiled rich girls are always like that.
06:11She probably couldn't stand someone else being better than her.
06:13My dear brother, what are you even talking about?
06:17I don't understand a word.
06:18When did I bully anyone?
06:20I don't even know who she is.
06:22Stop acting innocent.
06:24If you've done something wrong, you have to face the consequences.
06:27I laughed.
06:27Lucas was exactly the same.
06:30Didn't matter what I said.
06:31He was never going to believe me.
06:33But this time, I wasn't going to let him walk all over me.
06:37I had already sent the hallway security footage to mom and dad.
06:40The clip of Lily dumping cold water on herself.
06:44Lucas, what kind of nonsense is this?
06:47You sound like some Puritan preacher sitting in judgment.
06:52How about this?
06:53Let me slap you ten times, and I'll apologize to her right now.
06:58Otherwise, why would I admit to something I didn't do?
07:01That's a terrible deal.
07:03Lucas' face dropped instantly.
07:05Belle, I know you don't like me.
07:07But how could you talk to Lucas like that?
07:10He's your brother.
07:11He cares about you more than anyone.
07:13She put on that soft, wide-eyed, innocent look.
07:16Belle, if you did something wrong, just apologize.
07:19There's no need to-
07:20Sorry, I don't speak dog.
07:22Say it again, inhuman.
07:23Enough!
07:24Belle, apologize to Lily in front of everyone tonight, or don't blame me!
07:28And what if I don't?
07:32Belle, do you really think I won't punish you?
07:35I already told mom and dad.
07:36When they get here, they'll agree with me.
07:38And then I'll teach you a lesson.
07:41Belle, I never wanted this.
07:43Just say sorry, and I'll forgive you, okay?
07:46Belle, stop it.
07:47You're the one in the wrong.
07:48I looked at the three of them.
07:50In my previous life, this was how they cornered me.
07:52Back then, I had no way out.
07:54But this time, I looked down at my phone.
07:56Mom had replied,
07:57Sweetheart, don't be afraid.
07:59Your father and I are on our way back.
08:01Dream on, Lucas.
08:02I'm not apologizing.
08:04He blinked.
08:05What did you say?
08:06I said, I'm not apologizing.
08:09Belle, since you refuse to repent,
08:11don't blame me for showing no mercy.
08:13Security, take her out.
08:15She doesn't step back into this house
08:17until she admits it.
08:19Lucas, forget it.
08:20I don't want you two fighting because of me.
08:22I'll leave.
08:23She turned to go.
08:25Belle, do you really have to embarrass everyone?
08:27Keep this up,
08:28and you're the one who'll suffer.
08:30I stepped back from the guards
08:31and checked my watch.
08:32My eyes shifted to the door.
08:34The next second,
08:34the door was kicked open from outside.
08:37Who dares lay a hand on my daughter?
08:43The air in the ballroom froze.
08:45Mom, Dad, you came at the right time.
08:47Belle, she...
08:48Shut up.
08:49Then Mom pulled out her phone
08:50and played a video.
08:51Take a guess.
08:52Who do you think they'll believe?
08:53The second her own voice echoed through the room,
08:55Lily went white.
08:58No, that's fake.
09:00It was forged.
09:01Even Jay looked stunned.
09:03Could this be some kind of misunderstanding?
09:05This footage is the truth.
09:07You didn't even ask a single question.
09:10In front of everyone,
09:12you were ready to throw your own sister out.
09:14Is that what a brother is supposed to do?
09:16Lucas opened his mouth.
09:18Nothing came out.
09:19Mom walked over to me
09:20and took my hand in hers.
09:22Belle, I'm sorry.
09:24I came too late.
09:26I looked up.
09:28I saw Lily's face,
09:30and for the first time,
09:31there was real fear in her eyes.
09:33I smiled.
09:34This time,
09:35the story would go the way I wanted.
09:39In my last life,
09:41I was always scared of Lucas,
09:42and I loved him anyway.
09:44To me,
09:45he was always a stern,
09:46imposing older brother.
09:48When we were kids,
09:49Mom and Dad were busy with the company,
09:51so Lucas was the one in charge of me.
09:53If I made even the smallest mistake,
09:55he'd punish me.
09:57No dinner.
09:58Stand in the corner.
10:00Grounded all weekend.
10:01Once,
10:02I brought home a little curly-haired stray puppy I found outside.
10:05Lucas told the nanny not to open the door.
10:07It's filthy.
10:08We don't let things like that into this house.
10:11So I sat on the front steps all night,
10:13clutching that puppy and not knowing what to do.
10:15I was little back then.
10:18I always thought that was just who he was.
10:21That he simply didn't know how to treat a sister with the kind of gentleness other brothers did.
10:26Then Lily showed up,
10:27and I realized Lucas knew exactly how to be gentle.
10:31Just not with me.
10:32I'd seen him sitting in the car,
10:35handing Lily hot chocolate,
10:37ruffling her hair as he said,
10:39Eat on time.
10:39If you need money, tell me.
10:43I'd seen Lily scoop up a skinny stray cat in the rain while Lucas held the umbrella over both of
10:48them and asked,
10:49Do you want to keep it?
10:53When Lily got drunk and grabbed his shirt,
10:55rambling nonsense,
10:57he listened patiently.
10:58His eyes were full of tenderness.
11:00In my last life,
11:01I was trapped in the lie of love.
11:03I kept asking why Lucas didn't love me.
11:06Why my fiancé never took my side.
11:08It was only after living this life over again that I finally woke up.
11:12I'm my own person.
11:14I can live without love.
11:15So I turned to Mom without hesitation,
11:18and pointed at Lily.
11:19Mom.
11:20She's the transfer student who said I bullied her.
11:23She's also the poor student Lucas has been supporting all this time.
11:27Lucas jerked his head up in shock.
11:29Surprise, Lucas?
11:30Didn't think I'd find out about the two of you this early, did you?
11:36I pressed at my reddened eyes,
11:38my voice catching as I spoke.
11:40Don't be mad.
11:41I really don't blame her.
11:42It was just one birthday.
11:44I can let it go.
11:46I'm just sad.
11:48Why won't my brother believe me?
11:50Lily wasn't the only one who knew how to play innocent.
11:53The mistakes I made in my last life,
11:55I wasn't making them again.
11:57With my tearful voice filling the room,
11:59Dad finally put an end to the farce.
12:02Lucas, the truth is right in front of you.
12:04You own your sister an apology.
12:09Lucas still refused to believe the footage.
12:11It has to be fake.
12:13I know Lily.
12:14She would never do something like that.
12:16Mom's expression darkened as she looked at Lucas in disappointment and pain.
12:20You're helping an outsider bully your own sister.
12:23Lucas, I'm beyond disappointed in you.
12:26Starting today, all your credit cards are frozen.
12:29You need to learn your lesson.
12:31This ends here.
12:32The guests looked stunned.
12:33I met Lily's shocked stare and gave her a smile.
12:37This show had barely even started.
12:38What happened at my birthday party didn't change the way the three of them acted around each other.
12:44Once I was back at school, I started bullying Lily openly.
12:48In the cafeteria, tucked into an empty corner, Lily gave me a taunting smile.
12:53You must be disappointed, Belle.
12:55They still chose me.
12:57Not you.
12:58I let out a cold snort, grabbed a bottle of ketchup, and squeezed it over her head.
13:03Go ahead!
13:04Go complain again!
13:05Isn't that what you do best?
13:10Thick red ketchup dripped slowly out of Lily's hair.
13:13She was trembling all over.
13:15When she looked up at me, a flash of resentment crossed her eyes.
13:19She glanced at the crowd not far away.
13:22And the resentment in her eyes turned into tears the very next second, rolling down in big drops.
13:28The next second, Lily dropped to her knees and grabbed my pant leg.
13:32She started sobbing so loudly the whole cafeteria could hear.
13:37Belle, please!
13:39What did I even do to make you treat me like this?
13:42If I upset you somehow, I'll apologize, okay?
13:46People all around us turned to stare.
13:48Some of them were already pulling out their phones.
13:51Still kneeling on the floor, Lily cried and apologized over and over.
13:55Please!
13:56I just looked at her and laughed.
13:59It was always the same act.
14:01By tomorrow, this kneeling stunt would spread through the whole school.
14:05And everyone would say I bullied her and drove this poor girl to her knees, begging in public.
14:11What a perfect performance.
14:13Lily kept sobbing.
14:14Belle, what do I have to do to make you happy?
14:17What will it take for you to forgive me?
14:21You being alive makes me unhappy.
14:24So what are you going to do?
14:26Go die right now?
14:28Lily froze.
14:29Her mouth opened, but nothing came out.
14:31She probably didn't expect me to say something like that in front of so many people.
14:35Just then, a voice came from behind me.
14:39You've gone too far!
14:44My homeroom teacher marched over and pulled Lily up off the floor.
14:50Belle, what exactly are you doing?
14:52Her voice was full of restrained anger.
14:55You dumped ketchup on her and forced her to kneel?
14:57Lily was crying so hard she could barely breathe.
15:00Teacher, please don't blame Belle.
15:02It's my fault.
15:04I must have done something wrong for her to hate me this much.
15:07Lily really was good at this kind of performance.
15:11My homeroom teacher shot me a look full of disapproval.
15:15Come to the office.
15:16Now!
15:17Once we got inside, it was just the two of us.
15:20She sat across from me and let out a long sigh.
15:23Belle, do you know what you're doing?
15:26Bullying a classmate is serious.
15:28The school could suspend you for this.
15:30I lowered my head.
15:31My shoulders started to shake.
15:33Then I cried.
15:34Mrs. Carter, do you know what happened at my coming-of-age birthday party?
15:39She froze for a second.
15:40I took a folded medical report out of my bag and placed it in front of her.
15:45Lily poured water over her own head in the school hallway, then framed me for it.
15:49At my birthday party, Lucas humiliated me in front of all the guests and made me kneel and apologize to
15:56her.
15:57Tears ran down my cheeks.
15:58Ever since then, I've had nightmares every night.
16:00Every time I close my eyes, I see her face.
16:02I went to see a psychiatrist, and the doctor said I'm severely depressed.
16:06Miss Carter picked up the paperwork.
16:08Her brows pulled tighter and tighter the longer she read.
16:11I kept crying as I talked.
16:13And in the end, my homeroom teacher had no choice but to comfort me instead.
16:17If I had learned earlier that tears were this powerful,
16:20maybe my last life wouldn't have ended so horribly.
16:26When I walked out of the office, the sunlight was just right.
16:29The hallway was empty except for Sophie, leaning against the wall and waiting for me.
16:34She hesitated, then finally asked,
16:36Belle, why are you so set on targeting Lily?
16:39What exactly did she do?
16:40I stopped, turned, and smiled a little.
16:42What if I'm just a bad woman?
16:44A rich girl who looks down on the poor new transfer student?
16:50Oh, please.
16:52Sophie rolled her eyes.
16:54If you were really like that, why don't you bully me?
16:56My family's way poorer than hers.
16:58On the first day we became friends, you paid for my lunch for the whole school year.
17:02Getting me to view bully people would be harder than getting me to believe I'm a superhero.
17:06I can tell that much.
17:07Yeah, anyone could understand something that simple.
17:11Except Lucas, and the person I loved.
17:13I curled my lips into a smile.
17:18But there was nothing warm in it.
17:20A month later would be the school anniversary ceremony.
17:24In my last life, Lucas and Jay arranged for Lily to perform a piano solo at the event.
17:29She became the center of attention, and it even helped her get into the conservatory she wanted to attend.
17:35And me?
17:36I'd trained in ballet since I was four.
17:38More than ten years.
17:40I was supposed to do a solo dance that year.
17:42But then Jay came to me.
17:44On campus at sunset, he held me and said softly,
17:48Can you not dance?
17:50Belle, I don't want that many people seeing how beautiful you look.
17:54I'd get jealous.
17:59Dance just for me, okay?
18:00I was so stupid in my last life.
18:02When I heard him say that, I actually felt pleased with myself.
18:06And thought it meant he cared about me.
18:07So on the day of the performance, I really didn't go.
18:11I stayed in an empty dance studio.
18:14And performed my routine for him over and over.
18:17When the dance ended, cheers drifted over from the distant auditorium.
18:22Jay heard them and suddenly smiled.
18:24He was always quietly gentle in front of me.
18:27And even his smiles were faint.
18:30That was the first time I'd ever seen his emotions break through that clearly.
18:34So I stopped dancing and foolishly asked,
18:37Are you happy?
18:38He paused for a second.
18:39Then he said,
18:41Yeah.
18:42Back then, I thought he was happy because I danced only for him.
18:45It took me a long time to find out the truth.
18:47He was happy because Lily's performance had been a huge success.
18:52The only light in his life had finally been seen by everyone.
18:55And that light was shining into her future too.
18:57I pulled myself out of the memory.
19:00This time, I changed my performance.
19:02Instead of doing a solo, I pulled in every girl in class who was interested in performing
19:07and put together a group jazz dance.
19:09I paid out of pocket for a choreographer.
19:12Bought the most expensive costumes.
19:14Bored the best props.
19:16Compared to that, Lily's white dress and piano solo looked far too plain.
19:20I don't know what she said to Lucas after that.
19:23That night, just after I got home from school, he stopped me in the garden.
19:27Belle.
19:27Lucas looked at me expressionlessly.
19:29Cancel your performance for the school anniversary show.
19:35I smiled.
19:36Lucas, what the hell is wrong with you now?
19:39Don't think I'm discussing this with you.
19:41A cold, mocking look flashed in Lucas' eyes.
19:44If you insist on going, deal with the consequences yourself.
19:47I stopped and stared into his cold, shadowed eyes.
19:49Lucas, your poor little darling has studied piano over ten years,
19:53and she still doesn't think she can beat me on the same stage?
19:56Lucas was left speechless, and I brushed past him and walked away.
20:00A few days before the event, Jay came to find me.
20:04Belle, what happened last time was my fault.
20:07But you blocked every way I had to contact you, and you refused to see me.
20:10Do you have some understanding about me, or did you fall for someone else?
20:15By the time he said those last few words, there was obvious pain in his voice.
20:18But you said it yourself.
20:20You said I'd always be the one you liked most.
20:24A flash of rage shot straight through me.
20:27I had loved him sincerely for years.
20:30I'm an actress, but because he said he didn't like me doing kissing scenes,
20:34I really did turn down a lot of offers.
20:37He said Lily came from a poor background and had always been bullied in the orphanage,
20:42so I shouldn't hold too much against her.
20:44So I forgave her again and again.
20:47I gave him my whole heart, and all I got in return was ten years of their smears and hatred.
20:52At that moment, I didn't even want to pretend anymore.
20:55I grabbed Jay by the collar and slammed him into the tree behind him.
21:00Before he could speak, I slapped him.
21:01You know, for this...
21:06Are you done acting?
21:10I didn't hold back at all.
21:12His face swelled almost instantly.
21:14I leaned in close and said every word slowly.
21:17You and Lily have known each other for a long time.
21:21I know that now.
21:25If you like her, why are you still standing here acting like you care so much about me?
21:31You thought you could string me along, use me, and still go be a lapdog for your little lover?
21:39No wonder the son of a mistress would be this shameless.
21:42As soon as I finished that last word, the emotion in Jay's eyes darkened like a sudden storm,
21:47but he still couldn't say a word.
21:49I let out a short laugh, released him, and walked away.
21:53That night, I had a dream rarely.
21:55I dreamed about what happened after I died in my last life.
21:59When the concentrated sulfuric acid splashed into my eyes,
22:02I forced myself through the pain and found Lily behind Lucas in my blurred vision.
22:07I grabbed a cake knife, rushed at her, and drove it hard into her chest.
22:13Then I died in that unbearable pain.
22:16Lily was rushed to the hospital.
22:17Outside the room, Jay grabbed Lucas and demanded,
22:21You said you had it handled.
22:23You said you'd protect her.
22:25Lucas shoved his hand away.
22:30Who are you to question me?
22:33I already agreed to share her with you.
22:35You're an illegitimate son.
22:37Without my help, could you have become...
22:40Don't push your luck.
22:41Jay staggered back and shot back.
22:43You helped me?
22:44No, it was obviously...
22:46Then he cut himself off.
22:47Lucas laughed coldly.
22:49Yeah, my sister helped you.
22:50But she's dead now.
22:53And the person who threw the acid on her?
22:55You were the one who contacted them and arranged it yourself.
22:58Forgot already?
22:59I jolted awake from the dream and stumbled into the bathroom, dry heaving.
23:03I looked at myself in the mirror.
23:06My bloodshot eyes were filled with hatred.
23:08Just wait.
23:09In this life, I'll make you regret everything.
23:15On the day of the school anniversary show, I ran into Lily near the academic building.
23:20She was wearing a luxurious silver gown with a diamond necklace around her neck.
23:25I didn't need to guess.
23:26Lucas definitely bought it to comfort her.
23:28Lily looked at me and sneered.
23:30You really think being rich means you'll always be loved and protected?
23:34Jay loves me.
23:35Your brother loves me too.
23:37Someone like you will never get anyone's love.
23:40I smiled and gave her just one line.
23:42How was the toilet water?
23:44Lily's face turned livid, while I just turned and walked away like I didn't care.
23:51That evening, my dance team and I changed into our costumes and headed for backstage from the studio.
23:57Halfway there, I realized I'd left one of our final props behind, so I went back alone.
24:04The huge school building was empty.
24:06I lifted my skirt and hurried up the stairs, but stopped just before I reached the dance studio floor.
24:13Jay was standing a few steps above me.
24:15He spoke in a low voice.
24:18Bell, where are you going?
24:19I moved to go around him.
24:21None of your business.
24:23Get out of my way.
24:24The next second, a force slammed into my shoulder.
24:27I didn't even have time to react.
24:28Behind me were dozens of stairs.
24:30I hit the ground on my back and rolled hard all the way down.
24:33In blinding pain, I crashed beside the stair railing, and my ankle felt like it had snapped.
24:39Jay walked down the steps toward me, then he stopped at my side.
24:44He looked at me with calm, almost sorrowful eyes, but his voice was ice cold.
24:48Bell, don't blame me.
24:51You already have everything.
24:53Even if you miss this chantwis, you'll still have plenty of other paths.
24:57But Lily is different.
24:59He grabbed an iron rod, seized my twisted ankle, and brought it down hard.
25:07A scene from my dream suddenly flashed through my mind.
25:10Jay standing outside that hospital room, Kiet for a moment after hearing Lucas then saying,
25:16Yeah, I planned her death myself.
25:19But for Lily, I don't regret it.
25:22The best 15 years of my life, the fiercest and most sincere love I had ever given, had
25:27all been tied to someone like him.
25:29I suddenly laughed.
25:32Right before the rod came down on my leg, I yanked myself free and kicked him over.
25:38Loser.
25:39My ankle hurt so badly, my breathing almost stopped.
25:42But before Jay could recover, I grabbed his hair and smashed his head into the steps.
25:46You filthy piece of trash.
25:48You think you can hurt me again?
25:50Dream on.
25:51Jay's head slammed hard against the stair with a heavy thud, and bright red blood burst from
25:56his forehead at once.
25:57Bell.
25:58I panted twice, let go of his hair, and pushed myself up.
26:02Then I looked down at his pain-blurred eyes and smiled.
26:06How touching.
26:08You were really willing to sacrifice yourself just to ruin me here, all so your poor little
26:12darling could have a future?
26:14This was Lucas' warning to me, wasn't it?
26:16So the two of you had already agreed to share her by then?
26:18That's revolting.
26:19I lifted the hem of my dress and rubbed it against the blood on his face again and again
26:24until the fabric was stained all over.
26:28Then I left him there and ran for the auditorium.
26:31Inside, piano music floated through the air.
26:34Lily was playing the same piece she did in my last life.
26:37She sat at the white piano in her silver dress.
26:39The stage was dark all around, with only a single spotlight on her, like the only spark
26:45in the night.
26:46She reveled in the attention of the whole room, just like in my last life, when she climbed
26:52over my blood and flesh at my engagement party.
26:55I ran from the entrance straight toward the stage and vaulted up onto it.
26:59Standing in that single beam of light, I kicked Lily over and slammed my fist onto the camera.
27:05You sent that bastard after me and thought I'd let you sit here playing like nothing happened?
27:13People gasped all over the auditorium.
27:16Someone screamed,
27:17Blood!
27:18Her dress is covered in blood!
27:20The blood and dust-stained hem, the messy hair, the swollen ankle, every detail on me
27:26backed up what I was saying.
27:28Lily grabbed the piano bench and staggered to her feet.
27:31There was intense hatred in her eyes, but it quickly turned back into innocence.
27:37Belle, I don't know what you're talking about.
27:39But this is my performance.
27:42At least respect the audience instead of barging up here like this.
27:46Lucas shot to his feet in the audience and shouted angrily,
27:50Belle, are you crazy?
27:51I ignored him completely, kicked Lily aside, and sat down on the bench.
27:56I started playing Beethoven's Fifth.
27:58In my last life, I played a musician in a film.
28:01For that role, I spent three solid months learning this piece.
28:05I wasn't highly skilled, but in a moment like this, it was enough.
28:09The fierce notes, mixed with a faint electric hum, rang through the vast dome of the auditorium.
28:15When I finished, I turned to Lily and said,
28:18Clear and hard.
28:19You ruined my birthday party.
28:21You drove a wedge between me and my brother.
28:23You spread lies about me in front of my family and friends.
28:26Those things are minor.
28:27I'll pay you back in my own way.
28:28But sending Jay to push me down the stairs, trying to break my leg so I couldn't show up on
28:33this stage,
28:34I paused and watched her face turn pale.
28:36Then I gave a cold little laugh.
28:38Piano is what you're proudest of, isn't it?
28:41And you didn't even have the confidence to beat me on the same stage?
28:48Everything on and off the stage fell into chaos.
28:51Teachers rushed over.
28:52In the end, a teacher led Lily and me off the stage.
28:55The host came up and tried to smooth things over.
28:58Our group dance was next.
29:00Backstage, I passed the girls from my team.
29:03Sophie ran straight at me with tears in her eyes and grabbed my hand.
29:06You're hurt, aren't you?
29:08I should have gone with you.
29:10I smiled and patted her head.
29:12I'm okay.
29:13Go perform.
29:14You've practiced for so long.
29:16Give yourselves an ending you can be proud of.
29:18The first place prize for the anniversary show was $100,000.
29:22From the very beginning, that dance wasn't for me.
29:26I watched them walk onto the stage, and then the pain and exhaustion crashed over me all at once.
29:31I blacked out.
29:32When I opened my eyes again, I was in the hospital.
29:35That same night, Lucas stormed into my room.
29:38Psycho!
29:40You're completely insane!
29:42I knew what he wanted.
29:43He wanted to take it step by step and slowly place the girl he loved in the spotlight.
29:48And today had been a key part of that plan.
29:51But Lucas, how could I ever give you that chance?
29:54What now?
29:55Your poor little darling didn't even finish with peace,
29:58and the fact that you and Jay tried to break my leg is already out.
30:01She'll never get into the school she wanted now.
30:03I smiled at Lucas.
30:05Then I remembered something.
30:06Oh, right.
30:07Your accomplice, Jay, is still lying on the floor in the main building.
30:12If you have time, remember to send him to the hospital.
30:16I burst out laughing.
30:17In Lucas' eyes, I saw my reflection, like a madwoman.
30:21Maybe I'd been crazy ever since the day I died the first time.
30:26A muscle twitched in Lucas' face and anger flashed through his eyes.
30:31You think you won?
30:32Even if Lily's performance failed, you still didn't dance.
30:36Lucas, the camera's got your whole breakdown on tape.
30:39The school already called mom and dad.
30:41They're getting ready to expel you.
30:46Lucas laughed like he'd already won.
30:49I wasn't even a little rattled.
30:50So what if I leave school?
30:52Do you really think I care?
30:54Lucas, don't forget.
30:55Just like you, I have wealthy parents who love me.
30:58If this road closes, I still have plenty of others.
31:01My only goal was to drag the girl you love into the mud.
31:05That's all.
31:06Everything Lily framed me for in my last life,
31:08I was going to make real for her this time.
31:11Every road she walked in that life,
31:13I was going to block one by one.
31:16We weren't even close to settled yet, Lily.
31:18I caused a scene at the school anniversary show in front of everyone.
31:22That, plus the earlier stories about me.
31:25Bullying Lily spread online fast.
31:28The whole thing turned into a mess.
31:30A conflict between a rich girl and a poor student was bound to draw attention.
31:35Whether it was ten years ago or ten years later.
31:38But this time, not everyone sided against me.
31:42It's not necessarily a rick girl bullying a peon one, right?
31:44From the way she played the piano, she doesn't seem like that kind of...
31:48Forget that.
31:49Did you see her jukwe?
31:50It was swollen like crazy and was gutted's blood.
31:53What bully beats someone up and ends up looking like that?
31:57Sophie and a few others jumped in to argue with people online.
32:02Belle is not who you think she is.
32:04Lily was the one who started it.
32:05The internet went wild.
32:06The internet went wild.
32:08While I was in the hospital,
32:09Lucas Mustoon had been whispering in Dad's ear.
32:12When I got home, Dad looked at me coldly.
32:14If your school won't let you continue, then drop out.
32:18I glanced at Lucas.
32:19He stood behind Dad with that tiny little smug look on his face.
32:23He had clearly spent plenty of time telling Dad that I'd shamed the whole family.
32:27Sure.
32:28I gave a faint smile.
32:29Dad looked at me and said,
32:31You always wanted to study acting.
32:33I can help you apply to arts programs.
32:36No.
32:36I cut in.
32:37I'm going to study business.
32:39Both of them froze.
32:40And when Dad looked at me again,
32:42something in his eyes had changed.
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