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00:00My fiancon and my own brother hated me for 10 years.
00:03Convinced 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. A 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. They first branded me at the balloon.
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.
01:01Crazy! 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. Couldn't even process it.
01:57Then Lily stepped out from behind the crowd.
01:59With tears in her eyes, she looked up and smiled.
02:03Belle, 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 live stream 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.
02:55I laughed.
02:57Go ahead!
02:58Cry! Make a scene!
03:00With 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,
03:23then 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,
03:31he told me to apologize so it would blow over.
03:34It always looked like he was helping me.
03:37She's just confused.
03:37But with just a few words, he made me look guilty.
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,
03:59his 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,
04:17Jay recognized her.
04:18He believed every word Lily said about me hurting her.
04:21So he hated me for it.
04:23But as the illegitimate son,
04:25he 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,
04:48Sophie 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,
04:56I 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,
05:25she 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,
05:37so they were running late.
05:39The crystal chandeliers blazed overhead.
05:41I came down the spiral staircase in a custom gown.
05:45Across the room,
05:46I saw my brother Lucas' sharp suit.
05:48Cold look.
05:49Belle, come here.
05:50I walked over.
05:51What is it, Lucas?
05:51Did you prepare a birthday gift for me?
05:53Using your family's power to bully a classmate?
05:56Belle,
05:57is this how I taught you to behave?
05:59Apologize to Lily.
06:00Now!
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,
06:15what are you even talking about?
06:17I don't understand a word.
06:19When did I bully anyone?
06:20I don't even know who she is.
06:22Stop acting innocent.
06:24If you've done something wrong,
06:25you 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,
06:34I 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.
06:56And 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.
08:08Belle, since you refuse to repent,
08:11don't blame me for showing no mercy.
08:13Security!
08:14Take her out!
08:15She doesn't step back into this house until she admits it.
08:18Lucas, 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, and you're the one who'll suffer.
08:30I stepped back from the guards and checked my watch.
08:32My eyes shifted to the door.
08:34The next second, the 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 and 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.
09:02Could 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, you 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 and 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, there was real fear in her eyes.
09:33I smiled.
09:34This time, the story would go the way I wanted.
09:39In my last life, I was always scared of Lucas.
09:42And I loved him anyway.
09:44To me, he was always a stern, imposing older brother.
09:47When we were kids, Mom 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, he'd punish me.
09:57No dinner.
09:58Stand in the corner.
10:00Grounded all weekend.
10:01Once, I 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, clutching that puppy and not knowing what to do.
10:16I 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.
10:38Eat 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, rambling nonsense, he listened patiently.
10:58His eyes were full of tenderness.
11:00In my last life, I 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 and pointed at Lily.
11:19Mom, she'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?
11:30Lucas didn't think I'd find out about the two of you this early, did you?
11:36I pressed at my reddened eyes, my voice catching as I spoke.
11:39Don'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?
11:56I 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.
12:28You need to learn your lesson.
12:30This ends here.
12:32The guests looked stunned.
12:33I met Lily's shocked stare and gave her a smile.
12:36This show had barely even started.
12:39What 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.
13:21And 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.
13:56I 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.
14:14What was wrong, Belle?
14:14What do I have to do to make you happy?
14:16What 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!
14:43My 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.
14:54You 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.
15:02Belle, it'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?
15:38She 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, maybe 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.
17:05I can tell that much.
17:07Yeah, anyone could understand something that simple.
17:10Except 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,
17:31and 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,
18:05and 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.
18:16When 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.
18:29That 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.
18:41Back 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.
18:51The only light in his life had finally been seen by everyone,
18:55and that light was shining into her future too.
18:58I pulled myself out of the memory.
19:00This time, I changed my performance.
19:02Instead of doing a solo,
19:04I 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,
19:14poured the best props.
19:16Compared to that,
19:17Lily'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,
19:25he 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,
19:57and I brushed past him and walked away.
20:00A few days before the event,
20:02Jay came to find me.
20:04Belle, what happened last time was my fault.
20:07But you blocked every way I had to contact you,
20:09and you refused to see me.
20:10Do you have some understanding about me,
20:12or did you fall for someone else?
20:14By the time he said those last few words,
20:17there 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,
20:31but 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
20:39and 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,
20:48and all I got in return
20:50was ten years of their smears and hatred.
20:52At that moment,
20:53I didn't even want to pretend anymore.
20:55I grabbed Jay by the collar
20:57and slammed him into the tree behind him.
21:00Before he could speak,
21:01I slapped him.
21:01Well, you know,
21:02for 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,
21:27why are you still standing here
21:28acting like you care so much about me?
21:31You thought you could string me along,
21:34use me,
21:35and still go be a lapdog for your little lover?
21:39No wonder the son of a mistress
21:41would be this shameless.
21:42As soon as I finished that last word,
21:44the 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,
21:51released him,
21:51and walked away.
21:53That night,
21:53I had a dream rarely.
21:55I dreamed about what happened
21:57after I died in my last life.
21:59When the concentrated sulfuric acid
22:01splashed into my eyes,
22:02I forced myself through the pain
22:04and found Lily behind Lucas
22:06in my blurred vision.
22:07I grabbed a cake knife,
22:09rushed at her,
22:10and drove it hard into her chest.
22:13Then I died in that unbearable pain.
22:16Lily was rushed to the hospital.
22:18Outside the room,
22:19Jay 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,
22:38could you have become...
22:40Don't push your luck.
22:41Jay staggered back and shot back.
22:43You helped me?
22:44No,
22:44it was obviously...
22:46Then he cut himself off.
22:47Lucas laughed coldly.
22:48Yeah,
22:49my 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
22:57and arranged it yourself.
22:58Forgot already?
22:59I jolted awake from the dream
23:01and stumbled into the bathroom,
23:03dry heaving.
23:04I looked at myself in the mirror.
23:05My bloodshot eyes were filled with hatred.
23:08Just wait.
23:09In this life,
23:10I'll make you regret everything.
23:15On the day of the school anniversary show,
23:17I ran into Lily near the academic building.
23:20She was wearing a luxurious silver gown
23:22with 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
23:31means 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.
23:39I smiled and gave her just one line.
23:42How was the toilet water?
23:44Lily's face turned livid
23:46while I just turned and walked away
23:48like I didn't care.
23:51That evening,
23:52my dance team and I changed into our costumes
23:54and headed for backstage from the studio.
23:57Halfway there,
23:58I realized I'd left one of our final props behind.
24:02So I went back alone.
24:04The huge school building was empty.
24:06I lifted my skirt and hurried up the stairs
24:09but stopped just before I reached the dance studio floor.
24:12Jay was standing a few steps above me.
24:15He spoke in a low voice.
24:18Belle, 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,
24:25a force slammed into my shoulder.
24:27I didn't even have time to react.
24:28Behind me were dozens of stares.
24:30I hit the ground on my back
24:32and rolled hard all the way down.
24:33In blinding pain,
24:35I crashed beside the stair railing
24:36and my ankle felt like it had snapped.
24:39Jay walked down the steps toward me.
24:41Then he stopped at my side.
24:44He looked at me with calm,
24:45almost sorrowful eyes
24:46but his voice was ice cold.
24:48Belle,
24:49don't blame me.
24:50You already have everything.
24:52Even if you miss this chantwis,
24:55you'll still have plenty of other paths.
24:57But Lily is different.
24:59He grabbed an iron rod,
25:01seized my twisted ankle
25:02and brought it down hard.
25:07A scene from my dream
25:08suddenly flashed through my mind.
25:10Jay standing outside that hospital room,
25:13yet for a moment after hearing Lucas
25:15then saying,
25:16Yeah,
25:16I planned her death myself.
25:19But for Lily,
25:20I don't regret it.
25:22The best 15 years of my life,
25:24the fiercest and most sincere love
25:26I had ever given,
25:27had all been tied to someone like him.
25:29I suddenly laughed.
25:32Right before the rod came down on my leg,
25:34I yanked myself free
25:35and kicked him over.
25:38Loser.
25:39My ankle hurt so badly
25:40my breathing almost stopped.
25:41But before Jay could recover,
25:43I grabbed his hair
25:44and 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
25:52against the stair with a heavy thud
25:54and bright red blood
25:55burst from his forehead at once.
25:57Belle.
25:58I panted twice,
26:00let go of his hair
26:01and pushed myself up.
26:02Then I looked down
26:03at his pain-blurred eyes
26:05and smiled.
26:06How touching.
26:08You were really willing
26:09to sacrifice yourself
26:10just to ruin me here
26:11all so your poor little darling
26:13could have a future?
26:14This was Lucas' warning to me,
26:15wasn't it?
26:16So the two of you
26:17had already agreed
26:17to share her by then?
26:18That's revolting.
26:19I lifted the hem of my dress
26:21and rubbed it against the blood
26:23on his face again and again
26:24until the fabric
26:25was stained all over.
26:28Then I left him there
26:29and ran for the auditorium.
26:31Inside, piano music
26:33floated through the air.
26:34Lily was playing
26:35the same piece
26:36she did in my last life.
26:37She sat at the white piano
26:38in her silver dress.
26:39The stage was dark
26:40all around
26:41with only a single
26:43spotlight on her
26:44like the only spark
26:45in the night.
26:46She reveled in the attention
26:47of the whole room.
26:49Just like in my last life
26:50when she climbed over
26:52my blood and flesh
26:53at my engagement party.
26:54I ran from the entrance
26:56straight toward the stage
26:57and vaulted up onto it.
26:59Standing in that
27:00single beam of light,
27:01I kicked Lily over
27:02and slammed my fist
27:04onto the camera.
27:05You sent that bastard
27:06after me
27:07and thought I'd let you
27:08sit here playing
27:09like nothing happened?
27:13People gasped
27:14all over the auditorium.
27:16Someone screamed
27:17Blood!
27:18Her dress is covered
27:19in blood!
27:20The blood
27:21and dust-stained hem.
27:22The messy hair,
27:23the swollen ankle.
27:24Every detail on me
27:26backed up
27:26what I was saying.
27:28Lily grabbed
27:29the piano bench
27:30and staggered
27:30to her feet.
27:31There was intense
27:32hatred in her eyes
27:34but it quickly
27:34turned back
27:35into innocence.
27:37Belle,
27:37I don't know
27:38what you're talking about.
27:40But this is my performance.
27:42At least respect
27:43the audience
27:44instead of
27:45barging up here
27:45like this.
27:46Lucas shot to his feet
27:48in the audience
27:48and shouted angrily.
27:50Belle,
27:50are you crazy?
27:51I ignored him completely,
27:53kicked Lily aside
27:54and sat down
27:55on the bench.
27:56I started playing
27:57Beethoven's Fifth.
27:58In my last life,
27:59I played a musician
28:00in a film.
28:01For that role,
28:02I spent three solid months
28:04learning this piece.
28:05I wasn't highly skilled
28:06but in a moment like this,
28:08it was enough.
28:08The fierce notes
28:10mixed with a faint
28:11electric hum
28:12rang through
28:13the vast dome
28:14of the auditorium.
28:15When I finished,
28:16I turned to Lily
28:17and said,
28:18clear and hard,
28:19you ruined my birthday party.
28:21You drove a wedge
28:22between me and my brother.
28:23You spread lies about me
28:24in front of my family
28:25and friends.
28:26Those things are minor.
28:27I'll pay you back
28:28in my own way.
28:28But sending Jay
28:29to push me down the stairs,
28:31trying to break my legs
28:32so I couldn't show up
28:33on this stage,
28:34I paused and watched
28:35her face turn pale.
28:36Then I gave a cold
28:37little laugh.
28:38Piano is what
28:39you're proudest of,
28:40isn't it?
28:41And you didn't even
28:42have the confidence
28:43to beat me
28:43on the same stage?
28:48Everything on and off
28:49the stage fell into chaos.
28:51Teachers rushed over.
28:52In the end,
28:53a teacher led Lily
28:54and me off the stage.
28:55The host came up
28:56and tried to smooth
28:57things over.
28:58Our group dance
28:59was next.
29:00Backstage,
29:00I passed the girls
29:02from my team.
29:03Sophie ran straight
29:03at me with tears
29:04in her eyes
29:05and grabbed my hand.
29:06You're hurt,
29:06aren't you?
29:08I should have
29:09gone with you.
29:10I smiled and
29:10patted her head.
29:12I'm okay.
29:13Go perform.
29:14You've practiced
29:15for so long.
29:16Give yourselves
29:17an ending you can
29:18be proud of.
29:18The first place prize
29:19for the anniversary show
29:21was $100,000.
29:22From the very beginning,
29:24that dance
29:24wasn't for me.
29:26I watched them
29:27walk onto the stage
29:28and then the pain
29:29and exhaustion
29:29crashed over me
29:30all at once.
29:31I blacked out.
29:32When I opened
29:33my eyes again,
29:34I was in the hospital.
29:35That same night,
29:36Lucas stormed
29:37into my room.
29:38Psycho!
29:40You're completely insane!
29:41I knew what he wanted.
29:43He wanted to take it
29:44step by step
29:45and slowly place
29:46the girl he loved
29:47in the spotlight.
29:48And today
29:48had been a key part
29:49of that plan.
29:50But Lucas,
29:52how could I ever
29:53give you that chance?
29:54What now?
29:55Your poor little darling
29:57didn't even finish
29:57with peace
29:58and the fact that
29:59you and Jay
29:59tried to break my leg
30:00is already out.
30:01She'll never get
30:02into the school
30:03she wanted now.
30:04I smiled at Lucas.
30:05Then I remembered something.
30:06Oh, right.
30:07Your accomplice, Jay,
30:09is still lying
30:10on the floor
30:10in the main building.
30:12If you have time,
30:13remember to send him
30:15to the hospital.
30:15I burst out laughing.
30:17In Lucas' eyes,
30:18I saw my reflection,
30:20like a mad woman.
30:21Maybe I'd been crazy
30:23ever since the day
30:23I died the first time.
30:26A muscle twitched
30:27in Lucas' face
30:28and anger
30:28flashed through his eyes.
30:30You think you won?
30:32Even if Lily's
30:33performance failed,
30:34you still didn't dance.
30:36The cameras got
30:37your whole breakdown
30:38on tape.
30:39The school already
30:40called mom and dad.
30:41They're getting ready
30:42to expel you.
30:46Lucas laughed
30:47like he'd already won.
30:48I wasn't even
30:49a little rattled.
30:50So what if I leave school?
30:52Do you really think
30:53I care?
30:54Lucas,
30:54don't forget.
30:55Just like you,
30:56I have wealthy parents
30:57who love me.
30:58If this road closes,
30:59I still have plenty of others.
31:01My only goal
31:02was to drag the girl
31:03you love into the mud.
31:05That's all.
31:06Everything Lily framed me
31:07for in my last life,
31:08I was going to make real
31:09for her this time.
31:11Every road she walked
31:12in that life,
31:13I was going to block
31:14one by one.
31:16We weren't even close
31:17to settled yet, Lily.
31:18I caused a scene
31:19at the school anniversary
31:20show in front of everyone.
31:22That,
31:23plus the earlier stories
31:24about me.
31:25Bullying Lily
31:26spread online fast.
31:28The whole thing
31:29turned into a mess.
31:30A conflict between
31:31a rich girl
31:32and a poor student
31:33was bound to draw attention.
31:35Whether it was
31:36ten years ago
31:36or ten years later.
31:38But this time,
31:39not everyone
31:40sided against me.
31:41It's not necessarily
31:42a rick girl bullying
31:43a peon one, right?
31:44From the way
31:45she played the piano,
31:46she doesn't seem
31:47like that kind of person.
31:48Forget that.
31:49Did you see her jukwe?
31:50It was swollen like crazy
31:51and was gutted's blood.
31:53What bully beats someone up
31:55and ends up looking like that?
31:57Sophie and a few others
31:58jumped in to argue
31:59with people online.
32:01Belle is not who you think she is.
32:04Lily was the one
32:05who started it.
32:06The internet went wild.
32:06The internet went wild.
32:08While I was in the hospital,
32:09Lucas Mustoon
32:10been whispering in dad's ear.
32:12When I got home,
32:13dad looked at me coldly.
32:14If your school
32:15won't let you continue,
32:17then drop out.
32:18I glanced at Lucas.
32:19He stood behind dad
32:20with that tiny little
32:21smug look on his face.
32:23He had clearly spent
32:24plenty of time
32:25telling dad
32:25that I'd shamed
32:26the whole family.
32:27Sure.
32:28I gave a faint smile.
32:29Dad looked at me
32:30and said,
32:31You always wanted
32:32to study acting.
32:33I can help you
32:34apply 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
32:40looked at me again,
32:41something in his eyes
32:42had changed.
32:43You
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