He Chose My Sister, So I Chose the Serpent King | The Girl They Abandoned Came Back─影片 Dailymotion

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00:00:22To be continued...

00:00:30...from doctor to doctor, trying to cure his mucis.

00:00:34I practiced sign language for two hours every day just so I could communicate with him.

00:00:40He was frail, and because he was a serpent shifter, the other bodyguards often picked on him.

00:00:46So I secretly trained in combat myself, strengthening my body, so I could pay them back one by one on

00:00:53his behalf.

00:00:54I thought my sincerity would earn his loyalty, until the day the estate villa caught fire.

00:00:58With both my sister and me pinned beneath fallen beams, he looked at us and chose her without hesitation.

00:01:05I'm sorry. I have to save Chloe first.

00:01:08So he could speak after all.

00:01:10As the flame slowly swallowed me whole, he signed something only I could understand.

00:01:17I owe you more than I can repay in this life, and the next I will pay you back with

00:01:21my life.

00:01:26When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day we were choosing our shifter bodyguards.

00:01:32I stood there in a daze, until I felt blood welling in my palm from how hard I was clenching

00:01:37my hand.

00:01:39Only then did I realize this was not a dream.

00:01:43My sister shot me a glance, then tugged on father's sleeve with a sugary smile.

00:01:48Dad, if Olivia isn't choosing, then let me go first.

00:01:56As she spoke, father watched her indulgently while she flitted between the two tall serpent shifters like a cheerful little

00:02:02bird.

00:02:03Though they kept the upper bodies of men, their long serpentine tails slid restlessly across the floor,

00:02:09and their cold slit pupils shone with caution.

00:02:12I think I'll take Adam.

00:02:14Olivia is always by herself, so she really needs a strong serpent shifter to protect her.

00:02:18She sounded thoughtful and caring, but her eyes never left the older brother, Alex, not for even a second.

00:02:23I kept my expression calm, but the scene from my previous life came rushing back.

00:02:27She had done the same thing then.

00:02:28The one she truly wanted had always been Alex, yet she put on a show of concern and offered to

00:02:33leave him to me.

00:02:34What I had not understood then was that her retreat had only ever been a tactic.

00:02:38Looking at her performance, I had genuinely believed she meant it, so I refused no matter what.

00:02:42I could not bear to let her compromise, and I did not want Adam, the younger brother, to be put

00:02:46to death either.

00:02:47Until the day of the fire.

00:02:52Even then, she was still saying,

00:02:55Save my sister first!

00:02:58While reaching for Adam at the first chance she got.

00:03:01Even though her own bodyguard, Alex, was right beside her.

00:03:04Even though where she stood was far safer than where I was.

00:03:07She was always like this.

00:03:08Certain I would soften.

00:03:09Certain a trick would work.

00:03:11She never suffered any real loss, yet somehow still walked away with a glowing reputation.

00:03:15But this time, I agreed.

00:03:17Whatever Chloe wants.

00:03:18My answer was so unexpected that the smile froze on her face.

00:03:22She was not the only one shocked.

00:03:24Adam jerked his head up and stared at me.

00:03:26Surprise flashing through those cold, reptilian-slit pupils.

00:03:31No.

00:03:32Father said sharply.

00:03:33Chloe is the delicate one.

00:03:36She's the one who needs the better bodyguard.

00:03:38This younger brother can't even talk.

00:03:41He doesn't deserve to stay by her side.

00:03:44Understanding dawned on me.

00:03:46So father had known all along.

00:03:49Yet he still brought Adam here.

00:03:50Rather than truly letting my sister and me choose, this whole thing had only been a performance to make it

00:03:54look fair.

00:03:56I'm fine.

00:03:57My sister had just started to relax, ready to speak.

00:04:00When Adam suddenly opened his mouth.

00:04:02Sir, I can speak.

00:04:04I could not help glancing at him again.

00:04:06In my previous life, Adam had spoken only once before I died.

00:04:10And now he was talking already?

00:04:12Then I caught the understakeable wariness in his eyes.

00:04:15And I knew for certain, Adam had been reborn too.

00:04:19Watching him fight so hard for this chance only made his final promise for my last life seemed even more

00:04:24ridiculous.

00:04:25But that was fine.

00:04:27I did not want him anymore, either.

00:04:30Relying on the Serpent Shifter's natural agility and his constricting strength, Adam took down several retired Special Forces men.

00:04:38Standing beside father.

00:04:40Even father, who had opposed the idea, began to waver.

00:04:44However, my sister lit up with delight.

00:04:47She had always preferred Adam's refined, handsome looks.

00:04:50If he had not been mute, she would have been her first choice from the very beginning.

00:04:57All right then.

00:04:59Adam will stay with Chloe from now on.

00:05:01As for Alex?

00:05:02He turned to the other brother.

00:05:06You'll go with Olivia.

00:05:12At father's order, a dark look settled over Alex's face.

00:05:16His icy snake tail lashed the floor in an irritation.

00:05:19Then, gritting his teeth, he bent down and melt.

00:05:23Sir, please forgive me, but I cannot obey.

00:05:25What do you mean by that?

00:05:27Father might favor my sister, but I was still his daughter.

00:05:30For Alex to refuse him in front of everyone was an open show of disrespect.

00:05:35If you refuse to protect my daughter, then you can go straight to the disposal chamber.

00:05:41I had known in my previous life that the shifter bodyguard's father bought at enormous cost would be sent to

00:05:47the disposal chamber for Humana Eutherasia if they were not chosen.

00:05:51I could not bear to watch a living person die before my eyes, so I had kept Adam by my

00:05:56side.

00:05:56This time it was Alex's turn.

00:05:58I still said nothing, but my sister panicked.

00:06:03She rushed forward and grabbed Alex's arm, trying to pull him up from the floor.

00:06:08Alex, if you don't go with Olivia, you'll die!

00:06:11But Alex only looked at her with naked devotion and shook his head firmly.

00:06:15If I cannot protect Chloe, then death means nothing to me.

00:06:18At that, a blush rose across my sister's face.

00:06:22I could not help laughing.

00:06:24Olivia, can you really just stand there and watch him die?

00:06:27Tears shimmered in my sister's eyes as she turned to face me.

00:06:30From the brother's angle, she looked heartbreakingly fragile.

00:06:33Dad, if Alex is this loyal to Chloe, then let both brothers stay with her.

00:06:37I spoke up at just the right moment.

00:06:41One more won't make a difference, and neither will two.

00:06:46That landed exactly where it needed to.

00:06:49From the moment the two serpent shifters had appeared, her eyes had never once left them.

00:06:53Father fell silent for a moment, thinking it over.

00:06:58Olivia, then what about you?

00:07:00It's okay, Dad.

00:07:01I'm the older sister.

00:07:03Of course I should give in to Chloe.

00:07:05Everyone turned to look at me.

00:07:07I only lowered my head and did my best to look considerate and understanding.

00:07:11Father smiled.

00:07:12Olivia's finally grown up, but how will your safety be protected?

00:07:16I lifted my head and saw the approval written plainly across Father's face.

00:07:21I also caught the note of scrutiny in Adam's eyes,

00:07:24but I had no interest in guessing what he was thinking, and even less in caring.

00:07:30Send me to work at my brother's company, Dad.

00:07:33I'll take care of myself.

00:07:35In my previous life, I had poured everything into holding on to Adam.

00:07:39In the process, I forgot to secure my footing.

00:07:42Within this family, there were three children in the house, and I was the middle one.

00:07:48I was not like my older brother, burdened with father's expectations,

00:07:53and I was not like my younger sister, doled on as the baby of the family.

00:07:58When I was seven, I was sent away to a remote country villa and left to fend for myself.

00:08:05I had only been brought back two years ago.

00:08:08My brother was ruthless in business.

00:08:10Every time he returned from a trip, he brought Chloe designer handbags and limited edition jewelry.

00:08:16Even the lifestyle assistant at her side lived better than I did.

00:08:21In my previous life, I had to save up from my meager allowance just to pay Adam's medical bills.

00:08:27So if I wanted to improve my standing, I had to prove my value.

00:08:34My brother had never cared much for the unwanted sister of the family.

00:08:40He did not meet with me personally.

00:08:43He merely had the HR director assign me to the logistics department, then ignored me after that.

00:08:49I said nothing and quietly focused on my work.

00:08:52I had not forgotten the business knowledge I learned in my previous life.

00:08:56If anything, I had become even better.

00:08:59When the company became locked in a fierce acquisition battle with a rival,

00:09:04I used sharp data analysis and negotiation tactics to secure the key project in one move.

00:09:11Only then did my brother formally meet with me.

00:09:14As a reward, he transferred me into the core business division.

00:09:17The company needed capable people, and on top of that, I was family.

00:09:21That made me someone he could trust.

00:09:24Because of that, I also came to know many of the group's inner secrets.

00:09:28After I secured another major order, my brother openly praised my contribution at the board meeting.

00:09:34Almost overnight, my name spread through our social cluster.

00:09:37I even outshined my sister, who had worked so hard to build her image as a perfect socialist.

00:09:42The day I returned to the estate villa, she stormed into my room.

00:09:48Behind her stood the twin serpent shifter bodyguards.

00:09:51Flanking her on either side in a protective stance.

00:09:55At a single look from her, Adam's snake body snapped toward me like a whip.

00:09:59I never saw it coming.

00:10:00The blow hit me hard and sent me crashing to the floor.

00:10:03My sister curled her red lips into a cruel smile.

00:10:06Olivia, let me teach you how a real heiress is supposed to act.

00:10:29My father bought a pair of twin serpent shifters from a pile of corpses in the underground black market.

00:10:35My younger sister chose the older brother at once, the one who had fallen for her at first sight.

00:10:40That left only the younger one, the mute brother.

00:10:42I knew any shifter who was not chosen would be sent off for humane euthanasia, so I took pity on

00:10:48him and kept him.

00:10:50He could not speak, so I took him from doctor to doctor, trying to cure his muses.

00:10:56I practiced sign language for two hours every day, just so I could communicate with him.

00:11:02He was frail, and because he was a serpent shifter, the other bodyguards often picked on him.

00:11:08So I secretly trained in combat myself, strengthening my body, so I could pay them back one by one on

00:11:15his behalf.

00:11:15I thought my sincerity would earn his loyalty, until the day the estate villa caught fire.

00:11:20With both my sister and me pinned beneath fallen beams, he looked at us and chose her without hesitation.

00:11:28I'm sorry, I have to save Chloe first.

00:11:31So he could speak after all, as the flame slowly swallowed me whole.

00:11:35He signed something only I could understand.

00:11:39I owe you more than I can repay in this life, and the next I will pay you back with

00:11:44my life.

00:11:59Dad, if Olivia isn't choosing, then let me go first.

00:12:18As she spoke, Father watched her indulgently while she flitted between the two tall serpent shifters like a cheerful little

00:12:24bird.

00:12:25Though they kept the upper bodies of men, their long serpentine tails slid restlessly across the floor,

00:12:31and their cold-slit pupils shone with caution.

00:12:34I think I'll take Adam.

00:12:36Olivia is always by herself, so she really needs a strong serpent shifter to protect her.

00:12:40She sounded thoughtful and caring, but her eyes never left the older brother, Alex, not for even a second.

00:12:45I kept my expression calm, but the scene from my previous life came rushing back.

00:12:49She had done the same thing then.

00:12:51The one she truly wanted had always been Alex, yet she put on a show of concern and offered to

00:12:55leave him to me.

00:12:56What I had not understood then was that her retreat had only ever been a tactic.

00:13:00Looking at her performance, I had genuinely believed she meant it, so I refused no matter what.

00:13:04I could not bear to let her compromise, and I did not want Adam, the younger brother, to be put

00:13:08to death either.

00:13:09Until the day of the fire.

00:13:14Even then, she was still saying,

00:13:17Save my sister first!

00:13:20While reaching for Adam at the first chance she got.

00:13:23Even though her own bodyguard, Alex, was right beside her.

00:13:26Even though where she stood was far safer than where I was.

00:13:29She was always like this.

00:13:30Certain I would soften.

00:13:31Certain the trick would work.

00:13:33She never suffered any real loss, yet somehow still walked away with a glowing reputation.

00:13:37But this time, I agreed.

00:13:39Whatever Chloe wants.

00:13:40My answer was so unexpected that the smile froze on her face.

00:13:44She was not the only one shocked.

00:13:46Adam jerked his head up and stared at me.

00:13:48Surprise flashing through those cold, reptilian-slit pupils.

00:13:53No.

00:13:54Father said sharply.

00:13:56Chloe is the delicate one.

00:13:58She's the one who needs the better bodyguard.

00:14:00This younger brother can't even talk.

00:14:03He doesn't deserve to stay by her side.

00:14:06Understanding dawned on me.

00:14:09So father had known all along.

00:14:11Yet he still brought Adam here.

00:14:13Rather than truly letting my sister and me choose, this whole thing had only been a performance to make it

00:14:17look fair.

00:14:18I'm fine.

00:14:19My sister had just started to relax, ready to speak, when Adam suddenly opened his mouth.

00:14:24Sir, I can speak.

00:14:26I could not help glancing at him again.

00:14:28In my previous life, Adam had spoken only once before I died.

00:14:32And now he was talking already?

00:14:34Then I caught the understakeable wariness in his eyes, and I knew for certain, Adam had been reborn, too.

00:14:42Watching him fight so hard for this chance only made his final promise for my last life seemed even more

00:14:47ridiculous.

00:14:47But that was fine.

00:14:49I did not want him anymore, either.

00:14:52Relying on the Serpent Shifter's natural agility and his constricting strength, Adam took down several retired Special Forces men.

00:15:00Standing beside father, even father, who had opposed the idea, began to waver.

00:15:07My sister lit up with delight.

00:15:09She had always preferred Adam's refined, handsome looks.

00:15:12If he had not been mute, she would have been her first choice from the very beginning.

00:15:19All right, then.

00:15:21Adam will stay with Chloe from now on.

00:15:23As for Alex...

00:15:24He turned to the other brother.

00:15:28You'll go with Olivia.

00:15:34At father's order, a dark look settled over Alex's face.

00:15:38His icy snake tail lashed the floor in an irritation.

00:15:41Then, gritting his teeth, he bent down and melt.

00:15:45Sir, please forgive me, but I cannot obey.

00:15:48What do you mean by that?

00:15:49Father might favor my sister, but I was still his daughter.

00:15:52For Alex to refuse him in front of everyone was an open show of disrespect.

00:15:58If you refuse to protect my daughter, then you can go straight to the disposal chamber.

00:16:03I had known in my previous life that the shifter bodyguard's father bought at enormous cost would be sent to

00:16:09the disposal chamber for Humana Eutherasia if they were not chosen.

00:16:13I could not bear to watch a living person die before my eyes, so I had kept Adam by my

00:16:18side.

00:16:18This time it was Alex's turn.

00:16:21I still said nothing, but my sister panicked.

00:16:25She rushed forward and grabbed Alex's arm, trying to pull him up from the floor.

00:16:30Alex! If you don't go with Olivia, you'll die!

00:16:33But Alex only looked at her with naked devotion and shook his head firmly.

00:16:37If I cannot protect Chloe, then death means nothing to me.

00:16:40At that, a blush rose across my sister's face.

00:16:44I could not help laughing.

00:16:46Olivia, can you really just stand there and watch him die?

00:16:49Tears shimmered in my sister's eyes as she turned to face me.

00:16:52From the brother's angle, she looked heartbreakingly fragile.

00:16:55Dad, if Alex is this loyal to Chloe, then let both brothers stay with her.

00:16:59I spoke up at just the right moment.

00:17:03One more won't make a difference.

00:17:05And neither will two.

00:17:09That landed exactly where it needed to.

00:17:11From the moment the two serpent shifters had appeared, her eyes had never once left them.

00:17:16Father fell silent for a moment, thinking it over.

00:17:20Olivia, then what about you?

00:17:22It's okay, Dad.

00:17:23I'm the older sister.

00:17:25Of course I should give in to Chloe.

00:17:27Everyone turned to look at me.

00:17:29I only lowered my head and did my best to look considerate and understanding.

00:17:33Father smiled.

00:17:34Olivia's finally grown up.

00:17:36But how will your safety be protected?

00:17:38I lifted my head and saw the approval written plainly across father's face.

00:17:43I also caught the note of scrutiny in Adam's eyes.

00:17:46But I had no interest in guessing what he was thinking.

00:17:49And even less in caring.

00:17:52Send me to work at my brother's company, Dad.

00:17:56I'll take care of myself.

00:17:57In my previous life, I had poured everything into holding on to Adam.

00:18:01In the process, I forgot to secure my footing within this family.

00:18:05There were three children in the house.

00:18:08And I was the middle one.

00:18:10I was not like my older brother.

00:18:13Burdened with father's expectations.

00:18:15And I was not like my younger sister.

00:18:18Doled on as the baby of the family.

00:18:20When I was seven, I was sent away to a remote country villa and left to fend for myself.

00:18:27I had only been brought back two years ago.

00:18:30My brother was ruthless in business.

00:18:33Every time he returned from a trip, he brought Chloe designer handbags and limited edition jewelry.

00:18:39Even the lifestyle assistant at her side lived better than I did.

00:18:43In my previous life, I had to save up from my meager allowance just to pay Adam's medical bills.

00:18:50So if I wanted to improve my standing, I had to prove my value.

00:18:56My brother had never cared much for the unwanted sister of the family.

00:19:03He did not meet with me personally.

00:19:05He merely had the HR director assign me to the logistics department, then ignored me after that.

00:19:11I said nothing and quietly focused on my work.

00:19:14I had not forgotten the business knowledge I learned in my previous life.

00:19:18If anything, I had become even better.

00:19:21When the company became locked in a fierce acquisition battle with a rival,

00:19:26I used sharp data analysis and negotiation tactics to secure the key project in one move.

00:19:33Only then did my brother formally meet with me.

00:19:36As a reward, he transferred me into the core business division.

00:19:40The company needed capable people.

00:19:42And on top of that, I was family.

00:19:44That made me someone he could trust.

00:19:46Because of that, I also came to know many of the group's inner secrets.

00:19:50After I secured another major order,

00:19:52my brother openly praised my contribution at the board meeting.

00:19:56Almost overnight, my name spread through our social cluster.

00:19:59I even outshined my sister,

00:20:01who had worked so hard to build her image as a perfect socialist.

00:20:05The day I returned to the estate villa,

00:20:08she stormed into my room.

00:20:10Behind her stood the twin serpent shifter bodyguards,

00:20:14flanking her on either side in a protective stance.

00:20:17At a single look from her,

00:20:18Adam's snake body snapped toward me like a whip.

00:20:21I never saw it coming.

00:20:22The blow hit me hard and sent me crashing to the floor.

00:20:25My sister curled her red lips into a cruel smile.

00:20:28Olivia, let me teach you how a real heiress is supposed to act.

00:20:51My father bought a pair of twin serpent shifters from a pile of corpses in the underground black market.

00:20:57My younger sister chose the older brother at once,

00:21:00the one who had fallen for her at first sight.

00:21:02That left only the younger one, the mute brother.

00:21:05I knew any shifter who was not chosen would be sent off for humane euthanasia,

00:21:09so I took pity on him and kept him.

00:21:12He could not speak, so I took him from doctor to doctor, trying to cure his mucis.

00:21:18I practiced sign language for two hours every day just so I could communicate with him.

00:21:24He was frail, and because he was a serpent shifter,

00:21:28the other bodyguards often picked on him,

00:21:30so I secretly trained in combat myself, strengthening my body,

00:21:35so I could pay them back one by one on his behalf.

00:21:38I thought my sincerity would earn his loyalty,

00:21:40until the day the estate villa caught fire.

00:21:43With both my sister and me pinned beneath fallen beams,

00:21:46he looked at us and chose her without hesitation.

00:21:50I'm sorry. I have to save Chloe first.

00:21:53So he could speak after all.

00:21:55As the flame slowly swallowed me whole,

00:21:57he signed something only I could understand.

00:22:02I owe you more than I can repay in this life,

00:22:04and the next I will pay you back with my life.

00:22:10When I opened my eyes again,

00:22:12I was back to the day we were choosing our shifter bodyguards.

00:22:16I stood there in a daze,

00:22:18until I felt blood welling in my palm from how hard I was clenching my hand.

00:22:23Only then did I realize this was not a dream.

00:22:27My sister shot me a glance,

00:22:30then tugged on father's sleeve with a sugary smile.

00:22:33Dad, if Olivia isn't choosing,

00:22:36then let me go first.

00:22:40As she spoke, father watched her indulgently

00:22:42while she flitted between the two tall serpent shifters

00:22:45like a cheerful little bird.

00:22:47Though they kept the upper bodies of men,

00:22:49their long serpentine tails slid restlessly across the floor,

00:22:53and their cold slit pupils shone with caution.

00:22:56I think I'll take Adam.

00:22:58Olivia is always by herself,

00:22:59so she really needs a strong serpent shifter to protect her.

00:23:02She sounded thoughtful and caring,

00:23:04but her eyes never left the older brother, Alex,

00:23:06not for even a second.

00:23:07I kept my expression calm,

00:23:09but the scene from my previous life came rushing back.

00:23:11She had done the same thing then.

00:23:13The one she truly wanted had always been Alex,

00:23:15yet she put on a show of concern

00:23:16and offered to leave him to me.

00:23:18What I had not understood then

00:23:20was that her retreat had only ever been a tactic.

00:23:22Looking at her performance,

00:23:23I had genuinely believed she meant it,

00:23:25so I refused no matter what.

00:23:26I could not bear to let her compromise,

00:23:28and I did not want Adam, the younger brother,

00:23:30to be put to death either.

00:23:31Until the day of the fire.

00:23:37Even then, she was still saying,

00:23:39Save my sister first!

00:23:42While reaching for Adam at the first chance she got.

00:23:45Even though her own bodyguard, Alex, was right beside her,

00:23:48even though where she stood was far safer than where I was,

00:23:51she was always like this,

00:23:53certain I would soften,

00:23:54certain a trick would work.

00:23:55She never suffered any real loss,

00:23:57yet somehow still walked away with a glowing reputation.

00:24:00But this time, I agreed.

00:24:01Whatever Chloe wants.

00:24:02My answer was so unexpected that the smile froze on her face.

00:24:06She was not the only one shocked.

00:24:08Adam jerked his head up and stared at me,

00:24:10surprise flashing through those cold, reptilian-slit pupils.

00:24:15No.

00:24:16Father said sharply,

00:24:18Chloe is the delicate one.

00:24:20She's the one who needs the better bodyguard.

00:24:22This younger brother can't even talk.

00:24:25He doesn't deserve to stay by her side.

00:24:29Understanding dawned on me.

00:24:31So father had known all along.

00:24:33Yet he still brought Adam here.

00:24:35Rather than truly letting my sister and me choose,

00:24:37this whole thing had only been a performance to make it look fair.

00:24:40I'm fine.

00:24:41My sister had just started to relax, ready to speak,

00:24:44when Adam suddenly opened his mouth.

00:24:46Sir, I can speak.

00:24:48I could not help glancing at him again.

00:24:50In my previous life, Adam had spoken only once before I died.

00:24:55And now he was talking already?

00:24:57Then I caught the understakable wariness in his eyes,

00:24:59and I knew for certain,

00:25:01Adam had been reborn too.

00:25:03Watching him fight so hard for this chance

00:25:06only made his final promise for my last life

00:25:08seemed even more ridiculous.

00:25:10But that was fine.

00:25:11I did not want him anymore, either.

00:25:13Relying on the serpent shifter's natural agility

00:25:16and his constricting strength,

00:25:18Adam took down several retired special forces men,

00:25:23standing beside father.

00:25:25Even father, who had opposed the idea,

00:25:28began to waver.

00:25:29My sister lit up with delight.

00:25:31She had always preferred Adam's refined, handsome looks.

00:25:34If he had not been mute,

00:25:36she would have been her first choice from the very beginning.

00:25:42All right, then.

00:25:43Adam will stay with Chloe from now on.

00:25:45As for Alex...

00:25:46He turned to the other brother.

00:25:51You'll go with Olivia.

00:25:56At father's order,

00:25:58a dark look settled over Alex's face.

00:26:00His icy snake tail lashed the floor in an irritation.

00:26:03Then, gritting his teeth,

00:26:05he bent down and melt.

00:26:07Sir, please forgive me,

00:26:09but I cannot obey.

00:26:10What do you mean by that?

00:26:12Father might favor my sister,

00:26:13but I was still his daughter.

00:26:15For Alex to refuse him in front of everyone

00:26:17was an open show of disrespect.

00:26:20If you refuse to protect my daughter,

00:26:23then you can go straight to the disposal chamber.

00:26:25I had known in my previous life

00:26:27that the shifter bodyguards father bought

00:26:29at enormous cost

00:26:31would be sent to the disposal chamber

00:26:33for Humana Eutherasia if they were not chosen.

00:26:35I could not bear to watch a living person die before my eyes,

00:26:38so I had kept Adam by my side.

00:26:41This time it was Alex's turn.

00:26:43I still said nothing,

00:26:44but my sister panicked.

00:26:47She rushed forward and grabbed Alex's arm,

00:26:50trying to pull him up from the floor.

00:26:52Alex!

00:26:53If you don't go with Olivia, you'll die!

00:26:55But Alex only looked at her with naked devotion

00:26:58and shook his head firmly.

00:26:59If I cannot protect Chloe,

00:27:00then death means nothing to me.

00:27:02At that,

00:27:03a blush rose across my sister's face.

00:27:07I could not help laughing.

00:27:09Olivia, can you really just stand there

00:27:10and watch him die?

00:27:11Tears shimmered in my sister's eyes

00:27:13as she turned to face me.

00:27:14From the brother's angle,

00:27:16she looked heartbreakingly fragile.

00:27:18Dad, if Alex is this loyal to Chloe,

00:27:20then let both brothers stay with her.

00:27:21I spoke up at just the right moment.

00:27:25One more won't make a difference,

00:27:27and neither will two.

00:27:31That landed exactly where it needed to.

00:27:33From the moment the two serpent shifters had appeared,

00:27:36her eyes had never once left them.

00:27:38Father fell silent for a moment,

00:27:40thinking it over.

00:27:42Olivia, then what about you?

00:27:44It's okay, Dad.

00:27:46I'm the older sister.

00:27:47Of course I should give in to Chloe.

00:27:49Everyone turned to look at me.

00:27:51I only lowered my head

00:27:53and did my best to look considerate

00:27:54and understanding.

00:27:55Father smiled.

00:27:57Olivia's finally grown up,

00:27:58but how will your safety be protected?

00:28:00I lifted my head

00:28:01and saw the approval

00:28:02written plainly across Father's face.

00:28:05I also caught the note of scrutiny

00:28:07in Adam's eyes,

00:28:08but I had no interest in guessing

00:28:10what he was thinking,

00:28:11and even less in caring.

00:28:14Send me to work at my brother's company, Dad.

00:28:18I'll take care of myself.

00:28:19In my previous life,

00:28:21I had poured everything into holding on to Adam.

00:28:23In the process,

00:28:24I forgot to secure my footing within this family.

00:28:27There were three children in the house,

00:28:30and I was the middle one.

00:28:32I was not like my older brother,

00:28:35burdened with father's expectations,

00:28:37and I was not like my younger sister,

00:28:40doled on as the baby of the family.

00:28:42When I was seven,

00:28:44I was sent away to a remote country villa

00:28:46and left to fend for myself.

00:28:50I had only been brought back two years ago.

00:28:52My brother was ruthless in business.

00:28:55Every time he returned from a trip,

00:28:57he brought Chloe designer handbags

00:28:59and limited edition jewelry.

00:29:01Even the lifestyle assistant at her side

00:29:03lived better than I did.

00:29:05In my previous life,

00:29:06I had to save up from my meager allowance

00:29:08just to pay Adam's medical bills.

00:29:12So if I wanted to improve my standing,

00:29:14I had to prove my value.

00:29:19My brother had never cared much

00:29:21for the unwanted sister of the family.

00:29:25He did not meet with me personally.

00:29:27He merely had the HR director

00:29:29assign me to the logistics department,

00:29:31then ignored me after that.

00:29:33I said nothing and quietly focused on my work.

00:29:37I had not forgotten the business knowledge

00:29:38I learned in my previous life.

00:29:40If anything,

00:29:41I had become even better.

00:29:44When the company became locked

00:29:45in a fierce acquisition battle with a rival,

00:29:48I used sharp data analysis

00:29:50and negotiation tactics

00:29:52to secure the key project in one move.

00:29:55Only then did my brother formally meet with me.

00:29:58As a reward,

00:29:59he transferred me into the core business division.

00:30:01The company needed capable people.

00:30:04And on top of that,

00:30:05I was family.

00:30:06That made me someone he could trust.

00:30:08Because of that,

00:30:09I also came to know

00:30:11many of the group's inner secrets.

00:30:12After I secured another major order,

00:30:15my brother openly praised my contribution

00:30:17at the board meeting.

00:30:18Almost overnight,

00:30:20my name spread through our social cluster.

00:30:21I even outshined my sister,

00:30:23who had worked so hard

00:30:24to build her image as a perfect socialist.

00:30:27The day I returned to the estate villa,

00:30:31she stormed into my room.

00:30:33Behind her stood

00:30:33the twin serpent shifter bodyguards,

00:30:36flanking her on either side

00:30:37in a protective stance.

00:30:39At a single look from her,

00:30:41Adam's snake body

00:30:41snapped toward me like a whip.

00:30:43I never saw it coming.

00:30:44The blow hit me hard

00:30:46and sent me crashing to the floor.

00:30:47My sister curled her red lips

00:30:49into a cruel smile.

00:30:50Olivia,

00:30:51let me teach you

00:30:52how a real heiress is supposed to act.

00:30:56Olivia,

00:31:13my father bought a pair

00:31:14of twin serpent shifters

00:31:16from a pile of corpses

00:31:17in the underground black market.

00:31:19My younger sister chose

00:31:20the older brother at once,

00:31:22the one who had fallen for her

00:31:23at first sight.

00:31:24That left only the younger one,

00:31:26the mute brother.

00:31:27I knew any shifter

00:31:28who was not chosen

00:31:29would be sent off

00:31:30for humane euthanasia,

00:31:31so I took pity on him

00:31:32and kept him.

00:31:34He could not speak,

00:31:35so I took him

00:31:36from doctor to doctor,

00:31:38trying to cure his muses.

00:31:41I practiced sign language

00:31:42for two hours every day

00:31:44just so I could communicate

00:31:45with him.

00:31:46He was frail,

00:31:48and because he was

00:31:49a serpent shifter,

00:31:50the other bodyguards

00:31:51often picked on him,

00:31:52so I secretly trained

00:31:54in combat myself,

00:31:55strengthening my body,

00:31:57so I could pay them back

00:31:58one by one on his behalf.

00:32:00I thought my sincerity

00:32:01would earn his loyalty,

00:32:03until the day

00:32:03the estate villa caught fire.

00:32:05With both my sister

00:32:06and me pinned

00:32:07beneath fallen beams,

00:32:08he looked at us

00:32:09and chose her

00:32:10without hesitation.

00:32:12I'm sorry,

00:32:13I have to save Chloe first.

00:32:15So he could speak after all,

00:32:17as the flame

00:32:18slowly swallowed me whole,

00:32:19he signed something

00:32:21only I could understand.

00:32:24I owe you more

00:32:25than I can repay

00:32:25in this life,

00:32:26and the next,

00:32:27I will pay you back

00:32:28with my life.

00:32:33When I opened my eyes again,

00:32:34I was back to the day

00:32:36we were choosing

00:32:36our shifter bodyguards.

00:32:38I stood there in a daze

00:32:40until I felt blood

00:32:41welling in my palm

00:32:42from how hard

00:32:43I was clenching my hand.

00:32:45Only then did I realize

00:32:47this was not a dream.

00:32:50My sister shot me a glance,

00:32:52then tugged on father's sleeve

00:32:53with a sugary smile.

00:32:55Dad,

00:32:56if Olivia isn't choosing,

00:32:58then let me go first.

00:33:02As she spoke,

00:33:03father watched her indulgently

00:33:05while she flitted

00:33:05between the two tall

00:33:06serpent shifters

00:33:07like a cheerful little bird.

00:33:09Though they kept

00:33:10the upper bodies of men,

00:33:12their long serpentine tails

00:33:13slid restlessly

00:33:14across the floor,

00:33:15and their cold slit pupils

00:33:17shone with caution.

00:33:18I think I'll take Adam.

00:33:20Olivia is always by herself,

00:33:22so she really needs

00:33:22a strong serpent shifter

00:33:23to protect her.

00:33:24She sounded thoughtful

00:33:25and caring,

00:33:26but her eyes never left

00:33:27the older brother, Alex,

00:33:28not for even a second.

00:33:29I kept my expression calm,

00:33:31but the scene from my previous life

00:33:32came rushing back.

00:33:33She had done the same thing then.

00:33:35The one she truly wanted

00:33:36had always been Alex,

00:33:37yet she put on a show of concern

00:33:39and offered to leave him to me.

00:33:40What I had not understood then

00:33:42was that her retreat

00:33:43had only ever been a tactic.

00:33:44Looking at her performance,

00:33:45I had genuinely believed

00:33:46she meant it,

00:33:47so I refused no matter what.

00:33:48I could not bear to let her compromise,

00:33:50and I did not want Adam,

00:33:51the younger brother,

00:33:52to be put to death either.

00:33:54Until the day of the fire.

00:33:59Even then,

00:34:00she was still saying,

00:34:01save my sister first!

00:34:04While reaching for Adam

00:34:05at the first chance she got.

00:34:07Even though her own bodyguard,

00:34:09Alex,

00:34:09was right beside her.

00:34:11Even though where she stood

00:34:12was far safer than where I was.

00:34:13She was always like this.

00:34:15Certain I would soften.

00:34:16Certain a trick would work.

00:34:17She never suffered any real loss,

00:34:19yet somehow still walked away

00:34:20with a glowing reputation.

00:34:22But this time,

00:34:23I agreed.

00:34:23Whatever Chloe wants.

00:34:25My answer was so unexpected

00:34:26that the smile froze on her face.

00:34:28She was not the only one shocked.

00:34:30Adam jerked his head up

00:34:31and stared at me.

00:34:32Surprise flashing through

00:34:33those cold,

00:34:34reptilian-slit pupils.

00:34:37No.

00:34:38Father said sharply.

00:34:40Chloe is the delicate one.

00:34:42She's the one who needs

00:34:43the better bodyguard.

00:34:45This younger brother

00:34:46can't even talk.

00:34:48He doesn't deserve

00:34:49to stay by her side.

00:34:51Understanding dawned on me.

00:34:53So Father had known all along.

00:34:55Yet he still brought Adam here.

00:34:57Rather than truly letting

00:34:58my sister and me choose,

00:34:59this whole thing

00:35:00had only been a performance

00:35:00to make it look fair.

00:35:02I'm fine.

00:35:04My sister had just started

00:35:05to relax,

00:35:05ready to speak,

00:35:06when Adam suddenly

00:35:07opened his mouth.

00:35:08Sir,

00:35:09I can speak.

00:35:10I could not help

00:35:11glancing at him again.

00:35:13In my previous life,

00:35:14Adam had spoken

00:35:15only once before I died.

00:35:17And now he was talking already?

00:35:19Then I caught the

00:35:20understakeable wariness

00:35:21in his eyes,

00:35:22and I knew for certain

00:35:23Adam had been reborn too.

00:35:26watching him fight so hard

00:35:27for this chance

00:35:28only made his final promise

00:35:29for my last life

00:35:30seemed even more ridiculous.

00:35:32But that was fine.

00:35:34I did not want him

00:35:35anymore either.

00:35:36Relying on the serpent

00:35:37shifter's natural agility

00:35:38and his constricting strength,

00:35:40Adam took down

00:35:41several retired

00:35:42special forces men,

00:35:45standing beside Father.

00:35:46Even Father,

00:35:48who had opposed the idea,

00:35:50began to waver.

00:35:51My sister lit up

00:35:52with delight.

00:35:53She had always preferred

00:35:55Adam's refined,

00:35:56handsome looks.

00:35:57If he had not been mute,

00:35:58she would have been

00:35:59her first choice

00:36:00from the very beginning.

00:36:04All right then.

00:36:05Adam will stay with Chloe

00:36:06from now on.

00:36:07As for Alex...

00:36:09He turned to

00:36:09the other brother.

00:36:13You'll go with Olivia.

00:36:19At Father's order,

00:36:20a dark look

00:36:21settled over Alex's face.

00:36:22His icy snake tail

00:36:24lashed the floor

00:36:24in an irritation.

00:36:25Then,

00:36:26gritting his teeth,

00:36:27he bent down and melt.

00:36:29Sir, please forgive me,

00:36:31but I cannot obey.

00:36:32What do you mean by that?

00:36:34Father might favor my sister,

00:36:35but I was still his daughter.

00:36:37For Alex to refuse him

00:36:38in front of everyone

00:36:39was an open show

00:36:41of disrespect.

00:36:42If you refuse

00:36:43to protect my daughter,

00:36:45then you can go

00:36:46straight to the disposal chamber.

00:36:48I had known

00:36:48in my previous life

00:36:49that the shifter bodyguard's

00:36:51father bought

00:36:52at enormous cost

00:36:53would be sent

00:36:53to the disposal chamber

00:36:55for Humana Eutherasia

00:36:56if they were not chosen.

00:36:58I could not bear

00:36:58to watch a living person

00:36:59die before my eyes,

00:37:01so I had kept Adam

00:37:02by my side.

00:37:03This time,

00:37:03it was Alex's turn.

00:37:05I still said nothing,

00:37:07but my sister panicked.

00:37:09She rushed forward

00:37:10and grabbed Alex's arm,

00:37:12trying to pull him up

00:37:13from the floor.

00:37:14Alex,

00:37:15if you don't go

00:37:16with Olivia,

00:37:17you'll die!

00:37:18But Alex only looked

00:37:19at her with naked devotion

00:37:20and shook his head firmly.

00:37:21If I cannot protect Chloe,

00:37:23then death means nothing to me.

00:37:24At that,

00:37:25a blush rose

00:37:27across my sister's face.

00:37:29I could not help laughing.

00:37:31Olivia,

00:37:31can you really just stand there

00:37:32and watch him die?

00:37:33Tears shimmered

00:37:34in my sister's eyes

00:37:35as she turned to face me.

00:37:37From the brother's angle,

00:37:38she looked heartbreakingly fragile.

00:37:40Dad,

00:37:40if Alex is this loyal to Chloe,

00:37:42then let both brothers

00:37:43stay with her.

00:37:44I spoke up

00:37:45at just the right moment.

00:37:47One more won't make a difference,

00:37:49and neither will two.

00:37:53That landed exactly

00:37:54where it needed to.

00:37:55From the moment

00:37:56the two serpent shifters

00:37:57had appeared,

00:37:58her eyes had never once

00:37:59left them.

00:38:00Father fell silent

00:38:01for a moment,

00:38:02thinking it over.

00:38:04Olivia,

00:38:05then what about you?

00:38:06It's okay, Dad.

00:38:08I'm the older sister.

00:38:09Of course I should give in

00:38:11to Chloe.

00:38:12Everyone turned

00:38:12to look at me.

00:38:13I only lowered my head

00:38:15and did my best

00:38:16to look considerate

00:38:17and understanding.

00:38:18Father smiled.

00:38:19Olivia's finally grown up,

00:38:20but how will your safety

00:38:22be protected?

00:38:22I lifted my head

00:38:23and saw the approval

00:38:24written plainly

00:38:25across Father's face.

00:38:27I also caught the note

00:38:29of scrutiny

00:38:29in Adam's eyes,

00:38:30but I had no interest

00:38:32in guessing

00:38:32what he was thinking,

00:38:33and even less in caring.

00:38:36Send me to work

00:38:37at my brother's company,

00:38:38Dad.

00:38:40I'll take care of myself.

00:38:42In my previous life,

00:38:43I had poured everything

00:38:44into holding on to Adam.

00:38:46In the process,

00:38:47I forgot to secure

00:38:48my footing

00:38:48within this family.

00:38:50There were three children

00:38:51in the house,

00:38:52and I was the middle one.

00:38:54I was not like

00:38:56my older brother,

00:38:57burdened with

00:38:58father's expectations,

00:38:59and I was not like

00:39:01my younger sister,

00:39:02doled on as the baby

00:39:03of the family.

00:39:05When I was seven,

00:39:06I was sent away

00:39:07to a remote country villa

00:39:08and left to fend

00:39:09for myself.

00:39:12I had only been brought

00:39:13back two years ago.

00:39:14My brother was ruthless

00:39:16in business.

00:39:17Every time he returned

00:39:18from a trip,

00:39:19he brought Chloe designer

00:39:20handbags

00:39:21and limited edition jewelry.

00:39:23Even the lifestyle assistant

00:39:25at her side

00:39:26lived better than I did.

00:39:27In my previous life,

00:39:28I had to save up

00:39:29from my meager allowance

00:39:31just to pay

00:39:31Adam's medical bills.

00:39:34So if I wanted

00:39:35to improve my standing,

00:39:36I had to prove

00:39:37my value.

00:39:41My brother had never

00:39:42cared much for the

00:39:43unwanted sister

00:39:44of the family.

00:39:47He did not meet

00:39:48with me personally.

00:39:50He merely had

00:39:50the HR director

00:39:51assign me to the

00:39:52logistics department,

00:39:53then ignored me

00:39:54after that.

00:39:55I said nothing

00:39:57and quietly focused

00:39:58on my work.

00:39:59I had not forgotten

00:40:00the business knowledge

00:40:01I learned in my

00:40:01previous life.

00:40:02If anything,

00:40:04I had become

00:40:05even better.

00:40:06When the company

00:40:07became locked

00:40:07in a fierce acquisition

00:40:08battle with a rival,

00:40:11I used sharp

00:40:12data analysis

00:40:12and negotiation tactics

00:40:14to secure

00:40:15the key project

00:40:16in one move.

00:40:18Only then

00:40:19did my brother

00:40:19formally meet with me.

00:40:20As a reward,

00:40:21he transferred me

00:40:22into the core

00:40:23business division.

00:40:24The company

00:40:25needed capable people,

00:40:26and on top of that,

00:40:27I was family.

00:40:28That made me someone

00:40:29he could trust.

00:40:30Because of that,

00:40:31I also came to know

00:40:33many of the group's

00:40:34inner secrets.

00:40:35After I secured

00:40:35another major order,

00:40:37my brother openly

00:40:38praised my contribution

00:40:39at the board meeting.

00:40:41Almost overnight,

00:40:42my name spread

00:40:42through our social cluster.

00:40:44I even outshined

00:40:45my sister,

00:40:45who had worked so hard

00:40:47to build her image

00:40:47as a perfect socialist.

00:40:49The day I returned

00:40:50to the estate villa,

00:40:53she stormed

00:40:54into my room.

00:40:55Behind her stood

00:40:55the twin serpent shifter

00:40:57bodyguards,

00:40:58flanking her

00:40:59on either side

00:41:00in a protective stance.

00:41:01At a single look

00:41:02from her,

00:41:03Adam's snake body

00:41:04snapped toward me

00:41:04like a whip.

00:41:05I never saw it coming.

00:41:07The blow hit me hard

00:41:08and sent me crashing

00:41:09to the floor.

00:41:09My sister curled

00:41:10her red lips

00:41:11into a cruel smile.

00:41:12Olivia,

00:41:13let me teach you

00:41:14how a real heiress

00:41:15is supposed to act.

00:41:35My father bought a pair

00:41:37of twin serpent shifters

00:41:38from a pile of corpses

00:41:39in the underground black market.

00:41:41My younger sister chose

00:41:43the older brother at once,

00:41:44the one who had fallen

00:41:45for her at first sight.

00:41:46That left only the younger one,

00:41:48the mute brother.

00:41:49I knew any shifter

00:41:50who was not chosen

00:41:51would be sent off

00:41:52for humane euthanasia,

00:41:53so I took pity on him

00:41:55and kept him.

00:41:56He could not speak,

00:41:57so I took him

00:41:58from doctor to doctor,

00:42:00trying to cure his mucis.

00:42:03I practiced sign language

00:42:04for two hours every day

00:42:06just so I could

00:42:07communicate with him.

00:42:08He was frail,

00:42:10and because he was

00:42:11a serpent shifter,

00:42:12the other bodyguards

00:42:14often picked on him,

00:42:15so I secretly trained

00:42:16in combat myself,

00:42:18strengthening my body,

00:42:19so I could pay them back

00:42:21one by one on his behalf.

00:42:22I thought my sincerity

00:42:23would earn his loyalty,

00:42:25until the day

00:42:25the estate villa

00:42:26caught fire.

00:42:27With both my sister

00:42:28and me pinned

00:42:29beneath fallen beams,

00:42:30he looked at us

00:42:31and chose her

00:42:32without hesitation.

00:42:34I'm sorry.

00:42:35I have to save Chloe first.

00:42:37So he could speak after all,

00:42:39as the flame

00:42:40slowly swallowed me whole.

00:42:42He signed something

00:42:43only I could understand.

00:42:46I owe you more

00:42:47than I can repay

00:42:48in this life,

00:42:48and the next

00:42:49I will pay you back

00:42:50with my life.

00:42:51I will pay you back

00:42:54with my life.

00:42:55When I opened

00:42:56my eyes again,

00:42:57I was back to the day

00:42:58we were choosing

00:42:59our shifter bodyguards.

00:43:00I stood there

00:43:02in a daze

00:43:02until I felt

00:43:03blood welling

00:43:04in my palm

00:43:04from how hard

00:43:05I was clenching

00:43:06my hand.

00:43:07Only then

00:43:08did I realize

00:43:09this was not a dream.

00:43:12My sister

00:43:13shot me a glance,

00:43:14then tugged

00:43:15on father's sleeve

00:43:16with a sugary smile.

00:43:17Dad,

00:43:18if Olivia

00:43:19isn't choosing,

00:43:20then let me go first.

00:43:24As she spoke,

00:43:25father watched her

00:43:26indulgently

00:43:27while she flitted

00:43:27between the two

00:43:28tall serpent shifters

00:43:30like a cheerful

00:43:30little bird.

00:43:31Though they kept

00:43:32the upper bodies

00:43:33of men,

00:43:34their long serpentine

00:43:35tails slid restlessly

00:43:36across the floor,

00:43:37and their cold slit

00:43:38pupils shone

00:43:39with caution.

00:43:41I think I'll take Adam.

00:43:42Olivia is always

00:43:43by herself,

00:43:44so she really needs

00:43:45a strong serpent shifter

00:43:46to protect her.

00:43:46She sounded thoughtful

00:43:47and caring,

00:43:48but her eyes

00:43:49never left

00:43:49the older brother,

00:43:50Alex,

00:43:50not for even a second.

00:43:51I kept my expression

00:43:53calm,

00:43:53but the scene

00:43:54from my previous life

00:43:55came rushing back.

00:43:55She had done

00:43:56the same thing then.

00:43:57The one she truly wanted

00:43:58had always been Alex,

00:43:59yet she put on

00:44:00a show of concern

00:44:01and offered

00:44:01to leave him to me.

00:44:03What I had not understood

00:44:04then was that her retreat

00:44:05had only ever been a tactic.

00:44:06Looking at her performance,

00:44:07I had genuinely believed

00:44:09she meant it,

00:44:09so I refused no matter what.

00:44:11I could not bear

00:44:11to let her compromise,

00:44:12and I did not want Adam,

00:44:14the younger brother,

00:44:14to be put to death either.

00:44:16Until the day of the fire.

00:44:21Even then,

00:44:22she was still saying,

00:44:23Save my sister first!

00:44:26While reaching for Adam

00:44:28at the first chance she got.

00:44:29Even though her own bodyguard,

00:44:31Alex,

00:44:32was right beside her.

00:44:33Even though where she stood

00:44:34was far safer

00:44:35than where I was.

00:44:36She was always like this.

00:44:37Certain I would soften,

00:44:38certain a trick would work.

00:44:39She never suffered

00:44:40any real loss,

00:44:41yet somehow still walked away

00:44:42with a glowing reputation.

00:44:44But this time,

00:44:45I agreed.

00:44:46Whatever Chloe wants.

00:44:47My answer was so unexpected

00:44:48that the smile

00:44:49froze on her face.

00:44:50She was not the only one shocked.

00:44:52Adam jerked his head up

00:44:53and stared at me,

00:44:54surprise flashing through

00:44:55those cold,

00:44:56reptilian-slit pupils.

00:44:59No.

00:45:00Father said sharply.

00:45:02Chloe is the delicate one.

00:45:04She's the one

00:45:05who needs the better bodyguard.

00:45:07This younger brother

00:45:08can't even talk.

00:45:10He doesn't deserve

00:45:11to stay by her side.

00:45:12Understanding dawned on me.

00:45:15So father had known all along.

00:45:17Yet he still brought Adam here.

00:45:19Rather than truly letting

00:45:20my sister and me choose,

00:45:21this whole thing

00:45:22had only been a performance

00:45:23to make it look fair.

00:45:24I'm fine.

00:45:26My sister had just started

00:45:27to relax,

00:45:28ready to speak,

00:45:28when Adam suddenly

00:45:29opened his mouth.

00:45:30Sir,

00:45:31I can speak.

00:45:32I could not help

00:45:33glancing at him again.

00:45:35In my previous life,

00:45:36Adam had spoken

00:45:37only once before I died.

00:45:39And now he was talking already?

00:45:41Then I caught

00:45:42the understakeable

00:45:43wariness in his eyes,

00:45:44and I knew for certain

00:45:45Adam had been reborn too.

00:45:48Watching him fight

00:45:49so hard for this chance

00:45:50only made his final promise

00:45:51for my last life

00:45:52seemed even more ridiculous.

00:45:54But that was fine.

00:45:56I did not want him

00:45:57anymore either.

00:45:58Relying on the serpent shifter's

00:46:00natural agility

00:46:01and his constricting strength,

00:46:02Adam took down

00:46:03several retired

00:46:04special forces men.

00:46:07Standing beside father.

00:46:08Even father,

00:46:10who had opposed the idea,

00:46:12began to waver.

00:46:13My sister lit up

00:46:14with delight.

00:46:15She had always preferred

00:46:17Adam's refined,

00:46:18handsome looks.

00:46:19If he had not been mute,

00:46:20she would have been

00:46:21her first choice

00:46:22from the very beginning.

00:46:26All right then.

00:46:27Adam will stay with Chloe

00:46:28from now on.

00:46:29As for Alex?

00:46:31He turned to the other brother.

00:46:35You'll go with Olivia.

00:46:41At father's order,

00:46:42a dark look settled

00:46:43over Alex's face.

00:46:45His icy snake tail

00:46:46lashed the floor

00:46:46in an irritation.

00:46:48Then,

00:46:48gritting his teeth,

00:46:50he bent down and melt.

00:46:51Sir, please forgive me,

00:46:53but I cannot obey.

00:46:54What do you mean by that?

00:46:56Father might favor my sister,

00:46:58but I was still his daughter.

00:46:59For Alex to refuse him

00:47:01in front of everyone,

00:47:02was an open show

00:47:03of disrespect.

00:47:04If you refuse

00:47:05to protect my daughter,

00:47:07then you can go straight

00:47:08to the disposal chamber.

00:47:10I had known

00:47:10in my previous life

00:47:11that the shifter bodyguard's

00:47:13father bought

00:47:14at enormous cost

00:47:15would be sent

00:47:16to the disposal chamber

00:47:17for Humana Eutherasia

00:47:18if they were not chosen.

00:47:20I could not bear

00:47:21to watch a living person

00:47:22die before my eyes,

00:47:23so I had kept Adam

00:47:24by my side.

00:47:25This time,

00:47:26it was Alex's turn.

00:47:27I still said nothing,

00:47:29but my sister panicked.

00:47:31She rushed forward

00:47:32and grabbed Alex's arm,

00:47:34trying to pull him up

00:47:35from the floor.

00:47:36Alex,

00:47:37if you don't go with Olivia,

00:47:39you'll die!

00:47:40But Alex only looked at her

00:47:41with naked devotion

00:47:42and shook his head firmly.

00:47:43If I cannot protect Chloe,

00:47:45then death means nothing to me.

00:47:47At that,

00:47:48a blush rose across

00:47:49my sister's face.

00:47:51I could not help laughing.

00:47:53Olivia,

00:47:53can you really just stand there

00:47:55and watch him die?

00:47:55Tears shimmered

00:47:56in my sister's eyes

00:47:57as she turned to face me.

00:47:59From the brother's angle,

00:48:00she looked heartbreakingly fragile.

00:48:02Dad,

00:48:02if Alex is this loyal to Chloe,

00:48:04then let both brothers

00:48:05stay with her.

00:48:06I spoke up

00:48:07at just the right moment.

00:48:10One more won't make a difference,

00:48:12and neither will two.

00:48:15That landed exactly

00:48:16where it needed to.

00:48:17From the moment

00:48:18the two serpent shifters

00:48:19had appeared,

00:48:20her eyes had never

00:48:21once left them.

00:48:22Father fell silent

00:48:23for a moment,

00:48:24thinking it over.

00:48:27Olivia,

00:48:27then what about you?

00:48:29It's okay, Dad.

00:48:30I'm the older sister.

00:48:32Of course I should

00:48:33give in to Chloe.

00:48:34Everyone turned

00:48:35to look at me.

00:48:35I only lowered my head

00:48:37and did my best

00:48:38to look considerate

00:48:39and understanding.

00:48:40Father smiled.

00:48:41Olivia's finally grown up,

00:48:43but how will your safety

00:48:44be protected?

00:48:45I lifted my head

00:48:46and saw the approval

00:48:47written plainly

00:48:48across Father's face.

00:48:49I also caught the note

00:48:51of scrutiny

00:48:51in Adam's eyes,

00:48:52but I had no interest

00:48:54in guessing

00:48:54what he was thinking

00:48:55and even less in caring.

00:48:58Send me to work

00:48:59at my brother's company, Dad.

00:49:02I'll take care of myself.

00:49:04In my previous life,

00:49:05I had poured everything

00:49:06into holding on to Adam.

00:49:08In the process,

00:49:09I forgot to secure my footing

00:49:10within this family.

00:49:12There were three children

00:49:13in the house,

00:49:14and I was the middle one.

00:49:17I was not like

00:49:18my older brother,

00:49:19burdened with

00:49:20father's expectations.

00:49:21And I was not like

00:49:23my younger sister,

00:49:24doled on as the baby

00:49:26of the family.

00:49:27When I was seven,

00:49:28I was sent away

00:49:29to a remote country villa

00:49:31and left to fend

00:49:31for myself.

00:49:34I had only been brought back

00:49:36two years ago.

00:49:37My brother was ruthless

00:49:38in business.

00:49:39Every time he returned

00:49:40from a trip,

00:49:41he brought Chloe designer

00:49:42handbags

00:49:43and limited edition jewelry.

00:49:45Even the lifestyle assistant

00:49:47at her side

00:49:48lived better than I did.

00:49:49In my previous life,

00:49:51I had to save up

00:49:52from my meager allowance

00:49:53just to pay Adam's

00:49:54medical bills.

00:49:56So if I wanted

00:49:57to improve my standing,

00:49:59I had to prove my value.

00:50:03My brother had never cared much

00:50:05for the unwanted sister

00:50:06of the family.

00:50:09He did not meet

00:50:10with me personally.

00:50:12He merely had the HR director

00:50:14assign me to the logistics department,

00:50:15then ignored me after that.

00:50:18I said nothing

00:50:19and quietly focused

00:50:20on my work.

00:50:21I had not forgotten

00:50:22the business knowledge

00:50:23I learned in my previous life.

00:50:25If anything,

00:50:26I had become even better.

00:50:27When the company

00:50:29became locked

00:50:30in a fierce acquisition battle

00:50:31with a rival,

00:50:32I used sharp data analysis

00:50:35and negotiation tactics

00:50:36to secure the key project

00:50:38in one move.

00:50:40Only then

00:50:41did my brother

00:50:41formally meet with me.

00:50:43As a reward,

00:50:44he transferred me

00:50:44into the core business division.

00:50:46The company needed

00:50:47capable people

00:50:48and on top of that,

00:50:50I was family.

00:50:50That made me someone

00:50:51he could trust.

00:50:53Because of that,

00:50:54I also came to know

00:50:55many of the group's

00:50:56inner secrets.

00:50:57After I secured

00:50:58another major order,

00:50:59my brother openly praised

00:51:01my contribution

00:51:01at the board meeting.

00:51:03Almost overnight,

00:51:04my name spread

00:51:05through our social cluster.

00:51:06I even outshined

00:51:07my sister,

00:51:07who had worked so hard

00:51:09to build her image

00:51:10as a perfect socialist.

00:51:11The day I returned

00:51:12to the estate villa,

00:51:15she stormed

00:51:16into my room.

00:51:17Behind her stood

00:51:18the twin serpent shifter

00:51:19bodyguards,

00:51:20flanking her on either side

00:51:22in a protective stance.

00:51:23At a single look from her,

00:51:25Adam's snake body

00:51:26snapped toward

00:51:26me like a whip.

00:51:27I never saw it coming.

00:51:29The blow hit me hard

00:51:30and sent me crashing

00:51:31to the floor.

00:51:32My sister curled

00:51:32her red lips

00:51:33into a cruel smile.

00:51:35Olivia,

00:51:35let me teach you

00:51:36how a real heiress

00:51:37is supposed to act.

00:51:57My father bought a pair

00:51:59of twin serpent shifters

00:52:00from a pile of corpses

00:52:01in the underground black market.

00:52:03My younger sister

00:52:04chose the older brother

00:52:05at once,

00:52:06the one who had fallen

00:52:07for her at first sight.

00:52:08That left only

00:52:09the younger one,

00:52:10the mute brother.

00:52:11I knew any shifter

00:52:12who was not chosen

00:52:13would be sent off

00:52:14for humane euthanasia,

00:52:16so I took pity on him

00:52:17and kept him.

00:52:18He could not speak,

00:52:20so I took him

00:52:20from doctor to doctor,

00:52:22trying to cure his muses.

00:52:25I practiced sign language

00:52:27for two hours every day

00:52:28just so I could

00:52:29communicate with him.

00:52:30He was frail,

00:52:32and because he was

00:52:33a serpent shifter,

00:52:34the other bodyguards

00:52:36often picked on him,

00:52:37so I secretly trained

00:52:38in combat myself,

00:52:40strengthening my body,

00:52:41so I could pay them back

00:52:43one by one

00:52:43on his behalf.

00:52:44I thought my sincerity

00:52:45would earn his loyalty

00:52:46until the day

00:52:47the estate villa

00:52:48caught fire.

00:52:49With both my sister

00:52:50and me pinned

00:52:51beneath fallen beams,

00:52:52he looked at us

00:52:53and chose her

00:52:54without hesitation.

00:52:56I'm sorry.

00:52:57I have to save Chloe first.

00:52:59So he could speak after all,

00:53:01as the flame

00:53:02slowly swallowed me whole.

00:53:04He signed something

00:53:05only I could understand.

00:53:08I owe you more

00:53:09than I can repay

00:53:10in this life,

00:53:10and the next

00:53:11I will pay you back

00:53:12with my life.

00:53:17When I opened

00:53:18my eyes again,

00:53:19I was back to the day

00:53:20we were choosing

00:53:21our shifter bodyguards.

00:53:23I stood there

00:53:24in a daze

00:53:24until I felt

00:53:25blood welling

00:53:26in my palm

00:53:26from how hard

00:53:27I was clenching

00:53:28my hand.

00:53:29Only then

00:53:30did I realize

00:53:31this was not a dream.

00:53:34My sister shot me

00:53:35a glance,

00:53:36then tugged

00:53:37on father's sleeve

00:53:38with a sugary smile.

00:53:39Dad,

00:53:40if Olivia isn't choosing,

00:53:43then let me go first.

00:53:46As she spoke,

00:53:48father watched her

00:53:48indulgently

00:53:49while she flitted

00:53:50between the two

00:53:50tall serpent shifters

00:53:52like a cheerful

00:53:53little bird.

00:53:54Though they kept

00:53:54the upper bodies

00:53:55of men,

00:53:56their long serpentine

00:53:57tails slid restlessly

00:53:59across the floor,

00:54:00and their cold slit

00:54:01pupils shone

00:54:01with caution.

00:54:03I think I'll take Adam.

00:54:05Olivia is always

00:54:05by herself,

00:54:06so she really needs

00:54:07a strong serpent shifter

00:54:08to protect her.

00:54:09She sounded thoughtful

00:54:10and caring,

00:54:10but her eyes never left

00:54:11the older brother,

00:54:12Alex,

00:54:13not for even a second.

00:54:14I kept my expression calm,

00:54:15but the scene

00:54:16from my previous life

00:54:17came rushing back.

00:54:18She had done

00:54:18the same thing then.

00:54:19The one she truly wanted

00:54:20had always been Alex,

00:54:22yet she put on

00:54:22a show of concern

00:54:23and offered

00:54:24to leave him to me.

00:54:25What I had not understood

00:54:26then was that her retreat

00:54:27had only ever been a tactic.

00:54:28Looking at her performance,

00:54:30I had genuinely believed

00:54:31she meant it,

00:54:31so I refused no matter what.

00:54:33I could not bear

00:54:33to let her compromise,

00:54:34and I did not want Adam,

00:54:36the younger brother,

00:54:37to be put to death either.

00:54:38Until the day of the fire.

00:54:43Even then,

00:54:44she was still saying,

00:54:45Save my sister first!

00:54:48While reaching for Adam

00:54:50at the first chance she got.

00:54:51Even though her own bodyguard,

00:54:53Alex,

00:54:54was right beside her.

00:54:55Even though where she stood

00:54:56was far safer

00:54:57than where I was.

00:54:58She was always like this.

00:54:59Certain I would soften,

00:55:00certain a trick would work.

00:55:01She never suffered

00:55:02any real loss,

00:55:03yet somehow still walked away

00:55:05with a glowing reputation.

00:55:06But this time,

00:55:07I agreed.

00:55:08Whatever Chloe wants,

00:55:09my answer was so unexpected

00:55:10that the smile froze on her face.

00:55:12She was not the only one shocked.

00:55:14Adam jerked his head up

00:55:15and stared at me,

00:55:16surprise flashing through

00:55:18those cold,

00:55:18reptilian-slit pupils.

00:55:22No.

00:55:22Father said sharply,

00:55:25Chloe is the delicate one.

00:55:26She's the one who needs

00:55:27the better bodyguard.

00:55:29This younger brother

00:55:30can't even talk.

00:55:32He doesn't deserve

00:55:33to stay by her side.

00:55:35Understanding dawned on me.

00:55:37So father had known

00:55:39all along.

00:55:39Yet he still brought Adam here.

00:55:41Rather than truly letting

00:55:42my sister and me choose,

00:55:43this whole thing

00:55:44had only been a performance

00:55:45to make it look fair.

00:55:47I'm fine.

00:55:48My sister had just started

00:55:49to relax,

00:55:50ready to speak,

00:55:51when Adam suddenly

00:55:52opened his mouth.

00:55:52Sir,

00:55:53I can speak.

00:55:55I could not help

00:55:55glancing at him again.

00:55:57In my previous life,

00:55:59Adam had spoken

00:55:59only once before I died.

00:56:01And now he was talking already?

00:56:03Then I caught the

00:56:04understakeable wariness

00:56:05in his eyes,

00:56:06and I knew for certain

00:56:07Adam had been reborn too.

00:56:10Watching him fight

00:56:11so hard for this chance

00:56:12only made his final promise

00:56:14for my last life

00:56:14seemed even more ridiculous.

00:56:16But that was fine.

00:56:18I did not want him

00:56:19anymore either.

00:56:20Relying on the serpent shifter's

00:56:22natural agility

00:56:23and his constricting strength,

00:56:25Adam took down

00:56:25several retired

00:56:26special forces men,

00:56:29standing beside father.

00:56:31Even father,

00:56:32who had opposed the idea,

00:56:34began to waver.

00:56:35My sister lit up

00:56:36with delight.

00:56:38She had always preferred

00:56:39Adam's refined,

00:56:40handsome looks.

00:56:41If he had not been mute,

00:56:43she would have been

00:56:43her first choice

00:56:44from the very beginning.

00:56:48All right then.

00:56:49Adam will stay with Chloe

00:56:50from now on.

00:56:52As for Alex...

00:56:53He turned to the other brother.

00:56:57You'll go with Olivia.

00:57:03At father's order,

00:57:04a dark look settled

00:57:05over Alex's face.

00:57:07His icy snake tail

00:57:08lashed the floor

00:57:09in an irritation.

00:57:10Then,

00:57:11writting his teeth,

00:57:12he bent down and melt.

00:57:14Sir, please forgive me,

00:57:15but I cannot obey.

00:57:16What do you mean by that?

00:57:18Father might favor my sister,

00:57:20but I was still his daughter.

00:57:21For Alex to refuse him

00:57:23in front of everyone

00:57:24was an open show

00:57:25of disrespect.

00:57:27If you refuse

00:57:28to protect my daughter,

00:57:29then you can go straight

00:57:31to the disposal chamber.

00:57:32I had known

00:57:32in my previous life

00:57:34that the shifter bodyguard's

00:57:35father bought

00:57:36at enormous cost

00:57:37would be sent

00:57:38to the disposal chamber

00:57:39for Humana Eutherasia

00:57:41if they were not chosen.

00:57:42I could not bear

00:57:43to watch a living person

00:57:44die before my eyes,

00:57:45so I had kept Adam

00:57:46by my side.

00:57:47This time,

00:57:48it was Alex's turn.

00:57:49I still said nothing,

00:57:51but my sister panicked.

00:57:53She rushed forward

00:57:55and grabbed Alex's arm,

00:57:56trying to pull him up

00:57:57from the floor.

00:57:58Alex!

00:57:59If you don't go with Olivia,

00:58:01you'll die!

00:58:02But Alex only looked at her

00:58:03with naked devotion

00:58:04and shook his head firmly.

00:58:06If I cannot protect Chloe,

00:58:07then death means nothing to me.

00:58:09At that,

00:58:10a blush rose

00:58:11across my sister's face.

00:58:13I could not help laughing.

00:58:15Olivia,

00:58:16can you really just stand there

00:58:17and watch him die?

00:58:18Tears shimmered

00:58:18in my sister's eyes

00:58:19as she turned to face me.

00:58:21From the brother's angle,

00:58:22she looked heartbreakingly fragile.

00:58:24Dad,

00:58:24if Alex is this loyal to Chloe,

00:58:26then let both brothers

00:58:27stay with her.

00:58:28I spoke up

00:58:29at just the right moment.

00:58:32One more won't make a difference,

00:58:34and neither will two.

00:58:37That landed exactly

00:58:38where it needed to.

00:58:39From the moment

00:58:40the two serpent shifters

00:58:41had appeared,

00:58:42her eyes had never once

00:58:43left them.

00:58:44Father fell silent

00:58:45for a moment,

00:58:46thinking it over.

00:58:49Olivia,

00:58:50then what about you?

00:58:51It's okay, Dad.

00:58:52I'm the older sister.

00:58:54Of course I should

00:58:55give in to Chloe.

00:58:56Everyone turned

00:58:57to look at me.

00:58:58I only lowered my head

00:58:59and did my best

00:59:00to look considerate

00:59:01and understanding.

00:59:02Father smiled.

00:59:03Olivia's finally grown up,

00:59:04but how will your safety

00:59:06be protected?

00:59:07I lifted my head

00:59:08and saw the approval

00:59:09written plainly

00:59:10across father's face.

00:59:11I also caught the note

00:59:13of scrutiny

00:59:13in Adam's eyes,

00:59:14but I had no interest

00:59:16in guessing

00:59:16what he was thinking

00:59:17and even less

00:59:18in caring.

00:59:21Send me to work

00:59:22at my brother's company,

00:59:23Dad.

00:59:24I'll take care of myself.

00:59:26In my previous life,

00:59:27I had poured everything

00:59:28into holding on to Adam.

00:59:30In the process,

00:59:31I forgot to secure

00:59:32my footing

00:59:32within this family.

00:59:33There were three children

00:59:35in the house,

00:59:36and I was the middle one.

00:59:39I was not like

00:59:40my older brother,

00:59:41burdened with

00:59:42father's expectations,

00:59:44and I was not like

00:59:45my younger sister,

00:59:47doled on as the baby

00:59:48of the family.

00:59:49When I was seven,

00:59:50I was sent away

00:59:51to a remote country villa

00:59:53and left to fend

00:59:54for myself.

00:59:56I had only been brought

00:59:57back two years ago.

00:59:59My brother was ruthless

01:00:00in business.

01:00:01Every time he returned

01:00:02from a trip,

01:00:03he brought Chloe

01:00:04designer handbags

01:00:05and limited edition jewelry.

01:00:07Even the lifestyle assistant

01:00:09at her side

01:00:10lived better than I did.

01:00:11In my previous life,

01:00:13I had to save up

01:00:14from my meager allowance

01:00:15just to pay

01:00:16Adam's medical bills.

01:00:18So if I wanted

01:00:19to improve my standing,

01:00:21I had to prove my value.

01:00:25My brother had never

01:00:26cared much for the

01:00:27unwanted sister

01:00:28of the family.

01:00:31He did not meet

01:00:32with me personally.

01:00:34He merely had the

01:00:35HR director assign me

01:00:36to the logistics department,

01:00:38then ignored me

01:00:39after that.

01:00:40I said nothing

01:00:41and quietly focused

01:00:42on my work.

01:00:43I had not forgotten

01:00:44the business knowledge

01:00:45I learned in my

01:00:46previous life.

01:00:47If anything,

01:00:48I had become

01:00:49even better.

01:00:50When the company

01:00:51became locked

01:00:52in a fierce acquisition

01:00:53battle with a rival,

01:00:55I used sharp

01:00:56data analysis

01:00:57and negotiation tactics

01:00:58to secure the key

01:01:00project in one move.

01:01:02Only then

01:01:03did my brother

01:01:04formally meet with me.

01:01:05As a reward,

01:01:06he transferred me

01:01:06into the core

01:01:07business division.

01:01:08The company

01:01:09needed capable people

01:01:10and on top of that

01:01:12I was family.

01:01:13That made me

01:01:13someone he could trust.

01:01:15Because of that,

01:01:16I also came to know

01:01:17many of the group's

01:01:18inner secrets.

01:01:19After I secured

01:01:20another major order,

01:01:21my brother openly

01:01:22praised my contribution

01:01:23at the board meeting.

01:01:25Almost overnight,

01:01:26my name spread

01:01:27through our social cluster.

01:01:28I even outshined

01:01:29my sister,

01:01:30who had worked so hard

01:01:31to build her image

01:01:32as a perfect socialist.

01:01:33The day I returned

01:01:34to the estate villa,

01:01:37she stormed

01:01:38into my room.

01:01:39Behind her stood

01:01:40the twin serpent

01:01:41shifter bodyguards,

01:01:42flanking her on either

01:01:43side in a protective stance.

01:01:46At a single look

01:01:46from her,

01:01:47Adam's snake body

01:01:48snapped toward me

01:01:49like a whip.

01:01:49I never saw it coming.

01:01:51The blow hit me hard

01:01:52and sent me crashing

01:01:53to the floor.

01:01:54My sister curled

01:01:55her red lips

01:01:55into a cruel smile.

01:01:57Olivia,

01:01:58let me teach you

01:01:59how a real heiress

01:02:00is supposed to act.

01:02:20My father bought a pair

01:02:21of twin serpent shifters

01:02:22from a pile of corpses

01:02:23in the underground black market.

01:02:25My younger sister

01:02:26chose the older brother

01:02:28at once,

01:02:28the one who had fallen

01:02:29for her at first sight.

01:02:31That left only

01:02:31the younger one,

01:02:32the mute brother.

01:02:33I knew any shifter

01:02:34who was not chosen

01:02:35would be sent off

01:02:36for humane euthanasia,

01:02:38so I took pity on him

01:02:39and kept him.

01:02:40He could not speak,

01:02:42so I took him

01:02:43from doctor to doctor,

01:02:44trying to cure his muses.

01:02:47I practiced sign language

01:02:49for two hours every day

01:02:50just so I could

01:02:51communicate with him.

01:02:53He was frail,

01:02:54and because he was

01:02:55a serpent shifter,

01:02:57the other bodyguards

01:02:58often picked on him,

01:02:59so I secretly trained

01:03:00in combat myself,

01:03:02strengthening my body,

01:03:04so I could pay them back

01:03:05one by one

01:03:06on his behalf.

01:03:07I thought my sincerity

01:03:08would earn his loyalty

01:03:09until the day

01:03:10the estate villa caught fire.

01:03:11With both my sister

01:03:12and me pinned

01:03:13beneath fallen beams,

01:03:15he looked at us

01:03:16and chose her

01:03:16without hesitation.

01:03:19I'm sorry.

01:03:19I have to save Chloe first.

01:03:22So he could speak after all.

01:03:23As the flame

01:03:24slowly swallowed me whole,

01:03:26he signed something

01:03:27only I could understand.

01:03:30I owe you more

01:03:31than I can repay

01:03:32in this life,

01:03:33and the next

01:03:33I will pay you back

01:03:34with my life.

01:03:39When I opened

01:03:40my eyes again,

01:03:41I was back to the day

01:03:42we were choosing

01:03:43our shifter bodyguards.

01:03:44I stood there

01:03:46in a daze

01:03:46until I felt

01:03:47blood welling

01:03:48in my palm

01:03:49from how hard

01:03:49I was clenching my hand.

01:03:52Only then

01:03:52did I realize

01:03:53this was not a dream.

01:03:56My sister shot me

01:03:58a glance,

01:03:58then tugged on

01:03:59father's sleeve

01:04:00with a sugary smile.

01:04:01Dad,

01:04:02if Olivia isn't choosing,

01:04:05then let me go first.

01:04:08As she spoke,

01:04:10father watched her

01:04:11indulgently

01:04:11while she flitted

01:04:12between the two

01:04:13tall serpent shifters

01:04:14like a cheerful

01:04:15little bird.

01:04:16Though they kept

01:04:16the upper bodies

01:04:17of men,

01:04:18their long serpentine

01:04:19tails slid

01:04:20restlessly across

01:04:21the floor,

01:04:22and their cold

01:04:23slit pupils

01:04:23shone with caution.

01:04:25I think I'll take Adam.

01:04:27Olivia is always

01:04:27by herself,

01:04:28so she really needs

01:04:29a strong serpent shifter

01:04:30to protect her.

01:04:31She sounded thoughtful

01:04:32and caring,

01:04:33but her eyes never

01:04:33left the older brother,

01:04:34Alex,

01:04:35not for even a second.

01:04:36I kept my expression

01:04:37calm,

01:04:37but the scene

01:04:38from my previous life

01:04:39came rushing back.

01:04:40She had done

01:04:40the same thing then.

01:04:41The one she truly wanted

01:04:43had always been Alex,

01:04:44yet she put on

01:04:44a show of concern

01:04:45and offered

01:04:46to leave him to me.

01:04:47What I had not

01:04:48understood then

01:04:48was that her retreat

01:04:49had only ever

01:04:50been a tactic.

01:04:51Looking at her performance,

01:04:52I had genuinely

01:04:52believed she meant it,

01:04:53so I refused

01:04:54no matter what.

01:04:55I could not bear

01:04:56to let her compromise,

01:04:56and I did not want

01:04:57Adam,

01:04:58the younger brother,

01:04:59to be put to death either.

01:05:00Until the day of the fire.

01:05:05Even then,

01:05:06she was still saying,

01:05:08Save my sister first!

01:05:11While reaching for Adam

01:05:12at the first chance

01:05:13she got.

01:05:14Even though her own

01:05:15bodyguard,

01:05:15Alex,

01:05:16was right beside her.

01:05:17Even though where she stood

01:05:18was far safer

01:05:19than where I was,

01:05:20she was always like this.

01:05:21Certain I would soften,

01:05:22certain the trick would work.

01:05:24She never suffered

01:05:24any real loss,

01:05:25yet somehow still walked away

01:05:27with a glowing reputation.

01:05:28But this time,

01:05:29I agreed.

01:05:30Whatever Chloe wants,

01:05:31my answer was so unexpected

01:05:32that the smile

01:05:33froze on her face.

01:05:35She was not the only one

01:05:36shocked.

01:05:36Adam jerked his head up

01:05:38and stared at me,

01:05:39surprise flashing through

01:05:40those cold,

01:05:41reptilian-slit pupils.

01:05:44No.

01:05:45Father said sharply,

01:05:47Chloe is the delicate one.

01:05:49She's the one who needs

01:05:50the better bodyguard.

01:05:51This younger brother

01:05:52can't even talk.

01:05:54He doesn't deserve

01:05:55to stay by her side.

01:05:57Understanding dawned on me,

01:05:59so Father had known

01:06:01all along.

01:06:02Yet he still brought Adam here.

01:06:03Rather than truly letting

01:06:04my sister and me choose,

01:06:05this whole thing

01:06:06had only been a performance

01:06:07to make it look fair.

01:06:09I'm fine.

01:06:10My sister had just started

01:06:11to relax,

01:06:12ready to speak,

01:06:13when Adam suddenly

01:06:14opened his mouth.

01:06:15Sir,

01:06:16I can speak.

01:06:17I could not help

01:06:18glancing at him again.

01:06:19In my previous life,

01:06:21Adam had spoken

01:06:21only once before I died.

01:06:23And now he was

01:06:24talking already?

01:06:25Then I caught the

01:06:26understakable wariness

01:06:27in his eyes,

01:06:28and I knew for certain

01:06:30Adam had been reborn, too.

01:06:32Watching him fight

01:06:33so hard for this chance

01:06:34only made his final promise

01:06:36for my last life

01:06:37seemed even more ridiculous.

01:06:39But that was fine.

01:06:40I did not want him

01:06:41anymore, either.

01:06:43Relying on the serpent shifter's

01:06:44natural agility

01:06:45and his constricting strength,

01:06:47Adam took down

01:06:48several retired

01:06:48special forces men,

01:06:51standing beside Father.

01:06:53Even Father,

01:06:54who had opposed the idea,

01:06:56began to waver.

01:06:58My sister lit up

01:06:59with delight.

01:07:00She had always preferred

01:07:01Adam's refined,

01:07:02handsome looks.

01:07:03If he had not been mute,

01:07:05she would have been

01:07:05her first choice

01:07:06from the very beginning.

01:07:10All right, then.

01:07:12Adam will stay with Chloe

01:07:12from now on.

01:07:14As for Alex...

01:07:15He turned to the other brother.

01:07:19You'll go with Olivia.

01:07:25At Father's order,

01:07:26a dark look settled

01:07:28over Alex's face.

01:07:29His icy snake tail

01:07:30lashed the floor

01:07:31in an irritation.

01:07:32Then,

01:07:33gritting his teeth,

01:07:34he bent down and melt.

01:07:36Sir, please forgive me,

01:07:37but I cannot obey.

01:07:38What do you mean by that?

01:07:40Father might favor my sister,

01:07:42but I was still his daughter.

01:07:43For Alex to refuse him

01:07:45in front of everyone

01:07:46was an open show

01:07:48of disrespect.

01:07:48If you refuse

01:07:50to protect my daughter,

01:07:51then you can go straight

01:07:53to the disposal chamber.

01:07:54I had known

01:07:55in my previous life

01:07:56that the shifter bodyguard's

01:07:57father bought

01:07:58at enormous cost

01:07:59would be sent

01:08:00to the disposal chamber

01:08:01for Humana Eutherasia

01:08:03if they were not chosen.

01:08:04I could not bear

01:08:05to watch a living person

01:08:06die before my eyes,

01:08:07so I had kept Adam

01:08:08by my side.

01:08:09This time,

01:08:10it was Alex's turn.

01:08:11I still said nothing,

01:08:13but my sister panicked.

01:08:16She rushed forward

01:08:17and grabbed Alex's arm,

01:08:18trying to pull him

01:08:19up from the floor.

01:08:21Alex,

01:08:22if you don't go

01:08:23with Olivia,

01:08:23you'll die!

01:08:24But Alex only looked

01:08:25at her with naked devotion

01:08:26and shook his head firmly.

01:08:28If I cannot protect Chloe,

01:08:29then death means nothing

01:08:30to me.

01:08:31At that,

01:08:32a blush rose

01:08:33across my sister's face.

01:08:35I could not help laughing.

01:08:37Olivia,

01:08:38can you really just stand there

01:08:39and watch him die?

01:08:40Tears shimmered

01:08:40in my sister's eyes

01:08:41as she turned

01:08:42to face me.

01:08:43From the brother's angle,

01:08:44she looked

01:08:45heartbreakingly fragile.

01:08:46Dad,

01:08:47if Alex is this loyal

01:08:48to Chloe,

01:08:48then let both brothers

01:08:49stay with her.

01:08:50I spoke up

01:08:51at just the right moment.

01:08:54One more won't make

01:08:55a difference,

01:08:56and neither will two.

01:08:59That landed exactly

01:09:01where it needed to.

01:09:02From the moment

01:09:02the two serpent shifters

01:09:03had appeared,

01:09:04her eyes had never

01:09:05once left them.

01:09:06Father fell silent

01:09:08for a moment,

01:09:09thinking it over.

01:09:11Olivia,

01:09:12then what about you?

01:09:13It's okay, Dad.

01:09:14I'm the older sister.

01:09:16Of course I should

01:09:17give in to Chloe.

01:09:18Everyone turned

01:09:19to look at me.

01:09:20I only lowered my head

01:09:21and did my best

01:09:22to look considerate

01:09:23and understanding.

01:09:24Father smiled.

01:09:25Olivia's finally grown up,

01:09:27but how will your safety

01:09:28be protected?

01:09:29I lifted my head

01:09:30and saw the approval

01:09:31written plainly

01:09:32across Father's face.

01:09:34I also caught

01:09:35the note of scrutiny

01:09:36in Adam's eyes,

01:09:37but I had no interest

01:09:38in guessing

01:09:39what he was thinking,

01:09:40and even less

01:09:40in caring.

01:09:43Send me to work

01:09:44at my brother's company,

01:09:45Dad.

01:09:46I'll take care of myself.

01:09:48In my previous life,

01:09:49I had poured everything

01:09:50into holding on to Adam.

01:09:52In the process,

01:09:53I forgot to secure

01:09:54my footing

01:09:55within this family.

01:09:56There were three children

01:09:57in the house,

01:09:58and I was the middle one.

01:10:01I was not like

01:10:02my older brother,

01:10:04burdened with

01:10:04father's expectations,

01:10:06and I was not like

01:10:07my younger sister,

01:10:09doled on as the baby

01:10:10of the family.

01:10:11When I was seven,

01:10:13I was sent away

01:10:14to a remote country villa

01:10:15and left to fend

01:10:16for myself.

01:10:18I had only been brought

01:10:20back two years ago.

01:10:21My brother was ruthless

01:10:22in business.

01:10:23Every time he returned

01:10:25from a trip,

01:10:25he brought Chloe designer

01:10:27handbags

01:10:28and limited edition jewelry.

01:10:30Even the lifestyle assistant

01:10:31at her side

01:10:32lived better than I did.

01:10:34In my previous life,

01:10:35I had to save up

01:10:36from my meager allowance

01:10:37just to pay

01:10:38Adam's medical bills.

01:10:40So if I wanted

01:10:41to improve my standing,

01:10:43I had to prove my value.

01:10:47My brother had never

01:10:49cared much

01:10:49for the unwanted

01:10:50sister of the family.

01:10:53He did not meet

01:10:55with me personally.

01:10:56He merely had

01:10:57the HR director

01:10:58assign me

01:10:59to the logistics department,

01:11:00then ignored me

01:11:01after that.

01:11:02I said nothing

01:11:03and quietly focused

01:11:04on my work.

01:11:05I had not forgotten

01:11:06the business knowledge

01:11:07I learned in my

01:11:08previous life.

01:11:09If anything,

01:11:10I had become

01:11:11even better.

01:11:12When the company

01:11:13became locked

01:11:14in a fierce acquisition

01:11:15battle with a rival,

01:11:17I used sharp

01:11:18data analysis

01:11:19and negotiation tactics

01:11:20to secure

01:11:21the key project

01:11:22in one move.

01:11:24Only then

01:11:25did my brother

01:11:26formally meet with me.

01:11:27As a reward,

01:11:28he transferred me

01:11:29into the core

01:11:29business division.

01:11:30The company

01:11:31needed capable people

01:11:32and on top of that

01:11:34I was family.

01:11:35That made me

01:11:35someone he could trust.

01:11:36Because of that,

01:11:38I also came

01:11:39to know many

01:11:39of the group's

01:11:40inner secrets.

01:11:41After I secured

01:11:42another major order,

01:11:43my brother openly

01:11:44praised my contribution

01:11:46at the board meeting.

01:11:47Almost overnight,

01:11:48my name spread

01:11:49through our social cluster.

01:11:50I even outshined

01:11:51my sister,

01:11:52who had worked

01:11:52so hard to build

01:11:53her image

01:11:54as a perfect socialist.

01:11:55The day I returned

01:11:57to the estate villa,

01:11:59she stormed

01:12:00into my room.

01:12:01Behind her stood

01:12:02the twin serpent

01:12:03shifter bodyguards,

01:12:05flanking her

01:12:05on either side

01:12:06in a protective stance.

01:12:08At a single look

01:12:09from her,

01:12:09Adam's snake body

01:12:10snapped toward me

01:12:11like a whip.

01:12:12I never saw it coming.

01:12:13The blow hit me hard

01:12:14and sent me crashing

01:12:15to the floor.

01:12:16My sister curled

01:12:17her red lips

01:12:17into a cruel smile.

01:12:19Olivia,

01:12:20let me teach you

01:12:21how a real heiress

01:12:22is supposed to act.

01:12:25Jesus Christ,

01:12:26I'm on my right path.

01:12:28Amen.

01:12:33Amen.

01:12:34Amen.

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