🌴He Chose My Sister So I Chose the Serpent King | A Forgotten Heroine Reclaims Her Fate

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📜Synopsis: 🔥
Olivia’s story begins with a serpent shapeshifter she once rescued, but it quickly becomes a larger tale of hidden loyalties, family power, and a heroine who refuses to stay beneath anyone’s shadow. After Adam chooses Chloe over her, Olivia is given a rare chance to rewrite the moment that changed her life. Instead of competing for Adam’s attention, she lets Chloe take the twin serpent guards and steps into the family business on her own terms. When another betrayal forces Olivia to vanish, she finds an unexpected ally in Jason Astor, the Serpent King. Their partnership grows from distrust into something far more complicated. This fantasy drama is all about identity, transformation, and choosing your own destiny.

💙GENRE:Fantasy, Shapeshifter, Romance, Hidden Identity, Family Drama
🤍CAST：Olivia, Adam, Chloe, Jason Astor

Transcript

00:00:09My father bought a pair of twin serpent shifters from a pile of corpses in the underground black market.

00:00:14My younger sister chose the older brother at once, the one who had fallen for her at first sight.

00:00:20That left only the younger one, the mute brother.

00:00:22I knew any shifter who was not chosen would be sent off for humane euthanasia, so I took pity on

00:00:28him and kept him.

00:00:30He could not speak, so I took him from doctor to doctor, trying to cure his mucis.

00:00:36I practiced sign language for two hours every day just so I could communicate with him.

00:00:42He was frail, and because he was a serpent shifter, the other bodyguards often picked on him,

00:00:48so I secretly trained in combat myself, strengthening my body, so I could pay them back one by one on

00:00:55his behalf.

00:00:55I thought my sincerity would earn his loyalty, until the day the estate villa caught fire.

00:01:00With both my sister and me pinned beneath fallen beams, he looked at us and chose her without hesitation.

00:01:07I'm sorry. I have to save Chloe first.

00:01:10So he could speak after all.

00:01:12As the flame slowly swallowed me whole, he signed something only I could understand.

00:01:19I owe you more than I can repay in this life, and the next I will pay you back with

00:01:23my life.

00:01:28When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day we were choosing our shifter bodyguards.

00:01:34I stood there in a daze, until I felt blood welling in my palm from how hard I was clenching

00:01:39my hand.

00:01:41Only then did I realize this was not a dream.

00:01:45My sister shot me a glance, then tugged on father's sleeve with a sugary smile.

00:01:50Dad, if Olivia isn't choosing, then let me go first.

00:01:58As she spoke, father watched her indulgently while she flitted between the two tall serpent shifters like a cheerful little

00:02:04bird.

00:02:05Though they kept the upper bodies of men, their long serpentine tails slid restlessly across the floor, and their cold

00:02:12-slit pupils shone with caution.

00:02:14I think I'll take Adam.

00:02:16Olivia is always by herself, so she really needs a strong serpent shifter to protect her.

00:02:20She sounded thoughtful and caring, but her eyes never left the older brother, Alex, not for even a second.

00:02:25I kept my expression calm, but the scene from my previous life came rushing back.

00:02:29She had done the same thing then.

00:02:30The one she truly wanted had always been Alex, yet she put on a show of concern and offered to

00:02:35leave him to me.

00:02:36What I had not understood then was that her retreat had only ever been a tactic.

00:02:40Looking at her performance, I had genuinely believed she meant it, so I refused no matter what.

00:02:44I could not bear to let her compromise, and I did not want Adam, the younger brother, to be put

00:02:48to death either.

00:02:49Until the day of the fire.

00:02:54Even then, she was still saying,

00:02:57Save my sister first!

00:03:00While reaching for Adam at the first chance she got.

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

00:03:06Even though where she stood was far safer than where I was.

00:03:09She was always like this.

00:03:10Certain I would soften.

00:03:11Certain a trick would work.

00:03:13She never suffered any real loss, yet somehow still walked away with a glowing reputation.

00:03:17But this time, I agreed.

00:03:19Whatever Chloe wants.

00:03:20My answer was so unexpected that the smile froze on her face.

00:03:24She was not the only one shocked.

00:03:26Adam jerked his head up and stared at me.

00:03:28Surprise flashing through those cold, reptilian-slit pupils.

00:03:33No.

00:03:34Father said sharply.

00:03:35Chloe is the delicate one.

00:03:38She's the one who needs the better bodyguard.

00:03:40This younger brother can't even talk.

00:03:43He doesn't deserve to stay by her side.

00:03:46Understanding dawned on me.

00:03:48So father had known all along.

00:03:51Yet he still brought Adam here.

00:03:52Rather than truly letting my sister and me choose, this whole thing had only been a performance to make it

00:03:56look fair.

00:03:58I'm fine.

00:03:59My sister had just started to relax, ready to speak.

00:04:02When Adam suddenly opened his mouth.

00:04:04Sir, I can speak.

00:04:06I could not help glancing at him again.

00:04:08In my previous life, Adam had spoken only once before I died.

00:04:12And now he was talking already?

00:04:14Then I caught the understakable wariness in his eyes.

00:04:17And I knew for certain, Adam had been reborn too.

00:04:21Watching him fight so hard for this chance only made his final promise for my last life seemed even more

00:04:26ridiculous.

00:04:27But that was fine.

00:04:29I did not want him anymore, either.

00:04:32Relying on the Serpent Shifter's natural agility and his constricting strength, Adam took down several retired Special Forces men.

00:04:40Standing beside father.

00:04:42Even father, who had opposed the idea, began to waver.

00:04:47My sister lit up with delight.

00:04:49She had always preferred Adam's refined, handsome looks.

00:04:52If he had not been mute, she would have been her first choice from the very beginning.

00:04:59All right then.

00:05:01Adam will stay with Chloe from now on.

00:05:03As for Alex?

00:05:04He turned to the other brother.

00:05:08You'll go with Olivia.

00:05:14At father's order, a dark look settled over Alex's face.

00:05:18His icy snake tail lashed the floor in an irritation.

00:05:21Then, gritting his teeth, he bent down and melt.

00:05:25Sir, please forgive me, but I cannot obey.

00:05:27What do you mean by that?

00:05:29Father might favor my sister, but I was still his daughter.

00:05:32For Alex to refuse him in front of everyone was an open show of disrespect.

00:05:38If you refuse to protect my daughter, then you can go straight to the disposal chamber.

00:05:43I had known in my previous life that the shifter bodyguard's father bought at enormous cost would be sent to

00:05:49the disposal chamber for Humana Eutherasia if they were not chosen.

00:05:53I could not bear to watch a living person die before my eyes, so I had kept Adam by my

00:05:58side.

00:05:58This time it was Alex's turn.

00:06:00I still said nothing, but my sister panicked.

00:06:05She rushed forward and grabbed Alex's arm, trying to pull him up from the floor.

00:06:10Alex, if you don't go with Olivia, you'll die!

00:06:13But Alex only looked at her with naked devotion and shook his head firmly.

00:06:17If I cannot protect Chloe, then death means nothing to me.

00:06:20At that, a blush rose across my sister's face.

00:06:24I could not help laughing.

00:06:26Olivia, can you really just stand there and watch him die?

00:06:29Tears shimmered in my sister's eyes as she turned to face me.

00:06:32From the brother's angle, she looked heartbreakingly fragile.

00:06:35Dad, if Alex is this loyal to Chloe, then let both brothers stay with her.

00:06:39I spoke up at just the right moment.

00:06:43One more won't make a difference, and neither will two.

00:06:48That landed exactly where it needed to.

00:06:50From the moment the two serpent shifters had appeared, her eyes had never once left them.

00:06:56Father fell silent for a moment, thinking it over.

00:07:00Olivia, then what about you?

00:07:02It's okay, Dad.

00:07:03I'm the older sister.

00:07:05Of course I should give in to Chloe.

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

00:07:09I only lowered my head and did my best to look considerate and understanding.

00:07:13Father smiled.

00:07:14Olivia's finally grown up, but how will your safety be protected?

00:07:18I lifted my head and saw the approval written plainly across father's face.

00:07:23I also caught the note of scrutiny in Adam's eyes, but I had no interest in guessing what he was

00:07:28thinking, and even less in caring.

00:07:32Send me to work at my brother's company, Dad.

00:07:35I'll take care of myself.

00:07:37In my previous life, I had poured everything into holding on to Adam.

00:07:41In the process, I forgot to secure my footing within this family.

00:07:45There were three children in the house, and I was the middle one.

00:07:50I was not like my older brother, burdened with father's expectations, and I was not like my younger sister, doled

00:07:58on as the baby of the family.

00:08:00When I was seven, I was sent away to a remote country villa and left to fend for myself.

00:08:07I had only been brought back two years ago.

00:08:10My brother was ruthless in business.

00:08:12Every time he returned from a trip, he brought Chloe designer handbags and limited edition jewelry.

00:08:19Even the lifestyle assistant at her side lived better than I did.

00:08:23In my previous life, I had to save up from my meager allowance just to pay Adam's medical bills.

00:08:29So if I wanted to improve my standing, I had to prove my value.

00:08:36My brother had never cared much for the unwanted sister of the family.

00:08:43He did not meet with me personally.

00:08:45He merely had the HR director assign me to the logistics department, then ignored me after that.

00:08:51I said nothing, and quietly focused on my work.

00:08:54I had not forgotten the business knowledge I learned in my previous life.

00:08:58If anything, I had become even better.

00:09:01When the company became locked in a fierce acquisition battle with a rival,

00:09:06I used sharp data analysis and negotiation tactics to secure the key project in one move.

00:09:13Only then did my brother formally meet with me.

00:09:16As a reward, he transferred me into the core business division.

00:09:19The company needed capable people, and on top of that I was family.

00:09:24That made me someone he could trust.

00:09:25Because of that, I also came to know many of the group's inner secrets.

00:09:30After I secured another major order, my brother openly praised my contribution at the board meeting.

00:09:36Almost overnight, my name spread through our social cluster.

00:09:39I even outshined my sister, who had worked so hard to build her image as a perfect socialist.

00:09:44The day I returned to the estate villa, she stormed into my room.

00:09:50Behind her stood the twin serpent shifter bodyguards, flanking her on either side in a protective stance.

00:09:57At a single look from her, Adam's snake body snapped toward me like a whip.

00:10:01I never saw it coming.

00:10:02The blow hit me hard and sent me crashing to the floor.

00:10:05My sister curled her red lips into a cruel smile.

00:10:08Olivia, let me teach you how a real heiress is supposed to act.

00:10:24My father bought a pair of twin serpent shifters from a pile of corpses in the underground black market.

00:10:30My younger sister chose the older brother at once, the one who had fallen for her at first sight.

00:10:35That left only the younger one, the mute brother.

00:10:38I knew any shifter who was not chosen would be sent off for humane euthanasia, so I took pity on

00:10:43him and kept him.

00:10:45He could not speak, so I took him from doctor to doctor, trying to cure his muses.

00:10:52I practiced sign language for two hours every day just so I could communicate with him.

00:10:57He was frail, and because he was a serpent shifter, the other bodyguards often picked on him,

00:11:03so I secretly trained in combat myself, strengthening my body.

00:11:08So I could pay them back one by one on his behalf.

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

00:11:16With both my sister and me pinned beneath fallen beams, he looked at us and chose her without hesitation.

00:11:23I'm sorry, I have to save Chloe first.

00:11:26So he could speak after all.

00:11:28As the flame slowly swallowed me whole, he signed something only I could understand.

00:11:35I owe you more than I can repay in this life, and the next I will pay you back with

00:11:39my life.

00:11:43When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day we were choosing our shifter bodyguards.

00:11:49I stood there in a daze until I felt blood welling in my palm from how hard I was clenching

00:11:54my hand.

00:11:56Only then did I realize this was not a dream.

00:12:01My sister shot me a glance, then tugged on father's sleeve with a sugary smile.

00:12:05Dad, if Olivia isn't choosing, then let me go first.

00:12:13As she spoke, father watched her indulgently while she flitted between the two tall serpent shifters like a cheerful little

00:12:19bird.

00:12:20Though they kept the upper bodies of men, their long serpentine tails slid restlessly across the floor, and their cold

00:12:27-slit pupils shone with caution.

00:12:29I think I'll take Adam.

00:12:31Olivia is always by herself, so she really needs a strong serpent shifter to protect her.

00:12:35She sounded thoughtful and caring, but her eyes never left the older brother, Alex, not for even a second.

00:12:40I kept my expression calm, but the scene from my previous life came rushing back.

00:12:44She had done the same thing then.

00:12:46The one she truly wanted had always been Alex, yet she put on a show of concern and offered to

00:12:50leave him to me.

00:12:51What I had not understood then was that her retreat had only ever been a tactic.

00:12:55Looking at her performance, I had genuinely believed she meant it, so I refused no matter what.

00:12:59I could not bear to let her compromise, and I did not want Adam, the younger brother, to be put

00:13:04to death either.

00:13:04Until the day of the fire.

00:13:10Even then, she was still saying,

00:13:12Save my sister first!

00:13:15While reaching for Adam at the first chance she got.

00:13:18Even though her own bodyguard, Alex, was right beside her.

00:13:21Even though where she stood was far safer than where I was.

00:13:24She was always like this.

00:13:25Certain I would soften.

00:13:27Certain a trick would work.

00:13:28She never suffered any real loss, yet somehow still walked away with a glowing reputation.

00:13:32But this time, I agreed.

00:13:34Whatever Chloe wants.

00:13:35My answer was so unexpected that the smile froze on her face.

00:13:39She was not the only one shocked.

00:13:41Adam jerked his head up and stared at me.

00:13:43Surprise flashing through those cold, reptilian-slit pupils.

00:13:48No.

00:13:49Father said sharply.

00:13:51Chloe is the delicate one.

00:13:53She's the one who needs the better bodyguard.

00:13:55This younger brother can't even talk.

00:13:58He doesn't deserve to stay by her side.

00:14:01Understanding dawned on me.

00:14:04So father had known all along.

00:14:06Yet he still brought Adam here.

00:14:08Rather than truly letting my sister and me choose,

00:14:10this whole thing had only been a performance to make it look fair.

00:14:13I'm fine.

00:14:14My sister had just started to relax, ready to speak,

00:14:17when Adam suddenly opened his mouth.

00:14:19Sir, I can speak.

00:14:21I could not help glancing at him again.

00:14:24In my previous life, Adam had spoken only once before I died.

00:14:27And now he was talking already?

00:14:30Then I caught the understakable wariness in his eyes,

00:14:32and I knew for certain,

00:14:34Adam had been reborn too.

00:14:36Watching him fight so hard for this chance

00:14:39only made his final promise for my last life

00:14:41seemed even more ridiculous.

00:14:43But that was fine.

00:14:44I did not want him anymore, either.

00:14:47Relying on the Serpent Shifter's natural agility

00:14:49and his constricting strength,

00:14:51Adam took down several retired Special Forces men,

00:14:56standing beside father.

00:14:58Even father, who had opposed the idea,

00:15:01began to waver.

00:15:02My sister lit up with delight.

00:15:04She had always preferred Adam's refined, handsome looks.

00:15:07If he had not been mute,

00:15:09she would have been her first choice from the very beginning.

00:15:15All right, then.

00:15:16Adam will stay with Chloe from now on.

00:15:18As for Alex...

00:15:19He turned to the other brother.

00:15:24You'll go with Olivia.

00:15:29At father's order,

00:15:31a dark look settled over Alex's face.

00:15:33His icy snake tail lashed the floor in an irritation.

00:15:36Then, gritting his teeth,

00:15:38he bent down and melt.

00:15:40Sir, please forgive me,

00:15:42but I cannot obey.

00:15:43What do you mean by that?

00:15:45Father might favor my sister,

00:15:46but I was still his daughter.

00:15:48For Alex to refuse him in front of everyone

00:15:50was an open show of disrespect.

00:15:53If you refuse to protect my daughter,

00:15:56then you can go straight to the disposal chamber.

00:15:59I had known in my previous life

00:16:00that the shifter bodyguards father bought

00:16:02at enormous cost

00:16:04would be sent to the disposal chamber

00:16:06for Humana Eutherasia if they were not chosen.

00:16:08I could not bear to watch a living person die before my eyes,

00:16:12so I had kept Adam by my side.

00:16:14This time it was Alex's turn.

00:16:16I still said nothing,

00:16:18but my sister panicked.

00:16:20She rushed forward and grabbed Alex's arm,

00:16:23trying to pull him up from the floor.

00:16:25Alex!

00:16:26If you don't go with Olivia, you'll die!

00:16:28But Alex only looked at her with naked devotion

00:16:31and shook his head firmly.

00:16:32If I cannot protect Chloe,

00:16:33then death means nothing to me.

00:16:35At that,

00:16:36a blush rose across my sister's face.

00:16:40I could not help laughing.

00:16:42Olivia, can you really just stand there

00:16:43and watch him die?

00:16:44Tears shimmered in my sister's eyes

00:16:46as she turned to face me.

00:16:47From the brother's angle,

00:16:49she looked heartbreakingly fragile.

00:16:51Dad, if Alex is this loyal to Chloe,

00:16:53then let both brothers stay with her.

00:16:55I spoke up at just the right moment.

00:16:58One more won't make a difference,

00:17:00and neither will two.

00:17:04That landed exactly where it needed to.

00:17:06From the moment the two serpent shifters had appeared,

00:17:09her eyes had never once left them.

00:17:11Father fell silent for a moment,

00:17:13thinking it over.

00:17:15Olivia, then what about you?

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

00:17:19I'm the older sister.

00:17:20Of course I should give in to Chloe.

00:17:23Everyone turned to look at me.

00:17:24I only lowered my head

00:17:26and did my best to look considerate and understanding.

00:17:28Father smiled.

00:17:30Olivia's finally grown up,

00:17:31but how will your safety be protected?

00:17:33I lifted my head

00:17:34and saw the approval

00:17:35written plainly across Father's face.

00:17:38I also caught the note of scrutiny in Adam's eyes,

00:17:41but I had no interest in guessing what he was thinking,

00:17:44and even less in caring.

00:17:47Send me to work at my brother's company, Dad.

00:17:51I'll take care of myself.

00:17:52In my previous life,

00:17:54I had poured everything into holding on to Adam.

00:17:56In the process,

00:17:57I forgot to secure my footing within this family.

00:18:00There were three children in the house,

00:18:03and I was the middle one.

00:18:05I was not like my older brother,

00:18:08burdened with father's expectations,

00:18:10and I was not like my younger sister,

00:18:13doled on as the baby of the family.

00:18:16When I was seven,

00:18:17I was sent away to a remote country villa

00:18:19and left to fend for myself.

00:18:23I had only been brought back two years ago.

00:18:25My brother was ruthless in business.

00:18:28Every time he returned from a trip,

00:18:30he brought Chloe designer handbags

00:18:32and limited edition jewelry.

00:18:34Even the lifestyle assistant at her side

00:18:36lived better than I did.

00:18:38In my previous life,

00:18:39I had to save up from my meager allowance

00:18:41just to pay Adam's medical bills.

00:18:45So if I wanted to improve my standing,

00:18:47I had to prove my value.

00:18:52My brother had never cared much

00:18:54for the unwanted sister of the family.

00:18:58He did not meet with me personally.

00:19:00He merely had the HR director

00:19:02assign me to the logistics department,

00:19:04then ignored me after that.

00:19:06I said nothing

00:19:07and quietly focused on my work.

00:19:10I had not forgotten the business knowledge

00:19:12I learned in my previous life.

00:19:13If anything,

00:19:15I had become even better.

00:19:17When the company became locked

00:19:18in a fierce acquisition battle

00:19:20with a rival,

00:19:21I used sharp data analysis

00:19:23and negotiation tactics

00:19:25to secure the key project

00:19:27in one move.

00:19:29Only then did my brother

00:19:30formally meet with me.

00:19:31As a reward,

00:19:32he transferred me

00:19:33into the core business division.

00:19:35The company needed capable people.

00:19:37And on top of that,

00:19:38I was family.

00:19:39That made me someone he could trust.

00:19:42Because of that,

00:19:42I also came to know

00:19:44many of the group's inner secrets.

00:19:46After I secured another major order,

00:19:48my brother openly praised

00:19:49my contribution at the board meeting.

00:19:51Almost overnight,

00:19:53my name spread through our social cluster.

00:19:55I even outshined my sister,

00:19:56who had worked so hard

00:19:57to build her image

00:19:58as a perfect socialist.

00:20:00The day I returned

00:20:01to the estate villa,

00:20:04she stormed into my room.

00:20:06Behind her stood

00:20:06the twin serpent shifter bodyguards,

00:20:09flanking her on either side

00:20:10in a protective stance.

00:20:12At a single look from her,

00:20:14Adam's snake body

00:20:15snapped toward me like a whip.

00:20:16I never saw it coming.

00:20:18The blow hit me hard

00:20:19and sent me crashing to the floor.

00:20:20My sister curled her red lips

00:20:22into a cruel smile.

00:20:23Olivia,

00:20:24let me teach you

00:20:25how a real heiress

00:20:26is supposed to act.

00:20:39My father bought a pair

00:20:41of twin serpent shifters

00:20:42from a pile of corpses

00:20:43in the underground black market.

00:20:45My younger sister

00:20:46chose the older brother at once,

00:20:48the one who had fallen

00:20:49for her at first sight.

00:20:51That left only the younger one,

00:20:52the mute brother.

00:20:53I knew any shifter

00:20:54who was not chosen

00:20:55would be sent off

00:20:56for humane euthanasia,

00:20:57so I took pity on him

00:20:59and kept him.

00:21:00He could not speak,

00:21:02so I took him

00:21:02from doctor to doctor,

00:21:04trying to cure his mucis.

00:21:07I practiced sign language

00:21:09for two hours every day

00:21:10just so I could

00:21:11communicate with him.

00:21:13He was frail,

00:21:14and because he was

00:21:15a serpent shifter,

00:21:16the other bodyguards

00:21:18often picked on him,

00:21:19so I secretly trained

00:21:20in combat myself,

00:21:22strengthening my body,

00:21:23so I could pay them back

00:21:25one by one

00:21:25on his behalf.

00:21:26I thought my sincerity

00:21:27would earn his loyalty

00:21:28until the day

00:21:29the estate villa caught fire.

00:21:31With both my sister

00:21:32and me pinned

00:21:33beneath fallen beams,

00:21:35he looked at us

00:21:35and chose her

00:21:36without hesitation.

00:21:38I'm sorry.

00:21:39I have to save Chloe first.

00:21:41So he could speak after all.

00:21:43As the flame

00:21:44slowly swallowed me whole,

00:21:46he signed something

00:21:47only I could understand.

00:21:50I owe you more

00:21:51than I can repay

00:21:52in this life,

00:21:52and the next

00:21:53I will pay you back

00:21:54with my life.

00:21:59When I opened my eyes again,

00:22:01I was back to the day

00:22:02we were choosing

00:22:03our shifter bodyguards.

00:22:05I stood there in a daze

00:22:06until I felt blood

00:22:07welling in my palm

00:22:08from how hard

00:22:09I was clenching my hand.

00:22:12Only then did I realize

00:22:13this was not a dream.

00:22:16My sister shot me a glance,

00:22:18then tugged on father's sleeve

00:22:20with a sugary smile.

00:22:21Dad,

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

00:22:24then let me go first.

00:22:28As she spoke,

00:22:30father watched her indulgently

00:22:31while she flitted

00:22:32between the two tall

00:22:33serpent shifters

00:22:34like a cheerful little bird.

00:22:35Though they kept

00:22:36the upper bodies of men,

00:22:38their long serpentine tails

00:22:40slid restlessly

00:22:41across the floor,

00:22:42and their cold slit pupils

00:22:43shone with caution.

00:22:45I think I'll take Adam.

00:22:47Olivia is always by herself,

00:22:48so she really needs

00:22:49a strong serpent shifter

00:22:50to protect her.

00:22:51She sounded thoughtful

00:22:52and caring,

00:22:52but her eyes never left

00:22:53the older brother, Alex,

00:22:54not for even a second.

00:22:56I kept my expression calm,

00:22:57but the scene from my previous life

00:22:59came rushing back.

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

00:23:01The one she truly wanted

00:23:02had always been Alex,

00:23:04yet she put on a show of concern

00:23:05and offered to leave him to me.

00:23:07What I had not understood then

00:23:08was that her retreat

00:23:09had only ever been a tactic.

00:23:10Looking at her performance,

00:23:11I had genuinely believed

00:23:13she meant it,

00:23:13so I refused no matter what.

00:23:15I could not bear

00:23:15to let her compromise,

00:23:16and I did not want Adam,

00:23:18the younger brother,

00:23:19to be put to death either.

00:23:20Until the day of the fire.

00:23:25Even then,

00:23:26she was still saying,

00:23:28Save my sister first!

00:23:30While reaching for Adam

00:23:32at the first chance she got.

00:23:33Even though her own bodyguard,

00:23:35Alex,

00:23:36was right beside her.

00:23:37Even though where she stood

00:23:38was far safer than where I was.

00:23:40She was always like this.

00:23:41Certain I would soften.

00:23:42Certain a trick would work.

00:23:43She never suffered any real loss,

00:23:45yet somehow still walked away

00:23:47with a glowing reputation.

00:23:48But this time,

00:23:49I agreed.

00:23:50Whatever Chloe wants.

00:23:51My answer was so unexpected

00:23:52that the smile froze on her face.

00:23:54She was not the only one shocked.

00:23:56Adam jerked his head up

00:23:57and stared at me,

00:23:58surprise flashing through

00:24:00those cold,

00:24:00reptilian-slit pupils.

00:24:03No.

00:24:04Father said sharply,

00:24:07Chloe is the delicate one.

00:24:08She's the one who needs

00:24:09the better bodyguard.

00:24:11This younger brother

00:24:12can't even talk.

00:24:14He doesn't deserve

00:24:15to stay by her side.

00:24:17Understanding dawned on me.

00:24:19So Father had known all along.

00:24:21Yet he still brought Adam here.

00:24:23Rather than truly letting

00:24:24my sister and me choose,

00:24:25this whole thing

00:24:26had only been a performance

00:24:27to make it look fair.

00:24:29I'm fine.

00:24:30My sister had just started

00:24:31to relax,

00:24:32ready to speak,

00:24:33when Adam suddenly

00:24:34opened his mouth.

00:24:34Sir,

00:24:35I can speak.

00:24:37I could not help

00:24:37glancing at him again.

00:24:39In my previous life,

00:24:40Adam had spoken

00:24:41only once before I died.

00:24:43And now he was talking already?

00:24:45Then I caught

00:24:46the understakable wariness

00:24:47in his eyes,

00:24:48and I knew for certain

00:24:49Adam had been reborn too.

00:24:52Watching him fight

00:24:53so hard for this chance

00:24:54only made his final promise

00:24:56for my last life

00:24:56seemed even more ridiculous.

00:24:58But that was fine.

00:25:00I did not want him

00:25:01any more either.

00:25:02Relying on the Serpent Shifter's

00:25:04natural agility

00:25:05and his constricting strength,

00:25:07Adam took down

00:25:07several retired

00:25:08Special Forces men,

00:25:11standing beside Father.

00:25:13Even Father,

00:25:14who had opposed the idea,

00:25:16began to waver.

00:25:17My sister lit up

00:25:18with delight.

00:25:20She had always preferred

00:25:21Adam's refined,

00:25:22handsome looks.

00:25:23If he had not been mute,

00:25:25she would have been

00:25:25her first choice

00:25:26from the very beginning.

00:25:30All right then.

00:25:31Adam will stay with Chloe

00:25:32from now on.

00:25:33As for Alex?

00:25:35He turned to the other brother.

00:25:39You'll go with Olivia.

00:25:45At Father's order,

00:25:46a dark look settled

00:25:47over Alex's face.

00:25:49His icy snake tail

00:25:50lashed the floor

00:25:51in an irritation.

00:25:52Then,

00:25:53gritting his teeth,

00:25:54he bent down and melt.

00:25:56Sir, please forgive me,

00:25:57but I cannot obey.

00:25:58What do you mean by that?

00:26:00Father might favor my sister,

00:26:02but I was still his daughter.

00:26:03For Alex to refuse him

00:26:05in front of everyone

00:26:06was an open show

00:26:07of disrespect.

00:26:09If you refuse

00:26:10to protect my daughter,

00:26:11then you can go straight

00:26:13to the disposal chamber.

00:26:14I had known

00:26:14in my previous life

00:26:16that the shifter bodyguard's

00:26:17father bought

00:26:18at enormous cost

00:26:19would be sent

00:26:20to the disposal chamber

00:26:21for Humana Eutherasia

00:26:23if they were not chosen.

00:26:24I could not bear

00:26:25to watch a living person

00:26:26die before my eyes,

00:26:27so I had kept Adam

00:26:28by my side.

00:26:29This time,

00:26:30it was Alex's turn.

00:26:31I still said nothing,

00:26:33but my sister panicked.

00:26:35She rushed forward

00:26:36and grabbed Alex's arm,

00:26:38trying to pull him up

00:26:39from the floor.

00:26:40Alex,

00:26:41if you don't go with Olivia,

00:26:43you'll die!

00:26:44But Alex only looked at her

00:26:45with naked devotion

00:26:46and shook his head firmly.

00:26:48If I cannot protect Chloe,

00:26:49then death means nothing to me.

00:26:51At that,

00:26:52a blush rose

00:26:53across my sister's face.

00:26:55I could not help laughing.

00:26:57Olivia,

00:26:58can you really just stand there

00:26:59and watch him die?

00:26:59Tears shimmered

00:27:00in my sister's eyes

00:27:01as she turned to face me.

00:27:03From the brother's angle,

00:27:04she looked heartbreakingly fragile.

00:27:06Dad,

00:27:06if Alex is this loyal to Chloe,

00:27:08then let both brothers

00:27:09stay with her.

00:27:10I spoke up

00:27:11at just the right moment.

00:27:14One more won't make a difference,

00:27:16and neither will two.

00:27:19That landed exactly

00:27:20where it needed to.

00:27:22From the moment

00:27:22the two serpent shifters

00:27:23had appeared,

00:27:24her eyes had never once

00:27:25left them.

00:27:26Father fell silent

00:27:27for a moment,

00:27:28thinking it over.

00:27:31Olivia,

00:27:32then what about you?

00:27:33It's okay, Dad.

00:27:34I'm the older sister.

00:27:36Of course I should give in

00:27:37to Chloe.

00:27:38Everyone turned

00:27:39to look at me.

00:27:40I only lowered my head

00:27:41and did my best

00:27:42to look considerate

00:27:43and understanding.

00:27:44Father smiled.

00:27:45Olivia's finally grown up,

00:27:47but how will your safety

00:27:48be protected?

00:27:49I lifted my head

00:27:50and saw the approval

00:27:51written plainly

00:27:52across Father's face.

00:27:53I also caught the note

00:27:55of scrutiny in Adam's eyes,

00:27:57but I had no interest

00:27:58in guessing

00:27:58what he was thinking

00:27:59and even less in caring.

00:28:03Send me to work

00:28:04at my brother's company, Dad.

00:28:06I'll take care of myself.

00:28:08In my previous life,

00:28:09I had poured everything

00:28:10into holding on to Adam.

00:28:12In the process,

00:28:13I forgot to secure my footing

00:28:14within this family.

00:28:16There were three children

00:28:17in the house,

00:28:18and I was the middle one.

00:28:21I was not like

00:28:22my older brother,

00:28:23burdened with

00:28:24father's expectations,

00:28:26and I was not like

00:28:27my younger sister,

00:28:29doled on as the baby

00:28:30of the family.

00:28:31When I was seven,

00:28:32I was sent away

00:28:33to a remote country villa

00:28:35and left to fend

00:28:36for myself.

00:28:38I had only been brought back

00:28:40two years ago.

00:28:41My brother was ruthless

00:28:42in business.

00:28:43Every time he returned

00:28:44from a trip,

00:28:45he brought Chloe designer

00:28:47handbags

00:28:47and limited edition jewelry.

00:28:49Even the lifestyle assistant

00:28:51at her side

00:28:52lived better than I did.

00:28:53In my previous life,

00:28:55I had to save up

00:28:56from my meager allowance

00:28:57just to pay Adam's

00:28:58medical bills.

00:29:00So if I wanted

00:29:01to improve my standing,

00:29:03I had to prove my value.

00:29:07My brother had never

00:29:08cared much for the

00:29:09unwanted sister of the family.

00:29:13He did not meet

00:29:14with me personally.

00:29:16He merely had the

00:29:17HR director assign me

00:29:18to the logistics department

00:29:20then ignored me

00:29:21after that.

00:29:22I said nothing

00:29:23and quietly focused

00:29:24on my work.

00:29:25I had not forgotten

00:29:26the business knowledge

00:29:27I learned in my previous life.

00:29:29If anything,

00:29:30I had become even better.

00:29:32When the company

00:29:33became locked

00:29:34in a fierce acquisition battle

00:29:35with a rival,

00:29:37I used sharp data analysis

00:29:39and negotiation tactics

00:29:40to secure the key project

00:29:42in one move.

00:29:44Only then

00:29:45did my brother

00:29:46formally met with me.

00:29:47As a reward,

00:29:48he transferred me

00:29:48into the core business division.

00:29:50The company needed

00:29:51capable people

00:29:52and on top of that

00:29:54I was family.

00:29:55That made me someone

00:29:55he could trust.

00:29:57Because of that,

00:29:58I also came to know

00:29:59many of the group's

00:30:00inner secrets.

00:30:01After I secured

00:30:02another major order,

00:30:03my brother openly praised

00:30:05my contribution

00:30:05at the board meeting.

00:30:07Almost overnight,

00:30:08my name spread

00:30:09through our social cluster.

00:30:10I even outshined

00:30:11my sister,

00:30:12who had worked so hard

00:30:13to build her image

00:30:14as a perfect socialist.

00:30:15The day I returned

00:30:16to the estate villa,

00:30:19she stormed

00:30:20into my room.

00:30:21Behind her stood

00:30:22the twin serpent shifter

00:30:23bodyguards,

00:30:24flanking her on either side

00:30:26in a protective stance.

00:30:28At a single look from her,

00:30:29Adam's snake body

00:30:30snapped toward me

00:30:31like a whip.

00:30:31I never saw it coming.

00:30:33The blow hit me hard

00:30:34and sent me crashing

00:30:35to the floor.

00:30:36My sister curled

00:30:37her red lips

00:30:37into a cruel smile.

00:30:39Olivia,

00:30:40let me teach you

00:30:41how a real heiress

00:30:41is supposed to act.

00:30:55My father bought

00:30:56a pair of twin serpent shifters

00:30:57from a pile of corpses

00:30:59in the underground black market.

00:31:01My younger sister

00:31:02chose the older brother

00:31:03at once,

00:31:04the one who had fallen

00:31:05for her at first sight.

00:31:06That left only

00:31:07the younger one,

00:31:08the mute brother.

00:31:09I knew any shifter

00:31:10who was not chosen

00:31:11would be sent off

00:31:12for humane euthanasia,

00:31:13so I took pity on him

00:31:14and kept him.

00:31:15He could not speak,

00:31:17so I took him

00:31:18from doctor to doctor,

00:31:19trying to cure his muses.

00:31:22I practiced sign language

00:31:24for two hours every day

00:31:25just so I could

00:31:26communicate with him.

00:31:28He was frail,

00:31:29and because he was

00:31:30a serpent shifter,

00:31:32the other bodyguards

00:31:33often picked on him,

00:31:34so I secretly trained

00:31:36in combat myself,

00:31:37strengthening my body,

00:31:39so I could pay them back

00:31:40one by one

00:31:41on his behalf.

00:31:42I thought my sincerity

00:31:43would earn his loyalty

00:31:44until the day

00:31:45the estate villa caught fire.

00:31:46With both my sister

00:31:48and me pinned

00:31:48beneath fallen beams,

00:31:50he looked at us

00:31:51and chose her

00:31:52without hesitation.

00:31:54I'm sorry.

00:31:55I have to save Chloe first.

00:31:57So he could speak after all.

00:31:58As the flame

00:31:59slowly swallowed me whole,

00:32:01he signed something

00:32:02only I could understand.

00:32:06I owe you more

00:32:06than I can repay

00:32:07in this life,

00:32:08and the next

00:32:09I will pay you back

00:32:09with my life.

00:32:14When I opened my eyes again,

00:32:16I was back to the day

00:32:17we were choosing

00:32:18our shifter bodyguards.

00:32:20I stood there in a daze

00:32:22until I felt blood

00:32:23welling in my palm

00:32:24from how hard

00:32:25I was clenching my hand.

00:32:27Only then did I realize

00:32:28this was not a dream.

00:32:31My sister shot me a glance,

00:32:33then tugged on father's sleeve

00:32:35with a sugary smile.

00:32:37Dad,

00:32:38if Olivia isn't choosing,

00:32:40then let me go first.

00:32:44As she spoke,

00:32:45father watched her indulgently

00:32:46while she flitted

00:32:47between the two tall

00:32:48serpent shifters

00:32:49like a cheerful little bird.

00:32:51Though they kept

00:32:52the upper bodies of men,

00:32:53their long serpentine tails

00:32:55slid restlessly

00:32:56across the floor,

00:32:57and their cold-slit

00:32:58pupils shone with caution.

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

00:33:02Olivia is always by herself,

00:33:03so she really needs

00:33:04a strong serpent shifter

00:33:05to protect her.

00:33:06She sounded thoughtful

00:33:07and caring,

00:33:08but her eyes never left

00:33:09the older brother,

00:33:09Alex,

00:33:10not for even a second.

00:33:11I kept my expression calm,

00:33:13but the scene

00:33:13from my previous life

00:33:14came rushing back.

00:33:15She had done

00:33:16the same thing then.

00:33:17The one she truly wanted

00:33:18had always been Alex,

00:33:19yet she put on

00:33:19a show of concern

00:33:20and offered

00:33:21to leave him to me.

00:33:22What I had not understood then

00:33:23was that her retreat

00:33:24had only ever been a tactic.

00:33:26Looking at her performance,

00:33:27I had genuinely believed

00:33:28she meant it,

00:33:29so I refused no matter what.

00:33:30I could not bear

00:33:31to let her compromise,

00:33:32and I did not want Adam,

00:33:33the younger brother,

00:33:34to be put to death either.

00:33:35Until the day of the fire.

00:33:40Even then,

00:33:41she was still saying,

00:33:43Save my sister first!

00:33:46While reaching for Adam

00:33:47at the first chance she got.

00:33:49Even though her own bodyguard,

00:33:51Alex,

00:33:51was right beside her.

00:33:52Even though where she stood

00:33:53was far safer

00:33:54than where I was.

00:33:55She was always like this.

00:33:56Certain I would soften,

00:33:58certain a trick would work.

00:33:59She never suffered

00:34:00any real loss,

00:34:01yet somehow still walked away

00:34:02with a glowing reputation.

00:34:03But this time,

00:34:04I agreed.

00:34:05Whatever Chloe wants,

00:34:06my answer was so unexpected

00:34:08that the smile

00:34:09froze on her face.

00:34:10She was not the only one shocked.

00:34:12Adam jerked his head up

00:34:13and stared at me,

00:34:14surprise flashing through

00:34:15those cold,

00:34:16reptilian-slit pupils.

00:34:19No.

00:34:20Father said sharply,

00:34:22Chloe is the delicate one.

00:34:24She's the one

00:34:25who needs the better bodyguard.

00:34:26This younger brother

00:34:27can't even talk.

00:34:29He doesn't deserve

00:34:30to stay by her side.

00:34:32Understanding dawned on me.

00:34:35So father had known

00:34:36all along.

00:34:37Yet he still brought Adam here.

00:34:39Rather than truly

00:34:39letting my sister and me choose,

00:34:41this whole thing

00:34:41had only been a performance

00:34:42to make it look fair.

00:34:44I'm fine.

00:34:45My sister had just

00:34:46started to relax,

00:34:47ready to speak,

00:34:48when Adam suddenly

00:34:49opened his mouth.

00:34:50Sir,

00:34:51I can speak.

00:34:52I could not help

00:34:53glancing at him again.

00:34:54In my previous life,

00:34:56Adam had spoken

00:34:57only once before I died.

00:34:59And now he was

00:34:59talking already?

00:35:00Then I caught

00:35:01the understakable

00:35:02wariness in his eyes,

00:35:03and I knew for certain

00:35:04Adam had been reborn, too.

00:35:08Watching him fight

00:35:08so hard for this chance

00:35:09only made his final promise

00:35:11for my last life

00:35:12seemed even more ridiculous.

00:35:14But that was fine.

00:35:15I did not want him

00:35:16anymore, either.

00:35:18Relying on the

00:35:18Serpent Shifter's

00:35:19natural agility

00:35:20and his constricting strength,

00:35:22Adam took down

00:35:23several retired

00:35:24Special Forces men.

00:35:26standing beside Father.

00:35:29Even Father,

00:35:30who had opposed the idea,

00:35:31began to waver.

00:35:33My sister lit up

00:35:34with delight.

00:35:35She had always preferred

00:35:36Adam's refined,

00:35:37handsome looks.

00:35:38If he had not been mute,

00:35:40she would have been

00:35:41her first choice

00:35:41from the very beginning.

00:35:45All right, then.

00:35:47Adam will stay with Chloe

00:35:48from now on.

00:35:49As for Alex...

00:35:50He turned to the

00:35:51other brother.

00:35:55You'll go with Olivia.

00:36:00At Father's order,

00:36:02a dark look

00:36:02settled over Alex's face.

00:36:04His icy snake tail

00:36:05lashed the floor

00:36:06in an irritation.

00:36:07Then,

00:36:08gritting his teeth,

00:36:09he bent down

00:36:10and melt.

00:36:11Sir, please forgive me,

00:36:12but I cannot obey.

00:36:14What do you mean by that?

00:36:15Father might favor

00:36:16my sister,

00:36:17but I was still

00:36:18his daughter.

00:36:19For Alex to refuse him

00:36:20in front of everyone

00:36:21was an open show

00:36:23of disrespect.

00:36:24If you refuse

00:36:25to protect my daughter,

00:36:27then you can go

00:36:28straight to the

00:36:28disposal chamber.

00:36:29I had known

00:36:30in my previous life

00:36:31that the shifter bodyguard's

00:36:33father bought

00:36:33at enormous cost

00:36:34would be sent

00:36:35to the disposal chamber

00:36:36for Humana Eutherasia

00:36:38if they were not chosen.

00:36:39I could not bear

00:36:40to watch a living person

00:36:41die before my eyes,

00:36:42so I had kept Adam

00:36:43by my side.

00:36:44This time,

00:36:45it was Alex's turn.

00:36:47I still said nothing,

00:36:48but my sister panicked.

00:36:51She rushed forward

00:36:52and grabbed Alex's arm,

00:36:53trying to pull him up

00:36:54from the floor.

00:36:56Alex,

00:36:57if you don't go

00:36:58with Olivia,

00:36:58you'll die!

00:36:59But Alex only looked

00:37:00at her with naked devotion

00:37:01and shook his head firmly.

00:37:03If I cannot protect Chloe,

00:37:04then death means

00:37:05nothing to me.

00:37:06At that,

00:37:07a blush rose

00:37:08across my sister's face.

00:37:10I could not help laughing.

00:37:12Olivia,

00:37:13can you really just

00:37:14stand there

00:37:14and watch him die?

00:37:15Tears shimmered

00:37:16in my sister's eyes

00:37:17as she turned

00:37:17to face me.

00:37:18From the brother's angle,

00:37:20she looked

00:37:20heartbreakingly fragile.

00:37:21Dad,

00:37:22if Alex is this loyal

00:37:23to Chloe,

00:37:24then let both brothers

00:37:24stay with her.

00:37:25I spoke up

00:37:26at just the right moment.

00:37:29One more won't

00:37:30make a difference,

00:37:31and neither will two.

00:37:35That landed

00:37:35exactly where it needed to.

00:37:37From the moment

00:37:37the two serpent shifters

00:37:39had appeared,

00:37:39her eyes had never

00:37:40once left them.

00:37:42Father fell silent

00:37:43for a moment,

00:37:44thinking it over.

00:37:46Olivia,

00:37:47then what about you?

00:37:48It's okay,

00:37:49Dad.

00:37:49I'm the older sister.

00:37:51Of course I should

00:37:52give in to Chloe.

00:37:53Everyone turned

00:37:54to look at me.

00:37:55I only lowered my head

00:37:56and did my best

00:37:57to look considerate

00:37:58and understanding.

00:37:59Father smiled.

00:38:01Olivia's finally grown up,

00:38:02but how will your safety

00:38:03be protected?

00:38:04I lifted my head

00:38:05and saw the approval

00:38:06written plainly

00:38:07across Father's face.

00:38:09I also caught

00:38:10the note of scrutiny

00:38:11in Adam's eyes,

00:38:12but I had no interest

00:38:13in guessing what he was thinking

00:38:15and even less in caring.

00:38:18Send me to work

00:38:19at my brother's company,

00:38:20Dad.

00:38:22I'll take care of myself.

00:38:23In my previous life,

00:38:24I had poured everything

00:38:25into holding on to Adam.

00:38:27In the process,

00:38:28I forgot to secure

00:38:29my footing

00:38:30within this family.

00:38:31There were three children

00:38:33in the house,

00:38:34and I was the middle one.

00:38:36I was not like

00:38:37my older brother,

00:38:39burdened with

00:38:39father's expectations,

00:38:41and I was not like

00:38:42my younger sister,

00:38:44doled on as the baby

00:38:45of the family.

00:38:46When I was seven,

00:38:48I was sent away

00:38:49to a remote country villa

00:38:50and left to fend

00:38:51for myself.

00:38:54I had only been brought

00:38:55back two years ago.

00:38:56My brother was ruthless

00:38:58in business.

00:38:59Every time he returned

00:39:00from a trip,

00:39:01he brought Chloe designer

00:39:02handbags

00:39:03and limited edition jewelry.

00:39:05Even the lifestyle assistant

00:39:06at her side

00:39:07lived better than I did.

00:39:09In my previous life,

00:39:10I had to save up

00:39:11from my meager allowance

00:39:12just to pay Adam's

00:39:13medical bills.

00:39:16So if I wanted

00:39:17to improve my standing,

00:39:18I had to prove my value.

00:39:22My brother had never

00:39:24cared much for the

00:39:25unwanted sister

00:39:26of the family.

00:39:29He did not meet

00:39:30with me personally.

00:39:31He merely had the

00:39:32HR director assign me

00:39:34to the logistics department,

00:39:35then ignored me

00:39:36after that.

00:39:37I said nothing

00:39:38and quietly focused

00:39:40on my work.

00:39:40I had not forgotten

00:39:41the business knowledge

00:39:42I learned in my

00:39:43previous life.

00:39:44If anything,

00:39:45I had become even better.

00:39:47When the company

00:39:48became locked

00:39:49in a fierce acquisition

00:39:50battle with a rival,

00:39:52I used sharp data analysis

00:39:54and negotiation tactics

00:39:56to secure the key project

00:39:58in one move.

00:39:59Only then

00:40:00did my brother

00:40:01formally meet with me.

00:40:02As a reward,

00:40:03he transferred me

00:40:04into the core

00:40:04business division.

00:40:05The company

00:40:06needed capable people

00:40:08and on top of that,

00:40:09I was family.

00:40:10That made me someone

00:40:11he could trust.

00:40:12Because of that,

00:40:13I also came to know

00:40:14many of the group's

00:40:15inner secrets.

00:40:16After I secured

00:40:17another major order,

00:40:19my brother openly

00:40:20praised my contribution

00:40:21at the board meeting.

00:40:22Almost overnight,

00:40:23my name spread

00:40:24through our social cluster.

00:40:25I even outshined

00:40:26my sister,

00:40:27who had worked so hard

00:40:28to build her image

00:40:29as a perfect socialist.

00:40:31The day I returned

00:40:32to the estate villa,

00:40:35she stormed

00:40:35into my room.

00:40:36Behind her stood

00:40:37the twin serpent shifter

00:40:39bodyguards,

00:40:40flanking her

00:40:40on either side

00:40:41in a protective stance.

00:40:43At a single look

00:40:44from her,

00:40:44Adam's snake body

00:40:45snapped toward me

00:40:46like a whip.

00:40:47I never saw it coming.

00:40:48The blow hit me hard

00:40:50and sent me crashing

00:40:50to the floor.

00:40:51My sister curled

00:40:52her red lips

00:40:53into a cruel smile.

00:40:54Olivia,

00:40:55let me teach you

00:40:56how a real heiress

00:40:57is supposed to act.

00:41:10My father bought

00:41:11a pair of twin serpent

00:41:12shifters from a pile

00:41:13of corpses

00:41:14in the underground

00:41:15black market.

00:41:16My younger sister

00:41:17chose the older brother

00:41:18at once,

00:41:19the one who had fallen

00:41:20for her at first sight.

00:41:21That left only

00:41:22the younger one,

00:41:23the mute brother.

00:41:24I knew any shifter

00:41:25who was not chosen

00:41:26would be sent off

00:41:27for humane euthanasia,

00:41:28so I took pity on him

00:41:29and kept him.

00:41:31He could not speak,

00:41:32so I took him

00:41:33from doctor to doctor,

00:41:35trying to cure his muses.

00:41:38I practiced sign language

00:41:39for two hours every day

00:41:41just so I could

00:41:42communicate with him.

00:41:43He was frail,

00:41:45and because he was

00:41:46a serpent shifter,

00:41:47the other bodyguards

00:41:48often picked on him,

00:41:50so I secretly trained

00:41:51in combat myself,

00:41:53strengthening my body,

00:41:54so I could pay them back

00:41:55one by one

00:41:56on his behalf.

00:41:57I thought my sincerity

00:41:58would earn his loyalty

00:41:59until the day

00:42:00the estate villa

00:42:01caught fire.

00:42:02With both my sister

00:42:03and me pinned

00:42:04beneath fallen beams,

00:42:05he looked at us

00:42:06and chose her

00:42:07without hesitation.

00:42:09I'm sorry.

00:42:10I have to save Chloe first.

00:42:12So he could speak after all.

00:42:14As the flame

00:42:15slowly swallowed me whole,

00:42:17he signed something

00:42:18only I could understand.

00:42:21I owe you more

00:42:22than I can repay

00:42:22in this life,

00:42:23and the next

00:42:24I will pay you back

00:42:25with my life.

00:42:30When I opened

00:42:31my eyes again,

00:42:31I was back to the day

00:42:33we were choosing

00:42:33our shifter bodyguards.

00:42:36I stood there

00:42:36in a daze

00:42:37until I felt

00:42:38blood welling

00:42:39in my palm

00:42:39from how hard

00:42:40I was clenching

00:42:41my hand.

00:42:42Only then

00:42:43did I realize

00:42:44this was not a dream.

00:42:47My sister shot me

00:42:48a glance,

00:42:49then tugged

00:42:50on father's sleeve

00:42:50with a sugary smile.

00:42:52Dad,

00:42:53if Olivia isn't choosing,

00:42:55then let me go first.

00:42:59As she spoke,

00:43:00father watched her

00:43:01indulgently

00:43:02while she flitted

00:43:02between the two

00:43:03tall serpent shifters

00:43:05like a cheerful

00:43:05little bird.

00:43:06Though they kept

00:43:07the upper bodies

00:43:08of men,

00:43:09their long serpentine

00:43:10tails slid

00:43:11restlessly across

00:43:12the floor,

00:43:12and their cold

00:43:13slit pupils

00:43:14shone with caution.

00:43:15I think I'll take Adam.

00:43:17Olivia is always

00:43:18by herself,

00:43:19so she really needs

00:43:19a strong serpent shifter

00:43:21to protect her.

00:43:21She sounded thoughtful

00:43:22and caring,

00:43:23but her eyes

00:43:24never left the older

00:43:24brother, Alex,

00:43:25not for even a second.

00:43:26I kept my expression calm,

00:43:28but the scene

00:43:29from my previous life

00:43:30came rushing back.

00:43:31She had done

00:43:31the same thing then.

00:43:32The one she truly wanted

00:43:33had always been Alex,

00:43:34yet she put on

00:43:35a show of concern

00:43:36and offered

00:43:36to leave him to me.

00:43:37What I had not understood

00:43:39then was that her retreat

00:43:40had only ever been a tactic.

00:43:41Looking at her performance,

00:43:42I had genuinely believed

00:43:43she meant it,

00:43:44so I refused

00:43:45no matter what.

00:43:45I could not bear

00:43:46to let her compromise,

00:43:47and I did not want Adam,

00:43:49the younger brother,

00:43:49to be put to death either.

00:43:51Until the day of the fire.

00:43:56Even then,

00:43:57she was still saying,

00:43:58Save my sister first!

00:44:01While reaching for Adam

00:44:02at the first chance she got.

00:44:04Even though her own bodyguard,

00:44:06Alex,

00:44:06was right beside her.

00:44:08Even though where she stood

00:44:09was far safer

00:44:09than where I was.

00:44:10She was always like this.

00:44:12Certain I would soften,

00:44:13certain a trick would work.

00:44:14She never suffered

00:44:15any real loss,

00:44:16yet somehow still walked away

00:44:17with a glowing reputation.

00:44:19But this time,

00:44:20I agreed,

00:44:20whatever Chloe wants.

00:44:22My answer was so unexpected

00:44:23that the smile froze on her face.

00:44:25She was not the only one shocked.

00:44:27Adam jerked his head up

00:44:28and stared at me,

00:44:29surprise flashing through

00:44:30those cold,

00:44:31reptilian-slit pupils.

00:44:34No.

00:44:35Father said sharply,

00:44:37Chloe is the delicate one.

00:44:39She's the one who needs

00:44:40the better bodyguard.

00:44:42This younger brother

00:44:43can't even talk.

00:44:45He doesn't deserve

00:44:46to stay by her side.

00:44:48Understanding dawned on me.

00:44:50So father had known all along,

00:44:52yet he still brought Adam here.

00:44:54Rather than truly letting

00:44:55my sister and me choose,

00:44:56this whole thing

00:44:57had only been a performance

00:44:58to make it look fair.

00:44:59I'm fine.

00:45:01My sister had just started

00:45:02to relax,

00:45:03ready to speak,

00:45:03when Adam suddenly

00:45:04opened his mouth.

00:45:05Sir,

00:45:06I can speak.

00:45:07I could not help

00:45:08glancing at him again.

00:45:10In my previous life,

00:45:11Adam had spoken

00:45:12only once before I died.

00:45:14And now he was talking already?

00:45:16Then I caught

00:45:17the understakable wariness

00:45:18in his eyes,

00:45:19and I knew for certain

00:45:20Adam had been reborn, too.

00:45:23Watching him fight

00:45:24so hard for this chance

00:45:25only made his final promise

00:45:26for my last life

00:45:27seemed even more ridiculous.

00:45:29But that was fine.

00:45:30I did not want him

00:45:32anymore, either.

00:45:33Relying on the serpent shifter's

00:45:35natural agility

00:45:36and his constricting strength,

00:45:38Adam took down

00:45:38several retired

00:45:39special forces men,

00:45:42standing beside father.

00:45:44Even father,

00:45:45who had opposed the idea,

00:45:47began to waver.

00:45:48my sister lit up

00:45:49with delight.

00:45:50She had always preferred

00:45:52Adam's refined,

00:45:53handsome looks.

00:45:54If he had not been mute,

00:45:55she would have been

00:45:56her first choice

00:45:57from the very beginning.

00:46:01All right, then.

00:46:02Adam will stay with Chloe

00:46:03from now on.

00:46:04As for Alex...

00:46:06He turned to the other brother.

00:46:10You'll go with Olivia.

00:46:16At father's order,

00:46:17a dark look settled

00:46:18over Alex's face.

00:46:20His icy snake tail

00:46:21lashed the floor

00:46:21in irritation.

00:46:23Then, gritting his teeth,

00:46:25he bent down and melt.

00:46:26Sir, please forgive me,

00:46:28but I cannot obey.

00:46:29What do you mean by that?

00:46:31Father might favor my sister,

00:46:33but I was still his daughter.

00:46:34For Alex to refuse him

00:46:36in front of everyone

00:46:36was an open show

00:46:38of disrespect.

00:46:39If you refuse to protect

00:46:41my daughter,

00:46:42then you can go straight

00:46:43to the disposal chamber.

00:46:45I had known in my previous life

00:46:46that the shifter bodyguard's

00:46:48father bought

00:46:49at enormous cost

00:46:50would be sent

00:46:50to the disposal chamber

00:46:52for Humana Eutherasia

00:46:53if they were not chosen.

00:46:55I could not bear to watch

00:46:56a living person die

00:46:57before my eyes,

00:46:58so I had kept Adam

00:46:59by my side.

00:47:00This time,

00:47:01it was Alex's turn.

00:47:02I still said nothing,

00:47:04but my sister panicked.

00:47:06She rushed forward

00:47:07and grabbed Alex's arm,

00:47:09trying to pull him up

00:47:10from the floor.

00:47:11Alex,

00:47:12if you don't go with Olivia,

00:47:14you'll die!

00:47:15But Alex only looked at her

00:47:16with naked devotion

00:47:17and shook his head firmly.

00:47:18If I cannot protect Chloe,

00:47:20then death means nothing to me.

00:47:22At that,

00:47:22a blush rose

00:47:24across my sister's face.

00:47:26I could not help laughing.

00:47:28Olivia,

00:47:28can you really just stand there

00:47:29and watch him die?

00:47:30Tears shimmered

00:47:31in my sister's eyes

00:47:32as she turned to face me.

00:47:34From the brother's angle,

00:47:35she looked heartbreakingly fragile.

00:47:37Dad,

00:47:37if Alex is this loyal to Chloe,

00:47:39then let both brothers

00:47:40stay with her.

00:47:41I spoke up

00:47:42at just the right moment.

00:47:45One more won't make a difference,

00:47:46and neither will two.

00:47:50That landed exactly

00:47:51where it needed to.

00:47:52From the moment

00:47:53the two serpent shifters

00:47:54had appeared,

00:47:55her eyes had never once

00:47:56left them.

00:47:57Father fell silent

00:47:58for a moment,

00:47:59thinking it over.

00:48:01Olivia,

00:48:02then what about you?

00:48:04It's okay, Dad.

00:48:05I'm the older sister.

00:48:07Of course I should

00:48:08give in to Chloe.

00:48:09Everyone turned

00:48:09to look at me.

00:48:10I only lowered my head

00:48:12and did my best

00:48:13to look considerate

00:48:14and understanding.

00:48:15Father smiled.

00:48:16Olivia's finally grown up,

00:48:17but how will your safety

00:48:19be protected?

00:48:20I lifted my head

00:48:21and saw the approval

00:48:22written plainly

00:48:22across Father's face.

00:48:24I also caught the note

00:48:26of scrutiny

00:48:26in Adam's eyes,

00:48:27but I had no interest

00:48:29in guessing

00:48:29what he was thinking

00:48:30and even less

00:48:31in caring.

00:48:33Send me to work

00:48:34at my brother's company,

00:48:35Dad.

00:48:37I'll take care of myself.

00:48:39In my previous life,

00:48:40I had poured everything

00:48:41into holding on to Adam.

00:48:43In the process,

00:48:44I forgot to secure

00:48:45my footing

00:48:45within this family.

00:48:47There were three children

00:48:48in the house,

00:48:49and I was the middle one.

00:48:52I was not like

00:48:53my older brother,

00:48:54burdened with

00:48:55father's expectations,

00:48:57and I was not like

00:48:58my younger sister,

00:48:59doled on as the baby

00:49:00of the family.

00:49:02When I was seven,

00:49:03I was sent away

00:49:04to a remote country villa

00:49:05and left to fend

00:49:06for myself.

00:49:09I had only been brought

00:49:10back two years ago.

00:49:12My brother was ruthless

00:49:13in business.

00:49:14Every time he returned

00:49:15from a trip,

00:49:16he brought Chloe designer

00:49:17handbags

00:49:18and limited edition jewelry.

00:49:20Even the lifestyle assistant

00:49:22at her side

00:49:23lived better than I did.

00:49:24In my previous life,

00:49:26I had to save up

00:49:27from my meager allowance

00:49:28just to pay

00:49:28Adam's medical bills.

00:49:31So if I wanted

00:49:32to improve my standing,

00:49:33I had to prove my value.

00:49:38My brother had never

00:49:39cared much

00:49:40for the unwanted

00:49:41sister of the family.

00:49:44He did not meet

00:49:45with me personally.

00:49:46He merely had

00:49:48the HR director

00:49:49assign me

00:49:49to the logistics department,

00:49:50then ignored me

00:49:52after that.

00:49:52I said nothing

00:49:54and quietly focused

00:49:55on my work.

00:49:56I had not forgotten

00:49:57the business knowledge

00:49:58I learned in my

00:49:58previous life.

00:50:00If anything,

00:50:01I had become

00:50:02even better.

00:50:03When the company

00:50:04became locked

00:50:04in a fierce acquisition

00:50:06battle with a rival,

00:50:07I used sharp

00:50:09data analysis

00:50:10and negotiation tactics

00:50:11to secure

00:50:12the key project

00:50:13in one move.

00:50:15Only then

00:50:16did my brother

00:50:16formally meet with me.

00:50:17As a reward,

00:50:19he transferred me

00:50:19into the core

00:50:20business division.

00:50:21The company

00:50:22needed capable people

00:50:23and on top of that

00:50:24I was family.

00:50:25That made me

00:50:26someone he could trust.

00:50:28Because of that,

00:50:29I also came to know

00:50:30many of the group's

00:50:31inner secrets.

00:50:32After I secured

00:50:33another major order,

00:50:34my brother openly

00:50:35praised my contribution

00:50:36at the board meeting.

00:50:38Almost overnight,

00:50:39my name spread

00:50:39through our social cluster.

00:50:41I even outshined

00:50:42my sister,

00:50:42who had worked so hard

00:50:44to build her image

00:50:45as a perfect socialist.

00:50:46The day I returned

00:50:47to the estate villa,

00:50:50she stormed

00:50:51into my room.

00:50:52Behind her stood

00:50:53the twin serpent shifter

00:50:54bodyguards,

00:50:55flanking her

00:50:56on either side

00:50:57in a protective stance.

00:50:58At a single look

00:50:59from her,

00:51:00Adam's snake body

00:51:01snapped toward me

00:51:02like a whip.

00:51:02I never saw it coming.

00:51:04The blow hit me hard

00:51:05and sent me crashing

00:51:06to the floor.

00:51:07My sister curled

00:51:07her red lips

00:51:08into a cruel smile.

00:51:09Olivia,

00:51:10let me teach you

00:51:11how a real heiress

00:51:12is supposed to act.

00:51:26My father bought

00:51:27a pair of twin serpent

00:51:28shifters from a pile

00:51:29of corpses

00:51:29in the underground

00:51:30black market.

00:51:31My younger sister

00:51:32chose the older brother

00:51:34at once,

00:51:34the one who had fallen

00:51:35for her at first sight.

00:51:37That left only

00:51:37the younger one,

00:51:38the mute brother.

00:51:39I knew any shifter

00:51:40who was not chosen

00:51:41would be sent off

00:51:42for humane euthanasia,

00:51:44so I took pity on him

00:51:45and kept him.

00:51:46He could not speak,

00:51:48so I took him

00:51:49from doctor to doctor,

00:51:50trying to cure his mucis.

00:51:53I practiced sign language

00:51:55for two hours every day

00:51:56just so I could

00:51:57communicate with him.

00:51:59He was frail,

00:52:00and because he was

00:52:01a serpent shifter,

00:52:03the other bodyguards

00:52:04often picked on him,

00:52:05so I secretly trained

00:52:06in combat myself,

00:52:08strengthening my body,

00:52:10so I could pay them back

00:52:11one by one

00:52:12on his behalf.

00:52:13I thought my sincerity

00:52:14would earn his loyalty,

00:52:15until the day

00:52:16the estate villa

00:52:16caught fire.

00:52:17With both my sister

00:52:18and me pinned

00:52:19beneath fallen beams,

00:52:21he looked at us

00:52:22and chose her

00:52:22without hesitation.

00:52:24I'm sorry,

00:52:26I have to save

00:52:26Chloe first.

00:52:27So he could speak

00:52:29after all,

00:52:29as the flame

00:52:30slowly swallowed me whole.

00:52:32He signed something

00:52:33only I could understand.

00:52:36I owe you more

00:52:37than I can repay

00:52:38in this life,

00:52:39and the next

00:52:39I will pay you back

00:52:40with my life.

00:52:45When I opened

00:52:46my eyes again,

00:52:47I was back to the day

00:52:48we were choosing

00:52:49our shifter bodyguards.

00:52:51I stood there

00:52:52in a daze

00:52:52until I felt

00:52:53blood welling

00:52:54in my palm

00:52:55from how hard

00:52:55I was clenching

00:52:56my hand.

00:52:57Only then

00:52:58did I realize

00:52:59this was not a dream.

00:53:02My sister

00:53:03shot me a glance,

00:53:04then tugged

00:53:05on father's sleeve

00:53:06with a sugary smile.

00:53:07Dad,

00:53:08if Olivia

00:53:09isn't choosing,

00:53:11then let me go first.

00:53:14As she spoke,

00:53:16father watched

00:53:16her indulgently

00:53:17while she flitted

00:53:18between the two

00:53:19tall serpent shifters

00:53:20like a cheerful

00:53:21little bird.

00:53:22Though they kept

00:53:22the upper bodies

00:53:23of men,

00:53:24their long

00:53:25serpentine tails

00:53:26slid

00:53:26restlessly

00:53:27across the floor

00:53:28and their cold

00:53:29slit pupils

00:53:29shone with caution.

00:53:31I think I'll take Adam.

00:53:33Olivia is always

00:53:33by herself

00:53:34so she really needs

00:53:35a strong serpent

00:53:36shifter to protect her.

00:53:37She sounded

00:53:37thoughtful and caring

00:53:38but her eyes

00:53:39never left

00:53:39the older brother

00:53:40Alex,

00:53:41not for even a second.

00:53:42I kept my expression

00:53:43calm,

00:53:43but the scene

00:53:44from my previous life

00:53:45came rushing back.

00:53:46She had done

00:53:46the same thing then.

00:53:48The one she truly wanted

00:53:49had always been Alex,

00:53:50yet she put on

00:53:50a show of concern

00:53:51and offered

00:53:52to leave him to me.

00:53:53What I had not

00:53:54understood then

00:53:54was that her retreat

00:53:55had only ever been

00:53:56a tactic.

00:53:57Looking at her performance,

00:53:58I had genuinely believed

00:53:59she meant it,

00:53:59so I refused

00:54:00no matter what.

00:54:01I could not bear

00:54:02to let her compromise

00:54:02and I did not want

00:54:03Adam,

00:54:04the younger brother,

00:54:05to be put to death either.

00:54:06Until the day of the fire.

00:54:13save my sister first!

00:54:17While reaching for Adam

00:54:18at the first chance

00:54:19she got.

00:54:20Even though her own

00:54:21bodyguard, Alex,

00:54:22was right beside her.

00:54:23Even though where she stood

00:54:24was far safer

00:54:25than where I was.

00:54:26She was always like this.

00:54:27Certain I would soften,

00:54:28certain a trick would work.

00:54:30She never suffered

00:54:30any real loss,

00:54:31yet somehow still

00:54:32walked away

00:54:33with a glowing reputation.

00:54:34But this time,

00:54:35I agreed.

00:54:36Whatever Chloe wants.

00:54:37My answer was so unexpected

00:54:38that the smile

00:54:39froze on her face.

00:54:41She was not the only one

00:54:42shocked.

00:54:43Adam jerked his head up

00:54:44and stared at me,

00:54:45surprise flashing through

00:54:46those cold,

00:54:47reptilian-slit pupils.

00:54:50No.

00:54:51Father said sharply,

00:54:53Chloe is the delicate one.

00:54:55She's the one who needs

00:54:56the better bodyguard.

00:54:57This younger brother

00:54:58can't even talk.

00:55:00He doesn't deserve

00:55:01to stay by her side.

00:55:03Understanding dawned on me.

00:55:05So father had known

00:55:07all along.

00:55:08Yet he still brought Adam here.

00:55:09Rather than truly letting

00:55:10my sister and me choose,

00:55:12this whole thing had only

00:55:12been a performance

00:55:13to make it look fair.

00:55:15I'm fine.

00:55:16My sister had just

00:55:17started to relax,

00:55:18ready to speak,

00:55:19when Adam suddenly

00:55:20opened his mouth.

00:55:21Sir,

00:55:22I can speak.

00:55:23I could not help

00:55:24glancing at him again.

00:55:25In my previous life,

00:55:27Adam had spoken

00:55:27only once before I died.

00:55:29And now he was

00:55:30talking already?

00:55:31Then I caught the

00:55:32understakable wariness

00:55:33in his eyes,

00:55:34and I knew for certain

00:55:35Adam had been reborn too.

00:55:38Watching him fight

00:55:39so hard for this chance

00:55:40only made his final promise

00:55:42for my last life

00:55:43seemed even more ridiculous.

00:55:44But that was fine.

00:55:46I did not want him

00:55:47anymore either.

00:55:49Relying on the serpent

00:55:50shifter's natural agility

00:55:51and his constricting strength,

00:55:53Adam took down

00:55:54several retired

00:55:54special forces men,

00:55:57standing beside father.

00:55:59Even father,

00:56:00who had opposed the idea,

00:56:02began to waver.

00:56:03My sister lit up

00:56:05with delight.

00:56:06She had always preferred

00:56:07Adam's refined,

00:56:08handsome looks.

00:56:09If he had not been mute,

00:56:11she would have been

00:56:11her first choice

00:56:12from the very beginning.

00:56:16All right then.

00:56:18Adam will stay

00:56:18with Chloe from now on.

00:56:20As for Alex...

00:56:21He turned to

00:56:22the other brother.

00:56:25You'll go with Olivia.

00:56:31At father's order,

00:56:32a dark look settled

00:56:34over Alex's face.

00:56:35His icy snake tail

00:56:36lashed the floor

00:56:37in irritation.

00:56:38Then,

00:56:39gritting his teeth,

00:56:40he bent down

00:56:41and melt.

00:56:42Sir,

00:56:42please forgive me,

00:56:43but I cannot obey.

00:56:44What do you mean by that?

00:56:46Father might favor

00:56:47my sister,

00:56:48but I was still

00:56:49his daughter.

00:56:50For Alex to refuse him

00:56:51in front of everyone

00:56:52was an open show

00:56:54of disrespect.

00:56:55If you refuse

00:56:56to protect my daughter,

00:56:57then you can go

00:56:58straight to the

00:56:59disposal chamber.

00:57:00I had known

00:57:01in my previous life

00:57:02that the shifter bodyguards

00:57:03father bought

00:57:04at enormous cost

00:57:05would be sent

00:57:06to the disposal chamber

00:57:07for Humana Eutherasia

00:57:09if they were not chosen.

00:57:10I could not bear

00:57:11to watch a living person

00:57:12die before my eyes,

00:57:13so I had kept Adam

00:57:14by my side.

00:57:15This time,

00:57:16it was Alex's turn.

00:57:17I still said nothing,

00:57:19but my sister panicked.

00:57:22She rushed forward

00:57:23and grabbed Alex's arm,

00:57:24trying to pull him up

00:57:25from the floor.

00:57:27Alex!

00:57:28If you don't go

00:57:29with Olivia,

00:57:29you'll die!

00:57:30But Alex only looked

00:57:31at her with naked devotion

00:57:32and shook his head firmly.

00:57:34If I cannot protect Chloe,

00:57:35then death means

00:57:36nothing to me.

00:57:37At that,

00:57:38a blush rose

00:57:39across my sister's face.

00:57:41I could not help laughing.

00:57:43Olivia,

00:57:44can you really just

00:57:44stand there

00:57:45and watch him die?

00:57:46Tears shimmered

00:57:46in my sister's eyes

00:57:47as she turned

00:57:48to face me.

00:57:49From the brother's angle,

00:57:50she looked

00:57:51heartbreakingly fragile.

00:57:52Dad,

00:57:53if Alex is this loyal

00:57:54to Chloe,

00:57:54then let both brothers

00:57:55stay with her.

00:57:56I spoke up

00:57:57at just the right moment.

00:58:00One more won't

00:58:01make a difference,

00:58:02and neither will two.

00:58:05That landed exactly

00:58:07where it needed to.

00:58:08From the moment

00:58:08the two serpent shifters

00:58:09had appeared,

00:58:10her eyes had never

00:58:11once left them.

00:58:13Father fell silent

00:58:14for a moment,

00:58:15thinking it over.

00:58:17Olivia,

00:58:18then what about you?

00:58:19It's okay,

00:58:20Dad.

00:58:20I'm the older sister.

00:58:22Of course I should

00:58:23give in to Chloe.

00:58:24Everyone turned

00:58:25to look at me.

00:58:26I only lowered my head

00:58:27and did my best

00:58:28to look considerate

00:58:29and understanding.

00:58:30Father smiled.

00:58:31Olivia's finally grown up.

00:58:33But how will your safety

00:58:34be protected?

00:58:35I lifted my head

00:58:36and saw the approval

00:58:37written plainly

00:58:38across Father's face.

00:58:40I also caught

00:58:41the note of scrutiny

00:58:42in Adam's eyes,

00:58:43but I had no interest

00:58:44in guessing

00:58:45what he was thinking,

00:58:46and even less

00:58:46in caring.

00:58:49Send me to work

00:58:50at my brother's company,

00:58:51Dad.

00:58:52I'll take care of myself.

00:58:54In my previous life,

00:58:55I had poured everything

00:58:56into holding on to Adam.

00:58:58In the process,

00:58:59I forgot to secure

00:59:00my footing

00:59:01within this family.

00:59:02There were three children

00:59:03in the house,

00:59:04and I was the middle one.

00:59:07I was not like

00:59:08my older brother,

00:59:10burdened with

00:59:10father's expectations,

00:59:12and I was not like

00:59:13my younger sister,

00:59:15doled on as the baby

00:59:16of the family.

00:59:17When I was seven,

00:59:19I was sent away

00:59:20to a remote country villa

00:59:21and left to fend

00:59:22for myself.

00:59:24I had only been brought

00:59:26back two years ago.

00:59:27My brother was

00:59:28ruthless in business.

00:59:30Every time he returned

00:59:31from a trip,

00:59:31he brought Chloe

00:59:32designer handbags

00:59:34and limited edition

00:59:35jewelry.

00:59:36Even the lifestyle

00:59:36assistant at her side

00:59:38lived better than I did.

00:59:40In my previous life,

00:59:41I had to save up

00:59:42from my meager allowance

00:59:43just to pay Adam's

00:59:44medical bills.

00:59:46So if I wanted

00:59:47to improve my standing,

00:59:49I had to prove

00:59:50my value.

00:59:53My brother had never

00:59:55cared much for the

00:59:55unwanted sister

00:59:56of the family.

00:59:59He did not meet

01:00:01with me personally.

01:00:02He merely had

01:00:03the HR director

01:00:04assign me to the

01:00:05logistics department,

01:00:06then ignored me

01:00:07after that.

01:00:08I said nothing

01:00:09and quietly focused

01:00:10on my work.

01:00:11I had not forgotten

01:00:12the business knowledge

01:00:13I learned in my

01:00:14previous life.

01:00:15If anything,

01:00:16I had become

01:00:17even better.

01:00:18When the company

01:00:19became locked

01:00:20in a fierce acquisition

01:00:21battle with a rival,

01:00:23I used sharp

01:00:24data analysis

01:00:25and negotiation tactics

01:00:26to secure

01:00:27the key project

01:00:28in one move.

01:00:30Only then

01:00:31did my brother

01:00:32formally meet with me.

01:00:33As a reward,

01:00:34he transferred me

01:00:35into the core

01:00:35business division.

01:00:36The company

01:00:37needed capable people

01:00:38and on top of that

01:00:40I was family.

01:00:40That made me

01:00:41someone he could trust.

01:00:43Because of that,

01:00:44I also came to know

01:00:45many of the group's

01:00:46inner secrets.

01:00:47After I secured

01:00:48another major order,

01:00:49my brother openly

01:00:50praised my contribution

01:00:52at the board meeting.

01:00:53Almost overnight,

01:00:54my name spread

01:00:55through our social cluster.

01:00:56I even outshined

01:00:57my sister,

01:00:58who had worked

01:00:58so hard to build

01:00:59her image

01:01:00as a perfect socialist.

01:01:01The day I returned

01:01:03to the estate villa,

01:01:05she stormed

01:01:06into my room.

01:01:07Behind her

01:01:08stood the twin

01:01:09serpent shifter

01:01:10bodyguards.

01:01:10flanking her

01:01:11on either side

01:01:12in a protective stance.

01:01:14At a single look

01:01:15from her,

01:01:15Adam's snake body

01:01:16snapped toward me

01:01:17like a whip.

01:01:18I never saw it coming.

01:01:19The blow hit me hard

01:01:20and sent me crashing

01:01:21to the floor.

01:01:22My sister curled

01:01:23her red lips

01:01:23into a cruel smile.

01:01:25Olivia,

01:01:26let me teach you

01:01:27how a real heiress

01:01:28is supposed to act.

01:01:41my father bought a pair

01:01:42of twin serpent shifters

01:01:44from a pile of corpses

01:01:45in the underground

01:01:46black market.

01:01:47My younger sister

01:01:48chose the older brother

01:01:49at once,

01:01:50the one who had fallen

01:01:51for her at first sight.

01:01:52That left only

01:01:53the younger one,

01:01:54the mute brother.

01:01:55I knew any shifter

01:01:56who was not chosen

01:01:57would be sent off

01:01:58for humane euthanasia,

01:01:59so I took pity on him

01:02:00and kept him.

01:02:02He could not speak,

01:02:03so I took him

01:02:04from doctor to doctor,

01:02:06trying to cure

01:02:06his muses.

01:02:08I practiced sign language

01:02:10for two hours every day

01:02:12just so I could

01:02:12communicate with him.

01:02:14He was frail,

01:02:15and because he was

01:02:17a serpent shifter,

01:02:18the other bodyguards

01:02:19often picked on him,

01:02:20so I secretly trained

01:02:22in combat myself,

01:02:23strengthening my body,

01:02:25so I could pay them back

01:02:26one by one on his behalf.

01:02:28I thought my sincerity

01:02:29would earn his loyalty

01:02:30until the day

01:02:31the estate villa caught fire.

01:02:33With both my sister and me

01:02:34pinned beneath fallen beams,

01:02:36he looked at us

01:02:37and chose her

01:02:38without hesitation.

01:02:40I'm sorry.

01:02:41I have to save Chloe first.

01:02:43So he could speak after all,

01:02:45as the flame

01:02:45slowly swallowed me whole.

01:02:47He signed something

01:02:49only I could understand.

01:02:52I owe you more

01:02:53than I can repay

01:02:53in this life,

01:02:54and the next

01:02:55I will pay you back

01:02:56with my life.

01:03:00When I opened my eyes again,

01:03:02I was back to the day

01:03:04we were choosing

01:03:04our shifter bodyguards.

01:03:06I stood there in a daze

01:03:08until I felt blood

01:03:09welling in my palm

01:03:10from how hard

01:03:11I was clenching my hand.

01:03:13Only then did I realize

01:03:15this was not a dream.

01:03:17My sister shot me a glance,

01:03:20then tugged on father's sleeve

01:03:21with a sugary smile.

01:03:23Dad,

01:03:24if Olivia isn't choosing,

01:03:26then let me go first.

01:03:30As she spoke,

01:03:31father watched her

01:03:32indulgently

01:03:32while she flitted

01:03:33between the two

01:03:34tall serpent shifters

01:03:35like a cheerful

01:03:36little bird.

01:03:37Though they kept

01:03:38the upper bodies of men,

01:03:39their long serpentine tails

01:03:41slid restlessly

01:03:42across the floor,

01:03:43and their cold slit pupils

01:03:45shone with caution.

01:03:46I think I'll take Adam.

01:03:48Olivia is always

01:03:49by herself,

01:03:50so she really needs

01:03:50a strong serpent shifter

01:03:51to protect her.

01:03:52She sounded thoughtful

01:03:53and caring,

01:03:54but her eyes never left

01:03:55the older brother,

01:03:56Alex,

01:03:56not for even a second.

01:03:57I kept my expression calm,

01:03:59but the scene from

01:04:00my previous life

01:04:00came rushing back.

01:04:01She had done

01:04:02the same thing then.

01:04:03The one she truly wanted

01:04:04had always been Alex,

01:04:05yet she put on a show

01:04:06of concern

01:04:07and offered to leave him to me.

01:04:08What I had not understood then

01:04:10was that her retreat

01:04:10had only ever been a tactic.

01:04:12Looking at her performance,

01:04:13I had genuinely believed

01:04:14she meant it,

01:04:15so I refused no matter what.

01:04:16I could not bear

01:04:17to let her compromise,

01:04:18and I did not want Adam,

01:04:19the younger brother,

01:04:20to be put to death either.

01:04:21Until the day of the fire.

01:04:27Even then,

01:04:28she was still saying,

01:04:29Save my sister first!

01:04:32While reaching for Adam

01:04:33at the first chance she got.

01:04:35Even though her own bodyguard,

01:04:37Alex,

01:04:37was right beside her.

01:04:38Even though where she stood

01:04:40was far safer

01:04:40than where I was.

01:04:41She was always like this.

01:04:43Certain I would soften,

01:04:44certain the trick would work.

01:04:45She never suffered

01:04:46any real loss,

01:04:47yet somehow still walked away

01:04:48with a glowing reputation.

01:04:50But this time,

01:04:51I agreed.

01:04:51Whatever Chloe wants,

01:04:52my answer was so unexpected

01:04:54that the smile froze on her face.

01:04:56She was not the only one shocked.

01:04:58Adam jerked his head up

01:04:59and stared at me,

01:05:00surprise flashing through

01:05:01those cold,

01:05:02reptilian-slit pupils.

01:05:05No.

01:05:06Father said sharply,

01:05:08Chloe is the delicate one.

01:05:10She's the one

01:05:11who needs the better bodyguard.

01:05:12This younger brother

01:05:14can't even talk.

01:05:15He doesn't deserve

01:05:17to stay by her side.

01:05:19Understanding dawned on me.

01:05:21So father had known

01:05:22all along.

01:05:23Yet he still brought Adam here.

01:05:25Rather than truly letting

01:05:26my sister and me choose,

01:05:27this whole thing

01:05:27had only been a performance

01:05:28to make it look fair.

01:05:30I'm fine.

01:05:31My sister had just started

01:05:33to relax,

01:05:33ready to speak,

01:05:34when Adam suddenly

01:05:35opened his mouth.

01:05:36Sir,

01:05:37I can speak.

01:05:38I could not help

01:05:39glancing at him again.

01:05:41In my previous life,

01:05:42Adam had spoken

01:05:43only once before I died.

01:05:45And now he was talking already?

01:05:46Then I caught

01:05:47the understakable wariness

01:05:49in his eyes,

01:05:49and I knew for certain

01:05:51Adam had been reborn too.

01:05:54Watching him fight

01:05:54so hard for this chance

01:05:56only made his final promise

01:05:57for my last life

01:05:58seemed even more ridiculous.

01:06:00But that was fine.

01:06:01I did not want him

01:06:03anymore either.

01:06:04Relying on the serpent shifter's

01:06:06natural agility

01:06:06and his constricting strength,

01:06:08Adam took down

01:06:09several retired

01:06:10special forces men,

01:06:13standing beside father.

01:06:14Even father,

01:06:16who had opposed the idea,

01:06:18began to waver.

01:06:19My sister lit up

01:06:20with delight.

01:06:21She had always preferred

01:06:22Adam's refined,

01:06:23handsome looks.

01:06:24If he had not been mute,

01:06:26she would have been

01:06:27her first choice

01:06:28from the very beginning.

01:06:32Alright then,

01:06:33Adam will stay with Chloe

01:06:34from now on.

01:06:35As for Alex...

01:06:36He turned to the other brother.

01:06:41You'll go with Olivia.

01:06:46At father's order,

01:06:48a dark look settled

01:06:49over Alex's face.

01:06:50His icy snake tail

01:06:51lashed the floor

01:06:52in an irritation.

01:06:54Then,

01:06:54gritting his teeth,

01:06:55he bent down and melt.

01:06:57Sir, please forgive me,

01:06:59but I cannot obey.

01:07:00What do you mean by that?

01:07:02Father might favor my sister,

01:07:03but I was still his daughter.

01:07:05For Alex to refuse him

01:07:06in front of everyone

01:07:07was an open show

01:07:09of disrespect.

01:07:10If you refuse to protect

01:07:12my daughter,

01:07:13then you can go straight

01:07:14to the disposal chamber.

01:07:16I had known

01:07:16in my previous life

01:07:17that the shifter bodyguard's

01:07:19father bought

01:07:19at enormous cost

01:07:21would be sent

01:07:21to the disposal chamber

01:07:23for Humana Eutherasia

01:07:24if they were not chosen.

01:07:26I could not bear

01:07:26to watch a living person

01:07:27die before my eyes,

01:07:29so I had kept Adam

01:07:30by my side.

01:07:31This time,

01:07:31it was Alex's turn.

01:07:33I still said nothing,

01:07:35but my sister panicked.

01:07:37She rushed forward

01:07:38and grabbed Alex's arm,

01:07:40trying to pull him up

01:07:41from the floor.

01:07:42Alex,

01:07:43if you don't go with Olivia,

01:07:45you'll die!

01:07:45But Alex only looked at her

01:07:47with naked devotion

01:07:48and shook his head firmly.

01:07:49If I cannot protect Chloe,

01:07:50then death means nothing to me.

01:07:52At that,

01:07:53a blush rose

01:07:54across my sister's face.

01:07:57I could not help laughing.

01:07:59Olivia,

01:07:59can you really just stand there

01:08:00and watch him die?

01:08:01Tears shimmered

01:08:02in my sister's eyes

01:08:03as she turned to face me.

01:08:04From the brother's angle,

01:08:06she looked heartbreakingly fragile.

01:08:08Dad,

01:08:08if Alex is this loyal to Chloe,

01:08:10then let both brothers

01:08:11stay with her.

01:08:12I spoke up

01:08:13at just the right moment.

01:08:15One more won't make a difference,

01:08:18and neither will two.

01:08:21That landed exactly

01:08:22where it needed to.

01:08:23From the moment

01:08:24the two serpent shifters

01:08:25had appeared,

01:08:26her eyes had never

01:08:27once left them.

01:08:28Father fell silent

01:08:29for a moment,

01:08:30thinking it over.

01:08:32Olivia,

01:08:33then what about you?

01:08:34It's okay, Dad.

01:08:36I'm the older sister.

01:08:37Of course I should

01:08:38give in to Chloe.

01:08:40Everyone turned

01:08:40to look at me.

01:08:41I only lowered my head

01:08:43and did my best

01:08:43to look considerate

01:08:44and understanding.

01:08:46Father smiled.

01:08:47Olivia's finally grown up,

01:08:48but how will your safety

01:08:50be protected?

01:08:50I lifted my head

01:08:51and saw the approval

01:08:52written plainly

01:08:53across Father's face.

01:08:55I also caught the note

01:08:56of scrutiny

01:08:57in Adam's eyes,

01:08:58but I had no interest

01:09:00in guessing

01:09:00what he was thinking,

01:09:01and even less in caring.

01:09:04Send me to work

01:09:05at my brother's company,

01:09:06Dad.

01:09:08I'll take care of myself.

01:09:09In my previous life,

01:09:11I had poured everything

01:09:12into holding on to Adam.

01:09:13In the process,

01:09:14I forgot to secure

01:09:16my footing

01:09:16within this family.

01:09:17There were three children

01:09:19in the house,

01:09:20and I was the middle one.

01:09:22I was not like

01:09:23my older brother,

01:09:25burdened with

01:09:26father's expectations,

01:09:27and I was not like

01:09:29my younger sister,

01:09:30doled on as the baby

01:09:31of the family.

01:09:33When I was seven,

01:09:34I was sent away

01:09:35to a remote country villa

01:09:36and left to fend

01:09:37for myself.

01:09:40I had only been brought

01:09:41back two years ago.

01:09:42My brother was ruthless

01:09:44in business.

01:09:45Every time he returned

01:09:46from a trip,

01:09:47he brought Chloe designer

01:09:48handbags

01:09:49and limited edition jewelry.

01:09:51Even the lifestyle

01:09:52assistant at her side

01:09:53lived better than I did.

01:09:55In my previous life,

01:09:56I had to save up

01:09:57from my meager allowance

01:09:58just to pay

01:09:59Adam's medical bills.

01:10:02So if I wanted

01:10:03to improve my standing,

01:10:04I had to prove my value.

01:10:09My brother had never

01:10:10cared much for the

01:10:11unwanted sister

01:10:12of the family.

01:10:15He did not meet

01:10:16with me personally.

01:10:17He merely had the

01:10:18HR director assign me

01:10:20to the logistics department,

01:10:21then ignored me

01:10:22after that.

01:10:23I said nothing

01:10:24and quietly focused

01:10:26on my work.

01:10:27I had not forgotten

01:10:28the business knowledge

01:10:28I learned in my

01:10:29previous life.

01:10:30If anything,

01:10:31I had become even better.

01:10:34When the company

01:10:35became locked

01:10:35in a fierce acquisition

01:10:36battle with a rival,

01:10:38I used sharp data analysis

01:10:40and negotiation tactics

01:10:42to secure the key project

01:10:44in one move.

01:10:46Only then

01:10:46did my brother

01:10:47formally meet with me.

01:10:48As a reward,

01:10:49he transferred me

01:10:50into the core business division.

01:10:52The company needed

01:10:53capable people

01:10:54and on top of that,

01:10:55knew that I was family.

01:10:56That made me someone

01:10:57he could trust.

01:10:58Because of that,

01:10:59I also came to know

01:11:01many of the group's

01:11:02inner secrets.

01:11:03After I secured

01:11:03another major order,

01:11:05my brother openly praised

01:11:06my contribution

01:11:07at the board meeting.

01:11:08Almost overnight,

01:11:10my name spread

01:11:10through our social cluster.

01:11:12I even outshined

01:11:12my sister,

01:11:13who had worked so hard

01:11:14to build her image

01:11:15as a perfect socialist.

01:11:17The day I returned

01:11:18to the estate villa,

01:11:21she stormed

01:11:22into my room.

01:11:23Behind her stood

01:11:23the twin serpent shifter

01:11:25bodyguards,

01:11:26flanking her on either side

01:11:27in a protective stance.

01:11:29At a single look from her,

01:11:31Adam's snake body

01:11:32snapped toward me

01:11:32like a whip.

01:11:33I never saw it coming.

01:11:35The blow hit me hard

01:11:36and sent me crashing

01:11:37to the floor.

01:11:37My sister curled

01:11:38her red lips

01:11:39into a cruel smile.

01:11:40Olivia,

01:11:41let me teach you

01:11:42how a real heiress

01:11:43is supposed to act.

01:11:44The blow hit me hard

01:11:46The blow hit me hard

01:11:49is supposed to act.

01:11:52I don't know

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