In my past life, I had stepped into the entertainment industry without hesitation just for him. I struggled relentlessly just to keep up with his footsteps.
When he suffered a major financial loss on an investment, I sold the shares my parents had left me, doing everything in my power to help him.
In return, he finally accepted my affection and agreed to an engagement.
I had naively believed my sincerity had moved him. I never expected he had only used me, tricking me out of my fortune to finance a film for Alessia.
A million-dollar production tailored entirely for her. When I finally uncovered the truth, he looked me in the eye and said, without a shred of guilt.
"She has potential, she just needs an opportunity. Someone as privileged as you wouldn’t understand the struggles of a rising actress. I had to help her."
My brother and I sat together, pouring out our grievances and venting our frustrations. But in my sorrow, I failed to notice how his expression grew darker by the second.
It turned out that Alessia was a student he had personally sponsored. Struck by her remarkable beauty, my brother had taken it upon himself to send her to film school.
Upon hearing my complaints, his only thought was the possibility of losing the woman he cherished.
With a sigh, he tried to reason with me. "No matter what happens between you and Nicholas, don’t drag Alessia into it."
Fury burned inside me. I confronted Alessia, demanding that she stay away from my fiancé.
Unexpectedly, she wept and slapped herself as she kept saying that she was sorry and that she wanted to make amends for her sins. Then, without warning, she bolted toward the street.
Panicked, my brother and Nicholas chased after her. I followed close behind.
Just as she reached the road, the accident happened. My brother and Nicholas instinctively shielded her with their bodies.
When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the night before my debut.
That same night, my brother ordered the staff to change my debut press conference to Alessia’s.
Nicholas even went out of his way to attend just to support her.
They both believed they had failed Alessia in the past life. And if they were given a second chance, they would do everything in their power to make it up to her.
Disillusioned and heartbroken, I made a decision. I would leave.