Female Novel
Chapter 378
"Are you happy?" Rachel threw the question back at me.
I pondered for a moment before responding, "Habit is a scary thing."
Glancing at the screen of my phone, I recalled how panicked I was when Steven declined my call.
Was I truly happy after getting married? Well… It felt like "happiness" was just beyond my grasp.
First, I was inexplicably murdered, then inexplicably resurrected… or rather, reincarnated into thebody of a completely stranger woman. And, inexplicably, the person lying next to me was the personI had mistaken as the murderer — Steven.
It seemed as though all the dramatic events one could possibly experience had happened to me.
I couldn't help but wonder: if these things happened to someone else, how would they cope? Couldthey handle it better than me?
In such a tense, suspicious, and dangerous environment, I struggled to find a way to survive, letalone find happiness.
"I don't yearn for love anymore." Rachel shrugged. "I promised my mom to go on a blind date. It's atseven tonight, so I'll be leaving soon."
Though Rachel agreed to the blind date, I could tell she wasn't happy about it.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" I wanted to talk her out of it, but I didn't know how.
"If I don't get married soon, my mom is going to drive me crazy." Rachel sighed, feeling suffocatedby her family.
"For Zion's sake, I have to get married as soon as possible. You know my mom. She won't stopbothering him until I do, " Rachel said helplessly.
Her mother had grown paranoid and controlling after experiencing heartbreak. During Rachel'sschool days, she once publicly scolded a male student in Rachel's research group, which madeRachel extremely embarrassed.
Indifferent to Rachel's emotions, she consistently imposed her own notions of what was best for herdaughter, an approach that felt stifling and suffocating.
"I want to take a bet too." Rachel took a deep breath. "Who knows, maybe marriage is myreincarnation, right?" She smiled at me.
I remained silent, recalling what she had just told me a while ago: "Try trusting someoneunconditionally for a change, will you? After all, life is a gamble. Who knows, you might make theright bet?"
Indeed, even if she lost the bet, she had nothing to lose either.
Nodding in agreement, I picked up my phone and dialed Steven's number once more.
I wanted to take the bet… to try trusting him unconditionally for once.
Yet, Steven declined my call once again, sending me into a state of panic.
Could he have fallen into Yasmin's deception too?
Rachel departed for her blind date.
Under the gloomy, rainy sky, I watched her leave and noticed a car parked nearby. I was Zion's, Icould tell at a glance.novelbin
It was evident that Zion harbored feelings for Rachel too, but the two seemed like pricklyhedgehogs, afraid of hurting each other with their spines if they got too close. So, they chose tomaintain their distance, staying where they were.
Standing in the rain, surrounded by the earthy scent of the rain, I couldn't shake off the feeling ofimpending doom.
Leo motioned for me to come inside, away from the rain.
Returning to my room, I sat in the empty bathtub and continued calling Steven.
With each call he declined, I redialed. After several attempts, his phone was permanently switchedoff.
I buried my head in my knees.
Trusting someone unconditionally, as simple as it might sound, was proving to be aninsurmountable challenge.