Chapter 2 Rebirth

It hurt. It was painful.

Kathryn's head felt like it was going to split open.

Her ears were ringing, but she could hear a faint voice. A woman was speaking.

"My cousin is the First Girl in the city, and she's still a virgin. Mr. Hudson, you should be gentle with her. Remember not to show your face in the photo later..."

"But what if Mr. Ellsworth finds out? Then we'll be dead meat!"

Kathryn bit her numb tongue, struggling to wake herself up.

Where was she?

Wasn't she dead? Why was she hearing someone talking?

Then all of a sudden, as Kathryn grasped at the tendrils of her memory, she felt her heart jolt in surprise.

She had a strange feeling of deja vu. She had been here, in this exact scene, before. It had already happened in her memory!

It was the third day after she and Willard got married.

It was Valentine's Day. Their first one together as a married couple.

In the spirit of the occasion, Willard asked her out for dinner.

She spent three hours dressing up carefully and arrived at the restaurant in the afternoon. She waited there for hours, but Willard didn't show up. It was not until ten o'clock in the evening that she found out that he was still in a meeting at the company.

Kathryn only married Willard because it was her father's wish. When he coldly ignored her the entire day, she rushed directly into his meeting room at the company and smashed a glass at him.

Then, egged on by Caylee, she drowned her sorrows at a bar and got drunk.

When she was completely wasted, the last thing she remembered was Caylee sending her to a hotel and pouring her a glass of water.

Then she blacked out.

At midnight, a stranger crept into her room and attempted to rape her.

Fortunately, she was heroically saved by Edmund, who came in just in time.

But not everything worked out in the end. She didn't expect multiple nude photos of her would be spread the next morning.

Kathryn's name made the headlines. The First Girl turned out to be a shameless slut!

With her reputation completely ruined, she was forced to drop out of school. Since then, her already distant relationship with Willard became even more strained.

But that had all already happened, which meant... she was reborn!

She was given a second chance. And it was on the night that her fate reached a turning point!

Kathryn practically leaped in joy. Her heart, which had once been in despair, felt hopeful and light.

Now she was reborn!

She absolutely must not repeat the same mistakes!

She had to rewrite her story, change everything, and make Caylee and Edmund pay the price for what they did to her and her family!

Steadfast in her newfound resolve, Kathryn mustered all the remaining strength in her body to unblock Willard's contact from her phone and dial his number.

The phone rang for a few seconds before it finally connected.

He didn't say anything on the other end of the line, but she could hear him breathing.

"Please, help me... Willard, I'm in the Muse Hotel..."

But before Kathryn could tell him the room number, her phone died.

She looked at the black screen in desperation. The knockout effects were taking control, and she could barely gather any strength in her body.

She struggled to get up. But, as a result, her phone slipped from her hand and clattered to the floor loudly.

"What was that? Is she awake?"

"Get in there now. I have to go."

Caylee left in a hurry.

Hearing the footsteps getting closer and closer, Kathryn bit her lower lip hard.

The pain sobered her up and helped clear her head. She stood up with great difficulty and staggered into the bathroom. She stumblingly locked the door behind her, her palms sweaty.

Phillip Hudson stalked in and realized she wasn't there. He tried the bathroom and, realizing it was locked, so he pounded on the door.

"Why are you hiding in there? Come out. I'll serve you tonight! I'll help you realize the happiness of being a woman!"

As he said, he began to kick at the door with force.

With her back against the shaking door, Kathryn was overcome with terror. He'd probably break the door down any second!

She frantically looked around the bathroom for something to help her. Then, her eyes caught sight of the narrow window.

Without a moment's hesitation, Kathryn climbed out of the window.

She was on the second floor. She wouldn't die...probably.

But Kathryn didn't have the time to think or be scared. It was now or never. Better to fall and be a cripple than submit herself to her fate!

Kathryn shut her eyes tightly, took a deep breath, and jumped off the building!

Phillip had kicked down the door and rushed into the bathroom. He ran to the window. He moved to give chase when he suddenly noticed a black Maybach speeding toward the hotel. It was Willard!

Phillip gave up on his pursuit and immediately hurried out of the hotel, dialing Caylee's phone number.