Chapter 1

When my husband learned his first love had passed away, he took his own life right there on our honeymoon.

Reborn back to our teenage years, he decisively pulled his hand from mine and walked straight towards his first love.

I watched them disappear into the distance, then turned and walked away.

From that moment on, our lives became two parallel lines that would never intersect.

Ten years later, we met again at a high-profile charity gala in New York.

He had become a rising star in the city's elite circles, confidently appearing with Chloe Miller, her arm intimately linked with his.

When he saw me enter the gala, seemingly searching for someone, he couldn't help but advise me.

"Why are you still so fixated on me? Even if you'd waited ten years, I still wouldn't have fallen for you."

I ignored him, pulling my son, who was sneaking bites of cake, out from a corner.

His eyes suddenly flashed with a raw, desperate red, and he gripped my hand like a lifeline.

"Are you deliberately trying to provoke me? Didn't you say you'd only love me in this lifetime?"