Olivia's past life was a series of sacrifices for Aiden Brown, her chosen mate who loved Mia Taylor, his fated mate. Olivia sold her dowry to support Aiden, but he funneled their savings to Mia. When their son fell ill, Olivia pawned her jewelry to cover expenses, only to be scorned by Aiden. Determined, she reopened her pharmacy, gaining success and respect. Mia returned, marrying Alpha Committee Chairman and belittling Olivia. Aiden's infidelity and constant comparisons to Mia further crushed Olivia. When her son, loyal to Aiden, demanded she close the pharmacy, Olivia collapsed, heartbroken by the betrayal. After being reborn, Olivia returned to the fifth day of her marriage, determined to change her fate completely. Although she could not return to the time before her marriage, she was resolute in making Aiden pay for his actions. The path of rebirth was not smooth, but Olivia was determined not to repeat her mistakes. She returned to her family and re-established her own influence. In a twist of fate, Olivia was mistaken for a spy by the powerful Clark wolfpack's army and nearly lost her life. Using her medical skills, she cured the future Alpha of the Clark wolfpack, Alexander Clark's headache. Young, promising, and highly influential, Alexander Clark proposed that Olivia become his mistress. Reluctantly, Olivia had no choice. She could only navigate the whirlpool of power and intrigue to regain control of her own destiny.
Chapter 1 Her Poor Past Life
"If I could afford a carriage driver, would I have married you? I would have married Mia long ago," joked Aiden Brown, Olivia Brown's mate.
That sentence stuck with Olivia for a lifetime.
She was Aiden's reluctant chosen mate. Mia Taylor was the niece of the Luna of the Brown wolfpack, and she was Aiden's fated mate. Whenever he was near Mia, his wolf went wild.
Olivia never deserved the best.
To live well with Aiden, she sold off her most valuable dowry-a pharmacy left by her grandfather. It was a tough decision, but she gritted her teeth and did it.
During the carriage driver's era, she also wished for one to ease her mobility.
Aiden said those words: "If I could afford a carriage driver, would I have married you? I would have married Mia long ago."
Aiden was not the Luna's son; he was just the son of the Alpha's mistress of the Brown wolfpack. By status, he wasn't worthy of Mia.
Not long after, Mia went abroad for studies.
Olivia had some money, and her family advised her to invest in stocks, but she hesitated and let Aiden deposit it in the bank.
Three years later, Olivia's son fell ill, and she wanted to withdraw the money, only to find out that Aiden had already sent it to Mia.
He said, "She's all alone overseas; I just wanted her to live a bit more comfortably."
With her son in the hospital, Olivia had no energy to quarrel with him and even pawned her diamond jewelry to cover the expensive medical bills.
Half a month later, her son recovered, and Aiden remarked, "You are too easily startled. A few medicines would have cured the child. You're from a medical family, after all," scolding her for wasting so much money.
Olivia considered cutting the mate bond. But even if she left, she couldn't take her son with her.
She gritted her teeth and used her dowry to open a new pharmacy, determined to start anew.
Everyone mocked her.
Aiden was even more impatient with her, accusing her of squandering money.
Olivia was resolute about rebuilding the pharmacy.
Her medical skills were exceptional, and her pharmacy skills were unparalleled-she was the sixth daughter of a medical family.
Those years were truly exhausting for Olivia.
She was so tired and had wrinkles by her early thirties.
She made a name for herself with the new pharmacy, gained some reputation, earned money, and even made friends with an influential lady.
Finally, the Brown wolfpack, where Aiden belonged, began to take notice of her.
Because of her hard work and miscarriages, Aiden justified his infidelity by seeking offspring elsewhere and fathering several children while continuing to spend Olivia's money.
Then Mia returned home. Exquisitely beautiful, she quickly married the Alpha Committee Chairman to become his second Luna, highly esteemed.
Mia could actually become the Luna of the Alpha Committee Chairman.
She looked down on Olivia, calling her old and out-of-date.
Aiden, captivated by Mia, remarked, "She's very educated. Only someone like her deserves it."
Olivia retorted, "Without my money, she wouldn't have been able to afford her education."
Humiliated, Aiden stormed off.
Mia didn't like Olivia, visiting her pharmacy and saying, "You should just close this pharmacy."
Mia found Aiden a new job as an aide to the Alpha Committee Chairman, with a good salary.
The Brown wolfpack was proud of her.
Aiden was overflowing with gratitude.
He candidly told Olivia, "You're just a year older than Mia, but she looks like a maiden while you already resemble an old lady."
Olivia replied, "I look like an old lady because of who?"
"No one asked you to work yourself to the bone," Aiden grumbled.
Olivia didn't continue the argument.
Aiden, the child of a mistress, would never receive much from the impoverished Brown wolfpack, even if they were prosperous. Olivia couldn't get a penny from Aiden either.
If she didn't earn money or eat her dowry, would she starve to death or beg?
The Brown wolfpack and Aiden used her son to threaten Olivia, forcing her to close the pharmacy.
Olivia refused to comply and created a scene.
That year, her son was already fifteen.
Standing before her, he repeated his grandmother's words like an adult, "Mom, Dad has a bright future, and you'll be comfortable in the future. Close the pharmacy."
Without that pharmacy, Aiden wouldn't pay for the child's treatment.
In return, her son remained loyal to the Brown wolfpack.
How many times had her pharmacy, and her connections benefited the Brown wolfpack, and no one remembered.
Her contribution was taken for granted.
Olivia fell ill with anger.
Olivia fell ill with anger. It was at this moment that she could no longer shift into her wolf, losing any utility to Aiden and the Brown wolfpack.
Her whole life, starting from the forced marriage to Aiden, had been a mistake.
"I will never sell the pharmacy, even if I die, that's my resolve!" Olivia shouted in rage.
Her character was dignified, quiet, resilient, but now for the first time, she was consumed with anger.
Her son retorted, "Mom, even if you don't consider Dad's future, think about mine. Is it respectable to be the son of an Alpha Committee Chairman's aide, or the son of a small pharmacy owner?"
At just fifteen years old, her son was already so practical.
He was accustomed to his mother's sacrifices, showing no concern for her future.
In his eyes, his mother, at only thirty-four years old, should just sit at home waiting to die, worthless.
Only his and his father's futures mattered.
"I regret ever giving birth to you," Olivia muttered quietly.
But her son replied with cutting words, "All your sisters married well, yet you had to mate to a child of a mistress. Mom, I regret being born to you."
His words pierced her heart.
A fifteen-year-old child could be so harsh.
Olivia couldn't catch her breath and collapsed unconscious.
She hated Aiden, she hated everyone in the Brown wolfpack, and she hated Mia too. But she had been mentally prepared for this.
Yet, she never expected her beloved son to deliver such a fatal blow.
Over the years, she had been meticulous in his upbringing, believing she had never failed.
Perhaps his nature inherently mirrored Aiden's selfishness, cruelty, and vanity.
As Olivia lay there, her heart felt like it was being torn apart.
When she opened her eyes again, she saw a younger-looking Aiden.
Aiden had always been handsome, his beautiful eyes capable of melting any girl's heart.
"Are you okay?" His concern seemed shallow and insincere. "How did you faint so suddenly?"
Olivia stared at him intently.
Her nearly forty-year-old husband looked barely twenty-something.
Chapter 1 Her Poor Past Life
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Chapter 2 Can I ruin her marriage
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Chapter 3 Olivia's wolf called in her mind: It's him!
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Chapter 4 I'm Alexander Clark
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Chapter 5 Be My Mistress, Your Mate Will Prosper
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