Reborn to Avenge: The Heir's Second Chance

Reborn to Avenge: The Heir's Second Chance

Gavin

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My adoptive mother, a formidable queen of New York high society, placed the list of eligible bachelorettes in my hand, setting the stage for what should have been my future. But her Fifth Avenue apartment felt less like a home and more like a golden cage, because in this life, I remembered everything. My first time around, I had chosen Brittany Vanderbilt, the city's diamond, only for her to scheme with her true lover, pushing me into the dark, churning water. I still felt the burning in my lungs as I drowned, her chilling words- "You were always a stepping stone, Ethan" -my very last agonizing memory before eternal darkness. Then, her perfectly delivered lie to the police-"He was an accident"-sealing my tragic fate as she played the grieving widow, mocking my very existence and the life I'd lost. The raw injustice, the suffocating depths of betrayal, fueled a grim, unwavering resolve within me that transcended mere anger and pain from the past. Now, inexplicably returned to this exact moment, holding that very same list from a life once lived, I understood that fate had granted me an extraordinary second chance. This time, no Vanderbilt would dictate my destiny, and the rules of their cruel game were about to be rewritten by me.

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My adoptive mother, a formidable queen of New York high society, placed the list of eligible bachelorettes in my hand, setting the stage for what should have been my future.

But her Fifth Avenue apartment felt less like a home and more like a golden cage, because in this life, I remembered everything.

My first time around, I had chosen Brittany Vanderbilt, the city's diamond, only for her to scheme with her true lover, pushing me into the dark, churning water.

I still felt the burning in my lungs as I drowned, her chilling words- "You were always a stepping stone, Ethan" -my very last agonizing memory before eternal darkness.

Then, her perfectly delivered lie to the police-"He was an accident"-sealing my tragic fate as she played the grieving widow, mocking my very existence and the life I'd lost.

The raw injustice, the suffocating depths of betrayal, fueled a grim, unwavering resolve within me that transcended mere anger and pain from the past.

Now, inexplicably returned to this exact moment, holding that very same list from a life once lived, I understood that fate had granted me an extraordinary second chance.

This time, no Vanderbilt would dictate my destiny, and the rules of their cruel game were about to be rewritten by me.

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I found the document by accident. Aiden was away, and I was looking for my mother' s old earrings in the safe when my fingers brushed against a thick, unfamiliar file folder. It wasn't mine. It was the "Herrera Family Trust," and the primary beneficiary of Aiden' s massive fortune wasn't me, his wife of seven years. It was a five-year-old boy named Leo Herrera, and his legal guardian, listed as the secondary beneficiary, was Haven Herrera-my adopted sister-in-law. My family lawyer confirmed it an hour later. It was real. Ironclad. Established five years ago. The phone slipped from my hand. A cold numbness spread through me. Seven years. I had spent seven years justifying Aiden's madness, his rages, his possessiveness, believing it was a twisted part of his love. I stumbled through the cold, silent mansion to the east wing, drawn by the sound of laughter. Through the glass doors, I saw them: Aiden, bouncing Leo on his knee, Haven beside him, her head resting on his shoulder. And with them, smiling and cooing at the child, were Aiden's parents. My in-laws. They were a perfect family. "Aiden, the final transfer of the Knox assets into Leo' s trust is complete," his father said, raising a glass of champagne. "It's all airtight now." "Good," Aiden replied, his voice calm. "Charlotte's family money should have always belonged to a true Herrera heir." My inheritance. My family's legacy. Transferred to his secret son. My own money, used to secure the future of his betrayal. They had all known. They had all conspired. His rage, his paranoia, his sickness-it wasn't for everyone. It was a special hell he had reserved just for me. I backed away from the door, my body cold as ice. I ran back to our bedroom, the one we had shared for seven years, and locked the door. I looked at my reflection, at the ghost of the woman I used to be. A quiet vow formed on my lips, silent but absolute. "Aiden Herrera," I whispered to the empty room. "I will never see you again."

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