ather's angry voice echoed through the house, followed by my stepmother's sharp, disapp

ten years earlier, the pattern was exactly the same. Lily cried. My stepmoth

walked toward the window and pulled the curtains open. Morning sun

acceptance letter on my desk. Westbridge University. One of the best business schools in

ng my fingers over the printed word

t now I knew better. Education wasn't just about studying. It was about independence. Pow

ld go to Westbridge. This time, I would build my own fu

my desk and op

s into the past, then I possesse

hes. Tech companies rising from nothing to billion-dollar empires. Real estate booms. Busine

n Kin

eared in a search result. Even now, th

lliant businessman, but his company was still relatively young. Most people saw hi

aires in the world. His tech empire would dominate global markets. His net

been arranged through family connections. I never truly understood

had always been more charming, more likable, more... desirable.

believing Lily deserved everything more than I did. But Lily had never b

to survive this life... If I wanted revenge... Then I needed power. And Adri

y building in my mind. In the future, Adrian would control an empire.

nly interrupt

y entire bo

i

wly closed the l

if she had been crying. Anyone who didn't know her well would immediatel

me hesitantly. "Sis

calmly.

ands together nervously. "I don't understand,

ou change

y head."Ab

said quickly. "You p

ed. In my past life, may

I asked

expression flicker

school," she insisted. "You said you

efore I learned how little

toward the window. "You shoul

red at m

dge," I continued, "you should

hed. "But I d

ok at her. "Then ap

ost amusing. "Sister... you'r

n you trusted most poisoned you. Unfair was sacrificing everything for people who neve

nervously. Our eyes met. For a brief moment,

fair," I s

n the past, I had always been gentle with her. Always patient. Alway

et used to disapp

ister, I don't know what's

stbridge," I int

ll open. "Yo

es

will never

ghtly. "That's

first time, Lily looked uncertain. She stared at me for a lon

d. When she looked back at me, the sweetness had disappeared from her eyes. Only fo

t regret this,"

walked back to my desk and opened my laptop again. On

read acros

red. "I defin

how the future would unfold. And I i