A Rebirth of Flames

The medical laboratory explodes one day, and Celia Lumley and I are stuck in the fire together.

My boyfriend, Xaiden Seager, gives up on me and chooses to save her first. I don't stop or beg him—I allow him to leave me in the fire.

In my past life, I used my identity as the dean's daughter and the threat of Xaiden's future to force him to save me. Celia died in the fire.

Later, he took over my family's inheritance and locked me in the laboratory. I was almost due for labor, but he still set a fire and burned me and our child to death.

When I begged him to let me go, he laughed cruelly and said, "If not for you threatening me with your family, Celia would never have died such a horrible death! I'll make you suffer the pain she did in a hundredfold, Winifred Zalmer!"

When I open my eyes again, I discover that I'm back to the day Celia and I get caught in that fire.

A loud crash filled the air as a cabinet slammed onto my body. It hurt so badly that I awoke from my unconscious state.

I had no time to worry about the sharp pains all over my body. I tried hard to figure out what was happening in front of me. Yet, the dense smoke in the air choked me and left me unable to open my eyes. I could only cover my mouth while coughing aggressively.

That was when waves of pain stirred in my lower abdomen. I instinctively shielded my stomach with my arms. "My baby… Hang in there!"

Much to my dismay, my stomach was flat, even though I was due to deliver my baby soon. How did that happen?

Before I could comprehend things, I heard a panicked voice beside me.

The person shouted, "Celia? Celia! Are you alright?"

Why did that voice sound so familiar?

Then, Celia Lumley's frail voice rang out, "Save me, Raiden…"

Disbelief filled me as I looked up. I saw Raiden Seager half-kneeling beside Celia as he frantically moved a table off her body.

I could barely breathe while watching the two before me—hang on. Didn't Raiden lock me inside a medical laboratory earlier and start a fire to burn me alive moments ago? He killed me and my baby...

That thought caused me to curl up in misery, and my entire body trembled uncontrollably.

My colleague, Serena Wagner, was at the door to the medical laboratory. She screamed at the top of her lungs, saying, "Have you lost your mind, Raiden? You should rescue Winifred first! She's your girlfriend!"

The scene felt so real that I finally realized I wasn't dreaming. I had somehow been reborn! I had somehow gone back to the day I was trapped in a fire with Celia, whom most hospital staff declared was a hottie.

A creak sounded as Raiden finally moved the table off Celia. He didn't even spare me a