Rebirth: Farewell to the Past

The Beast Nation sent our royal family two beast slaves as a token of goodwill after they were defeated.

My concubine-born younger sister took the tall and upstanding white tiger with piercing eyes, leaving me and the dying merman to look at each other.

In my previous life, I took the merman as my personal bodyguard and trained him out of compassion. I spent a fortune to treat his injuries, and I even bought his slave contract at the price of ten cities and set him free.

He also took great care of me, staying by my side day and night.

I thought we were both in love, so I turned down dozens of marriages and stood by him with all my heart despite everyone's loud disapproval.

However, when the beasts attacked again and threw my sister and me into the surging river, I frantically pleaded with the merman to save me, only to be violently slammed under the water by his massive tail.

I watched helplessly as he carried my sister away.

I realized at that moment that he had only given himself to me to save his own life.

He had remained loyal to me even after regaining his freedom because he wanted to see my younger sister.

I struggled in the filthy river, eventually suffocating as my lungs filled with mud and sand.

When I reopened my eyes, I was transported back to the day of the beast slave selection.

Looking at the dying merman, I covered my nose and taunted, "Where did this dead fish come from? It reeks!"

The moment I finished speaking, everyone went completely silent. The beautiful merman blushed with embarrassment.

Lyra Pendragon, my younger sister—her mother was my father’s concubine—did not expect me to be so resistant to this merman. She widened her eyes in shock. "Mirella, can’t you see that this merman is seriously injured? Why didn't you offer to help him? I can’t believe you insulted him instead! I know you’re jealous that the white tiger chose me first, but you shouldn't have taken your anger out on this innocent merman! I really didn't expect you to be so cold-blooded!"

She scrunched up her face, her eyes brimming with concern for the merman.

Father held back his anger, his eyes brimming with disappointment. "I never expected you to be so incompetent. Despite being a princess, you're so petty with your sister. Are you deliberately trying to embarrass me?"

The maids whispered to each other, their expressions full of contempt for me.

I remained calm and composed, watching the usually cold and composed merman lift his frail body and tilt his head to rub against Lyra's palm.

I could not help but sneer, realizing how foolish I was to have never noticed that he wanted Lyra all along.

In my previous life, I thought I was kind-hearted to take in the merman. His name was Thalyx Stormfin, and I kept him by my side and carefully trained him.

I spent a