Reborn Again

Summary

My mother brought me into the Hayes family when she married Mr. Hayes. That's when I first laid eyes on my stepbrother, Jackson Hayes, and fell completely, hopelessly in love.

To be his wife, I clung to him relentlessly, alienating friends and family alike. Eventually, I got what I wanted.

But after we married, Jackson remained as distant as ever. Even in our most intimate moments, there was no warmth, just a cold, empty physical release.

One night, at a dimly lit bar, I overheard his friends asking him, "Why did you give up on Leslie Olson, the elegant heiress, to marry Astrid Sheen, your…