This Life, I Set Myself Free

Summary

The memories of that exam day in my past life returned with terrifying clarity. Standing outside the hall, my eyes fixed on that familiar car in the distance. Everything came rushing back. Last time, he’d sped like a madman after his first love and crashed horribly. To pull him from the wreck, I missed two critical exams. Later, to help him through therapy, I gave up aerospace engineering for nursing. I’d foolishly thought years of devotion would earn his love. But on his deathbed, he coldly left everything to his first love. He called me just a live-in maid, while she was an elegant ballerina who needed comfort. He even accused me of causing the crash to come between them, saying I’d guilted him into staying and ruined his life. He said if he could do it over, he’d rather rot disabled than be with me. All those years of sacrifice—he erased them without a thought. I’d signed away my rights to his estate, whispered “Okay,” and closed my eyes. When I opened them, I was back at our final exams. This time, I’d play dumb. His life, his choices, his mistakes—none of it concerned me anymore. In this life, I’d live only for myself.