Chapter 2: Bitter Irony

"Ha..."

Emma Roberts let out a bitter laugh. But how was she going to change things?

Logan Black could crush her as easily as an insect. Whatever he wanted, he got.

Emma took a deep breath, forcing down the bone-deep fear she had for this man.

There had to be a way!

At least she was no longer the naive girl who could be manipulated seven years ago.

"Oh my God! Emma..." Suddenly, an excited voice rang in her ears.

Hearing that familiar voice, Emma's spine stiffened, her icy gaze moving straight to the door.

There, she saw the face she would never forget, the face that was charming and deceptively innocent.

Her best friend from her past life—Samantha Green!

"Emma, how could Logan do this to you!" Samantha rushed over, grabbing Emma's hand, her eyes falling on the disheveled bed and Emma's bruised body with shock.

Emma quietly watched the girl opposite her, seemingly full of concern. This time, she didn't miss the flash of jealousy and schadenfreude in Samantha's eyes.

"Emma, what's wrong? Are you okay? Emma, don't scare me!" Samantha saw her strange expression, thinking she was in shock, and asked anxiously.

Emma calmly withdrew her hand, shaking her head, "I'm fine."

Back then, the reason she suffered so much under Logan's torment was largely thanks to Samantha.

When she was at her lowest, Samantha never left her side, even staying back a grade with her. Emma always thought Samantha genuinely cared for her and even believed she might be her future sister-in-law. Little did she know, Samantha's real purpose for staying close was Logan.

She trusted Samantha as her most reliable friend, telling her everything about her awful experiences with Logan, something she wouldn't share with anyone else.

But while Samantha pretended to help her, she was actually using every piece of information to get closer to Logan, constantly sowing discord between Emma and Logan, making him torment her even more brutally each time.

And Emma, oblivious, even felt grateful to Samantha for her "advice."

Looking at her reflection in the mirror, Emma couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Actually, Samantha's suggestion for her to "ugly herself up" made sense.

No matter what others thought of her, as long as it made Logan loathe her, it was worth it.

But she never expected that even with this hideous appearance, Logan would still find her appealing.

"How can you say you're fine! Emma, don't worry, I'll help you!" Samantha said, full of deep affection.

Emma's heart filled with a cold laugh, oh, so here it comes.

In her past life, Samantha also showed such righteousness, offering to help her escape Logan and even sought the help of Ethan Walker.

The result was, Samantha had already sold her out, informing Logan of her plan to "elope" with Ethan.

This completely exacerbated the conflict between her and Logan, making him more volatile and possessive...

With her current abilities, going head-to-head with Logan was a death wish.

In her past life, she was stubborn to the point of absurdity, following Samantha's words blindly, getting hurt repeatedly.

The great vendetta against her family remained unavenged, her parents were waiting for her to come home, and she had to pull her brother back from the wrong path. She had too many things to do.

She needed to stabilize Logan, avoiding anything that might provoke him and create such a terrifying enemy.

"Emma, wait for me!" Samantha continued with a slew of insincere promises before hastily leaving.

After Samantha left, the helpless and fragile expression on Emma's face turned into one of cold indifference and numbness.

Time and again, Samantha incited her to ruin herself. It seemed she wouldn't rest until she was dead.

Let's see...

This time, who will end up dead!

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