Chapter 1 She Is a Death Row Inmate

“Eliza, it’s time to go. The cold voice of the prison guard reminded Eliza

Today was the day of her execution.

Inside jail, Eliza sat curled up in the corner; her hair was disheveled, and she looked like aplete mess.

“Where is Zayden? Why hasn’t hee to bsee /bme?” Eliza’s voice choked with emotion.

Today was the day of her execution. Was he really that heartless?

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The bguard’s /btone carried a hint of impatience as he said, “Today is the wedding between Mr. Zayden and Naomi. He already said he wants nothing to do with you, even until death. Stop wasting our time.”

Upon hearing him, a sharp pain shot through Eliza’s chest.

Naomi! The girl from the Rivers family?

She bwas /balso from that family!

A month ago, Zayden was still her husband.

Less than a month after their divorce, was he already in such a hurry to marry Naomi?

Well, of course.

Naomi had always been adored and swarmed by devotion since childhood. She was even Zayden’s first crush.

As for her, she was just a murderer bawaiting /bexecution.

Thinking of this, Eliza let out a bitterugh.

The guard urged her, asking. “If you have anyst wishes, speak up. Don’t dy our work.”

Eliza asked, “My parents.. did they ever bring me up?”

The guard roared, “No!”

Eliza had run someone bover/b, causing their death. The Rivers family had long cut ties with her. How could they possibly remember having a daughter as ba /bmurderer?

In fact, the Rivers family strongly demanded her execution.

Everyone in Westbrook knew that the Rivers family’s eldest daughter had a low educational qualification and a bad reputation.

Compared to the second daughter, Naomi, who had a prestigious degree and a good image, the contrast was like night and bday/b.

Hearing the guard’s words, Eliza felt throbbing pain in her chest.

That was right. How could she dare to hope her parents, who pushed for her death sentence, woulde and see her onest

time?

It turned out that all these years of her life – her cautious efforts and careful ttery–were all in vain.

Whether it bwas /bher parents or Zayden..

They had only Naomi in their beyes/b.

Eliza suddenly felt herself soughable.

She had humbled herself, endured endless bgrievance/b, and she ended up paving the way for Naomi in the end

A bbitter /bsmile spread across Eliza’s lips.

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Be it Zayden or her parents, love or kinship – if she had a second chance, she wouldn’t want any of it.

The two guards escorted her to the execution room.

She was pinned to the ground; the gun aimed at her heart.

Eliza slowly closed her eyes,

With ba /bsudden jolt of pain, a loud ringing echoed in her ears.

She didn’t bknow /bhow long it had passed.

Eliza felt her soul detach from her body and then suddenly plummet.

bAs /bif plunging straight into the sea, she was freezing cold all over.

bVoices /bof bmen /bshouting and whistling enveloped her.

“Damnb, /bthat was intenset She just jumped without hesitation.”

“Zayden, your clingy girlfriend is really obedient. bYou /btold her to jump off the boat, band /bshe actually did it!”

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“Girlfriend? Come on, Eliza’s not even worth that title. There is no way Mr. Zayden would fall for someone like her!”

What bwas /bgoing on?

Wasn’t she bdead/b?

Before Eliza could make bsense /bof it, the overwhelming bsuffocation /bof being submerged in water welled up within her.

She had no time to think as bshe /bstruggled and surfaced.

She iled around and finally climbed onto a lifeboat; she looked wrecked.

The mocking voices continued to echo from the ferry.

“She only stays underwater for three minutes. Zayden, I don’t think she likes you that much.”

“Yeah. I thought she was more than this.”

“Zayden, let’s drive the boat off and bmake /bher swim back–what do you think?”

Zayden’s group of friends spoke with scorn and disdain.

But on the lifeboat, Eliza felt a strange familiarity hearing those voices.

She looked down at her delicate, fair hands and froze.

bShe /bhad done housework bfor /bbyears/b–her bhands /bhad long be swollen and calloused. How could bthey /bnow be so bsoft /bband /bsmooth?

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bWhat /bwas going o

Eliza looked around.

It hit her soon–bthis /bwas Zayden’s 17th birthday bparty/bb! /b

The Rivers Group was a publicly listedpany, band /bit was one of the biggest corporations in Westbrook

So Zayden was a well–known rich kid.

For his 17th birthday, the Holt family had rented an entire ferry to celebrate.

All his friends were there.

bAmong /bhis friends, Eliza bwasn’t /bon the list initially.

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bIt /bwas Naomi who said she wanted to attend his birthday party, so she persuaded Zayden to let here.

bZayden /bdidn’t want to reject Naomi, so he allowed her on board.

The cold sea breeze made Eliza shiver.

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She spotted bZayden /bon the deck, he was dressed in a white shirt, his youthful face already showing signs of cold detachment.

Zayden was the school heartthrob–his chiseled face and delicate facial features could captivate anyone.

His mature, serious personality attracted countless girls at school.

He was

never short of people wooing him. But Eliza was the most shameless among them.

That time, she hade to the birthday party and handed the gift that she had spent effort preparing over to bZayden /bfull of joy.

But without even looking at it, Zayden threw it into the sea.

The others jeered, saying that if she dove in to retrieve the gift, Zayden would ept her feelings.

The result was she really jumped.

She couldn’t swim. In the end, she didn’t get the gift back and had to bclimb /bonto the lifeboat in humiliation, heartlessly abandoned by Zayden in the sea.

She rowed the lifeboat for three hours before making it back to shore.

Thinking of all the foolish things she’d done for Zayden, Eliza feltughable.

Staring at the lifeboat beneath her, Eliza’s eyes darkened.

This time, no one would bmake /bfun of her again.

With the sound of gas hissing from a valve, screams erupted from the deck.

b“/bHoly crap! Has Eliza gone mad?”