Trapped in a distant warehouse that was on fire, Miah Sampson had been drugged and her hands and feet had also been bound, leaving her unable to move.
Through the deadly flames, she looked at her biological sister and her husband, with whom she had just completed their marriage registration at City Hall that morning.
"Why!" Miah cried out in despair.
Eliza Sampson and Jason Powell were standing at a safe distance. "Do you still not understand when everything has played out, Miah?" Eliza said with loathing.
"Jason didn't cheat on you, he never loved you at all!
"The reason why he lowered his status by pursuing you the past three years was all just to get your shares!
"Now that he has and you were his wife for a day, it's time for you to die!"
Hearing Eliza's words, Miah found it hard to believe that the man she had trusted for three years was such a person.
Miah felt tears well in her eyes but Eliza still had more to say.
"Do you know why we set this fire to burn you to death?
"Because it's the only way Jason can divorce you without having to split any assets! All of the Sampson family's assets will belong to me and me alone! Oh, and by the way, your short-lived mother actually left you ten million dollars as an inheritance, but due to your own ignorance, that money has already been used by me three years ago to further my studies abroad.
"If your mother knew that her husband was stolen by another woman, her daughter had been murdered, and even the money that she had struggled her whole life for had fallen into my pocket, she would definitely writhe in her grave!" Eliza finished with a cackle.
Through the ever-growing flames, Miah vaguely saw Eliza pulling Jason's hand and leaving with a big smile...
In the sea of flames, Miah's eyes were red with grief and rage!
She hated them!
She refused to resigned herself this fate!
"Boom!" There was an explosion.
A reinforced concrete column fell in her direction.
She wanted to dodge out of the way but there was no strength left in her body.
It was at this moment that she heard the sound of footsteps running as a person rushed towards her and shielded her with his body.
And in the next second, the broken beam landed heavily on the man's back.
Miah could see the man's face clearly from the light of the flames and was stunned.
Bobby Gallagher...
How could it be...
"Don't be afraid, Miah." Bobby's eyes were bloodshot, as though he hadn't rested for a few days.
He had immediately come looking for her after hearing the news but he didn't expect that he was too late.
"No, get out of here! Quick!" Miah shouted at the top of her lungs upon seeing the top of the warehouse crumbling from the blaze.
Bobby didn't move, stubbornly shielding her with his body from the fire and falling debris.
Miah could even smell burning flesh...
"You...
”Why..."
"Don't be afraid, Miah, I won't let you face this world alone.
"I won't leave you...
Even if it's crossing the River Styx...
"I will... accompany you..."
Bobby's handsome face was gradually engulfed in flames as he spoke.
Miah closed his eyes in despair.
"Jason Powell!
"Eliza Sampson!
"I definitely won't let you go even in the afterlife!
"Bobby...
"I'll protect you in your next life..."
The fire blazed towards the sky as she finished speaking, swallowing the couple who were hugging each other tightly...
...
Miah's eyes suddenly flew open.
She was no longer surrounded by blazing flames but was instead in a warm and cosy room.
Looking down at her hands in a daze, they were completely fine, not even the callouses she had gained from her martial arts training were there.
There also weren't any burn traces on her body—what was going on?
She looked around at what she had initially thought was a hotel room and found that it wasn't one. It had medical equipment and smelled of disinfectant, feeling more like a private hospital suite.
A strong sense of déjà vu overcame her...
It was as though a light went off in her head when she remembered why.
It was the day that she had reunited with the Sampson family. She had been transported back to the body of her 20-year-old self, to the day when she had just returned to the city capital!
Miah could hardly suppress the ecstasy she felt in her heart. Since fate had given her another chance at life, she would definitely grind the bones of those scum to dust.
"I've sent your blood for testing, Miah. Now, please undress, I'll be doing a physical examination."
A man wearing a white coat entered the room while speaking. He had a handsome face and there was a small mole by the corner of one of his eyes.
A strong hatred rose up in Miah's heart as she looked at the man's face.
It was Jason Powell!
She didn't hesitate to undress in her past life because this man, who she now held a grudge against, had said he was going to do a physical examination.
And it was at that exact moment that a bunch of reporters burst into the room along with her malicious stepsister, Eliza, and her equally malicious stepmother, Holly Chambers. They took advantage of the situation and made a huge scene, calling her a homeless slut who attempted to seduce the doctor on her first day back.
As a result, on the first day of her return home, her biological father and grandmother as well as the rest of the Sampsons all looked down on her, calling her a disgrace to the family!
Now that she thought about it, all of this must have been prearranged by Jason and her two step-relatives.
Thinking of this, Miah picked up a vase that was by the head of the bed and smashed it over Jason's head with full force.
The vase made a loud shattering sound as it broke.
Not even in death would Jason have expected that such a frail-looking country bumpkin would make such a move. His head was instantly smashed open and blood flowed out of the wound.
"What are you doing, Miah!"
"How dare you abduct me, Jason Powell! You better believe I'll beat you to death!"
Jason never expected that the woman who had obediently followed him to the hospital would turn the tables and accuse him of abducting her.
"Could it be that she had discovered our plan?" Jason thought.
"What are you talking about, Miah? What abduction? You clearly—gah!"
Miah had smashed another vase on Jason, causing him to let out a loud shriek.
Seeing that the situation was beyond his control, Jason yelled loudly towards the door, "Come quick! Grab her!"
Miah turned a cold gaze towards the door as a dozen burly men rushed in.
"You've even arranged for backup, I see." Miah sneered. "Were you afraid that I wouldn't cooperate and were planning on using force?"
Jason had a savage look on his face, his previous gentlemanly façade from earlier was gone.
"I was going to examine your body out of concern, Miah, but I didn't expect you would be so difficult! Men, hold down this troublemaking patient for me!"
Miah scoffed mentally.
These dirtbags—if she didn't resist them today, they would slander her by saying she was an indiscreet slut.
But if she resisted, she would be known throughout the country as a troublemaking patient.
Well then, in for a penny, in for a pound!
"If I'm guilty, I will be punished by the law! I definitely won't let myself be bullied by you people!"
Popping sounds could be heard as Miah cracked her knuckles.
With that, she flexed her muscles and rushed towards the men.
It was all because of these conniving fiends that she lived poorly when she returned to the Sampson family household. They were extremely biased, giving only the best to her stepsister. Not only was she left with no allowance and no dignity, she also experienced humiliation on a daily basis.
Hence, she was forced to leave home and join a mysterious organization where she worked hard and learned some survival skills.
Now that she had the chance, she would personally exact revenge!
The group of men were all stunned.
In the next second, one of them received a hard kick to the neck.
As he let out an agonizing cry, Miah dealt a critical punch to the space between his eyes.
Within moments, all the men in black were on the ground, having been beaten by her.
Cricket sounds could be heard in the hospital's surveillance room, where a group of people were watching the scene unfold.
As bodyguards, they had to admit that Jason's hired men seemed weak.
However, even they felt intimidated after witnessing the skills of the girl on the screen!
Right in front of the monitor, surrounded by the bodyguards, sat a man in a wheelchair.