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546words2026-01-26 09:05

The new female purchasing agent made an operational mistake by storing raw and cooked food together,causing all 46 guests at the wedding banquet to suffer from food poisoning.
A five-year-old child died in the hospital,unable to be saved.
My fiancé,the head chef,protected her by pinning the blame on me.

He claimed it was my improper handling of the ingredients that poisoned the guests.
The grieving parents,consumed by rage,brandished a knife,demanding my life.
When I tried to call the police,my fiancé and the procurement staff smashed my phone and threw me out.
I was hacked to death by the furious parents.
Yet,my fiancé presented a forgiveness letter to the police,saying,
"It's not your fault—after all,she's the one who killed your child."

When I opened my eyes again,I had somehow returned to the day the female purchasing agent made that fatal mistake.
"Claire,great job.You've been busting your tail lately—go home and rest,"
"Thanks for the praise,Ethan.I'm not tired at all. It's all thanks to your guidance."
As soon as I opened my eyes,I saw my fiancé,Ethan Brooks,chatting with the new female purchasing agent,Claire Watson,exchanging flirtatious glances.

I wanted to strangle the pair,but I knew now wasn't the time for revenge yet.
Glancing at my watch—11:28—I breathed a sigh of relief.There were still two minutes left.Not too late.
Without thinking further,I hurried toward the door—I had to warn everyone outside that the food was poisoned.
"Sophie,where are you going?"
Claire blocked my path,looking innocence.
I slapped her hard and shouted furiously,"Get out of my way!Don't stop me from saving lives!"
"What's wrong with you?Apologize to Claire!"
Ethan grabbed my arm,looking at Claire with concern.
"Let go of me!"
"You apologize first!"
"So you won't let go,huh?"I sneered and kicked him straight in the crotch.He groaned in pain and clutched himself.
I rushed out quickly and grabbed the microphone from the host.
"Everyone,I'm sorry.Due to our restaurant's oversight,there's an issue with the food.Please don't eat anything!"
"We'll compensate for any inconvenience caused."
Murmurs broke out from the crowd,mostly filled with complaints.
But thankfully,no one touched their chopsticks—after all,nobody wanted to risk their life over a meal.
Ethan stormed onto the stage,furious.
"What the hell are you doing?What's wrong with the dishes?Do you know what kind of damage this will do to the restaurant's reputation?"
Claire,clutching her face,eyes red,looked wronged.
"Sophie,I respect you as a senior colleague,but you can't bully me like this!Just to stop my promotion,you'd ruin my first banquet responsibility?"
Others began whispering among themselves.
I sneered,"If you're so confident,then let someone inspect the food!"
In my past life,when I learned Claire mixed raw and cooked foods,I told her to pull the dishes.She stalled,scared of being fired.
By the time I tried to intervene,it was too late—guests were vomiting.
Although we called 911 in time,a child still died.
Claire looked at me pitifully.
"Sophie,what are you talking about?How could there be anything wrong with the food?"
She glanced at the crowd."I gave a kid a piece of meat earlier—he's bouncing around fine.Does that look like poisoning?"
I followed her gaze and froze.
The kid she mentioned was the four-year-old who died last time!
No wonder he couldn't be saved—he was poisoned first.
"Quick!Call 911!Get that kid to the hospital!"
When the doctor confirmed the child was safe,I finally relaxed.