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504words2026-01-26 09:10

For months on end,the countryside was pummeled by relentless rain, giving rise to devastating floods.
My husband,completely indifferent to my safety,stubbornly insisted that I venture out into the tempest to buy food at the market.
In the hope of maintaining marital harmony,I suppressed my anger and spent an entire day slogging throughthe deluge to reach the market.

When I finally returned home,I caught him in bed with the widow next door,Mary.
Furious,I stormed inside,collapsing in tears.
They smirked,teamed up,and threw me into the floodwaters to drown.
In my final second,I heard them say:
“She’s dead.Now my sister can live securely as the Harper family’s heiress forever!We’ll bask in wealth and glory!”
It hit me—they’d plotted my murder because I was the true Harper heiress!

When I opened my eyes again,I found myself back on the day he sent me to the market.
“You worthless slut,where’ve you been?”
The familiar angry shout jolted me out of my confused state.
“Hey,I’m talking to you!Get into town and buy some meat.This garbage you cooked isn’t fit for pigs!”

Seeing me freeze,my husband shoved me hard,which brought me back to reality.
I’d been reborn!
Stunned,I stared at the man in front of me—my husband,Tom Bradley.
In my past life,I’d waded through floodwaters to buy meat,only to discover Tom cheating with Mary.
Enraged,I burst into the room and knelt on the floor, weeping bitterly.
But they dragged me outside and tossed me into the flood to die.
As I lost consciousness,Tom sneered,“This tramp’s gone.My sister can remain the Harper heiress forever!”
Only then did I realize I wasn’t an orphan—I was the true Harper heiress!
“Hey,you deaf or what?”
Tom’s shout pulled me back to the present.
His hand swung to slap me,but I deftly dodged and forced a smile.
“Don’t worry,honey.I’ll get something really special to‘treat’you!”
I stepped outside,facing knee-deep floodwater,and hiked up my pants without hesitation.
Reborn,nothing would stop me from revenge.
The countryside had been submerged for months,crops ruined.
To buy food,I had to make a ten-mile to the supermarket in town.
With floods blocking roads and no transportation available,I had no choice but to walk.
Recalling my past life’s gruesome end,I clenched my fists,seething with rage and humiliation.
They’d pay for every single wrong they’d done to me.
It took me four hours to reach town.My feet were raw,blistered,and swollen from the water,aching terribly.
On the way back,I saw a tricycle but I didn’t have any money for a ride.
Tom gave me just enough for two pounds of pork—nothing more.
My survival meant nothing to him.
Gritting my teeth,I limped my way home.
I left at noon and arrived close to midnight,the moon high in the sky.
Approaching the door,I overheard a man and woman talking inside.
“Tom,what if we get caught?Oh,relax!”
Tom’s voice,breathless,replied,“Caught?Good.She’s a barren hen anyway!We’ll just kill her and join my sister in the city.”
“Your sister?”
“Yeah,she’s the Harper heiress now!”
“Your mom was so clever,swapping the Harper newborn when they weren’t looking.Otherwise,my sister wouldn’t be living the high life!”