Given a second chance at life, Felicia Hactt makes a different choice—she leaves the fiancé she once sacrificed everything for. In her past life, she gave up her education, her freedom, and her dreams to marry Raymond Lynche, only to spend decades in a cold marriage overshadowed by another woman. This time, she chooses herself. With nothing but determination, Felicia breaks off the engagement, applies to university, and walks away from the life that once trapped her. But Raymond isn’t ready to let go—and neither is the past. She lived one life for others. This one will be hers alone.
Chapter 1
Given a second chance at life, I decided to end things with my husband, the factory director.
While he ambitiously advanced in his career, I chose to further my studies in another city.
Aware of his affection for the young accountant at the factory, I ended our engagement.
In my previous life, I had trapped him in a loveless marriage, forcing him and Kelly Charles to carry on a lifelong affair in the shadows.
It wasn't until I was on my deathbed that I realized how painfully dull my entire life had been.
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When I opened my eyes again, the first thing I did was fill out the registration form for the college entrance exam.
The day I received the admission letter from New York University, I broke down in tears.
My friend, who had always encouraged me to go back to school, was thrilled as well. "I've been telling you for ages to take advantage of the reopening of the college entrance exams. You kept saying it was impossible because your fiancé worked here. Well, look a
