While I was running around for our daughter, only allowing myself to nibble on a piece of bread each day, he was using that money to buy designer bags for Margerie, taking her on trips to boost her performance.

At the funeral, the gold bracelet on Linda's wrist was more dazzling than the fake tears on her face.

I knew he came from a single-parent family and I had lost my parents early on, so I never stopped him from being filial to Linda. But I never imagined that under the guise of awakening filial piety, Jude would squander Belle's life-saving money.

What were my daughter and I to them while the three of them lived in a bliss?

I rushed over, intending to confront Jude, but he shoved me off the balcony. As I fell to the ground, his devilish words still echoed in my ears, "Don't worry, everyone will think you committed suicide out of grief. Only with you and that worthless girl dead can I make room for my son and lover."

My skull fractured, blood pooling around me. In my final moments, I stared wide-eyed at the sky.

I prayed that the universe would open its eyes and ensure that those who did evil would pay with their lives.

***

Now, it seems that the universe heard my desperate cries and granted me a chance to start over. How could I possibly let those who caused the death of my daughter and me go unpunished?

Seeing that I didn't respond, Jude continued to play the victim and said, "I'll go and cancel the travel package tomorrow. Rosie, you have to understand, I'm working so hard for you and our daughter."

I let out a cold laugh. In my previous life, I was too foolish, deceived by his sweet talk, which ultimately cost me and Belle our lives. In this life, I will make sure they all suffer double the pain I endured.

I told him, "If you want to come home, hand over every penny you owe me."

Jude didn't expect me to be so hard to fool anymore and a flash of anger crossed his eyes. But then he quickly remembered the house under my name, worth millions and forced a smile.

Somehow, by that evening, Jude managed to scrape together five hundred thousand dollar and handed it over to me.

I quickly calculated, the twenty thousand dollar for the designer bag, thirty thousand for the gold bracelet and other miscellaneous expenses, Jude had likely squandered around one hundred fifty thousand dollar.