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with Quilla Lewis?]”
“[Host, are you really going to do
a complete blood transfusion “[Even with me, the system, you won’t die, but using Quilla Lewis’s blood is almost a guaranteed death sentence. Even if I find you a new body, the pain during the transfusion will be excruciating, leaving you feeling like you’re dying.]”
I simply nodded calmly at the system’s warning.“I understand.”
Bastian Hanson never explicitly stated it, but I knew that between Quilla Lewis and me, I was the one who wouldn’t survive..
He knew my secret–that even if I died, I’d
reappear in
I couldn’t leave until I completed the system’s mission.
a different identity and appearance.
So, I had to constantly appease Bastian Hanson, satisfying his every demand without limit. Before, it was sacrificing my interests to appease Quilla Lewis.
Now, it was my life.
Standing alone on the icy rooftop, I thought: Fine, have it your way.
Finally, the door creaked open.
Bastian Hanson’s eyes remained cold, his low voice heavy with
pressure.
“Have you realized your own fault?”
It was the dead of winter.
The rooftop was brutally cold.
He’d kept me out for four hours.
My skin was cracked and swollen, my limbs stiff, every movement agony.
What had I done wrong?
Was it because I refused the blood transfusion for Quilla Lewis?
Behind Bastian Hanson, a small boy
With round eyes stood ramrod straight, mirroring his father’s coldness. “Mom, hurry up and give Aunt Quilla your blood. I want her to play with me.”
“A blood transfusion won’t kill you. Just give Aunt Quilla all your blood!”
“If
you don’t, I don’t want you to be my mom anymore!”
Even though I was prepared, hearing those cruel words made my heart clench in pain. William, seven years old, had inherited his father’s exceptional intelligence and… tastes. He adored my twin sister, Quilla Lewis.
A wave of despair washed over me.
I’d always known Quilla Lewis was Bastian Hanson’s white moonlight.
Ten years ago, when the system assigned me the task of winning Bastian Hanson’s affection, I knew it.
He showed no interest in other women.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t succeed–until the system made me Quilla Lewis’s twin sister, Bella Lewis.
My strikingly similar appearance
allowed me to marry
Bastian Hanson eight years ago.
I’stood by him through thick and thin, sharing his joys and sorrows.
When his approval rating reached 99%, I thought I’d succeeded, that he finally loved me. Then Quilla Lewis returned, ill and needing a full blood transfusion.
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He looked at me.
He asked me to give Quilla my blood.
Every refusal dropped his approval rating by one percent.
Finally, he’d given up on pretending but asked me directly..
“Why are you making this difficult for yourself? The system forces you to please me. If I’m unhappy, you’re stuck. What’s the point of refusing? Don’t you want to finish the mission?”
“Just agree. Maybe I’ll be nicer to you, and you’ll finish the mission sooner. Why aren’t you being smarter about
this?”
Smarter?
I almost laughed.
He was brilliant, with an IQ of 163, a young hospital administrator.
So smart he could reduce feelings to cold numbers, treating me like an experiment, injecting a sliver of hope each day to keep me alive.
I understood then: He didn’t dislike me; he was inherently cold and heartless, an unmeltable iceberg. Since he was so stubborn, I wouldn’t waste another eight years.
“Fine, I agree.”
I smiled bitterly, quietly giving the system a different instruction.
“After I die this time, find me a new target.”
After giving Quilla Lewis my healthy blood, this body would deteriorate and die.
When I woke up again, I wouldn’t be pursuing Bastian Hanson anymore.
Bastian Hanson, William… I gave up both of them..
A crack appeared in Bastian Hanson’s perpetually stoic face.
He was surprised.
I was stubborn, never giving in easily.
He’d prepared for a long, drawn–out battle.
He hadn’t expected such a quick surrender.
“You… are you sure?”
I nodded, a wry smile playing on my lips.“Since you both want me to give her my blood, I will.”
Bastian Hanson stared at me, speechless.
His
brow
furrowed,
sensing something
wasn’t
right,
but he didn’t dwell
on it.
“Then come inside and rest.”
As soon as I felt the warmth inside, a hair tie whipped across my
face.
William stood on the sofa, looking down at me.“Bad mom, fix this.”