Chapter 8

Allison looked confused. Following Ariana's gaze downwards, her face darkened immediately after she saw the scene at the hospital entrance. Their ward window happened to be facing the hospital parking lot, but the man and woman below did not expect anyone to be able to see them, so they embraced each other intimately as if no one was around. Jane's demeanor, from a face full of grievance to the flowering smiles as she snuggled into Vincent's arms - all were witnessed and noted by Allison and Ariana. "Bloody cheat couple!" Allison cursed angrily her hand tightly gripping the window frame. "I thought so too initially, but…" Ariana, seemingly having anticipated this, watched as they got into a car and drove off. She slowly leaned against the window frame and obliquely said, "The truth can often be surprising." Realization instantly dawned on Allison, and thinking of Ariana's earlier action, she gasped, "Was that ring pendant actually Jane's?" Ariana glanced meaningfully at the trash can, her smiling expression telling everything. Shameless, this couple dared to show their affection in front of her friend. At this thought, Allison's face darkened and she wished she could rush out and kill them. "You don't have to intervene in this matter, I will handle it," Ariana noticed her friend’s intention and stopped her as she already had a plan in her mind. "But it's too outrageous. Uncle and Auntie definitely don't know about this. If they did, they would definitely kick them out. Ariana, we cannot let them get away with this!" In just a few minutes, the image of Vincent in Allison's mind has turned from the most ideal partner to a cheating scum. Ariana's gaze was indifferent. She had experienced all this in her past life, paying a terrible price for her foolishness. So in this life, she planned to be cautious, plotting every step to leave Vincent and Jane no place for burial. "Don't worry, as I said, I'll take care of them. I won't let them get away with this." Allison shivered slightly at her words, looking at her friend go from a innocent and carefree girl to someone much more mature and sober, she felt both heartbroken and angry. After a long moment, she nodded heavily, showing full support, "I will help you, don't worry, no matter what, I'm always by your side!" Because of her friend's unconditional trust and support, Ariana felt that she was not fighting alone. She gratefully hugged her friend, feeling both moved and guilt-ridden. She swore that she would never let Allison get hurt again in this life. She will keep her away from the scumbags and protect her from any troubles for the rest of her life. In the evening, after the doctor's examination, Ariana was discharged from the hospital. Ariana did not tell her parents about her passing out. However, upon seeing them, her emotions that had been barely stable exploded all of a sudden. "Dad... Mom..." After her rebirth, she could not control herself upon seeing her parents again and threw herself into their arms. Thinking back to the way they tragically died in her previous life, her heart trembled violently. "Why are you crying so much? Have you been bullied?" Gilbert White's face darkened upon seeing his daughter like this, he patted her shoulder and spoke in a gruff voice: "Tell your dad, he will beat them so badly that they cannot even go back home." Ariana was the only daughter of the White family, treasured like a delicate flower. Seeing her crying so terribly, Gilbert's first thought was that she was being bullied. With tears in her eyes, Ariana shook her head hard. In this life, being able to revive before her parents died tragically is the greatest gift for her. She hugged her mother tightly and sobbed for a long time. Then she sniffed and laughed through her tears: "No, it's just that I'm overjoyed to see you after such a long time." Joyful. She made her parents die for her in her last life. In this life, she definitely couldn't let them get hurt because of her. She needs to protect everyone around her. "Dad, what if... I break up with Vincent? Would you be mad at me?" After gathering the strength to ask them, Ariana spoke, blinking nervously. "What? Break up with Vincent? Did that little brat hurt you?" The moment Gilbert heard this, he became furious, raising his fist as if he was about to go seek justice from Vincent. "If that little brat dares to hurt my precious daughter, I will peel his skin off!"