“A confession?”

Jaeha’s puzzled gaze met mine at the unexpected confession declaration.

‘Is it okay to tell him?’

As I tried to honestly talk about the fact of my reincarnation, fear overwhelmed me.

Even I find it chilling to think that I died and came back occasionally.

When he knows everything, won’t Jaeha be scared of my existence?

As I tried to bring up the story, I hesitated and only clenched my fists awkwardly.

Watching me like that, Jaeha approached me closely.

“What are you so afraid of?”

“…”

“I’ve felt it for a while, but it seems like there’s an invisible wall between us. Even when it seems like you’re by my side, at crucial moments, you always take a step back.”

Jaeha seemed frustrated with me not revealing my true feelings.

Perhaps he couldn’t understand why I, who has a complicated relationship with him, would seek revenge to this extent.

During the brief moment when he observed me silently, he reached out and gently embraced me.

Strangely, the anxiety that had been swaying in my heart all the way home gradually subsided.

“When you speak honestly…, it seems scary that Mr. Jaeha might leave me.”

I lifted my head, buried in his embrace, and met Jaeha’s gaze.

Looking into my fearful eyes, Jaeha tilted his head, as if to say there’s no such thing.

“Why would I leave you? I’m your husband.”

Jaeha’s steady gaze reached me without a hint of wavering.

His eyes seemed to say it’s okay to speak up, providing me with some comfort.

‘What story do I know how to tell…’

However, in his confident gaze, I found a little solace.

Feeling his hand stroking my back, I cautiously parted my lips.

“I…”

But as soon as I tried to continue speaking, my throat went dry.

Swallowing deeply in the tension that permeated my heart, I spoke.

“In fact, I died once.”

I revealed the secret that I had tightly hidden.

My revelation seemed to shock Jaeha, who stared at me with widened eyes.

He looked at me with an expression that clearly indicated he couldn’t understand what I was saying.

“I died; what does that mean…?”

Jaeha, seemingly shocked, stared at me with an expression that indicated he couldn’t comprehend my words.

“I died once in the past.”

Once again, I wiped my face with my hand, revealing my face to Jaeha.

Seeing my hand trembling slightly while I washed my face, it seemed like he was shocked by my confession.

‘Well… It’s hard to believe even for someone like me.’

Who could believe it? This absurd story of dying and returning to the past.

“So, it’s not about the deaths of my family, but you’re saying Miss Yeo Jin died?”

Jaeha, seeming to summarize the situation for a moment, confirmed with me again.

Looking at Jaeha’s face as he slowly nodded, confusion spread across his face.

“When?”.
“It’s five years from now. I died at the age of 34. Of course, now I’m in a situation where I’ve returned to the past after death.”

Jaeha seemed speechless, as if faced with a story that could only be found in movies.

With a shaky gaze, he looked at me and slumped onto the sofa behind him.

“In the past, I married Seo Jihan. It was a seemingly smooth marriage, but the problem was that I trusted Mr. Seo Jihan too much.”

“…”

“In my past life, I didn’t know about the relationship between him and Chaeserin. He sweet-talked me with complicated business matters, including mergers, and asked me to believe only in him.”

Jaeha’s lips trembled at my continued words.

“Even though we were a married couple, I believed Seo Jihan’s words that transferring shares would be okay. I truly thought he was my only family.”

“Ha…”

Jaeha sighed heavily as I continued my story indifferently.

Looking at him with an expression of agony, I said, “But he killed me.”

“What?”

Jaeha’s eyes widened to a different extent than before.

“No, it’s just a suspicion for now. It seems like I was killed by Chaeserin and Seo Jihan.”

“…”

“On the day of the divorce hearing, I was hit by a car driven by Jeong Daeho in front of the court, and I returned to the past.”

Jaeha froze in his seat.

He seemed unable to imagine that the reason I died was murder.

Looking at Jaeha in that state, I sneered bitterly.

Anyone would react like this when they heard my story.

Even I find it hard to believe.

How would others accept this story?

“This is the reason for my revenge.”

Jaeha stared into space as if overwhelmed by an overloaded machine.

His mind seemed on the verge of exploding with complexity.

‘There you go.’

How could he handle a story even I find hard to believe?

While looking at the frozen Jaeha, I turned away.

It seemed like both he and I needed some time.

I entered the bathroom, wondering if splashing cold water on my face would clear my mind.

Perhaps due to the relief, I sat in the bathtub without even taking off my clothes.

Jaeha’s confused eyes, shaking more than I expected, overlapped in my mind.

The image of Jaeha, more shocked than I had thought, remained unforgettable.

‘I should have kept quiet about the fact of my return.’

Deep regret surged in my chest.