Rebirth Snatching Back My Stolen Luck novel Chapter 2

LILITH

Soft morning light filtered through the velvet pink curtains, casting a warm glow on the sleeping beauty on the bed.

A heart-shaped face. High cheekbones. A straight nose. Full, defined lips.

She was the kind of woman whose beauty defined all standards.

Suddenly, her peaceful face contorted, brows furrowing in discomfort—as if caught in a nightmare.

A moment later, her eyelashes fluttered, and her eyelids slowly parted, revealing expressive round eyes and warm brown irises.

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I blinked, dazed and disoriented.

Wasn’t I dead?

I clearly remembered the moment my last breath left my body…

That voice. The system!

In those final moments, I’d heard it ask: If you had the chance to do it all over again, would you take it?

And I had said yes.

Without warning, my heart lost control, pounding out of rhythm.

I sucked in a shaky breath, closed my eyes, and focused on feeling every inch of my body. When I sensed it brimming with energy, I nearly yelped in excitement.

This wasn’t my broken, drug-ridden body!

Had I really been reborn?

The system hadn’t lied?

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In the next second, my eyes snapped open, focusing on the familiar pink chandelier overhead.

I was scared and anxious that this was all just a cruel dream. But I couldn’t stand the uncertainty anymore.

I yanked off the covers, jumped onto the plush carpet, and ran over to the full-length mirror by the dresser.

And then…

I saw myself.

My twenty-two-year-old self.

Youthful. Radiant. Heart-achingly beautiful.

I was back?

Had I truly returned—to the time before it all began?

I stood frozen in stunned silence.

Then, without a word, big, fat tears began to fall.

I didn’t sob or cry out, but the look on my face would have been enough to soften even the hardest heart.

Just then, I heard it.

That familiar mechanical voice rang out in my mind.

[Hello, host. Congratulations on your rebirth.]

[This time around, I hope you make different choices and change your bad ending.]

Though the voice sounded hollow and devoid of emotion, to me, it was the greatest comfort in the world.

Only then did I truly believe this wasn’t a dream.

I was really back.

I laughed through my tears. It was a sound laced with joy, sorrow, hope—and overwhelming relief. The kind that only comes after you’ve experienced the deepest despair.

Minutes later, I managed to rein in the storm of emotions swirling inside me.

I reached for a wet wipe from the dresser and gently dabbed at the tear stains on my face. Then, I turned to the bedside table and picked up my phone to check the date.

May 12.

My eyes narrowed as I plopped myself down on the bed.

So it was today.

The banquet hosted by my parents to celebrate my college graduation.

It was also the night my engagement with Brandon was formally announced.

The very first wrong choice I ever made.

The system had said it hoped I would make different choices this time around. And what better way to start than by correcting the most important one?

But first, I needed to confirm something.

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“System?” I called out softly.

[I'm here, host. Do you need something?]

“Not really. I just have a few questions.”

[Go ahead.]

“First of all, are you like the systems in those web novels? With magical space, pills, that kind of thing? Second, why me? Why did you choose me to be reborn?”

[I'm just an ordinary system with no fancy functions. The biggest help I can offer is granting you this chance at rebirth. Occasionally, I might provide much-needed information directly related to changing your life, but that's about it.]

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I frowned.

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I sat frozen for a moment, my mind blank from the overload of information. But I used to be an avid reader of web novels, so it didn’t take long for me to connect the dots.

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