Author: Tabby When I woke up, I was back in my room. I had no idea who had saved me, but I soon learned Terrence had taken care of the situation. After the cruise docked, he personally escorted Anna back to the Stone residence. When I arrived, I overheard Terrence declare, "Annie performed CPR on me and saved my life, so naturally I should repay her. Let's proceed with making the engagement official." My steps faltered. Even though I had already made up my mind to give up on Terrence in this lifetime, hearing those words still stung. He viewed Anna as his savior. But if it had been me, he would have thought that I had ulterior motives. In my previous life, words that I saved his life had eventually reached my parents, Benjamin Stone and Elizabeth Carver. They had taken it upon themselves to approach the Fletcher family, and only then had Terrence reluctantly agreed to marry me. When I walked in, Anna gave me a troubled look. "I don't know if this is a good idea, Uncle Benjamin, Aunt Elizabeth," she said softly. "Terrence is the one Mabel likes. I saved Terrence without expecting anything in return, but... I'd hate to see Mabel get hurt." Terrence walked toward the doorway, blocking me. Before my parents could reply, he said, "Since you've heard everything, I might as well make it clear. Mabel, I don't like you. No matter how hard you try, it's pointless. The sooner you give up, the better for both of us." "Mm, don't worry," I replied softly. "I won't bother you or Anna again. I hope you're happy together." Terrence narrowed his eyes slightly, fixing me with an intense and probing gaze. Mom sighed behind me. "Oh, you silly girl! If only you had come around sooner. When your dad and I start setting you up on dates, you better not reject them again." I tried my best to ignore Terrence's penetrating gaze and smiled as I nodded. "Alright." Ever since the engagement was set, Terrence had been visiting the Stone residence more often. In the past, just catching a glimpse of him had been next to impossible. I had to rely on his friends to figure out where he might be. Even when they had made fun of me for being so desperate, I had stayed silent. Now, I'd seen him more in these past couple of weeks than I had all of last year. However, I couldn't feel the slightest bit happy about it. Anna always pretended to be generous, but she was clearly boasting when she said, "Mabel, these roses are from Terrence. Would you like one? "This necklace as well. He had it custom-made overseas. Want to borrow it for a while? He's given me so many things that I can't possibly wear them all." I couldn't help but recall that in my previous life, even our wedding rings were bought by me. As I drifted off in thought, Anna suddenly yanked the necklace. It snapped. The pearls scattered across the floor, rolling to a stop at the edge of a pair of black leather shoes.