Chapter 1 Dawn . Creak . : 288 Vouchers For the first time in a long while , the locked guest room in a forgotten corner of Villa Olive opened : on its own . A wheelchair rolled forward from inside , its wheels echoing gently across the marble floor . The woman seated on it was morbidly thin , her bones jutting against pale , fragile skin . Her eyes , once full of warmth and life , now looked vacant , numb and lifeless . Dressed in a plain , unflattering white dress , she looked as though she'd stepped straight out of a ghost story . In the deafening silence , her bony hands trembled faintly as she wheeled herself forward . Through the hallway , past the dining room after a left turn , then past the living room and the family portrait on the wall . A portrait that served no other purpose than to mock her very existence . She seemed to catch a glimpse of her younger self - sweet and innocent - smiling gently in the same places she'd just passed through . The weight of those memories , once dear and precious , now pressed down heavily on her chest , making it hard to breathe . Faster , Faster , She urged herself silently , pushing the wheels harder , disregarding the way her brittle skin had begun to tear and bleed - and the pain that came with it . Finally , she made it there . 0.00 % 08.44 Chapter 1 The sunroom . 288 ( Vouchers Her favorite spot in the entire villa . She used to like to sit there with a cup of her personal blend of coffee , watching the sunrise and sunset in peaceful solitude . It had been her favorite pastime . Her dim eyes brightened slightly as she maneuvered the wheelchair to cross the threshold . Six months ago , her entire world had crumbled into absurd chaos . She had discovered that her childhood sweetheart - turned - husband of over thirty years was having an affair with her dearest best friend , Claire Brooks . A woman she'd grown up with and treated no different than a biological sister . Though devastated and heartbroken , Lilith knew better than to stay and endure it . Despite their earnest pleas and assurances that it was a one - time mistake , she insisted on divorce . She never imagined that her refusal to believe their lies would drive them to such extremes . They took away her access to every electronic device and locked her in the most secluded guest room . Then they began feeding her a cocktail of antidepressants and muscle relaxants . Over time , her body and mind deteriorated . But the final blow came when she tried to reach out to the one person she thought would save her , someone she believed was oblivious to what she was going through . Her sixteen - year - old son . Only to be met with a derisive sneer . And a sentence that shattered what was left of her soul . 17.17 % 08:44 Chapter 1 128 Spoyars " You're not my mother . " That same day , she'd learnt a horrible truth from Claire's own lips , gently spoken with a smile that chilled Lilith to the bone . " I'm sorry , Lily , " she had said sweetly . " But your baby was stillborn . Brandon worried you'd be too heartbroken , so he switched your baby with mine . But they were both his , so ... it didn't really matter , did it ? " It didn't matter ? It ... didn't matter ? Lilith repeated those words in her head , over and over , like a broken record . Then she snapped . She grabbed a knife and lunged at the monster she had unknowingly invited into her home . But the long term drug use had left her too weak . Lilith desperately wished to take revenge . How could she not , after all that's been done to her ? She wasn't a saint ! But even her own family - the last people she could rely on for help - were easily fooled by the trio . They had spun a convincing tale : that Lilith's instability stemmed from untreated postpartum depression and the so - called empty nest syndrome , brought on by her ' son ' growing increasingly distant and independent . At some point , even she herself had begun doubting whether she was really as sick as they claimed . So she didn't blame her family . At least , not entirely . Because if she were in their shoes , she probably wouldn't have fared any better . 08:44 Chapter 1 Her husband . Her best friend . Her son With the three of them working together , fooling others would be effortless . Even during the rare family visits to check on her , Lilith would either be force - fed sleeping pills or stimulants , depending on the performance they wanted that day . If they needed her quiet , docile , and vacant - eyed , they sedated her . If they needed her erratic and unhinged , they gave her pills that triggered manic episodes , just enough to make her look unstable . It was those carefully orchestrated episodes that eventually convinced her family she was truly sick . They were even touched - relieved - to see that Brandon and her ' son ' had chosen to care for her at home instead of committing her to a mental hospital . She had long stopped thinking about revenge or escape . She had no energy left to fight or the will to live . But suicide was never an option . Besides , there was no need to force it as her body was already failing . Death would find her soon enough . The only thing that kept her going for so long was her hatred ... and the memory of the child she never even got to hold . And now ... today ... she felt it . Death was close . All of a sudden , she realized it had been a long time since she last saw the sunrise . So today , before she breathed her last , she wanted to see it one last time . In the past , she wouldn't have been able to do this as the door had always been locked from 08:44 Chapter 1 288 iVouchers the outside . But with her rapidly deteriorating health , they had let their guard down . No one cared anymore . As if on cue , just as she finished that thought , golden light began to spill over the horizon , painting the sky in vibrant hues of orange , yellow and rose - red . Then something even more magical happened . Snow began to fall . Bathed in the soft light of the morning sun and falling snow , the sunroom became a breathtaking sight to behold . Like a fairy tale brought to life . Lilith's breath hitched , then her lips curled into a faint smile . Maybe , she thought , this was the universe's way of granting her a final moment of peace . A silent apology for all the pain and misery she'd been put through . As she sat still , watching the breathtaking sky , her eyelids gradually grew heavy . Her heartbeat also slowed . She knew this was a sign that she was about to die . But , she felt no fear, only a sense of relief . Finally , she would be free . Just as she was left with but a single breath , an abrupt mechanical voice echoed in her mind . System Initializing ... Her eyes flew open . Who was that ? Who was speaking ? 08.44 Chapter 1 She tried to ask , but devoid of strength , her mouth wouldn't move . Her body was far too gone . Detected dying host ... Activating automatic binding ... Binding complete . Hello , host . I'm the Luck Reversal System . System ? Like the ones from those serialized webnovels she used to read as a teenager ? Lilith's heart , which had nearly stopped , suddenly fluttered with life . If you had the chance to do everything all over again , would you take it ? Would she ? Yes . A thousand times , yes . She had too many regrets . So many wrong choices . So much she'd lost . Her answer was silent but firm - Yes . The moment the word formed in her mind , she saw the world around her freeze mid - motion . The air . The snow . The light . Time stood still . 08:44 288 Vouchers Chapter 1 Then , everything went dark . : Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!