Chapter 1 On a cold , starry night , Edith Lovett lay in her hospital bed , staring blankly at the TV . A news story about a wealthy family's marriage was playing . " Today , Ms. Hallie Lovett and Mr. Kelvin Murphy were happily married . The wedding cost a hundred million dollars - unlike anything before … " The Lovett family and the Murphy family are now united . Their powerful alliance is sending stock prices soaring … " The screen was filled with flowers and crowds . Edith saw the bride and groom in fancy clothes . She also saw four young men in black suits - her four younger brothers . She had been stuck in that hospital room for ten years , barely alive . And now , her brothers were at her enemy's wedding . The only thing Edith could feel was a deep , bone - chilling cold . Suddenly , the sound of high heels echoed down the hallway . A moment later , the door burst open . Edith looked up . A cold smirk showed on her pale face . " You've got time to see me on your wedding night ? I guess Kelvin's not that good , huh ? " Hallie stepped closer , one step at a time . Her eyes locked on the scars that crossed Edith's face . Every time Hallie was upset over the years , she'd come here and slice another line across Edith's skin . " You're already so ugly , " Hallie growled . " Why is Kelvin still thinking about you ? Why ? " She had thought her wedding night would be the happiest time of her life . But when she and Kelvin got close , he accidentally called out Edith's name . Her husband calling out another woman's name in bed - nothing could humiliate Hallie more . Edith let out a cold , mocking laugh . " You can try all you want , but you'll never get what was never yours . " Her look of scorn lit a fire in Hallie's chest . " You bitch ! " Hallie screamed . Her eyes locked onto Edith's hair . Even after ten years in bed , Edith still had long , shiny hair . Hallie pulled a pair of scissors from who knows where . She grabbed Edith's hair and started hacking away like a madwoman . " Why does Kelvin still care about a woman who's already been married ? " she shouted . " Why does he want you , even after I ruined your face ? Now your hair's gone too . Let's see how you seduce anyone now ! " Hallie's hands were wild and rough . Hair fell all over the floor . Cuts opened on Edith's scalp , and blood ran down her face , making her ruined features look even worse . Edith didn't seem to feel any pain . Slowly , she reached up . Her spine had been broken in a car crash . She could no longer stand . After years in bed , her limbs were weak and useless . Her hand moved slowly , but she still managed to grab the scissors tossed near her pillow . Edith's life had been ruined by Hallie ever since she was twelve . Scandal after scandal - Hallie set her up again and again , until Edith turned against all four of her brothers . One of them ended up disabled , another got seriously sick . And Edith herself had spent ten years paralyzed in a hospital bed , her face destroyed , barely surviving . All of it was Hallie's doing . Even if she died , Edith swore she'd drag Hallie down with her . But she'd still overestimated herself . She lunged forward , but Hallie , strong and healthy , dodged the scissors with ease . Then she shoved Edith hard . Edith fell from the bed like a dead leaf . There was a loud thud , and blood poured from the back of her head . The nurse outside the room rushed in . She checked Edith's breathing , then gasped in horror . " S - she's not breathing … " Hallie looked almost disappointed . She hadn't had enough fun yet . Edith dying like this felt like a waste . She clapped her hands and said coldly , " Wrap her body in a sheet . Dump it in the mountains somewhere . " She wanted Edith to be torn apart by stray dogs , to burn forever in hell . Hallie turned and walked out . But as soon as she stepped into the hallway , she saw a man in a wheelchair coming toward her . It was Cedric Lovett - one of Edith's brothers . " What are you doing here ? " Hallie snapped . She gave a sharp laugh . " You're in a wheelchair for life , thanks to Edith . And you still came to see her ? " Cedric pressed his lips together and spoke softly . " She's still my sister . I had a dream something bad happened to her . " Hallie's smirk deepened . " Need I remind you how your mother died ? " Cedric's hands curled into fists . His face went pale . " I wasn't the only one who had that dream . All of us did . " Hallie scoffed again . Edith had just died , and all four of her brothers dreamed of it - like some twisted sibling connection . Her voice turned icy . " Have you really forgotten the pain ? Forgotten how you ended up like this ? Forgotten how Zachary's face got destroyed ? Forgotten how Joseph went blind from smoke ? Forgotten how Shaun never spoke again after the fire ? " Every word hit Cedric like a knife , stabbing deep into his chest and twisting hard . That fire had ruined all four of them - and it was Edith who started it . He wanted to forgive , to move on , but every time someone brought it up , the pain came rushing back . Without saying a word , Cedric turned his wheelchair and rolled away from the hospital . The hallway slowly emptied , and inside the room , the scent of blood kept spreading . Everything hurt . Edith felt like her head was about to explode . " Edith ? " Someone was calling her . " Edith , wake up . " She snapped her eyes open . In front of her was a face - older , with a few wrinkles . She recognized him right away . It was Dallas Zimmerman , the butler of the Lovett Manor . But she clearly remembered - Dallas had died in the fire all those years ago . She had no idea why he was standing there now , looking at her . " Edith , you're home , " Dallas said politely . " Let me take you inside . She looked up at the house . It was the Lovett Manor . The home she had grown up in She hadn't seen it in years - not since the car crash that killed her mother . After that , they sent her away . Then her stepmother , Karen , moved in with Hallie and slowly took over everything that once belonged to the Lovetts . Years later , just before Edith turned eighteen , Karen brought her back - with hidden motives . Edith touched her face . It was smooth . Her long hair hung over her shoulders , a little messy from the wind . Her legs could move . She could stand , she could walk . Her hands were free of scars . She wondered if she was back in the past .