Chapter 1 When the Reborn Heiress Strikes Back Webfic Chapter 1 There was a heavy stench of blood throughout the cold prison. “Why?” Alison Tucker curled up on the ground in pain, looking pitifully thin in her oversized prison uniform. As she coughed violently, a large mouthful of blood spilled from her mouth. The pain was intolerable. Her vision went dark, and she felt as if a thousand sharp knives were writhing in her gut. So, this was what gut- wrenching poison felt like. “Why? Why are you doing this to me?” With great difficulty, Alison raised her head and glared at the inmate before her, her eyes brimming with intense anger. “Are you asking why I poisoned you?” The inmate laughed cruelly, staring at Alison kneeling on the ground with disdain and pity. “Someone paid me to kill you. Your existence is threat to her happiness!” “Who?” In an attempt to remain conscious, Alison pressed her knees tightly against her tummy. Since you’re going to die, I’ll tell you the truth. You’re 25 supposed to marry Mr. Anderson, am I right? Well, this person wants you out of the way so she can be with him. Do you understand now?” The excruciating pain spread through Alison’s body, affecting her nerves. However, a face flashed before her mind instantly. That shameless woman, Chelsea Butler, was behind this. Alison never thought Chelsea would go to these extremes. She let out a painful moan as tears of regret and remorse flooded her eyes. Chelsea was once her best and closest friend. Yet she had plotted against Alison, resulting in her imprisonment. Chelsea was also why Alison had given up the best man in the world, Drake Anderson. Drake had once showered Alison with so much affection. However, under Chelsea’s influence, she had done everything she could to make him despise her. She was the one who pushed him away. At her very last moment, Alison realized that Chelsea had been playing her the whole time. She had become the most depressing and helpless joke on the planet, even going as far as to be locked up and perhaps die. However, there was no point in regretting it now since she no longer deserved Drake. More blood spurted out from her mouth. Alison collapsed in the middle of the bloody puddle, gazing into the cell’s darkness with tears in her eyes. The intense and u Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated for All Books Updates… nwavering sorrow that not even death could take away seemed to have replaced the gut- wrenching pain in her. When the prison guard saw her state, he couldn’t help but feel sorry and sigh for Alison. He moved nearer and gently closed her eyes, shutting her once–hatred–filled wide eyes. immediately. All that was left was a stunning and lifeless face. The guard sighed again before standing up and walking away. The only thing remaining in the cell was the scent of blood. With difficulty, Alison blinked her eyes open to find herself in a state of shock. The sterile white furnishings were the same as the hotel room from seven years ago. She turned her head in bewilderment and looked beside her. In an instant, she covered her lips and choked back her cries. Drake was standing before her. Alison had gone back to seven years ago, the evening of their engagement and the first time they had sex. Rumor had it that Drake was not only notorious in both the underworld and society but also had a violent temper and was prone to violence. Hence, she fought against their families‘ arranged marriage out of fear. Alison also believed her father, Peter Tucker, and her stepmother, Emily Dawson, harbored ill intentions by wanting to drive her into danger. That night, Alison did not want Drake to touch her. Out of desperation, she blurted out that she loved Liam Walton and wished to reserve her first time for him. Alison still vividly recalled that her words had infuriated Drake. Following that evening, she was confident that Drake, as the heir of the Anderson family, was indeed as terrible as the rumors said. Nevertheless, she eventually discovered that- the frigid man she had imagined was the gentlest person alive. She let Drake slip from her fingers, making her feel remorseful. But she was reborn again. Alison choked with joy, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face. She gently touched the wound on his lips with trembling fingers. Now that she was given another chance, she vowed to reclaim everything that belonged to her, including him. Alison would not make that mistake again, and she Chapy Chap 1 any definitely had no intention of letting Chelsea toy with her longer. With that in mind, she gently leaned in and kissed the corner of his lips again. At that moment, there were numerous knocks on the door. Alison’s body stiffened as she gazed at the door. If she remembered correctly, Chelsea was outside the door.