Revenge Heiress: Bow To My Reborn

"Beep! Beep! Beep!"

The sound of the vital signs monitor keeps me sane in this wonderland of memories, it's the only connection that reminds me of the outside world. That is, of course when I don't have any visitors, and seeing as that's a normal occurrence I can only hope the chirping sounds of birds prompt the marking of a new day.

"Chirp! Chirp!"

Oh wow, it must be morning now, what a coincidence. Who knew that I would be so happy to hear the sounds of common birds?

Now that I think of it, I never once enjoyed the little things of life. Like watching the sunrise with a smile on my face and basically basking in all nature has to offer like the birds and butterflies that fly freely. Instead, I was too busy trying to make myself invisible while being available at the same time. Because I couldn't be too useful and I couldn't be too useless otherwise that means death!

I spent my entire childhood with this reality and when I entered my teens, it only got worse. Even now, in adulthood when I only just clocked eighteen, I've successfully trapped myself in a nightmare, cursed to relive the very moments I dreaded the most.

And just like that, an invisible force beyond my control threw me back into the darkest parts of my mind.

"Right this way Miss Lyla, Mr. Mallow is waiting but you must first take a bathe and get ready"

I looked like a ghost listening to the head maid speak. It was that feeling of bawling your eyes out until there were no tears left to shed. I already arrived at Mr. Mallow's mansion despite my pleas so I followed behind the maid like a shadow of myself.

We arrived at a huge room and there were maids lined up to attend to me and so they did.

I only made my body available but my mind was far in thoughts that should never cross a sane person's mind. It was clear they were preparing me for the wedding night and it burnt my soul to remember Regulus' very last words to me when I was being dragged away.

"Consider this my birthday gift to you, Lyla. Finally, we're free of each other"

There are many things that would haunt me forever but those words would top the list any day.

"All done" I heard one of the maids say and glanced at myself in the mirror. Embedded in a red linen robe and shining stones, I looked like the perfect bride except if you took a closer look and saw the dark circles trapped under my eyes.

I was accustomed to looking like a lifeless doll so I had no problem putting on that expression while I followed behind the head maid to meet my… groom.

"Bring me more liquor!"

"Clash!"

The noise from the other side of the huge doors startled life out of me and the door opened to reveal maids running out in fear.

Th-that was to be my husband?

The fear I had bottled up came storming out and my feet refused to move.

"Right this way" The maid instructed but I remained frozen in place, frightened and terrified out of my mind.

"Oh my! My bride is here. Come in!"

I snapped back to reality and walked in. He had a bright smile on his wrinkled face and no matter how I looked at it he saw me as a feast!

I took my seat and the document was placed before me, a pen, alongside a car key was set before me. I only realized just how terrified I was when I stretched out my hand to pick up the pen and noticed how much it was trembling.

He kept his act of smiling happily but I knew the minute I signed those papers, I was practically signing my life over.

A hard lump went down my throat and the weird tension in the air forced my stomach to knot in nervousness.

In the end, I inscribed my initials and I could've sworn his facade peeled off in an instant!

He rushed over to my side and grabbed my shoulders.

"If you treat me right tonight, I'll guarantee a nice future for you. Just trust me"

His grip on my shoulders was unnecessarily tight and I winced in pain "Y-you're hurting me" I hissed out but what I got was a jaw-shifting slap.

My neck whipped to the side and a sharp stinging sensation followed suit. A familiar feeling I got every time Regulus was angered. I guess I have to thank him for finding someone suitable enough to continue the abuse.

The only reason I had the courage to sign that certificate was the feeling of relief it brought. I thought I was finally free from such pain, I wanted to give hope another chance. Just one more time, I wanted to prove that I didn't have the worst luck in life.

Even if it meant taking a gamble and marrying the rumored old hag with a notorious history. What a fool I was, no…

What a fool I have been all my life!

Thinking hope will save me one day. Look where it landed me in life!

At that moment, a resolve was reached in me. For a seed to germinate, it must first die. For me to have any hope, I must first kill hope itself!

"You stupid b*tch! You dare raise your voice, I'm gonna teach you a lesson tonight! One that you'll remember every day of your miserable life!"

In the blink of an eye, he rapidly tore pieces off my dress and I didn't let reason consume me, I didn't even think, I just acted and picked up the bottle of wine on the desk and swung it across his head.

"Thud!" He dropped unconscious and I grabbed the keys to the limited-edition Bentley and made a run for it.

That's right, I ran like the wind to the parking lot and clicked the buttons until the right car beeped in response.

The engines roared to life and I drove recklessly and hit the highway. I only ever took driving lessons but this was my first time driving alone without an instructor, believe it or not, this wasn't the least of my concerns.

My mental health was in pits and I cried my lungs out while trying to keep an eye on the road. Luckily, there weren't many cars on the road because it was very late and I leveraged this opportunity to sob till my eyes burnt from the friction of squeezing them.

The inkling realization that I have nowhere to go seeped into my veins. I have no home and I have no place to run to.

Is there really no way for me to escape my cruel fate?

From the hands of abusive Regulus to the hands of deranged Mallow.

Should I just accept my fate like Harry advised?

This thought was etched in my heart when I reached a traffic light and as I contemplated beating traffic I slowed down my engines but a light shining brighter than a thousand flashes intruded my vision.

["Oh no, it's that horrible scene again. Make it stop! I don't want to remember it again, please"]

But I'm sure I only felt that way because the tears made my eyes sensitive to the lighr. I kept one hand on the steering wheel and raised the other to block my vision but then an ear-deafening horn rang and I instantly knew that was the sound of a coming truck!

["Please… make it stop. I don't want to relive the memory of the car crash. It's the reason I'm stuck as a vegetable! Please! Argh! This is so freaking frustrating"]

"Piiiiiii!"

"Is that truck coming towards me? Oh my God!"

["Here it comes again, in a matter of seconds, the excruciating pain would flood my being as if I was experiencing it all over again. Can't I just skip this part? Please…"]

"Lyla!"

Who called me? The memory disappeared, thank God, I'm saved.

This means someone came visiting, but who could that be?