Translator: Muffles
Editor: Pierce
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The day after Elena became a member of the Halos Duchy, a military family, was when she recalled her past life. Because Elena’s father, a regular knight, died after saving the life of the Duke of Halos in the war, the little girl, who had nowhere to go, was taken in by the Duke of Halos.
It was heartbreaking for a thirteen-year-old child to lose her mother early due to illness and even lose her father.
Hence, the Duke welcomed her, who was not even a noble, as part of his family without hesitation since she was the daughter of his benefactor.
The Duke did not adopt her as his daughter, but rather, he became her guardian. In addition, the Duke provided convenience in her life by attaching her residence to the mansion.
Elena was genuinely grateful for the generosity of the Duke, vowing to repay it in the future.
Though that was only until a few hours ago before she woke up.
Elena, who has been lying in bed for hours, softly sighed. She got up and approached the full-body mirror in the corner of the room. In the mirror stood a girl with a dazzling appearance whom she had seen for years, but felt like a stranger today.
Red hair that reached her waist and blue eyes that were sparkling like jewels.
From an objective point of view, she was an exceptional stunner; her splendor was highly anticipated in the future.
If it was in her previous life, she would probably be her fan and would cry out, ‘Unnie! Take me!’.
‘Are you really 13 years old?!’
The girl in the mirror was astonishingly gorgeous that even she was having doubts.
Shortly after the girl gave a profound sigh.
Of all things imaginable,
‘I can’t believe I’m Elena Respell.’
She felt dizzy.
Looking in the mirror, Elena turned around and laid face down back to her bed.
It was as soon as she woke up that she remembered her previous life. Memories flooded in like a tsunami.
As a result, Elena was left astounded.
In her previous life, she was an ordinary office worker and lived a lonely life without family or friends.
She started her career in her early 20s and had been living a fierce life every day. Thus, she would always yearn to have a rest.
She had no dreams about the future, just living through day by day. Therefore, she had no regrets about her previous life. Rather, she was happy that she was given a new lease in life.
Unfortunately, her joy was short-lived.
Elena started to panic.
The reason was simple.
It was because this world was the novel she had previously read in her past life.
In her past life, her only joy was the romance-fantasy she had always read during her commute. But she didn’t expect that she would enter the world of the said novel.
At first, she was quite astonished. Fortunately, it subsided a few hours later.
‘I think it’s because I’ve read too many novels.’
Or was it because of the memories of Elena Respell that remained intact in her head?
After living as Elena for quite some time, she was able to quickly accept the reality; perhaps because she recalled the memories of her previous life.
But there was a problem…
‘This is an R19 novel about regret.’
<Don’t regret it>, the last novel she had read in her previous life.
According to the plot, Elena was the villain and not the main character.
She was also the mistress of the male protagonist.
‘She couldn’t even be called the girlfriend.’
She was a mistress who was abandoned with the male lead’s child.
‘The good news is that the original story hasn’t started yet.’
Elena was currently 13 years old. The novel would begin when the male protagonist, who was a year older than her, turns 24.
That would be 10 years from now.
‘In the original, Elena was dumped by the male lead… around summer, 10 years later.’
However, Elena didn’t have any plans to have a child with Killian, the male lead, or even have an affair with him. She didn’t want to accompany a despicable man who already has a fiancée but would still get another woman pregnant.
Elena, who had been lying in bed for a while, jumped up and went back to the mirror.
‘You’re gorgeous, but this is unbelievably too stunning.’
She looked intensely into the mirror, thinking like a narcissist.
Elena was undoubtedly lovely even though she was not an adult yet. Her hair would remind you of roses; her small face has ideal and appealing features, and her skin was lily-white.
There was not a single view of her that was not pretty. She was absolutely magnificent that the bastard Killian, consequently, became twisted.
Though if she were Killian, she would also fall with herself.
Anyway, what was Elena lacking when she met Killian?
Of course, Killian was handsome. Because he wasn’t just someone else, he’s the male lead of the original novel.
But aside from his face, he was completely mediocre. He was neither capable nor smart.
At best, there was only one thing Killian had.
The status of being the successor of the Halos Duchy. Furthermore, the typical personality of being strong only to the weak.
He even cheated on his fiancée, the female protagonist, with Elena.
‘Ugh. This is the worst.’
As she frowned, the girl in the mirror also frowned. Nevertheless, she was still beautiful, so she smiled.
‘You look prettier when you smile.’
Elena looked into the mirror for a while. Eventually, she turned around and sat on a chair by the desk in the corner of the room.
Now that she had accepted her reality, it was time to make plans.
She grabbed the quill beside a blank piece of paper and began writing down the contents of the novel that she remembered.
Nine years from now during winter, Elena would have Killian’s child. Subsequently, she’d be abandoned by Killian, a few months later in the summer.
The female lead, who was Killian’s fiancée, knew about Killian’s affair with his lover. However, she still accepted it without protest. But when Elena became pregnant, the female lead finally left Killian.
She met another male protagonist and lived a happy life. Later on, she met Killian, who abandoned his lover.
“Hmm.”
Elena, who was conscientiously writing down the contents of the original plot, stopped her hands.
Honestly, the content of the second half was not important to her.
At first, Elena was the male lead’s mistress, but she didn’t appear anymore after being abandoned by Killian. So it was meaningless to summarize the whole original content.
‘Then there’s only one thing important in my life.’
Elena moved her hands again and wrote it down. She was a bit uncertain, but she genuinely liked it.
Elena smiled as she picked up her transcribed piece of paper.
<Escape from the original!>
I like the story, Waiting for more updates 🥰🥰
Lol bold move not to write everything down.. I guess she’s not into making money or doing no business moves