Episode 2

Many nobles sold their daughters to that pervert and then accused me, married that girl. The fear was evident from miles away, poor girl, but I was not there to pity anyone, my family was dying in front of my eyes and I could not do anything...

If I had not been the evil person I was, at that time my family could have done something, everyone would be alive... what a stupid existence I had...

That's how my first life ended, for some strange reason, I was born in a very different world, it seemed more modern than I remembered, there was no magic here, like in my other life, no emperors.

I adapted to the situation as I grew up.

Before I was born, I heard a voice that said, "if you repent, prove it in this life."

I had come back to life as a baby, I remembered everything from my previous life, so I was not surprised by the life that I had, let's call it karma. What caught my attention was that I looked just as beautiful as in my past life, except for my hair color, which was black here, but my eyes were still there, every day since I could look at myself in the mirror, I felt my own accusing gaze, for my past crimes.

In this life, I did not get to live under the care of a loving family, on the contrary, I was abandoned to be raised in an orphanage, no one wanted to adopt me, so I grew up there. This time I was going to do it right.

I knew all my caregivers, most of them were nuns who took care of me day after day, encouraged me to study and be better. They were great people I crossed paths with in my life.

I always knew that money was scarce, as we lived on charity and what the church provided us, which was very little. Therefore, as soon as I could work, I did, and with that money, I helped the sisters as best as I could.

Since I studied very young, obtaining a scholarship at an early age was not difficult. After a few years of sacrifice, I managed to graduate.

I studied medicine, I was interested not only in modern medicine but also in traditional medicine, it was incredible how with just a touch of the wrist, one could detect everything that was happening in a body. In addition, I delved into the medicinal use of plants, as I treated my patients with alternative medicine, when possible, I preferred to heal with some plants rather than pills full of chemicals, it was not always possible, but for minor ailments it was...

After forming a small prestige and after many romantic setbacks, he arrived... my greatest love in this life, to him I confessed everything, even my memories. I ended up marrying him, but instead of moving, I enlarged the orphanage, it would be easier to protect those children there... he always supported me, I understood a lot about life by his side, he was there in the good times, like when I won the award for best surgeon, and in not-so-good times, like when I was diagnosed with infertility. I thought that was the end of our relationship. However, he did not move from my side.

We grew more and more, and our family became all those kids living in the orphanage, some were lucky and found families, others did not have them, they became our children... we helped many children.

However, this life was not going to leave my happiness for long, after a few years of marriage, my faithful companion lost his life in a traffic accident, he was involved in a multiple collision, he left me too quickly.

From that day on, I only focused on my work and my children. Slowly, I aged and my health deteriorated more and more, age was playing a bad trick on me, my end was just around the corner, but I was not sad, on the contrary, I was excited to see what new adventure I would find, I would try to reunite with my beloved. I begged all the gods to keep my memory intact, so I could search for that special being, who vanished so quickly in this life...

In time, I left that plane, surrounded by many people who cried at my departure, I closed my eyes without regretting anything, this life was extraordinary, I went hungry and cold, but still, I was happy, very happy...

When I felt like I was falling into the abyss, a voice… the same one that told me to do it right in this life, speaks to me again.

-Well done, girl, you exceeded my expectations, I will give you a prize...-

Before I could respond, I felt myself falling into emptiness. At first, I was scared, but then I let myself go, feeling peace. Is this what it feels like to die without regrets?

However, slowly but surely, I began to feel my body again. I opened my eyes slowly and couldn't believe what I saw. Damn, is this a prize? Is my punishment still ongoing?

I knew exactly where I was. It was the royal palace, back in my previous life.

I'm seventeen at this moment, remembering this foolishness. One day, I wanted to seduce the prince and pretended to faint. That day, the emperor arrived. It was the only time I heard him speak. They entered when I was pretending to be unconscious, so I remained still until they left. Then, maidens and doctors came in, sent by the emperor to check on me. I had to rush home, not wanting them to examine me with the provocative clothes I had underneath. What a shame!

I'm still alone, so the prince didn't bring the emperor. I have to leave…

I approached the window and jumped without much thought. I was on the first floor, there were bushes and no one was guarding. If I died, better by my own hands than at the hands of that sadistic prince…

I twisted my ankle when I jumped and I think I hurt my right side. I hope I didn't fracture a rib. It hurt like hell. I forgot that in this life, I was very idle. In my previous life, I did everything to stay in shape and keep my mind occupied. Until my last days, I practiced martial arts as a distraction. I was already a master of four different martial arts. I'll have to train myself…

I took advantage of the bushes and hid, as I heard voices approaching.

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