"Lucy Qualls! Show yourself at once!"

"The Sinclair family is coming for the bridal escort, you have no choice but to marry!"

The furious roars accompanied by violent bangs of the door startled Lucy awake.

She quickly sat up, studying the room around her, somewhat confused.

What's happening?

Didn't she die already?

She was killed on the exact day the Sinclair family was supposed to escort her to her wedding for refusing to be the substitute bride. She was worn down to death by the members of the Sunderland family!

How is it that she is alive again?

Lucy swiftly grabbed her phone by her side, checking the time.

It was still morning...

It appears she has been given a second chance at life!

A second chance before her death!

The tragic event had not yet begun!

A surge of resentment nearly suffocated her, filling her being, but she quickly reined in her emotions, regaining her composure.

Her death in her past life had swept away all violent emotions and tumultuous upheaval.

All her ferocity and malice were suppressed in the depth of her heart, suffocating like a deep abyss.

Now she has returned alive, and she intends to demand the repayment of all debts from the Sunderland family!

The knocks on the door outside became increasingly intense.

Before she could rise, the door had already been kicked open from outside.

Her eldest brother, Harvey Sunderland, rushed in, grabbed her arm angrily, and yelled, "Lucy! Can't you hear me when I speak? Are you deaf?"

Lucy's face darkened and a chill passed through her eyes.

She instinctively raised her hand, reversed the grip on the man's arm, and threw him onto the cabinet next to her.

Subsequently, she casually pressed the record button on her phone, recording the evidence to protect herself.

Harvey was full of astonishment. He did not expect her to have such a great force.

Moreover, he certainly did not expect this usually obedient little sister to dare to resist him!

After the surprise was raging anger burning in his eyes.

Harvey shouted, "Dare to lay a hand on me? Let me tell you, if you refuse to get married today, I'll never let you go!"

"Why should I get married?" Lucy coldly glanced at him. "It's Winnie who has an engagement with the Sinclair family, not me, Lucy. Are you forcing me because you're afraid she'll become a widow if she gets married? Don't I deserve compassion?"

"How can you compare with her?" Harvey retorted subconsciously. "She's been pampered since childhood. How can she endure such suffering? And her reputation is so important. If people find out that she's been married, her life will be ruined!"

"Pfft."

Lucy chuckled, looking at him as if he were a clown.

There was a brief stiffness in Harvey, followed by irritation and anger. "Did I say something wrong? You've been abandoned since you were little, living in the countryside for so many years, you're no match for her! You should be the one to marry on her behalf!"

The smile on Lucy's face suddenly cooled.

Before she could speak, a delicate voice rushed in.

"Brother, don't force sister anymore. I'll get married, isn't that enough?" Winnie, with her illness makeup on, cried her eyes out. "As long as the family is safe and sister is happy, I'm willing to marry... After he dies, I... I... We..."

Before she could finish, she had already let out a sob.

Her frail body leaned towards Harvey as if she was about to faint any second.

Harvey's heart ached and he quickly caught her, shooting an angry glance at Lucy. "Are you done causing a scene?!”

Another commanding female voice resounded from outside the door.

"Lucy, you must be married!"

Mrs Sunderland strode in with resentment in her eyes and hissed at Lucy, "As an elder sister, you should marry before your younger sister!"

Sunderland's second and third brothers also stood at the door, glaring at her.

"Lucy, how can you be so malicious! Although Winnie is not your biological sister, she has accompanied us at home for so many years! You've been back for just seven months and you want her to die?" exclaimed the second brother, Yancey Sunderland, his eyes red with fury.

The third brother, Yuvan Sunderland, added with clenched teeth, "We're not discussing this with you! If you don't get married, don't blame us for being brutal towards you!"

Looking at these blood-related relatives, Lucy hooked her lips coldly with a chill in her eyes.

At this point in her past life, she tried her best to explain, pleading for their understanding.

What was the result of that?

They forcefully restrained her, drugged her, stripped her of her clothes, and took a bunch of unspeakable photos and videos!

They used this to blackmail her, forcing her to marry someone else.

At that time, she truly considered them as family.

After being betrayed by her own kin, despair and disappointment overcame her, and unable to endure the humiliation, she committed suicide by jumping from a building.

And now...

Lucy took a deep breath.

She flashed a faint smile and lazily said, "Sure, I will marry. But..."

She turned around and walked to her desk, picked up a pen and paper, and started recording on her phone.

Everyone stared, puzzled by her actions.

Moments later, Lucy handed them a "Severance of Relations Agreement."

"As long as you sign this 'Severance of Relations Agreement' and get it notarized, I'll marry in her stead."

Her words were like a bomb that shocked everyone present.

The contempt and disdain in their eyes were almost enough to overwhelm her.

"You want to sever ties with us? Do you have the guts?" Yuvan took the agreement, his eyes full of contempt. "Name your price. How much do you want?"

Harvey coldly pulled out a card and handed it over. "One hundred thousand, take it and get lost. Stop pretending. Isn't it just a matter of getting married? Is it necessary to make such a fuss?"

Winnie saw the severance agreement and a glimmer of joy passed through her eyes, but she immediately pretended to wipe away her tears.

"Sis, don't be like this! I will marry him. Isn't that enough? Please stop fighting with Mom and my brothers. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have stayed in this house."

As she spoke, she moved towards the door. "I should have left the day you came back if I knew that you minded."

With that, she suddenly stumbled towards her eldest brother.

"Young sister!" Harvey hurriedly stretched out his hand to wrap around her waist and held her in his arms. With a look of anger, he turned to Lucy. "What on earth are you trying to do? Are you happy only when our home is in chaos?"

Lucy gave a faint smile. "I'm not trying to do anything. Sign the papers, get them notarized, and I will naturally marry and leave."

Seeing their angry faces, Lucy was at a loss for words.

In her previous life, she must have been bewitched to try to please these people. How could they deserve it?

When she got lost many years ago, the Sunderland family immediately adopted a daughter to replace her.

On the other hand, she wandered around outside. If she hadn't met her master who took her in, she would have become food for wild dogs.

Perhaps it was her resentment that led to her death at the hands of her own family in that previous life.

In this new life, her main task was to get rid of these people.

"Don't say I didn't warn you," Mrs Sunderland spoke coldly, turning around to instruct her servant, "Bring the lawyer."

Her demeanour suggested she was afraid that Lucy might change her mind; there seemed to be an eagerness to sever ties immediately.

The expression on the faces of her three brothers changed, but none of them dared to speak.

Harvey was surprised, he didn't expect his mother to sign so decisively.

He was about

to speak but was interrupted by Winnie's sobbing, quickly diverting his attention.

Yuvan and Yancey were equally surprised; they hurriedly grabbed their mother's arm and begged, "Mother, don't be like this; after all, she's our sister..."

"Hah, she brought this on herself by being shameless, daring to play the severance game with me!" Mrs Sunderland sneered, "Without the protection of the Sunderland family, we'll see how she survives out in the world."

The lawyer quickly presented a contract and they began notarizing it online.

Lucy took the signed document, took a picture to archive it, and tucked it into her bag.

"Move," she said, walking out past them without so much as a backward glance.

Mrs Sunderland stood i

n place, watching Lucy's retreating figure, her entire body quivered with anger. She picked up her cell phone and made to throw it at her back.

"This unfilial woman, is she purposefully trying to anger me to death?"

Just as she finished her sentence, she feigned a fainting spell.

At that moment, Lucy's voice drifted up from downstairs, "Are all these gifts from the Sinclair family?"

"Yes," someone replied.

Everyone was dumbfounded, moving instinctively towards the lower floor.

They saw Lucy standing there, looking around, examining the various valuable items situated in front of the door.

Without hesitation, she swiftly pulled out her ID card and handed it to the people standing at the side. "Could you help me open a safety deposit box at the bank and deposit all these betrothal gifts?" she asked.

The person was stupefied, wondering if they had heard wrong.

Lucy stood there, a look of amusement appearing on her delicate face. She raised an eyebrow and asked, "What, aren't these betrothal gifts for me?"

"Yes, yes, they are," the person hurriedly nodded.

Upon hearing this, she slightly lifted her chin and said arrogantly, "If they are for me, then move all of it away."

At her words, the bodyguards immediately sprang into action, hauling away all the boxes that were just unloaded from the car.

The scene in front of the Sunderland family residence instantly turned lively.

With her blood pressure skyrocketing, Mrs Sunderland rushed out frantically, trailing behind her family members.

"Lucy!" she shouted furiously, "What on earth are you trying to do?"