The Secretary Stole My Life, So I Ruined Her Future

To keep my family safe, I climbed all 385 stone steps to the mountaintop cathedral on my knees, praying under the scorching sun for a blessed protection amulet.

But the moment I got it, I threw it straight into the cathedral's burning incense brazier. Because I knew my amulet had been swapped.

In my past life, my husband’s secretary was bound to an "Emotional Transfer System." I wore the swapped amulet close to my heart, and it ruined my life, turning everyone I loved against me.

My husband, who used to love me more than life itself, demanded a divorce in public and immediately married the secretary.

My daughter, who used to cling to me, screamed at me to get out and lovingly called the secretary her mother.

Even my own parents treated me like a total stranger, politely but coldly throwing me out of their house. Overnight, I lost everything.

In a daze of despair, I was hit headon by a massive semitruck. Before I took my last breath, the secretary stepped down from the truck and looked down at me. "You idiot.

You're finally dead. Now, I’ll gladly take over your perfect life." "But I really have to thank you.

If you hadn't treated that swapped amulet like a treasure, I would have never won." I died with burning hatred.

But when I opened my eyes again, I had regressed to the time before I lost everything. There is still time. She wants my life, right?

Then I might as well hand it to her on a silver platter. "Mommy, wakey wakey! The sun is already up!" My daughter's sweet, crisp voice rang in my ears.

The agonizing pain of being crushed by the semitruck hadn't fully faded. I bolted upright, gasping for air.

My husband, Ethan, placed a matching couple's outfit on the edge of the bed.

He grabbed my icecold hand, looking at me with deep concern. "Another nightmare, Chloe?" Feeling his warm touch, I finally snapped out of my daze. I... I was reborn?

I had returned to the day we agreed to go to St. Jude’s Cathedral to pray for blessings. "I'm fine," I shook my head, reassuring them.

Before I died in my past life, Rachel's words kept echoing in my head. After thinking about it for a long time, I finally understood.

The reason I was abandoned by everyone was because Rachel had swapped my protection amulet.

Her system transferred Ethan and my daughter's love for me over to her, turning me into a worthless stranger.

In this life, if I didn't accept her amulet, or if I simply threw it away, would she still succeed? I thought about skipping the trip to St. Jude’s Cathedral altogether.

But if we didn't go, I wouldn't know when Rachel would strike next, making it impossible to guard against. Instead of running, why not beat her at her own game?

With a plan in mind, we headed to St. Jude’s Cathedral, just like in my previous life. I knelt and prayed at every single one of the 385 stone steps under the blazing sun.

By the time I reached the top, Rachel was already waiting inside. When she saw us, she enthusiastically handed us some water bottles. I pretended not to see her.

Beside me, Ethan silently folded the parasol he had been holding over me to block the sun. He didn't say a word. Instead, my daughter spoke up. "Rachel, you look so tired and messy.

I'm afraid if I drink your water, I'll look like that too." Rachel's smile stiffened for a second, but she forced herself to swallow her anger. I knew what she was waiting for.

She was waiting for the priest to give me the blessed amulet.

Sure enough, just like in my past life, the moment the priest handed me the protection amulet, Rachel snatched it, offering to "hold it" for me before passing it back.

When she handed it to me, she had a relaxed, smug look on her face. I knew the amulet had been swapped. In my past life, it was the exact same scene.

I had taken the amulet and immediately put it in my wallet, carrying it everywhere. All to pray for my family's happiness and safety.

But from that very moment, everything began to rot. But in this life, how could I let her have her way? Right in front of Rachel, I quietly took the amulet.

But the moment everyone looked away, I tossed it right into the cathedral's burning incense brazier. The amulet turned to ashes.

This time, Rachel, let's see how you're going to pull this off.

After returning from St. Jude’s Cathedral, everything seemed normal.

Before Ethan went on his business trip, he even clung to me, refusing to let go. "Wife, I don't want to leave you..." After comforting him and sending him off, I secretly kept tabs on Rachel's movements.

I knew she couldn't wait any longer. Sure enough, the next afternoon, I received a frantic call from the receptionist at Sterling Corp. "Mrs. Sterling, Mr.

Sterling is in a meeting at another company today, and we can't reach him." "Rachel is throwing a massive tantrum in the office.

Can you please come over and handle it?" I immediately drove to the office.

Before I even stepped out of the elevator, I could hear Rachel’s shrill, screeching voice. "What do you think you guys are doing? Are you brainless?

Today is Monday, the busiest day of the week!" "Do you have any idea how much profit a twohour lunch break costs the company?" "What makes you think you deserve a lunch break?

From now on, lunch breaks are canceled! Everyone, get back to your desks!" I followed the noise into the main office.

There stood Rachel in the middle of the cubicles, hands on her hips, glaring down at the employees. She acted like she owned the place.

In my past life, she did the exact same thing. After swapping the amulet, she practically declared herself the lady of the house, bossing everyone around.

If anyone dared to displease her, she would fire them on the spot. Her behavior had caused an uproar, and some employees were already confronting her. "You're just Mr.

Sterling’s secretary! What right do you have to fire us?" "Do you seriously think you're the boss of Sterling Corp? Our twohour lunch break is in our contracts!

You can't just cancel it!" Watching the drama unfold, I frowned and spoke up softly. "Rachel, if there's an issue, let's wait until Ethan gets back." "According to company policy, you've definitely crossed the line." But to my surprise, in my past life, when Ethan returned from his meeting, he didn't punish Rachel at all.

Instead, he announced to the entire office, "From now on, her word is my word." "If anyone in Sterling Corp dares to defy Rachel, they can go to HR, grab their paycheck, and get out." In my past life, though I found Ethan's behavior bizarre, I assumed he just highly valued her work capability.

I had no idea that from that very moment, the emotional transfer spell Rachel had placed on me had already taken effect.

Ethan protected her like that because his love for me had been completely transferred to her.

But in this life, without the spell working, Rachel's arrogant behavior was nothing short of career suicide.

Standing in the center of the office, Rachel was still screaming arrogantly. "Are you all deaf? No lunch!

No breaks!" "In three minutes, if anyone is not at their desk, don't bother coming in tomorrow!" As soon as she said this, the entire office erupted in angry complaints.

A young employee stood up, pointing a finger at her. "Who do you think you are? You're just a secretary!

Stop acting like you're the boss's wife!" Soon, someone noticed me standing in the hallway and called out. "Mrs. Sterling is here! She's the real lady of the house!" "Mrs.

Sterling, please help us! Show Rachel her place!" I looked at the smug Rachel.

Instead of stopping her, I simply said in a calm, indifferent tone: "Rachel was personally hired by Ethan. I'm sure whatever she's doing has his full approval." Everyone gasped.

Confusion was written all over their faces. But Rachel completely missed the danger. She thought I was simply terrified of her. She became even more reckless.

Aside from bossing the employees around, she began contacting major business partners on her own.

She insulted other companies, claiming they were worthless, and even made wild boasts. "You guys at Miller Group and Harrison Corp, don't even bother bidding against Sterling Corp at the upcoming conference!" "Let me warn you, Sterling Corp is the only empire in this city.

You guys aren't even worthy of wiping our shoes!" The more arrogant Rachel became, the more thrilled I felt. In my past life, Ethan cleaned up all her messes.

Even when Sterling Corp's reputation was ruined and its stock plummeted by ten percent, he never blamed her once.

In this life, I wanted to see if she would still be laughing when she realized she had offended everyone, only to find out that Ethan didn't love her at all.

Soon, Ethan rushed back to the office after being notified. The moment he stepped through the door, the employees swarmed him, exposing every single thing Rachel had done.

To make matters worse, PR representatives from other companies had already arrived, demanding an explanation.

Rachel, still oblivious, stood there with a triumphant smirk. "You actually dared to complain about me to Ethan? Just wait.

None of you are getting away with this!" Everyone was intimidated by her sheer confidence. I walked up to Rachel in front of everyone.

Before she could react, I slapped her hard across the face. "I'm standing right here," I said, my voice cold and steady. "What are you going to do to me?" The slap dazed Rachel.

It took her a few seconds to snap out of it. She pointed at me, her face contorting with rage. "You bitch! How dare you slap me!

You're dead!" She turned to Ethan, grabbing his arm and whining. "Ethan, you have to defend me!" I let out a cold laugh, expecting to see Rachel get shut down.

But in the next second, Ethan's words shattered all my expectations.

Ethan walked up to me, stared into my eyes with sheer hatred, and gritted his teeth. "Apologize to Rachel right now. Or face the consequences."

My mind went completely blank. I couldn't comprehend what was happening. Why was Ethan still defending Rachel? Didn't I burn that amulet?

If my plan had worked, Ethan shouldn't have any feelings for Rachel at all! Yet, just like in my past life, he was protecting her and even forcing me to apologize to her!

What went wrong?! Rachel seemed to read my mind. She leaned in close and whispered in a voice only I could hear: "Confused, aren't you?

Wondering why your loving husband is protecting an outsider like me?" "Let me make it crystal clear for you." "You burned the amulet, didn't you?

I saw you shove it carelessly into your pocket that day. In your past life, you treated it like a treasure and kept it in your wallet.

From that moment, I knew you were up to something." "And sure enough, I saw you secretly throw it into the fire." "In your past life, you couldn't stand my arrogance in the office.

In this life, you let me run wild and even egged me on." "Did you really think you were the only one who got reborn, Chloe?

You're still destined to die a horrible death in this life!" It was only then that the truth hit me. Rachel had reborn too! She knew my tricks from the start.

She played along just to let me lower my guard, all so she could cast the emotional transfer spell on me again. And now, seven days had passed.

The emotional transfer system was fully active. Ethan threw a thick file in my face in front of everyone.

Just like in my past life, it was a set of divorce papers. "Chloe, I don't love you anymore.

Sign it and get out." Looking into Ethan's freezing cold eyes, the excruciating pain of my past death rushed back.

Before I could even process it, Ethan had my bags packed and thrown out. Rachel moved into our villa that very day.

Even my daughter, when she came home from school and saw me sitting helplessly on the pavement, looked at me with disgust. "Get away from my house!

I don't know you!" She ran straight into Rachel's arms, cuddling her. "You're my real mommy.

I love you the most." Rachel smirked like a victorious queen, stroking my daughter’s hair while looking down at me. This scene was identical to my past life. Nothing had changed.

Was it really true? Was I powerless to change my fate? As Rachel walked past me, she whispered the exact same words I heard before I died: "I'm taking over your life now.

Go die already." Then, she led my daughter and Ethan into the villa, hand in hand. Watching their retreating figures, a faint, barely noticeable smile played on my lips.

I was waiting for her to say exactly that. The real show is just getting started.