What the heart wants:Reincarnator meets transmigrator
"If anything he doesn't love me as much as he loved you, I have seen Asher in love. He becomes the softest and gentlest person to the one he loves, but he isn't like that with me. he thinks he loves me but he doesn't-" "That is because he wants to be loved in return" Sabine stated. Isabelle looked at the other woman, "what do you mean? "That look in his eyes when he stares at you? He loves you so much that he is scared of getting hurt, he is afraid that you would not love him back the way he loves you. If there is something I have noticed with Asher is that he sacrifices himself for me, he did the same thing for Giselle too, but with you, he just wants to be loved back." "And that is supposed to be better? He worshipped you two and for me?" "He didn't worship us, Isabelle, on the contrary, you are the one being worshipped. There is nothing more beautiful in this world than to love and be loved. He did not need us to love him back, he did not require our love but he pines for yours. You can see vividly how he searches and does everything he can to receive even a sliver of your affection. You have more power over his sanity, peace of mind, and happiness than Giselle and I combined wished to have. Isabelle, you have it all, every single part of Asher's heart and soul, and as hard as this is to say, you have to stop breaking it." ****************************** This is a love story, a story of fate and fiction, where lifetimes come to play. Do you believe in soulmates? What if you have to endure three lifetimes to end up with your soulmate? Isabelle has suffered heartbreak her past two lifetimes, even though she only remembers one lifetime. Her fate was so twisted she ended up the victim of an ambitious author. When her world is turned into a novel she does not end up as the main lead, hence she does not end up with the male lead, what is worse is that she becomes a cannon fodder that ends up dying tragically. She reincarnates when a transmigrator possesses the body of the novel's second female Lead, Sabine. With another chance she falls in love with the male lead, her fiance once again. But just like in her first life he doesn't even notice her as more than a nuisance, in fact, in this life she dies by his hand. Now she has reincarnated for the third time, and she remembers her past life, she knows her life is fiction and made for mere entertainment but she cannot accept such a tragic fate again. In the first life, the male lead ended up with her cousin the female lead, Giselle. In her second life, he was in love with the second lead, Sabine. All this when she had the most claim to him as his fiancee' but he manages to break her each time. In this life, she is not going to make the same mistake. Each time she loves him she dies, but not this time. But what happens when he finally wants her? What happens when he remembers his past lives and confesses that she is the one he has wanted all along? ************************** Make no mistake, this is not your normal storyline. The first volume is written in the first person and the main villain is not introduced till volume two. It is a SLOWBURN romance and the story picks up in volume two. But this author promises it is not a read you will regret. It is different but worth it, a deep storyline with flawed characters who make real mistakes and have real stakes and pressure on them. Stay for the journey and you will never regret reading this at the end, in fact, you won't be able to forget it. A lot of life lessons, but you must be patient through the ride. If superficial and shallow plotlines are what you want then this read isn't for you, but if you are tired of the same old thing then try these. Same concept but with an incredible twist. This author hopes you see this book for what it is. A lesson.
This is a battle.
ASHER.
"Oh gosh, were you waiting for me? Sorry for taking so long, I'm so flattered." She gushed as she took her seat, right by my grandfather's side. Sparing me a small glance for the first time in a long while she nodded softly and turned back to kiss my families ass. I couldn't understand her at first but I see it now her plan, to win over my family first. Tch… I will never agree to the marriage, at least even though I might have to marry the woman grandmother chooses I still have the choice in picking right?
My thoughts a disrupted by a loud noise and the sound of breaking and clashing cutlery and sliver. Before I even wrap my mind around what has happened a piercing erupts right by my side, right where she sits.
"Oh my goodness!" She exclaims getting up from her seat. "How-!" She pauses and I catch it, her subtle glance around the room. It happens for the shortest time but I notice it and then she turns around back to the screaming, begging, and kneeling maid. This reminds me of a historical movie, the way the maid begs it pains me to say that things like this are normal in this house. People begging like this it's foolish and inhumane.
But one thing surprises us all, Isabelle kneels before the maid and takes her face in both her hands lifting her head. "Don't beg me as if I have the power to cut off your head. You are making me look like some mean bitch." She says.
"Why are you kneeling?!" My grandmother yells "she should be scared for her head because I do have the power to remove it" really? Grandma? "and I will probably be doing that, how dare you do that to our guest?!"
"Oh my grandmother, it's no problem at all really" Isabelle insists.
"I don't care, she is getting paid she should have been more careful, are you going to disagree with me because of some useless servant?" Grandmother replies and the room goes silent, it seems it is not only I that is curious to see how she handles this.
Standing straight Isabelle faces my grandmother and bows, "going against your wishes is the last thing I would want to do grandmother." I knew it, she can't go against grandmother, no way. She truly is just one of those rich and materialistic women, at the end of the day she would sacrifice someone else to save herself.
"But… I need you to let me handle this time of my matters on my own. I came here today because you want to join both families, and I will be the wife of the Quing heir. If I don't handle these matters by myself won't I be considered a joke?" Isabelle states "she has made a serious mistake and had I been in your shoe grandmother I would have done the exact same thing. How dare a mere maid to deface my guest like this? But I am not a mere guest and I would prefer if she is forgiven today, hmm grandmother? Just this once for me?"
…
"What the hell are you still doing here? Go already" Isabelle says to the maid after helping her stand.
"Is… is it really okay to just walk away like this?" She asks glancing at my grandmother and stepmother. Assuming she received a go-ahead from my stepmother the maid dashes away. "I will go and wash off excuse me," Isabelle says as she follows after the maid.
"You should go after her Asher, even if she says she is fine it must still be a nuisance I'm sure that dress must have been expensive." My uncle's celebrity wife says to me.
"You are right Linn, It's a limited edition I have been trying to get my hands on it for so long now there was only one piece in the country I guess she was the one who finally bought it." My aunt adds.
Beyond confused I get up and follow her out, I need answers myself.
ISABELLE.
That was beyond close, this entire evening has been beyond close but somehow I have managed to wiggle my way out each time. Why did that grandmother have to speak up at that point? She almost ruined all my hard work, I didn't even know what I was saying anymore but it was the right thing as they all seemed to buy it. Walking past the bathroom I head to a familiar corner and meet with a familiar face.
"Were you too startled? I'm sorry about that," I say. "Here I'll add more money. I promise I'll make sure you don't lose your job but it's better if you don't appear before the old madam for a while okay?" The maid nods and walks off.
And I head back into the bathroom to try to at least rub off some of the stains. "Dammit" I curse, this plan has to work, it just has to. This was a limited edition dress I just ruined. For a moment I stop and stare at myself, placing both hands on the washbasin I prepare myself mentally. The entire afternoon I have exhausted myself kissing up to theQuing family and the next event is going to solidify me in their hearts. I know it's risky to get them to like me so much but for wealthy people to like you is one thing for them to like you enough to recommend you to someone else is a different matter. In my past life what would take place next was what destroyed any chances I had of marrying Asher and it was the beginning of my downfall in this city. My reputation had always been bad, but this night was one of the worst nights of my life. I plan to change that outcome this night, not that I intend on marrying Asher or anything but if this goes well I might be able to fix that reputation of mine. Of being an airheaded beauty who is shallow, selfish, naive and materialistic. Drawing in a butt load of air I exhale and walk out, this is battle and I intend on winning.
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