My Boyfriend’s Childhood Sweetheart Cursed Me?It All Came Back Chapter 09
Ethan glanced at me.Â
I smiled and said, “Of course.”Â
“As long as you’ve really changed, you can alwaysÂ
start over.”Â
Her smile widened. “Really? That’s so good toÂ
hear.”Â
“Stella, I heard you’re getting married next month. IÂ
missed your engagement party–but this time, I’llÂ
make sure your wedding is perfect.”Â
She beamed. “I hope everything goes smoothly.”Â
Smoothly.Â
That word hit me like a bad premonition.Â
On the way home, I said nothing. Ethan drove,Â
thinking out loud.Â
“Maybe she really did change. I hope so.”Â
We arrived at the dress shop. The staff recognizedÂ
- me.Â
“Ms. Vance, your dress is here. Ready to try it on?”Â
I put it on, a French designer piece. Ethan’s eyes litÂ
- up.Â
He stepped toward me.Â
Then–scream.Â
A woman stumbled and fell into me. I couldn’t move in the heavy dress. Ethan grabbed my hand but couldn’t stop it. All three of us hit the floor.Â
The staff member froze. Her face went white.Â
“The dress…”Â
I looked back. A huge tear gaped through the silk.Â
So. She hadn’t changed.Â
The system confirmed it. Her power had shifted.Â
Now her “blessings” turned into curses.Â
I told the system to investigate.Â
Ethan helped me up. His expression darkened.Â
“Stella… was that her?”Â
I smiled. He’d caught on fast. Smart guy. No.Â
wonder I’d worked so hard to win him over.Â
I told him my plan. He agreed to help.Â
From that day on, nothing went right. The candy supplier messed up. The makeup artist backed out. Small things, one after another.Â
Celine stayed close to Ethan’s mother, whisperingÂ
doubt. Even she started to worry–maybe the date was cursed.Â
Ethan and I kept calm. Reassured her. Waited.Â
Three days before the wedding.Â
Celine invited me out to lunch. ApologizedÂ
formally. She toasted me three times, said all the right things. Wished us well.Â
Nothing unusual. Then-Â
At the door, she grabbed my hand, smiling warmly.Â
“Drive safe, Stella. Get home in one piece.”Â
I smiledÂ
The system had already traced the source. Found the guy behind it all–a rogue employee in the Quick Transmigration Bureau’s ability department. He’d been making deals across worlds. He’d been caught.Â
Celine’s original power had come from him–theÂ
jinx. When it failed, she traded twenty years of her life for a new one:Â
every blessing she spoke would twist into itsÂ
opposite.Â
She didn’t know it had rebounded. And this time-Â
it was her last use.Â
I got home. Ethan called.Â
Celine was in the hospital. Car crash. She’d live- but she’d never walk again.Â
She threw things at the nurses. Screamed until herÂ
voice cracked.Â
Nobody came.Â
Three days later, the wedding went on.Â
Perfect.Â
My mission in this world was complete. And I’dÂ
caught a Bureau fugitive in the process. HeadÂ
office rewarded me with points. A long vacation.Â
Whenever I was ready, I could leave this world.Â
Ethan knew who I was now. He held my hand,Â
looking pitiful.Â
“Please don’t go.”Â
I looked at him. Handsome. Desperate.Â
I patted his head.Â
Maybe I’d stay a while.Â
Rest, for now.
