Chapter 1

My husband pushed me off a cruise ship into the freezing Atlantic just for a massive insurance payout.

He watched my body sink into the dark abyss before turning around to embrace his long-time obsession.

"Aria Quinn, your death will buy Chloe and me a lifetime of luxury. You should feel honored！"

Little did he know, I had uncovered his little scheme long before we stepped onto the deck.

I had a rescue boat trailing us the entire time, waiting for my signal.

He wanted me dead？

It wouldn't be that easy.

......

"Aria, why don't you just rot in hell..."

Xander Sterling leaned into my ear, his voice dripping with pure venom.

A second later, he gave me a violent shove. I lost my balance and tumbled over the railing, crashing into the icy waves.

Water rushed into my nose and lungs as the ocean swallowed me whole.

Xander stood there with a triumphant grin, pulling his first love, Chloe Grier, into a passionate kiss.

"Chloe, as soon as that twelve million dollars hits the account, we're moving to Europe to get married. Aria was just a stepping stone！"

Chloe looked down at me with pure disgust, her lips moving to form a silent message.

"You can't beat me, you little bitch. Die already！"

In my past life, I actually drowned in that cold, lonely sea, filled with nothing but resentment and humiliation.

But this time, I was ready. I swam toward the rescue boat hidden in the shadows and climbed aboard.

"Miss Quinn！ Are you alright？"

Uncle Leo immediately wrapped me in a thick towel while the staff rushed to prepare hot tea.

I watched Xander and Chloe's silhouettes fade into the distance, a cold smile tugging at my lips.

"Since he wants to kill me for insurance money, I'll give him the show of a lifetime. Let's see how he likes playing with a ghost！"

Uncle Leo saw the look in my eyes and understood perfectly.

"Don't worry, Miss Quinn. I'll make sure everything is handled discreetly."

"And don't tell my father yet," I added. "I don't want him to worry."

Thinking of my father brought back the agonizing memories of my previous life.

Xander had told me he was taking me on a luxury cruise to give me a surprise.

I was naive enough to think he was going to propose, so I followed him like a fool.

Instead, he lured me to a blind spot on the ship and threw me overboard.

The terror of that moment, of the darkness closing in, was something I would never forget.

Before I died back then, I learned the truth.

He had planned this for years.

We were together for five years, yet he was willing to murder me just to fund a life with his mistress.

"Aria, a pathetic nobody like you was never good enough for an Ivy League grad like me！"

Those were the last words he said to me in my past life.

But there was one thing he never knew.

I wasn't a nobody. I was the sole heiress to the Quinn International empire, a fortune worth billions.