Chapter 1

Reincarnated into a task world, the System assigned me four male leads.

If I could win the heart of just one, I could be resurrected in my original world where I died in a car accident.

Yet in the end, I failed to conquer any of them.

They all fell for the female lead of this world instead.

They spat cruel words at me, telling me I should just die.

With my mission failed, I took my own life to leave.

And when they finally saw my cold body, they completely shattered.

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【Host, the mission has failed. The twenty-five-year limit has expired, and you cannot continue.】

The System's voice echoed in my head as I stood outside the lavish wedding hall.

Inside, Beckett and Janelle were sharing a kiss on the altar.

He was the last target I tried to win over.

Now, that mission was officially a failure.

When I was reborn into this world, the System made a deal with me. If I could make just one of the four designated male leads love me within twenty-five years, I would get a second chance at life in my original world.

Yet after twenty-five long years, I hadn't won over a single one.

Perhaps the universe never wanted me to survive in the first place.

I turned around and walked away, heading straight toward the busiest overpass in the city.

The System had stated that since I failed, I had to end my own existence.

Watching the relentless stream of traffic below, memories of the past twenty-five years flooded my mind, full of the cold indifference from those four men.

Every single one of them had turned against me because of Janelle.

Janelle was the golden protagonist of this world.

The System told me not to blame myself, explaining that as the main heroine, she naturally drew the male leads to her side.

I looked up at the blue sky. Just because I was reincarnated as a disposable side character, was I doomed to fail from the start?

Forget it. There was no point in dwelling on it anymore since death was already waiting for me.

I closed my eyes and stepped directly into the oncoming traffic.

A split second later, the deafening screech of brakes tore through the air.

Then came a man's furious roar.

"Hadley, if you're going to fucking die, don't do it in public!"

I opened my eyes and saw Harvey, my biological brother in this world.

He was one of the four targets assigned by the System.

The System had told me that if I raised his sibling affection score to a hundred percent, my mission would succeed.

Instead, his heart had been stolen away by Janelle. He was head over heels for her.

When Janelle claimed I hired men to assault her, Harvey believed her without a shred of doubt, hating me with a burning passion ever since.

Harvey dragged me into his car and sped toward the nearby riverbank.

He hauled me out onto the gravel and struck me across the face with a brutal slap.

"Don't pull your suicidal stunts in public. You'll only make innocent drivers pay for your pathetic death."

"I picked this spot for you. If you want to die, drown right here. Go on, get it over with!"

My head spun violently from the blow, and my ears rang as I struggled to stay on my feet.

This wasn't the first time I had attempted to end my life in front of him.

Back then, his eyes were only on Janelle. I had desperately used death to make him care, hoping he would listen to my side of the story. I hadn't actually wanted to die.

So now, he assumed this was just another empty threat. He was certain I wouldn't dare go through with it.

"Harvey, what are you doing here?"

"Why aren't you at Janelle's wedding?"

"Did you run out here for me?"

I looked up at him, unable to hide the bitter tremor in my voice.

He was at the wedding venue only moments ago. Did he follow me because he saw me leave and feared something might happen?

A tiny, pathetic sliver of hope lingered in my chest.