Chapter 2

2

I fell back onto the sofa like I had lost all gravity. The pain in my chest made my vision blur.

"You saw that, right? It's useless. He really doesn't love me anymore," I said to the System in my head.

The System seemed a bit regretful and let out a long, helpless sigh.

"Why... did he become like this?"

I understood the System's confusion. After all, it had watched us meet, get to know each other, and fall in love.

This man who now looked at me with pure hatred once held me in the palm of his hand. He had sworn to the sky, the clouds, the mountains, and the seas that he would never leave me. He had promised to love me with his life.

I clutched my chest and stared blankly at the ceiling. Even though I had realized the truth long ago, it still hurt.

"People change. Promises don't have an expiration date."

"But you'll die!" The System sounded anxious. "If you just hold on for one more month, the seven-year observation period will be over. You'll get a whole new life. We can't give up now!"

"Try one more time!" the System urged. "Just one month. You'll be free. Then, you can live however you want, and it won't matter who that man goes to!"

Those were the rules of this world. The fairy tale protagonists had to survive the seven-year itch together.