My Sister Loved My Husband – And Killed Me For Him Chapter 1

My sister wanted to kill me, and the moment my mother stepped forward to help her, I stopped struggling.

Later, my sister had plastic surgery to look exactly like me. She sat in my bedroom, waiting for my husband to return.

My parents hoped she and my husband would live happily ever after, enjoying wealth and fortune.

I just laughed—because they had no idea how terrifying that man really is.

Today is the day Liam Hawthorne returns from overseas.

He’s been out of the country for over two months, and I’ve already been dead for a week.

My sister, Nina Dawson, nervously stood as Liam entered the house.

“Liam, have you had dinner yet? I had the housekeeper make your favorite—pumpkin soup.”

This should’ve been their first time meeting.

Yet Liam didn’t seem to notice that his wife had been swapped.

Nina had really done it—altered herself from head to toe to look exactly like me.

Liam handed his suitcase to one of the staff and rubbed his temples. “I’ll have a bowl.”

Nina smiled, perfectly mimicking my gestures and mannerisms, exactly as she’d seen on hidden camera footage.

Following behind Liam, she entered the dining room. “Mrs. Jenkins, get a bowl of pumpkin soup for Mr. Hawthorne.”

Liam glanced at her briefly.

Though there were plenty of staff, I had always preferred to do things myself.

I never felt comfortable ordering people around, even though I’d been living in Harbor City for almost two years now.

Before I married Liam, I lived in a quiet rural town in South Carolina.

And truth be told, Nina was supposed to be the one marrying Liam.

The Dawsons and Hawthornes had been close for generations. The Hawthorne family was second in influence in Harbor City—nobody dared claim first.

Years ago, our grandfathers had arranged for a marriage between Liam and Nina.

But after both passed away, Liam’s family was betrayed in the business world.

Liam’s father, in a last-ditch effort, tried to revive the old engagement, hoping the Dawsons would come to the rescue.

But my father had already been courted by other powerful players, ready to divide Hawthorne Holdings, caring little for past loyalties.

The Hawthornes went bankrupt. Liam’s father died shortly after, and his mother vanished from Harbor City with Liam and their butler.

Two years ago, Liam returned with Hawthorne Holdings, crushing every major player in the city.

Anyone who had wronged the Hawthornes wasn’t spared—either left buried in debt or sent to prison.

Businessmen quietly thanked their stars that this was happening domestically. Liam’s ruthless reputation abroad was notorious.

By the time the Dawsons were nearly bankrupt from Liam’s moves, my father remembered the old marriage agreement.

Nina, fearing Liam’s wrath, begged me to take her place and marry him instead.

My father, like many businessmen, was deeply superstitious.

On the day Nina was born, my father landed a major deal, one that propelled the Dawson family to new heights.

But on the day I was born, the deal went sour, and the Dawson family lost half its fortune.

He believed Nina brought him luck, while I brought him ruin.

If it hadn’t been for my grandfather, who fought to keep me alive, I’m certain my father would’ve drowned me at birth.

Instead, he told everyone I was ill and sent me “overseas” to recuperate.

The truth? I was abandoned in a small southern town, raised by a blind widow.

Nina’s name symbolized peace and safety, while my father named me “Early Death.” He hoped I would die young and not curse the family’s fortune.

The widow, who cared for me, pitied me and secretly changed my name to Sarah.

Though I escaped an early death, I still ended up dying young.