Second Chance to Fly Chapter 1

Before dying, my childhood sweetheart said he would leave his entire inheritance to his first love.

"Sarah, she's different from you. You're a maid, but she's a dancer. She's been elegant all her life; she needs money to live comfortably for the rest of her days."

"Besides, if you hadn't staged that car accident back then, she and I wouldn't have been separated."

"You used your kindness to demand repayment and ruined my entire life."

"If I could do it all over again, I'd rather be a cripple than have anything to do with you."

He was full of grievances, yet he never mentioned that I missed two college entrance exams to save him.

Later, to help him recover, I gave up my dream of aerospace engineering and switched to nursing.

I signed the agreement to waive the inheritance and nodded softly, "Okay."

When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day of the college entrance exam, right when he was racing his car to win back his first love.

I pretended not to know anything.

In this life, I don't want to have anything to do with him either.

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As soon as the morning exam ended, my dad grabbed me and quickly ran back to the car.

He started the car, while my mom was responsible for explaining.

"Do you know about Ethan dating early? Today is the college entrance exam, but that girl broke up with him. Ethan..."

I didn't need to hear the rest; I knew it clearly.

Just like in my previous life, Ethan got into a car accident while chasing his girlfriend and lost the use of his legs.

The only difference was that this time, I watched Ethan go to his doom with my own eyes, then continued to finish the afternoon exams.

When we arrived at the hospital, two doctors had just wearily come out of the operating room.

"The accident was too severe, and the rescue was delayed a bit. He's alive, but there's a high probability he won't be able to stand up again. If recovery isn't good after surgery, amputation might be necessary."

Upon hearing this, Ethan's mother, Mrs. Wen, burst into tears.

Mr. Wen supported her, his face also full of grief.

My parents stood there, stunned.

"It's a pity Ethan studied so hard for so many years, only to have an accident at this critical juncture."

My dad signaled my mom to shut up with a look.

After Ethan was wheeled out, the four parents surrounded him.

Only I stared blankly at my own hands.

Slender and long, without calluses, nor the swollen and deformed joints from touching cold water for a long time.

I was truly reborn, and the two exams I took in the afternoon were also real.

In my previous life, Ethan's first love, Mia, broke up with him on the day of the college entrance exam.

To win her back, Ethan didn't hesitate to take Mr. Wen's car and chase after her.

Seeing this, I was worried about Ethan's safety, so I followed him.

But I witnessed that tragic car accident with my own eyes.

To send him to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible, I missed the two exams in the afternoon. I, who usually scored nearly 700 points, only got over 400 points in the college entrance exam.

I wanted to repeat the year, but Ethan suddenly knelt and confessed his love.

He said, "The doctor said if you hadn't risked danger to pull me out of the car, both my legs would probably have been amputated."

"You gave up two exams for me and missed the aerospace major. I am willing to be responsible for you for the rest of my life, if... if you don't mind me."

Years of secret love suddenly had a sequel at this moment. For a while, I didn't even know how to react.

"Then, what about Mia?"

Ethan's eyes were full of hatred, "If it weren't for her, how would I have become like this!"

"I hate her too much!"

After hesitating for a day, plus the change in college entrance exam policies, and Ethan claiming he couldn't leave me, I agreed.

Missing my favorite major, I enrolled in nursing to help Ethan stand up again.

For the next few decades, I had been helping Ethan with rehabilitation training.

He said he didn't like outsiders coming into the house, so laundry, cooking, massage, and rehabilitation were all done by me alone.

I took care of him meticulously until he stood up again.

He was unwilling to be mediocre and wanted to start a business, and I was the one running errands for him.

But on the day his business succeeded and he held a celebration banquet.

I heard him ask his assistant, "Did you invite the dancer named Mia to be my companion today? Did you invite her?"

The assistant nodded but hesitated, "Mr. Wen, what about the madam?"

Ethan looked at himself standing straight in the mirror and sneered.

"Madam? She's just a maid."

I stood behind the door, clutching my dress in humiliation.

Perhaps God opened his eyes, and Ethan ended up in the ICU again due to complications.

But before he died, he left all his inheritance to Mia.

He even transferred the only few hundred thousand dollars in my name to Mia.

"Sarah, she's different from you. You're a maid, but she's a dancer. She's been elegant all her life; she needs money to live comfortably for the rest of her days."

"Besides, if you hadn't staged that car accident back then, she and I wouldn't have been separated."

"You used your kindness to demand repayment and ruined my entire life."

"If I could do it all over again, I'd rather be a cripple than have anything to do with you."

After working hard for half my life, I became a penniless pauper who only knew how to do rough work.

In my previous life, I had already paid the price for being love-struck.