Seraphina’s POV
No matter how often I reminded myself that I’d been reborn... but deep down, I was still the sa.
The sa girl from the past, who was timid and fragile!
And right now, I was again being weak. Like how I used to hide and let others dean .
But not this ti.
This second chance was a gift for , and I couldn’t waste that.
If I wanted to survive and to live... then I couldn’t afford to be a coward anymore.
"Seems like you’re the one who is ntally disturbed," I said coldly, doing my best to stay calm. "Maybe you should be in the hospital instead of ."
Her eyes widened in fury. "How dare a wench like you talk back to !" she scread, stepping forward with her hand raised like she was about to slap .
But I moved before she could touch ... I sidestepped smoothly before she could reach .
I couldn’t help but chuckle at her actions and turned toward her.
"You say I belong in a ntal hospital," I said in a sharp tone, "yet here you are... screaming, and throwing a tantrum in public. Who’s the mad one now?"
"Security! Where is the security?!" the girl shouted when she had nothing left to say to .
Two guards rushed over soon after she called. One of them was an older man who looked at both of us. "Yes, Miss? What’s going on here?"
"Throw her out!" she snapped as she pointed at . "She was banned from this mall before! Don’t you rember?"
Banned?
I froze for a second. What did I ever do to deserve that?
The older guard looked uncomfortable. I didn’t know why he was acting this way.
Even when I entered the mall, he was looking at . But I ignored that.
Then his eyes t mine, and sothing rushed over to my mory lane.
I knew this man.
Damn! It seed like I knew almost everyone but couldn’t recognize them.
"Miss Lia," he said carefully, "that was in the past. We can’t just throw soone out like that anymore."
Yes! Now I rembered him.
He was the sa man... the one who had helped before when I was thrown out from here and was getting humiliated. He’d been the only one to show kindness.
Lia’s face turned red with anger. "So, now you’re on her side? Do you even know who I am?"
"Yes, Miss," the guard said, his voice firm but calm. "We know. But we also know what’s fair."
Lia was speechless. She looked stunned and furious.
I took a small step forward and looked her in the eye. "Scream all you want. Say whatever you like. But I’m not that weak girl anymore."
Lia’s eyes widened. The people around us began to whisper, watching the scene unfold.
But this ti... I wasn’t the topic of their discussion; rather, it was Lia herself.
"I rember your na, old man!" Lia hissed in anger through her gritted teeth and turned on her heels. "Just wait. I’m going straight to the manager. Let’s see how long you keep your job after this!"
Her heels clicked loudly as she stord away in rage.
What’s wrong with her? I thought as I watched her leave.
It was one thing to hate , but dragging others into it was pure evil! Why talk about taking soone else’s job?
I clenched my fists.
She didn’t even know how much that guard’s small act of kindness had ant to in the past. And now she wanted to take his job away from him, just because she couldn’t humiliate like before.
But what should I do?
How could I stop her from doing all such things to that man?
There were only a few people in my life who had shown kindness, and I didn’t want anyone to suffer because of that.
I had already seen what happened to Emma in my previous life and how cruel they could be just for being associated with . The mory still sent a chill down my spine.
I was still racing my mind about what to do, and at last, the one na that ca to my mind was ’Lucien’.
I pulled out my phone as my hand trembled slightly. I was about to call him, but my fingers froze above the screen.
What would I even say? That I was being humiliated again? That I couldn’t handle it alone?
I didn’t want to sound weak. But... I needed him. I needed soone to stand beside just this once.
So instead of calling, I opened our chat and typed a ssage.
’Mr. Lucien, can you please co pick up from the mall?’ I paused, swallowed my pride, and added, ’I have pinned my location. If you could co soon... I’d really appreciate it.’
I hit send and stared at the screen, hoping and praying that he would show up.
"There she is! That’s the girl!"
I was still staring at my phone screen when I heard Lia’s loud and sharp voice, which sounded far too smug.
I looked up slowly. She had returned, but this ti she wasn’t alone.
There were three or four n in suits behind her. They looked clean and had sharp eyes. They didn’t look like ordinary staff to . No, they were definitely from the higher-ups.
My chest tightened at the sight.
Why? Why all this fuss?
I had just co to look around and stepped inside quietly like any other custor. And yet now... it felt like I was standing trial in the middle of a mall.
"You’re here again!" one of the suited n stepped forward, pointing a finger directly at .
His voice bood across the space. "How did she even get in? Didn’t we make it clear—anyone who looks like her is banned from this mall!"
"And who gave you the right to say that?" A cold voice sliced through the tension. It was low and commanding, yet terrifyingly calm.
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