Chapter 1We Shared a Twin-Destiny System, Then She Was Gone Forever

To save me from terminal cancer, my best friend Sophie and I bound ourselves to the Twin-Destiny System.

We successfully captured the hearts of the two Sinclair brothers, becoming the envy of high society.

But seven years later, I was left discarded and despised by both my husband and my own son. Meanwhile, Sophie was sent to prison simply for 'bullying' her husband's precious childhood sweetheart.

On the day of her release, she looked at me with hollow eyes. "Take care of yourself, Diana."

Then, she sprinted directly into the chaotic traffic. In a heartbeat, a speeding freight truck crushed her delicate frame into a million pieces.

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Sophie left this world without a single hesitation.

The sheer weight of the agony shattered my mind. The moment I saw her body torn apart on the asphalt, my heart seized, and the world went black.

When I finally opened my eyes, the man sitting beside my hospital bed was my workaholic husband.

Alexander Sinclair, the untouchable CEO of the Sinclair Empire.

It was the first time I had seen him in two months.

He shot me a cold, emotionless glance. "You're awake."

I ignored him entirely, ripping the IV from my arm and stumbling toward the door.

In the hallway lounge, his younger brother Sebastian was gently holding a photograph of his childhood sweetheart, his adopted sister Bella. A sickeningly tender smile graced his lips.

Seeing their nauseating display of affection brought Sophie's despair-filled eyes flashing back into my mind.

In that instant, every ounce of my rationality burned to ash.

I charged forward like a wild animal, lunging at Sebastian and slapping him across the face with everything I had.

Bella screamed, jumping to her feet. "Diana! What gives you the right to hit Sebastian?"

I answered by driving my palm into her cheek, sending her tumbling onto the leather sofa. "Don't worry, you little bitch. Your turn is next."

Bella looked up at Sebastian with tear-filled eyes. Her porcelain face was twisted into a mask of pure, pitiful grievance. She whimpered softly. "Sebastian..."

Sebastian instantly stepped in front of her, glaring at me. "Diana, have you completely lost your mind? I get it. This is Sophie's doing. That toxic woman must have poisoned your head with lies again!"

That bastard. Protecting his mistress was one thing, but using this moment to trample on Sophie's name was unforgivable.

I swung at him again, landing blow after blow as I screamed, "You drove her to her death, and you still have the nerve to blame her? You murderer! Sophie's only mistake was not dragging you two vile pieces of trash to hell with her!"

Sebastian froze, his face draining of color. "What... what did you just say? Sophie is dead?"

Of course. They didn't know yet.

Today was supposed to be the day she left prison, signed the divorce papers, and started a brand new life far away from the Sinclairs.

But Bella had deliberately gone to the prison gates to torment her, pushing Sophie into taking that final, fatal step.

Alexander grabbed my wrist from behind, his brows knitting in sharp displeasure. "Diana, stop this! Are you insane?"

I twisted out of his grip and slapped him squarely across the jaw. In his shocked eyes, I saw the reflection of my own deranged, tear-streaked face.

"What? I hit your precious brother, and suddenly you know how to intervene? Where were you when they were teaming up to torture my Sophie? Were you deaf, or just dead?"

Alexander's expression turned glacial.

"If she hadn't used underhanded tactics to drug Sebastian and force him into bed, he never would have looked twice at her. She calculated every step just to climb the social ladder into the Sinclair family. Now that she finally secured her spot as a Sinclair wife, why would she ever kill herself? Diana, stop letting her manipulate you."

Bella chimed in from the sofa. "He's right. I even heard someone say they saw Sophie walking down the street earlier today. Diana, she's playing you. You care about her so much, but she's just using you to tear our family apart. Her intentions are malicious."

A flicker of relief passed through Sebastian's eyes as he readily swallowed their lies.

His anger returned in full force. "I never realized just how deeply manipulative Sophie truly is. Diana, you tell her this for me. If she tries to drive another wedge between us, I will divorce her for real!"

Looking at the absolute hypocrisy of these three, a roaring fire consumed my chest.

Yes, Sophie had taken advantage of a chaotic situation to accelerate the marriage. But she wasn't the one who drugged him that night.

She offered herself to Sebastian solely to complete the System's mission faster, desperate to save my life. She only cared about keeping me breathing. She never gave a damn about the Sinclair fortune.

But the foolish girl had accidentally fallen in love with a monster.

I remembered her blushing face as she once told me, "Diana, marrying Sebastian is the best thing I've ever done. I'm going to give him a house full of kids and love him until our hair turns gray!"

And in the end? All she got was a heartless betrayal and hair matted with her own blood on the pavement.

The pain in my chest was so sharp I could barely breathe.

I slapped Alexander one more time, my voice trembling with raw hatred. "If you insult Sophie one more time, I will kill you."

Before the words fully left my mouth, a small shadow launched itself at me like a cannonball, knocking me hard against the floor.

It was my seven-year-old son, Oliver. He glared at me with pure venom. "Don't you dare hit my dad! Get out! We don't want you here!"