The Ending She Read (And the One He Rewrote) novel Chapter 1

“Mom, where's my sister? You... you didn't just leave her, did you?”

In the shocked, clear voice of a child, Harriet's mouth twitched.

She had been single for her entire twenty-six years of life and hadn't even held a man's hand. Where did this big son come from?

Harriet blinked, her gaze unfocused for a moment.

Who was she?

Where was she?

On the steps in front of her stood a three- or four-year-old boy in a formal little suit. He was so handsome he looked like a child model from a commercial.

Behind the boy, a three-story white detached villa sat, low-key yet luxurious.

Looking up, Harriet saw the house number.

The Summit Villa No. 1.

Boom!

A loud explosion echoed in Harriet's mind.

So, she... she had transmigrated into a book?

“Archer...”

A gentle voice sounded from inside the villa.

Harriet's thoughts were interrupted. Looking up again, she saw a man walking out of the front door.

Wow!

Harriet's eyes lit up, momentarily dazed.

The man was over six foot three, his eyes cold and profound, his features sharp with a hint of mixed heritage, and a jawline sharper than her cleavage. Dressed in a crisp white shirt and black suit pants, he adjusted his Windsor knot as he walked out.

Her gaze fell on his long, straight, and bony fingers; as a self-proclaimed hand enthusiast, Harriet couldn't help but swallow.

Ever since they got married, she had been throwing tantrums. Even when he took a phone call, she suspected another woman was seducing him.

It only got worse during her pregnancy. The twins had nearly died in the womb.

Over the years, she had pulled all sorts of stunts, completely ignoring the kids and lacking any semblance of a mother.

For the first time ever, she offered to take them to the amusement park, but only took Seraphina and left Archer behind. And now, Seraphina was missing!

As if guessing Harriet's thoughts, Jason's eyes turned dark and heavy. “Did you lose her? Where did you lose her?”

The man's aura was freezing.

Her mind racing, Harriet quickly assessed the situation.

She had transmigrated to the exact moment the male lead was heading to the airport to pick up his first love. To stop Jason from going, she had abandoned her daughter at the amusement park. Thinking it was only for an hour or two, and with drivers, bodyguards, and extensive security cameras, she figured the girl couldn't really get lost. Not only would she find her daughter later, but she would also stop him from running to the other woman.

But things didn't go as planned. The daughter was never found. Jason, utterly disappointed in her, flew into a terrifying rage, calling her a venomous snake unfit to be a mother. That very night, he demanded a divorce and moved out of the villa.

On the night Jason treated his first love to dinner, Harriet took her son to the rooftop of the high-rise opposite a sky restaurant.