The Heiress Revived from the Ashes (Lauren Bennett) novel Chapter 398

Chapter 398 No Forgiveness in This Lifetime

Lauren picked up the receiver. On the other side of the glass, David lifted his own.

Before she could say anything, David’s trembling voice came through.

“Lauren, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. I never should’ve hurt you for that bitch Sharon and that bastard Willow. I really know I was wrong. Can you forgive me?”

Lauren let out a cold laugh. “I see. If I’m not mistaken, David… you’ve remembered your past life, haven’t you?”

David’s eyes were full of guilt, his face etched with regret.

After getting thrown into prison, beaten day after day, he finally awakened memories from his previous life.

He could now understand the torment Lauren had suffered behind bars.

He hated himself–hated that he hadn’t awakened sooner, that he hadn’t remembered the truth from the moment Lauren was born.

But no, it had to happen only after he landed in prison. When it was too late.

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Way too late. He had already been sentenced to death. There was no longer any way for him to make it up to Lauren in this life.

God, if you let me awaken… was it just to punish me?

Tears of remorse fell from David’s eyes as he looked at Lauren through the glass.

“Lauren, I know my sins are unforgivable. I’m not asking for much. Just… please forgive me, okay?”

Lauren looked at him coldly. “Forgive you? You think you deserve that?”

“David, look how generous I’ve been. You’re in prison, and I still came to visit. Unlike your Bennett family, who left me rotting in prison for five years without a single visit. Compared to all of you, I’m far too kind.”

David flinched at her mocking words. Pain gripped his chest.

“Can’t you… just give me one chance? I’m about to die…”

“You committed crimes. Isn’t death exactly what you deserve?” Lauren’s eyes sharpened, her voice full of disdain. “What, you want to guilt–trip me with morality now? You were the one who doomed my life in the last one. I want you to pay for it through countless lifetimes. This is only your second. Why would I forgive you so easily?

“Let me be clear. I came here today just to see how miserable you’ve become. And judging by the look of you, seems like prison’s been treating you just right. Good. After all, your Bennett family always said, ‘It’s just five years in jail. What’s the big deal?‘ Right, five years wasn’t a big deal for me, so you go ahead and get a taste for yourself. Most people never get the opportunity.

“And once you’re done with that… you can go die. If you’re ever reborn, I’ll say it again from the bottom of my heart–may you never have peace for the rest of your lives.”

David’s pupils dilated. His entire body shook.

Lauren hated him.

He knew he had committed an unforgivable crime. But hadn’t he already paid the price? In his past life, after his stroke left. him paralyzed, he’d been dumped in the mountains and tormented until death.

Hadn’t that repaid the debt?

Why couldn’t she forgive him?

He was sentenced to death in this life too. Wasn’t that enough?

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Chapter 398 No Forgiveness in This Lifetime

Why did she still have to curse him through lifetime after lifetime?

David sobbed uncontrollably. “Lauren, I know I was wrong. Why can’t you just forgive me?”

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“I’ve paid for everything I did–last life, this life. Isn’t that enough? If I get another chance, I’ll be a good father. I swear. Please, believe me…”

But no matter how much he cried, Lauren remained cold as stone.

Forgive?

No. That wasn’t forgiveness.

Forgiving the one who hurt you was cruelty to yourself.

Wounds didn’t fade with time. They just became old scars–permanently carved into her soul.

So, no matter the lifetime, she would never forgive.

Lauren smiled at him. “David, you have zero credibility with me. You once said I was bullying Willow and that a dog could never change its ways. Well, today I’m giving those exact words back to you. People like you–filthy to the core–could live ten lives, a hundred lives, and you’d still be scum. You deserve to die painfully

“No–please don’t say that, Lauren. Please… just give me a chance.”

David practically begged.

But Lauren had already set down the receiver.

She stood, turned, and walked away without sparing him a second glance.

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