Rebirth Into My Second Chance novel Chapter 300

Claude chuckled softly, ruffling my hair as he spoke, "He won't be coming back, will he?"

The shock hit me like a freight train, reminiscent of the last time I faced Hannah Price's treachery, trying to rescue those girls from the orphanage. That's when Max left Crestview, and Richard had said Max wouldn't return.

"What did you do to him?!" I demanded, gripping Claude's tie tightly and glaring at him with all the intensity I could muster.

"Claire, weren't we just fine without him in our previous life?"

I had suspected others might have been reincarnated, but it never crossed my mind that Claude had too.

"In my last life, all I wanted was everything the Hilton family had. Back then, Max wasn't in the picture yet. But when I watched Max manipulate Alan into taking his own life, I realized the real adversary was Max."

"But in my previous life, while I was busy fighting for the Hilton family's legacy, I didn't notice how much you suffered because of me. I won the Hilton family but lost you. You died, and Uncle left with you. Only then did I realize how much someone could love you. I couldn't accept that, Claire. You were mine, and so was the Hilton legacy. Even in this life, I feel the same. I thought I earned the Hilton family through my hard work, only to find out Uncle tossed it aside, and I merely picked it up! It's an insult!"

His long-planned scheme spanned two lifetimes of resentment.

I pressed my lips together, unsure of what to say.

Caught in this lifetime-spanning battle, his ambition was vast—he wanted both power and me.

When we arrived at the courthouse, I realized Claude wasn't joking.

Now, it was up to Kate to find Allen Ramsey because if Max was overseas, he wouldn't make it in time to save me.