Chapter 11 I sat on the couch, watching Alex make himself completely at home as he wandered through each room of my apartment. When he finally sat down, I asked in a flat tone: “How did you even find me? Victoria’s gonna come after me if she knows you’re here.” As for how Alex knew where I was, I didn’t even bother asking.. With his resources, tracking me down wouldn’t take much effort. “I didn’t marry Victoria this time around. You don’t need to bring her up anymore.” My breathing stopped when I heard Alex say “this time.” What did he mean by that? Could it be what I was thinking? “It’s exactly what you’re thinking. Ever since the day you said you wanted to open a restaurant, I’ve been having dreams every night. At first I thought they were just dreams, but as the plot developed, I realized they seemed to be things that had actually happened.” So that’s why Alex suddenly cut ties with Mr. Kim. And Candy’s address–Alex was the one who had someone leak it to Mr. Kim’s wife. All of this happened less than two weeks after Alex started having the dreams. My heart went cold as I formed a new understanding of Alex. “So what? Your dreams have what to do with me?” Even if Alex remembered everything, so what? My death wasn’t directly his fault, but he definitely played a role. He wasn’t the type to feel guilty about anything. So I never expected any kind of compensation from him. “I’m sorry. Even though it all happened in the past life, I still need to apologize to you.” I pressed my lips together, having no idea how to respond. “Making you leave was just a temporary measure. I’d figured out that Victoria was planning all kinds of ways to make your life hell.” When I still didn’t say anything, Alex actually sighed–rare for him: “You probably don’t know this, but in the past life, Victoria and I got married after you left. I didn’t love her–it was just for business. But later I found out that Victoria had ulterior motives from the moment she returned. She conspired with one of Winters Corp’s executives to steal my shares. In the past life, she succeeded. I only found out before I died that the two kids she gave me weren’t even mine.” In my past life, my soul completely disappeared after Victoria had her second child. So I couldn’t judge whether what Alex was saying about later events was true or false. “None of that seems to concern me.” Chapter 11 I repeated that line again. Alex ignored it: “When I saw what you’d written in that recipe book, I knew for sure you’d been reborn. That also explained why you were so different this time around.” noveldrama“Even though I gave the book back to you, those words you wrote keep appearing in my mind. Over time, I realized that just thinking about you makes my heart ache.” “Ella, I’ve fallen in love with you. I fell in love with you a long time ago, before I even realized it myself.” If the me from my past life had heard those words, I would’ve been over the moon. But now, I just felt like life was unpredictable. “Alex, what exactly did you come here for today?” I didn’t want to listen anymore. The fact that even hearing Alex say he loved me didn’t stir any emotions proved I was completely over him. “This life is different from the last one. I’ve completely dealt with the Rockefeller family, and Victoria’s been sent abroad–she’ll never come back. So please, Ella, come home with me. I love you. I want to spend the rest of my life making it up to you. Marry me.”