Irresistible After Rebirth

"I will do you the last honor of serving you the poison myself," Edith said and forced Velma's mouth open, then poured the contents down her throat. Velma coughed out the drink, kicking the cup out of his hand in a fit of anger, which angered him, and he slapped her across the face. Velma saw the hatred in Edith's eyes and was horrified that, after five good years, he still hated her so much. She dreaded the thought of dying right there in his hands. Edith took the bottle of poison and forced the contents down her throat, then grabbed her shoulders tightly and whispered into her ears. "You can have a nice life with your lover in hell," he smirked and pushed her to the floor, leaving her to die. Velma lay lifeless as the poison kicked in, with tears in her eyes, reflecting on her life as his wife for the past years. He had never acknowledged her as his wife and had always looked down on her, despite the fact that she had given him and his family all of her inheritance and wealth. She had done everything she could to love and satisfy him, but he had never treated her right. She took her last breath and gave up the ghost. ~ Velma's eyes opened faintly, accompanied by intense pain in her head. She attempted to speak, but her voice came out as a tiny whisper. She slowly turned her head and realized she was not alone in the room, so she paused to listen to their conversation. "She could die if we leave her here; you need to take her to the hospital for better treatment," the first voice said, and Velma recognized it as her sister-in-law, Doris. "We do not have the money to waste on her minor injury right now; we have spent enough taking care of her husband," her mother-in-law, Felicia, replied in a hostile tone. "Let's go and have lunch if we are not taking her to the hospital, then. I can't stand the smell of her room," Doris said again. "We will come back in the evening to see if she has really died and have her body buried next to her father," her father-in-law said in a low, mean tone as the three walked out of the room, waiting for her to die. The sound of a mosquito buzzing in her ears caused Velma to open her eyes after some time, and she suddenly remembered that she had been poisoned. "What is going on?" she asked herself and held her stomach but felt no pain. She sat up on the bed. She took a few seconds to realize she was back in her dumpster-sized room, where she had lived for years as the Maddox family's invisible daughter-in-law. "Why am I back here?" Velma wondered, perplexed. How come she was still living in hell after her death? "Clap!" She slapped her cheek, feeling the pain from a mosquito bite, and realized that she was neither in heaven nor dreaming. She was really back in the prison she was most terrified of. Velma rushed out of bed and made her way through the dirt in the room towards the bathroom. She stood in front of the dusty mirror and stared at her familiar old face. "Am I back in the past?" she shouted, perturbed. She touched her long hair and screamed with joy. She jumped around for a few seconds before coming back to her senses and looking into the mirror again. She came out of the bathroom and went to find her phone. She scurried around the room looking for it and finally found it under the bed. Checking the time, Velma saw that it was the year 2019, which meant she was back in time by four years. Suddenly, the memories of the things that had happened in the past returned to her. "5th of August," she read, wondering why she had returned to this particular year. She sat down to remember clearly. "That's right." Velma stood up from the bed. Around this time, she had just married into the Maddox family, and her husband had gotten into an accident soon after, which had left him bedridden for six months. After he returned, he not only supported his family's evil acts against her but also started to maltreat her and kept her locked up daily until her best friend, Silva, came to rescue her but ended up losing his life because of her. Tears fell from Velma's eyes as she remembered those painful memories, and she sank to the floor. She was a fool to have fallen in love with Edith and married him despite the fact that he didn't love her. She had even endured a lot of humiliation to earn his trust so that she wouldn't end up getting divorced. Velma stood up from the floor after a few minutes and wiped her eyes. Now that she was lucky enough to be given a second chance by God, she had to take revenge on Edith and his family. Every one of them who had caused her pain in the past was going to regret ever messing with her. Velma entered the bathroom again and took a long bath despite the cold water. She used the last of the body cream in her room, pushed the dirt aside, and stepped out of the room. "What is taking so long for the food to be ready?" Doris shouted impatiently at the maid, who immediately apologized and started serving the food. The three of them sat down at the dining table and were about to dig into the food when they saw Velma walk up behind them. "What!" "You're up? I thought you were really going to die this time," Doris said nonchalantly and placed the plate of eggs in front of her. "I thought you were dying. Were you pretending so we could waste money on you?" Felicia lashed out at her and scoffed. "Come and eat something. You look so skinny," Maddox said and asked the maid to set up a table for her. Velma watched as they made awful comments about her and shook her head slowly before taking a seat. "Uncle, I am back," Betty announced as she stepped into the room and stopped when she saw Velma. Velma also turned around, horrified to hear a voice she despised so much. It was Betty, her stepsister and also her husband's secretary, who later became pregnant for him and made her file for a divorce. "Sister, you are awake," Betty said in her usual soft and kind manner and sat next to Velma. She had gotten the job with Edith through Velma, and because of her lovable nature, she became a part of the family in no time and even came over whenever she was free. "How are you feeling now? I was so scared when you didn't wake up for a long time and thought maybe you were dead," she cried, making a scene. In the past, Velma would have thought she really cared and played along, but now she knew better. "Why would you think I am dead? I was just a little sick," Velma told her and pushed her hands away. "Sister, are you angry because I wasn't here to take care of you for the past few days? I am so sorry. It's because I was busy taking care of Edith that I couldn't make it here often," she said with tears in her eyes. "Velma, how can you be so shameless? She has been taking care of your husband for so long while you just stayed at home. What right do you have to criticize her?" Doris yelled and immediately started to console Betty. "You don't have to feel bad. She is just a bad woman," she said. "Don't say that, Miss Doris. I am sure Sister doesn't mean it that way. It is my fault for..." "What exactly is your fault?" Velma cut her off, unable to go on listening to her nonsense. "Huh?" "Why exactly are you apologizing to me? You don't owe me anything," Velma said, and Betty was lost for words.

"You think you have done nothing wrong? You didn't take care of your husband and let your sister bear all the burden of taking care of him," Felicia snapped at her. "Edith is also your son. Why don't you stay at the hospital to take care of him?" Velma yelled back at her, surprising everyone. "Have you gone crazy? Did you just raise your voice at me?" Felicia asked, shocked. "I was sick for days without any proper treatment, and you are blaming me for not taking care of my husband?" Velma said, wondering why she hadn't noticed their hypocrisy in the past and had just kept following their orders. She must have been so desperate to satisfy them and make them like her that she had forgotten herself. "Keep quiet and stop talking at the dining table!" Maddox shouted at everyone. "Betty, take a seat and have lunch with us," he invited, and Betty nodded, still looking at Velma. "I won't be eating lunch with you all. I have somewhere to be," Velma announced and stood up from her seat