“I'm thinking of opening a shop under your name. I’ll handle the investment and the operations, so all you have to do is design and make the clothes. We can talk about profit splits as we go.”

Juella’s expression went blank.

Her mind spun at the out-of-nowhere proposal. She had no idea what any of this was supposed to be.

Camilla smiled at her—pretty, effortless.

“Do it with me. I’ll make you rich.”

“......”

Juella’s eyes shook nonstop as she stared at Camilla’s hand extended toward her.

But her hesitation didn’t last long. Her face hardened.

“...You’re seriously annoying.”

Juella clasped Camilla’s hand tightly.

Before she knew it, a faint smile had formed at the corner of her own mouth.

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“I'm thinking of opening a shop under your name. I’ll handle the investment and the operations, so all you have to do is design and make the clothes. We can talk about profit splits as we go.”

Juella’s expression went blank.

Her mind spun at the out-of-nowhere proposal. She had no idea what any of this was supposed to be.

Camilla smiled at her—pretty, effortless.

“Do it with me. I’ll make you rich.”

“......”

Juella’s eyes shook nonstop as she stared at Camilla’s hand extended toward her.

But her hesitation didn’t last long. Her face hardened.

“...You’re seriously annoying.”

Juella clasped Camilla’s hand tightly.

Before she knew it, a faint smile had formed at the corner of her own mouth.

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Someone already organized it, so I’m bringing it over. The world’s gone insane.

Actress Sia Lee was stabbed by an assailant.

But the attacker turned out to be Sia Lee’s biological father. Apparently he was investigated a few years ago too for demanding money and threatening her.

After that he got a restraining order, but instead of reflecting, he supposedly held a grudge and planned this (source: “people close to the case”).

Sia Lee barely managed to contact her manager. She was transported to the hospital, but she’s currently in a coma.

The suspect was caught on the scene immediately and is currently being investigated.

The suspect claims he’s innocent, saying Sia used “superpowers” on him...;; They’ve requested a psychiatric evaluation and a drug test.

Sia Lee has previously revealed she was abused by her father as a child and confessed she had an unusual family background.

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What the hell! That’s a dad?!

Lord! I’ll send that one guy to you. Please forgive me.

How can someone wearing human skin do that? Is he even really her father?

Please do the psych eval properly! I really hope he doesn’t get out on diminished responsibility!

➥ Our Sia unni is going to be okay, right? Sob!

➥ Does anyone know what hospital she’s in? Please tell me.

➥➥ Even if you know, going there would be a nuisance.

Under a father like that, our actress Sia Lee grew up so well. Kids these days who blame everything on their environment should reflect a little.

➥ Yes, grandpa. Go chant your “back in my day” at home.

Superpowers! Oh! What if it’s actually real?

➥ Sure, you can go get your psych eval with him.

The internet was in an uproar over the news that Sia Lee had been stabbed and taken to the hospital.

Every top search term was filled with words related to her.

“Sia, how are you feeling?”

“I’m okay.”

Contrary to what the world believed, Sia Lee was in much better shape than you’d expect.

It was true that she’d lost consciousness when she was taken in, and it was true she’d had surgery—but she woke up immediately after the operation.

And now, she could even move around lightly.

“What about that man?”

“He’s still talking nonsense. Something about how you used some bizarre power to stop him from moving.”

“.......”

“Don’t worry about it. This time, there’s no way he gets out like last time. This is attempted murder, plain and simple!”

Hyunseok, her manager, was furious in a way that didn’t match his usual gentle demeanor.

When he got Sia’s frantic call, he didn’t even remember how he managed to drive to her place.

And when he went inside with the police and saw Sia collapsed in a pool of blood—he’d nearly lost his mind.

“I’ll look for housing with better security. We should’ve moved you sooner.”

“Yeah. Take care of it, oppa.”

“Everyone’s worried. I pushed the drama filming schedule back as far as possible, so don’t worry about anything—just focus on recovering.”

“Okay.”

“I’m going to talk to the doctor for a minute.”

“Okay.”

After Hyunseok left, Sia picked up her phone again and searched for articles about herself.

As she read the comments, a faint smile bloomed on her lips.

It was such an unfamiliar experience—having someone worry about her, having someone get angry on her behalf.

It made something warm and soft swell up inside her, and she couldn’t stop herself from smiling.

“Hah...”

Still, she didn’t know what would happen to the man called her father.

Judging by how bad the public sentiment was, it didn’t seem like he’d be released easily.

“No one actually believes that, right?”

The “superpowers” he was claiming.

Unlike that world, this world didn’t have magic, so everyone seemed to treat it like ridiculous nonsense.

“That’s good... but.”

She was still a little uneasy.

What if someone did start to suspect something because of that?

For a while, she should probably avoid using the System to attack or defend against anyone.

“I think I got some points again this time.”

Right before she collapsed, she remembered seeing a notification that she’d been awarded points for safely completing <Emergency Quest: Defeat the enemy!>.

When she opened the System, sure enough, she had four points.

System

Name: Sia Lee (Camilla)

Agility: B Stamina: D (Decreased due to special circumstances. B+)

Looks: S+ Acting: A (EX)

Singing: B (A) Charm: B+ (A+)

Remaining Points: 4

“Hm. Acting again, I guess?”

She was still nowhere near Sia Lee’s acting skill.

So she should probably pour everything into acting again.

She didn’t know when she’d be able to act with real ability, without help from the System.

She needed to catch up—fast.

“I wonder how she’s doing over there.”

After dealing with the man called her father, she suddenly thought ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) of Sia Lee—the one who originally owned this body.

How was she living with her family over there?

That family wasn’t exactly easy either.

“Hah...”

The cold eyes people used to look at her with in that world rose up in her mind, and Sia hurriedly shook her head.

Pointless thoughts.

I’m not Camilla anymore.

She lifted her phone again and went back to reading the supportive comments people had left.

DING- DING-!

“Huh?”

Something flickered in front of her eyes.

It was what she saw whenever the System had a notification.

When she noticed the red light flashing, Sia tensed slightly.

System notifications had a few set colors—and red meant urgent.

Is someone trying to hurt me again? Nearby?

She quickly opened the notification window.

System(ง˙∇˙)ว!

A notice from the Soul Management Bureau!

A choice has been given to you by Mr. Dorman, who was once a soul administrator.

Your life has been truly difficult.

You, who have no good memories at all from childhood!

So we have prepared something for you!

Life Reset

“...Reset?”

Starting over from the beginning?

As if answering her question, the System continued.

System(ง˙∇˙)ว!

Life Reset

You will erase your entire current life and receive a new life.

A good family, a good home.

A life overflowing with good fortune will unfold.

However, all memories you have accumulated until now will be erased.

You will be reborn as a young soul who knows nothing.

“...I’ll be reborn?”

Sia read the System’s text again and again.

In other words, she would escape everything she was living through now and gain a new life.

All the painful memories of suffering in that world would be wiped clean, and she would be reborn as a young soul who knew nothing—meeting a new family.

“A new family...”

A family?

Me?

Not a sick family that hated her, despised her, and even tried to kill her?

“Family...”

Sia kept repeating the word.

It felt unfamiliar, and yet it made something inside her ache with longing.

And at the same time... it felt warm.

System(ง˙∇˙)ว!

Time to Choose

You stand at a crossroads given only once in your life.

The time you have been given is 168 hours.

167 : 59 : 58

Only one week.

The time displayed in the System window began dropping rapidly.

So she had to make her choice within that time.

At the very bottom of the notification window, large letters flashed bright.

System(ง˙∇˙)ว!

Yes

or

No

“......”

Did a question like this really need a whole week?

“My choice is...”

Sia’s hand slowly moved toward the flashing letters.