I Chose Someone Else During The Marriage Auction

I chose the right moment and stepped on the brake. I did not expect another car to suddenly speed up and hit me from the left.

There was a loud crash. My car was thrown five meters away. My head hit the steering wheel from the impact.

After a long moment, I slowly lifted my head. The first thing I saw was Zayn getting out of the car that hit me. He pulled Yara into his arms.

I was not far from them. I heard Zayn’s hoarse voice. “Why didn’t you avoid it? The car was coming at you! Do you know how scared you made me?

“I’m sorry, Yara. I didn’t mean to be harsh. I was just too worried about you.”

Yara bit her lip. Her voice shook. “I know. I was just too scared. Zayn, I thought I’d never see you again in this life.”

She broke into tears. Zayn quickly comforted her.

I stayed in the driver’s seat and watched them act like a loving couple.

I already knew Zayn loved Yara, yet the sight still made my chest feel tight with pain.

My head felt too heavy. It took me a lot of effort to get out of the car.

Yara seemed to have calmed down by then. She stopped crying. The only sound was the car door closing behind me.

Zayn heard the sound and finally remembered I was there. He let go of Yara and walked toward me.

That movement felt familiar. It reminded me of Zayn in my past life.

Before Yara returned, Zayn had treated me well.

When I cut my finger while chopping vegetables, he would drop his work and treat my wound immediately. When he knew I liked fried potato snacks but worried I would get sick from street food, he went to my favorite stall and learned the recipe from the owner. The day I was rear-ended, he rushed over just like this and checked me from head to toe.

What pulled me back to reality was Zayn’s raised hand. A sharp slap landed on my face.

The clean, sudden sound made one truth burn even deeper into my mind. Everything Zayn had ever done for me was never for me. It was always for Yara.

His expression turned dark.

“What now? The lesson just now wasn’t enough? You want to kill Yara?”

“Yara falling into the fountain has nothing to do with me. I’d never act that petty.” I gave a cold laugh as if something had just clicked in my mind. “Yes, I did want to run Yara over just now, just like you wanted to strangle me earlier. But I didn’t die, and Yara didn’t die either.”

Zayn was left speechless for a moment. I added, “If I remember correctly, there are surveillance cameras near the fountain. If you really want the truth, you should check the footage instead of listening to others.”

Zayn hesitated at my words. Yara noticed it as well. Her face turned pale. She pretended to feel unwell and collapsed to the ground.

“Zayn, I don’t feel well. Can you take me to the hospital for a full checkup?”

Zayn snapped back to attention. He looked at me, then turned and lifted Yara up.

After taking a few steps, he paused. His voice carried a faint trace of concern. “Yvonne, using your own life to harm someone else! You’re really foolish.

“I know you’re doing this to marry me. You want my heart. But I’ll tell you now. Even if I can’t refuse this engagement because of the rules, my heart will only ever belong to Yara. If you keep causing trouble, I’ll use other methods to cancel this engagement.”

After that, Zayn quickened his pace and did not stop again.

I turned and looked at the mirror. Blood was slowly running down my forehead.

Zayn did not care about visible injuries. He only panicked over pain that might not even exist.

He still loved Yara. He had never loved me.

But it was fine.

I had a second chance at life. I would never again throw myself at something hopeless just to win a man’s pitying love.