

A Second Chance With Mr. Right
After dying tragically in a basement along with her unborn child, Luna Wood wakes up to find herself given a second chance at life - right on the day the Garner family comes begging for a marriage alliance to save their crumbling empire. Having loved Seth Garner for ten years only to be cruelly betrayed and killed by him, Luna is now determined to seek revenge and rewrite her fate. This time, she refuses to marry the heartless Seth and makes a shocking proposal that leaves everyone stunned: she'll marry his paralyzed uncle Ryan instead. As secrets unravel and true intentions are revealed, Luna discovers that things - and people - are not always as they seem.Chapter 1 Chapter 1
"Lulu, Seth does actually like you very much as well. He'd be delighted if you could marry into our family." I jolted awake, and the sincere expressions of Mr. and Mrs. Garner appeared in my line of vision. In an instant, I realized that I had been reborn. Mrs. Garner held my hand gently and smiled as she said, "I know that you've had a crush on Seth for ten years. If our families had a marriage alliance…" My parents chuckled awkwardly. They both knew that the Garners were only here for a marriage alliance because they were on the brink of bankruptcy. They needed my family to inject ten billion in funds. However, they also knew that I was hopelessly in love with Seth Garner. They felt that it wouldn't be a bad thing if I could marry him and fulfill my wish. However, I now wanted nothing more than for him to die. I recovered and interrupted Mrs. Garner. "I don't want to marry Seth." Everyone's gaze swung abruptly toward me. They seemed shocked that I would refuse the marriage, as I had followed Seth around like a lovesick fool for years. Mrs. Garner looked at me in shock. "Lulu, did you and Seth get into an argument? I'll give him a scolding when I get back." I shook my head. "There's no need for that." Harry Garner thought for a moment. "Is it because of Ashley Turner?" When I didn't say anything, he sighed. "Ashley is just a low-income student that our family is funding. Seth only treats her well because he pities her. Don't worry. I'll send Ashley away as soon as I get home. She'll never appear in front of Seth again." He had said the same thing in my past life, but it had only made Seth hate me. He felt that I had forced Ashley to leave. That was why Seth had allowed me to be tortured by other people on the night of our wedding. After I found out, he imprisoned me in the basement and forced me to have the child, just to bet on whose child it would turn out to be. When my parents realized that something was wrong and came looking for me, Seth revealed the video of our wedding night. He had said to them with a look of hatred on his face, "This is your precious daughter! She's disgusting!" My parents had been heartbroken after watching the video, and both of them had fallen sick and taken to their beds. Seth hadn't shown any guilt at all. Instead, he had brought Ashley to me and looked scornfully at me as he said, "When your parents die, I'll take over Wood Corp and give it to Ash as a gift to make things up to her." I had despaired and died during childbirth. At the memory of it, I trembled with anger and blurted out, "Seth isn't worth marrying." Upon hearing what I had said, Harry looked displeased. "Our family may not be in the best condition right now, but if your family is willing to invest, I can guarantee that you won't make a loss!" He wasn't lying. After my parents invested ten billion and revived the Garners, their business had gotten better and better. Our family had earned more than 100 million in profits without having to lift a finger. I wasn't going to turn down the chance of getting money. I said coldly, "I will enter a marriage alliance with the Garners, but not with Seth. I'll do it with Ryan Garner." There was a sudden silence, which lasted for a few seconds. Harry shot to his feet. "Did you say Ryan? He's paralyzed! He can't even stand! Is this some kind of joke?" Dad hastily tried to dissuade me. "Lulu, don't be silly!" I patted the back of Dad's hand gently so that he wouldn't panic.
Chapter 2 Chapter 2
Although Ryan was Seth's youngest uncle, he was only four years older than Seth. The two of us were practically childhood friends. However, he had lost the use of his legs in a car accident, after which we had gradually grown apart. In my past life, he had been the first one to discover me after Seth imprisoned me in the basement. He had called out again and again, "Don't be scared!" At the same time, he had repeatedly smashed the door. I had seen clearly that he wasn't paralyzed. When Seth arrived at the scene, he and a bunch of men beat Ryan half to death. I remembered Seth demanding viciously, "Uncle Ryan, why didn't you die when I got them to run you over? "You wanted to take my dad's business, and now you want to take my woman! How could you be such an asshole?" Ryan hadn't gotten angry. He had even knelt down in front of him. "Let Lulu out, and I'll do whatever you want!" Seth sneered and banged Ryan's head against the wall. It thumped loudly again and again. I would never forget what Ryan had said. "Lulu, I've looked for you for so long." Therefore, choosing Ryan was not a rash decision. As for Seth, I would make him pay the price! Breaking free from my reverie, I looked at the Garners. "I've considered it thoroughly, and I want to marry Ryan." When they saw how firm I was, they did not try to dissuade me further and agreed. After making the decision, I breathed a sigh of relief. I decided to go to Ryan's bar to look for him. However, I saw Seth and Ashley at the entrance to the bar. Seth saw me, and his smile immediately turned into a look of impatience. "Luna? Why are you so annoying? Why do you follow me wherever I go?" His friend, who was standing behind him, laughed loudly. "I told you she would come tonight! I bet that she'd kneel and lick Mr. Garner's shoes if he told her to!" Seth grinned slyly and gave me a calculating look. He lifted his foot. I felt revulsion rise up inside me, and I circled around him coldly. "Move aside." Seth was startled. When he had recovered, he grabbed me forcefully. "Luna, I already know that you're holding the investment funds over me for the marriage alliance. What kind of act are you putting on now? You don't think that I'll take a second glance at you just because you're pretending to act aloof, do you?" I glanced impassively at him and said truthfully, "I don't want to be in a marriage alliance with you." Seth was silent for a moment, but he suddenly jeered scornfully. "You don't? Garner Group has already received an investment of ten billion from your father. How can you still say that you don't want to be with me? Don't you know how demeaning it is for you to beg me to marry you?" I nodded. "I do know. That's why I won't marry you." When Seth realized what I was saying, he stood still, looking stunned. Finally, Ashley spoke up beside him. "Seth, I'm guessing that Luna doesn't want to see me. If you don't marry her, Garner Group will… forget it, I'll just go." Seth let go of me abruptly and turned to take Ashley into his arms. "She's nothing! Even if she marries me like she wants to, I don't love her. Be good, Ash. We'll go and take wedding photos tomorrow. In my heart, you're my wife." The onlookers all let out wolf whistles when they heard him and began teasing Ashley and calling her "Mrs. Garner." Seth glanced triumphantly at me, as if he were waiting for my reaction. In the past, he had loved watching me get humiliated. However, I did not react at all. "Marry whoever you want. I don't care." Just as I was about to leave, Ashley blocked my path. "Luna, drop the act. The media released reports this afternoon about the marriage alliance between the Woods and the Garners. "I don't mind about the fact that you sent thugs to humiliate me, but I'm begging you, please be good to Seth in the future…" The truth about those thugs was that Ashley had orchestrated the entire thing. She had framed me to make herself look pitiful. I had tried to defend myself, but Seth just did not believe me. Now, I could not be bothered to explain. Seth's expression darkened. "Why are you pleading with her? She's the kind of woman who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. She can never compare with you." He warned me. "Marrying you is just for the sake of our mutual benefits. If you bully Ash again and I find out about it, I won't forgive—" Before he could finish, I looked up and cut him off. "Alright. I've got it. If that's all, I'm going to leave." I headed into the bar without looking back. Mrs. Garner? In a few days, Seth would have to address me respectfully as his aunt!
Chapter 3 Chapter 3
I walked into the bar and headed straight for the room that was furthest in the back. I pushed the door open and saw Ryan, who was in his wheelchair. He had his back to me as he asked, "Why didn't you choose Seth?" I did not even pause to think and just bent down to kiss him on the lips. "Don't you want to marry me?" His Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and after a moment, he said in a low voice, "I do." … The next day, Mrs. Garner sent someone to take me to the Garners' mansion. She told me that the brides of the Garner family all wore the same wedding dress and had always done so. She wanted me to get my measurements done. The butler carefully retrieved the wedding dress from a redwood cabinet, and his eyes filled with joy. "When Mr. Ryan sees you in this wedding dress, he won't be able to look away.""What did you just say?" The familiar voice made my heart skip a beat. Seth had appeared at the top of the stairs, and Ashley was following him. She looked smugly at me. The butler was about to speak, but I cut in. "Nothing." Seth stared at me for a few seconds before he sneered. "Don't think that you can act like the mistress of the house just because you're about to marry me." He snatched the wedding dress out of my hands. "You can have this wedding dress after Ash has worn it." The butler's expression changed abruptly. "Mr. Seth, this wedding dress is the Garners' family heirloom. Only the brides of the family can wear—" Ashley suddenly started crying. "Just as I expected, you're far more manipulative than I am! As soon as you came, even the servants started to speak to me like this…" Seth pointed at the butler and demanded angrily, "Are you going to disobey me? Get Ash's measurements first!" I took a deep breath. "No." The wedding date for Ryan and me was already rushed as it was. I had no time for their antics. I reached out to take the wedding dress back. However, before I could even touch it, Ashley suddenly screamed and fell backward. She tumbled down the stairs. Ashley lay at the foot of the stairs, blood trickling down her forehead. She was as pale as a sheet, and she pointed a trembling finger at me. "You… why did you push me?" Seth immediately ran downstairs to pick her up. He ran outside without looking back, screaming her name, "Ash!" Ashley had put on clumsy acts like that many times in the past, but Seth always believed her. I sighed and got ready to leave, but my phone suddenly started vibrating. It was a message from Ryan, telling me that he was waiting for me at our usual spot. My mood lifted at once, and even my footsteps seemed lighter. However, just as I walked out of the front doors of Garner Manor, Seth yanked me into his car. I frowned. "What are you doing?" I struggled and tried to get out of the car, but he pinned me down hard. "Ash is bleeding. Go and give her a blood transfusion.""Are you crazy?" I cried out. "That little scratch of hers has probably already healed before we even get to the hospital! Let me out of this car!" When Seth saw that I had taken out my phone and was about to make a call, he grabbed it and tossed it out of the window. "Luna, you've married me like you wanted to. Why did you do this to Ash?" The car was about to move, so I shouted, "Seth! I faint at the sight of blood, and I'm anemic! I'll die if I donate blood!" Seth snorted. "Don't try that act with me. It won't work." We soon arrived at the Garners' private hospital. Seth dragged me to the blood transfusion room and told the nurse, "Take her blood, hurry! Take as much as Ash needs!" When the first needle plunged in, I jolted violently, and my vision began to blur. I found myself lying weakly on the floor, and I had no idea how much time had passed. I wanted to ask a doctor for help, but I realized that I was the only person left in the blood transfusion room. Seth had taken all the medical staff with him to take care of Ashley. Just as I thought that I was about to die, a strong pair of arms suddenly scooped me up. "Don't sleep! Don't sleep, Luna!" I opened my eyes and saw Ryan, whose eyes were red. "I came too late." He took out an exquisite diamond ring and put it on my ring finger. "Marry me, Lulu." That was when I realized that he had asked me to meet him at our usual meeting spot to propose. He had said that we should go through all the necessary steps, and I had agreed. He made a call, saying, "Let's bring the wedding forward and have it tonight." I was slightly surprised. "Ashley has the wedding dress." Ryan laughed softly, and he looked fondly at me. "Don't worry. I've prepared everything for you." That night, I appeared at the hotel wearing a wedding dress that was the only one of its kind in the world. Seth rushed to the scene, looking impatient. "Are you going to mess with me like this just because I asked you to donate blood? You're just jealous because I was keeping Ash company. Now I've rushed back. Are you happy?" As soon as he finished speaking, Ryan's voice rang out behind him. "Seth, how could you be so rude to your aunt?"
