Richest Mogul

How could Skylar smile at a time like this? What was so funny?

Skylar's lips curled into a faint smile. "Something that didn't make sense to me before suddenly does now."

On her way here, Skylar had been pondering why Raven, who had no apparent connection to her, could know about her past life before she was reborn.

She even speculated whether Maisy might have possessed Raven. After all, scenarios like this were common in novels.

And reading too many stories like that could make one lean toward such explanations.

Otherwise, Raven's situation seemed inexplicable.

But upon seeing the bead bracelet on Raven's wrist, everything clicked.

"What have you figured out?" Raven frowned more deeply, feeling as though Skylar's words were riddles she couldn't untangle.

This meeting was supposed to be under her control, yet somehow Skylar had seized the upper hand.

"That bead bracelet-you didn't buy it, did you? Someone lost it, and you found it," Skylar said, recalling a detail from Raven's background. Raven had traveled abroad seven years ago.

When Skylar looked at the bracelet, she saw glimpses of its origin-the process by which Kevin created it.

When Kevin made this bracelet, he had just found out that Skylar was Viola's apprentice.

After calculating her birth chart, he foresaw her rebirth and some of her experiences. And, coincidentally, Kevin lost the bracelet he had created.

Raven happened to pick it up.

Because it was cursed, the bracelet carried remnants of Kevin's unresolved emotions and grievances.

At that time, he was consumed by his own confusion and obsessions, frequently crafting negative items. Anyone who picked up this bracelet would inevitably be influenced by it, leading to illusions and fantasies. However, it seemed that Raven possessed a certain innate sensitivity.

She began experiencing hallucinations and dreams under the bracelet's influence and eventually learned how to craft cursed objects herself.

This influence even instilled a growing hatred toward Skylar in her.

"Have you ever wondered why, despite us never meeting before, you've developed such intense hatred toward me?" Skylar's voice was calm, but her words landed like a hammer.

Raven froze. Her body stiffened as if struck by a sudden realization.

"If my guess is correct, you've been plagued by a recurring dream for years now. In this dream, I'm given a second chance to change my fate.

"You, on the other hand, can only watch helplessly as I defy destiny, rewrite my story, and rise to power as if trampling you on my path to revenge.

"This dream filled you with hatred, pushing you to seek vengeance against me.

"Through the bracelet, you learned how to create negative items that implant false memories. At the same time, the bracelet's influence made you believe you're Maisy."

Skylar's voice was steady, but every word struck Raven with increasing intensity.

For the past two years, Raven had been consumed by the belief that she was Maisy-the fake daughter of the Williams family who had been overthrown in Skylar's quest for revenge. That belief fueled her hatred, making her desperate to drag Skylar down from her pedestal.

She stared at Skylar in disbelief.noveldrama

She didn't expect Skylar to unravel everything during their very first meeting. This was supposed to be Raven's chance to confront Skylar from a higher position, but now the

tables had completely ove

"Are you telling me a story?" Raven pressed her lips tightly together, trying to calm herself and resist being led by Skylar's words.

That was what she kept telling

herself, but her fingers betrayed her

as they began fidgeting with the bracelet. The original engravings on

the beads had become faint over time, worn down by constant touch.

"You know very well if it's just a story. You wear that bracelet every day, letting it control your thoughts and emotions.

"In the past two years, you haven't been able to sleep more than three hours a night, have you?" Skylar asked.

Raven's face went pale with shock. She was speechless.

She had been seeking help from countless doctors in the past two years, but no one could solve her sleep issues. She could barely sleep at night.

Even when she did manage to drift off, she was haunted by endless nightmares. She would be trapped in a world where Skylar existed a world she couldn't escape during those dreams.

And she would wake up in terror each time.