Shadows of the Nightshade The new Dawn

Sophie Wilson loved Daniel Carter for a lifetime.

As she neared the end, Daniel held her hand, tears streaming down his face.

She thought it would be a final confession of love.

But then Daniel sighed, "Sophie, being your husband this lifetime was exhausting. I just want to live with Lily in Seaside Village as a plain fisher."

In that moment, Sophie forgot how to breathe.

The Lily he spoke of was the fisherwoman who found him years ago in Seaside Village. She lied, claiming to be his wife, and kept him hidden, living as a couple.

When Sophie found him, Daniel, who had lived in poverty for so long, remembered everything. He didn't spare Lily Harvey a glance and returned with Sophie to the Carter family.

He gave her a grand wedding, promising to stay by her side forever.

But now, as Sophie lay dying, her husband told her he regretted it.

1

Sophie went to the city hall as the first thing after her rebirth.

"Hello, I'd like to know if I can replace a lost marriage certificate," she said.

She watched the clerk, tense and hopeful.

Every second of waiting felt like torture.

Daniel's words from her deathbed echoed in her ears.

She desperately needed to know it was a dying delusion or the truth.

"Sorry, ma'am," the clerk looked up, polite. "There's no record of your marriage in the system. You were never registered."

"No… registered marriage?" Sophie repeated the words softly, her eyes burning.

She lowered her head and smiled.

Of course.

The Carter family had fooled her from the start.