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I’m Claire Hoffman. Even though I knew my husband Zane Hoffman had faked his death and assumed his brother Aiden Hoffman’s identity, I chose to stay silent and didn’t expose him.
Instead, I found Colonel Nathan Welch and told him that Zane was dead, requesting that Zane be removed from the military
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In my previous life, after Aiden died in an accident, Zane resolutely abandoned his lieutenant rank and impersonated Aiden, all to take care of Aiden’s wife, Arya Hoffman.
When I recognized him as Zane and confronted him about why he was impersonating Aiden, he coldly denied it and roughly shoved my hand away.
He said, “Claire, I know Zane’s death has been hard on you, but you can’t treat me like I’m Zane just because he’s gone!”
He protected the fragile Arya, pushed me into the bone–chilling river water, and warned me not to harbor any delusions.
My five–year–old daughter Lily Hoffman cried and asked why Daddy didn’t want her anymore, but she was locked in her room to “reflect,” starving for three whole days and nights.
Zane’s mother Mary Hoffman called me a curse and threw Lily and me out of the house.
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Meanwhile, Zane spread rumors everywhere that I’d gone crazy, claiming that right after my husband died, I was lusting after my brother–in–law Aiden.
In the end, I was despised and scorned by everyone, dying in a daze while holding Lily.
When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the day Zane impersonated Aiden.
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“Claire, please accept my condolences. I never expected Zane to die so suddenly…” Zane looked at me with red–rimmed eyes, his gaze filled with sorrow.
Looking at Aiden’s corpse being carried in, I let tears flow naturally and called him “honey.”
Aiden’s face was deathly pale, clearly lifeless.
He and Zane looked identical, so no one suspected that Zane had switched identities with him.
After crying for a while, I wiped my tears and said, “We can’t keep the body here long. We should send it for cremation quickly so Zane can rest in peace.”
Zane immediately nodded in agreement, seeming even more
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eager than I was to dispose of the body.
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As I watched him move the corpse, I noticed a thin scar on his hand.
In my previous life, it was this very scar that confirmed the living person was Zane.
This time, I just pretended I hadn’t seen anything.
In my past life, when Zane and Aiden went out on a disaster relief mission, Aiden accidentally injured the back of his head and died on the spot.
To take care of Arya, Zane didn’t hesitate to abandon his lieutenant rank and impersonate Aiden.
Outsiders couldn’t recognize Zane’s deliberate mimicry and were easily deceived.
However, as a wife who lived with Zane day and night, I recognized him immediately.
I desperately questioned why he would impersonate Aiden and abandon our mother and daughter.
But Zane remained coldly indifferent, vehemently denying it, and roughly pushed me away.
He said, “Claire, I know Zane’s death has been hard on you, but
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you can’t treat me like I’m Zane just because he’s dead!”
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I couldn’t believe it and kept pressing him, but Zane directly pushed me into the icy river.
He stood on the shore, protecting Arya, coldly watching me struggle in the water.
He said, “Even if you’re my brother’s wife, I won’t let you hurt my wife!”
Arya hid behind Zane, calling me shameless and saying that right after my husband died, I was trying to steal her man.
I ran a high fever for three days and nights, with only Lily by my side.
She cried and asked Zane why he didn’t want her anymore.
But Zane accused Lily of spouting nonsense at my instigation and immediately locked her in her room.
I was sick for three days before recovering slightly, while Lily had been starved for three whole days and nights.
Mary cursed me as a jinx, saying I had killed her son, and threw Lily and me out of the house without even leaving us any clothes.
In the bitter cold, I desperately pounded on the door, begging
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I heard his cold voice: “Claire, you’re crazy to think I’m Zane. You can’t face reality anymore. Stay away from me.”
The neighbors believed his words, saying I was mentally unstable and actually mistaking Aiden for Zane.
Holding Lily with nowhere to go, cold and hungry, I eventually froze to death on the street.
Thinking of all this, a fire of rage burned in my heart, making me want to drag this whole family down with me.
Watching Zane’s back as he eagerly rushed to have Aiden cremated, I thought coldly: “Since you’re so determined to be with Arya, then I’ll grant your wish and let you be this ‘Aiden‘ forever.”
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