He Cheated, So I Drank the Love Potion Myself Chapter 02

He Cheated, So I Drank the Love Potion Myself Chapter 02

After I drank the potion, I stood there for a moment, waiting to see if I’d feel any different.

Nothing seemed to have changed.

But I had seen its effect on Reed with my own eyes in my last life, so I didn’t doubt its power.

Some changes aren’t visible on the surface.

As the thought crossed my mind, my stomach growled.

Right. I hadn’t eaten anything since this new life began.

I walked out of the bedroom.

The living room lights were on, the dining table laden with food.

I froze for a second before the memory rushed back.

The moment I’d returned to was our sixth wedding anniversary.

In my last life, that day had been a nightmare.

I’d spent hours getting ready before going to Reed’s office.

In front of all his coworkers, I begged him to come home for dinner.

As I left his office, the looks I got were a mixture of pity and scorn.

But back then, I couldn’t bring myself to care.

Because Reed had agreed.

After I got home, I cooked an entire feast.

All his favorites.

French onion soup, beef Wellington, mussels in white wine, a Caesar salad.

I had poured my entire heart into it.

I thought if I could just be perfect enough, I could win him back.

Looking at that table of food, I’d even allowed myself a flicker of hope.

I had pictured the look on his face when he walked through the door.

In the end, I sat in that cold dining room all night.

Reed never came home.

He spent the night with his mistress.

That was the sixth-anniversary gift he gave me.

That night felt endless.

I cried. I waited. I shattered.

And in the end, I used the potion.

Because I couldn’t bear the feeling of waiting alone until dawn ever again.

Looking back now…

Why did I put myself through that?

It wasn’t as if he was all I had.

I still had me.

Now, looking at the same table of food, my feelings were entirely different.

I wasn’t waiting for anyone.

I wasn’t nervous.

I had only one thought.

I was starving.