Chapter 1

My nine fiancés all jumped to their deaths after wearing the antique watch my mother gave them at their engagement parties.

No matter how the watch was dismantled, nothing unusual could be found.

The police repeatedly took my mother in for questioning but could never find any problems.

After the news broke, my mother's watch went viral online.

Countless people wanted to buy the same model to investigate, but it was priceless and unavailable.

As a result, I was branded as cursed and had to move away from my mother.

Two years later, when I got engaged to my tenth fiancé,

I saw that familiar watch on his wrist again as we exchanged rings.

When I took my ninth fiancé, Lucas, to the engagement party, I repeatedly told him not to wear the watch my mother had given him.

But Lucas pinched my waist dismissively,

"Honey, why are you so nervous? It's just a watch."

"If I don't wear it because of some imaginary superstition, wouldn't that make a bad impression on your mom?"

With that, he ignored my protests and immediately put on the watch my mother had given him.

I trembled all over and quietly counted down three numbers,

"Three, two, one..."

As the last number ended, the watch had made a full rotation.

Lucas, who had just been boasting that he was fine, suddenly turned pale.

The next second, he rushed to the window and jumped straight down,

Splattering into a bloody mess in front of everyone's eyes.

Everyone ran downstairs, frantically taking photos and fighting over the watch.

After experiencing eight deaths, I was almost numb to such scenes.

But Lucas's departure still pierced my already battered heart once again.

I turned back to look at my mother, who remained calm, and asked shakily,

"You promised me you wouldn't give Lucas that watch!"

"It's been nine times now. I'm your daughter! Do you know what people are saying about me out there?"

Hearing this, my mother raised her lip corner disdainfully.

Her makeup had gotten thicker in recent years.

When she laughed, a lot of powder would be squeezed off by her wrinkles,

Making her appearance in my eyes increasingly terrifying.

"Lucas came to ask me for the watch himself. It has nothing to do with me."

"But his fate wasn't strong enough to withstand my watch. His death was his own choice."

The police quickly arrived and once again took the life-taking watch away for research.

They were excited, "The Lu family knows a lot about mysticism. Maybe this time we can really find out something."

Everyone was waiting for an answer, wanting justice for them.

The Lu family also started a live stream online, with hundreds of thousands of viewers watching the watch examination.

The mechanical watch was no different from ordinary watches, except that it would only rotate once before breaking down.

The Lu family speculated from various angles and searched through all the ancient books they had brought.

But after three full hours, they still came up empty-handed.

The internet exploded, "Nine lives have been lost and they still can't figure it out. What kind of watch is this mysterious?"

"Yeah, I just hope their daughter stops dating and hurting others. One dies after another, who can bear that?"

Looking at these comments, the tears I had been holding back for so long

Finally flowed out uncontrollably.

My mother had somehow come up behind me, "Are you going to keep being angry with me?"

Seeing that I didn't respond, she slammed the dinner on the ground with a sullen face.

"You don't even eat when dinner goes bad. Did Lucas affect you that much?"

I gave her a bitter smile, "Mom, aren't you afraid after taking so many lives?"

"Why does that watch make them commit suicide?"

Hearing this, my mother frowned, "Their deaths have nothing to do with me. The watch is normal, so of course I'm not afraid."

My tears flowed again as I turned away, not wanting to hear any more.

Then I left home with my already packed luggage, without looking back.

"Mom, I just want to live a normal life, but you keep hiding things from me."

"Since that's the case, you might as well pretend you don't have a daughter from now on."