A Second Life, A New Power novel Chapter 2

Demi remained in the hospital for three days. She should have been able to leave after she woke up, but because she had first arrived at the hospital with an abnormally high body temperature—and had self-healed too quickly—a group of experts from the hospital had insisted on researching her blood.

After extensive tests, it was confirmed that there was nothing unusual, so they reluctantly allowed her to leave.

…

As the sun began to set, Demi suddenly appeared outside the gate of a courtyard—she had used teleportation.

Demi took a deep breath and pushed open the gate.

This was Margaret Moone's home. Margaret was the elderly lady who had raised her.

Demi was a daughter of the Pitts. As for why she carried the family name "Moone", it was because she was abandoned in the countryside for some reason, where she had suffered hardship at the hands of her adoptive parents.

At the age of nine, her cruel adoptive parents had planned to sell her to a fool as a child bride, but she had managed to escape.

Later on, Margaret, who had been scavenging, had taken her in.

When Demi was 15 years old, she was found and taken back by the Pitt family.

However, Ana, the adopted daughter of the Pitts, was greatly affected by this incident. She fell ill and even thought about suicide.

Thus, the Pitts discussed this with Demi and decided to have her pretend to be a housekeeper in the household before officially acknowledging her after some time.

Demi waited for a year, but even after her death, the Pitt family never acknowledged her.

The courtyard was quiet. When Demi pushed open the door, she saw her grandmother lying peacefully on the bed.

Margaret's face was ashen, and her frail body beneath the blanket was reduced to skin and bones. Her breathing was also faint.

Demi didn't need to diagnose her to know that Margaret was ill and in an unconscious state.

In Demi's previous life, Margaret's health had already been poor even before Demi had gone with the Pitt family. Margaret suffered from countless major and minor illnesses, but she had never gotten any proper treatment as they had no money.

In her previous life, Demi had stayed with the Pitts not only because she had longed for familial affection but also to earn money to treat her younger brother and Margaret.