Reborn to be Truly Loved

Nine years ago, Charlotte Green bound herself to a companionship system to save her sister. The system sent her to Eric Lorvis, a man adored by fate, to pursue him while posing as mute. When he finally relented, his condition was cruel: reshape herself to resemble Emily Spencer, his first love. Charlotte borrowed money for surgery, molded her tastes to his, and catered to his every need, yet he treated her as no more than a housekeeper.

On her birthday, their seventh wedding anniversary, Eric returns at 1:30 a.m. and drags her from sleep, furious that she did not wait up. He orders her to run his bath, then pulls her close, and she notices a lipstick mark on his chest. She signs that she is on her period; he lets her go in disgust, then laughs on the phone with Emily. Brian Spencer calls to accuse her of upsetting Emily and demands she divorce Eric.

With only thirty days left before the system ends her task, Charlotte learns her body will be programmed for a terminal illness to ensure a natural departure.