**Chapter 4: Destiny**

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After some thought, I decided to write down what I know so I can take action. I won’t do anything foolish like trying to change my destiny. I’ll live my life to the fullest. My dream has always been to become a successful businesswoman, open my own café, and explore the world. So in this life, I will fulfill that dream. Let’s get started on my mission for a happy life.

The first thing I need to do to earn money is sell my jewelry. I asked Serana to show me all the jewelry I have. Serana looked at me with a shocked expression and said, "My lady, you were never interested in jewelry before."

"Do what I say," I replied.

As I started to look at everything, I realized I only had ten pieces of jewelry, all of which were gifts from my family. My initial thought was that I am doomed. How am I going to start my café with just this? I then asked Serana to show me my dresses. I searched through them hoping to find some hidden jewelry, but all the dresses were simple and elegant, unlike the magnificent, jewel-encrusted gowns described in the novel.

Suddenly, I spotted a dress adorned with jewelry that had been gifted to me by the Duke. I gathered all the jewelry and asked Serana to take me to the store.

Serana prepared the carriage, which was beautiful. After seeing the carriage, I thought the ride couldn’t be that bad, but, as described in the novel, it was worse than I expected. I missed  car and  my phone a lot.

Thankfully, we arrived at our destination and went to the store.

Store Owner: “How may I help you?”

Alara: “I want to sell some jewelry.” (I separated the dress’s gems from my jewelry.)

I signaled to Serana to give the jewelry pouch first, followed by the gems. We received a decent amount of money for the jewelry. Now it was time for the gems. They looked expensive.

Store Owner: “I’ll give you $500 for the gems.”

Alara: “I think you’re mistaken. These gems are very valuable. They were a gift from my father.”

Store Owner: “No, ma'am. These gems are first copies. They’re not real.”

Alara: *Pfft! Hahaha!* You damn Duke, you son of a—*sob, sob- *I will kill you*

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