Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Everyone screamed in panic . " Sophia ! Move ! Get out of there ! " But I was still trapped in those traumatic memories , completely unable to snap out of it . So Ethan shoved me out of the way - and the knife went straight into his stomach instead . Charlotte looked shocked when she realized she'd stabbed the wrong person . " Ethan ! I'm sorry ! I didn't mean to hurt you ! " But then her expression turned vicious again . " It's all that bitch's fault ! If it wasn't for her , you wouldn't be hurt , Mom and Dad wouldn't have abandoned me , and you'd be marrying ME ! " Even as she was talking , her hands kept moving - she stabbed him seven or eight more times . Ethan's face went deathly pale . " Charlotte , even if Sophia didn't exist , I would never marry you ! " " That's impossible ! " She ignored him completely and came at me again with the knife . " Sophia ! Snap out of it ! " Being pushed down by Ethan finally jolted me back to reality . Looking at this woman who'd torn open my old wounds and created new ones , I was absolutely furious . When she lunged at me with the knife , I easily dodged and grabbed her wrist , twisting hard until she dropped it . " Charlotte , you're such a pathetic idiot ! " After I got her under control , the police - who someone had called earlier - finally arrived . The officers quickly restrained Charlotte and took her away . We rushed to the hospital . Marcus just had some cuts that needed bandaging , then he was fine and went to give his statement to the police . But Ethan had been stabbed seven or eight times - he'd lost way too much blood and fell into a coma . After his surgery , I sat by his bedside constantly . Visitors came and went , updating me on Charlotte's situation . She was sentenced to ten years for assault and invasion of privacy , but during her pre - trial detention , the officers noticed she was acting erratically . After evaluation , they found she had severe mental illness . While this got her out of prison , she was committed to a psychiatric facility instead . She'd probably never get out . Ethan was unconscious for a full week . Then one day , the hand I was holding suddenly moved . 10-17 The Real Daughter's Comeback : Playing Victim to Victory 88.9 % Chapter 9 I immediately woke up and found a nurse , trying to keep my voice down in my excitement . " The patient in room 101 is awake ! " After a bunch of tests , the doctor said he'd be able to go home in a few more days . That night , he stroked my hair to comfort me and told me about the dreams he'd been having . " I saw you in my dreams . You looked so pitiful - it was snowing , but you were barefoot , and then you collapsed . " " I wanted to save you , so I kept running and running toward you . Then it got light and I woke up . " His story was kind of rambling and confused , but I started crying because that's exactly how I died in my past life - collapsed on the street and froze to death . After Ethan recovered , we had another wedding ceremony on some island in the Pacific . But this time , it was just our immediate families . Ever since Ethan told me about that dream , I sometimes wondered if maybe his soul from my past life really had somehow crossed over to save me . But I never asked him about it . I was so happy with everything I had now - I was terrified that if I questioned it too much , this dream might end too . I didn't want to wake up .