In 1964

She was the daughter of a wealthy rice merchant. He was an orphan, a
writer who penned stories told to coolies at Boat Quay. Everything was
going against them, but they were in love. And till an untimely death
did they part. A tragic end.

1993

29-year-old author Ted Wong was a publishing phenomenon, prospering from
writing by churning out literary trash. Then an accident occurs…

Enigmatic Beryl Tham slams into his life. So real yet so unreal, so
cynical yet so romantic, so sad yet so beautiful, she seemed like an
uncompleted story from a previous life, begging for a second chance.

Using every ounce of his literary skill, Ted desperately tries to steer this story from its tragic end.

After a near-death experience, successful author Ted Wong decides to write a story about the woman who drove her car into him. Before long, he finds himself inextricably drawn into the story, using every ounce of his literary skill to steer the story away from its tragic end. But why should he bother when she has nothing he wants in a woman. Why should she bother when he has nothing she wants in a man? Perhaps the explanation lies in their previous lives. Perhaps we are all repaying a karmic debt when we fall hopelessly in love.

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Love, Fate, and Karmic Debts: A Novel of Tragedy and Second Chances

A Love Story Across Time

In 1964, she was the daughter of a wealthy rice merchant. He was an orphan and a struggling writer, telling stories to coolies at Boat Quay. Against all odds, they fell deeply in love. Yet fate had other plans, and an untimely death ended their story in tragedy.

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A Writer’s Life Turned Upside Down

Fast forward to 1993. Ted Wong, a 29-year-old bestselling author, was riding high on commercial success, though critics dismissed his work as “literary trash.” Then came an accident that changed everything.

Into his life crashes Beryl Tham—enigmatic, beautiful, cynical yet romantic, and hauntingly familiar. She feels like a fragment of an unfinished tale, as though carried over from another lifetime, demanding resolution.

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Rewriting Destiny Through Love

As Ted recovers from his near-death experience, he begins writing the story of the mysterious woman who collided into his world. But the more he writes, the more he becomes entwined in a love story that feels eerily familiar—one he desperately wants to rescue from another tragic ending.

Why should he care when she embodies nothing he desires in a woman? Why should she care when he offers nothing she seeks in a man? Perhaps the answer lies in previous lives, where unfinished love and karmic debts bind souls together across time.

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A Tale of Reincarnation and Romance

This novel explores timeless themes of love, destiny, reincarnation, and karmic connection. It asks whether love is merely chance—or whether every relationship is part of a greater cycle of repayment, loss, and longing.

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