After being reborn, I helped my boyfriend pursue true love.
Chapter 1
My boyfriend’s college mentee got into deep
trouble with some loan sharks.
I told Mark, my boyfriend, to stay out of it,
but that girl, Ashley, ended up popping a
bunch of sleeping pills because of those
thugs.
Mark acted like nothing happened and went
right ahead planning our wedding.
Then one night, he got hammered and started
stroking a picture of Ashley, real emotional.
He forced me to swallow a whole bottle of
sleeping pills.
Г
He said it was all my fault she offed herself,
because I was so cold, selfish, and heartless.
Well, now I’m back, and I’m not getting
involved in their drama. Not this time.
- 1.
“Honey, how much cash do you have on
hand? Ashley’s got some real goons at her
door. We’re pretty tight, you know? These
guys are saying if she doesn’t pay up, they’re
gonna sell her off.”
I was stunned for a second, still feeling that
old lump in my throat. This was it. Mark’s
hand clamped down on my sleeve, real tight.
I’d been given a do–over, a reset to that day
when Mark wee b
when Mark was hitting everyone up for cash
for Ashley.
Ashley. His mentee. Sweet–faced, gentle, the kind of girl who looked like she’d stepped out
of a painting.
Only, her dad was a gambling addict. He
racked up a ton of debt with some seriously
shady people, then killed himself when he
couldn’t pay. Now, his precious daughter was
being hunted down.
Truth be told, Mark treated me well. Everyone
knew he was head–over–heels for me.
So, last time, when he was running around
–
trying to bail Ashley out saying she was like
a little sister and he couldn’t watch her get
dragged through the mud — I didn’t read
–
But Ashley’s dad owed, like, millions. Getting
your hands on that kind of cash is tough, plus
these were mob–type guys. Get mixed up
with them, and you could end up dead.
Of course, I didn’t want my soon–to–be-
husband getting caught up in all that. I
handed over my savings to Mark, told him to
back off from Ashley’s problems, and focus
on our wedding.
Then Ashley took a whole bottle of sleeping
pills.
I felt bad when I heard. Such a young life,
ruined by a deadbeat dad.
Mark seemed bummed for a minute, but he
didn’t say much else.
Г
What I didn’t see coming was that he’d
actually kill me for Ashley.
Now, staring at Mark’s worried face, I just
kept replaying his last words to me.
“I told you, Ashley and I, it wasn’t like that.
Why? Why couldn’t you help her?
“Your family’s loaded, right? You rich folks
wouldn’t understand how desperate she was.
You’re so damn selfish, Pam!
“You could just watch her die? How could I
marry a cold–blooded snake like you?
“You rich people are all the same!”
I almost laughed. My family makes a good
living, and I’m an only child, so my parents
weren’t exactly thrilled about me dating Mark.
They were hoping I’d marry someone in our
own league. They cut me off, thinking I’d
cave.
And Mark? He held it against me that I didn’t
go crawling to my folks to save his precious
Ashley.
Millions of dollars? Was I supposed to sell
everything I owned to make those two happy?
