Reborn Rich: My Fiancé and Step-Sister Killed Me Once.
What if the only way to survive is to become exactly what they made you?
Arden Steele was a good person. She trusted the two people closest to her with everything, including her life. Her husband and stepsister took her money, her health, and eventually her life. She died believing it was just bad luck.
Then she woke up three years earlier.
This time, Arden isn't being good. She's being ruthless. She knows every betrayal that's coming and she's decided that if she can't stop fate's events, she'll damn well decide who they happen to. Her cheating husband? Her scheming sister? They wanted a victim. They're getting a villain instead.
The only problem is Jett Mercer. Stupidly rich, annoyingly perceptive, and completely unable to leave her alone. He's turning into something that scares her more than her enemies do, because she can plan around hatred. She's not so sure she can plan around love.
She came back to burn everything down. She just didn't expect to feel something warm in the middle of all that fire.
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Chapter: 87. The Shift ARDEN The knowledge was still sitting there when I woke up. I reached for my phone before I was even fully awake, which was embarrassing enough on its own. I pulled up his social media and just stared at it. The expo post was still there. There were comments in the thousands, still climbing, people tagging their friends and losing their minds over the fact that ShadowKnight had actually shown up somewhere in person. I put the phone face down on the mattress. I wasn't going to contact him. I had made my choices and I was going to live with them. But lying there in the quiet of my apartment I understood something I hadn't fully put together before. Every single time Jett had shown up for me, it was never just coincidence. I used to think it was a cruel joke, the way he appeared everywhere. It was one person finding every available way to show up for another person without ever being able to say it plainly. After I got reborn, at first, I dreaded it. It felt weird. Why was it
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Chapter: 86. ShadowKnight ARDEN The venue looked exactly the way I'd planned it. Better, actually. And I needed it to stay that way. Colby found me near the showcase area, practically bouncing on his heels. "Okay, pre-registration numbers are already breaking what we projected. Morning social traffic is insane. I think today is going to be massive." That's what we planned for." I was still moving, eyes scanning the floor. "As long as the competition rounds start on time the energy will carry itself." "Right, right." He fell into step beside me, scrolling his phone. "Oh. Oh, okay. You need to stop walking for this one." "I really need to check—" "SK just posted on his private account. He's coming today." I stopped walking. "SK?" Colby stared at me like I'd just asked him what a video game was. "You don't know who SK is?" "Should I?" I tried thinking about if that name came up during research for top players to invite but I remember I gave up on following that route after being turned down by a few re
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Chapter: 85. DistanceARDENMy stomach dropped. "Oh, sorry—I thought I'd be checked by Dr. Mercer?""Oh no, you were transferred." She handed me a card with directions. "Just sit in the waiting area until you're called."It felt like a punch to the gut. I took the card numbly and sank into one of the chairs in the waiting area.So much for all my dramatic reunion scenarios.My mind wandered to watching Jett walk away from the fountain at the venue after he saw Lucas kiss me. The way his jaw had tightened and the hurt that flashed across his face before he turned and left."Stupid," I muttered out loud, then immediately looked around to see if anyone had heard me. I bit my lip, trying to calm myself down.What was I expecting? Obviously he wouldn't want anything to do with me anymore after what he witnessed. And honestly, I deserved this."Arden Steele?"I followed a nurse down the hallway to an examination room. The doctor who entered a few minutes later was an older man with a warm smile that immediately
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Chapter: 84. Worst Case Scenarios ARDEN I arrived at the hospital for my genetic testing appointment, walking through the entrance with my mind already somewhere else entirely. I kept thinking about the text I'd gotten from Jett yesterday. Just a simple reminder not to forget my appointment, the time and nothing more. He never mentioned seeing me with Lucas at the orchestra show nor acknowledged what happened. The message felt clipped and distant as though he was deliberately creating space between us. It stung and hurt. But I didn't blame him for it. I'd put myself in this position. All I'd replied was "thank you." He'd read it, the checkmarks showed that but he never responded. Now I was thinking about how I'd face him today. How awkward it would be. How he'd act toward me since that message felt so cold. I was nervous because I had no idea how our interaction would go. My mind started spinning through different scenarios, each one more dramatic and ridiculous than the last. Scenario One: The Ice King I
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Chapter: 83. Bait IIARDENI pretended to head back toward the building entrance but instead slipped around the corner near the parking garage entrance where I could still see them through the gap between two pillars.At first their interaction was awkward. Lucas shifted his weight. "So... the office stuff seems intense lately.""Yeah, it's been a lot," Rita said.Then she took a step closer and something shifted. The mask she'd been wearing around me dropped away completely. She smiled differently now, warmer and more intimate. She lightly touched Lucas's arm."Congratulations on getting your relationship back on track," she said softly. "I knew even with Arden talking to that guy from the hospital and all your suspicions, she'd never actually cheat on you."Then she asked carefully, "Did you two ever talk about that? Like really talk about it?"Lucas shifted his weight. "Not deeply. But she apologized for leaving with him at the wedding. We're moving past it.""Oh good, I'm glad it worked out." Rita pau
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Chapter: 82. The BaitARDEN"I need you to come with me to meet Lucas's mother this weekend."Rita blinked. "What?""Lucas's mother has been making comments about wanting to see me again. The last time we met, it was..." I paused, choosing my words carefully. "Intense. She was sweet about everything, but the comments about me being 'all alone in this world' were a bit much."Rita's expression was carefully neutral, but I could see her brain working."Now that things are getting serious between me and Lucas," I continued, watching her face, "and we're working through our issues and things are looking up, I want to make a good impression. I want to show his family that there IS someone in my corner. That it's not as isolated as it seems.""And you want me there for that?" Rita's tone was skeptical."I need a familiar face there for support." I kept my voice steady. I deliberately didn't lean into any sisterly bond angle. That would be too obvious after our recent fight, and Rita would clock it immediately.
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Chapter: 5. Who is She?!Anne woke up to sunlight on her face. The ceiling was unfamiliar…tis wasn't her apartment. She thought darkly.She sat up quickly. Her head pounded. She looked down at herself. Still wearing the black dress from last night. Even her shoes were on.The bedroom was huge. Where was she?Anne stood up slowly. Her legs shook but they worked. She remembered pieces of last night. The club! The man who drugged her and stranger who saved her…and the car!Her face burned hot. She remembered climbing into his lap. Trying to unbuckle his belt.“I could die of embarrassment right now” she muttered to herself.She walked out into a massive living room. The penthouse was empty. On the kitchen counter was a note in sharp handwriting.(You deserve better.)Her purse was there too. Her phone was inside with a cracked screen and seventeen missed calls from Donald.The phone rang in her hand showing Donald’s name in the caller ID.Anne answered."Anne! Oh thank God. Where have you been? I've been calling
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Chapter: 4. The Hot StrangerSophie Laurent showed up at Anne's apartment three days later with a bottle of tequila and a plan."We're going out," Sophie said.Anne was on the couch in sweatpants. She'd been there since the engagement dinner. Her phone was still lost. She hadn't bothered to replace it."I don't want to go out," Anne said."I don't care what you want," Sophie said. She pulled Anne off the couch. "You've been crying for three days over a man who isn't worth your tears. Tonight, we forget Donald Ashford exists.""Sophie…""No arguments. Come on babe…wear something hot."Anne didn't have the energy to fight so she agreed in the end.She showered and put on a black dress that Sophie pulled from her closet. It was tight and short."Perfect," Sophie said. "Now let's go."The club they went to was called VIBE. The place was packed with extremely loud music.Sophie ordered shots at the bar."To being single," Sophie said, raising her glass."I'm not single yet," Anne said. "Technically.""Your father call
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Chapter: 3. The Engagement DinnerAnne woke up in the hotel room at noon.Her body ached. Her eyes were swollen from crying. Her cheek still hurt where Donald had slapped her.She looked at herself in the bathroom mirror. She looked terrible. Her hair was tangled and her eyes were red with a faint mark on her left cheek.She splashed water on her face and tried to remember what she was supposed to do today.Then it dawned on her that today was her engagement dinner. Her father had made her plan months ago. It would be a formal dinner to celebrate the engagement with both families before the wedding next month. Also, to reveal who she truly was to Donald because he hated the secrecy.Anne's stomach dropped.She had no phone. No way to cancel. No way to call Donald and tell him not to come.Not that she wanted him there anymore.But her father didn't know what happened. He didn't know about the slap or Hannah or any of it.Anne sat on the edge of the bed.She could skip it. Just not show up.But her father would worry.
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Chapter: 2. A Loud SlapAnne looked at the message for a long time before getting up and leaving the restaurant.She knew where Hannah lived. It was the biggest apartment in the best area with the expensive view that her dad paid for. She was halfway there when it started to rain. At first, it was only a light drizzle, but then it got worse. The windshield wipers couldn't keep up, but she didn't care. She just sped up. She finally got outside of Hannah's building. She went straight to the elevator after she found a place to park.“Miss you can't go in there!”“Stop, miss!”The doorman tried to stop her but she walked past him. Coming face to face to the door she knocked so hard her knuckles threatened to crack and after a few seconds it opened up.Donald stood there with his shirt wrinkled up. His eyes went wide when he saw her."Anne? What are you…""Move!" Anne said.She pushed past him into the apartment.Hannah was on the couch. She was still in those pajamas from the photo. Her hair was down. She looke
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Chapter: 1. Happy Sad Birthday!Anne woke up at six in the morning even though today was her twenty sixth birthday.She slipped out of the bed quietly so she would not wake Donald. The house was silent except for the sound of her footsteps on the cold tiles as she made her way to the kitchen.Anne always made him breakfast every morning. Today she was making it extra fancy. She added candles to the plate of the toast. In the process of putting the finishing touches, she heard the door open and Donald walked in."Good morning," Anne said, smiling sweetly. "I made your favorite."Donald walked past her to the coffee machine. He was already on his phone, scrolling through something. His hair was still wet from the shower."Morning," he said, not sparing her a single glance.Anne watched him pour coffee into his mug. He hadn't touched the breakfast nor had he seen the candles yet."Donald," she said softly. "It's my birthday."He glanced at her briefly, stopping to stare at her for a brief second. Then his eyes went bac
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