My Beastly Bestie

She had even ditched Julian on their wedding anniversary to hook up with Marcus, spinning a lie that she was out celebrating my birthday.Yet when she came to me, her pitch was totally different—claiming some sudden emergency and begging me to cover for her.She played both sides like a fiddle, running circles around both her husband and friend.Every single time she threw me under the bus, she would play the victim, crying about how paranoid and violent Julian was. She swore he would beat her and that I was her only way out.Seeing how remorseful she acted, I let it slide every time.I was too softhearted, and that cost me my life.Because of that very hookup, she ended up pregnant with Marcus’s baby.When Julian found out, she claimed I was consumed with jealousy—that I had spiked her drink and set her up to get assaulted.Julian, who already hated my guts, lost his mind, showed up at my house with a cleaver and hacked me down in cold blood.Even now, I could still feel the agonizing

I glared at them with suppressed fury. These bottom-feeders were utterly devoid of basic human decency.Since they were playing dirty, I had no reason to hold back.While they were completely absorbed in plundering my place, I pulled out my phone to dial 911.“Doing the Lord’s work, huh? Perfect—let’s see what the cops have to say about that!” I was raging inside.Before I could hit call, Julian reached over and snatched my phone, hurling it across the room. The next instant, a vicious, cracking slap landed on my face.“This should show you how to behave! I’ve had enough of your bullshit!“If it weren’t for the fact that you’re Chloe’s bestie, I would’ve chopped you up ages ago!“Calling the cops? You’re begging for this!”Stars exploded across my vision as blood trickled from the corner of my mouth, my cheek throbbing with white-hot pain.Just as I was about to bite back, one of the thugs chimed in, suggesting they film my disheveled state and stream it online to humiliate me.“Great

Three days ago—wasn’t that when Chloe and Marcus were on their romantic getaway?It was one thing for her to throw me under the bus, but she had the nerve to drag my late mother into her web of lies!Just as my rage was about to boil over, the police arrived, putting an end to the chaos.“Who sent the distress text message? What exactly is going on here?”Julian shot me a venomous glare. I opened my mouth to speak, but he beat me to it, playing the victim and launching a shameless false accusation.“Officers, you came just in time! This woman is my wife’s best friend. She tricked my wife into coming here, and she’s been missing ever since. I was worried sick and couldn’t get a hold of her, so I came over to search the place.“While looking for my wife, I found out this woman’s running an escort business out of her home! Officers, you can’t let her walk free!”I let out an incredulous laugh then fired back:“You forced your way into my home under the pretense of looking for your wife, m

“I genuinely didn’t know where you were and couldn’t reach you. I was terrified something terrible had happened, so I asked for the police’s help and suggested putting out that missing person notice. Thank goodness you’re safe and sound...“But, Chloe... what did you mean by emergency? You could’ve just told me the truth. I was worried sick!”I was not about to end up under the bus again this time.Not only she knew how to play the innocent victim. It was a simple enough trick.With my reminder, Julian’s expression instantly turned deadly. He looked like he was really for murder.“Good for you, Chloe! This is great! You had plenty of time to see other men, but none to celebrate our anniversary?”Realizing she couldn’t squirm her way out of it, Chloe swallowed hard and came up with a desperate defense.“Come on, babe! He’s just a classmate from college!“Okay, I lied to you. I didn’t come over here to celebrate Vivian’s birthday—I was attending a college reunion.“It’s just that the ven

I had Susan lead me to the commotion. At the entrance to the building, I saw Chloe and Julian swarmed by a big crowd of onlookers.Julian was holding a massive banner in one hand and a megaphone in the other, roaring at the top of his lungs:“Vivian Brooks of this company is a monster! I have never seen a woman with a soul so completely wretched!“She was green with envy over my wife’s happy marriage, so she drugged her and hired a thug to violate her!“Because of her, my wife was knocked up with another man’s child! She did it all just to destroy our marriage. She is rotten to the core!”Just then, Chloe caught sight of me. She dropped straight to her knees in front of me, sobbing hysterically as tears and snot ran down her face.“Vivian, I treated you like my own sister! Why would you ruin me like this?“Was it really because you were jealous of my happy family? That I have a husband who adores and cherishes me?“No wonder you were always badmouthing my husband in front of me—you sim