My Tenant Cried Poor To Live Rent-Free, so I Made Her Pay for Everything

My phone buzzed on the table.

A message from Sophie: "Hey, I'm at the front gate."

I stared at that familiar profile picture, my fingers trembling beyond my control.

I stared at the date on the screen, my heart slamming against my ribs.

Final confirmation. I'd been reborn.

Scenes from my last life flashed through my mind like a reel on fast-forward.

I'd gone to collect rent, standing at her door, knocking. Someone was clearly inside, but the door stayed shut.

That night, a video blew up across the internet.

The footage showed my back as I knocked, but the caption was vicious:

"Heartless landlord jacks up rent to drive out a fresh graduate. Eight hundred a month and she raised it just like that. Being a girl in this world is so hard."

I'd been livid. I called her right then and there.

"Sophie! I cut your rent in half! Why are you lying and saying I raised it?"

Her voice oozed with undisguised smugness.

"You're the rich landlord. I'm just a broke new graduate. Whatever I say, people believe."

"Pay me thirty thousand for emotional damages, and I'll delete the video. Otherwise, I'll make sure you never rent this place out again."

After that, my phone number, my home address, everything was dug up and spread everywhere.

Harassing calls came in from morning to night. They called me a scammer, told me to drop dead.

The house sat empty for six months, costing me thousands.

What made it worse was that I'd just found out I was pregnant.

Under the relentless tide of abuse and harassment, I broke down. I hemorrhaged and miscarried.

Lying in that hospital bed, I didn't even have the chance to clear my own name.

And Sophie, the one who killed my baby, rode that wave of attention to become an influencer, raking in money hand over fist.

I closed my eyes and forced the hatred churning in my chest back down.

When I opened them again, nothing remained but ice.

Sophie. Since fate has given me a second chance.

This time, you won't get a single dollar off the rent.

And the life you owe me and my child, you're paying that back too.