Reborn, No More Taking the Fall

It had only been several hours, yet my phone was already blowing up with calls and messages from relatives, all demanding I pay back the money.My cousin's family had been trashing my reputation for a long time. So, everyone would take their word for it. No one would ever bother to listen to little old me. To them, my side of the story didn't matter.So, I blocked them all.The very next day, Jasmine and my aunt showed up at my workplace, dragging a group of relatives with them. They barged in like they were out for blood.As soon as Jasmine spotted me, she dropped to her knees, her eyes red and swollen from crying. "Please, Kaelyn, I'm begging you! Just return the money for Grandma's surgery. You can buy a car any time, but she won't even make it to the end of the month if she doesn't receive the surgery!"A crowd of coworkers gathered, curious about the scene.Of course, my relatives wasted no time twisting the story, exaggerating like they had so many times before.Colleagues

I froze in disbelief upon hearing those words.I never thought that Jasmine had really stolen the money to buy a car. To make matters worse, she had even registered it in my name!Joziah stood up and said with an air of confidence, "I knew it."Jasmine's eyes gleamed with a subtle hint of triumph. "So, are you ready to pay up now?"The police officer spoke up, saying the evidence was still incomplete and that further investigation was needed. Joziah and his relatives were further convinced I had stolen the money. If it weren't for the officer scolding them, they would have even wanted to snatch my phone and transfer the money themselves. I was never good with words. Nonetheless, I wasn't a troublemaker like them. All I could do was call my lawyer and snap into the phone as my frustration grew, "Where are you?"The lazy fool was always late to class during school. How could he even afford to be late when handling a client's case?"I'm here! Sorry about the delay, everyone." A

My aunt despised me so deeply that she wanted to give me a beating the second she saw me.I calmly pointed my phone at her and said, "Go ahead, hit me if you dare. However, I won't hesitate to ring the police."Henry, who had been standing quietly in the background, quickly dragged her away from me.He released a long sigh and said, "Kae, no one wanted things to get this bad. It's my fault for being too busy to notice how your aunt and Jasmine were treating you. I've already dealt with them. They won't dare to pick on you anymore."I looked at him with cold detachment. "Good cop and bad cop, huh? You two really do work together perfectly. If I hadn't overheard you saying I was a bitch who bullied your daughter and that I should have died with my parents, I might still believe you were a decent person."He had spent so long pretending to be a gentleman that he didn't know what to say after I exposed his act. Instead, he could only stay silent and continue to stand there uncomfortab

This is the first time I've ever witnessed Joziah looking so utterly defeated in my two lifetimes.However, I didn't feel the least bit sorry for him. In fact, I felt deeply satisfied with how things had turned out."I've only betrayed you once, and you're already crumbling? What about all those years when you forced me to apologize to the real culprits? What about the times you've compensated them and made me thank you for it? Did you ever stop to think about how humiliated and disgusted I felt?" His face twisted with guilt. "Jasmine deceived me. She tricked me into thinking you were the one at fault."I scoffed. "No, Joziah. The problem lies in your lack of trust in me. You've never trusted me even once. You've never bothered to consider how I felt. Stop making me sick. If you keep this up, I won't hesitate to add more fuel to your bonfire there."Then, I didn't hesitate to turn on my heel and walk away with Lucas by my side.Lucas, who was in an unusually good mood, hummed al