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63. Caught In a Bind
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Reborn Rich: My Fiancé and Step-Sister Killed Me Once. 134. Jessica's Resentment
Jessica had asked for the loan over coffee, keeping her tone light, casual, and completely unbothered.She’d framed it as a temporary bridge—a small capital boost to cover immediate overhead for her budding consulting project while she waited on an overdue invoice to clear. Rita had agreed on the spot, her eyes shining with that familiar, maternal warmth, nodding along as if making financial problems vanish was simply second nature to her now. She’d sounded so open, so overwhelmingly generous, that Jessica had left the café feeling a rare, fleeting moment of genuine relief.The bank transfer came through two days later, popping up as a silent push notification on Jessica’s phone while she was at her desk.She tapped the alert, opened her banking app, and stared at the posted balance.It was less than half of what she had specifically asked for.A text message from Rita arrived less than thirty seconds later, practically bouncing off the screen with performative affection:Rit
Reborn Rich: My Fiancé and Step-Sister Killed Me Once. 133. The Wedding II
ARDENThe bridesmaids came down the stone aisle first, draped in matching sage green silk gowns, carrying modest nosegays of cream roses. Then, as the string quartet shifted into the grand opening chords of the bridal entrance, Rita appeared at the top of the garden path on her father's arm.The entire outdoor audience turned in unison to look.I had to admit, purely objectively, that she looked genuinely beautiful. She wore an intricately embellished fitted gown with a sweeping lace train, her dark hair swept up into an elaborate undo, her face lit with the distinct, radiant glow of a woman finally living out a dream she had desperately wanted for a very long time.I watched her walk down the aisle, her eyes locked on Lucas. I watched Lucas’s face crack into a real, completely unguarded, emotional smile as she approached the floral altar. Sitting quietly in my tailored emerald dress, I felt no sudden pangs of jealousy or regret—only a cool, distant, almost professional curiosity
Reborn Rich: My Fiancé and Step-Sister Killed Me Once. 132. The Wedding I
ARDENThe invitation arrived on a crisp Tuesday afternoon in a heavy, thick cream envelope. It was hand-addressed in swirling, elaborate gold calligraphy. A painstaking custom penmanship that cost an absurd amount of extra money per line.I set my morning coffee cup down on the kitchen counter and turned the heavy cardstock over twice before finally slitting the top open with a butter knife.Rita Steele and Lucas Sharp request the pleasure of your company at their wedding celebration.I sat with it for a long, quiet moment alone in my kitchen, feeling a strange mix between sheer disbelief and cold, grim amusement settle deep into my chest.Rita had sent this herself. She hadn't gone through an administrative assistant, and she hadn't buried it in a mass digital save-the-date or a group text with fifty other names copied on the thread. This was a personal, physical invitation, hand-delivered by mail, guaranteed to land exactly on my counter. She wanted to make absolute sure that
Reborn Rich: My Fiancé and Step-Sister Killed Me Once. 131. Money To The Parents
Rita drove to Diane and Ronald’s home alone, her brand-new leather handbag resting securely on the passenger seat beside her. Inside the interior zip pocket sat a check, already filled out in her neat, looping handwriting, signed, and folded carefully in half.The entire twenty-minute drive through the suburban neighborhood, she had rehearsed the exact wording of her speech in her head. She didn't want it to sound like charity. She didn't want it to sound like she was buying them off, either. She wanted it to land as an offering—a grand, undeniable gesture of filial devotion that would permanently seal her position at the center of the family.Diane opened the front door before Rita could even raise her hand to ring the bell, pulling her into a tight, scented hug like she’d been standing by the entryway waiting for her all morning."There's my future daughter-in-law!" Diane beamed, stepping back to smooth down the lapels of Rita’s cardigan so she could look at her properly. Her ey
Reborn Rich: My Fiancé and Step-Sister Killed Me Once. 130. The Proposal
Lucas had stood at the glass display counter of the upscale jewelry store downtown for forty minutes, rejecting three different halo settings before the salesman finally caught on to what he was actually looking for."Bigger," Lucas said for the third time, waving off a modest solitaire that the man held up with velvet gloves. "It needs to be substantial. It needs to be the kind of ring people notice from across a crowded room.""This one is two full carats already, sir," the salesman offered politely, adjusting his cuffs. "An exceptional cut.""Show me the three-carat," Lucas instructed, crossing his arms. "The cushion cut with the pave band."He walked out twenty minutes later with a black velvet box in his coat pocket containing a ring that cost significantly more than his last two paychecks combined. He had swiped the card for their joint account to pay for it—a gesture that felt like its own small, private victory, even though he knew full well that not a single dollar sit
Reborn Rich: My Fiancé and Step-Sister Killed Me Once. 129: The Property Arguement
LUCASThe real estate agent had deliberately excused herself to step out onto the manicured back patio under the guise of "letting the space speak to them," which Lucas thought was an utterly ridiculous, pretentious thing to say about a house.Yet Rita had practically fallen in love with it the second they crossed the threshold. She walked through each sunlit room slowly, her fingers trailing delicately along the custom wainscoting and polished granite as if she were already deciding where their velvet sofa would go, where the art prints would hang, and how they would entertain guests during the holidays."This one," Rita said, coming to a stop in the center of the sprawling gourmet kitchen. She turned to face him, her eyes sparkling with pure, unadulterated triumph. "I know we only looked at three properties today, Lucas, but this one... I can genuinely feel it. This is our home."Lucas looked at the soaring ceilings, the high-end brass fixtures, and the floor-to-ceiling window
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