All Chapters of Do-Over Crossroad: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

"Sir, give me a lottery ticket!"Patrick York darted past me into the convenience store like an arrow.When I heard him breathlessly rattle off that exact string of numbers I knew by heart, I instantly understood: he had been reborn, too.Clutching the ticket, Patrick turned toward me with a smug grin."Oliver Hutchinson. Sorry, this one's mine."I shrugged, completely unfazed. "I wasn't planning on buying it anyway."He clearly did not believe me. With a sharp scoff, he shoved the ticket into his bag."Impossible. That ticket is the reason you..." He cut himself off mid-sentence.However, I already knew what he wanted to say. In our previous life, I missed the bus because I bought that lottery ticket, which made me late for a big job interview.That accident cost me an offer at a Fortune 500 company.Meanwhile, Patrick, who was competing for the same spot, got the job.However, the joke was on him because I won 50 million dollars with that lottery ticket.So, while he was

Over the next few days, Patrick and Emily spammed everyone's feeds with photos from their so-called world tour.Luxury brands filled every frame.Judging from how fast they were burning cash, it was obvious the two of them had not just taken a mortgage. They were living on loans, too.Wanted to ruin someone? First, one should let them lose control.They even sent the photos to me directly. I did not bother responding and blocked them both.Meanwhile, I buried myself in studying.A Fortune 500 job was not child's play. I had not even officially started yet, but my future team lead had already sent me stacks of materials to read up on.Then came the graduation party.As class representative, Patrick dropped a message in the group chat.[Everyone, please be at the designated restaurant by 11:30 a.m. sharp for the graduation party.]Right after, he made sure to tag me. [Oliver, you must come.]I replied instantly. [Sure.]Some classmates asked why the restaurant was so far from

Everyone whipped their heads around to see a middle-aged woman storming straight toward Patrick.Before anyone could react, she charged onto the stage and snatched the microphone from his hand."Young man, are you delusional? Is this lottery ticket even yours? Yet you've got the guts to broadcast it live to the whole world?"Then, she turned toward the cameras."Don't be fooled by him, everyone. He's just trying to use this gimmick to become some internet celebrity. Instead of putting his energy into something proper, he's resorting to tricks like this to scam people. I'm going to teach him a lesson today!"Her words left the whole room stunned.The livestream chat exploded.[Wait, what's going on? I thought he won big.][So this guy was bluffing? And he dared to do it at a graduation party?][Don't tell me the whole class is in on this stunt.]Snapping out of his shock, Patrick roared in anger, "Bullshit! I clearly won the lottery! Open your damn eyes and look at it!"He wa

For a few seconds, the entire restaurant fell into frozen silence.Patrick's voice trembled. "What...what did you say?"The woman rolled her eyes. "I said the prize money has already been deposited into my bank account. You kept insisting mine was fake, that I'd been scammed. Well, tell me, what kind of scammer would give money to their victims?"As soon as the words left her mouth, Patrick staggered backward.The crowd around them gasped."No way! What's going on here?""She's already been paid the prize money. There's no way that's fake.""If she's real, then Patrick's..."Panic flashed across Patrick's face.Emily quickly grabbed his arm to steady him. "It's fine, Patrick. Don't listen to her nonsense. She's just bluffing. She's doing this for attention, to become some internet celebrity."Patrick's breathing slowed. He steadied himself again and snapped back, "That's right. You vicious woman. How dare you mess with me? Just you wait. I'll make your life worse than death."

Patrick lunged at Emily, clawing wildly, screaming at the top of his lungs."You bitch! You said you loved me! That was all a lie. The only thing you've ever loved is money! You're just as responsible for the debt I owe! You're not running away from this!"His words earned him another resounding slap across the face.Then, as if struck by some desperate idea, Patrick collapsed to his knees in front of me, clutching at my pants."Oliver, please! I'm your best friend. We've been classmates since junior high. You can't just watch me die. I owe a few million dollars! Your family has two old apartments, right?"Can you sell one and help me pay it off? Please? Don't worry, I'll write you an IOU. Once I get a job, I'll pay you back, little by little."His plea only made me laugh.He wanted to use me as his scapegoat again? Did he really think I would be his fool for life?I crouched until our eyes were level.I gripped his chin tightly and whispered into his ear, "In our previous lif