บททั้งหมดของ Reborn with My Bestie: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 9

I struggled and screamed, but my parents remained unmoved. To them, I was simply ungrateful. Robbie was already a high school teacher at such a young age; I was nothing but a fresh high school graduate, and whether I could even get into university was uncertain. In their eyes, I was the one climbing above my station.They locked me in the Stark family's woodshed—and Rachel, who refused to marry Ned, was locked away too.Even though Rachel's family was better off—her father a factory director—there was still a younger brother to consider. Aside from the generous wedding gift already prepared for her, everything else belonged to him.We exchanged a glance through the gloom of the shed and felt our hope drain away. I crouched in a corner with a long-suffering sigh. Rachel crouched beside me. In that cramped, dark room, we leaned on one another like we always had; only we knew how deep the pain ran.Rachel let out a rueful breath. "They say a girl who isn't loved has no home after ma

In my previous life, it was around this time that my admission letter should have arrived. And it was also around now that Ned first brought up the idea of needing money to buy a house.These past few days, Rachel and I had been playing our roles well—obedient, compliant, just like before, acting as if we couldn't live without the Stark brothers. So when I offered to go out and buy groceries, they didn't suspect a thing.Before I left, Robbie smiled, his eyes curved in that gentle arc he was so good at faking."Mary, thank you for your hard work. Buy some spinach while you're out. I remember it's your favorite."Spinach? Not anymore.Because Scarlett hated spinach, our household hadn't seen a single leaf of it in thirty or forty years in the previous life. Even if I had once loved it, I no longer recognized the taste.I nodded calmly, but instead of heading to the market, I took a turn and made straight for the school.Admission letters were always delivered there in bulk. I d

Rachel and I parted ways at the train station.I headed north to Maturin City, determined to begin my university life. Rachel, with her usual boldness, decided to travel south and see the world for herself.Before we separated, Rachel shoved bills into my hand."Take it. University isn't cheap, and your parents aren't about to give you a cent for living expenses. Think of it as a loan. When you've made something of yourself, you can pay me back."My eyes burned. I knew she said it that way so I wouldn't feel the weight of her generosity. She was striking out on her own too; how could she possibly have money to spare? Yet I didn't refuse. I tucked the bills solemnly into my pocket, treating it like treasure.Before boarding, we hugged fiercely."You'll always be my best friend, Rachel.""And you mine, Mary."No, not just friends.We were comrades-in-arms—the only ones who knew each other's secrets, the only ones who understood the crushing burdens we carried from our past liv

Ned grew agitated. "Mary, she's my wife!""Your wife? Don't make me laugh. You two never even registered your marriage. Who recognizes her as your wife?"I said the very same words I said to Robbie.He fell silent for a moment, unwilling to give up. His voice turned pleading. "Mary, just tell me! Don't you know how much Rachel loves me?"I hadn't intended to waste another word on him, but at that, I stopped in my tracks."Loves you? You?"My eyes swept him from head to toe, filled with nothing but contempt and ridicule."You really are full of yourself, just like your brother. What makes you two so sure our feelings would never change? What exactly makes either of you worth it?""Didn't we already say it before? Trash like you two aren't worth fighting over. Scarlett can have you."Ned froze, unable to accept the reality that Rachel had never loved him. Yet even then, he instinctively tried to defend Scarlett."No, it's not what you think. This has nothing to do with Scarlett