Lahat ng Kabanata ng Rebirth: Bestie Can Take the Spiked Drink This Time: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

I clenched the hem of my clothes, my palms slick with sweat. Just as my mind was racing and trying to figure out a way to get out of this predicament, a hand with its nails painted a garish shade of red suddenly reached over and snatched the glass of wine."This wine is so expensive! It'd be a total waste to let her drink it!" Rachel glared at me viciously, the jealousy in her eyes practically spilling over.She acted as if what I was taking from her wasn't a glass of poisoned wine, but her most prized possession.At that moment, I nearly laughed out loud.Carter had it all worked out, but he hadn't accounted for just how possessive his devoted little follower could be.Rachel clutched the glass protectively to her chest. Then, she turned to glare at me."Stella, come out with me. I need to talk to you," she ordered.Without waiting for a response, she grabbed my arm and dragged me out of the private room.The moment the door closed, her expression changed. Her nails dug hard

By the time I rushed to the hospital's emergency department, the hallway was in complete chaos. Rachel's parents and Carter were waiting anxiously outside the emergency room.The moment Carter saw me, he rushed over and grabbed my shoulders tightly. "Stella, what exactly did you give her to drink? Did you know the wine was poisoned?"I shook off his hands and shot back coldly, "Are you trying to shift the blame? You brought the wine, and you were the one who poured it for her. I didn't even touch that bottle. Also, you were alone in a room with Rachel. Who knows what you did after I left?"Carter's eyes widened with shock, and his face turned deathly pale. "What nonsense are you going on about? I didn't do anything! That was just—"The words caught abruptly in his throat. Even if what he put in the drink was only vitamins, the act of putting something into the wine alone was already suspicious enough.Just then, the emergency room lights went off, and the doctor pushed Rachel out.

Held back from making his move?I immediately caught those peculiar words.Upon realizing she had let something slip, Rachel's eyes flickered diffidently for a moment before turning vicious again."Whatever. Carter already completely despises you now. Sooner or later, he and I will end up together. Stella, you're a complete loser," she said.I had no interest in her relationship drama with Carter, but she seemed to have been expecting him to drug her. It was only after I got hold of Carter's bottle that I knew the substance wasn't lethal. Still, Rachel couldn't have known that beforehand…But she wasn't exactly stupid. So, why would she knowingly drink something poisonous? Unless she thought the drug was for some other purpose.Combined with what the doctor said at the hospital about her suffering from poisoning due to a high concentration of aphrodisiacs, an absurd yet completely logical guess took form in my mind."Rachel," I suddenly said, my voice eerily calm. "The drug that

Sure enough, it wasn't long before Rachel's parents came knocking. They arrived with bodyguards and a lawyer. The group barged into my rented apartment aggressively. Their lofty, condescending attitude made it seem like even stepping into this place dirtied their shoes."Stella, you jinx! Was it not enough that you got Rachel thrown into jail?" Tamara cursed loudly while pointing rudely at me the moment she walked in.She continued, "Hurry up and sign this letter of forgiveness. Admit that you instigated Rachel to drug herself. We can give you some money and send you abroad. Otherwise, don't blame us for making your life miserable. Rachel's father, Melvin Jost, stood straight with an imposing expression.He issued his command without room for refusal, "If you know what's good for you, you'll sign it. We can crush a nobody like you as easily as crush an ant. Don't think that you can turn things around just because the police found something. "As long as we insist you did it, who

The moment I finished speaking, Melvin's face turned ashen. As a businessman, what he hated most was being played like a fool and being schemed against.Melvin fumed through gritted teeth, "That damn Carter! How dare he set his sights on us and pull such a trick? Don't worry, Stella. I agree with your condition. Even if you hadn't asked, I wouldn't have let that ungrateful snake get away with this."To them, sacrificing an outsider like Carter to protect their adopted daughter while reclaiming their biological daughter was more than worth it.Under the Jost family's ruthless maneuvering, Slade Group's stock price plummeted. Banks cut off their loans, and partners terminated their contracts one after another.In less than half a month, the Slade family declared bankruptcy due to their massive debt. Carter went from a high-and-mighty scion to a nobody overnight.As promised, I signed the letter of forgiveness.However, Rachel's illegal possession of prohibited drugs was still a cri