All Chapters of Rebirth on a Cliff: No Drone, No Mercy: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I yanked my arm free. "Get out of my way.""I'm not moving!" Melissa dropped to the ground, stubbornly throwing a tantrum. "Everyone, look! The murderer is trying to run away. My dog Max was killed because of her!"She yelled loudly, but I noticed her gaze flicking toward me, gauging my reaction.Greg immediately blocked my path, clenching his fists and cracking his knuckles menacingly. "Lauren, Melissa asked you to go into the woods to look for Max. Are you deaf? If you refuse, I'll make sure you never leave this campsite."I pulled out my phone. "Fine. I'll call the police right now. Let them decide who's really the one causing trouble."I had just pressed 911 when a large hand suddenly snatched the phone away."What police?" Mr. Woodruff gripped my phone, his face darkening. "This is a company team-building trip. How will it look if you call the cops over? Do you want the entire industry laughing at us?"Staring at my empty palm, I finally understood—they weren't just trying

"Let me tell you something, Lauren. In this company, whatever I say goes. Be smart and sign it, or I'll ruin you completely."I took the pen. "Fine. I'll sign."I deliberately signed my name crookedly across the page, then slapped the paper against her chest. "Now, can I leave?"Melissa flicked the paper with satisfaction. "Get lost. And don't forget to prepare the money. Max is a purebred Mastiff. With your pathetic salary, it'll take years to pay me back."I ignored her and walked out of the campsite. The sky was darkening—the mountain wind cut like daggers, chilling me to the bone.I didn't go far. Instead, I stopped at a sheltered spot not far from the campsite, high enough to overlook the entire site.I sat on a rock, wiping the blood from my hand. The wound still hurt. But after what I suffered in my last life, the pain only sharpened my patience.Lights flickered on in the camp. Melissa sat by the fire, laughing as Greg handed her a piece of roasted meat. She laughed and

The entire campsite fell into silence. Only the sound of the wind rustling through the trees could be heard.Melissa's raised hand froze in midair. The joy on her face stiffened, slowly twisting into terror. "Killed… what?" she stammered, voice trembling."Three endangered Key deer," the lead officer replied flatly. He pulled out a pair of handcuffs and added, "The damage is severe. You are now suspected of crimes against protected and endangered wildlife."The metallic clink of the handcuffs was crisp and sharp.Melissa shrieked, stumbling backward until she collapsed onto the ground. "No! It wasn't me. The dog isn't mine!"She turned her head around, pointing straight at me as I stepped out of the shadows. "It was her! It was Lauren Brooks."Her finger pointing at me trembled, and even her eyes bulged out in horror as she continued, "Lauren took the dog into the forest. She's responsible! I only fed it a few times. It has nothing to do with me!"Her livestream captured every w

Melissa's mother lunged at me, trying to grab my hair. "You little bitch! You ruined my daughter's life!"I had been ready. I stepped aside, and she stumbled, crashing into a potted plant."You dare dodge?" Melissa's father roared. He tried to rush forward, but two security guards intercepted him immediately."This is company property. Cause more trouble and we'll call the police!" the head guard barked.Melissa's mother scrambled up, leaves stuck in her hair, and pointed at me. "Police? Go ahead, call them! My daughter is locked up, facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines, and you're standing here free?"Then, suddenly, she shifted completely, dropping to her knees and clutching my leg. "Lauren, please. I'm begging you. You had that drone, didn't you? Why didn't you use it sooner? If you had helped Melissa find Max sooner, he wouldn't have killed those deer, and Melissa wouldn't be in jail. Tell the police it was your fault, that you didn't look after the dog properly an

Inside the detention center, Melissa had gone mad, desperate to earn leniency to reduce her sentence.She reported to the police that Mr. Woodruff had taken kickbacks and bribes from suppliers during company procurement projects over the past two years. She even revealed that the so-called team-building camping trip had been organized through an unlicensed, shady travel agency he had hired to line his own pockets.The police followed the trail, and Mr. Woodruff was quickly taken from his home by the financial crimes unit.Next was Greg.Melissa exposed how he had constantly fawned over her at work, and even accused him of abusing his position to harass two female interns. Those interns, who had previously stayed silent out of fear, now stepped forward to file police reports.Greg, already detained for obstruction and misconduct, suddenly faced new charges of sexual harassment.This "dog-eat-dog" spectacle spread quickly through the company. Everyone was shocked, and the way they