I deliberately ignored the bank's collection calls, let my accounts freeze, and officially became a "deadbeat." I wasn't panicked, but the intern sure was. In my past life, on Black Friday, the intern used my identity to take out a massive loan, treating the entire company to a shopping spree at the mall. It left me saddled with millions in debt. When I confronted her, demanding she pay it back, she threw herself into my boyfriend's arms, sobbing. "Sarah, just because I have money doesn't mean you can accuse me like this!" My boyfriend was even worse, screaming at me. "Sarah, you're just vain! You took out those loans to buy luxury goods yourself, and now you want to frame Bella to pay for it? How can you be so vicious?" In the ensuing argument, I was pushed down the stairs and fell to my death. My boyfriend and my colleagues all testified for the intern, claiming I fell on my own. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day the intern invited the whole company on a shopping spree. Chapter 1 "Tomorrow is Black Friday! To thank everyone for taking care of me, I asked Jake for the day off. I'm taking the whole team to the mall for a shopping spree. It's all on me!" Hearing Bella's familiar voice, I looked at the clock on the wall and realized instantly: I had been reborn. The next second, Bella grabbed my arm. "Sarah, new members get a 10% discount at that mall. Can I borrow your ID to sign up?" My body trembled violently. The pain of falling down those stairs in my past life flooded back. In my previous life, on this exact day, Bella invited the company to shop. She used the excuse of a "new member discount" to borrow my driver's license. It wasn't until the debt collectors showed up that I realized the million dollars she spent was a loan taken out in my name. When I confronted her, she played the victim, crying into my boyfriend Jake's chest. "Sarah, just because I have money doesn't mean you can accuse me!" Jake shouted at me, "Sarah, you're just jealous and vain! You bought luxury goods and now you're trying to pin the debt on Bella? You're disgusting!" During the argument, I was pushed. I died. And they all lied to cover it up. Thinking of the pain, I gritted my teeth. Before I could react, Jake snatched my purse, dug out my license, and handed it to Bella. I snapped back to reality and ripped it out of Bella's hand. "Jake! Who gave you the right to take my ID?" Jake looked at me with annoyance. "Sarah, what is your problem? Bella is treating everyone tomorrow. She just needs your ID for a membership card. Give it to her and stop holding everyone up." Bella held my hand, smiling sweetly. "Sarah, if we open the card, all the reward points will go to you. You can use them to buy whatever you need for the house." Jake put his arm around Bella, eyes full of adoration. "Bella, you're such a saint. Always thinking of others." Chapter 2 Jake glared at me impatiently. "Sarah, I wish you were half as sensible as Bella. She's always thinking of you, and you just hurt her feelings over and over. Give her the ID and apologize." I laughed out loud. "No thanks. Give your charity to someone else. I can't afford it." Jake exploded. He slammed a folder onto my desk. "Sarah! You are targeting Bella on purpose! She's being nice to you, and you're being ungrateful! Apologize to her right now or we're done! I hate jealous, petty women like you." If this were the old, love-struck me, I would have been introspective, blaming myself. But now? Watching their performance just made me sick. I looked at him coldly. "Fine. Let's break up. You and your 'little sister' can live happily ever after." Jake's eyes widened. He looked shocked that I would actually agree to a breakup. "Sarah, are you crazy? Do you know what you're saying? I only see Bella as a sister! Stop projecting your dirty mind onto us!" Bella looked at me with big, teary doe eyes. "Sarah, Jake takes care of me, but we really are just like siblings. Please don't fight because of me. How about this? Tomorrow at the mall, I'll buy you a new Hermès bag. Consider it a rental fee for your ID." Jake sneered at me. "Sarah, isn't that what you wanted? Taking advantage of Bella? Without her, you'd never even set foot in an Hermès store in this lifetime. Give her the ID and stop wasting our time." Colleagues chimed in. "Bella uses your ID but gives you the points AND a luxury bag? People would kill for that deal. Stop being ungrateful." "You're just jealous because Bella is a rich intern. She must be some heiress. You could work for a hundred years and never be on her level." "Seriously, Sarah. As a manager, you only buy us cheap coffee once a week. So stingy. No wonder everyone likes Bella more." I used to buy them drinks out of my own pocket every week, and they never complained. Now I'm stingy? Ungrateful wolves. Fair-weather friends. Bella started getting impatient. "Sarah, please stop making a scene. Give me the ID. I need to go to the mall after work to set up the card so we don't waste time tomorrow." I clutched my bag tight, staring her down. "I have plans tomorrow. I'm not going. I don't need you to buy me anything. Borrow someone else's ID." A flash of malice crossed Bella's face before she switched back to the crying victim. "Sarah, I know you don't like me. But everyone has been working so hard... I just wanted to treat the team. If you're not happy, let's just forget it. Everyone can just come to work tomorrow instead." Chapter 3 Bella's words painted me as the villain who canceled the party. Instantly, my colleagues turned on me. Someone shoved me to the ground. Another splashed water from a cup onto my clothes. "Sarah, do you hate seeing us happy? Just because you don't want to go, you have to ruin it for everyone?" "How can you be so toxic? We finally get a day off and a shopping spree, and you ruin it out of jealousy?" Someone kicked me in the stomach. I gasped in pain. "You always act so high and mighty. Now you're ruining everything for us just because you're envious?" Ignoring the pain, I grabbed a vase from a desk and smashed it on the floor. The crash startled everyone. I used the moment to push them away and stand up. "Are you all insane? I never said you couldn't go shopping! I just refused to let her use my ID! If you want to go, give her your IDs! Why does it have to be mine?" A colleague rolled her eyes. "It's just an ID. Why are you being so petty?" She pulled out her own license and handed it to Bella. "Bella, ignore Sarah. She's ungrateful. Use mine. I'm new too." "Bella, use mine! I don't mind. Just buy me a bag!" Bella looked at the people offering their IDs with hidden disgust, but kept a smile plastered on her face. Near the end of the day, I had a sudden stomach cramp and went to the restroom. When I came back to grab my bag and leave, I paused. Something felt off. I remembered leaving my bag unzipped because I was in a rush. Now, it was zipped. I checked immediately. Everything was there. My license was still in the inner pocket. I breathed a sigh of relief. Jake walked by and chuckled. "Sarah, do you have a persecution complex or something?" I rolled my eyes and ignored him, walking out. That night at home, I felt restless. Something was wrong. Just as I was about to sleep, my phone rang. It was a woman from the bank. I had borrowed $300,000 six months ago and missed the payment. It was a month overdue. I checked my records. A year ago, my cousin had an emergency and needed money. Since I was estranged from my parents because of Jake, my funds were frozen, so I took a loan to help her. I had been so busy with work I forgot to pay it back. I was about to transfer the funds when the bank employee continued: "Miss Vance, if you do not repay immediately, you will be blacklisted. All your credit lines across all major banks will be frozen, and no new loans will be issued." My finger froze. An idea struck me. "I'm sorry. I don't have the money right now. Go ahead and freeze all my accounts." I hung up and blocked the number. Finally, I relaxed. Even if Bella had stolen my info, she couldn't take out a loan now. Chapter 4 The next day, I got a call from our family butler. "Miss, today is your mother's birthday. Are you coming home? She misses you terribly." I looked at the calendar. A wave of sadness hit me. It was Mom's birthday. I hadn't been home in over a year since the fight. Thinking about how much I hurt my parents for a scumbag like Jake made me want to slap myself. "Uncle Lee, I know. I'll be there tomorrow." After hanging up, I decided to go to the mall—one owned by my family—to buy a gift. I walked into a luxury boutique and spotted a new limited-edition bag. Just as I reached for it, another hand snatched it away. I looked up. It was Jake and Bella. Jake handed the bag to Bella. "Bella, this is the new Hermès. There's only one. It suits your elegance perfectly." Bella looked at me provocatively. "But Sarah seems to want it too. Maybe I should let her have it?" Jake sneered. "Oh look, it's Manager Vance. Didn't you say you weren't coming? Tell you what—if you get on your knees and apologize to Bella right now, I'll let you join our shopping trip." I rolled my eyes and turned to leave. Jake grabbed my arm and threw me to the floor. "Sarah, stop pretending! Without Bella, a bag like this would cost you three months' salary. I'm giving you a chance. Don't be ungrateful." I rubbed my sore arm, stood up, and slapped Jake across the face. His eyes bulged. "Sarah! You dare hit me?!" Bella started crying immediately. "Sarah, I'm sorry! I won't treat everyone anymore!" My colleagues rushed over, surrounding me. "Sarah, did you do this on purpose?" "Why are you so toxic? You're like a ghost haunting us!" "Bella is paying for us, and you keep trying to ruin it! You just can't stand seeing us happy!" Someone grabbed my hair and forced me down. Another sprayed perfume directly into my eyes. It burned like fire. Another colleague took off the shoe she was trying on and pressed the sole into my face. "Sarah, if not for Bella, you'd never even smell luxury like this. Consider this a favor." The sales associate tried to intervene. "These items are not testers! Once opened or damaged, you must purchase them!" Jake scoffed. "Ignorant. Bella can buy out this whole store with a wave of her hand." He smashed a vase on the floor next to me. "Sarah, apologize to Bella now!" I struggled up and pushed Jake. "I did nothing wrong! Why should I apologize?" My colleagues started throwing items from the counter at me. The store was a mess. The staff tried to stop them but got pushed down too. "Relax! We're paying!" The store manager walked up with a card reader. "Then please pay for the damages first. It's roughly $800,000. Or I'm calling the police right now." Everyone stopped. "Blind fools. No wonder you just work retail. Bella, pay them so we can leave this dump." Bella pulled out a black card and tapped it on the machine. Beep. "Insufficient funds. Transaction declined."
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