Chapter 2

"Don't say things you'll regret later. Don't you think his reputation is bad?" Gabriela hesitated, perhaps not expecting me to say that.

Some people are like this-the more you try to persuade them, the more they want to do the opposite. It's just that rebellious streak causing trouble, trying to make themselves seem unique. To put it bluntly, it's just being stubborn.

"So, you think his reputation is bad?" Not wanting to hear her hypocritical rebuttal, I immediately interrupted, "But I'm serious. Our parents always told us to judge people by our own experiences, not just by what we hear."

She pretended to hesitate, "You have a point. Fine, I'll listen to you and meet him once. But you have to have my back."

"Alright, Rowan isn't around tonight. Go ahead without worry." I watched her back as she walked away, my smile fading. With what I learned from my past experiences, I had long seen through Gabriela's facade of innocence. Beneath that exterior was a vain and malicious soul.

How could I not understand that she was trying to shift the blame onto me with her words? But I had to wade into this mess because I wanted revenge!

Memories surged back like a tide. In my previous life, I drank the water she handed me and started to feel drowsy during the SAT, leading to my failure.

Afterward, I planned to gather evidence to accuse her, so I confronted her with a voice recorder, asking why she did it.

She admitted it outright, saying it was all my fault. If it weren't for me, how could that other girl have had a chance to interfere? She and Aydan would have ended up together, and she wouldn't have had to suffer through the SAT. She could have jumped up the social ladder by marrying him!