Chapter 4

In my last life, I was too kind to her, which made her reckless.

Every time we fought, she’d threaten to cut ties, and every time, it was me who went to appease her, bringing expensive gifts to make up.

This time, I wouldn't be so foolish.

I picked up my phone and called the cleaners.

“There are some things in the house that need to be packed up.”

Just like that, Ryan and Chloe’s belongings were packed and sent back to their place.

There was no way they were moving back in this time.

The day their things were returned, Chloe called to confront me.

“Aurora! You actually sent my stuff back? Are you really going to cut ties with me?!”

I rolled my eyes, replying coolly,

“Didn't you say you wanted to cut ties? I agreed. What? Were you hoping to make up with me?”

“Don't even think about it. You had so many people making noise in my house, I couldn't stand it anymore. Now that you’re gone, I finally found some peace.”

After saying that, I hung up and promptly blocked her number.

But I hadn't expected Chloe, unable to borrow money from me, still hadn't given up on her "premium parenting plan."

Our mutual friends told me Chloe had suddenly become quite wealthy.

She was not only wearing designer clothes but had even rented a larger apartment.

She even flaunted her wealth on Ins, with the caption:

【My little darling, you were born to bring blessings. Ever since I had you, Mommy’s gotten richer and richer. Certain judgmental snobs will regret looking down on us~~】

I had a vague feeling something wasn't right.

Chloe becoming rich hadn't happened in my past life.

But right now, I couldn’t care less.

As long as they didn't bother me, I didn't want anything to do with them.

Yet, I was naive.

This city wasn’t that big; it's a small world, and you're bound to run into jerks like them.

One day, Liam was returning from his business trip, and I wanted to buy him a watch as a gift.

I ended up running into Chloe and Ryan at the store.

They were excitedly looking at a designer watch, a trendy model.

At a glance, I knew it was worth $200,000.

Chloe’s face lit up with excitement.

“Honey, look at this one, I love it so much! Let’s get this!”

Ryan stroked her belly, speaking lavishly,

“Buy it!”

Immediately, the sales associate prepared to write up the order.

Chloe turned around and saw me behind her, freezing for a moment.

But quickly, she raised her chin.

“Hmph, some people, they think just because they have a little money, they can look down on their old friends. But then they see I’m rich, and they’re still coming crawling back to me.”

As soon as she said that, the surrounding customers all looked at me.

Their gazes were filled with curiosity, and disdain.

I rolled my eyes in exasperation, ignoring her words.

I walked straight to the familiar sales associate and said,

“I reserved the ‘Dream Chaser’ model yesterday.”

The sales associate’s eyes lit up.

“Of course, please wait a moment.”

Chloe’s eyes widened in astonishment when she heard me.

“Dream Chaser? Isn't that one $800,000?! You have that kind of money, and you told me you were broke?!”

With that, she started to lunge forward to grab me.

I dodged sideways, just about to retort, when I glimpsed a familiar necklace around her neck.

This! Wasn’t this the gold necklace my mother had given me?

“Where did you get that necklace?!”

I practically screamed.

Chloe’s accusatory expression stiffened, and she instantly touched her neck in a panic.

“What, what necklace are you talking about? I don't know what you mean!”