Chapter 2The Red String

A few days later, at our graduation party, Sarah arrived late.

She came from a poor rural background and usually looked plain.

But today, she was covered in luxury logos from head to toe. The scent of money practically radiated off her.

She blinded everyone the moment she walked in.

Sarah flipped her hair and walked straight to me.

As soon as she sat down, she covered her nose, frowning in disgust. "What is this? I'm allergic to cheap wine. Take it away! Waiter, bring your most expensive vintage! Stop serving this garbage!"

Then she shouted, "Everything tonight is on me! Eat whatever you want!"

The classmates stared in disbelief.

Normally, Sarah was incredibly frugal. It wasn't her fault; her family was poor, sometimes splitting a single bun for two meals.

She had never even tasted red wine before, let alone offered to pay for everyone.

"Sarah, are you..."

Classmates looked at her skeptically.

Seeing this, Sarah smugly pulled a black card from her bag and waved it.

"I'm with Julian Sterling now."

The room exploded!

"Sarah, you're dating the Sterling heir?!"

Sarah showed off her fresh manicure, nodding triumphantly, grinning ear to ear. "Yes. He chased me for days. I hesitated at first, but finally agreed."

Some classmates immediately started sucking up to her.

Sarah glanced at me with disdain. "Chloe, why do you still look so poor? High school is over, and you haven't even bought a decent outfit? Embarrassing."

"But I guess with your nerd brain, this is your life. Destined to be a nobody."

As soon as she finished, someone defended me.

"Sarah, that's not fair. Chloe got into Harvard."

Sarah scoffed. "So what if she got into Harvard? In the end, she'll just get married, have kids, and work for someone else, barely making any money."

"Chloe, if you make me happy, after I marry into the family, maybe I'll toss you a bone."

I just smiled faintly.

Some classmates couldn't stand it and whispered among themselves.

"She's dreaming! Why would the Sterling heir marry her? She doesn't know her place."

"It's probably just a fling before his arranged marriage. She thinks she's special."

"Exactly! He's not blind. Why would he pick her?"

But only I knew... Sarah really would marry Julian.

For the next few days, Sarah spammed her social media.

She was with Julian every day, traveling the world, living the high life early.

She sent me countless videos showing off. I didn't open a single one. I had lived through it all in my past life.