Chapter 3Reborn to Ruin My Ex

At the entrance, Jake exploded at me: "Rachel, look at the kind of friends you have! No class at all! Why didn't you dodge when that guy touched your shoulder earlier? Do you enjoy physical contact with other men that much? And why did you tell them I bought this suit? Were you happy to see me humiliated?"

I said tearfully: "But you have to suffer to succeed. Don't you want to live that carefree lifestyle? Don't you want to stay and develop your career in this big city? Don't you want to make it big? If you network well with them and use their resources, you could become hugely successful!"

Jake still frowned: "But why did you buy me such a cheap suit?"

I wanted to vomit. He got a free suit without spending a cent and should count himself lucky. Did he really expect a suit worth tens of thousands?

But I still pretended to be wronged: "My parents don't approve of us being together, so they cut off my allowance. I wanted to use my connections to help your future career. If you use my network well, becoming a millionaire won't be a problem in the future."

Jake's eyes lit up, clearly very tempted. But he still put on an act: "Rachel, these resources are wasted on you anyway since you don't have the ability to use them. You focus on building connections for me. When I make it big in the future, I'll definitely take good care of you."

Oh, trying to manipulate me again?

Fine, I'll play along since you're trying so hard!

I said regretfully: "Jake, you're so talented. It's a shame you weren't born into a good family. Unlike me - I have no real skills but was lucky to be born rich."

The jealousy and resentment in Jake's eyes were about to come alive and spurt out.

This was the effect I wanted.

The higher I build him up, the harder he'll fall.

A day later, my parents came to campus in a Rolls-Royce to find Jake.

Meanwhile, I was out shopping for luxury goods with my girlfriends, completely unaware of this.

By the time I found out, Jake had already angrily called me to come back immediately.

Why not just tell me on the phone? Because he's too cheap to pay for the call.

I agreed to come back soon, but actually continued shopping.

Less than a minute later, my mom called.

I had a headache. Why didn't I think of this?

Letting those people know I had a boyfriend meant my parents would find out too.

"Rachel, yesterday Chris told me you have a boyfriend. I went to see him today - he's no good, his ambition is written all over his face. I offered him $100,000 to leave you, and he had the nerve to say it wasn't enough!"

My mom ranted angrily for a long time. As I listened, I started crying.

In my past life when I married Jake, how did she ever convince herself to accept it?

I comforted her: "Mom, don't worry. I'm not actually in love with him."

"Then why did you..."

"Mom, don't ask. I promise I won't fall for him. Trust me."

Hearing that, my mom stopped questioning and just reminded me not to let that guy take advantage of me.

It was evening by the time I leisurely returned.

"What took you so long? Don't you know I had something urgent to discuss?"

What a henpecked man. How was I so blind as to fall for him in my past life?

Now that he had seen a glimpse of high society and understood my family's wealth, his greedy nature definitely wouldn't let go of such a big piece of meat.

It was time to flip our positions!

I sat down and crossed my legs, seeming a bit indifferent: "Are you the only one allowed to have things to do? Am I not allowed to be busy?"

Jake's tone was full of sarcasm: "What could you possibly be busy with?"

"My mom said she's buying me a Mercedes and told me to go pick one out."

"What a waste to buy it for you."