Chapter 2

"Pay your rent for this month," Mr. Davis, my landlord, grumbled with a cigarette dangling from his mouth as he urged me to pay up.

The familiar words made me shudder. I quickly pulled out my phone to check the date, only to realize I had been reborn on the day before I was framed.

I heard a noise behind Mr. Davis and peeked around him. Sure enough, I saw my ex-boyfriend Jack Evans moving in across from me with his new girlfriend, Mia Foster.

Mia and I were both influencers in the same agency.

I was the top influencer in our team, while in comparison, Mia's business skills were really mediocre. Her advertising revenue couldn't even break four figures.

Our boss had scolded her multiple times in meetings, telling her to increase her followers or get out.

I could understand her anxiety as a newcomer, but I never imagined she would not only hold a grudge against me but also try to climb up by stepping on me.

Mia put on a fake smile and greeted me, "Hey Lily, what a coincidence that you live here too."

"Jack and I are together now. You don't mind, right?" She deliberately hooked her arm through Jack's, trying to get under my skin.

I quickly took out my phone to transfer money to Mr. Davis, determined to move out.

"I've sent the money. I'm moving out today, I won't be renting anymore."

It wasn't because I was upset about her being with my ex-boyfriend, but because I needed to save my life.

Mr. Davis's expression changed after receiving the money. He grabbed my hand to stop me from leaving, confronting me aggressively.

"Young lady, you didn't give me any notice about moving out. Where am I supposed to find a new tenant now?"

I didn't want to argue, I just wanted to leave quickly. I responded coldly, "I'll transfer you another month's rent, okay? A month should be enough time for you to find the next tenant."

Mia, still arm-in-arm with Jack, spoke with a sarcastic tone, "Lily, is this the extent of your open-mindedness? Your reaction makes me feel like you're still hung up on my boyfriend!"

I looked up at her angrily, suddenly noticing a small camera pinned to her chest.

She was livestreaming!

While transferring money to Mr. Davis, I quickly opened the streaming platform and sure enough, saw her livestream.

The few followers in her stream were saying some ridiculous things.

[Looks like the rumors about you bullying our baby at work every day are true, big sis.]

[She just happened to move in near you, and you're moving out with an attitude? Really?]

[Yeah, do you think your ex-boyfriend should remember you forever and not have a new girlfriend? If you were such a catch, why did he break up with you?]

[Our sweet Mia is so nice, it's understandable that he likes her. Are you just jealous?]

I let out a cold laugh, remembering how differently they spoke in my past life when Jack died in my bed.

Back then, they said things like, [Her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend moved in across from her, and she pretended to be fine with it at first, but she was actually planning how to seduce him. This bitch played too hard though, she actually played him to death!]

[Who in this world could stand seeing their ex-boyfriend every day? The fact that she stubbornly refused to move out proves she had ulterior motives!]

[Poor Mia, being bullied by her at work and having her boyfriend seduced behind her back.]

I didn't care what they said. Staying far away from these two was the real truth.

Just as I turned to go into my apartment to pack, my boss suddenly called me.

"Lily, what the hell are you doing? Don't you dare move out!"