My Reborn Story Is Insane (Back to My Worst Birthday and Starting Anew)

Chapter 85 From Now On, We’re Partners

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Leah smiled softly at Veronica, her eyes shining with feigned concern. “What’s wrong, Veronica? Are you afraid of me?”

Veronica’s voice was sharp, laced with contempt. “Leah, how long are you going to keep pretending?”

After Leah pushed Celeste out without hesitation the night before, both Veronica and Celeste saw through her act. It had become painfully clear just how selfish and venomous the woman they once considered a “close friend” truly was.

Leah no longer bothered with pretense. She had always thought Veronica was a nuisance, but now, Veronica could be just the person she needed.

Getting straight to the point, Leah spoke confidently, “Let’s stop playing games. Let’s team up.”

Veronica scoffed, disbelief evident on her face. “Ha, Leah,” she said sarcastically. “Who would ever want to partner with someone like you? Someone who betrays their friends? I’m not as naïve as Celeste.”

Leah’s smile turned sly. The innocence she had once feigned vanished, replaced by a calculating gleam in her eyes.

“Come to think of it,” Leah continued, “shouldn’t you be thanking me for last night?”

Veronica laughed bitterly, as if Leah had said something absurd. “We were just using each other. You know full well that if I took the fall, Celeste wouldn’t help you.”

“Exactly,” Leah replied smoothly. “You hate Celeste as much as I do. So, in a way, you owe me. I killed two birds with one stone.”

the blame for me, but I also gave you a chance to

bit her lip, frustration

tone became more persuasive. “What I’m offering you is a huge opportunity. This could change everything

clearly valuable, with a bullet casing hanging from it, cracked down the

necklace was a gift from

widened. “M–Mr.

calmly explained the situation to Veronica, her

was stunned, then panic set in. “Leah, are you out of your mind? You want me to lie to Mr. Emyr? You’re crazy! Don’t

isn’t a lie; it’s the truth. I don’t know why Mr. Emyr is looking for the owner of this

forget, the Jameses erased your three years abroad. When you returned, you claimed you had lost all memory

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hesitation, Leah stood up from the armchair and placed the necklace around

contempt. If not for all the contradictions, Veronica wouldn’t even stand

want someone on your side? Just like Charmaine did last night when she used

Leah’s words seemed like a spell, wrapping around her, pulling her

in.

to resist, to not trust

her consent, unable to fight the

entire life, she had been overshadowed by Celeste.

of the James family–one of the five great families of Eragos–her father’s collateral status left her powerless. Despite the prestigious last name, she had