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.”

words. “Not only did I get someone to take the blame for me, but I also gave you a chance

frustration clear in her

more persuasive. “What I’m offering you is a

a necklace. It wasn’t fancy, but it was clearly valuable, with a bullet casing

Emyr, tell him this necklace was a gift

eyes widened. “M–Mr.

explained the situation to Veronica, her voice steady and

mind? You want me to lie to Mr. Emyr? You’re crazy! Don’t

the truth. I don’t know why Mr. Emyr is looking for the owner of this necklace,

not forget, the Jameses erased your three years abroad. When you returned, you claimed you had lost all memory of that time. This

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placed

not for all the contradictions, Veronica wouldn’t even stand a chance at such

you want someone on your side? Just like Charmaine

mind racing. Leah’s words seemed like a spell, wrapping around

in.

to resist, to not trust this manipulative

her consent, unable to fight the lure.

she had

was the daughter of the James family–one of the five great families of Eragos–her father’s collateral status left her powerless. Despite the