Chapter 1
The new intern, determined to maintain her “ditzy darling” persona, had been “accidentally” eating my pre–ordered lunch for a whole month. She even took my food to curry favor with the picky boss. And because of her “clumsiness,” she’d once forced a scalding bowl of spicy ramen down my throat, nearly burning it through. By the time I got to the hospital, they had to remove half my stomach!
When I asked her for medical expenses, she burst into tears and threw herself into my boyfriend’s arms.
“Waaah… I’m just a little clumsy, you know? I didn’t mean to eat her lunch…”
“Her pre–ordered lunch only cost a few bucks, and I even compensated her with my spicy ramen…”
My boyfriend, all sympathy, didn’t hesitate to fork over my $10,000 year–end bonus to her.
Meanwhile, the boss, whom I’d been busting my butt for for over a decade, fired me without a single penny of compensation and even blacklisted me in the industry.
Because I couldn’t get the money in time to pay for my surgery, my beloved grandma passed away.
She, that airhead, enjoyed the adoration of my boyfriend and boss.
And when my body was found, my phone was still looping a trending video: #Gold DiggerTwo TimerKills Grandma GetsWhatSheDeserved #
Then I woke up. I was back to the day she ate my pre–ordered lunch for the nth time!
“Oh my god, is Lynn okay? is it low blood sugar? Everybody back up, let me handle this!”
That sugary–sweet voice grated on my ears. My senses gradually returned.
I opened my eyes to see Zoe rushing towards
My face went white.
me, clutching a steaming bowl of spicy ramen.
Last time, after Zoe swiped my lunch, she found me passed out and tried to force a whole bowl of spicy ramen down my throat.
The searing heat shocked me awake, but she ignored my struggles and kept pouring the ramen over my face.
I almost burned my throat through. I had to get half my stomach removed, and my face was scarred, leaving me ugly.
I demanded compensation, but she just ran crying into my boyfriend, Kyle’s, arms.
“Waaah, I’m just a natural airhead, I didn’t do it on purpose. Lynn is being so petty!”
Hearing it was just a pre-ordered lunch, my boyfriend’s face darkened immediately.
“You’re feeding Zoe that garbage? You’re really scraping the bottom of the barrel! Luckily, Zoe’s okay, or you’d pay the price!”
And my boss, Simon, whom I’d been working my tail off for since graduation, sided with her unconditionally.
“Kneel down and apologize to Zoe, or you don’t have to come back!”
To please Zoe, they fired me and stripped me of everything.
When I tried to sue, they threatened my grandma, who was about to have surgery.
Reluctantly, I started live–streaming to earn money, only to be smeared by Zoe.
She gained a massive following for her “ditzy” image.
And my grandma and I were just stepping stones to her fame, leaving us to die with regrets!
As Zoe got closer, my stomach started to clench involuntarily.
“Get away! What kind of idiot tries to revive someone with scalding spicy ramen? Can’t you see I’m having a stomach spasm? Are you trying to kill me?”
“Even if I did have low blood sugar, wouldn’t a glass of water be better?”
I roared with all my strength, trying to vent all the resentment from my previous life.
A coworker chimed in, “Is Zoe doing this on purpose? She was standing ten feet away. I was right next to Lynn and didn’t see what happened. How did Zoe just grab
that bowl and run over?”
“Plus she yelled so loud, I thought she was grabbing medicine, not spicy ramen. Look at that steam! If that gets on someone’s face, it could cause serious damage!” Zoe clearly didn’t expect me to wake up suddenly, or that my usually friendly coworkers would be whispering about her.
Instantly, her pretty face crumpled.
