Chapter 2

So Jessica and Ryan had already gotten together by this point.

Thinking back, Jessica had often disappeared during the early days of our relationship in my previous life.

I had been too caught up in the sweetness of being with her to notice.

Ryan glared at me.

“So you have a little money. Do you think that gives you the right to humiliate Jessica? I’m telling you, Ethan. I’m the first one who refuses to stand for this.”

“Jessica isn’t that kind of person. She looks down on rich jerks like you more than anyone.”

I nodded, then tightened my grip and snatched the purse off Jessica’s arm.

“You’re right. Giving Jessica these things was an insult to her, so I’m taking everything back.”

I opened the purse and glanced inside.

“Everything in here was bought by me. I won’t make you two suffer the indignity of keeping my gifts. I’m taking them all back.”

Jessica froze, clearly not expecting me to be serious.

Ryan also opened his mouth in surprise, at a loss for words.

But since he had been the one to say those things, he couldn’t take them back now.

“You…”

I lifted the purse.

“Since you both say you hate the things I gave Jessica, she must be eager to return them. Everything has to be back in my hands within three days. Otherwise, you know what will happen. I’ll hire the most expensive lawyer I can find and sue you.”

Before leaving, I looked at their bruised, colorful faces.

“After all, money is the only thing I have.”

Once I stepped outside, I could barely keep my fist from shaking. I had used every ounce of willpower I possessed back in that classroom.

It was the only reason I hadn’t punched those two vile cheaters in the face.

Most of the things I had given Jessica had probably already been divided between them.

Did they really think I was some gullible fool they could exploit?

From today on, anything they had taken from me would have to be returned.

As soon as I stepped outside, I received a phone call.

It was about the gift I had planned to give Jessica when we officially got together: a pink supercar.

It had just rolled off the production line, and the dealership manager was calling to ask where I wanted it delivered.

Just then, Jessica and Ryan walked out of the academic building with dark expressions.

I turned on speakerphone and deliberately spoke loudly enough for them to hear.

“Deliver the car to my house. Don’t bring it to campus. I wanted to give it to someone, but she said she didn’t like money, so I can’t give her the car either. Also, change the paint color. A pink supercar is way too flashy for a guy like me.”

Jessica’s face turned so dark it looked as if ink might drip from it, and she whipped around to glare at Ryan.

He knew he had ruined everything and didn’t dare say another word.

When the three-day deadline passed, there wasn’t even a peep from Jessica.

Instead, the student council president, Julian, came looking for me.

He brought several people and cornered me in a wooded area on campus, looking like a gangster.

Jessica followed behind them, watching me with a triumphant smile.

“So you’re the one who bullied my sister, huh? How dare you ask for the gifts you gave her back?”

I had almost forgotten that Jessica had gathered plenty of devoted admirers around campus. Julian was one of them.

In my previous life, after Jessica and I got together, Julian had constantly caused trouble for me.

I always solved it with money.

“My sister is such a wonderful person. How dare a piece of trash like you bully her? Believe me, I can make sure you won’t survive on this campus.”

I looked at him with pity and shook my head.

“What a poor guy.”

Julian froze, then knitted his brows tightly.

“What the hell are you talking about?”

I smiled.

“I’m saying Jessica is using you as a weapon, and you don’t even realize it. She’s already been fooling around with Ryan. She didn’t tell you she was single, did she?”

Jessica froze and hurried to explain to Julian.

“Julian, I didn’t. You have to believe me.”

I smiled.

“Don’t believe me? I have a video of the two of them fooling around.”