Chapter 1

On Christmas Day, my "rich socialite" girlfriend Chloe wire-transferred one million dollars to my account.

She did it just to force me to call in sick so I could spend Christmas with her.

Everyone envied me for landing such a wealthy girlfriend.

But they had no idea. At our wedding, she vanished into thin air.

And her family didn't look like grieving in-laws. They looked at me with pure, unadulterated hatred.

They weren't demanding I find their daughter. They were demanding I give them back the million dollars.

"If it weren't for that million dollars, we would never have agreed to this wedding!"

"If you don't give us the money today, believe me, I will end your life right here!"

I was cornered by them, desperately trying to explain that I had already sent the million back to Chloe.

But they wouldn’t listen. "She ran away, so you’re paying it back!"

Only then did I realize that Chloe was never some billionaire's daughter, and that million dollars wasn't her pocket money.

I couldn't produce the money. In the end, they beat me to death right there in the wedding hall.

But when I opened my eyes again, I was back on Christmas Day.