Chapter 2

I only wanted to give her some time to cool down.

But she seemed to have completely misunderstood me.

She shoved my hand away like a spoiled child.

“I haven’t even complained that your house is too small! Who are you to reject me? Clearly, you’ve never truly considered me your friend!”

During our four years of college, Chloe and I had been inseparable, and I had shared almost every secret of my youth with her.

My family was a little better off than hers, and whenever I had something, she had it too.

One year, her family went through a crisis, so I gave her all the allowance I had saved over twenty years to help her get through it.

Yet now she was saying I had never treated her like a friend just because of this?

Before I could explain, she stormed out and slammed the door.

It was the first time she had ever treated me this way, and I stood there in a daze, wondering if I had really done something wrong.

However, the next second, she sent me a message:

“I don’t care. I already told all my friends I was inviting them to my bachelorette party at your house. I gave them your address. If you refuse, you’ll embarrass me.”

“I’m begging you, Audrey. Sacrifice a little for my happiness.”

At the same time, my college roommate sent me a picture.

It was a screenshot of Chloe’s Instagram post.

“Our college romance is finally turning into happily ever after! Thank you, darling husband, for my wedding gift!”

The picture showed her taking a selfie inside my house, along with my property deed, though my name had been covered.

“Audrey, isn’t that your house? How did it become a wedding gift from Chloe’s husband?”

My roommate’s family worked in interior design. After I bought the house, I had asked her to help design and decorate it.

That was why she recognized it at a glance.

“Maybe she just found a random picture to use with the caption.”

I wasn’t in the habit of gossiping about people behind their backs, so I instinctively made an excuse for her.

But that didn’t mean I had no temper.

“I don’t agree. If you want to get married or hold a bachelorette party, do it at your own home or rent a place. Just don’t come to mine!”

“And as for your Instagram post, either delete it or repost it. Don’t let people misunderstand!”

But more than ten minutes passed, and Chloe still didn’t reply.

When I opened the chat, I saw that our class group was buzzing with activity.

“November first, Building A, Eighth Floor, at Emerald Heights. Everyone is welcome to come to my new home for my bachelorette party!”

That message caused an uproar, and many classmates immediately joined in.

“Wow! Property around Emerald Heights is insanely expensive. Your husband must be loaded! He treats you so well!”

“I can’t believe Chloe is the first one in our class to get married! Your boyfriend must have given you so much confidence. I’m jealous!”

“Congratulations! Don’t worry, we’ll definitely come! We’ll make sure to bring a huge wedding gift!”

I was the only one missing from the crowd, even though I was her best friend.

Some people who had never liked me directly tagged me.

“@Audrey, Chloe bought a house to get married in. As her best friend, you’ll definitely have to give her a huge wedding gift, right? Why are you staying silent?”

“Could you be jealous? After all, Chloe is beautiful and outstanding, and she even found such a powerful husband. That’s a level you’ll never reach in your entire life.”

“She probably doesn’t have the face to show up. Beggars can’t enter an upscale community. The security guards would throw them out.”

I had only been a little introverted in college, but I had always received inexplicable hostility.

I couldn’t be bothered to respond to them.

But Chloe sent a giggling, hand-over-mouth emoji.

“Everyone, stop. You’ll make Audrey sad.”

“She’s my best friend. No matter what, she’ll still wish me well.”

“Audrey even said she was going to give me an expensive gift.”