Chapter 1
After my colleague got pregnant, she borrowed my car and went to the hospital for a prenatal examination.
Her husband ran a red light while driving on his cell phone and got into an accident, causing her to miscarry.
I didn't ask them to pay for the damage to my car, but I went to the hospital to visit her and gave her $800.
But they blamed it on me. After my colleague was discharged from the hospital, she and her husband came to my house on a stormy day, pushed me off the balcony, and announced to others that I was blown downstairs by the strong wind.
When I opened my eyes again, time went back to the day when my colleague borrowed my car to go to the hospital.
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"Please, it's going to rain tomorrow. Please lend me your car, otherwise, I won't be able to do prenatal check-ups."
Lana Truman's chubby hand shook my arm, and I realized that I had been reborn!
She started to beg me just like she did in my previous life. She and I lived in the same neighborhood, and she often took my car to and from work, so I agreed without hesitation.
It was just that her husband was playing with his cell phone while driving, ran a red light, and crashed into a car, causing her to have a miscarriage.
I didn't ask them to compensate for the damage to my car. Instead, I gave her $800 and bought some fruit to visit her in the hospital.
But after Lana was discharged from the hospital, she and her husband came to my house and threw me off the balcony!
Thinking of this, I couldn't help trembling and immediately refused, "No way!"
Lana's confident face suddenly became embarrassed. She quickly looked around and then whispered, "Hey, you weren't like this before. Why didn't you lend it to me?"
I said coldly, "I don't want to lend it to you."
Since she became pregnant, my car has been borrowed by her every week for prenatal check-ups. In fact, many times they were not going for prenatal check-ups, but her husband drove out to play.
I didn't know about it at first, and they didn't tell me either. I only found out about it when the highway toll bill was deposited into my account.
In the past, I didn't take it seriously. I just felt that they didn't live well, so I let them be. But now it seemed that they regarded me as a sucker.
Lana didn't expect me to be so determined. "I wanted you to be my child's godmother, but now it seems that there's no need. No godmother is as stingy as you!"
As she spoke, she cried and complained, "I've always regarded you as my best friend, but I didn't expect that you wouldn't even lend me your car. I didn't use your car for free. Didn't I buy things for you to express my gratitude? Alas, I give true heart to someone who doesn't know..."
A colleague next to us made a noise, "Who doesn't how to be grateful!"
I laughed scornfully. "You always return the car at night and give me some bread for breakfast the next day. You used up the full tank of gas in my car without filling it up. Damn it, I am the one who has given my true heart to someone who doesn't how to be grateful."
I turned to his colleague who was speaking up for Lana and shouted, "You're a grateful person. Then lend her your new car?"
The colleague lowered his head and continued to work sulkily.
Lana looked innocent. "Jolene, believe it or not, I've always regarded you as my best friend. I don't know why you have such a big misunderstanding about me. I need to calm down and think about whether I want to be friends with you."
"Don't be so shameless," I said coldly, "Don't borrow my car anymore and you should return all my previous gas and highway toll fees to me."
Lana quickly left. "Are you crazy? What are you talking about? I don't understand at all. You are crazy about money."
Chapter 2
Because my mood was affected by Lana, my work efficiency was not great. By the time I finished my work, it was already an hour after get off work.
I tidied up simply and went to the parking lot. Lana was waiting for me with a big belly.
As soon as she saw me, she immediately greeted me with a smile. She was no longer as arrogant as she had been in the company. "Jolene, why did you come down so late? I've been waiting for you for a long time. Hurry up, let's go home."
Some people could be so shameless.
"Lana, I've made it clear to you. How can you be so shameless? If you want to take my car, you have to pay."
Lana's face froze. "Okay, I'll pay you. It's only two dollars to take the bus. I'll give you three dollars, okay? You've made a fortune."
The journey from the company to my house was more than six miles, and she made it sound like they were close, just taking the subway would cost more than three dollars.
I didn't want to talk too much with her. "Get lost. I won't let you take my car."
I wanted to leave, but she stood in front of me and grabbed the handle of the car tightly.
Since she was pregnant, I couldn't fight her. I had to lock the car and take a taxi home.
As soon as I got home, I saw Lana's husband, Alaric Ramsey, standing at my door of, glaring at me. He rushed over and questioned me, "Lana is pregnant, but you left her in the parking lot. Why are you so mean? If anything happens to her, I won't let you go!"
He left in a huff.
A moment later, an alert appeared on my phone indicating that my car was being vandalized.
I knew it was Alaric and Lana who did it. I called the police right away.
I first checked the surveillance to collect evidence, and then took the police to Lana's house. They were happily eating and watching a variety show.
When they saw the police, Alaric insisted that he didn't do it. He didn't shut up until the evidence was shown.
Lana said politely, "Sir, she and I are colleagues. This is a private matter. We'll solve it in private. We won't bother you."
She thought that I was as easy-going as before. How was that possible?
I refused to mediate and they proposed compensation and negotiated with me.
Not only did they have to compensate me, but they also had to be detained.
Alaric was detained, and Lana took two days off because of this. Without her in the company, even the air became fresher.
However, when my colleagues saw me, they either wanted to say something or sighed and left. I was confused.
Not long after, I was called to the office by my leader.
"What's going on between you and Lana? Did she almost miscarry because of you?"
I was confused.
My leader sent me a video, and I opened it and saw that it was a short video posted by Lana on a platform complaining about her colleagues. Because she had mentioned the company name before, everyone in the industry knew that a female employee named Carter bullied a pregnant colleague.
A competing company of ours also used this video to do bad things. They said that I might be a human resources officer who followed the leader's instructions to fire a pregnant woman.
Once the company had disputes with pregnant women, everyone would pregnant women first.
I hurriedly explained and showed all the evidence.
My leader thought for a while and asked me to apologize to Lana first.
He said that this was the intention of higher-level leaders and that we must keep Lana calm and wait for public opinion to disappear.
I argued, "But I'm not wrong."
The leader said gloomily, "Unless you have a better way to solve it..."
I looked at Lana, who was still doing the live stream. Maybe there was a better way.
Chapter 3
I went to visit Lana with the gifts bought by the administrative department.
Alaric was still detained.
She was doing a live stream with disheveled hair and a dirty face, complaining about being bullied.
No wonder she asked for leave and didn't go to work. The amount of tips from netizens alone was more than $14 a day.
When she saw me, she picked up her phone and shot me. She said happily, "Look, everyone, it's this person. She deliberately made things difficult for me, and now she's finally here to apologize. Thank you, everyone. Thank you for your help. Otherwise, she wouldn't have come to apologize."
In the comments, netizens who did not know the truth began to abuse.
"So it's this woman. So disgusting. Didn't you have a mother? Why are you making things difficult for a pregnant woman?"
"You'd better not get pregnant in the future. When you are pregnant, we'll deal with you together!"
I put down the gifts and said, "Lana, you spread rumors and fool netizens, aren't you afraid of backlash?"
Lana's expression changed drastically. "Guys, don't listen to her nonsense. You've all seen how sharp her mouth is, haven't you? She can turn right into wrong. It's this kind of person who almost caused me to miscarry!"
I calmly took out my phone and pointed it at the camera. "Why don't you tell them that your husband smashed my car and was detained? Why don't you show everyone the payment record of the hospital checkup when you almost had a miscarriage? You eat junk food while talking about how you almost had a miscarriage. You're amazing!"
"Shut up!" Lana hurriedly explained, "Guys, don't listen to her nonsense."
People were commenting, "This isn't true? Damn, what is the truth?"
"Oh, my belly! She hit my belly! Guys, I'll meet you later." Lana shouted and turned off the live stream.
Now that no netizens were watching, she was arrogant. She was pretending to be hurt a second ago, but now she was cursing me with her hands on her hips. "Jolene, don't be so shameless. I have a lot of fans now, and they will help me. You'd better be sensible. My husband will be released soon. You should drive to pick up him, treat us to dinner, and apologize to us."
I sneered. "I didn't lend you my car, and your husband smashed my car and was detained. Why should I go to pick up him?"
She shook her phone proudly. "Because I have fans. They will help me teach you a lesson."
"Okay, I'll pick up your husband."
I turned around and left. Lana was still barking behind me. "You're not allowed to leave. You haven't apologized to me yet!"
On the way back, I took out my phone to watch Lana's live stream, and netizens were cursing.
"You're the idiot! Your whole family is idiots!"
"I didn't expect you to be a liar. You deserve to have an abortion!"
"We will help you pick up your husband!"
When I returned to the company, my leader was satisfied to see that the number of fans of the company's live stream account had reached millions, and he praised me highly.
From the moment I entered Lana's house, the miniature camera I wore was broadcasting live, and the video was sent to the company's account.
When Lana pretended that I hit her in the stomach and turned off her phone, hundreds of thousands of people watched her self-directed act. She covered her stomach with one hand, turned off the live broadcast with the other hand, and then insulted me.
It was so funny and ridiculous.
The leader doubled my salary and gave me an extra month off.
However, Lana was not dismissed.
Taking into account Lana's situation and the adverse impact of her actions, the company decided to wait until she gave birth before firing her.
The company's public relations department was good at gaining fans.
I took a happy vacation.
I heard from my colleagues that on the day Alaric was released, rotten eggs were thrown at him and sloppy food was splashed on him.
When he found out that this happened because Lana lied during the live stream, he beat Lana up when he got home, and Lana went to work with injuries for several days.
This news was really good.
I've called a lawyer. He'll be in charge of the debt pursuit.
A few days later, I heard that Lana had been beaten up by Alaric again. They probably didn't want to pay.
Lana sent me a message asking me not to sue, so I blocked her.