Chapter 2
The next morning, Sarah hurriedly entered my house with the password.
I was practicing yoga at home, and my daughter Nana sat beside me watching TV.
"Kelly, you..." Before she could finish, my daughter pounced on her with open arms.
"Godmother!" Nana was very happy to see Sarah. She held her face and kissed her repeatedly.
Sarah's face turned pale, but she had to force a smile, picked up Nana, and pretended to kiss her on the face.
"Nana, I haven't come to see you for a long time. Do you miss me?"
Nana nodded and rubbed against her in her arms.
Sarah doted on Nana very much, even more than me, her biological mother.
I used to think she loved Nana as much as I did.
It wasn't until I went to prison that I realized she had been paving the way for herself to replace me as Nana's mother.
I smiled and didn't stop what I was doing.
Eric Lawson, in his room, heard the noise and ran out wearing only a pair of undershorts.
When their eyes met, sparks flew in the air, which really annoyed my eyes.
I couldn't help but speak up, "Eric, can't you see my best friend is here? Hurry up and get dressed and take Nana to have breakfast."
When he came out again, Eric's ears were red enough to bleed.
When he took Nana from Sarah's hands, I saw their hands clasping underneath.
I remained silent.
Nana was a little unhappy and threw a tantrum.
"Mom, I want to play with my godmother for a while."
I frowned, "Hannah Lawson, today is your first day of school. You can't be late, good girl."
Sarah quickly stepped in, "Oh, she is such a little child. It's okay to miss a few classes. Let her take a leave, and I'm also willing to accompany her to play."
I didn't say anything, turned to look at Nana.
She pouted and finally obediently went to have breakfast with Eric.
In the previous life, I was imprisoned. Nana kept crying because she couldn't see me.
No matter how Sarah tried to coax her, she kept calling for her mother.
I just realized that Nana only liked Sarah, but she loved and depended on me.
My poor silly daughter was deceived by Sarah time and time again. Finally Sarah had no choice but to beat her with fists and feet.
I will never let her hurt Nana again this time!
After that day, I sent Nana back to my hometown overnight.
Eric and Nana went out after breakfast, and I just finished a set of exercises and sat down to rest.
Sarah changed her usual gentle appearance and questioned me aggressively.
"Kelly! Didn't I say that I want to break up with Gavin?! Why did you take the initiative to call him? Why did you let him come to pick me up? Why..."
"You just said it and never actually thought about breaking up with him, didn't you?" I wiped the sweat off with a towel and looked up at her innocently.
Sarah was speechless and looked at me with some surprise.
"I'm sorry, Sarah. Yesterday, I listened to you complain so much, and I was being presumptuous.
"Because every word you said clearly showed that you still loved him."
I held her hand, sounding aggrieved and sincere, without a hint of falsehood.
She sighed and sat down beside me, "But do you know..."
She seemed to remember something and changed the topic, hugging me out of the kitchen.
"Oh well, I forgive you. After all, you're my best friend."
She didn't know that I had already realized that she was lamenting for the several bags that she hadn't got.
In the previous life, I made a tough statement to Gavin.
He thought he was really going to lose Sarah, so he took out loans to buy her bags and was very obedient to her after marriage.
But Sarah got a good deal and blamed it all on me, making me apologize to Gavin.
Gavin didn't accept it at all and told her not to associate with friends like me, and also didn't let me attend the wedding.
I became a scapegoat and inexplicably became enemies with Gavin.
Without my assistance in this life, Gavin had taken advantage of her and naturally would not buy her a bag on loan.
But Sarah's attitude puzzled me.
In the previous life, I angrily scolded the scumbag and made them break up.
In this life, I chose to fix them up.
Why is she still not satisfied?
Perhaps the truth is already about to come out.
I just dare not think about it.
Chapter 3
When I was having a check-up at the hospital, I received a message from an old classmate.
[Sarah will have her wedding tomorrow. The address is at Maple Leaf Hotel.]
I just received the test report and smiled at the results on it.
I already knew.
Sarah still kept me in the dark, not letting me attend her wedding with Gavin.
I had a backup plan and contacted an old classmate in advance to pass me the news.
I quickly rented two sets of formal dresses and brought them home.
That night, I placed the two sets of formal dresses in front of Eric and told him that we would attend Sarah's wedding tomorrow.
He exclaimed, "How did you know she's getting married tomorrow?"
"What? Judging from your tone, you already knew?"
I asked him back, suddenly leaning in to stare at him.
He tackled me. "No way, she's your best friend, how could I know? Okay, honey, I promise you, let's do something else..."
I resisted the surge in my lower abdomen, dodged his greasy kiss, and struggled to get up.
"It's not convenient. I am on my period."
I made an excuse to ask for his phone to prevent him from secretly messaging Sarah behind my back.
I even sent a message to test Sarah, asking her to come out and play tomorrow.
[Kelly, sorry I can't go out with you. I have a plan to go to a cat café with my friend tomorrow.]
She casually made an excuse to push me away.
Clearly, she was allergic to cat hair. It was really hard for her to lie to me like this. She didn't even lie convincingly.
I could only show my regret, [OK. I can only go watch the show with Eric.]
I really wanted to know why, in both this life and the previous one, Sarah didn't let me attend her wedding.
What is she desperately trying to hide?
When we appeared at the wedding, all the guests looked at us.
Only the smile on Sarah's face visibly collapsed.
I walked towards her hand in hand with Eric, and with each step closer, her face became paler.
This was quite an interesting way to torture her.
Until we walked up to her, she glared at Eric fiercely. The person next to me, with a slightly guilty look, glanced at Sarah and then lowered his head like a quail, unable to see anyone.
I pretended not to see their little actions, and with a reproachful tone, slowly spoke, "Sarah, you are not being loyal enough. How could you not inform me, your best friend, about such a big event like getting married?"
I deliberately emphasized the words "best friend".
"I... I... I forgot it," she stammered in response.
I looked around and found that most of the people were their relatives. There were many empty seats and some people hadn't arrived yet.
"Okay, just kidding. I won't be angry. Look, I'm here, right?" I affectionately took her arm.
She suddenly pulled me without saying a word and walked towards the backstage. "Kelly, please help me check if my makeup is smudged."
I didn't understand, but I didn't foolishly follow her.
She couldn't pull me and became anxious.
Eric also came forward to persuade me, "Go to the backstage and help her check it. Are you still good friends?"
Their unusual attitude made me even more suspicious.
Following their exchanged glances, I saw a group of friends of similar age playing and rushing in at the entrance.
I didn't know any of them.
I knew nothing about Sarah, but she knew everything about me.
Because she always hided it well and was not willing to mention it.
I only knew that her original family was broken and no one cared for her. She had been working odd jobs since she was young, so I had the idea of taking good care of her.
In the past, I was too foolish, so I was manipulated by her everywhere.
Now doubts arise in my mind. What are they afraid of? What is their connection with those people?
Those people came over with laughter and surrounded them, pushing me out.
The tall person standing in front joked, "Long time no see, Sarah! Since you left the village, we have had less contact. I didn't expect you to invite us."
They were Sarah's childhood friends, so they should know Sarah well.
A fat person squeezed out of the crowd and ran to Eric's side, excitedly hugging him and saying, "Hey! Eric, you are here too. Sarah, you even invited your ex-boyfriend. By the way, you two were together for so long, but it's a pity that you don't get married..."