Rebirth back ten years ago, my
husband and I each chose someone
else, but he regretted it
Chapter 1
I woke up ten years younger, all thanks to a
car crash.
The first thing I did? Dumped Jake.
In my previous life, he’d used me to get close
to Brittany.
He watched her date other guys, all while
keeping me on the hook.
He wasted seven years making me Mrs. Jake
Turner, only to regret it.
This time around, his first move after waking
up in the past was to ditch me.
“Annie, let’s call it quits,” he said.
Back then, Jake wasn’t the big–shot CEO
everyone kisses up to now.
He was just a college kid trying to get a Pell
Grant.
He was so hung up on Brittany that he was
willing to date her best friend to get closer to
her.
He regretted it for a decade.
I agreed to disappear from his life.
But then I accidentally became “somebody.”
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What’s up with that?
The bell rang, signaling the end of class.
“Annie, wanna hit up the cafeteria?”
I ignored Brittany, looking all sweet and
innocent, and started packing my bag.
Jake, standing next to her, gave Brittany a
look of pure adoration.
“No, we’re good. Annie’s gonna be super busy
lately,” he said, trying to sound casual.
He turned his pretty–boy face to me, all but
begging me to agree.
“Right?”
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I remembered his cold voice when he dumped
- me.
I can still hear his lack of compromise.
“Annie, let’s just part ways amicably. This
time, I don’t want to miss my shot with
Brittany.”
Yeah, he regretted it for ten freakin‘ years.
He regretted dating me to get closer to her
and making himself Brittany’s boyfriend in his
dreams.
He’s got a second chance, so there’s no way
he will let it go wrong again.
I smirked.
“Sure. You guys go ahead. Like he said, I’ve got that campus competition thing going on.
Gotta rehearse.”
Brittany’s eyes flickered when I mentioned the
competition.
Last time around, I was sitting on a mountain of cash from my parents, but I played the struggling wife act so Jake wouldn’t feel bad.
I wanted him to feel like we were both rising
to the top together.
I’d secretly fund all his big dreams.
I was so stupid.
I would pay for the basement apartment he
was renting, and make dinner every night.
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Later when he was trying to start his own
company, I was secretly investing.
He used to tell me, “Annie, I don’t know what
I’d do without you.‘
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Watching them walk away, I called out to
Jake.
“Hold up.”
Jake stopped and turned around, his face
showing annoyance.
He obviously thought I was going to try to
guilt–trip him.
I held out my hand.
He looked confused.
“I’m pretty sure I put the money on your meal card. Now that we’re done, give it back.”
Jake just stared at me.
He forgot that the future CEO who dropped
thousands on a single dinner was once a
college kid who couldn’t afford ramen.
Brittany probably had no idea that all those
gifts Jake gave her, every fancy meal, came
out of my pocket.
I was so worried about his ego that I never
told Brittany about his financial situation.
I felt bad for him, so I transferred money to
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his meal card, and Jake always paid when the three of us ate together.
Brittany never paid, she’s got a poor college student grant, just like Jake.
Brittany frowned, giving Jake a quick glance.
One look was all it took to make Jake’s face
turn red.
Brittany was all about subtlety, which is what
made her the campus queen.
I used to think she was so selfless and would
hand her things every opportunity I got.
Now, I just wanted to kick myself.
He looked me dead in the eye and slapped
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the meal card into my palm.
“Annie, we’re even.”
The cold plastic was as cold as my heart felt
in that moment.
Brittany looked like she wanted to say
something.
“Annie, are you sure about this?”
I looked right back at her.
I’ll never forget Brittany showing up with a kid
at my anniversary party with Jake.
She was begging me not to break them up.
Her three–year–old child was hitting me,
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calling me a bad lady for stealing her dad.
Jake simply said, “The kid’s mine. I was
always in love with Brittany. You took her
place all these years. It’s time to give it back.”
Betrayal by my best friend and my man
taught me the harshest lesson of my life.
Jake died thinking I’d stolen Brittany’s place,
riding his coattails into high society.
I’m giving Brittany back her spot, once and
for all.
Jake and I were both orphans, but the
difference was that I was the sole heir to a
fortune.
Jake was legit broke.
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To keep him from working himself to death, I
set up a scholarship for our major.
Jake aced everything, so he got thousands
every year, and between that and student loans, he didn’t need to work.
After graduation, I encouraged him to start
his own business, secretly pouring money into
it and turning him into the CEO he became.
He ran off with Brittany who had just gotten a
divorce and moved back from Europe.
He wants a do–over, so I will have my own life
too.
I pulled out my phone and called a number I
knew by heart.
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“Kyle, I’m in for the engagement.”
