After being Reborn, I Killed my Fiancé novel Chapter 4

He'd worked his way into NYU, dreaming of making it big in New York City. 

While the rest of us partied in college, he was juggling part-time jobs. 

I'd been drawn to his ambition and his charm. 

When he asked me out for the third time, I finally said yes. 

"Sophia, Danny told me Benjamin only chased you because you're from New York."

"He wants to stay here and marrying you would make that easier." 

Danny was Benjamin's roommate, and he was dating my best friend, Emily. 

At the time, I'd shrugged it off.

"So what? At least he knows what he wants." 

"And anyway, even if I weren't from New York, he'd still love me." 

Emily had laughed and called me naive. 

Not long after we started dating, Benjamin pushed me to elope. 

But I was focused on grad school, so he turned his attention to his career. 

He started as a pharmaceutical sales rep, then built his own team. 

Things were going well—until he decided to start a med spa. 

He convinced me to put my condo up as collateral for a loan. 

To reassure me, he proposed and promised to make me the legal owner of the new company. 

I fell for it. 

Later, he faked running off with the money. 

When my parents sold their house to bail me out, he showed up again. 

He told me he was behind it all. 

Because I'd let his mom die. 

He wanted me to pay. 

A tear slipped down my cheek, and I wiped it away with a shaky hand. 

The memory of that fiery hell flashed before my eyes again. 

The hatred in my chest burned hotter than ever. 

I opened my eyes and stared out the window as the city blurred past. 

My plan was starting to take shape. 

"Sophia Clark, what are you doing here?" 

Michael Harrison was Emily's childhood friend and a well-known socialite in New York City. 

Once, at a party Emily dragged me to, Michael had taken one look at me and decided I was the one. 

He'd flirted with me openly and subtly more times than I could count. 

But back then, my heart was all Benjamin's.

"Did Benjamin hurt you?" 

I pulled away and calmly told him about Benjamin and Jessica's affair. 

I'd cut ties with Benjamin. 

Michael was quiet for a moment, then smirked. 

"Better late than never."

"But if you want my help, you'll have to agree to one condition." 

He leaned in, his breath warm against my ear. "Be mine." 

I pushed him away without a second thought. 

"Michael, your brother's trying to kill you." 

He froze, his smirk fading.

"What are you talking about?" 

I stepped closer, locking eyes with him.

"Lucas Harrison wants you dead." 

Michael stared at me, then burst out laughing. 

He didn't believe me. 

I just smiled. It didn't matter.