“Jamie is just my best bro.”
I nodded. “The kind of best bro that you can
sleep with and not have to worry about her
clinging to you?”
The guests were stunned, as you usually don’t
see a guy turn up at his own funeral when there
was a cheating scandal.
Mark could no longer fake his way out of it.
“Chloe, you found out I was alive, and then you
got me declared legally dead, on purpose, didn’t
you?”
“Yes.”
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I wanted him to pay.
“If you want to restore your legal existence, you
need my help. Mark, I’m giving you two
options.”
I handed him a divorce agreement.
“Sign it, and you can come back to life. If you
don’t, you can live as a ghost.”
Mark ripped it out of my hands and started
reading. Once he saw the property section, he
slammed the paper to the floor.
“Why do I have to leave with nothing?”
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His face was red, his eyes bloodshot, and his
expression was scary.
I used to be afraid of Mark when he was angry.
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But now, all I saw was a man who was all bark
and no bite.
He didn’t have a single ace, and he was still
trying to play me.
I laughed. “You’re legally dead. You’re an unfaithful cheater. That’s why.”
He glared at me, and then smirked. “I didn’t cheat. I just slept with my best friend.”
“Nothing happened between us.”
I saw the smug look in his eyes.
“Chloe, if I were you, I’d throw myself at my
husband, apologize and promise it won’t
happen again.”
“If you just apologize, we can get back to being
normal, and I’ll stay away from Jamie.”
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I didn’t respond.
1 was floored by his gall. I didn’t have any hard evidence of him actually cheating, and even with his legal death, he’d find a way to come back and mess with me.
I was about to say something when someone stood in front of me.
“Cheating evidence? Would this count?”
Ben played a video of Mark and Jamie making out in a booth.
“Do you still call that being ‘just friends‘?”
Jamie screamed, “Who are you? Why are you filming us?”
Mark looked at Ben, all color drained from his
face. He went from being defiant, to putting on
a fake smile.
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“Uncle Ben, why are you here? I’m fine, no need to waste your time.”
“I know you’re fine, I’m the one that told Chloe that you were alive.”
Mark’s face twisted, but he still forced himself
to smile.
“Oh, is that so? I’m sorry I scared her, I came here to say I was sorry. It won’t happen again.”
