Chapter 3
Just the mention of my parents and my brother made my palms clench involuntarily.
In my previous life, the three of them were so oblivious that Estelle played them like puppets.
I started wondering what I should do if they were still as blind as before in this life.
I was spacing out when, out of nowhere, someone in the crowd suddenly called out, "Quinn!"
As if on cue, all of us turned our heads toward the source of the voice.
Outside the window, Quinn Rush stepped out of a Bentley, rocking a woolen overcoat. With snowflakes swirling around him, he looked so drop-dead gorgeous, nobody could look away.
"Is that Quinn Rush, the CEO of Rush Group? He's insanely handsome."
"Oh my god, he's my dream guy."
"Hold up, is Quinn Beatrice's brother?"
With all the gossip swirling among my classmates, Quinn strode right over to us.
When Estelle saw Quinn, her eyes glowed, and her voice was dripping with sweetness. "Quinn, you're here. You finally came."
Her eyes were rimmed with red, and she looked so pitiful it almost tugged at one's heartstrings.
I gritted my teeth, fury rising inside me. Thinking about how Quinn was head over heels for her in my previous life, I considered cutting him off for good.
But I never expected Quinn to shut Estelle down so coldly, cutting her off in an instant. "Just who are you?"
His brows knitted together, and he shot Estelle a look that was downright icy.
Estelle was stunned, thinking she must've misheard. Her voice trembled. "Quinn, why are you acting like this?"
"Cut it out. Stop saying me name so affectionately. You're no one to me. Who do you think you are? My family? My parents never had an ugly illegitimate child like you," Quinn shot back, his words icy and merciless.
I froze, shock flooding through me. When my eyes met Quinn's, a wild thought popped into my head. I blurted out, "Wait, did you come back too?"
Quinn grabbed my hand and pulled me into his arms. "Beatrice, I've told you a million times. Don't mess with this pretentious bitch. Why won't you listen? Now you got burned, huh? You even got backstabbed by the snake."
I swallowed, unable to say a word.
Estelle's tears started to fall.
She couldn't believe how Quinn, who used to treat her like a princess, had suddenly turned so cold and distant.
Back then, Quinn was at her beck and call, doing whatever she wanted without question.
Deon had no idea what was really going on between Quinn and Estelle. He just assumed Quinn was on my side.
When he heard Quinn laying into Estelle, he got all worked up. "What gives you the right to talk about Estelle like this? Estelle is the sweetest girl ever. Beatrice was the one who went too far first. They were supposed to be besties, and now she's betraying her."
Hearing the commotion, Quinn turned his gaze to Deon, raising an eyebrow. He instantly recognized the simp who was always orbiting Estelle.
In my previous life, Estelle manipulated Quinn and Deon into fighting each other.
Now, Quinn just looked at Deon with nothing but pity.
He clapped Deon on the shoulder. "Buddy, take my advice. Don't waste your time chasing after the scheming bitch Estelle. She'll never see you as anything more than a backup."
Deon completely ignored Quinn's advice, focusing all his attention on comforting Estelle, who was crying her eyes out and looking all pitiful.
Quinn, meanwhile, whipped out his phone and used a mini projector to blast his chat history with Estelle right onto the white wall for everyone to see.
Estelle: [Quinn, have you been missing me?]
Estelle: [Someone like me isn't really good enough for you. Would you really give up everything just to be with me?]
Estelle: [But I'm not ready to date yet. Can you wait until I'm a little older?]
Estelle: [Once I'm older and my figure gets even better, you won't be able to resist me.]
Estelle: [Quinn, I had the sweetest candy today. Wish you were here so I could share it with you.]
Estelle: [I wouldn't have any nightmares if you were here beside me tonight, Quinn.]
Estelle: [Quinn, I took some super cute selfies. Can you help me pick which one looks best?]
What came next were a series of photos of Estelle coming out of the shower, of her cleavage and legs, and of her winking and pouting.
Every single photo was seriously sexy and totally seductive, the kind that aroused dirty thoughts.
If the earlier stuff was just a girl crushing on a guy, the pics that came after were next-level shocking.