The Stand-In Who Walked Away

Synopsis

Alex Sterling, the golden boy of the Riverside City elite, tried to die for his number-one devotee by swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills. When the news broke, I was in my cramped rental, busy packing my bags. My bank account was looking a lot healthier, thanks to the final payment of 1.6 million dollars that Alex's mother, Melissa, had just wired over. Daniel roared through the phone, "What the hell did you do to him?" I hung up and glanced at my phone, where a news alert about Alex's engagement to his first love popped up. I couldn't help but laugh. What did it have to do with me? I was never his real girlfriend anyway. I had played my part in this contract relationship for 365 days straight. Now that I'd gotten my money, it was only fair for me to walk away. Whether he lived or died was none of my concern.