" I'm sorry . 5 Stella I won't bother you again … I know I was wrong . In the chat , her followers were blowing up . ] " Who's this psycho using Rachel's bathroom and calling her sick ? " " Some people just take advantage of kind souls . " I snapped , " This is MY house , it has nothing to do with Rachell That only made the chat worse - accusing me of squatting in " Rachel's " home , saying I was shameless . Turns out , Rachel had been streaming from my place all week , letting her followers believe it was hers and she'd designed everything . Peter came in after hearing the shouting I looked to lum , hoping he'd clear things up . Instead , he rushed to Rachel . ] ] " Hey , you okay ? What happened ? I'll handle it . " ] The chat went wild - cheering on " their couple , " calling me names , even accusing me of leaving the bathroom door unlocked to seduce " the man of the house . " ] The top comment : ] " What a thirsty homewrecker - trying to steal Rachel's man . " I'd never been this humiliated in my life . Through blurry eyes , I looked at Peter . [ ] He could've ended it with one sentence . But he turned his head away . ] In that moment , something in me froze solid . I ordered a set of micro - cameras that night . If they wanted crazy ? ] I'd give them crazy . And every ounce of humiliation I'd felt - I'd pay back a hundredfold ! 101 Chapter 5 The next morning . I called a realtor and had the place listed on Zillow . [ ] I'd thought about it all night , and decided that once this circus was over , I was moving out . This whole apartment reeked of Rachel - every corner made my stomach turn . But I didn't let it show . Instead . I ordered a feast of takeout and waited for Peter and Rachel to come out for dinner . ] Peter came out first , clearly surprised to see me suddenly treating them to takeout . ] I gave him a sweet smile . " I thought about it . I shouldn't let that little thing with Rachel ruin what we had . " " She's just nuts - there's no way you two have a future . ' " The one marrying you will be me , so I really have no reason to be mad , right ? " Half true , half false - just enough logic to sound convincing , and exactly the kind of thing I'd say . His shoulders relaxed , and he even reached for my hand , looking at me with those fake loving eyes . [ ] " Stella , you have nothing to worry about . " " Rachel's like a little sister to me , nothing more . I would never betray what we have . " I pouted . " Fine , as long as she doesn't cross the line , I'm not gonna stoop to fighting with a lunatic . " His voice was carnest " Whatever you say , Stella . " " Meeting you was the best thing that's ever happened to me . I told him to sit and start eating , then headed to the kitchen " to get plates . " Once I was alone , I stopped the voice recording on my phone and smiled - coldly . ] Public opinion . I knew how to use it . ] What's the point of posting the house deed and my original design files online to clear my name right away ? ] Better to lift them up high . let them bask in the glow of likes and followers , then strike - hard - so they crash from the highest peak straight to the bottom . ] When I came back out . I had my smile back on . " By the way . I'm doing a deep clean this afternoon . " ] " Rachel's made such a mess in here I can't stand it . " ] " Why don't you take her out for a while ? I'll have someone come clean . " I Veruno'd him $ 80 . ] " Pick me up some cream puffs while you're at the mall " ] " I've been craving them since I got back from my trip . " Peter instantly accepted the payment and agreed . ] When Rachel woke up and barely got two bites in , Peter hurried her out the door so she wouldn't " get in the way " of my cleaning . He probably thought he'd smoothed things over - two women in his life , getting along while he enjoyed his perfect little harem fantasy . What he didn't know was that I'd called in a security tech guy to install micro - cameras in every single room - 360 - degree coverage , no blind spots . That night , I hit into my favorite cream puff and felt damn good . The trap was set . All I had to do was wait for the prey to walk in . Before heading to my room , I told them I'd be watching Netflix with my headphones on , so they shouldn't bother me - making it very clear I " wouldn't hear anything . " Sure enough , not long after , I saw on my phone that Rachel had gone into Peter's room . ] She was wearing one of my silk camisoles , low - cut and barely covering anything , closing his bedroom door with her back against it , looking at him like a predator sizing up at meal . 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