Chapter 7 All the color drained from Garrett's face . " No - Wren , no . I never - I wasn't trying to destroy you , okay ?! You're my WIFE ! I didn't - wait . You ... you KNOW ? How do you-" ] " Yeah . I know . " [ I cut him off , voice like ice . " Scarlett couldn't wait to tell me . Came to brag about it , actually . " [ ] Last life , right before I died , she'd come to gloat . [ ] " So that's why you- " ] " Wren , I'm sorry . God , I'm SO sorry . " His voice broke . " I was drunk that night , okay ? I messed up . It only happened once , I swear - it wasn't on purpose . I didn't mean- " ] Julian's voice cut through , cold as steel . " Yeah , you did. " ] Garrett whipped around . " Stay OUT of this ! " ] " Doesn't matter anymore , Garrett . " I looked at him , tired . " Whether you meant it or not ? Doesn't change a damn thing . Because looking at you now makes me sick . Genuinely sick . Like I wanna throw up . " Go file the papers . For real this time . " e . " ] I didn't stick around to hear whatever excuse he'd come up with next . Picked up my bag , pushed past him , and headed straight for the door . [ ] Julian was right behind me . me . After that , I didn't see Garrett again . ]] I texted him a few times asking when he'd be available to finalize things . No response . ] ] I was about to give up and just handle it through a lawyer when Dr. Patel called . [ ] " Garrett's in jail . He pushed Scarlett off a building . " [ ] I blinked . " Wait , what ? " ] She sent me a video . [] Security footage from some high - rise . Garrett and Scarlett on a balcony , fighting . ] You PROMISED you wouldn't tell Wren ! Why the hell did you tell her ?! " ] He slapped her . Hard . Then his hands went around her throat . [ ] Scarlett was begging , choking out apologies , swearing she didn't say anyth But Garrett didn't believe her . [ ] He shoved her over the railing [ ] " You framed Wren for pushing you before , right ? Well , congratulations . Now it's real . Except I'm the one who did it . " [ ] It wasn't high enough to kill her . But she hit rebar on the way down . Severed her spine . Paralyzed from the waist down . ] Her reputation was already trashed from the cheating scandal - she'd paid out a ton in contract violations . Now she couldn't even afford her medical bills . [ ] Her parents straight up abandoned her [ ] Garrett got charged with attempted murder . Locked up . Girlboss Level Valucked for 3th Wht Me Murrons Unica » Chil www Chapter 7 When Dr. Patel told me , I was surprised - but not shocked . [ ] After what happened to his family , after all that trauma ... yeah , Garrett had been breaking down for years . ] ] I just didn't want to see it . Kept trying to hold him together . ] But now I'd let go . ]] And this is what happened . [] Dr. Patel's voice came through the phone , almost satisfied : [ ] " People who trashed you online ? Once they realized Scarlett and Garrett played them , they started doxxing them both - showing up wherever they were , yelling . making their lives hell . [ ] " Even now , people track down Scarlett's hospital room . They get past security , stand there calling her every name in the book , saying she got what she deserved . She's paralyzed , can't fight back , can't even call for help half the time . Just has to sit there and take it . " [ ] " Oh , and people keep asking if you're coming back . What do you think ? " I smiled a little , " Nah . I'm good here . " [ ] I didn't have family anymore . But at Cambridge ? I'd made friends . Built something new . [ ] This was my life now . Just getting started . ]] Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!