Rebirth: We Split Ways.. novel Chapter 7

Before Penelope officially agreed to be with Dominic , she made sure to ask him one thing.

"So… everything's good with you? Physically, I mean."

"No issues in the bedroom?"

She wasn't about to relive her last relationship, spending years in a dead marriage.

Not a chance.

Dominic burst out laughing.

That same afternoon, he dropped a full medical report on her desk.

"Penelope, I'm perfectly healthy. Very healthy."

"And trust me—once we're married, you won't have any complaints in that department."

Maybe it really was fate.

Everything between them just fell into place, with no obstacles along the way.

Hearing all this, Jason let out a sharp breath, his face twisting in disbelief.

"All because of that?"

She nodded without hesitation.

"Yep. All because of that."

His eyes turned red.

"But you… You once told me you'd only ever love me. How could you marry someone else?"

Penelope smiled, unfazed.

"Jason, let's leave past promises in the past."

"Besides, in case you forgot, you were the one who cheated in our last life."

"And in this one? You're the one marrying your ‘one true love.'"

"Oh, and let's not forget—back when we were together, you pretended to have issues just so you could ‘stay loyal' to Lauren."

"You didn't even want to touch me."

"So why the hell are you acting like some heartbroken victim now?"

Jason's face darkened, his anger flaring.

"I didn't touch you because you were filthy!"

"You slept around with God knows how many men!"

That stopped Penelope in her tracks.

"…What did you just say?"

Jason ran a hand through his hair, looking completely distraught.

"Penelope, I really tried to move on from Lauren."

"I wanted to make things work with you. But you—" His voice cracked.

"You went behind my back. With so many men."

She scoffed, completely outraged.

"Excuse me?! When the hell did I ever cheat on you?"

"You don't have to pretend," Jason spat bitterly.

"There were pictures, Penelope!"

"You had dinner with all those executives—Bryce Walker from Belmont Group, David Pierce from Wooden Corp."

"You think I didn't know?"

Penelope let out a humorless laugh.

"Oh my God. You really are a moron."

The whole thing blew up in their old college group chat.

Everyone was talking about it, throwing around all kinds of wild speculation.

A few people even tagged Penelope, asking for her opinion.

She couldn't be bothered with their nonsense.

She left the group without a second thought.

And then, a week later, the biggest scandal hit the news.

Lauren had apparently slept her way to the top, getting involved with multiple high-profile executives just to climb the social ladder.

Someone leaked a whole collection of photos—her in intimate situations with various men.

The internet exploded.

Penelope had never expected the supposedly elegant, untouchable Lauren to have such a filthy past exposed for all to see.

In an instant, her carefully built-up reputation was in shambles.

She became a laughingstock.

Even worse?

A group of wealthy wives got together and started hunting her down, planning to publicly humiliate her for messing with their husbands.

Her career?

Over.

Her social status? Destroyed.

Her entire life? Ruined.

Watching it all unfold, Penelope couldn't help but shake her head.

"Man… rich people really are something else."