Reborn on the day I was tricked into marriage by a blind date

He said, "Khloe, I like you. I will definitely treat you well after we get married!

"I'll give all my salary to you.

"I heard that your salary is over $20,000 a month, and mine is $2,500. If we average it out, we will each have over $10,000!"

I was speechless.

Averaging? As poor as him?

As I was about to shake off Brycen's hand, Maura suddenly approached and put our hands together tightly.

"That's so sweet. He gives you his salary as soon as you start dating. Glad to see that you hit it off!" said Maura.

Hit it off? How absurd.

Brycen locked his gaze onto me, expressing agreement with Maura. He had said these words in his past life.

At the time, my mind was consumed by disgust from his unwanted kiss, and I didn't notice the strangeness of his words at all.

"How do you know my salary? You've asked around?" I questioned.

The expressions of Brycen and Maura turned gloomy.

Just like in my past life, Brycen grabbed my hand in the same way, and I wanted to withdraw it at that time.

However, Maura's behavior made me feel embarrassed to explain.

Moreover, Brycen was very sweet-talking, and I had concerns about my age and the possibility of not being able to find a suitable partner. These factors led me to fall into their trap.

However, this time, I resolutely shook off his hand. Before I could say anything, the doorbell rang.

Restrained by Brycen, I couldn't reach the door, but the person outside kept knocking on the door nervously.

According to the past life, no one should have come at this time.

Frowning, I watched my mother go to open the door, only to see an intruder with blood on his forehead and a sheen of perspiration covering his body.

Beads of sweat clung to his face, and I noticed that one of the lenses in his gold-rimmed glasses was shattered.

He directed his gaze towards me, letting out a long sigh. His robust figure was obviously not in line with his gentle face.

As his eyes landed upon my hands, which were still clasped by Brycen, a surge of deadly intent seemed to ignite within him.

"Take your dirty hands off her!" the man commanded.

My mother and Maura were both shocked. With his behavior, anyone would think he was a gangster.

I knew him. "Archer," I called out.

He was Archer Maxwell, my friend since childhood. After high school, he went abroad to study, and we hadn't seen each other since then.

"Archer..." Tears rolled down my face involuntarily.

In my past life, because Brycen killed my parents, Archer hurriedly returned to confront Brycen.

Sadly, he failed to avenge me and was beaten instead.

"Asshole, let go!" Archer grabbed my hand skillfully and pushed Brycen away.

Brycen was stunned. He pointed at Archer and stammered, not knowing what to say.

I gently reached out and stroked Archer's forehead, where he had been injured in our last lives.

He was stunned, his face blushing furiously.

Brycen and Maura froze, and so did I!

At this time in my past life, I was being pestered by Brycen while Maura was gaslighting me.

I even felt that I would never be able to get married. However, Archer never showed up.

From the moment I entered into marriage to the tragic event of jumping off the building, Archer had been abroad.

Casting a glance at Archer, I felt glad to have him protecting me!

With a serious face, I stated firmly, "Today is a blind date, and mutual consent is essential.

"I haven't agreed to date Brycen, yet he holds my hand and even calls himself my boyfriend?

"Is this his politeness? Is this what you call 'honesty'?"

With that, I calmly looked at Brycen's rotund face and sunken nose. It was apparent that he had crossed a line.

Seeing that I didn't give in at all, Brycen and Maura left in embarrassment.

After they left, my mother scrutinized Archer and me.

"Khloe, who is he?" she asked.

"I'm Khloe's boyfriend," Archer replied.

"What?"

I looked at Archer in confusion, while he hugged me tightly.

"You're going on a blind date while being with me? Khloe, don't go too far!" said Archer.

My mother had actually recognized Archer. Witnessing the closeness between Archer and me, she couldn't help but laugh.

I had always known that my mother loved me.

Recognizing that she wouldn't be able to be by my side all my life, she wanted to find someone who could provide care and support in her absence.

After I died in my past life, my mother went crazy and went to find Brycen. Unfortunately, she was beaten by the drunk Brycen and suffered a concussion.

Afterwards, Brycen assumed a facade of care and visited my mother, making promises to look after her until the end of her days.

My mother was not a fool, so she would naturally not give anything to Brycen just because of his verbal promise.

After a long time, Brycen realized that he couldn't get money from my parents, so he started thinking about the insurance.

He tricked my parents into going to watch the sunrise, created an accident, and received two insurance compensations.

Then, he divided the two insurance payments into three portions.

One portion was for gambling, another one was for a stripper, and the last one was for the matchmaker to find him a wife.

In the end, I gave birth to a son for him, but no one in my family survived.

However, I still wanted to know why this life was different from the previous one.