All Chapters of A Cat’s Life Over Mine: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

The water rose fast in the garage. The emergency exit was locked, and my phone was down to its last few percent. I climbed onto the car roof.The phone switched itself off after he hung up, leaving me alone. Desperate, I screamed, "Somebody! Help me!"I waved like a maniac at the security camera, hoping someone would notice.No one did.The floodwaters kept rising, covering me until I was fully submerged.Panic and pain tore through me as I gripped my necklace, hanging on until everything went dark.When I opened my eyes, I was floating by the ceiling, watching. From somewhere outside, I heard a shout, "Is anyone there?""Miss Tayler!"Mr. Jordan, the property manager, waded in with a few others. At the emergency exit, he stopped cold."Who locked this door?" he asked."No idea. It's always open... and that's not even our lock!"I hovered above them, watching Mr. Jordan's face go pale. A chill washed over me.Someone wanted me dead."Find her！""Miss Tayler! ""Miss Tayl

But of course, Wade didn't notice a thing. Instead, Mandy scampered over from the sidelines, shivering. "Wade, you worked so hard," she cooed, pulling out a tissue to wipe the mud off his face."It's nothing. It's what we're here for."Mandy said, "I still don't know what that lady was thinking, going down to the garage in a storm.""Honestly, some people are just set on getting themselves in trouble," Wade muttered. "We did everything we could. She was the one—"Connor walked by and cut him off with a sharp glare. "Enough, Wade. You're a rescue worker; show some respect for the dead. I shouldn't have to remind you of that! And don't think you're getting off easy this time. I expect a full report at headquarters."Mandy jumped to Wade's defense. "But why punish him? He only showed up late because he was helping me!""It was a human life, Wade. We'll handle this back at the station. And you, Miss Beech"—he shot Mandy a cold stare—"next time, don't waste public resources. If your c

I watched from the side and shook my head. 'Oh, now you're sorry? Yeah, super helpful... if I weren't, you know, dead. Regret's nice and all, but it's not exactly a time machine. I hear you're handling my funeral—cool, just make me look my best, okay? Actually, scratch that. I don't have anyone left, but I still don't want you touching me. Thanks.'I took a deep breath, trying to drift away, but something kept me stuck there, like I wasn't done watching his mess unfold.Then Wade perked up, as if he'd had a revelation. "The phone! Her phone!"He scrambled to call Connor, only to learn the emergency exit had been locked, which apparently lit a fire under him. Off he went, on a sudden crusade to get "justice" for me. Too bad my phone had gone full Titanic in the flood and was useless.Connor helped him pull it out of the property office, and Wade rushed it over to a repair shop, waving around a wad of cash. "I don't care what it takes. Just recover whatever you can."The repair guy

"I'll find the proof myself!" Wade growled, fists clenched, while Mr. Jordan just looked resigned.The rescue team had already slapped Wade with a suspension and a disciplinary warning, but he was still dead set on getting to the truth. With me gone, no family, no friends left to stand up for me, Wade was all I had.Three days later, Wade got his hands on my phone. The second he saw the message from property management telling me to move my car, his fury exploded. He stormed back to the office, grabbed Mr. Jordan, and punched him hard."You killed her! She's dead because of you!" Wade's fists kept flying as Mr. Jordan yelled in pain.It took a whole crowd to pull them apart, and Mr. Jordan, face bruised, shouted back, "I'm pressing charges! I told you, we didn't send her down there! Are you out of your mind?"Then he sneered. "And you call yourself her boyfriend? When she needed you, you were off with another girl. Who are you to blame me?" He straightened up, still clutching his

Hearing Mandy's confession made me shake. I hadn't realized Wade had talked about me like that to her. No wonder she'd looked at me with that strange contempt all those times.That day, she'd posed as Levi from property management, sent the message to lure me to the garage, and then locked the emergency exit. She'd only meant to scare me—but the water rose so fast, trapping me in minutes.Afraid of what she'd done but desperate to see Wade's reaction, Mandy had staged that ridiculous "cat stuck in a tree" stunt, calling Wade to come rescue her. It bought her half an hour—just enough time to make sure he'd arrive too late to save me.Now, with Wade's furious glare on her, Mandy only laughed. "Tia's death is on you too! You're the real killer here. If you'd cared enough to get to that garage faster, she'd still be alive. You're the one who pushed her to her death. If I were Tia, I'd never forgive you!"Wade's face crumbled. "No... that's not true. It can't be.""Oh, but it is!" Mand