All Chapters of My Drop-Dead, Gorgeous Rebound: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

JIGOAhh. He’s starting to notice something in Sarah. He had started to suspect that not everything was as he thought it was with the woman he married. He was beginning to question, probably replaying everything that happened before the wedding.That might be one reason why, upon seeing Fae and me together, he suddenly ‘woke up.’ It was another revelation.“Sarah… she’s been around. She’s a predator, Carl. I didn’t think you’d be that naïve.”He looked up at me. “What are you talking about?” There wasn’t much anger stirred on that one, either.“I met her not through Fae but through Tom’s circle. But she got around us name-dropping Fae. I lost touch after I left, but apparently, it continued after college. See, how is she living in a condo on her salary? With a car, branded bags, and designer jewelry? You can start asking around and the guys won’t admit it to you at first, but they were all shocked when you suddenly married the bitch.”“Shut up, Jigo!” he croaked.“Oh no. You came here

FAE“Did you ever think we’ve been… kind of… like we really didn’t do our everything to warn Carl about Sarah before he got married? It’s just I kept thinking…” I rushed, compensating for my hesitation in the beginning. I knew we’d gone through this but it continued to worry me. “I had a different experience with Sarah than you did. Your other friends knew Sarah differently than you and I did. She never really got to you while Carl… I kept thinking when she went after him, her goal was to secure a wealthy husband. That’s not the same with the other guys. The real Sarah would do anything for something like that. Carl never had a chance.”“If he’s got his eyes opened now he’s going to start thinking about all the things that’s happened before and he should be seeing red flags. I really think that’s already happening, baby. He’s a man first, yes. But Carl is not a fool. He hasn’t been before Sarah. I believe he will get over Sarah’s manipulations and see them as they are,” he said. But

SARAH “Filter?” I repeated, starting to feel colder and number. But I still kept the smile on my face as I watched him. He was standing before the long study table at the front of all those shelves of books, tall and imposing, his face a cold mask. “What do you mean, baby?”“I called people, and they confirmed what I just found out. They said you will do anything. That you don’t have a filter. And I want to find out if it’s true.”I find myself gulping as his words hurt me. In fact, as I stood there and started to tremble, I was shocked to find out I could still feel this kind of pain. But my killer instincts kicked in. I would never let them win. I got this far, and I would not be cowed. Inside my self where I had stopped letting anyone in, I solidified my willpower. I was going to lose. I had to brace myself.But I would not walk away from here a loser.I formed fists with my hands. I saw him glance at them, and his face held curiosity when his eyes came back to my face.“You want

JIGO“He came in before dark with a few companions—all of them women. The others have left so he is alone inside. I’m not sure where to call. He’s been telling everyone he’s single and available when he got drunk so I didn’t think I should call the missus. I called you, sir.”“You did good, Riggs. Thank you. I’ll take care of this.” I patted the manager’s shoulder before sliding the key card on the slot to the door of the private room where Carl was in. It was one of the larger ones executives and CEOs usually booked to entertain team members or clients. We didn’t normally use this, though. Our friends were all single except for Carl just recently, and me, secretly. We preferred seeing the crowd and welcomed the noise of merriment and relaxation after work. Or we used to.I pushed the door open and there was my friend, sleeping like a log on one of the long couches, one arm had dropped on the floor. I took a deep breath. Even in sleep, his face looked troubled. He had never seen Carl

FAE“I can’t believe the first time we’re back here again… it’ll be with him, of all people,” was what I whispered to Jigo as we got off the tarmac towards our waiting car. We flew via heli during the weekend as soon as he was free from work. The others had been here since Thursday with Carl. I wasn’t even still sure why I was here with him. It was Carl’s week with his other friends.I felt like I shouldn’t be here but Jigo insisted I came with him. I avoided the guys two days ago when they rushed to Jigo’s—our—pent suite when they found out what happened at the club and that Carl was there and the wife wasn’t going to be around. I slipped out before they could arrive because I didn’t want my presence and questions about me and Jigo to overshadow whatever male support the others were ready to shower Carl. At that point, on a group call, they already found out Carl and Sarah were separating three days since arriving from their honeymoon. They were probably going to talk about details a