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Lahat ng Kabanata ng My Best Friend's Marriage Scheme: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 9

9 Kabanata

Chapter 1

“Maya, hurry up and take my blood. Benjamin and I still have to get our marriage certificate!”I froze for a second when I saw Pearl Hutton extend her arm. Once I snapped out of it, I realized that I had gone back in time.“Maya Sullivan, you’d better do the blood test properly. If it wasn’t for the fact that Pearl only trusts you, I wouldn’t have brought her all the way here.”The man who spoke was Pearl’s boyfriend and the richest man in the city, Benjamin Leandros.Benjamin’s family assets nearly reached the billions. As such, he was very demanding when it came to his partner. He refused to accept a girlfriend who had slept with another man before.However, Pearl had spent over half a year pretending to be a pure and innocent virgin. That was how she convinced Benjamin to marry her.In the previous timeline, I was ecstatic to hear that Benjamin was going to marry her.I thought that Pearl really saw me as a sister. I never imagined that she would make me take the blame for he

Chapter 2

Faking lightheadedness, I said, “I’m sorry, Pearl. I still haven’t managed to get a bite to eat. My blood sugar is low, so I can’t take your blood now. Let me get someone else to do it for you, alright?”“You can’t!” Two voices rang out at the same time. I looked at Pearl and Wyatt in confusion. “Huh?”Wyatt quickly threw an arm around me and said, “Maya, Pearl came all this way to see you specifically, only because she trusts you. Can you bear to disappoint her?”‘Trust?’ I scoffed to myself. It was because of “trust” that I died so horribly in the previous timeline. It was exactly because I trusted Pearl that I did not tell Benjamin about her AIDS diagnosis after I learned about it. What had she done in return?After she infected Benjamin with AIDS, she insisted that I had set her up. “If Maya had told us the results when we were doing our pre-wedding health check, I would definitely have broken up with Benjamin! I love him so much. I could never bear to infect him with A

Chapter 3

Frightened, Pearl hid behind Wyatt. Nevertheless, she was insistent on denying Timothy’s claims. “What nonsense are you spouting? I don’t have AIDS, so how could I have given it to you? If you don’t believe me, ask Wyatt! He works at a hospital!”When Wyatt’s name was mentioned, he earnestly swore, “That’s right. I can attest that Pearl definitely doesn’t have AIDS.”“If you’re not at fault, what are you hiding for?”Timothy was well known for being a ruthless bully. He would always torment others, and no one had put him in his place before. Even when Pearl dumped him, he managed to swindle tens of thousands from her as a “break-up fee” before he let her go. After I texted him, Timothy immediately underwent a test to check for AIDS. The moment he got the results, he rushed over with a knife. Pearl did not want to die, so she quickly tried to explain, “You’ve slept with so many women. How can you be sure that I’m the one who infected you? Besides, if I had AIDS, why would t

Chapter 4

“T-That’s preposterous!” Pearl stuttered in her panic.Still, she managed to come up with an excuse. “I faint at the sight of blood!”Pearl was claiming that she fainted at the sight of blood? What a joke!“Pearl, Wyatt was stabbed because he was trying to save you. You can’t just leave him to die because you might faint at the sight of blood!”Her paltry excuse was unconvincing even to Benjamin. He joined my cause and tried to persuade her to help. “Can’t you just endure it a little? You can just close your eyes. That way, you won’t faint. Nothing’s more important than saving Wyatt’s life right now!”Pearl was so anxious that it seemed she was on the verge of tears again. She was terrified that her blood test would reveal she had AIDS. However, she could not leave Wyatt to die. Just then, Timothy came over with his younger brother. “My brother’s blood type is B+. Use his!”Everyone was shocked. Benjamin lunged forward with his arm raised, and he was ready to beat Timothy

Chapter 5

This was all within my expectations. Since Wyatt and Pearl had gotten together long ago, it was only logical that he had AIDS as well. However, when the others learned about this news, they all reacted in very entertaining ways. Timothy shot a look at Pearl as if he was silently asking, “Wow, you were sleeping with your best friend’s boyfriend too, huh?”Meanwhile, Benjamin looked at me and Pearl with suspicion in his eyes. “You two…”Pearl quickly spoke up. “I’m sorry. Actually, I knew early on that Wyatt had AIDS. But I kept quiet about it because I was worried about hurting his pride. I only refused to donate blood to him because I was afraid that I would get AIDS myself.”Benjamin instantly accepted her explanation. “Oh, Pearl, you’re too kind. You were willing to risk getting infected to protect him.”I scoffed and said, “Since you already knew, why didn’t you tell me? Have you forgotten that I’m your best friend? Have you ever considered that I might have gotten infec

Chapter 6

Wyatt forced out some tears and said, “Maya, if you hadn’t asked for so much before agreeing to marry me, I wouldn’t have sold my blood for money. If I hadn’t done that, I wouldn’t have gotten AIDS! Don’t you feel even a little bad for breaking up with me like this?”I was impressed by the way Wyatt had managed to come up with lies on the spot. Although we had been dating for two years, we never discussed getting married. Since when had I ever asked for anything before I would agree to marry him?Besides, his AIDS came from his liaisons with Pearl. It had nothing to do with selling blood. However, I had become public enemy number one at this moment. Everyone started coming at me. Pearl used this opportunity to admonish me. “Maya, how could you be so cruel? You’ve known each other for so long. Is your relationship really not strong enough to handle a small issue like AIDS?”Benjamin also decided to be self-righteous and criticize me. “You’re not the kind of woman who sticks aro

Chapter 7

An hour later, I received a WhatsApp message from Benjamin with their wedding photos at the city hall. I sent him a congratulatory sticker. [Congratulations! From now on, your family will have to share its assets with three more people!]Benjamin did not understand what I meant, so he sent me a question mark. However, I could not be bothered to respond. After leaving the hospital, I went home. Surprisingly, the hospital director called me a week later. “Maya, did you take a blood sample from Pearl Hutton before you resigned?”I suddenly had a bad feeling. “No. She wanted to do a pre-nuptial health check that day, but I refused to take her blood.”“What about before that?”Before that?I had to think about it. I had known Pearl for many years, so I was not sure if I had ever taken a blood sample from her before. The hospital director seemed to know what was on my mind, so he went straight to the point. “Pearl and her husband have both been diagnosed with AIDS. She is

Chapter 8

“Benjamin Leandros, if you do anything to me, you’ll really fall into Pearl’s trap!”When Benjamin heard this, his rage seemed to subside a little. “What do you mean?”“The truth is, Pearl was never a virgin when she met you. She’s been sleeping around for a long time, and that’s how she got AIDS. She also infected Timothy and Wyatt. She schemed and plotted to marry you just to get your money!”“You’re lying!” Benjamin did not believe me at all. “You can easily find out whether I’m lying or not.” Right then, I gave him an idea of what to do. “Find a professional hypnotist and hypnotize Wyatt at the hospital. Get him to tell you everything! If you’re afraid that I’ll run off, I’ll go to the hospital right now.”Benjamin gave it some thought. “Alright! I’ll go there right now!”“By the way,” I added, “don’t tell Pearl about this.”He did not respond, but I knew that he would do as I said. Half an hour later, I rushed to Wyatt’s ward. When he saw me, he said mockingly, “Oh,

Chapter 9

“But isn’t Maya your girlfriend? Why would you harm her too?”“Hah! She’s no girlfriend of mine! She wouldn’t even let me touch her! She kept saying that we had to get married before she’d sleep with me. She’s no saint! In the end, she just doesn’t like that I’m poor. She’s only looking for better prospects!”When I heard this, I could not help but find it all hilarious. Fortunately, I never agreed to sleep with him. If I had, I would have gotten AIDS as well.After Wyatt spoke, I asked Benjamin, “Well, you finally know the truth, don’t you?”He extended his hand and slapped Wyatt twice. Still unsatisfied, Benjamin grabbed a fruit knife from the bedside table. Just as he was about to attack, a shriek came from the door. “What are you doing, Benjamin?! Are you going to attack Wyatt with that knife?!” Pearl yelled.“Don’t you know that our enemy is Maya? If you want to kill someone, kill her! Has AIDS turned you into an idiot?“I’m ordering you! Kill Maya! If you don’t, you’r

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