The Affection Exchange System

After I regressed, I stood up in front of everyone and announced I was cutting my two childhood friends out of my life for good.

Nobody knew that the intern who'd been trailing after them had bound me to an affection exchange system. The better I treated the girls, the more they hated me. But no matter how badly that intern mistreated them, they ate it up like it was love.

I stayed up all night writing proposals to help them land a huge account, and they threw their arms around him in gratitude. I spent a fortune saving their sick grandmother's life, and they sobbed with thanks into his shoulder and kissed him in front of everyone.

When I finally lost my temper and tried to have it out with them, they left me standing on the street while they drank with him until midnight and ended up in the same bed.

I caught them in the act myself. They didn't even flinch.

Instead, they turned around and accused me of drugging and assaulting them.

The story exploded overnight. I went from golden boy to public enemy number one, accused of rape. My family's company collapsed within weeks. In the end, that intern kicked me into a river and watched me drown.

When I opened my eyes again, I swore I wasn't playing anyone's doormat this time.

Let's see how far that affection exchange system got him once I stopped handing him my life on a silver platter!