She Wanted My Body for Three Days? Fine, She Can Keep It Forever! Chapter 02

I slept until morning, when the butler’s voice woke me.

“Miss Whitmore, breakfast is ready. Your parents and brother are already downstairs.”

His voice was gentle enough not to startle me awake. Even the butler knew better than to wake me too abruptly.

“Thank you. I’ll get ready and come down.”

There was a pause outside the door.

I understood why. Chloe’s family had spoiled her rotten, and she hated being woken up. I’d never seen her in a good mood first thing in the morning.

But he was a professional. He recovered quickly.

“Of course, miss.”

I got out of bed, changed, and freshened up, then headed straight to the dining room.

When I sat down, Chloe’s parents and her older brother, Ryan Whitmore, were already at the table, sitting stiffly and sneaking glances at me.

“Mom, Dad, Ryan, why are you staring at me? Let’s eat.”

I picked up my fork and started helping myself. Once they saw me eating, they relaxed and began their breakfast, too.

I sighed inwardly. They’d indulged Chloe so much that she thought she could do whatever she wanted. None of them could bring themselves to discipline her, so the whole family tiptoed around her moods.

But I was here now. They wouldn’t have to be so tense anymore.

By the end of breakfast, her mother looked relieved that I was still in a good mood.

I shook my head and headed back to the bedroom.

If I was too friendly too soon, they might suspect something. I needed to let them get used to me before I could act however I wanted.

In my previous life, I’d only spent a little time with them. I had a general sense of what they were like, but what if they discovered the body swap too early and made a scene?

Enchanted rings that could swap bodies existed. If they found a way to reverse the swap, I’d be in trouble.

Back in the bedroom, I sat on the bed and pulled up Ethan’s contact from Chloe’s contacts.

Ethan had only exchanged numbers with her because of me. Scrolling through their messages, I saw that she’d been sending him updates about her life without getting much back.

In my previous life, she’d cheated while using my body. Ethan couldn’t get past it and broke up with me. Then she started pursuing him.

I’d thought she hadn’t set her sights on him until after our breakup. Apparently, she’d wanted my boyfriend from the moment she’d gotten his number.

Fortunately, Ethan couldn’t stand cheating. Her attempts to flirt with him while we were still together had already put him off. After he broke up with me, he wanted nothing to do with her and left the city altogether.

That was why I was still willing to contact him now.

Nora: [Ethan, it’s Nora. You might not believe this, but Chloe and I swapped bodies. She’s in my body right now, so you should avoid seeing her for the next few days.]

As expected, he sent back a question mark.

I knew he wouldn’t believe me. I started typing again.

Nora: [The day we got together, you got so excited you fell into the water. On our first anniversary, you wrapped yourself in a ribbon and told me to unwrap my present. Two days ago, you wanted a haircut, and I talked you out of it.]

He went quiet for a long time before replying.

Ethan: [Nora told you all that?]

He still didn’t believe me. I could imagine how angry he was.

I stopped texting and called him. He answered almost immediately.

“Ethan, whether you believe me or not, Chloe and I really did swap bodies. You know me. I wouldn’t tell anyone those things. If you’re still not convinced, ask me whatever you want.”

He paused, then agreed.

“All right. When’s my birthday?”

I remembered what he’d told me. The birthday on his ID was the date he’d arrived at the children’s home. He didn’t know his actual date of birth.

“The date on your ID is the day you arrived at the children’s home. You don’t know your real birthday.”

“It’s no secret that I’m an orphan. Why would you think that would convince me?”

He sounded skeptical, but I could hear him wavering.

He knew me as well as I knew him. Recognizing me from the way I spoke wasn’t the hard part. Accepting something as ridiculous as a body swap was.

“Look, I’m still me whether you believe it or not. Quit second-guessing me.”

He let out a long sigh.

“Okay. I believe you’re Nora. Nobody else would be that blunt. You have absolutely no filter. And I know how Chloe talks. She takes every chance she gets to act concerned, like she’s doing everyone a favor. If this were her, she’d be giving me some fake, inspirational speech.”

I had to give him credit. He could see right through her act. I’d picked a good boyfriend.

“Good. That’s all I needed you to know. She’s going to cheat on you while she’s in my body over the next few days. I wanted to warn you so it wouldn’t come as a shock.”

I’d said it calmly, but Ethan was stunned.

“She’s going to use your body to cheat? How can you let that happen?”

I’d already moved the phone away from my ear, sparing myself the full volume of his response.

“We can’t switch back. That’s another thing you need to know. If she wants to cause trouble, don’t stop her. She’ll be the one dealing with the consequences.”

“But wait—”

“There’s nothing to discuss. You know what I’m dealing with. If she leaves things alone, she’ll be fine. If she causes trouble, just stay out of it and see what happens.”

“All right. This is between you two. I won’t interfere.”

“Just keep your distance so you don’t get dragged into it. It took me long enough to find a boyfriend I’m this happy with.”

We teased each other for a little while before I hung up.

Everything was in place now. All that remained was to see what Chloe would do.