The $50,000 Stand-In: I Faked My Death and Forgot He Existed
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The year I was at my absolute brokest, I sold myself to Carter Sterling for $50,000 to act as a stand-in for "the one that got away." His friends egged me on to drink until my stomach bled. They asked him: "Does your heart ache for her?" He lowered his eyes, his tone indifferent: "She's just a placeholder." Later, to save his first love, Carter watched helplessly as I plunged off a cliff into the ocean. Search and rescue teams never found my body. He suddenly went mad, searching the entire world for me. Five years later, I was invited back to the States and ran into him at an event. He…