Chapter 1

The afternoon I was about to meet my online boyfriend in real life, Zack went live on Twitch with a special stream.

The stream title was painfully eye-catching: [Exposing My "Mega-Size" Online Girlfriend — Donate $1,000 and I’ll take her out for vegan food!]

Ten minutes after going live, he pasted a photo of my high school graduation picture in the upper-right corner of the screen.

Back then, I weighed 250 pounds, had a face full of acne, and wore a school uniform that looked ready to split open.

The chat was instantly buried under a flood of "LMAO" and vomiting emojis.

"Zack, are you seriously risking your life for views?"

"I’ll bet ten rockets he won’t even be able to squeeze into a standard booth at the diner later."

Zack watched the donation total climb and smiled with obvious smugness. "Guys, don’t blame me for being ruthless."

"Once she shows up and gets stuck in the seat, I’m breaking up with her on the spot."

I was sitting in a high-end nail salon downtown, watching the livestream on my phone.

Over the past six months, I had cut out all junk food and sweated it out in the gym.

I had gone from 250 pounds to 110, and I had lost more than fat, too, I had also lost the coward who used to bend over backward to please everyone.

As the nail technician painted the last bit of cherry-red polish onto my nails, she marveled at how I glowed like a fairy goddess.

I casually used my side account to tip ten rockets in Zack’s stream, with a message attached:

"You said you were going to break up, so don’t go back on your word later."