LOGIN“Security, turn this woman suspected of stealing trade secrets, along with Xavier’s uncle, over to the police.”As Sophia was dragged away, one final despairing mechanical voice echoed inside her mind.[Mission failed. The Chosen One has bonded with Willow Jones. Forced system separation initiated…]Sophia’s eyes rolled back, and she fainted completely.At that moment, the comments erupted in unprecedented cheers:[Long live the queen!!!][This is so satisfying! This is what true equality looks like! This is how you protect your man!][Screw the woman who came from another world! Willow is the only female lead in this story!]By the time everything was settled, it was already evening.I sat in the wide leather chair in the CEO’s office and rubbed my aching temples.“Tired?”A pair of warm hands gently settled against my temples and massaged them with just the right amount of pressure.Xavier stood behind me.He had removed his suit jacket and wore only a white shirt with the collar sli
Xavier’s expression instantly turned cold.“I understand. Keep things under control. I’m on my way.”He hung up and turned to me, guilt and panic flashing through his eyes.“Willow, my family…”“I heard everything.”I threw off the covers, got up briskly, and headed straight for the dressing room.“It was Sophia, wasn’t it?”I didn’t need to think twice.After Sophia’s attempt to drug Xavier had backfired in front of everyone at the gala, the system had obviously given her a final ultimatum.She became desperate and joined forces with Xavier’s uncle, hoping to destroy him completely.[Warning! Warning! Host Sophia Moore has activated the ultimate destruction plot!][If the male lead loses control of Cooper Group, the entire timeline will collapse!]The comments before my eyes turned into glaring red warnings.“Willow, stay here. Things are chaotic outside.”Xavier grabbed my hand, his brows tightly drawn.“My uncle and his people will use any dirty trick they can. I’m afraid they’ll hu
With a soft click, the safe opened.He took out a heavy black metal box, carried it back to me, and placed it in my arms.I stared at him blankly, then instinctively lifted the lid.What lay inside struck me like a bolt of lightning.On top was a signed and officially executed agreement transferring 51 percent of Cooper Group to me unconditionally.Recipient: Willow Jones.The agreement was dated the day we got married.In other words, from the very first day of our marriage, he handed me control of his entire fortune without conditions.Beneath the agreement lay a thick stack of journals and countless yellowed photographs.Every photograph was of me.Ten years ago, I was laughing beneath the sun on the playing field of the city’s top high school.Eight years ago, I was wearing an evening gown and playing the piano at my university’s welcome gala.Three years ago, when the Jones family was in crisis, I stood helplessly in the rain and cried…On the back of every photograph, he wrote th
But he acted as though he couldn’t feel pain, carrying me out of the ballroom with long, determined strides.The Maybach sped through the pouring rain before finally pulling into a secluded estate halfway up the hills outside the city.The moment the car door opened, he half-dragged and half-carried me into the dark, cavernous villa.Bang!He slammed the heavy front door shut behind us, and the click of the lock rang sharply through the silent living room.“What the hell do you want?!”I rubbed my aching wrist and glared at him coldly.Xavier said nothing.He was soaked from head to toe, and beneath the dim wall lights, his eyes held a disturbingly obsessive intensity.He advanced on me one step at a time, slowly pulling the midnight-blue tie from around his neck.I retreated until my back hit the cold wall.He suddenly seized both my hands, wrapped the tie mercilessly around my wrists, and secured it with a tight knot.“For a whole month, you tied me to the bed and used me however you
Xavier’s breath caught, and the madness in his eyes was barely contained.Just then, a woman in a pink evening gown, dressed like a princess, approached him with a glass of wine.It was Sophia.[System, give me “potent aphrodisiac” immediately! I must have Xavier tonight!]Sophia’s thoughts were vicious.[Ding! Item has been provided. After Xavier Cooper take it, the effects will begin in five minutes!]I stood downstairs and heard the system’s notification clearly.I frowned slightly.I no longer wanted Xavier, but watching someone plot against him with such a vile trick still left a bad taste in my mouth.Up on the second-floor balcony, Sophia casually approached Xavier.“Mr. Cooper, what a coincidence.”Xavier didn’t even look at her. His gaze remained fixed on me.Sophia gritted her teeth and, while he wasn’t paying attention, flicked the powder hidden beneath her fingernail into his glass of red wine.“Mr. Cooper, let me toast you.”Xavier’s mind was filled with images of George a
Xavier completely ignored Lydia.He walked straight up to me and looked down at me, his voice cold enough to freeze the air.“Come home with me.”“Home? Which one?”I leaned back against the sofa, swirled the champagne in my glass, and looked at him with a mocking smile.“Mr. Cooper, have you forgotten? I’ve already moved out.”“As long as I haven’t signed the papers, you’re still my wife!”Xavier gritted his teeth and suddenly reached for my wrist.A hand intercepted his halfway.George stood up and met Xavier’s murderous gaze without the slightest fear, a provocative smile curling at the corner of his mouth.“Mr. Cooper, Willow has made herself perfectly clear. Show some respect and let her go.”“Who the hell do you think you are to touch me?” Xavier’s eyes turned cold as he tried to shove George away.But he had clearly underestimated the explosive strength of the college athlete. The two of them instantly locked into a tense struggle.[Ahhh! The love-triangle showdown is here!][Th







