INICIAR SESIÓNThe year Lindsay Iverson is outed as a fake heiress, I grant her three wishes that she can use anytime—just so she feels safe. I promise to grant her any request she makes. In the seven years we spend together, she never uses a single one—until a cheerful intern called Elijah Zimmerman comes into her life. She uses her first wish to demand all of the profit from one of my business projects. It is meant to be a gift for him, celebrating his promotion to a permanent position. The second wish is used to get the keys to the home I personally designed for our future together. Instead, she hands them to him. At our engagement party, she uses up her last wish. "I'll marry you, but I want Elijah's name on the marriage certificate," she says. I clutch my wine glass, smiling with my eyes rimmed red. "I'm the CEO of Ashwood Group, but what am I to you?" "I love you, but I'm pregnant with Elijah's baby, so I want both of you to be my husbands," she replies, sounding cold yet resigned. "Stop making a big deal out of this. It's just a piece of paper, after all." She assumes my love for her has no limits, and that I will tolerate anything she does. This time, however, I am tired of it.
Ver másThe reporters' questions grew increasingly aggressive. "Mr. Ashwood, is it true that Ashwood Group is on the brink of bankruptcy?""Does the theft of the Ark Project mean your cybersecurity defenses have been completely compromised?"I raised my hand, signaling for silence. Behind me, the words "Divine Ark" materialized on the massive screen in bold, commanding typography. Ignoring their barrage of questions, I triggered the demonstration video. It showcased an entirely revolutionary architecture—one that was light-years ahead of the original Ark Project in both complexity and processing power. The room fell deathly quiet, save for a collective gasp of shock echoing through the hall. I picked up the microphone and scanned the room, fixing my gaze directly on the center livestream camera. I knew Lindsay was watching."First, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Ms. Iverson and Starshine Tech for helping us purge a massive volume of obsolete junk code," I said, my
I followed their orders and did every sickening thing they demanded. I cast aside every shred of my dignity as a man and crawled on the ground like a dog, letting them humiliate and trample me underfoot.When the police finally smashed through the warehouse doors, I was curled up in a corner. My clothes were shredded, and I looked like something discarded in the trash. Lindsay rushed over, pulling me into a desperate embrace while sobbing endless apologies. She swore she would take this secret to her grave, that no one would ever know. She told me that I was her hero, and I believed her.How foolish I was. It turned out I was no hero to her. I was merely tainted—a stain on her pristine life, permanently branded by shame. She felt no gratitude for my sacrifice. Instead, she used it as a convenient excuse to betray me without a trace of guilt, carrying another man's child. And she had the audacity to claim she was doing it for my own good, her tone dripping with unearned benevole
I shook my head with a scoff. "No thanks. I refuse to beg anyone for anything."My gaze shifted to her slightly rounded stomach, my tone turning icy. "You ought to start accumulating good karma for the baby in your womb before it pays the price for its mother's sins."Elijah, standing right beside her, couldn't hold back any longer. Looking deeply aggrieved, he chimed in, "Even if you hate me, Mr. Ashwood, you shouldn't curse an unborn child… After all, this is Lindy's first baby." He clutched Lindsay's arm protectively, eyes full of performative concern. "Quiet, Eli!" Lindsay cut him off, turning to stare at me with utter disappointment. "When did you become like this, Samuel?" she said, her voice dripping with accusation and pain. "You used to be so gentle, so sensible and mature. How have you degenerated into someone so petty as to curse an innocent child?" She continued, "I got pregnant for your sake, too, you know! Don't you remember? Back then, you sacrificed yourself jus
James' voice trembled as he spoke. "All the venture capitalists from our Series B round have been blowing up the phones. They said that unless we provide a reasonable explanation immediately, they aren't just withholding their capital—they're pulling out their previous investments entirely."The noise and commotion of the wedding hall seemed to fade instantly, leaving behind nothing but a high-pitched ringing in my ears. "Have we traced the source of the virus?" I asked.James lowered his head, looking utterly defeated. "Our technical team is working around the clock, but we haven't found the entry point yet."There was no point in investigating further. Only one person in the world knew about the backdoor in our codebase, and she was the only one with a reason to burn my life to the ground. The very last sliver of wishful thinking I had harbored in the darkest corner of my heart shattered completely. "Where's Lindsay?" I demanded. James swallowed hard and forced the words o
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