Chapter 6

Heidi immediately began giving orders to the maids. "Go outside and collect some bugs. It can be cockroaches, moths, caterpillars… Whatever you can find. The more, the better."

"And mice, too. Catch them alive. Benedict is terrified of those things," Daniel added.

Benedict shuddered as fragments of memories he'd lost suddenly came flooding back.

In the past, whenever the original owner of this body so much as disobeyed his parents, they would beat and berate him relentlessly. Then, they'd catch all kinds of disgusting critters and force them into his mouth.

After years of such torture and conditioning, the original owner had become extraordinarily cooperative.

It was hard to imagine that their parents could be so cruel and so blatantly biased toward one child over another.

The maids looked troubled. "The house is very clean. We won't be able to find those things so easily..."

Mikaela, however, immediately backed them up. "Then go outside and look. No matter how troublesome it is, you have to find them."

Benjamin's eyes gleamed with malicious delight. He pressed himself closer to Mikaela.

He said appreciatively, "Mikaela, you're so good to me."

Looking at the people standing together in perfect solidarity, all united against him, Benedict suddenly realized something.

There was no point resisting.

He'd originally based the script on his own experiences with Mikaela, but he could no longer keep deceiving himself.

Even if Mikaela's affection level for him had reached 99%, he was still nothing more than a worthless substitute in her eyes. The love story that was supposed to belong to him and Mikaela had already reached a disastrous ending.

He wanted nothing more to do with a ruined script or a woman who didn't deserve him. He'd been fighting this battle alone in a world where no one stood on his side. Rather than endure more suffering and let them force him into submission, he might as well let go.

"Fine. I'll give it to him." Benedict finally relented.

Instead of being satisfied, Benjamin continued to press him. "You just said the script was like your child. Now, you're giving it up so easily. Are you planning something behind our backs?"

Mikaela warned him as well, "If you have something up your sleeve, you'd better tell us now. Don't try any more underhanded tricks."

They really were determined to push him around.

Then, Benedict remembered the divorce agreement he'd prepared but hadn't yet signed. An idea suddenly occurred to him.

"Of course I have conditions. If you want something I've poured my heart and soul into, you'll have to offer something in exchange."

He promptly listed several properties and commercial units before turning to Mikaela. "You're so devoted to my dear older brother. Surely you wouldn't mind trading a few properties for the script he wants so badly, would you?"

His words successfully dispelled Mikaela's hesitation.

She replied, "Of course I don't mind. Anything that can be solved with money isn't a problem."

Then, she made a phone call. Before long, her secretary arrived with a thick stack of property transfer agreements.

Benedict stepped forward to take the documents. As he accepted them, he slipped the divorce agreement into the stack.

As Benjamin watched Mikaela prepare to sign the documents, he felt his heart bleed for the money that was about to be lost.

He tried talking her out of it. "Mikaela, it's not worth spending so much money just for a script..."

Benjamin had made up the fake excuse of having enlisted industry professionals to assess the script. He'd simply grown accustomed to taking whatever belonged to Benedict.

Who could have imagined that Mikaela would willingly give away assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars without even batting an eye?

If he'd known the price would be this high, he wouldn't have tried to take the script in the first place.

Mikaela, however, misunderstood his concern.

She tapped him gently on the chest and said, "Silly boy. Of course it's worth it. As long as you're happy, it's worth every penny."

She continued signing the agreements one after another.

When she was about to reach the divorce agreement, Benedict's heart gave a slight flutter.

Just then, Mikaela looked up. She noticed how tense he seemed, and that strange feeling returned. An inexplicable sense of panic washed over her.

It was as though signing the documents would cause her to lose something important. She turned to the next page, instinctively wanting to check its contents.