ログインThe next day, I woke up to a flurry of noises. The landlord was screaming shrilly at Mona as she owed three months' worth of rent, and she wanted Mona out of the house if she could not pay up. I opened the door to see Mona sitting on the floor like a wooden puppet. Her eyes were empty, and she did not react to any of the landlord's screaming. Her hair was a mess, and her once bright, beautiful face had now been replaced by numbness and despair.The [Cleaner] label on her forehead had turned a darker shade. It was almost black and looked ominous and deathly. When the landlord spotted me, she wanted to scream at me too, but she was taken aback by the [The Free One] label on my forehead, and she swallowed all the words she wanted to scream at me. I ignored them and left the house.The sun was shining brightly in the sky, and it felt warm and toasty to be under the sunlight. I felt great all over since getting rid of that curse that has bothered me for thousands of years. Even the ai
Mona started searching crazily all over the world for this [Master Thief]. She sold the last of her jewelry and borrowed from loan sharks everywhere to put up a bounty in the black market for this person, and she soon used up all her money and became riddled with debts. After all her efforts, there was still no sign of this so-called [Master Thief].Debtors started coming to our door with malicious and sinister labels on their foreheads like [Thug], [Butcher], and [Debt Collector]. They smashed all of our belongings in the house and pointed their fingers at Mona's nose while yelling at her."Pay up, b*tch! Or we'll sell you to the brothels!"Mona trembled with fright. She begged and cried for them to give her a few more days. Once they were gone, she vented all her anger at me. "This is all your fault! We wouldn't have been in this predicament if you hadn't refused to let us have the [Emperor] label!"She seemed to have forgotten that she and Sean were the ones who forcefully took
Mona was forced to move back to our old, dilapidated rental, while I naturally went with her. She looked at me with caution and hate. "Why are you following me? Are you making fun of me? It's over between us, Cole!"I ignored her as I cleaned up my room. The third curse of [The Last Emperor] was the death and falling apart of the family and being deserted by the people they trusted and loved. Everything was just starting.Mona was forced to find a job to pay her debts, but her reputation as the family member of a convict was giving her problems. In the end, she was forced to go back to what she used to do best, being a cleaner at an office building.The [Cleaner] label on her forehead turned from gray to a blinding red, as if life was making fun of her fate. She would come home exhausted every night and glare hatefully at me, the [Loafer], who did nothing at home all day.Mona felt that I ruined her life, and she would spend her days either beating or yelling at me. "All you know
Sean's punch stopped at just one inch away from my nose when the [Inspector] gripped his wrist like an iron claw. "Sean Chetman, we will also be charging you for assault and resisting arrest." There was no warmth in the voice of the [Inspector]. Sean was held down firmly by two uniformed men this time, but he kept barking at me like a mad dog."Cole Fuller, you b*stard! You should die! I won't let you get away with this!"Mona ran to me. It was not because she was concerned about me, but because she wanted an answer. She grabbed my arms as her nails dug into my flesh. "Did you do this? Did you trap him because you were jealous of Sean? Say something, Cole!"Her beautiful face was contorted with fear and anger, and she looked particularly ugly then. I stared at her as I calmly pulled my arms away from her. "Isn't fate supposed to be on his side?" I asked. "How can a mere [Inspector] do anything to him?"Mona choked at my words because I was right. How could an [Emperor] be accosted
Sean's arrogant announcement became the laughingstock of the city the next day. Everyone thought of him as a parvenu who became full of himself after one victory, and they thought of him as a madman who had no idea what he was up against.John responded to the media nonchalantly, "I welcome all fair competition, although Baton Corporation can't be taken so easily by just anyone." He did not hide the disdain in his words.However, everyone was shocked by what happened in the following days. The second day after Sean announced his buyout plan, Baton Corporation's shares dropped drastically. Someone had anonymously handed in a short-selling report of Baton Corporation, pointing out several major financial gaps and illegal operations within the company with great precision.The report caused a panic in the share market, and buyers started selling their shares in a frenzy. On the third day, Baton Corporation's core technical team suddenly resigned en masse, taking several major project
"What the hell are you talking about?!" Sean sobered up as he grabbed me by the collar and pushed me up against the wall. The [Emperor] label on his forehead lit up violently from his anger. "You're just a [Loafer]! What do you know about playing cards? You're just jealous that I'm doing better than you!"Sean looked savage as his saliva sprayed onto my face. "I'm warning you, Cole Fuller! Say nonsense like that to mess with my mind again, and I'll f*cking kill you!" Mona came running to me as well. She punched me in the chest as her eyes reddened. "How can you be so malicious, Cole? How can you curse him right after he won money?!" Her shrill voice was filled with disappointment and anger. "You disgust me! You're just a petty, little man who can't stand others being better than you!"The guests around us started to criticize me as well. "Who's that guy? Is he a jinx?""Don't be mad, Mr. Chetman. There's no need to argue with a [Loafer].""Get him out of here right now! He's ba







