Semua Bab She Takes My Luck, but I Still Win: Bab 1 - Bab 9

Mina's smug, triumphant expression sharply contrasted with the fake, syrupy congratulations she'd offered me in my past life when I had been promoted.I kept my head down and sorted through my files. I couldn't be bothered with her.On the day of the proposal presentation, the conference room was thick with tension. Even more surprisingly, the golden boy of Lakeshire, Cassian Mercer himself, attended in person.In my past life, Cassian had only approached me after our company won the project, using that win as an excuse to get close to me. This time, he appeared earlier.Alarm bells rang in my head. I couldn't help but feel that things were veering into a stranger, more uncontrollable territory.Cassian's face was stern, his presence overwhelming. Just sitting there, he made the temperature in the room feel like it had dropped several degrees. A few of the senior designers nervously presented their proposals while he remained expressionless throughout.When it was Mina's turn, sh

The next day, we took a private plane to the island.At the lavish banquet, Cassian announced to all the guests and the media, "I would like to announce that I've found the love of my life, and she is Mina Corvelle."His deep eyes sparkled mesmerizingly as he added, "It's strange, really, but it was a cat that brought us together. It brought my beloved to me."Then, he dropped to one knee and proposed to Mina with a huge diamond ring."Mina, will you marry me? I'm willing to transfer all my assets to you, and in this life, I'll love you and only you."The loving declaration drew screams of excitement from everyone present. Mina, dizzy with joy, immediately slipped the ring on her finger.Only I noticed that even though Cassian was proposing to Mina, he had never once looked her in the eye. His gaze kept drifting, almost unconsciously, to the black cat she cradled in her arms.True to his word, he immediately had his lawyers transfer his assets to her. Hundreds of billions of dol

The old woman sneered. Then, she took the ivory bowl from Mina, pried my mouth open, and poured every last drop of the still-warm blood down my throat. The metallic taste spread through my mouth, and my stomach churned violently, but I didn't even have the strength to gag.After doing all that, they dragged me to the center of the room, where a strange circle was drawn in red pigment. The black cat was placed at the very center of the circle."Where's Cassian?" Mina asked anxiously. "Why isn't he here yet? Didn't he say he wanted to witness Tally's resurrection with his own eyes?""Mr. Mercer is entertaining guests outside. He said that once the ritual is completed, he'll personally come and take care of what's left."There was a trace of contempt in her voice, but Mina missed the hidden meaning entirely. The foolish woman still believed she would be the ultimate winner, even as she stood at death's door.The old woman didn't pay any more attention to Mina. She picked up the dagge

"No!"For the first time, terror flashed across Cassian's face. Without thinking twice, he lunged forward, but it was already too late.The glass plunged deep into the black cat's body. It let out a faint, mournful cry as its body twitched a few times before going completely still.A wisp of black mist slowly rose from its body, drifting away until it vanished into the air."Tally!"Cassian cradled the unmoving animal, his entire body frozen, like a puppet whose strings had been cut. Tears slid down his face.He had planned this for so long, sacrificed so many people, and was on the verge of success… only for it all to crumble at the very last moment.As for Mina, after delivering that stab, she seemed drained of all strength and collapsed to the floor. She laughed and cried in an unsettled kind of way, clearly having lost her mind.The old woman, realizing that things were heading in an unfavorable direction, tried to slip away through the hidden door, but I swiftly knocked he