Lahat ng Kabanata ng THE SYSTEM GAVE ME A GLOW UP (Ugly no more, men at my feet): Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 50

Tonight was perfect. Everything about tonight was perfect. It had no other choice than to be perfect.I stood in front of the full-length mirror, admiring my reflection for what must have been the tenth time in fifteen minutes.The gown hugged my figure flawlessly. So flawlessly in fact that I now felt bad for any other woman in attendance.None of them could ever compare to me and it was way too obvious.I looked elegant, powerful but most importantly, unforgettable.Exactly what tonight demanded because I know that tonight wasn’t just a gala. Tonight was a statement.Elias had convinced me to host it.Which could only mean one thing. He was finally ready to make things to move past his weird behaviour and put the rumors of a looming breakup to rest.It also meant that he was ready to quit his weird tantrums, cut back on the drinking and focus on his job. I was horrified that he had cancelled an important shoot for no reason.I was so impressed by this gala idea that I was even read

I couldn’t bring myself to move. I stood there frozen in the center of the ballroom as Elias, my boyfriend, took Avery’s wine glass as if it was something normal to do. As if that was not humiiating enough for me, he decides to add insult to injury by following her.Just like that like a stupid, loyal pet.My fingers curled into fists. As I watched him walk away from me.Watching him trail after Avery Mane like she had placed a leash around his neck. The same Avery Mane that he had treated like trash.The entire room was watching.I felt my throat go dry and heat rushing to my face.No. This wasn’t happening.No no no.This was my gala. This was my event, my special night. This was not how this was supposed to play out.Yet somehow…I was no longer the center of attention.As expected, the whispers began spreading across the room.I heard a few people snicker behind me.“Oh my god…”“Did you see that?”“He just left with her.”“Isn’t this Delilah’s party?”'''So much for couple of

Dominic’s car pulled up outside my private 6 bedroom mansion late that night. The engine remained running as we sat there in comfortable silence for a moment.He turned toward me.“So,” he said slowly. “How exactly did you learn Dutch? Does your ancestery lead there?”I smiled.“I told you. I’m multilingual.”That wasn’t exactly a lie but it wasn’t the truth either.The truth would have much stranger to talk about and harder to believe.Just a few weeks earlier, the system had assigned me a task and the reward was the instant comprehension of spoken languages.Now, all I needed was to hear a language once to understand it.Dominic studied me for a moment before chuckling.“You’re full of surprises, my darling.”“I’ve been told that before.” I replied trying not to blushHe leaned closer and the air inside the car suddenly felt warmer.“Avery,” he murmured.His hand slid gently onto my thigh and I didn’t stop him.Instead, I leaned back in my seat as his fingers moved higher beneath th

I hadn’t left my penthouse in three days.At least not since the gala and the utter humiliation ritual that Elias put me through.The shame had been way too much for me to bear and I could not being myself to step outside of the comfort of my home.Speaking of home, Elias had not been home all week. I had a pretty good idea where he was and I hated that reality.The curtains remained closed as I sat on the couch scrolling endlessly through my phone.I knew I should not be doing this but I could not help myself at this point. I needed to know what the world was saying about me.Every gossip site had the same story.**ELIAS BLACK ABANDONS DELILAH SWAN AT HER OWN GALA****TROUBLE IN PARADISE FOR CELEBRITY COUPLE? **I threw the phone across the room.That bastard! Look how he made the whole world mock me. God, I hated Elias so badly and if I saw him now I would strangle him.Just then, the door suddenly opened and Elias walked in like he owned the place.Rage exploded inside me.“You’

There is a very specific moment when a rumor stops being a whisper and becomes the ultimate weapon. Most people don’t recognize that moment but I’m not like most people. I’m always ahead no matter what. Someone out there had engineered this rumor and I watched the machine come alive. I sat in my office, one leg crossed over the other, my tablet balanced lightly on my knee. It was way past work hours but I could not go home. I was way too excited. The room was dim, lit only by the soft glow of multiple screens mounted across the wall. Each one displayed something different. Social media feeds. Gossip blogs. Engagement analytics. Trending keywords. And right at the center of it all was none other than Avery Mane. Her name pulsed across the screens like a heartbeat. People could not stop talking about her and it was not the good kind. Rumors had begun spreading on the internet that Avery had slept her way to the top and people were eating it up. To add fuel to