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Chapter 1

The notification sound from my mobile banking app overlapped with the system chime in my head.I glanced at the deposit alert—$2,000 credited—and the smile on my lips deepened.It wasn’t much, but just enough to cover my mom’s hospital deposit.Lily Foster’s frown deepened, the disgust in her eyes barely contained.“Aaron, what the hell are you doing? I’m talking to you about something serious!”[ Ding! Received 40 Malice Points from Lily Foster. Cashback of $4,000 has been credited. ]I smiled again.So, her hatred toward me was actually worth something.“It’s nothing,” I said, looking at her calmly. “I just think you’re right. It’s your money; you can spend it however you want. It’s none of my business.”Lily froze.She had probably expected me to either argue angrily like before or beg her in humiliation.But this time, she got it wrong.“Y-you understand, that’s good,” she said, clearly thrown off, her expression stiff.“But speaking of which, what are you going to do about your mo

Chapter 2

For the past three years, she’d had full access to my bank account. She called it “handling our finances together,” but I had to report every major expense I spent to her first.And now she was turning around and accusing me of hiding money.[ Ding! Received 200 Malice Points from Lily Foster. Cashback of $20,000 has been credited. ]I looked at the cashback notification on my phone and felt a hint of irony.“Whether I’ve been hiding money or not, you’d know better than anyone.”“Drop the attitude! Aaron, I’m telling you, if you want to be with me, you have to be honest! You’d better explain where that money came from!”“A friend lent it to me.” I couldn’t be bothered to argue.“Which friend? Since when do you have friends with that kind of money?” “There’s a lot you don’t know.”I hung up.[ Ding! Received 400 Malice Points from Lily Foster. Cashback of $40,000 has been credited. ]Nice.Just like that, my bank balance had already passed $60,000.My mom’s surgery went well.To make s

Chapter 3

“Stop right there!”Lily grabbed my arm. “We’re settling this today. Where did you get the money? Did you take out some kind of loan?”Her face was full of urgency.I understood. She wasn’t worried about me; she was worried any debt would drag her down later.“Relax. I didn’t borrow it.”“Then where did it come from?”I looked at her, pausing on purpose. “I won the lottery.”Both Lily and Marcus froze.“How much?” Lily’s voice trembled.I raised a finger.“A hundred thousand?” Marcus blurted.I shook my head.“A million?!” Lily’s eyes practically burned.I shook my head again.Looking at the greed on her face, I said slowly, “After taxes… twenty million.”The air went still.Lily and Marcus stared at me, stunned.[ Ding! Received Shock Value from Lily Foster… ][ System Notice: Shock, envy, and jealousy do not generate cashback. Only pure malice, resentment, and hatred qualify. ]I see.That clicked into place.“T-twenty… million?” Lily’s voice came out dry, like it was forced through

Chapter 4

Over the next few days, Lily and her family launched a full-scale barrage.Lily started first, bombarding me with dozens of calls a day. At first, it was all accusations, calling me heartless and ungrateful. Then she’d soften, reminiscing about our three years together, trying to wear me down.I didn’t pick up a single one.So, she switched to long messages.“Aaron, have you forgotten the hard times we went through together?”“Have you forgotten you said you’d love me forever and give me the best life?”“Now that you have money, you’re just going to abandon me? Doesn’t your conscience bother you?”[ Ding! Received 20 Malice Points from Lily Foster. Cashback of $2,000 has been credited. ][ Ding! Received 40 Malice Points from Lily Foster. Cashback of $4,000 has been credited. ]Reading those hollow words while watching the cashback roll in, I almost found it funny.Hard times?For the past three years, I’d scrimped and saved, only for everything I put aside to be taken by her under t

Chapter 5

Lily’s eyes were bloodshot as she stared at me, like she wanted to tear me apart.“Aaron, you’ve got some nerve—blocking my whole family!”Marcus stood behind her, just as aggressive.“Hey, I’m talking to you! What, you deaf now?”My mom was startled by the scene, her face turning pale.Jane immediately stepped in front of her bed, her expression sharpening.“Ma’am, first, this is a hospital. Please lower your voice.“Second, I’m the primary nurse responsible for Mr. Lewis’ mother. My job is to care for my patient, not to tolerate disruptions.“And third, if you continue using abusive language, I will call security immediately.”Lily ignored her completely. Her gaze swept over me, Jane, and my mom before settling back on me, a cold smile curling at her lips.“Well, Aaron… now I get it. No wonder you suddenly grew a backbone. You already lined up your next option, didn’t you?”She pointed at Jane, her voice sharp and piercing.“Who is she? Your new girl? No wonder you won’t spend a dime

Chapter 6

She had probably never imagined I’d be the one to end things.In her mind, I was the kind of guy she could summon or dismiss whenever she pleased.“Break up? Aaron, you think you can break up with me?”When it sank in, there was no sadness, only fury.“You think hitting the jackpot makes you something special? Let me tell you, no way! I won’t agree to this!“You were with me for three years. What about compensation for my youth? For the emotional damage you have dealt to me?“And that twenty million? You won it while we were together. That makes it shared property. You think you can keep it all? Dream on!”In an instant, she turned into a self-proclaimed expert, laying everything out with calculated precision.A modern-day breakup strategist.I almost laughed.“Shared property? Lily, when you bought that Ferrari, why didn’t you call it shared property?”“I told you—that was an investment!”“Then so is this. Winning the lottery is my investment. An investment in my life. It has nothing

Chapter 7

Lily left in a daze.Or rather, I’d driven her out with the evidence.Before leaving, Marcus shot me a vicious glare.[ Ding! Received 400 Malice Points from Marcus Foster. Cashback of $40,000 has been credited. ]I didn’t care.The room finally fell quiet again.My mom looked at me, her expression complicated.“Aaron, you…”“I’m fine, Mom.” I smiled, reassuring her.Then I turned to Jane again. “Miss Dunn, I’m really sorry about today.”“It’s okay.” She shook her head, then looked at me with a hint of concern. “So, you really broke up with your girlfriend?”“Ex-girlfriend,” I corrected.Jane gave a small “oh” and didn’t press further.But from that day on, I could feel a subtle shift in the way she treated me.She took extra care of my mom. When I visited, she’d stay a little longer, talking with me.We talked about my mom’s condition, about small, everyday things.Talking to her felt easy. She listened well, and when she did respond, it was always just right.As for Lily, she wasn’t

Chapter 8

“Lily, stop pretending. Aren’t you tired?”She froze.I crouched down, leaning in close so only she could hear me.“Do you really think I won the lottery?”Her crying stopped instantly.She snapped her head up, eyes full of shock and confusion.“What are you talking about?”I smiled, straightening up and looking down at her.“It means this—every bit of malice you, your brother, and your whole family throw at me turns into cash. Deposited straight into my account.“Every insult from you makes me two grand.“Every ounce of hate makes me twenty thousand.“That twenty million? It’s already more than that now. All thanks to you.”The color drained from her face in an instant.She sat there, staring at me like I was something inhuman.Her mouth opened, but no words came out.I looked at her, hollow and stunned, and felt nothing.She had brought this on herself.I turned and walked back into the building without another word.Back at my desk, I handed in my resignation.With that kind of mone

Chapter 9

Lily told her brother and parents everything.“Malice cashback? Lily, have you lost it?”To be suspected and dismissed like that pushed her over the edge.She spiraled.She refused to accept it. She wanted revenge. She wanted to destroy me.She even hired two thugs, planning to break my legs.That night, just as I stepped out of my apartment complex, they rushed at me from the shadows.They didn’t even get close before security tackled them.[ Ding! Detected malicious intent from Lily Foster involving hired attackers. Cashback of $2,000,000 has been credited. ]Then she tried to ruin me through public opinion.She fabricated even worse lies, fraud and abuse, and paid gossip pages to spread them.For a while, the internet turned against me completely.[ Ding! Detected large-scale malice triggered by Lily Foster. Cashback of $10,000,000 has been credited. ]The next day, those accounts were banned for spreading false information, and records of her payments were exposed.Public opinion f

Chapter 10

I didn’t hear about what happened to Lily’s family. I saw it with my own eyes.That day, I was driving Jane out to pick up supplies. We were stopped at a red light when I spotted the three of them.Marcus, once behind the wheel of a Ferrari, now stood in a dirty work uniform, lowering himself for a construction foreman.His parents stood nearby, hair graying, backs bent, holding cheap groceries.Once, they’d carried themselves with such pride. Now they looked worn down, almost unrecognizable.Our eyes met for a brief second, and all I saw in theirs was emptiness.The light turned green. I hit the gas and left them behind.All of it—the entanglements, the resentment—ended there.Jane and I kept our wedding simple and warm.Just as I slipped the ring onto her finger, the voice in my head, silent for so long, suddenly blared.[ Warning! Detected extreme malice from Lily Foster. Malice levels exceeded threshold! ][ Final cashback of $20,000,000 has been credited. ]At the same time, a new

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