His Unwanted Wife Returned as a Boss
A single line of text appeared, written in the cold, professional font of Vivienne LeClair:
"Did you really think the 'Billionaire' could just walk away, Reader? A story this long creates a Gravity Well. You didn't just watch them; you Nourished them. And now that they’re gone, the 'Narrative Hole' they left in your mind is an Unsecured Loan."
The screen displayed a graph of your own heart rate over the last twenty-four hours. It showed a massive spike during the goodbye, followed by a terrifying, flatline-like drop into the "Ordinary."
"The challenge isn't surviving the Apocalypse, Reader," the text continued. "The challenge is surviving the Aftermath. Julian gave you a 'Severance Package.'