Seeing Ethan’s bloodless, pale face, Max couldn’t help but smile. Of course he knew that Ethan didn’t have enough money. As an artist, many people speculated about Ethan’s enormous wealth, but in reality, Ethan had to live more frugally than most ordinary people and work harder than anyone else.From beginning to end, this had been nothing more than a show staged by the company. Knowing full well that Ethan could not possibly pay such an astronomical sum, they had even prepared a new contract in advance, ready to place it in his hands.Max set a thin stack of papers on the table, wearing an understanding expression as he said, “The company hasn’t treated you badly these past few years, right? This is a ten-year contract. The benefits remain the same. As long as you sign it, the compensation fee will be written off. The company has also prepared two additional endorsement deals for you.”Ethan lowered his eyes, concealing the mockery in their depths. In the end, they simply wanted him

He hadn’t expected to encounter such a challenge so soon after arriving in a new world. He wondered just how extraordinary his future wives might be. Still, it wasn’t a major problem.Ethan’s gaze gently swept over the image of the woman displayed on the panel before him. In a soft voice, he said, “She may be domineering, but no matter what, the one truly in control of the game will be me. A07, monitor her route.”As he spoke, Ethan continued scrolling through the information on his phone. Jessica was very fond of keeping lovers, and some of them were from the entertainment industry. Whether they were truly being kept or not, on the surface it was always presented as nothing more than a brief relationship. They were simply dating normally—there was nothing illegal about that, right? It was just that the person they were dating happened to be Jessica.Ethan lightly touched his own face. Since Jessica enjoyed hunting for lovers in showbiz so much, he was more than willing to become the

Jessica coldly swept her gaze across the others. “If you keep looking at my lover with those eyes, don’t ask why I gouge yours out.”Her words were icy, and Jessica had never been one to joke. The group immediately forced awkward smiles. Someone particularly close to her took the lead in teasing, “Well, well, looks like our Jessica really likes this one. Think he’ll last more than three months?”Laughter erupted at once. “Definitely not. Who hasn’t she liked at the beginning? She always gets bored fast.”“When you get tired of him, can you pass him to me? He’s really my type.”They chatted and laughed together, their tone exceedingly frivolous, as if Ethan were nothing more than a commodity they could trade at any time.Ethan clenched his fists, then suddenly stood up, his voice soft but firm. “I have to go.”The room fell silent. All eyes turned to Jessica, waiting for the show to unfold.Jessica looked at Ethan, then suddenly lifted her wine glass and said gently, “Since you’re here

One of Jessica’s hands gently touched Ethan’s face. In the end, she didn’t push him away—she simply closed her eyes. She had thought it would be a long night as usual, but after closing her eyes like that, she actually fell asleep.When she woke up early the next morning, Jessica still felt that everything was a little unreal. She even wanted night to fall again so she could hold Ethan while sleeping and try it one more time.But at this moment, the real drama had begun. The instant Jessica opened her eyes, she was met with Ethan’s bloodshot ones, his gaze filled with absurdity and disbelief.Ethan truly couldn’t understand how things had turned out like this. Clearly, after getting those two black cards yesterday, he had left at the fastest speed possible. And then, and then… he actually couldn’t remember anything at all!Could it be that he really… really…Looking at Ethan’s expression, Jessica couldn’t help but feel that he was a bit too easy to fool. Curling her lips, she said dir

After lunch, Jessica finally had to return to her work. Clearly she was truly busy, yet she had still deliberately made time to have lunch with him.Ethan was “escorted” back to the spacious and luxurious villa. Not only did he have his own bedroom, he even had an entire separate walk-in closet filled with various outfits—naturally all perfectly tailored to fit him. This level of extravagance made Ethan start to feel that the pile of suitcases he had brought over was hardly worth the money.“You weren’t wrong. Being protected really doesn’t feel bad at all,” Ethan said with an unconcerned smile.A07 immediately giggled. It seemed like he was busy looking at something, and for a moment, he didn’t respond to Ethan.After changing out of the outfit from last night and washing away all the fatigue with warm water, Ethan finally took the money and headed to SR Company—the place that was about to become his former company—to completely terminate his contract.But before he stepped out of th