"Reed, please sign the divorce agreement and set me free." Selene held out a bunch of papers and, when he remained shocked and unmoving, she flung them in his face.They were standing in the apartment Reed had rented for Selene with the meager salary from his three jobs."What have I done wrong, Selene? If this is a joke, it is a cruel one." Reed was on the edge of tears.Reed had been excited when Selene had sent a text inviting him over. They had always talked about how they could tell the whole world that they were a couple when she finally started getting good roles and it seemed that at last they had arrived at that point.Since Selene had just finished press for a pretty good role she had in a blockbuster, Reed assumed she had called him over to ask him to move in with her.Now, she was singing a different tune. He did not want to believe that Selene had called him here just to dump him after all the sacrifices he had made just for her happiness.Selene and Reed had grown up in

The receptionist promptly raised her face with a friendly expression, but then her smile fell off when she saw the person who was requesting the most expensive suite in the hotel. She fought the urge to chuckle and rolled her eyes.Based on his outfit, the receptionist could only assume that Reed was there on a ridiculous dare.After all, at two hundred thousand dollars per night, the penthouse was their most expensive suite and was reserved for the truly elite such as presidents and royalty.And this loser did not look like he had ever seen a thousand dollars, let alone two hundred thousand. And he said he wanted it for an entire year. The receptionist did a quick mental calculation and then her eyes widened.An entire 73 million, did he even know what that looked like?"You must be at the wrong place. Why don't you try another hotel?" The receptionist said impatiently and went back to concentrating on her screen.She wanted him gone before more important clients came in and saw him.

The manager's eyes narrowed as he took in Jessi's protective stance. He felt jealousy seeing how close she was standing to Reed, and she never came close to him even though he had given her a job in such a prestigious establishment.Seeing that she seemed to like Reed made Mr Brown's anger flare up even more, now he did not just want Reed arrested, he wanted him punished and humiliated.He had hired Jessi simply because of how pretty she was. He did not care about her credentials or any other thing from her resume. All that he had cared about was that her skin was smooth as milk, hair so lucious and eyes so bright.He wanted her for himself. He was even willing to fast-track her career if she would be with his girlfriend.He had thought that she would be grateful for the job, after all not many young people were lucky to be hired in the legal department of Golden Gate hotel.But instead, Jessi had been doing everything in her power to avoid him.She refused to meet up with him in priv

The blue light from the floating system interface reflected off Reed’s pupils, casting a cold, predatory glow across his sharp features.[Mission: Settle Old Scores]Option 1: The Rapid Execution. Settle the score within 7 days. (Reward: Standard)Option 2: The Grand Collapse. Settle the score within 30 days. (Reward: Maximum)Reed’s eyes flashed with a vortex of conflicting, chaotic feelings at the mere mention of Selene. Selene. His darling wife. The woman whose name had been etched into his soul for as long as he could remember.He had spent virtually all of his life with her by his side.His mind involuntarily drifted backward, unspooling memories like a horror film playing in reverse.He remembered their childhood, a time of innocent laughter in dusty streets, when she would trail after him like a loyal little shadow, her tiny hand gripping the hem of his faded shirt.He remembered the teenage crush that had gradually bloomed from that childhood bond, a pure, untainted love that f

Reed glared at the blue screen. If it were possible, right there and then, he would have fought it.The sheer arrogance of this high-tech entity irritated him to his very core.A cold chill ran through his spine.He had been so lost in the euphoria of his new life that he had almost forgotten that the system was just another predator trying to dictate his every step.Then, he took a deep, steadying breath. He forced his racing heart to slow down and consciously calmed himself.It was too late to cry over spilled milk.There was absolutely nothing he could do to change the situation now.He had already accepted and bound with the system, so if he wanted to survive, if he wanted to see Selene crawl, he would have to abide by the system's rules.For now. He would play their game until he understood it well enough to figure out a way out.‘Now, where to go to spend some money?’ he wondered to himself, tapping his chin.If he was going to be a wealthy man, he had to look the part."I'm gon