The Lady’s Sickly Husband - Chapter 17: Rage, Sudden Rage

“Block him.”“He's technically still my boss.”“Then block him with dignity.”The call ended again.And then started again.I let out a sound somewhere between a growl and a sob, then finally answered with the enthusiasm of a snail crawling through salt.“Yes, Mr. Walton?”“Have you changed your mind yet?”I collapsed onto the towel and gazed at the sky as though it might consume me entirely if I pleaded sweetly enough.“Do you ever take a break?” I asked, shielding my eyes with one hand.“You're avoiding the question.”“Because it's a dumb question.”He exhaled, the sound sharp and irritated even over phone. “It's not a dumb question. It's a business offer.”“It's a weird offer-one that I already said no to.”There was a brief pause, and I could practically hear him clenching his jaw through the speaker.“You are acting unreasonably.”“ Unreasonable?” I sat up. “I'm not the one drafting fake girlfriend contracts like it's a normal Tuesday.”“Isabella-”“Certainly not, Mr. Walton.” I mimicked his tone perfectly. “I told you I'm not doing it. You need to find someone else to play pretend with.”SYNOPSISIsabella Miller thought saying no to her boss’s fake dating offer was the end of the story.But Adrien Walton doesn’t take no—especially not when he’s convinced she’s a gold digger.Suddenly, her student loans are piling up, her father’s vet clinic is on the brink of eviction and her brother is about to be kicked out of college. Coincidence? She thinks not.Adrien Walton is calm, calculating—and he's just pulled every string to corner Isabella into the perfect position.Now she’s stuck choosing between pride and survival.So she agrees to his offer: be his fake girlfriend.No feelings attached. No drama. Just business.Or so she thought.“Conference Room B. Fifteen minutes,” he said, passing by without a glance.The folder he pushed across the table landed with a thud.I opened it. The contract. All of it.---Enemies to lovers? Check.Slow burn? Hmmnyea.Banter so sharp it might file your nails? Yes.Delicious workplace tension? Of course.Tension that could melt steel?Absolutely.Smut?? Wanna find out?Welcome to corporate romance warfare. There’s no escaping this contract.

Honjou Kaede was invited by her friend, Shiromine Risa to play a VRMMO.

I don’t hate games, but painful things are a little……no, I hate it very, very much.

Eh!…the pain would be reduced if I placed stats on defense power?

Then, the only place where I can place it, is there right? Right?

Solidly fortify everything into defense, now here I come!

He was the cold-blooded prince of the Jin country. Decisive and smart, he had looked down on the world with apathy and disdain.

Brolin, the nine emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, accidentally obtained the system of the realm of the world, and began the legendary journey of the battles!

In the Naruto world, with his star power, he overwhelmed the shadow-level powerhouses, grabbing reincarnation, and becoming a ten-tailed person!

Fighting the mainland, he led a large group of lords, surrounded the ancient eight clan, and confronted the peak Dou Sheng!

Covering the sky, he broke into the restricted area, seized the emperor’s scriptures and immortal medicine, and called the Lord of the human universe to fight supreme, and the sky was falling apart!

In the eternal life world, he crosses all realms, and fights against the Supreme King of Stone with the attitude of eternal true God!

Immortal continent, he jewels Jiuyang, looks down on immortal ancient, strong sky!

The perfect world, he runs across the sea, suppresses the heavens, and the Zhunxian Emperor must retreat!

Thinking of the eternal world, he ascended to the realm of Supreme Hunyuan, the fifth step of the war, Bai Xiaochun!

Heaven and earth, this is an epic of the black dragon!

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