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For the first time ever, the two brothers fell into silence. The recorder continued to play, Charlotte’s hateful, disdainful voice echoing through the living room.
Adam and Noah couldn’t accept the reality: Charlotte had been calling them idiots behind their backs. They had hurt Sylvia repeatedly to balance the affection points, to keep Charlotte alive.
But the truth was, Charlotte wasn’t worth it.
Adam couldn’t bear to think about it. He grabbed his car keys and rushed out of the villa, Noah quickly following.
They drove to the agency and reached Charlotte’s office, hearing her boasting to her agent.
“What’s to be afraid of? Sylvia is dead. Let them wallow in grief. Noah’s already groveling for forgiveness. They’ll crawl back to me soon enough.”
“That’s good. But the fans they captured–should we intervene? You know they…”
“Intervene? Why should I? Those morons botched a simple kidnapping! I told them to take Sylvia to the docks, not attack her under the two brothers‘ noses. Thank God they didn’t snitch. With brains that rotten, they’ll end up sewing prison uniforms for life. I’m not gonna save them. It’s not necessary.”
Hearing the truth, Adam and Noah’s hearts sank. Noah kicked open the door, his voice filled with rage.“Bitch! You played us?!”
Seeing them, a flicker of panic crossed Charlotte’s eyes. She rushed over to explain.“No, it’s not like that. We were rehearsing a new script…”
She gestured to her agent, who immediately understood and explained, “Yes, Charlotte has a new script, and The plot involves corporate sabotage. You might have misunderstood her.”
Adam didn’t buy it. He kicked the agent, who cried out as she crashed into a cabinet. “Save the act. Do you think we’re that stupid?” Noah spat, thrusting the voice recorder forward. Sylvia’s final gift played:“Those two idiots would feed Sylvia to wolves if I asked…” Charlotte’s mask cracked. Her immediate priority was to appease Adam and Noah, so she feigned tears.“That’s…that’s edited! I’d never said something like that. Please believe me.”
“Just because we believed you, we hurt Sylvia repeatedly. Turns out you’re the real monster. We’re not idiots. We won’t make the same mistake again.” Noah pressed.
“Charlotte, did you kill her?” Adam asked calmly, his dark eyes fixed on her.
Having nothing left to lose, Charlotte pointed at them, cursing.“So what if I did it? You chose to bleed her dry! You froze her affection points at 99%! You let your precious sister get skinned alive!” Her voice rose to a shriek.“She gave up because you broke her, not me!”
Charlotte dared to be so blatant because she had the system. Having completed her quest, the system would grant her one wish.
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Her words were like daggers, reminding Adam and Noah of what they had done. Noah couldn’t retort, venting his rage on Charlotte. Her screams echoed through the entire company.
Noah targeted her face, two punches knocking out two of her teeth, leaving her face bruised and
swollen.
Charlotte’s agent didn’t dare intervene. She cowered in a corner, afraid of becoming a target.
Charlotte, whose mouth was bleeding, smiled.“Even if you beat me to death, it won’t change the fact that you hurt Sylvia. She’s dead; I’m the ultimate winner.”
In her mind, she called out to the system.“System, I want my reward for completing the quest. I want to be the top star in this world, someone Adam and Noah can never hurt.”
She waited happily for the confirmation, but the next second, a cold, mechanical voice responded.“Sorry, Host. I cannot fulfill this request.”
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