Chapter 3

Ignoring the noises coming from the study, I sat down and slowly ate my breakfast.

An hour later, Ethan finally emerged, looking satisfied and fully dressed.

"What the hell, Olivia? You started eating by yourself?"

"Why didn't you make any for us?"

"If you want to eat, make it yourself."

I ignored him and slowly finished my last bite.

Ethan's expression turned ugly.

"Olivia, you're really disappointing me more and more. You rely on me to support you, and you can't even be bothered to make breakfast."

"I'll give you one more chance. Make two portions of breakfast in the next ten minutes."

Ethan looked at me contemptuously.

Dead silence.

I still didn't move.

Probably afraid I was really angry, Ethan changed his approach and came to hug me.

"Alright, Olivia. Are you upset because I've been busy with work lately and haven't spent time with you?"

"I'll make it up to you tonight after work, okay? Do you want to eat at that corner bistro, or do you want that handbag you liked? I'll get you whatever you want. Just do me this favor today, alright?"

It was always like this. Always the same.

Ethan only sweet-talked me when he wanted something.

He thought a few nice words would make me soften up.

Why should I?

I sneered: "Ethan, you don't really think everything is a given, do you?"

"That clothes magically become clean, food appears on your table by itself, the house somehow stays tidy. You just have to say the word and it all happens."

He was stunned, not expecting me to suddenly say this.

"Didn't you say you liked taking care of me? That's why I fired all the maids. What's this about now?"

Yes, five years ago, to win him over, I couldn't wait to stay by his side and take care of his every need.

That's how I ended up falling in love with him.

But things were different now.

Once I realized the man I loved wasn't worthy, I naturally had to take back everything I'd given him.

"A full-time housekeeper's salary is at least $2,000 a month, right? This mansion is so big, five housekeepers wouldn't be too many. That's $10,000 a month."

"We've been together for five years, so that's $600,000 total. Cash or check?"

"Hmph, you've really become obsessed with money. Olivia, you've changed!"

Ethan looked at me with a complex expression.

"Ethan, people change, don't they?"

I met his gaze without flinching.

"Forget it. You rest. I'll take Sophia out for breakfast."

He sighed, then grabbed his coat from the rack and left with Sophia.

Looking around the empty house, memories kept flashing through my mind.

I was a "conqueror", an orphan girl on the brink of death after a car accident in my original world.

The system approached me, asking me to go to a parallel world to win over Ethan Clarke.

It promised that if I succeeded, I could return to my original world,

Not only would I regain my health, but I'd also get a lot of money.

I was overjoyed, but as soon as I arrived in this world, I was cornered by thugs in an alley.

That was the first time I saw Ethan. He stood in front of me like a guardian angel.

After knocking out all the thugs with a brick, he grabbed my hand and we ran.

No one had ever protected me like that in my original world. I fell for him helplessly.

His carefree, dazzling smile that day is etched in my memory forever.

With the system's help, I soon met him again at the bar where I worked.

He was surrounded by rich kids beating him up. When he looked at me, his eyes were filled with despair, no longer spirited like before.

His resistance angered one of the rich kids, who was about to pull out a knife.

I quickly found a way to get the manager to help, and we rescued him.

That night, he ordered a lot of drinks to help me earn more tips.

He also rambled on about many things.

It turned out he was the illegitimate son of a company boss. His half-brother was causing him trouble everywhere to fight for the family inheritance.

"Ethan, I believe you're better than him."

I told him firmly.

Later on, he started pursuing me. The conquest progress steadily increased.

At first I was happy, but as the numbers got higher and higher, I began to hesitate.

Before coming to this world, I was too ordinary.

I had no family, no money, and had never experienced being loved.

I thought, rather than return to that life in my original world, I might as well let the conquest progress stall.

At least here, as the conquest target, I still had the male lead's love.

I started to feel insecure, avoiding Ethan or saying hurtful things I couldn't control.

But he always firmly believed we were in love.

He said even though he didn't know about my love, he could feel how much he loved me.

Even though I pushed him away again and again, he kept coming back with his heart on his sleeve.

In the end, I still succeeded in conquering him.

I was extremely reluctant to part with such a good lover.

I negotiated with the system to see if I could stay.

The system agreed, saying it would give me five years, but also gave me one chance to change my mind.

The system said [No male lead can remain faithful to just one woman after the grand finale.]

I didn't believe it, saying Ethan was different from other male leads.

I never expected...