Chapter 5
tretorted “Because you’re all bitches and scumbags. But you use true love as an excuse for cheating*
Wendy’s face became twisted for an instant, but quickly returned to normal. She then walked up to me calmly. Het voice was full of hate. “I want to see how you look after you lose everything bit by bit. You have no idea how I was trembling with excitement when I saw you begging Frank not to go. The pitiful look on your face is truly addictive!”
I turned and looked at the excited Wendy with a puzzled look. “Why? We grew up together. I saw you as my best friend. Why did you have to do this to me?”
Wendy calmed down and the usual gentle smile appeared on her face. “You being alive is a pain to me. So, Rio, you might as well die.”
As expected, it was no use to reason with a maniac.
I let out a sigh closed my eyes, and remained silent.
For the next couple of days, my three ex–husbands completely disappeared.
But when I woke up in the middle of the night due to the pain, I would still see the familiar figures.
They would often stand at the door of my ward. They wouldn’t come in, but there were continuous sounds of lighters sounding
I would lie on the bed and count how many days I had left.
Well, I had six days left.
I was planning on enjoying the last days, but I was trapped in the ward.
All of a sudden, the system’s desperate mechanical voice sounded in my head. “Host, you were scammed!” Before I could ask what was going on, the system told me everything.
“The affection levels of your three targets were all very high, but Wendy has two threads of affection. She can transfer others‘ affection to herself. Therefore, the affection of your targets would be drastically suppressed.”
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I mumbled, “Threads of affection?”
“Yes, Wendy’s mom was a tasker as well. When she died, she disobeyed the rules and gave Wendy the threads of affection to Wendy. I do apologize, host. This is a mistake made by the system world. I’ve already reported this to the main system. The main system said that the result of your mission can be ignored. You can start another mission in this world or you can switch to a new world.”
I quickly interrupted. “Does the person have to have an affection level for her threads of affection to work?” The system replied after a short pause, “In theory, yes
I lowered my head and smiled. “Then I choose to go to a new world.”
The system quickly agreed and left it said that it was going to apply for Wendy’s threads of affection to be invalidated.
Chapter 5
+25 BONUS
We set the time for me to leave this world to be the day of the operation and that was in five days‘ time.
The date of the operation soon arrived. Wendy wore a set of patient’s clothes and was lying on the bed while looking at me with a pleased look.
People surrounded her bed including Liam, who wasn’t even as high as the bed. He was jumping and telling Wendy to be brave.
However, no one stood by my bed.
I smiled at Wendy and pretended to be casual as I said to her, “Wendy, you hate me because your mom’s a tasker? What did she give you?”
Wendy’s face became pale instantly. She turned and looked at me in a panic.
But it was time. She was pushed into the operating room first.
Just when I was about to be pushed inside, Zack and Frank both grabbed my bed.
The smell of cigarettes on them choked me.
Frank’s usual crisp voice sounded a little hoarse. “Rio, I have something to say to you after you come out.”
I closed my eyes and chose not to look at or talk to them
Wearing a surgical gown, Jordan pulled Frank and Zack’s hands away. His voice was cold. “It’s time for the operation.”
He signaled for the nurse to push me into the operating room. As soon as the doors to the operating room closed, I heard Liam shout, “Mom!”
During anesthesia, Frank leaned in, looked at me in the eyes, and said gently, “Don’t worry. Everything’s going to be alright.”
I mouth the words, “I hate you.”
