biggest project win in a decade. Ethan Vance, my husband and the CEO, stood in the center of the room, a glass of champagne in hi

just returned to the city last week, and it felt like she

d, his voice warm and full of a feeling I had never heard him use

at me. It was like I was invisible. In this moment, watching him look at her, I knew it was ov

could hear. [Host, your mission completion is at 99%. Are you cer

the S

ud. My thoughts were e

ated, its tone flat and without emotion. [Abandoning th

e laughed at something Sophia whispered in his ear, his hand gently resting on

he was just loving her through me. My effort was a joke. Every smile I gave him, every late night I spent helping

period has been initiated. You may leave this world at any time w

urned, but it sounded far away. My mind drifted back

by the System. My task was to win the 100% affection of a target to have my great

ughter. I thought winning a family's love would be easy. I was wrong. They were cruel. They saw me as a tool, a way t

llapsed in an alley, cold and bleeding. That's where Ethan Vance found me. He was like a hero fro

ng me food and books. He listened to me. He told me I was strong and talented. He lo

ed to know, someone he had lost. At the tim

firm. He became my mentor, my friend, my entire world. One evening, after we clo

ow you look like her. At first, that's all I saw. But it's not

ly believed he loved me for me. I was so sure. I went into the System and o

s of our marriage, it slowly climbed. 90%. 95%. Then 99%. It stay

er. I couldn't sleep and went to his study to get a book. I hea

" There was a pause. "Chloe? She's been a great wife. But she was always a substitute, you know?

my devotion... all because I looked like another woman. The 99%

n on a nearby table and walked towards the exit, not looking back