One‑Click Refund: Bye, Second Male Lead

He paused, then offered, "But if you beg me, I could give you five million. After all, you've been with me for so many years."

Yeah… I had been with him all those years. I stuck by him when he had nothing.

Back then, Charles was just a broke student whom everyone constantly looked down on, and he sometimes couldn't even afford a full meal.

I stayed by his side, turning system points into financial support so he could keep going to classes.

After graduation, he had no 'main character' perks, and misfortune seemed to follow him everywhere. Every so-called "chosen one" walked all over him.

It was me, time and again, who had used all the system points I had accumulated to clear the way for him. I pulled him from the mud and eventually helped him rise to become Broxia's richest man.

I let out a bitter laugh, staring at the man I had poured everything into helping. Now, he was like a complete stranger.

Rain blurred my vision as I looked at Charles. My words were sharp and clear as I said, "Let's break up."

Charles frowned, like he didn't quite hear me. "What did you just say? You want to break up just because I told you not to target Natalia?"

"Yeah," I said curtly.

In the next second, Charles' voice shot up, like I had struck a nerve.

"Melissa! Don't forget that when we started this company, we signed a wager agreement in black and white. It says whoever quits halfway owes the other 100 million!"

He smiled cruelly. "Over these years, I've been the one in control of the company's finances. You bust your ass, but you're only making seven grand a month. You don't have the money to pay me. How could you even resign? I'm telling you, you can still give in. It's not too late yet. Otherwise, you'll regret it!"

Hearing his threats, I slowly smiled.

Regret? I never regretted anything in my life.

Natalia immediately put on a concerned look. "Yeah, Melissa, just apologize to Mr. Sawyer, okay? It's raining so hard. Where else could you go?"

I ignored the two of them.

In the next second, I pulled out my phone and dialed a number. "Come pick me up."

Charles laughed as if I had just told the world's dumbest joke. "Melissa, just to spite me, you even hired someone to play along? Apart from me, who would dare come get you in all of Broxia?"

For seven years, I cut off all social connections to support him. I had no friends and no life of my own.

Now that he was the richest in Broxia, who in their right mind would risk pissing off Charles just to pick me up?

Natalia feigned concern. "Charles, don't tell the truth like that. It'll hurt her pride."

They were both convinced that no one would actually come.

Then, the roar of an engine approached from a distance.

Soon, a sleek silver sports car pulled up steadily at the lobby entrance. A man in a perfectly tailored suit stepped out. Each footstep of his made Charles' expression darker.

His face was a nightmare Charles could never escape.

Shock flashed across Charles' expression, but he quickly masked it.

He turned to me and sneered, "Melissa, what's the point of hooking up with him? Times have changed. I already defeated Peter Greene. If I just say the word, you won't be able to survive in Broxia! Besides, if I don't agree, your mission will never be completed!"

I stared at his ridiculously arrogant face and slowly smiled.

"Really?"

Yes. Just like Charles said, I had almost completely crushed Peter over the years with my system powers. Peter had long since fallen from grace. He had gone from being the golden boy to being utterly defeated by Charles.

However, what Charles would never know was that from the very beginning, he wasn't even my target.