The Game Is Mine

I froze. Had they been involved since that long ago?

I was the only joke here.

I'd already failed in my mission, and I was on the cusp of leaving, so what else did I have to lose?

I had always been someone who repaid my grievances as they came, and the only reason why I'd been holding myself back was only because I loved Shane far too much.

As it happens, Eve's words ended up becoming a match that lit up the fire!

With a bitter smile, I forced myself to my feet, before swinging my palm as hard as I could at Eve's face, with every bit of energy I had left.

"This is for saying that I slapped you!"

Then, I smacked her the other way around.

"This is for splashing me with cold water!"

Eve was taken off guard after being slapped in succession, and she couldn't even form a response.

I stopped, looking at her coldly. "You really think hurting me like this will make him love you?"

Eve clutched her reddened cheek, glaring at me viciously.

I squatted down, grabbed her chin, and said with disdain, "He won't love anyone. You and I are nothing more than substitutes. What happens to me today will be your future tomorrow. Do you understand?"

Eve still refused to give in, stubbornly arguing, "That's because you don't look like her enough! I even had plastic surgery to look like that woman, so he's bound to treat me well!"

Hearing this, I felt she was even more pitiful than I was.

I covered my mouth and burst out laughing. "You really are an idiot!"

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Eve tried to fight back, but I shoved her to the ground.

Shane and a group of his friends heard the commotion and rushed over.

When he noticed the blood marks on Eve's face, displeasure flashed across his expression.

He pointed at my nose and questioned me sharply. "What are you doing again? What did Eve do to provoke you? Why do you insist on picking on her?"

I gave him a cold glance.

"I just slapped an idiot. Got a problem?"

Shane wanted to reply, but was interrupted by several lecherous men. "Shane, your wife has a great body! She must be amazing in bed…"

"You've really got it good! How about you let us have a taste sometime, too!"

As they excitedly discussed among themselves, Shane's face darkened. He roared, "Turn away. Look at her one more time and I'll gouge your eyes out!"

They immediately shut up, exchanging looks, clearly confused about why he was angry.

"Put on your clothes, Janine!"

I smacked his hand away, replying coldly, "I don't need your help. Did you forget that you're the reason why I'm like this in the first place? Why are you acting like you have a conscience all of a sudden?"

"If you didn't bully Eve, I wouldn't have punished you!" Shane replied, as if he was the most justified man in the world.

I was rendered silent for a moment, and I forced myself to take a deep breath.

I failed the mission, my sister's life was still in peril, and I was hurt so badly that I was broken beyond recognition.

What use was Shane to me now?

At this point, I chose to tear off my mask completely. "Shane, do you think that I have no idea what you've done?!"

Seeing the chill in my eyes, his heart tightened. "What are you talking about? What do you know? Who told you?!"

It was rare to see Shane lose his cool, much less because of me.

After a few seconds of cold silence hanging in the air, I spoke, my voice filled with hatred, "You think I didn't know you found another man to sleep with me, Shane? I never imagined you could be this cruel!"

I had thought I would calmly expose his lies, but my body couldn't help but tremble as I spoke.

"You disgust me! Since that's the case, I'm done playing this game. Go, be happy with her."

Shane didn't expect me to know the truth, and he couldn't even form a proper sentence. "W-What do you mean, you're done playing this game?"

"I'll leave this world. I won't appear in front of you anymore."

A trace of panic appeared on Shane's face. He clenched his fists, but with so many people around, he still forced a smile. "That's got to be a bluff! Your mission's not complete yet, so your sister will die!"

Even now, he was threatening me with my sister's life.

I called on the System, telling it to reiterate the truth of this world to them.

When Shane and the others heard it, they were utterly stunned.