Eleanor stared at Lucille in disbelief before rising from her seat beside her. "Are you seriously suggesting I fake being sick?" she asked, incredulous.Lucille nodded, relieved that Eleanor was a smart teenager and confident she could understand. "Ely, I don't want you actually getting sick. We just need to divert Drake's attention back to you," she explained, her gaze filled with trust. Internally, she pleaded, "Please make him so preoccupied with you that he forgets about me."Eleanor shook her head, unconvinced. "There's no way I can fake being sick without Drake catching on. He'd see through it in no time," she countered. Lucille had helped her discreetly leave SanCarlos, but this plan caught her completely off guard."You've seen what BellRox's tech can do. With their tribute sys—I mean, with their technology, anything is possible. You just have to take these pills daily. They won't make you sick, but everyone else will think you are," Lucille insisted, offering a bottle of pill
Lucille's eyes quivered as she shut them tightly to fake her collapse. She wasn't even an inch worried about Marianne's existence because she had her own tribute system, but she was more concerned about why Drake was trying to get rid of her, assuming it was Drake who ordered Marianne to poison her."But isn't he underestimating me? I'm still a tribute system user, and I have potions from him. Why would he give me regular poison? What kind of test is this?" she mused inwardly.Lucille continued to act unconscious while Marianne drove her somewhere to uncover Drake's true intentions. To her surprise, Marianne took her to a road near a cliff."You deserve this, b*tch," Marianne muttered as she pulled Lucille out of the car and carelessly dragged her to the ground."I didn't know Marianne had no conscience at all. She's ready to kill someone if Drake orders her to?" Lucille wondered. "Should I keep up my act? Drake will find out anyway if I survive or not," she contemplated internally, c
Marianne was seriously aggravated and vengeful after being fired and rejected by Drake Chwe. She was aware of the thick wall that Drake had drawn between them, but she still held on to a glimmer of hope for a change of heart.In response, she became determined to show Drake that she was more competent and suitable to be his girlfriend. She worked tirelessly to prove herself to Drake, but that hope and determination shattered when Drake fired her.The only person she could vent all of these emotions to was Lucille Bmak. Without a second thought, she immediately sought out Lucille and impulsively threw her off the cliff.However, the impulsive action fueled by extreme emotions hit her hard when reality set in."Did I do that?" her lips quivered as she stared down the cliff. "I... How did I..."Marianne trembled and fell onto her butt as soon as she realized that she had killed someone. Guilt and remorse immediately washed over her as she panicked, not knowing how to reverse her actions.
Drake Chwe took his time browsing through the items on his tribute system, frustration simmering beneath the surface as he searched for something to free his foot from its stubborn hold on the ground."Crap!" he muttered under his breath, his impatience growing as he hurriedly scrolled through the options. Finally settling on a purchase, he cursed again as he immediately activated his tribute system to climb up the cliff, his expression twisted with anger."Damn it!" he growled, his narrowed gaze fixed on the top of the cliff where he had last seen Marianne. Ignoring Lucille's trail, he marched toward Marianne, intent on confronting her. He needs Marianne when he has to talk to Lucille so he can clear up the misunderstanding with her. However, when he reached the top of the cliff, Marianne was nowhere to be found."Where is she?" he exclaimed, frustration mounting as he ordered the system to locate her. But instead of providing him with a location, the system sent him a notification."
Eleanor Chwe remained silent in her room, staring at her burner phone with a furrowed brow, feeling hesitant about the plan Lucille had suggested. She wondered if it was truly worth faking an illness and lying to her brother."Are you bored? Want me to set up the computer here?" Cedric asked, noticing Eleanor's troubled expression."No, we're leaving," she said, shaking her head."Now?" Cedric's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Where are we going?""First, do what Lucille asked you to do, and then we're going to the mall later," Eleanor replied."Why the mall?" Cedric seemed perplexed."I'll probably meet my brother there," she explained."Oh, I see," Cedric nodded, piquing Eleanor's curiosity."Tell me, what did Lucille ask you to do?" Eleanor inquired."It's better if you see it than hear about it beforehand," Cedric replied."Okay?" Eleanor responded skeptically.Since leaving Aunt Ling on the island, Cedric has become Eleanor's servant, taking care of her general needs. While she ap
Drake Chwe's tribute system automatically lifted his suspension after his tribute, displaying a virtual firework on his holographic screen as a celebration."Congratulations for leveling up! You are now at level 13. Offer more tributes to gain more perks and features," the tribute system notified."Thank you for offering a tribute. Your system's suspension was lifted temporarily. Please make sure to get rid of the names listed on your meter within 24 hours, or else your system will go back to suspension," the system added.Drake sighed at how excited the system sounded as he tapped on the list of names of individuals who knew about his tribute system's existence."I don't know any of them at all," he said. "They are probably the island’s people."Drake wanted to hurry and go to Eleanor, but he needed to deal with the island first, and he had to get rid of the chief, or else he would become a future enemy.Drake hurriedly scanned through his newly unlocked system features and felt sati
Drake Chwe hurriedly went down from the rooftop, impatiently staring at the floor number in the elevator as he descended, eager to personally meet Eleanor."Cedric did well at protecting her," he muttered to himself."Pardon?" Aunt Ling asked from behind Drake, accompanied by security guards."He looked beaten up, but Eleanor looked fine," Drake said, recalling the image that flashed in his mind due to his tribute. He vividly remembered Eleanor and Cedric sitting in the mall's park, with Eleanor physically unharmed while Cedric's face was a mess."You already saw them?" Aunt Ling asked, feeling puzzled by Drake's statement. She avoided looking directly at Drake's empty eye socket, noticing the dried blood on his cheeks."Nevermind," Drake responded, tapping the floor impatiently as they approached ground level. He prepared to sprint out of the elevator, but Aunt Ling stopped him."What?" he yelled, irritated."S-sir, Eleanor might get scared if she sees you looking like that," Aunt Li
Drake Chwe's throat dried as he couldn't believe what was happening. The health potion, renowned for its ability to heal almost anything, couldn't improve his sister's health at all. It seemed to have no effect whatsoever."What's going on? Why isn't anything taking effect?" he trembled, his voice filled with desperation.He was relieved that his purchase limit had been restored even before the reset, thanks to his offering of a tribute. But the purchase limit wasn't the problem anymore. No matter how much he purchased, no matter how many times he tried, Eleanor's illness remained unchanged."Weak lungs, weak immune system, weak heart—what's going on?" he muttered as the system assessed his sister's state. The system couldn't pinpoint the cause of her illness but it could detail all the effects it had on her body."This isn't a curse, but what is this? What did those bastards do?" he said, frustration evident in his tone.Drake felt like he had hit rock bottom again.He felt like he w