Kidney For Love, 2.9B For Revenge: CEO, I’ll Bury Your Empire Novel – Three years after secretly canceling my identity and leaving Harbor City, I ran into Marcus Sterling at Sacred Light Temple. He had brought his adopted sister to pray for blessings, while I was there to light a candle for my deceased child. As I crossed the threshold, I accidentally stumbled. He caught me with quick reflexes, his voice displeased. “Watch where you’re going!” He didn’t recognize me, while the girl beside him smiled. “Sorry, my brother is just too protective of me.
He was worried you might bump into me. There’s a prayer ceremony today. Are you here to worship as well?” I paused, unconsciously glancing at Marcus, who was pressing his lips tightly together. “Today is my child’s memorial day. I came to light incense for him.” The girl shook her head regretfully. “How tragic.” My heart suddenly ached sharply. I instinctively clutched the mask on my face and quickly walked away. I remembered the banquet three years ago when I was drugged unconscious and woke up lying next to a homeless man.
Overnight, my photos spread across the internet, turning me into a woman everyone scorned and called a whore. And that drugged drink was handed to me personally by Marcus. *** I ran to him in desperation, seeking answers, but just as I was about to push open his door, I heard his assistant’s words. “Mr. Sterling, the photos have been on all Harbor City media for a whole day.
Should we take them down now?” “Mm.” Marcus slightly turned his head, lighting a cigar. Through the swirling smoke, his expression was cold and indifferent: “What about the homeless guy? Is he taken care of?” The assistant nodded. “He took the money and has already sailed to the Southeast Region. He won’t be coming back.” “Mr. Sterling, your move was brilliant. Once the news of her affair with a homeless man broke, Sophia Reed was completely ruined.
Not only did she lose her Best Actress nomination, but she became a pariah everyone despises. Now let’s see her try to compete with Miss Lane.” These words struck me like thunder. After finishing, the assistant pulled out a contract. “Mr. Sterling, the penalty fee is written as 2.9 billion as you requested, with a repayment period of three months. Please confirm.” Marcus nodded carelessly, tapping his fingers on the contract. “Add another clause – no jewelry or accessories can be used as collateral.
It must be cash payment only.” The assistant immediately contacted the lawyer to add the supplementary clause. “Mr. Sterling is so thorough. You’ve given Sophia quite a few expensive gifts over the years. Selling them would be worth at least several hundred million.” “But now she’s burdened with 2.9 billion in penalty debt, and she can’t liquidate her valuable possessions. She can never harm Miss Lane again.” I was shaking uncontrollably, my fingers gripping the wall desperately.
So he had orchestrated my downfall all for his adopted sister Victoria Lane. Last month, Marcus had forced Victoria into my movie as the female lead, making me play her maid. During filming, she had the director add a slapping scene and struck me over twenty times. When Marcus saw my swollen, bleeding face, he only said the little girl had a temper and told me to be patient with her. But he forgot that I was once known as a “little firecracker” in my youth.
That night, when Victoria pulled back her covers, she was terrified by the bed full of venomous insects. Marcus slapped me, and I retaliated with a knife, shaving off half his eyebrow. Remembering his sinister look then still made me shudder. Marcus’s voice echoed from the office again. “Keep an eye on Sophia these days. Make sure she doesn’t cause any problems. Winning Best Actress is Victoria’s dream. I won’t allow anyone to ruin this awards ceremony.” I bit my lip and ran away in shame. My phone rang at that moment. On the other end, my brother was furious.
“Sophia, what’s with those photos online? You could never do such things! Tell me, who hurt you? I’ll make them pay!” Hearing his voice, I finally couldn’t hold back and spoke through tears. “Alex, I want to leave Harbor City. I don’t love him anymore…”