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He Begs Now, But I've Become The Prize He Couldn't Afford To Lose
img img He Begs Now, But I've Become The Prize He Couldn't Afford To Lose img Chapter 5 Playing Considerate
5 Chapters
Chapter 6 The Divorce Is Happening img
Chapter 7 The New Host img
Chapter 8 Embarrass Jessica In Front Of Everyone img
Chapter 9 Leave img
Chapter 10 She Chose Divorce img
Chapter 11 Sign It If There's No Problem img
Chapter 12 A Pair Of Men's Cufflinks img
Chapter 13 For My New Lover img
Chapter 14 Implication img
Chapter 15 Ryland Was Impotent img
Chapter 16 Could You Give Me A Chance img
Chapter 17 I'll Wait img
Chapter 18 You Smile So Beautifully img
Chapter 19 I'll Let You Go img
Chapter 20 Call Off img
Chapter 21 A Complete Mess img
Chapter 22 A Bet img
Chapter 23 Don't Throw Your Weight Around img
Chapter 24 Confrontation img
Chapter 25 You Gave The Order, Didn't You img
Chapter 26 She Felt Genuinely Wronged img
Chapter 27 A Black Card Says Everything That Matters img
Chapter 28 Cheap Family Affection img
Chapter 29 Anger Carl On Purpose img
Chapter 30 Family Fight img
Chapter 31 Backing Corinne img
Chapter 32 Fifteen Percent Of The Shares img
Chapter 33 We Lost So Badly img
Chapter 34 A Trap img
Chapter 35 Buying An Apartment img
Chapter 36 An Empty Promise img
Chapter 37 Attend The Auction img
Chapter 38 Defend Corinne img
Chapter 39 All In img
Chapter 40 Accept The Interview img
Chapter 41 To Catch Him In The Act img
Chapter 42 Go To The Andrology Department img
Chapter 43 A Viral Sensation img
Chapter 44 Push For A Divorce img
Chapter 45 You'll Regret This One Day img
Chapter 46 Connor Was Back img
Chapter 47 Is She Actually Your Mistress img
Chapter 48 Corinne's Boldness img
Chapter 49 Corinne Had Taken Bribes img
Chapter 50 Never Be Truly Kind img
Chapter 51 Let's Play Something Exciting img
Chapter 52 Life Comes First img
Chapter 53 Exposed img
Chapter 54 Evade The Question img
Chapter 55 Jessica Was Treating Everyone img
Chapter 56 Lashing Out At Everyone img
Chapter 57 Improvisation img
Chapter 58 Claiming To Be Yelena img
Chapter 59 She's Clearly Better Than Silvia img
Chapter 60 It's Because I'm Yelena img
Chapter 61 Would He Come For Her img
Chapter 62 Evidence img
Chapter 63 No One Cared For Her img
Chapter 64 Back To Work img
Chapter 65 The Recording Exposed Jessica img
Chapter 66 Jessica Was Taken Away By The Police img
Chapter 67 Lash Out img
Chapter 68 It Was All Nothing But Her Imagination img
Chapter 69 Connor's Help img
Chapter 70 I'm Here. Anytime img
Chapter 71 Start A Business img
Chapter 72 Meet Joslyn's Client img
Chapter 73 Romina's Invitation img
Chapter 74 Confrontation At the Party img
Chapter 75 Romina's Intervention img
Chapter 76 Winning Over The Right Crowd img
Chapter 77 Nothing But A Fired Reporter img
Chapter 78 She Really Knows What She's Talking About img
Chapter 79 The Mastermind img
Chapter 80 Smooth Things Over img
Chapter 81 He Couldn't Make A Choice img
Chapter 82 I Miss You img
Chapter 83 She Didn't Depend On Men img
Chapter 84 Don't Embarrass Yourself img
Chapter 85 Buy Shade's Drafts img
Chapter 86 Sell Her Designs To Jessica img
Chapter 87 The Sharpest Card img
Chapter 88 Do You Actually Enjoy Making Me Feel Sick img
Chapter 89 I Want Nothing To Do With You img
Chapter 90 The Judges img
Chapter 91 People Might Assume You Plagiarized It img
Chapter 92 Praising Another Man Right To His Face img
Chapter 93 Emergence img
Chapter 94 Rumors img
Chapter 95 Clarification img
Chapter 96 She Had Never Meant Anything At All img
Chapter 97 Was Connor Really In Love With Her img
Chapter 98 Corinne Cheated img
Chapter 99 Disqualified img
Chapter 100 Jessica Didn't Respond Like The Actual Creator img
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Chapter 5 Playing Considerate

Not a single word came from Corinne. Ever since she married into the Becker family three years ago, nothing she had done managed to win Patricia's approval. To begin with, the way that marriage started had already put her at a disadvantage.

There was nothing she could say to justify herself, and at this point, she no longer cared to try.

Without hesitation, Lucy raised her hand slightly and spoke with calm authority. "That's enough. Everyone, take your seats."

With a gentle smile, Jessica complied, then settled beside Ryland as though it was the most natural thing in the world. She poured him a glass of warm water with practiced ease. "Ryland, you had quite a bit to drink last night. Start with some water."

Only then did Corinne realize something was off. The seating in the estate had always been fixed, and though the dining room leaned toward understated elegance, an extra chair had somehow appeared right next to Ryland.

Her expression remained composed, but irritation twisted inside her. If he and Jessica were truly so devoted, then why was Ryland still avoiding the divorce papers? Did he really intend to drag this sham out for another month simply because he could?

She-his wife-was still present, and they were already getting so intimate?

With that thought, she slipped her hand beneath the table and pinched his thigh hard.

"No need. Ryland came home this morning, and I took good care of him already. He's perfectly fine now." As she spoke, she lifted her chin just enough to expose the faint hickey along her neck.

Jessica's face lost its color at once.

Ryland's hand stilled for a brief second, though his expression remained unreadable. He pushed the glass back with quiet composure. "Yeah, I'm fine now."

Jessica's expression only worsened.

Then Conrad Becker, Ryland's father, stepped in to break the tension. "You were drinking last night? Was it because of the Zenith project?"

Even after stepping away from daily operations, he continued to keep a close watch on Prime Group.

Conrad added, "That project takes priority next quarter. There's no room for mistakes. Whatever technical problems you're dealing with, get them handled as soon as possible."

No sooner had he finished than Jessica spoke up. "While I was abroad, I connected with a specialist in that area. He'll be arriving in Winard soon, and we've already spoken. I can set up a meeting for Ryland and help secure the technical support he needs. Don't worry. With Ryland in charge, everything will run smoothly."

A hint of surprise crossed Conrad's face. "Ryland talked to you about the project?"

Jessica kept her composure, her smile steady and refined, though her eyes briefly shifted toward Corinne as if it were unintentional. "Ryland puts a lot on his shoulders. When things get overwhelming, he sometimes confides in me. I also share updates from overseas so he can see the bigger picture. Corinne's busy with reporting. She's always out in the field, so she doesn't really have time to focus on things like this."

Corinne gave an exasperated roll of her eyes. If Jessica wanted to show off, that was her business. Still, Jessica clearly could not resist belittling her while doing that.

After a brief pause, Corinne leaned gently against Ryland's shoulder, her tone turning sweet on purpose. "Honey, I had no idea she was this capable. In that case, why not bring her into the company and let her use those skills for us? After all, we funded her time overseas. It's only fair she gives something in return."

Then she looked at Jessica, blinking with deliberate innocence. "You wouldn't mind, right?"

Playing considerate was never something only Jessica would do.

The smile on Jessica's lips nearly faltered. She had been expecting Ryland to step in for her, yet his focus lingered instead on the way Corinne had spoken. Something unreadable passed through his eyes as he glanced at her before catching himself.

When he still didn't speak, Jessica quickly adjusted. "If Ryland's fine with it, then I'd be glad to help."

She picked up the serving utensils and placed some vegetables and mushrooms onto a plate. Then, without breaking her rhythm, she shifted the conversation and slid the plate toward Corinne. "Please, have a taste of this. It's light, nutritious, and great for breakfast. Ryland never cared for it before, but I convinced him to try it once, and now he's grown fond of it. Since then, he's made sure it's always on the table."

Corinne's eyes stilled on the plate. It had always been her favorite. Every time they returned to the estate, it was served. She used to think Ryland had it prepared because he remembered what she liked. Clearly, she had been mistaken.

How ridiculous. The realization struck harder than expected, and Corinne no longer bothered to hide it. She had a bite, placed the unfinished mushroom slice back on the plate, and then pushed the plate to Jessica.

Corinne carried on as if etiquette meant nothing. Resting her chin lightly on her hand, she met Jessica's gaze with disarming sincerity. "You've gone through so much trouble. It's only fair I return the gesture. You should try some too. You wouldn't refuse it, right?"

Jessica's face turned even paler. Her fingers curled tightly, trembling slightly as if she were forcing herself to keep her composure.

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