The opulent Forrester Manor stood magnificent. The majestic stone lions at its gates seemed to warn off any ill-intentioned social climbers.
Jason Forrester sat on the sofa, head in his hands, lost in thought.
"Get over here!"
Megan Kane arrived at the mountaintop mansion, disheveled from her frantic journey.
She had arrived right on the dot.
"Jason Forrester, I take responsibility for my own actions! If you've got any guts, let's settle this one-on-one!"
'As long as her family isn't involved, I can face anything,' Megan Kane thought. 'Life and death mean nothing. If he wants a fight, he'll get one.'
'I transmigrated into a novel, for crying out loud, and I know the whole plot.'
'Am I really going to be scared of one of the original characters?'
"A one-on-one fight in bed?"
Jason Forrester raised an eyebrow. It was the first time he had ever heard such a ridiculous request.
"Jason Forrester, what I mean is that I'll take full responsibility for my actions! If you have any guts, you'll leave my family out of it."
"And stop being so shameless."
Megan Kane stood with her hands on her hips. She had come prepared with six cans of pepper spray.
Today, she was ready for a fight to the death with Jason Forrester, a battle of mutual destruction!
"Weren't you the one who climbed into my bed?"
A dark smile played on Jason Forrester's lips as he strode toward Megan Kane.
'He had no idea which of them was the more shameless one!'
Before Megan Kane could even react, Jason Forrester had her pinned against the wall.
She was just about to pull out her pepper spray.
But Jason Forrester beat her to it, patting her down and pulling it from its hiding spot.
"Am I that dangerous?"
Jason Forrester's voice was deep, and his gaze was predatory.
And his hands were already slipping under the hem of Megan Kane's skirt.
Megan Kane had no desire to do *that* in broad daylight. But before she could even try to kick him...
...the front door was pushed open. A young woman walked in and stared, dumbfounded, at the scene before her.
"Jason, Grandpa wants me to tell you to come back to the old family residence for dinner."
Blair White was Jason Forrester's childhood sweetheart.
'But maybe because my arrival changed things, the childhood sweetheart has shown up ahead of schedule.'
Jason Forrester frowned slightly.
Before Megan Kane could even process her own feelings, she felt the disgust in Blair White's stare.
Blair White walked toward her.
Alarm bells went off in Megan Kane's head. Just as Blair White drew near...
...she fell to the ground with a THUD, stiff as a board.
Blair White also pretended to be tripped, falling to the ground as well.
She hadn't even had time to cry out "Jason."
Jason Forrester felt his brain short-circuit. "Housekeeping already mopped the floor today."
"Forrester Manor isn't hiring any cleaners at the moment. When we are, I'll let you both know."
"You can come back then and apply enthusiastically."
Blair White was speechless. It felt as if her entire scheme had been seen through from the start.
She couldn't understand how Megan Kane was so difficult to deal with.
Megan Kane cracked open an eye. 'Goddammit, I was so dramatic with that fall that I actually hurt myself.'
'Next time, I need to wear some padding.'
'After all, I'm a veteran reader of domineering CEO novels.'
'I could tell what Blair White was up to just by the expression on her face.'
'She was just trying to frame me.'
"Miss White, next time you take a dive, at least make it look painful. No one's going to pity you for that!"
"Oh, and don't forget to come by when the Forrester Family is hiring cleaners."
"I'll have plenty of time to play with you then."
A dark smile spread across Megan Kane's face. As she walked past, she deliberately stepped on the hem of Blair White's dress.
Before Blair White could even process what she'd said...
...Megan Kane swiftly yanked, tearing the fabric of Blair White's dress!
"Ah, Jason! It hurts!"
Megan Kane burst into tears, her face a mask of pitiful sorrow, and collapsed heavily onto the floor again.
Her wails were loud enough to tear the roof off the mansion.
Blair White sat on the floor, completely bewildered. 'I didn't even move! What did I do?!'
Jason Forrester wondered which enchanting demon was calling his name in such a soul-stealing voice.
But his gaze still shifted to Blair. "Did you provoke her?"
Blair White clutched the torn remains of her dress and shook her head, at a loss for how to explain.
'I feel more baffled than anyone right now.'
"Stay away from her from now on. She's crazy."
The moment the words left Jason Forrester's mouth, Megan Kane, who had been on the floor, launched herself at him.
"I'm crazy? Then what are you? You've got rabies, don't you?"
"You kidnapped my family for no reason! You flaunted it in my face! And on top of everything, you tried to force yourself on me!"
"Is there no justice in this world? Is there no law? I should just bite you to death right now!"
"I don't want to live anymore anyway!"
Completely ignoring Blair White's stare, Megan Kane opened her mouth and bit down hard on Jason Forrester's collarbone.
Jason Forrester yelped in pain and immediately bit her back.
The two of them started gnawing on each other right there on the staircase.
Blair White bit her lip so hard it turned white, her emotions in turmoil.
'The Jason I adore is being defiled by this woman.'
'But what truly made my mind explode was that Jason actually fought back.'
"I hate you both! You're sick! You're both completely insane!"
Sobbing hysterically, Blair White covered her mouth and fled out the door, not wanting to stay a second longer.
She had heard that a beautiful woman had entered Jason's home and had rushed over in a panic, afraid of what might happen.
But she never could have imagined they would do something so shameless right in front of her.
"Blair!"
Jason Forrester frowned, getting ready to chase after her.
Megan Kane raised an eyebrow, a look of pure innocence on her face.
Then, she stealthily stuck out her foot and tripped Jason Forrester.
'Let's see how he's going to chase after her now!'
Jason Forrester went down with a loud CLATTER. Luckily, it wasn't a long fall. "Megan Kane, trying to murder your husband, are we? Fine! I'll play with you today!"
Jason Forrester turned and walked away. When he returned, he was dragging a massive gold collar.
Megan Kane froze in shock, then pushed open a ground-floor window and scrambled out to escape.
"Baby, weren't you the one who didn't want me chasing Blair? So why are you running?"
Jason Forrester's sinister laugh echoed behind her, making him sound like the Nether King coming to claim a soul.
"Jason Forrester, fuck your entire family!"
Megan Kane cursed under her breath, kicked off her high heels, and fled barefoot.
'If that thing really ends up around my neck, I'll be strangled to death for sure.'
"Blair, Blair! Jason knows he was wrong and he's coming to apologize! Quick, go to him!"
Megan Kane's sharp eyes had spotted Blair White walking slowly up ahead.
She shouted, hoping Blair White would stop Jason Forrester.
"Megan Kane, what did you say to him? Don't you know him at all?"
Blair White frantically tried to signal her with her eyes.
She panicked, pulling out her phone, about to call the old master—who had just returned to the country—for help!
It was the old master's birthday, which was the only reason he had reluctantly returned from abroad.
Otherwise, he never would have been willing to come back.
Every time he saw his "precious" grandson, Jason Forrester, he felt like he was on the verge of a heart attack.
The things Jason Forrester did were always completely baffling!