When I woke up groggy in the bed, cool silk sheets tangled soft and comfy around my legs, warm sunlight slanted through thick velvet curtains in golden stripes over the messy duvet.
My head hurt with a dull throb as the fever faded slow—body ached deep in my bones but felt cooler at last, throat scratched raw like sandpaper,
IV port itching bad at my elbow under new white bandages.
Hospital lights…
set blackout…
Max’s car ride…
Silvia close?
Bits of memory flickered fuzzy, but I was back home—safe in my bed, no streets or eviction.
Blinking against the bright light, a sweet vanilla warmth stuck to my skin, mixed with faint alpha scent that felt too near—hers, clinging deep?
My heart skipped funny, cheeks warming soft.
Then it flashed—the system’s blue glow screen popped up clear in my eyes, shimmering like magic mist, words pulsing happy and bold.
🎯 Mission 5: Keep Silvia’s phone on speed dial.
💆♀️ Be a virtuous wife who keeps her husband’s number on speed dial!
💕
✅ Reward: 200 points + Beauty Pill | ❌ Fail: Diarrhoea
🎯 Mission 6: Make Silvia show kindness for you.
💆♀️ Be a virtuous wife who melts her husband’s icy heart with true care!
💕
✅ Reward: 250 points + Affection Boost Elixir | ❌ Fail: Fever Relapse x3
🎯 Mission 7: Make Silvia act like your husband.
💆♀️ Be a virtuous wife who draws out her husband’s protective instincts!
💕
✅ Reward: 300 points + Marriage Harmony Charm | ❌ Fail: Public Scandal Exposure
Excitement rushed through me—five done before, now three more smashed!
The screen lit up brighter, a soft chime echoed in my head.
🎉 MISSIONS 5-7 COMPLETED!
🎉
📈 Total Points Earned: 750
🎁 Rewards Unlocked:
– Beauty Pill (taken auto: Skin glows perfect, no more tired look—go and peek in mirror, you’re a star!
– Affection Boost Elixir (on now: Silvia’s soft side grows double strong!
💖)
– Marriage Harmony Charm (active: Your scents match up—alpha feels the pull!
🧲)
💰 GRAND TOTAL POINTS: 2,450/1,000,000 → DIVORCE-FREE ESCAPE
📊 Next Tier: Luxury Villa Fund (3,000 pts)
I let out a shaky breath and sat up slow on the soft pillows, propping my elbows carefully under me.
The fever had vanished clean—no more fire in my veins, just a faint, tired ache humming quiet in my bones like a distant echo after a storm.
Silk sheets slid cool against my legs as I crawled across the rumpled duvet toward the full-length mirror on the far wall, knees sinking deep into the thick mattress.
Sunlight slanted golden through the velvet curtains, warming my skin.
My jaw dropped hard when I saw myself.
My skin glowed flawless porcelain now—smooth as fresh cream straight from the churn, not a single pore, freckle, or blemish marring the surface.
Rosy cheeks flushed naturally perfect, like rose petals kissed by morning dew after soft spring rain.
Sapphire eyes sparkled unnaturally bright and alive, framed by thick, dark lashes that curled up dramatic and feathery—no mascara or liner needed ever again.
Blonde hair cascaded down my back in shiny, bouncy waves, silky smooth without a single tangle or split end, catching the sunlight like threads of pure spun gold woven by fairy hands.
My plump pink lips shone glossy and plump natural, begging for a smile or kiss.
It was a total goddess upgrade—system had crushed it beyond dreams.
I touched my face slow, disbelieving: velvet-soft baby skin under my fingertips, zero fatigue lines or shadows under my eyes, fresh energy buzzing through every limb.
Even my body curves looked subtly enhanced under the thin white gown—waist nipped in gentler and defined, hips softly rounded fuller with a graceful sway, like a polished living doll sculpted for perfection by some divine artist.
Silvia carried me up those wide stairs last night…
wiped the sweat beads from my neck so careful…
held me tight against her chest, her heart thumping steady…
promised I wouldn’t get thrown out onto the cold streets.
Sweet memories warmed my chest like sunlight.
But deep down, I still believed she hated me—would bully me more, snap cold and cutting any second.
Those piercing red eyes always promised ice and endless distance, no matter the fleeting warmth.
The heavy bedroom door flew open with a sharp bang that made me jump.
Silvia stormed in tall and commanding as ever, still dressed sharp in her crisp white office blouse tucked neatly into slim black slacks, sleeves rolled up to her elbows showing strong, veined forearms from years of gripping control.
“Why the hell are you out of bed already, Lyra?
You trying to leave this house forever or what?
Get your ass back under the covers—right now, before you collapse again.”
“Honey…” I tested soft and hopeful, my new voice coming out sweet and raspy like honey drizzled over warm velvet, peeking up at her through my curled lashes with wide, sparkling eyes.
“Don’t call me that damn silly name,” she snapped fast, stepping closer with long strides—but her alpha scent spiked a bit warmer than usual, flooding the room thick and heady like a forest after rain.
Eyes stared hard at my upgraded face, a confused flicker crossing her sharp features, gaze stuck lingering on my glossy pink lips and those impossibly bright sapphire eyes.
“You look…
different.
Way better, almost unreal.
Less like a ghost who fainted on a film set.
What happened—some miracle recovery pill while I was gone?”
“No!
It’s just my original look!”
“Really?”
“Yes, that’s the reason!”
Cat, rewards said she’d soften up quick?
System, why so damn slow?
“Host, Affection Boost and Harmony Charm activate gradual over hours—her alpha instincts pull her close despite surface glares.
Patience pays off big!”
What if it doesn’t work?
“Well, then you will have to work hard.”
No guarantee?!
“Nope.
None at all.”
“Yeah…
fever’s all gone now, every bit.
Thanks for helping me out last night,” I mumbled quiet and shy, tugging the silk sheet up high to my chest like a flimsy shield against her intensity.
Heart hammered fast in my ribs, echoing loud.
She still hates me deep down.
Will yell or worse any second now—back to ice queen.