My Goddess is Good at Pretending - Chapter 744: Opening Strike

“Block him.”“He's technically still my boss.”“Then block him with dignity.”The call ended again.And then started again.I let out a sound somewhere between a growl and a sob, then finally answered with the enthusiasm of a snail crawling through salt.“Yes, Mr. Walton?”“Have you changed your mind yet?”I collapsed onto the towel and gazed at the sky as though it might consume me entirely if I pleaded sweetly enough.“Do you ever take a break?” I asked, shielding my eyes with one hand.“You're avoiding the question.”“Because it's a dumb question.”He exhaled, the sound sharp and irritated even over phone. “It's not a dumb question. It's a business offer.”“It's a weird offer-one that I already said no to.”There was a brief pause, and I could practically hear him clenching his jaw through the speaker.“You are acting unreasonably.”“ Unreasonable?” I sat up. “I'm not the one drafting fake girlfriend contracts like it's a normal Tuesday.”“Isabella-”“Certainly not, Mr. Walton.” I mimicked his tone perfectly. “I told you I'm not doing it. You need to find someone else to play pretend with.”SYNOPSISIsabella Miller thought saying no to her boss’s fake dating offer was the end of the story.But Adrien Walton doesn’t take no—especially not when he’s convinced she’s a gold digger.Suddenly, her student loans are piling up, her father’s vet clinic is on the brink of eviction and her brother is about to be kicked out of college. Coincidence? She thinks not.Adrien Walton is calm, calculating—and he's just pulled every string to corner Isabella into the perfect position.Now she’s stuck choosing between pride and survival.So she agrees to his offer: be his fake girlfriend.No feelings attached. No drama. Just business.Or so she thought.“Conference Room B. Fifteen minutes,” he said, passing by without a glance.The folder he pushed across the table landed with a thud.I opened it. The contract. All of it.---Enemies to lovers? Check.Slow burn? Hmmnyea.Banter so sharp it might file your nails? Yes.Delicious workplace tension? Of course.Tension that could melt steel?Absolutely.Smut?? Wanna find out?Welcome to corporate romance warfare. There’s no escaping this contract.

For the man’s promise, Xiao Chen returned strongly, the bodyguard of the body of the beauty president, sweeping the enemy of all directions, composing the legend of the king!

- Description from Uukanshu (translated)

“We have in the studio Christian Grey, who won his fifth Oscar award yesterday”

“Madam President... that man is not someone we can play with”

“Goddamn it! We're the goddamn mafia, and we still can't attract one man?”

“My children, whoever can marry that man will inherit all my wealth”

“Forbes magazine has proclaimed Christian Grey as the most influential man in the world”

Christian Grey is the most desired man in the world, a man every woman would kill to have his hand with.

One of the world's most successful and perfect man, but is he really as perfect as everyone believes?

Follow the life of Christian Grey, a young man reincarnated in an upside down world where women are the dominant sex.

A world where men are valued for their appearances, pursued and taken advantage of by women.

wishes of others...Name: Ye QiuMerit Points: 15000Skills Redeemed: Hacking MasterCulinary Genius Level 2Fifth-Level Body Refining TechniqueGood Fortune Enhancement 10 times, 8 times remaining(No CP, protagonist quick-travels across worlds not limited to any gender)(The story of 'The Male Lead with X-Ray Vision' has many blocked chapters, it is not recommended for purchase. Skipping does not affect the reading, nor the main plot's progression.)