365 Days of Rejected Proposal: CEO's Rebellious Pet - Chapter 72: Zinnia Lawrence Goes Berserk, Frightening Everyone

She gave up her dream of shining on the ballerina stage —for him.She sacrificed her self-respect —for him.She forgot her true identity —for him.But even after all that, she couldn’t compare to the woman who held Ryan’s heart.Arwen Quinn, heiress of prestigious Quinn family, realized too late that no matter what she did, she would never win Ryan’s love. The future that awaited her was a life trapped in endless misery of a loveless marriage.So, decisively, she ends their relationship and walks away. What she didn’t expect was that in breaking free from Ryan, she had opened the door for Aiden to enter her life — a chance that he had been waiting for.Aiden Winslow, an enigmatic CEO isn’t just mysterious —he is determined, and won’t allow to take Arwen away from him again.____Excerpt:Aiden narrowed his eyes, “Are you sure about this?”“If I wasn’t sure, I wouldn’t have asked,” Arwen replied coolly. “Stop dawdling. If you’re unwilling, I’ll find someone else who can get the marriage certificates today.”His expression darkened as he pulled her close. “Once offered to me, it’s mine alone.”Unfazed, Arwen asked, “So, do you accept? If yes, we’ll get the certificates now.”“On one condition,” he said. “I don’t do contract marriages. The woman I marry will be the woman I share my bed with. If you agree, then we’ll—”“Not a problem. Let’s go,” Arwen said without letting him finish, pulling him into the Civil Marriage Bureau.

“In a world where the strong climb, the weak are thrown to the depths. I didn’t climb, I was thrown… and I kept falling...until the Abyss stared back.”When the world ended, the tower rose from the earth, and humanity was forced into a game of survival against nightmare-fueled monsters. Machines stopped working and amidst the chaos, Xior Arden, a broken orphan boy with empty eyes was cast into the lowest depths of the Abyss.There, the weak don’t die quickly. They suffered and so he did suffer.But the Abyss chose him.With the power to absorb runes from fallen monsters, evolve his body into higher forms, and steal the essence of the creatures he kills. Xior begins to climb the tower, not as a hero. But as the thing which the Abyss itself fears:A Monarch born in the dark.***Additional Tags: TowerClimbing, Anti-hero, System, Revenge, WeakToStrong, MorallyGreyProtagonist, CunningProtagonist, ArrogantProtagonist***

Seven years ago, at a charity gala, she unintentionally became his cure and ended up pregnant with fraternal twins.

I died the way I lived—cheap, broke, and naked.One freak laptop accident later, I wake up in my younger body… back when I still had hair, hope, and zero rent money.But this time, I’ve got something else.A system.One that talks. One that levels me up.One that feeds off... intimacy with women carrying “Yin-rich energy.”And the first target?My mysterious landlady. She’s mature, curvy, and definitely hiding more than just a killer figure under that robe.To grow stronger, I’ll have to seduce, satisfy, and survive the “Dual Cultivation Trials” the System keeps throwing at me—each more insane than the last.It’s time to become the strongest lewd cultivator in the modern world.And I’ll start... by paying my rent.Tags: romance | reincarnation | system | r18 | comedy | harem | cultivation | slice of life | fast paced | urban | academy | milfs | older women