Chapter 1

Tonight, my wife was supposedly working late at the office, so I was ready to enjoy some quiet video game time at home.

Suddenly, my Tesla app sent an urgent alert to my phone:

【Abnormal vehicle vibration detected. Please check immediately.】

Following the GPS tracker, I drove down to the underground parking garage beneath her office building.

Through the shadows, I saw my wife sweating heavily inside the car with her personal fitness trainer.

My vision went black with rage, but right then, a robotic chime echoed directly in my mind:

【Congratulations! You have bound with the “King of Cuckolds” System. Complete all tasks to receive a reward of one hundred million dollars.】

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The mechanical voice faded.

My hands froze completely around my phone.

The system sounded cold and utterly emotionless:

【Beginner Task Initiated: Suppress your urge to confront them. Stay outside the window without interrupting, and take three clear photos of the cheating couple.】

【Reward: One million dollars in cash. Unlocks the “Main Revenge Questline”.】

【Failure Penalty: Immediate Host Elimination.】

I stared at the familiar red Tesla Model S sitting in front of me.

I had just bought it for Linnea last month so she would have a nice ride for her daily commute.

Right now, the chassis was bouncing up and down in a violent, rhythmic frenzy.

Faint, sickening moans leaked through the cracked window.

My fingernails dug so hard into my palms that they almost bled.

I wanted to smash the window into pieces.

I wanted to drag those two scumbags out and beat them within an inch of their lives.

However, bright red warning lights from the system flashed frantically across my retinas.

I took a deep, shaky breath, forcing down the violent fury surging in my chest.

With trembling hands, I raised my phone.

Under the dim garage light, I aimed the camera straight at the steamy window.

Snap.

I took three clear shots in a row.

【Task completed. One million dollars has been deposited into your bank account.】

My phone buzzed immediately.

A text notification from Chase Bank popped up right after.

Looking at the massive string of zeros suddenly added to my balance, the muscle at the corner of my eye twitched.

A few minutes later, the violent rocking finally stopped.

The car door swung open.

Linnea stepped out with disheveled clothes, frantically smoothing down the hem of her skirt.

Garrett followed behind her bare-chested with a smug, satisfied grin, reaching out to give her waist a hard squeeze.

“Linnea, baby, that core strength of yours is paying off,” he chuckled.

Linnea swatted his chest with playful annoyance. “Stop it, what if someone sees us?”

Garrett scoffed loudly. “So what if they do? What can that useless loser husband of yours even do about it?”

I hid in the dark shadows behind a concrete pillar, clenching my teeth so hard I could taste the metallic tang of blood.

I quickly adjusted my facial expression, pretending I had just arrived, and stepped out from the darkness.

The sound of my footsteps startled both of them.

Linnea let out a sharp gasp, her face draining of all color in an instant.

Garrett reacted quickly, pulling Linnea behind him and shooting me a brazen, mocking glare.

“Well, look who it is. How did you track us down here, Nolan?”

Once Linnea realized it was just me, her initial panic instantly morphed into sheer disgust.

She went on the offensive immediately. “Nolan! Are you seriously stalking me?”

I looked at the fresh red marks clearly visible on her neck.

Suppressing the urge to vomit, I forced out a tight, awkward smile.

“My car app sent an alert saying there was abnormal shaking, so I was worried something happened to you,” I said calmly. “I came to pick you up after work.”

Linnea paused, then quickly resumed her arrogant, condescending posture.

“The suspension was just making weird noises! Garrett happened to be passing by and helped me check it. What kind of disgusting thoughts are you cooking up in that head of yours?”

Garrett crossed his muscular arms over his chest, looking down at me with pure contempt.

“Seriously, Nolan, why are you always so paranoid? No wonder Linnea says being married to you feels suffocating.”

“Be a real man for once and learn to be generous.”

As he spoke, he reached out right in front of me and casually fixed Linnea’s messy collar.

His touch was intimate and completely shameless.

My fists tightened, then slowly relaxed.

Right at that moment, the system chimed again in my head.

【Task Two: Invite the home-wrecker to late-night dinner and pay the entire bill.】

【Reward: Five hundred thousand dollars in cash. Patience +10%.】

I stared at their hideous, arrogant faces.

Then, I smiled warmly and extended the invitation.

“Since Coach Garrett helped out so much, why don't I treat you to some late-night barbecue to say thanks?”