Part 2Saving Lead Two, Then Lead Three

My name is Iris Mulligan. After binge-reading a hundred melodramatic novels online, I was forcibly bound by a system to this particular redemption drama.

In the original story, Luke Thompson, as Clara Albright’s number one devotee, poured all his family’s wealth into a business war against the male lead, James Carter, to protect Clara.

But to his shock, at the last moment, Clara and James reconciled. To help James win the business war, Clara secretly stole Luke’s company’s tender documents!

After Luke’s bid failed and his company went bankrupt, he still silently stayed by Clara’s side.

James, in turn, became jealous and broke up with Clara again.

Clara, heartbroken, blamed everything on Luke.

Finally, for Clara’s happiness, Luke, the tragic second male lead, resigned himself to being castrated by James so he could forever remain by Clara’s side to protect her.

At the end of the story, Clara and James lived happily ever after.

And Luke, after his family went bankrupt and he became a eunuch, watched Clara happily marry James, then contentedly jumped into the sea to his death…

Reading that, I furiously left a comment:

“My first half of life wasn't too wicked, but reading this has balanced the scales. From now on, may I prosper and accumulate wealth, may even fate owe me three parts of good fortune, witnessed by the heavens, let this covenant be sealed!”

The next second, my vision went black, and I dropped dead in my rented apartment.

When I reopened my eyes, I was Clara Albright and Luke Thompson’s high school classmate.

Eighteen-year-old Luke, wanting to avenge Clara, got into a massive fight with James Carter.

The result, of course, was that he couldn’t beat James and ended up beaten black and blue.

As the system-designated redeemer, I appeared by Luke’s side as a transfer student.

Initially, I was extremely reluctant. Who in their right mind would try to redeem a tragic second male lead these days?

Until the system said: “Successfully redeem the second male lead, saving him from his tragic fate of family ruin and castration by the male lead, and you will receive a billion-dollar reward from the system…”

My expression changed in a second, a wide smile spreading across my face:

“Mr. Thompson, your humble servant has arrived late!”