Elizabeth Black is a 19 year old college dropout who decided to gamble all her life savings on starting up a business.
Unfortunately for her, she lacked the necessary connections despite having the capital.
This had forced her to go out late at night to form connections with the rich and influential people of Pearl City.
Last year, Elizabeth had gone with a few of her friends who continued their studies. Although she was a dropout, Elizabeth still fit in perfectly with the group of college girls out at night in the crazy streets of PC.
That night though would change Elizabeth's life forever.
And the reason for that change was the young man sitting before her.
James Bowen, previously a rich playboy who was set to inherit a multibillion dollar group of companies from his parents, some even speculated that he could very well become the richest man after he inherited all their assets.
Though this fact had changed a while back as James Bowen has been disinherited by his parents who adopted a talented young lady to be their inheritor.
James was then engaged to a talented young lady from Dragon Country who, just like him, was set to be a trillionaire after inheriting her parents' riches.
But unlike James, his fiance was truly talented and hardworking, she had built her own empire and had become a big name in the world of business.
Elizabeth didn't really know much about it, in fact, she didn't particularly care about the billionaire female CEO.
Instead, she was more interested in James.
She recalled the first time she met the young man… well, she was younger than him but that didn't amount to much- until now at least.
He's more mature… and his eyes… It's as if he's staring at his prey…
The first time she met James, he was just an overgrown kid.
Scared of women but wanted to show off, James threw his money without care as he relished the attention he received with every dollar bill that escaped his pockets.
Initially, Elizabeth disliked such behavior but when James got a bit more drunk, he ended up sticking to Elizabeth, the only girl in the room who did not strip or flash him. The rest of the women were all pushed away by security while Elizabeth was requested to accompany James.
In the end, Elizabeth was paid after letting James sleep on her shoulder for a couple of hours before he was carried away by his security.
Since then, Elizabeth had been trying to understand James and learned of his antics and how he had yet to bed anyone. All the women who were invited to the VIP lounge were just brought in to accompany him and maybe show off their assets.
James never touched them nor did he force anyone, those that tried to be more aggressive were kicked out while those that went to extreme lengths to show off were forced to calm down or leave.
The things she learned about James left Elizabeth obsessed, she saw James not as a rich moneybag but as a boy who lacked attention.
There were few men in the world who would allow themselves to fall into such a state. Most would hide their insecurities and create a false bravado but James was the perfect blend of insecurity and ignorance.
Raised in a safe environment where he got all he wanted, James did not hide his failings as anything wrong with him was solved by his money and background.
Unlike the men who lived their whole lives looking at the "better life" of others which results in them living a facade. A lie of their own making and one that leads them to do worse things than an ignorant manchild would do.
She had seen many of these men, they don't have true maturity, they simply act as if they were. Their actions are dictated by the idea of "a mature man would do this" and so they act that way. Their view of masculinity is based on an image that few people actually live and when they fail to reach expectations, their own self-esteem falls.
Such men were the type to attack women, the type to lash out at others. Much like how women who fail to reach their goals lash out at men, these men do the same. They are nothing more than two sides of the same broken coin and Elizabeth did not like them, both the male and female sides of it.
But once again, James showed that he was different.
"Did losing all your money really hit you THAT hard?"
She asked with a teasing smile on her face, her words were spoken out just to poke at James but his reaction was one that she did not expect.
He calmly returned a smile to her as while he replied saying, "It did, but it also gave me a wake up call to be a better version of myself"
"You don't seem "awake" to me though?", Elizabeth replied to James while rolling her eyes.
"That's…. Well, you just shocked me, few people would associate my current appearance with my old self"
"Your face didn't change, why wouldn't I notice?"
James paused but this time he did not space out, instead he was staring deeply at Elizabeth.
"You would notice it?"
He asked with a voice that was both inquisitive and wary.
"Of course I would! Few people are as handsome as you and if there was any handsome hunk who could wear expensive clothes like they were normal, it would be you~"
Elizabeth replied with a smile but the emotions that were swimming in the back of her mind were complex.
Much like James who also had a difficult to see through expression, a far cry from his original nature…
He's really changed
Elizabeth realized that James was not lying when he talked about changing for the better.
Though what his definition of "better" was is yet to be known. All she knew was that he came here to offer her a proposal. Probably a job related to his newest venture.
"But really, what do you want to hire me for? If its for adult videos or something related to sex then I won't… unless"
"Unless?"
"Unless you offer me a good deal?"
Elizabeth showed a "pink" expression on her face, filled with lust and desire. She was not giving "hints" she was declaring what she wanted and James immediately understood her desires but-
"Interesting… But… Why? I know I'm handsome but having in depth knowledge of my appearance and information, even having the ability to see through my change- that would mean that you not only knew about me through socials but also in person… but- if you knew me in person then… why would you have such a deep impression of me?"
James asked, his expression turning even more wary. The curious light in his eyes had slowly dulled as his gaze turned sharper.
Elizabeth could tell that James was starting to doubt her, whatever scenario he thought up would most likely be something that could never actually happen.
But James won't know that, only Elizabeth knew the real reason why she was able to see through him.
She had a choice now, she had one shot and…
"What if I told you that I fell in love with you?"
Her words left James speechless, she watched in glee as James expression shifted. The wary look in his eyes turned to confusion. With only a few words he was immediately flustered.
Seeing him react like this, Elizabeth smirked as she realized that he really was just putting on an act.
Despite acting tough and being extremely wary of things, James had likely never experienced being confessed to.
Maybe he did have thousands of women chase after him but he was still a little bit self-aware. He knew that they were chasing after his money and/or his looks.
Now that he lost his money and all he had were his looks, James realized how shallow all the women who chased after him were… well, maybe he knew about it long ago.
But that would mean that James was not really used to getting "genuine" confessions.
A girl confessing when your at rock bottom… that should imprint something on him right?
Elizabeth maintained a cool expression as she waited for James' answer.
What she didn't know was that James' shock came not from a novel experience but from the fact that he was aware of her genuine feelings.
Although she constantly tried to hide it from him, he was able to sense the desperation that she tried to hide.
He did not really know what got someone like he to fall for the idiot in hell, but James was not someone who would pass up the opportunity.
But more than that, a question arose in his mind-
Is it NTR if I make her fall for me when she really fell for the idiot burning in hell?
[Technically, she has yet to be in a relationship, her relationship with the previous James is nonexistent, more of a one sided love. So no, unfortunately, this is not an NTR situation]
Bummer
[Degenerate]
You're the one constantly egging me on! Now you call me a degen? Aren't demons supposed to compel others to sin?!
[There are limits and in the domain of lust, whats important is desire. No matter how twisted it is, a desire is a desire but your desire for NTR not fueled by your desire but by envy. You wish to steal away the woman of the previous James because you want to have the feeling of being better and standing above him. It's not a desire for someone or something but envy that drives such actions]
Wait… huh? The bible claimed NTR as lust though?
[It also confuses the definition of the various sins, the bible was not written by God but by man. Man could not interpret the words of a higher being accurately, they could only do so loosely and the bible is a result of that interpretation. Why else would the messiah need to come down and preach if humans were able to follow the words of God accurately?]
…
James was left silent but the exchange left his mind quickly as his eyes focused on the women seated opposite of him.
Isn't she an easy target then?
[Yeah, she loves you and would do anything for you. At this point she's already done for, any inconsistencies in your personality would be rectified by desire. If you want to, you could push her down now and she won't resist. You could drag her into her office and fuck her in the ass and she would love it.]
I didn't really do any seduction though?
[That's what happens when you excuse the charm of a demon while talking to desperate women. Moreover, you're not pushing them away or acting like a hunk, you're acting out their fantasies.]
So I was lucky?
[Yeah~ really lucky~ anyway, about demoni-]
James ignored the system once more as he let out a sigh before replying to the woman before him.
"Elizabeth, actually- more than a contract I-"