Chapter 146: Scary Affection Rise
Jayden sat alone inside his room and spent some time reviewing the system interface.
He literally wanted to see the status of the harem members, to see whose affection was higher.
[Harem Member Becky Larkin.]
[Occupation: Chief Influencer of Nortasia.]
[Affection: 91%.]
[Status: Madly in love with you.]
Jayden chuckled. He discovered that her affection had risen, as it was about eighty-seven percent some weeks ago.
With a satisfied nod, he moved to the next.
[Harem Member Harper Stephenson.]
[Occupation: Chief Defense Minister of Nortasia.]
[Affection: 93%.]
[Status: Madly in love.]
He shrugged. "There's improvement too," he muttered.
The next person on the row was the one and only Engineering Chief, Paula.
[Harem Member Paula Ederson.]
[Occupation: Chief Engineering Minister.]
[Affection: 94%.]
[Status: Greatly in love.]
"Greatly? Guess this one is a little bit higher," Jayden smiled.
[Harem Member Charlotte Nike.]
[Occupation: Chief Technology Minister.]
[Affection: 96%.]
[Status: Massively in love.]
The next one came with "massively," but Jayden wasn't so surprised because he believed it. In fact, Charlotte couldn't even stay a whole day without him and had become one of the most troublesome ladies to him.
But he liked it.
At the next moment...
[Harem Member Temi Grace.]
[Occupation: Chief Information Minister.]
[Affection: 98%.]
[Status: Dying in love. Has 90% potential of reaching 99%!]
Jayden flinched. "Whoa! Please don't," he exclaimed.
Sure, Temi had been known to have the highest affection all this while, even from the very beginning after they met for the first time.
There was a point where she had gone absolutely insane after getting her affection maxed out. Jayden had to do something to reduce it back then, or else it could have gotten ugly.
It was notably 97 before, and now it was 98, with a big potential of reaching 99. He knew that sooner or later he would have to bring it down, or they would have a jealous figure in their midst.
When switching to Camilia's profile, he didn't expect much, as he had even judged that he loved her more than she loved him.
But he was wrong...
[Harem Member Camilia Frost.]
[Occupation: Chief Diplomatic Minister/Advocate and direct Assistant of Nortasia's President.]
[Affection: 99.9%.]
[Status: Undescribable love. Could reach 100% in no time. Yandere mood would unlock.]
He had once been worried about Temi's stats until he saw Camilia's. His eyes widened in awe.
"It... It was just 96% a while ago... How?" He began wondering, confused.
But then...
> [Certain occurrences change the ladies' affection, especially the ones that made them feel special.]
Jayden was just trying to think through that until he saw Camilia walk in.
She only wore a long top that reached her upper thighs, charmingly catwalking towards him with her eyes fixed on his.
It was a move of seduction, he knew, but after figuring out what could happen if he fell for it, he had to withdraw his face.
"Hey."
"Hey."
They both greeted as she walked ahead and sat beside him on the large bed.
"You need my help for something?" Jayden had to ask.
"Uhmm, not really. Just wanna say this..."
"I was delighted when you picked me to come with you to the All-President Meeting in Icelandia. It made me feel so special, and I'm glad, regardless of the fact that it was my job to come with you," Camilia said.
Jayden smiled and nodded.
"It's for a purpose. We are all important on the same level here, and we will continue to be," he said.
"That courage to speak up against the President of Icelandia... I have been so proud. Thank you for that," Jayden added.
"I'll do anything for you anytime, my love. You know I love you, and I will always do everything to protect you and make you succeed," Camilia replied.
Jayden nodded in approval. She had proven so many things to be believed easily, for sure.
Soon, Camilia struck a straight glance at him again and drew near.
A kiss...
Maybe that's what she only wanted for the night.
Jayden embraced it. She was his woman after all.
But then, she didn't withdraw after a while and was taking off his clothes.
It was a temptation that would strike hard, and he wasn't willing to let it happen.
Camilia already had 99.9% affection... If they made love tonight, wasn't it completely certain that it would reach 100%?
Even at this point, Camilia was already giving yandere vibes, as most of the time she would always be the last to agree to a plan that involved the whole group.
He now believed that her affection had been making her react that way all this while, blaming himself for not keeping in touch consistently.
Now that he knew what was going on, he promised himself that he would.
By that time, he withdrew himself, and she glared slightly and asked, "What? You don't want me?"
Jayden shook his head. "No, it's not that..."
"No, forget it... I should just call you Becky or Temi... Perhaps you would even like Charlotte more."
Camilia suddenly stood up, her eyes turning red.
Jayden tried to stop her and explain, but she didn't even spare a second, leaving the room in anger.
"Phew... Damn it!" he cursed.
He wished she could understand, but the truth was that she never would, because he wouldn't dare to tell her he could see the rate of her affection for him in a system interface.
But he hoped she wouldn't be too upset, because it was clear that when a lady becomes so insanely in love with someone, she wouldn't want to share him with any woman.
No matter how bad she reacted, Jayden completely understood her feelings, and that was even why he kept loving her more.
He decided to spend the night alone today, as he switched on the TV inside the room.
The first channel he ran into was a news channel, where he suddenly heard the news that made his heart skip.
"Mrs. Lynna Hartley, former General Accountant of Zintech Automobile, was reportedly found dead at a roadside bush with another young lady named Mia Wilson."
"The shocking discovery happened five hours ago in western Cloudbridge, where the bodies appeared to have been there for more than twenty-four hours."
"But now the question is... Who is the murderer?"
Staring at the image on the screen, his mouth widened agape, as his jaw dropped.
But one name suddenly rang in his head at a certain realization.
"Sofia..."
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[A/N: Let's reach a hundred Golden Tickets for a mass release.]