I looked at Adrian and laughed out loud. I realized how foolish I was being. Life in Germland had been perfectly fine. I had holidays, leisure time, an academic degree, and a carefree existence. But then disaster struck my family, and I found myself in a desperate situation with no one to turn to. What could I do? Sell products through live streams? Humble myself and give in? Even if I found a rich man to marry, who would want to take on tens of millions in debt? When I had nowhere left to turn, I heard the Graves Corporation was recruiting streamers. The terms they offered were unprecedented. More importantly, the five-million advance was impossible to refuse. Outsiders thought Vanessa fought to recommend me, that Chloe increased the performance targets just to keep me on. But that

