Just want to be a supporting role

The Sixteenth Step

Tina, who had received a large sum of "wealth," quickly ordered two juices for Bob and Jim. After confirming that the two of them wouldn't be leaving anytime soon, she decided to go and appease Alva. Just as she took a few steps, her phone rang with a call from her mother.

Without hesitation, she hung up.

It rang again.

She hung up again.

Then, she received an MSN message from her father: [Come back immediately!]

Each word was imbued with an invisible flame of fury.

Tina stared at the message for two seconds.

After a while, Verna called.

She answered.

"How dare you hang up on Mom!" Verna's voice came through, filled with exasperation. Mom and Dad found out about the hot search. My sister said it can't be taken down. Although William said it's not really your fault, and you can't be blamed, Mom accompanied my sister out today, and my sister was recognized. Someone threw an egg at her... Mom and Dad want you to come back and apologize to my sister."

The expression on Tina's face gradually faded as she lightly twirled the ribbon on her clothes with her fingers. She asked in her mind, [How many scream points do I have in total?]

[3521]

After a few silent seconds, the corners of Tina's mouth curved into a slight smile as she said slowly, "Alright, I'll be back later."

"... You don't know, my sister got a big bump on her forehead from that egg today..."

Tina hung up the phone.

Verna stared blankly at the phone as it beeped, and then glanced back at her father and mother, who had grim expressions on their faces. His sister had a fever and hadn't gone to work these past few days. Today, she was hit by an egg when she went out, and her face was pale.

Many people cursed at her, both online and in real life. Those idiots couldn't do anything besides type on their keyboards!

However, as he recalled Tina's words and attitude just now, a sudden, ominous premonition washed over him.

He felt that asking Tina to come home and apologize to his sister right now might not be a good idea.

Verna walked over, wanting to say something, but her mother patted her shoulder and forced a smile. "Go upstairs and wash up for bed. School tomorrow."

"Jason, be a good boy and go to sleep. "You're still growing, and staying up late will stunt your growth," Verna urged gently.

Verna had to swallow his words and obediently went upstairs.

Resting her head on her mother's shoulder, Verna whispered, "Mom, actually, this really isn't Tina's fault. There's no need for her to come back. I know she doesn't say it, but she actually blames me in her heart. I know all this and I accept it."

"If you force her to come back, she'll blame me even more..."

"She dares!" Verna's father raised his voice. Look at what she's done. She's even climbed up the social ladder and can control f*******:'s hot search. "I want to ask her what she thinks she's doing and what she wants!"

"Yes! "We must get to the bottom of this," Verna's mother said coldly. William is also unreasonable. He went to see her yesterday and came back defending her. "Does he really think he can pick and choose between my two daughters and sway them back and forth?"

"Mom..." Verna's tears streamed down silently, her voice hoarse. "William isn't like that. You've watched him grow up since he was a child. You should trust his character."

Verna's mother also spoke without thinking, hugging Verna affectionately and saying, "Anyway, Mom will support you."

Verna lowered her head to wipe away her tears, and the corners of her mouth curved up almost imperceptibly.

The protagonist's aura system was indeed very good. With it, as long as she completed tasks to earn the protagonist's aura points, she could make people around her genuinely like her and give her all the treatment a protagonist should have, even if many of her actions were unreasonable.

Unfortunately, most tasks were not simple, and she couldn't accumulate too many protagonist aura points. Moreover, failure to complete a task would result in severe punishment.

Every punishment left Verna with lingering fears, so she wouldn't accept any task unless she was confident of success.

This time, the system's task for her was to make the cannon fodder, Tina, completely despised by the Hall family and cause a rift between Tina and the Hall family.

This was something she was good at, so she agreed immediately.

The family sat in the living room, waiting for Tina to come back.

Forty minutes later, the servant came to report that a pregnant woman claiming to be "Estella" was there to see Mr. Hall.

Mrs. Hall frowned.

Mr. Hall suddenly stood up from the sofa, his face changing drastically.

The driver, Mark, secretly sent Tina a MSN message: "Miss Hall, the pregnant lady that Mr. Hall is supporting and has come looking for him."

Tina replied: "I know."

The driver was stunned.

Miss Hall knew?

How did she know?

...

Having spent 3,000 screaming points drawing thirty circles and cursing three people, how could Tina miss such a good show? She wasn't in the mood to coax Alva anymore and immediately prepared to leave.

However, she didn't expect... When she had spent ten circles cursing Verna earlier, she saw through the circle that this woman also had a system!

No wonder she was the protagonist.

She could tell through the circle that Verna had a system, but Verna couldn't tell about hers. This indirectly showed that her "draw a circle to curse you" was stronger than Verna's "protagonist aura".

The speaker proudly hummed.

Tina, who had just come out of the bathroom, suddenly had an inspiration. She hadn't planned to stage this good show now, but since it was ahead of schedule, wouldn't it be more fun to have more people watch it?

Her dangerous thought prompted the speaker to remind her: "... Your Highness, be careful."

Tina found Alva. Their band hadn't performed yet.

"Light, I'll take you to a good place." She ran over and grabbed Light's hand. The latter had no expression on his face.

"Come on, I promise it will be fun and exciting." Tina raised her hand.

I don't know if it was because he was seduced by her gaze, but Alva was actually pulled by her. Tina took him directly to Bob and Jim and continued in a tempting tone, "Are you interested in going somewhere with me?"

Until they followed Tina out of the bar through the back door, the three young men in their twenties still looked a bit confused.

It must have been the alcohol in the air of the bar that made them dizzy, causing them to be lured out by Tina like this.

Bob was the first to "sober up", touching his instrument and keeping a cold, beautiful face. "I'm not going. I'm going home first."

"Three big brothers," Tina didn't stop them. She just sighed slightly and spoke with a tone of a little complaint, which made her seem more cute and naive. "Is it that I'm not charming enough, or are your standards too high? "Why didn't you even ask me my name or want to see what I look like?"

It would be a lie to say they weren't curious.

However, as three big guys, they couldn't just forcibly remove someone's mask to see what they looked like.

Alva's eyes deepened.

"Then let me formally introduce myself. "I'm Tina, the pitiful Tina on the hot search," she said boldly.

The girl slowly removed her mask, revealing her complete and pretty face. Her skin was white with a hint of red, and under the dim light, she appeared somewhat eerily beautiful.

However, that eerie beauty was diluted by the slight embarrassment in her expression, like a rose blooming at night, radiating splendor and reserved yet stunning.

Jim whistled, his gaze unwavering. He instinctively said, "You're really a little fairy."

Alva thought of the kiss on his chin last night. His throat tightened, and his first thought was—he didn't lose out!

Bob's gaze focused... He seemed to have finally met a girl even more beautiful than himself.

After more than ten seconds, they finally reacted and connected "Tina" with the incident on the hot search.

Young people liked to scroll through their phones, and even if they weren't interested in entertainment news, they inevitably came across related information—Tina, William, and Verna were not only trending on the hot search but were also being pushed on other platforms.

Except for Bob, who wasn't too clear about it, Alva and Jim knew most of it, even if they weren't clear about the details of the matter.

Jim immediately searched on his phone, and a picture of Tina appeared. He looked at the picture and then at Tina.

They were exactly the same.

She wasn't lying.

The three fell into an eerie silence.

"Now, a very interesting and absolutely unmissable ethical drama is about to unfold at my house," the girl smiled like a fairy. "You three, want to go watch the show? Verna will be there too."

Verna was the newly crowned national goddess with many male fans. Perhaps one of these three was her fan.

She tried her best to encourage them.

"???"

Tina invited them to her house to watch an ethical drama.

Family shame shouldn't be aired outside... Had she really been too stimulated?