After ten years of trying to win over the devoted second male lead, he finally gave me a lavish wedding. After we got married. Evander Hayes treated me as if I were the center of his world. Yet unease never left my heart. Because the System showed that my progress was still zero. It wasn't until our wedding anniversary that I found a diary hidden in the drawer of his study. That was how I learned the truth. Evander had awakened. He knew this world was a novel. He knew I was the vicious female supporting character. He knew I would eventually hurt the female lead. Sophia Reed. To protect the woman he truly loved, he had only pretended to be deeply in love with me all these years. The moment I realized this, the System's notification sounded in my head. "Mission failed. You will be erased in forty-eight hours." Dazed, I closed the diary. My hands were trembling. So all of Evander's gentleness and careful devotion over the years had only been a way to keep watch over me, to make sure I never harmed the woman he loved. It made sense why nothing ever really changed, no matter how much he indulged me. Everything he did had been calculated. My fingertips brushed against the phone he had left on the desk. After hesitating for a moment, I picked it up. As expected, I found another social media account hidden on it. The account was filled with chat records between him and the novel's male lead, James Bennett. Their conversation made it clear that James had also awakened to the truth about this world being a novel. Status : Completed Disclaimer: This story is not originally mine. The purpose of this account is to share stories written by many authors and to read it for free. ©️Readora