[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rebirth-clinging-to-my-possessive-magnate":3,"chapter-rebirth-clinging-to-my-possessive-magnate-rebirth-clinging-to-my-possessive-magnate-chapter-696":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Rebirth: Clinging to My Possessive Magnate",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1202095,1551,"Chapter 696: Too Overboard","rebirth-clinging-to-my-possessive-magnate-chapter-696",696,"\u003Cp>\"Busy, but I still want to see you more.\" James Reed said with a smile, \"As long as the two of us are together, any other problem is not a problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ophelia Wilson felt a little puzzled, always feeling that James’s words had hidden meanings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"James, what do you want to say?\" Ophelia asked, not wanting any misunderstandings between the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean, you shouldn’t think about that endorsement. Compared to you increasing your visibility, I prefer us to just keep going like this. Even if you quit the entertainment industry in the end, I can just be a laid-back manager, and that’s pretty good too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The two of us can have more time together, isn’t that great?\" James said these words with a smile, but Ophelia clearly saw the unwillingness in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, unwillingness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just James feeling unwilling, even she felt unwilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since she learned her true identity as a child, she’s been striving, carefully maintaining it, never letting her identity be revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially through her efforts, she met James and they became lovers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never wanted a mundane life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to be someone exceptional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, if James was willing to accompany her living an ordinary life, she could consider it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That way...\" Ophelia had just said two words with a smile when James’s phone rang, he picked it up, glanced at it annoyedly, and didn’t answer, letting it ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why not answer it?\" Ophelia asked curiously, casually, but her woman’s intuition made her realize this call was definitely no ordinary one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing, just a prank call.\" James waved his hand, as the call had already ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since it’s a prank call...\" Ophelia hadn’t finished speaking when her eyes widened in astonishment, staring behind James.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>James saw Ophelia’s expression, turned around, shocked to see Hayley Cole behind him holding a phone single-handedly, his face changing drastically: \"Miss Cole, why are you here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph, if I weren’t here, I wouldn’t have known my call was considered a prank call.\" Hayley Cole’s face looked extremely unpleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When had anyone treated her like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People always fawned over her; she never answered others’ calls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To think, one day, she’d call someone who not only didn’t answer but also referred to her call as a prank call!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having heard James’s words earlier, his expression flickered but he chose to be honest: \"Miss Cole, any call while I’m with my fiancée is a prank call, not specifically yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>James’s words sweetened Ophelia’s heart, she tightened her grip on his arm, possessively declaring her claim on James.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hayley Cole cast a meaningful glance at both Ophelia and James, suddenly laughed, and said, \"Mr. Reed, you’re really good to your fiancée.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s the woman I love deeply, of course I’m good to her.\" James stated his stance firmly, reassuring Ophelia, knowing James was still on her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, James’s statement made Hayley Cole quite displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When had she ever been so kind to anyone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could James be so ungrateful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So excessive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you shouldn’t call my number a prank call, I’ve called so many times, why aren’t you answering any?\" Hayley Cole asked James, frustrated.\u003C\u002Fp>",526,"2026-06-03T13:57:39.645Z",1,"novelbin.me","7d945d358913d21bbf023e918138c8490cda3df4f5c97e69bfe1b1e79fcb90da","rebirth-clinging-to-my-possessive-magnate-chapter-697","rebirth-clinging-to-my-possessive-magnate-chapter-695",992,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frebirth-clinging-to-my-possessive-magnate-cover.jpg"]