[{"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-96":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},1201795,1551,"Chapter 96 Debt Collection","rebirth-clinging-to-my-possessive-magnate-chapter-96",96,"\u003Cp>Flirting, how could she possibly lose?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie Wilson took a deep breath in secret, determined to flirt back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We really are in sync, this is what they call ’husband leads, wife follows,’ right?\" Sophie said, raising her eyebrow in feigned calmness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, flirting was something she had zero experience with, not in this life, or the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All she could do was crudely imitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles Seymour gave a deep look at Sophie Wilson, his profound gaze unsettling her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\" Charles said lightly, and Sophie almost smacked him with the slice of bread in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s with that \"yeahness\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is being good at flirting so amazing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is being calmer than her so impressive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humph!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie turned around, angrily biting into her slice of bread, imagining it was someone, biting hard, harder, hardest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She chomped and chomped!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Sophie puff up like an angry little squirrel, cheeks bulging as she stuffed food into her mouth, his eyes filled with an uncontainable affection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cleaning lady came downstairs and said softly, \"Miss Wilson, your phone has been ringing continuously.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Seymour had many rules, she wouldn’t dare touch the homeowner’s possessions without permission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh...\" Sophie was just about to say something when Charles spoke, \"Go get it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the instruction given, the cleaning lady turned around to go upstairs and retrieve the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie glanced at Charles and said jokingly, \"Hey, Mr. Seymour, I’ve found you’re quite secretly sassy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secretly sassy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles frowned, his face darkened a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Sophie wasn’t scared of him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you worried that if I go get the phone, it would disrupt our meal, and then if I wait until after eating to check it, you’d be afraid of delaying my affairs?\" Sophie laughed as she shared her guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of how they started, whether because of a \"deal,\" she was wholeheartedly invested in this relationship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she’d speak up about everything with him slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dating, dating, without talking, where does love come from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can it just rely on playing the guessing game?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having her hit the nail on the head, a flicker of panic appeared in Charles’s eyes, suddenly reminded of the four-character phrase Kai Bright taught him—\"Make-believe, real deal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles steadied his emotions and said, \"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie didn’t expect he’d admit it so straightforwardly, looking at him in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Sophie’s eyes light up instantly, Charles felt his mood improve even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the air he breathed seemed sweet, and now if only...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Wilson, your phone.\" The sudden appearance of the cleaning lady made the little bubbles of happiness in Charles’s heart pop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why show up so untimely?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, but... make-believe, real deal, it has to be done step by step, can’t be too rushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles quietly consoled himself, feeling relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, he almost impulsively told her everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the consequences if she knew the truth, Charles felt tense, secretly thankful they got interrupted at the critical moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie took her phone and after just a glance at the caller ID, it rang again, indicating the caller was eager to reach her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad, something you need?... Yeah, the phone wasn’t nearby just now... Okay, I’ll pack up and head back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Sophie hung up, Charles received a text message, reading it out loud, \"Grace Wilson had someone go to the Wilson Clan to chase you for debt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",560,"2026-06-03T13:57:31.225Z",1,"novelbin.me","1f86c9adb6165da5d1f8ab30d97a71c9c92b4ac23ad8a3bb82774352ac49b837","rebirth-clinging-to-my-possessive-magnate-chapter-97","rebirth-clinging-to-my-possessive-magnate-chapter-95",992,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frebirth-clinging-to-my-possessive-magnate-cover.jpg"]