I Ctrl+Alt+Deleted My Ex and Ctrl+C'd His Uncle novel Chapter 106

This man he always had the power to turn clouds to rain with a flick of his hand,

Marcus noticed Sophie’s unease. His thin lips curved into a wicked smile.

He lifted his hand lightly, and Chris, the secretary, immediately presented a check.

Marcus’s long fingers pinched the slip of paper as he rose and strode toward sophie.

He set the check down in front of her, leaning in at the same time.

The sudden sense of enclosure made Sophie uncomfortable.

In front of so many eyes, Marcus’s move was far too bold.

But Marcus didn’t look at her. Instead, he fixed his gaze on Liam across the table.

He hadn’t said a word, yet Liam felt his whole body tremble.

That bone–deep aura of dominance made him want to submit, made him shake

Sophie turned, catching Liam’s panicked gaze.

For a brief moment, she and Marcus overlapped, and Liam had the impulse to give up entirely.

“Do your best,” Marcus said casually.

Sophie’s lips curled. “I won’t let you down, Uncle.”

Marcus returned to his seat, expression blank throughout.

The heirs around them were stunned.

Why did it feel like the atmosphere between Marcus and his nephew’s fiancée wasn’t quite… proper?

Before they could think too deeply, the wager began.

Liam, determined to win, chose the game he was most skilled at.

This version was far more complex than Lena’s round earlier, requiring not just luck but real strategy. Anyone unfamiliar with on their first try.

Even Celine, who had always opposed Sophie, began to worry.

would be lost

She jabbed Sophie with her elbow. “If you don’t understand the rules, have him explain again. Otherwise, you’ll be blind when the round starts.”

“I understood.” Sophie’s tone was cool.

Celine gritted her teeth. “Don’t bluff. I’ve been around tables like this often and even I didn’t get it. How could you?”

Sophie arched a brow. “Miss Celine, don’t tell me you’re worried about me now?”

“As if! I just can’t stand Liam and Lena’s arrogance. I’d rather not watch them strut around.”

“If you say so.”

Sophie picked up the cards dealt by the referee.

Within a minute, the first round was over. As expected, Sophie lost miserably.

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Liam’s grin nearly split his face.

Lena crossed her arms, pride flashing in her eyes.

“Sophie, games like this require brains. Luck alone won’t save you.”

It was a direct jab at Sophie’s earlier win, suggesting she had only been lucky,

“Ah.” Sophie let out a long sigh.

“My mistake. I got distracted thinking about something.”

“What?” Zack screeched, sounding like a startled prairie dog.

“Such a massive wager and you were daydreaming? What were you even thinking about?”

“I suddenly remembered–Uncle Marcus gave me a check for five hundred million earlier.”

Sophie turned her gaze toward Marcus. “If he doesn’t join this game, wouldn’t be a waste?”

Gasps rippled across the room.

How could she dare?

Marcus had already indulged her enough by funding her wager. Now she wanted him to step in directly?

“You want me to join?”

Marcus arched a brow, his voice lazy.

Those long hawk eyes pinned her, indifferent to the shocked stares around them.

“Uncle Marcus, will you join the game?”

His lips curved faintly as he leaned back, the picture of control.

Even sitting in the farthest seat, his presence dominated the room.

“How do you want to play?”

He was agreeing to step in.

The heirs froze in place, their minds unified in one thought:

Marcus and Sophie’s relationship was anything but ordinary.

Liam’s face darkened, his hand clutching his chips trembling.

“Sophie, stop this nonsense! Uncle Marcus gave you that check only because you’re about to marry me. Don’t be reckless and anger him.”

His words suggested Marcus’s support was on his account.

Sophie sneered. “Liam, do you think too highly of yourself?

Uncle Marcus gave me that check because of my value–not because of you.”

Liam’s expression twisted. He wanted to lash out, but he couldn’t afford to fall out with her entirely.

“Sophie, what value do you have that could make Uncle Marcus spend half a billion on you?” Lena demanded, unwilling to accept it.

“Oh right, I forgot to share some good news.” Sophie pulled a contract from her pocket and slid it across the table toward Liam.

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Making sure he couldn’t miss it, she even Lead aloud the key line.

“Morgan Group sincerely hires Miss Sophie as Chief Designer.”

Before Liam could respond, Lena snatched the paper, scanning it in disbelief

“This is impossible?

The young heirs around them mirrored her shock.

To them, it seemed more likely Marcus and Sophie were involved than Sophie fruly earning such a position.

“I thought the only Chief Designer Morgan Group ever had was Liora. She won awards since her debut–no wonder she earned it. But Sophie? She has that much talent?”

“Where have you been? At the Starlight Cup, Sophie beat Lena–who was pretending to be Liora–and won the championship. Because of that, Liam was even removed from his position.”

“Pulling out this contract now is a total checkmate. If I were Liam, I’d die of rage right here!”

The comments were loud, and Liam heard every one. Fury surged up inside him.

Sophie really dared to slap his face in public.

She let them talk, enjoying the sight of Liam fuming yet unable to retort.

It felt so satisfying.

But this was only the beginning.

Her eyes glittered with mischief as she lifted one pale finger to her lips…