Transmigrated: I Became My Nemesis's Woman novel Chapter 98

Chapter 98: You really attract trouble everywhere you go

"Responsibility? What responsibility? I never asked you to carry me in the first place," Ivy shot back, refusing to accept Xander’s declaration.

She knew she had fallen asleep because of exhaustion, but he still could have woken her up. If he had done that, none of this would have happened. She would not have kissed him in the first place.

"Then what about the kiss?" Xander asked quietly as he stepped down from the bed and slowly approached her. "And calling me your man? How do you explain that?"

The moment his aura shifted, Ivy instinctively took a step back.

Since when did Raven get intimidated by anyone?

She tried to steady herself, but this body belonged to Ivy, not Raven. The nervousness, the racing pulse, and the unfamiliar fluttering in her chest were all Ivy’s emotions.

She continued backing away while Xander kept moving closer. Before she realized it, her back touched the wall. Xander stopped right in front of her, towering over her small frame.

"W what are you doing?" she asked, trying to sound calm.

But the second he leaned down to her level, her heartbeat skipped.

"I have never let anyone kiss me before," he said in a low voice. "But since you stole my first kiss, taking responsibility is the only option left."

His eyes slowly trailed over her face before settling on her lips. Without meaning to, Ivy parted them slightly.

"And if you still refuse..."

Before she could react, Xander cupped her chin and kissed her again.

This kiss was nothing like the first one.

It was deeper, firmer, and far more dangerous.

Ivy’s eyes widened in shock as he pressed her against the wall, completely taking over her senses. Her fingers instinctively grabbed onto his shirt while her mind turned blank.

Just when she felt herself getting swept away, Xander pulled back.

"I’ll make sure you remember it," he murmured.

His voice sent another wave of heat rushing through her chest.

Ivy stared at him speechlessly, unable to calm the chaos inside her no matter how hard she tried.

***

Meanwhile, Xander looked entirely satisfied with himself.

"There’s something we need to discuss," he said casually, as if he had not just stolen her breath away. "Come downstairs after you freshen up."

Without waiting for her response, he turned around and walked out.

The moment the door closed, Ivy remained frozen in place.

Her heart pounded so loudly that she could hear it echoing in her ears.

"Ah! What is wrong with me?" she cried before rushing into the restroom and splashing cold water on her face.

Unfortunately, even that failed to calm her down.

At the breakfast table, Leo had already finished eating and left for school.

Only Ivy and Xander remained.

The atmosphere was strangely quiet as the servants cleared the dishes away. Once breakfast ended, Xander gestured for Ivy to follow him to the living room.

Curious, she sat across from him while he placed a file on the table.

"Take a look and choose whichever company you want to work for."

His words caught her off guard.

Ivy opened the file and scanned through the list before lifting her gaze toward him.

"Don’t all of these belong to Globe International?" she asked in disbelief.

Xander had carefully selected every company himself.

Since Ivy had graduated in finance, he wanted her to work as a manager under his corporation. It was partly because he wanted to make up for rejecting her before, but mostly because he wanted her close enough for him to look after her.

"You wanted to work," he replied calmly. "I’m offering you a position."

"Mr. Emerson," Ivy said slowly, "you actually want me to work in your company?"

He nodded without hesitation.

"But what if I refuse?"

The change in his expression was immediate.

A faint frown appeared on his face.

"Do you dislike the positions?" he asked seriously. "If the rank isn’t high enough, tell me what you want. I’ll arrange it."

He genuinely believed she was rejecting the offer because of his previous refusal toward her feelings. In his mind, offering her a higher position would solve the problem.

Ivy stared at him for a few seconds before groaning softly.

"God, why is this man so hopeless?" she muttered under her breath.

She closed the file and placed it back on the table.

"That’s not what I meant," she explained. "When I said I wanted to work, I meant continuing my previous jobs."

"That’s impossible."

The response came so quickly that Ivy blinked.

Xander’s expression had completely darkened.

He knew exactly what kind of jobs Ivy had taken while struggling to complete her studies. She had worked endless shifts as a waitress, sold flowers at a florist shop, and taken every exhausting part time job she could find just to survive and pay tuition fees.

The thought of her returning to those jobs now irritated him more than it should have.

"As long as you’re with me," Xander said firmly, "I won’t allow you to exhaust yourself like that anymore."

Ivy stared at Xander in disbelief.

She opened her mouth to argue, only to close it again when reality settled in.

No sane man would willingly allow the mother of his child to continue doing the kind of exhausting jobs Ivy had taken just to survive.

"But I still won’t work for you," she said firmly. "It would feel too much."

Even as she rejected him, her mind was already wandering elsewhere.

If she thought about it from Raven’s perspective, working as a waitress or selling flowers felt far easier than sitting in an office doing spreadsheets and handling financial reports all day.

Raven had spent years surviving through instinct, adaptability, and action. Corporate work sounded painfully boring.

Ivy blinked. That was it?

Maybe this would actually work.

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