Spoiled By My Nine Beast Husbands (Emma Tibarn) novel Chapter 5

**When She Opened the Door to the Life She Was Afraid to Live by Nora Vale Kingsley**
**Chapter 5: Matched With a Freeloader? – Part 2**

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Here’s the kicker: if a man decided to sever a match, the consequences were severe. Five million star coins vanished in a heartbeat, and on top of that, he would find himself blacklisted, barred from forming any new matches for a whole century.

No second chances.

No fresh starts.

But for women? The rules were entirely different.

This was precisely why so many men ended up begging, desperately hoping the woman would take the initiative to end things instead.

Emma’s mind drifted back to a warning Laura had once given her, a cautionary tale about certain men who couldn’t bear the financial hit. In those cases, they would resort to every trick in the book, siphoning money from the woman first. Once they scraped together their five million star coins, they would sever the match without a second thought.

Could Damian be one of those men Laura warned me about? It certainly feels like it.

There’s no way a Rank 5—or higher—could be broke. Even in a weakened state, they could still take down a mid-tier beast and walk away with a small fortune. Hundreds of thousands of star coins in mere minutes. Broke? I refuse to believe it.

Emma wasn’t about to fall for his ploy. She maintained her composure, pretending not to notice the subtle hints in his words.

“It’s perfectly fine, Damian. I’m not in any hurry. Just focus on gathering your star coins and catching the starrail. As long as you make it here within three months, we’re all set.”

Every single star coin I possess is hard-earned. It’s not just a number in an account; it’s my life’s work.

If I hand that over and he decides to dump me right after? That would be the end of the game.

I don’t mind spending on a man, but only if he’s genuinely mine. These matches? Right now, they’re just names on a screen: no promises, no guarantees.

Even Laura—who is drop-dead gorgeous, sweet, and the kind of woman every man dreams of—still has matches that decide she isn’t worth their time and make her end it. If that can happen to her, what hope do I have?

Emma wasn’t naïve. She understood she didn’t possess Laura’s beauty, nor did she have a high rank. It was only logical that some men would overlook her. She had come to terms with that reality.

Across the chat room, Damian’s eyes widened in disbelief as he absorbed her response.

Seriously? What kind of woman is this? Tighter than a locked vault, and that’s saying something. Can’t even cough up a measly 500,000? Pathetic.

His jaw clenched, frustration bubbling beneath the surface.

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