Free Web NovelChapter 221: Chapter 224: Ethan Lockwood Panicked
Charlotte Shaw was drowning in design drafts, but she hadn’t drawn a single one.
She was obsessed with drawing fan art of the male leads from *Laws of Love*, and in just four days, she had successfully churned out two pieces.
She meticulously polished both illustrations, carefully selected two classic lines from the male leads in the game, and then turned each piece into a separate video to post on her accounts.
She had over ten million followers on TikTok and nearly five million on Spudster. She posted the videos on both platforms simultaneously, and they easily went viral.
The topic blew up, and both of her videos quickly surpassed a million likes.
Because she’d drawn the male leads so attractively, fans and casual netizens instantly became incredibly interested in the game *Laws of Love*.
The comment section was flooded with messages from thirsty fans.
[Damn this game, using a honey trap to seduce me before it’s even launched? I’m so hooked. If I said the word, could you deliver these two men to my bed? (deadly smile)]
[Holy crap, that face, that body, those intense ’forced love’ lines! This is the kind of man we thirsty girls deserve to be with!]
[My TikTok feed is completely taken over by these two men. Felix Preston, I command you to release *Laws of Love* at once! Or I’ll get on my knees and beg you!]
[I’m begging you, Felix Preston, just hurry up and release *Laws of Love*! These two men have me so hooked I’ve lost my appetite and can’t sleep properly. I need them!]
[I may have been single since birth in real life, but in the game, I’ll have four husbands at once! I’ve already decided the order of my ’royal favors’. Felix Preston, when are you going to deliver my husbands to me?]
Charlotte Shaw browsed the comments, taking screenshots of all the fans’ anticipation for *Laws of Love*, and forwarded them to Felix Preston.
—Mr. Preston, I think you can tell your employees to start preparing to expand the game’s content.
Felix Preston replied instantly: We’re already on it... Why are you calling me Mr. Preston?
Charlotte Shaw typed out some nonsense.
—Because your last name is Preston, and you’re a president.
Felix Preston: ...
Charlotte Shaw: Heh.
Felix Preston: I’m not Charlotte’s Mr. Preston. I’m Charlotte’s husband.
Felix Preston: Baby, let me hear you call me ’husband’.
Charlotte Shaw typed perfunctorily: Hubby, hubby, hubby, hubby.
Felix Preston: Hmm? Are you doing that on purpose, baby?
Emboldened by the fact that Felix Preston wasn’t physically with her, Charlotte Shaw deliberately provoked him.
—Yep, on purpose!
Felix Preston: Very good. It seems I didn’t spank your bottom hard enough last night.
Last night... spank your bottom...
The moment those words appeared, Charlotte Shaw’s face turned as red as an apple.
Her memory flew back to the previous night, Felix Preston’s sexy, low pants echoing heavily in her ear.
"Charlotte, hold me tight..."
"You villain, where are your fingers pinching?"
"SMACK!"
Charlotte Shaw’s whole body trembled.
"Y-you, don’t spank my butt..." she said, leaning in Felix Preston’s arms, biting her lip with embarrassment.
Felix Preston pulled open the waistband of her pants, slipped his hand inside, and his large, strong palm firmly cupped her small bottom before giving it another light pat.
"If Charlotte is naughty, she deserves a spanking..."
Charlotte Shaw: "But isn’t this how you like me best?"
"I do..." Felix Preston nibbled her ear, his hand cupping her bottom unable to resist kneading the soft, round flesh.
"But the one I like best... is still Charlotte..."
The ambiguous and erotic scene surfaced clearly in her mind. Her face burning hot and red, Charlotte Shaw immediately lost the nerve to be cheeky.
—Hubby, I was wrong.
Felix Preston: Too late.
Charlotte Shaw: (kitten begging for mercy)
Felix Preston: Charlotte, let’s do it again tonight.
Flustered and exasperated, Charlotte Shaw shot back: Pervert!
Felix Preston: Mm, I admit it.
Charlotte Shaw: AHHHHH!! You’re not allowed to talk anymore!
Felix Preston: (wicked grin)
The game was gaining significant traction, and their relationship grew sweeter by the day. The young couple couldn’t be happier.
But on the other side of Aethelburg, someone was about to die from rage.
"CRASH!"
"SMACK!"
A four-figure ceramic mug shattered to pieces at Collins’s feet. Immediately after, a thirty-million-dollar contract came spinning through the air toward him.
Collins’s mouth fell open in terror, but he didn’t dare dodge. He could only let the contract hit him before it landed in his hands.
"Heh..." Ethan Lockwood stared him down, a cold sneer on his face as he gritted his teeth. "I really underestimated Felix Preston. To think he could be beaten down that badly and still make a comeback with a new project in just eight months!"
"His ability is truly beyond my expectations."
"M-Mr. Lockwood," Collins said, cautiously watching Ethan Lockwood’s expression and forcing an obsequious smile. "There’s a saying, ’start strong and fizzle out.’ And another one for ’a botched ending.’ Felix Preston’s otome game might have some buzz right now, and the reception is decent, but it hasn’t officially launched yet. Who knows how the actual game content will be?"
"Besides, I saw a leak that said his game is only one gigabyte. At best, it’s a low-budget mobile game. It won’t be able to make any big waves."
"Won’t make any big waves?" Ethan Lockwood’s eyes narrowed, a dangerous glint appearing in their depths. "Do you have any idea how popular otome games are in Kurisawa right now?"
"Ah..." Collins blinked, completely clueless.
Ethan Lockwood: "The most popular otome game in Kurisawa generates 7.3 billion in player spending annually. But the otome market in our country is still untapped. If Felix Preston’s game launches successfully, it will be the first of its kind to dominate the domestic market."
"Our country’s gaming market is much larger than Kurisawa’s. If Felix Preston’s game happens to catch fire, what do you think the odds are that the next 7.3 billion will come from Volition Tech?"
"I... I’d guess not," Collins said, sticking his neck out. He was willing to contradict Ethan Lockwood if it meant dissing Felix Preston to please his boss.
"The otome games from Kurisawa have set a high bar; it’ll be hard for a latecomer like Felix Preston to reach that level. Plus, his studio’s employees are mostly recent college graduates. They have no work experience and don’t really know much about games."
"A bunch of kids with nothing but guts and imagination—the game they make will never be taken seriously."
"Mr. Lockwood, you don’t need to overestimate Felix Preston. For the rest of his life, the best he’ll ever do is run some second-rate studio and barely scrape by."
"..."
Ethan Lockwood almost laughed at his stupidity.
"Do you have rocks for brains?" he asked, frowning with a mix of speechlessness and exasperation. "If Felix Preston was as incompetent as you say, how did he found a massive enterprise like the Preston Group in the first place?"
"I..." Collins was at a loss for words.
Ethan Lockwood: "Felix Preston was also a recent college graduate when he founded the Preston Group. Young people might be young, but that doesn’t mean they’re all useless. Anyone hand-picked by Felix Preston is bound to have extraordinary abilities."
"You need to pick the right time and place to suck up. Don’t make me slap you."
