Her Loser

[Mixed-race male lead / size difference / skin-tone difference / rivals-to-lovers / groveling pursuit]

Spoiled, overbearing heiress x tough, no-nonsense agent

A vicious hound becomes a loser, then a loyal dog

In the Concorde Suite at the Kleon Hotel, Wen Canyi, who had fled her engagement party, tossed a black card onto the sofa. "A hundred thousand per item. Are you taking it off or not?"

Under the dim lights, the man had black hair and dark eyes, with a cold, imposing aura. He let Wen Canyi sit on his lap and undo his tie.

But the next second, he used the tie to bind Wen Canyi and lifted her off the sofa with one hand.

"Miss Wen," he said in a low, chilly voice, "from now on, your safety is my responsibility."

Gavin Astor became Wen Canyi's bodyguard.

He was of Chinese and Italian descent, with striking dark features and the deepest, most tender eyes. But he was an unsmiling, hard-edged tyrant, and Wen Canyi couldn't stand him.

Parties, street racing, disappearing without a trace... She challenged his limits without a care.

On a hilltop in the gentle night breeze, Wen Canyi straddled the man's waist and slipped her hand beneath his T-shirt, feeling his scorching, firm muscles.

She smiled, her eyes curving as she taunted him. "Go tell on me. Let's see if my daddy ruins you first or locks me up first."

"That's enough, young lady."

He caught her wandering hand, his eyes dark.

Beneath the headlights, his face had thin lips, a straight nose, and sharply defined features. Wen Canyi thought, It would feel pretty good to ride that face.

*

Late at night in New York, an engine roared on the Brooklyn Bridge.

Bullets whistled past, the kidnappers were in hot pursuit, and Gavin shielded her in his arms. Blood stained his shoulder, but he never let go.

She cleaned his wound. Her prejudice crumbled, and the night became their accomplice.

He lowered his head and kissed her, all restraint shattered.

But when the truth finally came out, Wen Canyi discovered that her ex-fiancé was the target, her father was an informant, and Gavin's protection had been a necessary disguise.

She alone had been kept in the dark. She was just one part of the mission.

In the Investigation Bureau's interrogation room, the man wore an elegant suit. There was no trace of the brute who had once thrown punches for her in the streets.

"Enjoy completing the mission, Gavin? Or should I call you Agent Xing?"

"Slap!"

A resounding slap landed on Xing Yi's face in front of everyone.

The agents were stunned. They raised their guns and ordered Wen Canyi to get down, but their usually cold and unfeeling superior took the woman's hand.

"Young lady," he pulled her into his arms with a forceful gesture, though his voice was gentle.

"Could you calm down first?"

P.S. Inspired by a supporting couple in a 2023 novel, but this isn't simply an expanded version. The main couple from that novel will not appear.

Reader's guide:

1. The heroine's money doesn't all come from her father. Although Wen's father became an informant, he will still face legal consequences.

2. The heroine is spoiled and willful, with a bad temper. She's both difficult and rebellious.

3. The heroine and Wen's father are Singaporean citizens. The male lead is an American citizen, an agent with the Bureau, and of Chinese and Italian descent. The story is set mainly in New York.

4. The heiress has an ex-boyfriend, but he's a bit of a jerk, so she's still a virgin. The male lead is devoted to her in both body and heart. Happy ending.

Theme: The heiress is always right