Then there were the men with the second issue.

“Sigh... Another failure," Lady Boss lamented in her heart.

Her ex-boyfriend, who she had just broken up with, had the second problem. He was a simple, kind, and honest person. He had no other intentions but to love her and desired nothing more than her love. He was like a child seeking attention from his mother.

His innocence, goodness, and honesty brought comfort to the woman he loved. However, Lady Boss was not an ordinary woman. If she were, she wouldn't have survived for so long, let alone become one of the hidden rulers of the country.

Perhaps she could deceive herself by saying that she loved this man. She could consider the comfort and security he provided as reality, a safe zone from her perilous world. Unfortunately, this comfort and security formed a vulnerability she had never realized.

Or perhaps, she didn't want to admit it.

The simple man was easily deceived or manipulated by her enemies or those envious of their relationship. He believed he could do something to protect Lady Boss from danger. But didn't he understand that what he thought was significant danger was just her daily bread?

As a result of his innocence, he fell deeper into the abyss prepared by those who deceived him. He thought that by doing something and sacrificing for Lady Boss, he was helping her. However, he never imagined that he was merely becoming a nuisance.

Of course, if Lady Boss knew of her boyfriend's distress, she could easily resolve it. But she wasn't all-knowing, no matter how powerful she was. She couldn't truly understand what was in someone's heart or what they were hiding. Despite her inquiries and offers of assistance, all she received were smiles and words of "I'm fine."

Didn't he realize that he, the weaker one, could only survive in her world if he clung to her?

Or maybe...

He had himself recognized the vast gap between him and Lady Boss. A gap he couldn't narrow, no matter what he did. The manipulators who came to him provided stepping stones, offering him hope that he could leap over these stones and get closer to where Lady Boss stood. However, he never imagined that these stones didn't lead straight but descended instead. The more stones he jumped over, the deeper he descended into the abyss. Eventually, his eyes were shrouded in darkness, and his innocence, goodness, and honesty, which were his only virtues, faded away.

What Lady Boss saw at her ex-boyfriend's place earlier was proof of yet another failed relationship.

It was a massive orgy with participants behaving like animals. Naked woman, alcohol, disorientating music, and drugs were everywhere to be seen. Moreover, her so-called boyfriend lay there, slouched and with a foolish grin on his face. His private parts were being tended to by a cheap prostitute one might find in the dark, dingy streets.

It wasn't difficult for Lady Boss to realize that her boyfriend had fallen victim to cunning and filth. She could have forgiven him and turned it into a lesson for her boyfriend. However, when she saw his unfocused gaze and foolish grin, only one word came to Lady Boss's mind:

"Loser."