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Ever since I decided to take on a side hustle, my days had been completely filled with drawing. As soon as I finished the sketches, I moved on to coloring. Once the work was complete, I uploaded it online.And the cycle would repeat.The office door opened.I instinctively looked up and saw Julian walk in.When I was about to get back to work, Julian stood in front of me and said, "I'm making coffee. What would you like to drink?"I thought about it seriously for a moment before replying, "Tea, please."Julian made me a cup of tea. Originally, he was planning to make himself a cup of coffee, but as he looked at the delicate porcelain cup with green tea leaves floating inside, he ended up making himself tea as well.He placed the tea on my left side and sat down next to me. "How's work going lately?"I picked up the tea and took a sip. The initial bitterness carried a refreshing aftertaste, soothing both my body and mind."I can't seem to find a single free moment all day. It's
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"Aralyn's aware of this. Moreover, since you two were married for over six years, even if you don't have feelings for her, you'd still be possessive of her. To get you back with her, she would definitely go to any lengths to provoke you."First, she'd pretend to have really given up on you, then be kind to another man. Once you see that, you'll definitely feel uncomfortable. And then you'll think about her all the time."If you can't hold back and go find her, she will act close with another man," Spencer continued disdainfully.Shayne hadn't considered that everything Aralyn had done was to intentionally set a trap to get him back. His restless heart began to calm down.Smiling, he asked, "So, what should I do?""Ignore her. When she realizes all her tricks and schemes don't work on you, she'll come crying to you, begging to get back together," Spencer suggested.Shayne couldn't help but imagine Aralyn's crying face, and he chuckled. If it really came to that, considering they
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Shayne thought about it and felt that Spencer made sense.He had originally planned to drink more before Aralyn arrived to make the act more convincing, but he still had a lot of work to do in the afternoon.Although Shayne felt a bit regretful that he wouldn't get to see Aralyn's reaction to him, he didn't really mind. After all, he already knew that Aralyn still loved him.Since had gotten the answer he wanted, he decided to head back to the company to handle his work.Shayne stood up and said goodbye to his friends.Once he left, everyone gathered around Spencer. "What was that about?"Spencer hesitated before sharing his thoughts, "I think Aralyn is not pretending. I think she really doesn't love Shayne anymore.""Then just tell Shayne!" the others said in dissatisfaction.Spencer shot them a glare. "Didn't you see his expression? He looked devastated when I said Aralyn doesn't love him, and he smiled when I mentioned she still loves him."Everyone exchanged glances."Has
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Willow looked up at me in confusion."That way, you can ask your classmates what the reason is directly," I comforted her.Willow still seemed a bit down. "Actually, I wanted to ask them today, but I..."She hesitated, "I just couldn't bring myself to speak.""It's okay. You can't rush things. We'll take it slow. One day, you'll succeed."Willow nodded earnestly. "Yes!"Actually, what Willow didn't tell Aralyn was that she was envious that all her classmates had friends. She even secretly thought that it would be nice if she had friends too.If only… she could talk to others, then maybe she would make good friends.Julian came back and shook his head at me.I felt a little heavy-hearted. It seemed the teacher didn't know the reason either.I held Willow's hand and led her to the car. Willow's situation was special. She couldn't communicate with anyone other than Julian and me. Even if others bullied her, she wouldn't tell the teacher.When she started elementary or middle
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"Let the driver pick me up from now on," Zach said.Shayne was puzzled. "Why?"Zach didn't plan to reveal his true thoughts. "I just think you have to spend a lot of money buying us gifts every day. So, it's better if you focus on working. Otherwise, you won't earn enough money."Shayne hadn't expected his son to be so thoughtful. He happily hugged Zach and kissed him on the cheek. "Alright."…On the way, I took out all the little dresses I had bought for Willow and showed them to her, one set after another.Willow's eyes widened in surprise, and the gloom she felt earlier disappeared instantly."Did you buy all these for me, Mommy?""Of course," I answered with a nod.Willow hugged the beautiful dresses and suddenly started crying.I hurriedly wiped away her tears. "You don't like them?""No! I just didn't expect you to buy me clothes, Mommy. I'm so happy," she said, her eyes red.I held her close. "From now on, I'll buy you more clothes after I get my salary."Willow im
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I leaned in close to her and took a bite.Meeting her expectant gaze, I exaggerated my reaction. "This is so delicious!"Willow was satisfied with my performance as she beamed. "Right?"When she was about to continue, Julian pretended to be jealous. "You only let Mommy eat? What about me?"Willow quickly gave Julian the piece that she was about to eat. "I was just cooling it down for you," she said seriously.Shawn played along, pretending not to notice her real intentions. "Thank you, Willow."Though there was a lot of food, the portions were small. It was just enough for the three of us.Willow patted her full belly and sighed happily. "Good thing I listened to Daddy, or we wouldn't have been able to finish it all!"Julian was amused at how she was trying to act like an adult. "Let's take a walk," he uttered.If Willow ate too much and didn't move around, she might end up with an upset stomach and have trouble sleeping later.Though Willow found sitting there more comfortab
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Spencer fell silent.I didn't plan to waste any more time on him and withdrew my mocking gaze. Holding Willow's hand, I continue walking forward."Mommy, I hate that man. When your ex-husband hurt you before, not a single one of them spoke up for you. But now…" Willow huffed.She looked back and glared at Spencer. "Now that your life is going well, they're all coming to criticize you! Who do they think they are?"She was venting her frustration on my behalf. Naturally, I didn't want to dampen her spirits. "Exactly."Willow looked a little sad. "I really wish I could talk to people so I could yell back at them for you!""Then you'll have to work hard, Willow," I said, playing along with her.She looked up at me, her expression serious.I pretended to look troubled. "Life is so long. There's bound to be more people pointing fingers at me in the future. I really hope you can stand up for me, Willow.""Mommy, I promise I won't let you down!" Willow exclaimed earnestly."Really?"
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"Before or after your marriage, we all know that Luna's the only woman in your heart," Spencer said.Shayne couldn't make sense of it either. Why was it that now his dream had come true, he felt no joy? Instead, he felt empty, as if he had lost someone important.Shayne opened his wardrobe to find his suits all wrinkled.When Aralyn was around, the clothes were always ironed flawlessly. They looked brand-new all the time.He pushed open the bedroom door and walked into the living room. Luna was watching TV. When she noticed him, she moved closer and pouted. "The housekeeper took the day off, so no one made dinner. I had no choice but to order takeout."It was at that moment Shayne realized that it had been a long time since he'd eaten takeout.Back when he was with Aralyn, during the early days of his startup, he was too busy to cook and relied on takeout every day.Aralyn, pregnant at the time, had told him that takeout food wasn't healthy. Hence, she would cook at home and p
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Seeing that no matter what they said, Luna remained unmoved, Shannon slowed her speech. "We're actually here to ask you to get back with Rowan.""Sorry, that thought has completely left my mind," replied Luna."If that's why you're here, then you should leave. I have work to do, so I won't be chatting with you any longer."Luna walked to the door and opened it. "You can go now."Shannon looked at Patrick.Patrick said coolly, "I don't even care that you're pregnant with Shayne's child anymore. In fact, if you get back together with Rowan, we can treat this child as one of our own. I hope you don't miss out on such a great opportunity.""That's not a great opportunity for me. When I didn't have a job back then, I thought being a housewife was a good life. I didn't have to worry about making money—I just had to take care of the household. But I realized it wasn't like that at all."Earning my own money is much better than relying on someone else to give it to me. This way, I don't
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"But I remember his place is pretty far from mine," Luna said, puzzled.Patrick sat down on the couch, looking at Luna. "Mainly, we figured since we came all this way to see Rowan, we might as well check in on you, too."Luna was even more confused. "Check in on me? Why?"Instead of answering her, Patrick asked, "You're pregnant."Luna glanced down at her stomach, then replied, "So what? I've been divorced from Rowan for so long, and I've been with Shayne for quite a while now. It's perfectly normal that I'm pregnant. You guys hated me before."Back then, you were eager for me to be with someone else. Now that I am, you guys should be happy."Luna sat down as well. When she was with Rowan, she had always been respectful in front of Patrick and Shannon.She had always seen them as family and worked hard to earn their approval.But no matter what she did, it was never enough.For a long time, Luna wondered if she was doing something wrong.But after the divorce—and after she wa
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When I found out Serena didn't have a job yet, an idea immediately came to mind. "I actually started a new company. We're hiring. The salary during the probation period is ten thousand dollars a month, with weekends and all national holidays off. And if you perform well, there's a big commission on top of that."I was about to add more when Mark sent me a photo. It was a payroll statement.Right after that, he sent a voice message. "Take a look at how much they've earned in commissions!"I tapped on the image. The company didn't have many employees yet, but every single one of them had already made over a million in commission—some even over five million.The amusement in my eyes deepened as I replied, "I hope they'll take home even more next month."Mark responded without hesitation, "At the rate sales are going, doubling it shouldn't be a problem."After reading his messages, I finally put my phone down and looked at Serena. "But of course, it all depends on our product sales.
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In the cafe, I looked at the young woman sitting across from me and asked, "What's your name?"She was sipping her milk tea. When she heard my question, she quickly looked up and replied, "My name is Serena Towson. You can call me Serena. I used to stay in the ward next to yours."I was a bit puzzled. "Then, how do you know I was framed?"Serena took a deep breath, lowering her head. "Actually, I should be apologizing to you for this.""Why are you apologizing?" I asked in confusion.Serena didn't answer. She looked uneasy as she kept looking down, pushing her phone toward me.On the screen was a voice recording.I tapped play.It was a conversation between Luna and someone else. "I need you to avoid the surveillance cameras and spill oil in that area. Do you hear me?"The other person seemed doubtful about Luna's plan. "If we do that, it'll be hard to clean up, and people will definitely notice something's off!""Don't pour too much. Just pour enough so she'll fall when she
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I looked around and saw that there was no one else around before turning to leave."Are you Aralyn?"I heard someone call my name and turned around to see a stranger.A little confused, I asked, "Yes?""I heard from someone at the hospital that you went there before, trying to find proof that Luna was the one who framed you. Isn't that right?" The woman seemed nervous.I had been trying to get evidence for this for a long time, but after so much effort, I hadn't found anything.At this point, I was about to give up on that approach.After all, I had other ways to get back at Luna and Shayne.Hearing what she said, I was surprised. "What, you have proof?""Yes, I do," she said firmly.If I could really get my hands on that kind of evidence, my revenge would be even more ruthless.But I knew that in situations like this, it was important to stay calm. "Why don't we talk about it at a cafe?"The woman hesitated.I smiled. "Do you have time?"Only then did she nod. "Of course
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I wanted Shayne to care about Luna, and when Luna gave birth to the baby who wasn't his, Shayne would be immensely devastated, especially since Luna and Charlotte had even forced Shayne into getting a vasectomy.Sometimes I couldn't help but wonder if Luna and Charlotte were on my side.Charlotte looked confused. "Good?"I nodded. "Yes, good."Charlotte studied me. "If he and Luna are doing well, that means he doesn't want you anymore.""Then so be it." I had long since stopped caring about Shayne.Charlotte fell silent.I met her gaze. "I'm married now. Maybe I didn't inform you, but Julian and I are legally married. We just haven't made it public. After being with Julian, I've felt a kind of security that I never had in my previous relationship."So, I also hope that this marriage will last. Of course, it'd be even better for me if all of you stopped bothering me."With that, I was ready to end the conversation. "Anything else you wanted to say? If not, I'll head upstairs."
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"Then, do we really need to give them commissions?"I didn't mind. "Yeah, go ahead. If they see that hard work pays off in our company, they'll be more willing to stay, right?""Yeah." Mark chuckled."I get what you're saying. I'll take care of it now.""Alright."After the call ended, Julian walked over to me and held my hand.I gently rubbed his hand in return. "What is it?""Your career is getting more and more successful," Julian said, a bit emotionally.When we first got together, I had nothing—just myself.But over time, I started drawing comics.With the right promotion, my comics gained traction and became a hit.That led to merchandise, trendy collectibles.But Julian never expected that I'd be able to launch my own plushies, start my own company, and make serious money.He always knew I was capable.But seeing me rise back to my peak in such a short time still surprised him.I smiled. "Yeah. Back when I was penniless and kicked out of my house, I never would've
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"My plan is to take advantage of the fact that our comic still has some merchandise and the hype hasn't died down yet. While ensuring quality, we'll speed up production as much as possible."I understood what Julian meant. "Alright.""Should I arrange it now?" Julian asked."Sure."Julian took his phone and went out to the balcony to share his thoughts with Mark.As someone who had been working with Julian for years, Mark immediately understood what Julian meant. "Leave it to me."Still, to make sure he didn't misinterpret any details, he confirmed everything with Julian.Only after making sure there were no issues did he finally breathe a sigh of relief and ask Julian to hand me the phone."Yes?" I asked, confused about why he needed to speak to me."Our company's recruitment is pretty much done. I ran the numbers, and with our current profits, we can afford to raise the salaries of our interns," he quickly informed."Since you're bringing this up, that means you already hav
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Shannon looked at Patrick.Patrick said, "Tell Rowan to win Luna back. She married someone else out of heartbreak, and that's because of us. Now we have money and are willing to spend it on her. I believe she'll come around. She'll want to come back and be with us again. It just takes time."Patrick wasn't used to staying in such a small place, so he said to Rowan, "Drive us to the hotel.""Alright."Rowan dropped his parents off at the hotel and then returned to his place. Sitting on the couch, he took out his phone and pulled up a photo of Luna.She was sitting by the ocean, turning her head to look at him, her eyes sparkling and filled with love.Rowan couldn't understand how things had gotten to this point.He picked up his phone and texted Luna. "I finally understand why my parents treated you that way back then.""I've known for a while," Luna replied calmly.Rowan was a little surprised. "You knew?""Yeah, I found out a few days ago. But that's your family's issue. It
