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Luna thanked everyone as she accepted the gifts. In the end, she was so overwhelmed that tears of joy began to fall. Her voice trembled as she spoke, "I never thought my dream would come true. I've actually become a real family with all of you. I'm so happy.""Don't say that," Shayne clumsily comforted her, seemingly couldn't bear to see her tears. "Let's eat first. The food will get cold otherwise."In high spirits, everyone was about to head to the dining room when Shayne suddenly stopped. He turned around, and that was when he saw me standing at the door. The smile on his face froze instantly. When he stopped, the others also turned to look. Their faces turned sour when they realized that I had come home.I looked at them, a fire of uncontrollable anger igniting within me. It hadn't even been seven days since I lost my child… The very people who caused my miscarriage weren't feeling any guilt at all. Instead, they were gathered here, enjoying themselves as if nothing had happen
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Tired of compromising, I countered coldly, "I don't think I've done anything wrong."Hearing this, Shayne immediately stood up.I ignored him and turned to head back to the bedroom."Aralyn!" Luna suddenly called out to me at that moment.I turned to look at her.Luna was a beautiful woman. Even with just light makeup and her hair casually tied up, she was still stunning.Seeing that I didn't answer her, she hurriedly informed me, "I only made breakfast for four today… Sorry. They used to go to my house for breakfast in the mornings. I forgot that this isn't my house…"Luna's eyes were downcast as she spoke, her tear-filled gaze making her look pitiful and lovable."You didn't do anything wrong!" Shayne couldn't stand to see Luna cry. "There's no need to apologize to her."Tears as big as pearls began to fall, and Luna lamented, "But Aralyn doesn't like me. If I don't seek her forgiveness, I'm afraid she'll blame me. She already took my room last night. Today…She shot a quic
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Luna smiled at me. "We're coming home for dinner tonight, though. Please prepare food for us then, Aralyn."She was blatantly taunting me, thinking that she could crush me by doing this. Yet, I ignored them and strode toward the living room.Shayne explained on my behalf, "She's probably still a little upset, but don't worry. She'll come around by the time we come back."Zach chimed in, "That's right. She may be an annoying person, but her cooking skills are excellent. You'll get to enjoy a feast tonight!"Luna asked delightedly, "Really? I'm so excited!"These people seemed to think that I was still in love with Shayne. They assumed I would prepare a huge spread for dinner despite being in a weakened condition just to earn Shayne's forgiveness.Yet, none of them noticed how I was staring at Shayne as though I was looking at a stranger who obviously had something wrong with his head.After they left, I went to the storeroom and found my suitcase. I brought it to my bedroom and o
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I got up and headed for the bedroom while responding coldly, "Report it to the authorities, then. Why are you telling me?"Shayne moved to block my way. "It's Luna's ex-husband who's kidnapped Zach."I took one step to the side and moved past him. My voice hardened. "Then, you should be talking to Luna."Shayne caught up with me again and completely blocked my path. "He's very angry because he thinks Luna and I have slept together. He said that he would only let Zach go if you spend a night with him."Shayne sounded torn and helpless. "Honey…"He had not finished what he wanted to say, but I could tell what Shayne was getting at. I was shaking with rage as I slapped him hard across the face."Shayne Pearce! Do you really consider yourself a man?""Honey, Zach is your son! You can't possibly turn your back against him when he's in danger!"He swiftly produced a spray bottle, which he had kept hidden by holding it against his back, and sprayed something onto my face several times
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"It was because my son told him that Luna would become his mother if he just stayed with me for a while."Indeed, it sounded like what that ungrateful child would do. I replied indifferently since I was not surprised at all, "Okay."Rowan got to his feet. "Do you know why I'm setting up this equipment? It's for recording the process of me raping you."I'll send it to Shayne tomorrow. Once he's seen us together, he'll give you up entirely!"After saying that, he strode toward me.Judging by his actions so far, I swiftly processed the information I had of him and what I had seen up to this point. In an instant, I thought of the solution.I stared at Rowan straight in the eye. "So, you and Luna are divorced. Yet, you're still listening to her demands and helping her with these things?"Rowan gave me a push. I could not help but fall backward and landed heavily on the hard mattress. Then, Rowan pressed himself against me.Someone who used to live a dignified and privileged life lik
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Shayne turned his head toward my voice. He stared at me with a conflicted look in his eyes."Aralyn… you… you're back. He didn't… hurt you, right?"I scoffed inwardly at how pretentious he was. He stopped calling me "honey" like a loving husband would since he thought I had slept with another man."Oh. He didn't do anything to me. We just sat and spoke for a while." I told them the truth nonchalantly."I'm sorry… Aralyn, I didn't have a choice." It was obvious Shayne did not believe what I said. He went on apologizing as though he was truly sorry.I gave a shrug. I knew he would not believe me. I had expected that much.Besides, Rowan might serve as the key witness who could help me expose Luna's plots and secrets soon. Naturally, I saw no need to explain further to Shayne.I ignored him and fetched my suitcase from the storeroom. "Let's go."I would continue to gather more evidence after the divorce. When Shayne and Zach had fallen completely for the illusions of their newfoun
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Her bedroom was huge. It was nicely and exquisitely decorated to resemble how a princess' room would look like in an animated film.Willow wore a fluffy, tiered dress. With a bunny doll in her arms, Willow had her back to the door as she sat silently on the carpet.Julian desperately wanted to cheer her up. "Willow, look who's here?"Willow turned her face further away from the door. She would not look at Julian or speak to him. Julian looked to me for help.This was supposed to be just a part of my job. However, I had always wished to have a daughter of my own…Willow looked just like a little princess in my eyes. She was so cute, and I could not help but grow fond of her. I tried to sound as if I was troubled. "I see that a little Willow doesn't welcome me here."Willow turned her head the second she heard my voice. When she saw it was me, Willow leaped to her feet and dashed toward me. She shook her head.I crouched down and met her gaze. "Why won't you talk to me? Do you hat
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I looked at him.Julian went on saying, "The two of them are even in the same class."Willow commented proudly, "I observed everyone in our class and noticed that Zach had received the best care! I had imagined how great it would be if Zach's mommy was my mommy at the time."She smiled sweetly. "Now, my dream has come true."Willow was so cute and endearing. Her words warmed the frozen corners of my heart.I smiled faintly as I looked at her adorable face. "Congratulations."Willow let out a chuckle and continued eating."I've agreed to be Willow's mother. Then, I should fulfill my duties as a real mother and drop her off at her kindergarten. Isn't that right?"I turned my eyes to Julian. "I'll go regardless of who I'll run into at the kindergarten."Julian gave a slight nod. "I'll be counting on you, then."I responded, "I should be doing that much, of course."…I thought Willow's condition had improved since she spoke to me quite a lot. However…She still ignored everyo
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Someone heard Willow's question and leaned in to answer, "That's because our hard work gets rewarded."Willow looked at her in confusion.The young woman clarified, "At other companies, people work nine hours a day, six or seven days a week, and only earn about 50 or 60 thousand a month.""Do you make more than that?" Willow asked.The young woman nodded seriously. "Yeah. We work six hours a day and make hundreds of thousands a month—that's not even the highest salary. In a place where real estate is crazy expensive, we can buy a home for ourselves in just a year or two."That's something many people spend half their lives working toward. But we can achieve that in just a few years. Don't you think that's amazing? Doesn't life feel full of hope?"Hearing the joy in her voice, Willow nodded hesitantly. "I guess so."The young woman continued, "For most people, their biggest expense is daily meals, but our company provides meal subsidies. I also heard they're setting up a childcar
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Everyone was on the same page.Although their job was to promote my comic, they had all actually read it.And with such generous salaries, they couldn't help but like the comic to some extent.They also found the little girl in the story incredibly adorable.At this moment, they all felt delighted.They worked in a job they loved, and they got to interact with a character they adored.It was like living in a dream.…After work, Julian and I went to pick up Willow. On the way, I told him my plan."You'll go to the banquet, and I'll join my coworkers for dinner. Should I just take Willow with me?"Not wanting me to get too tired, Julian said, "I'm worried that if Willow is there, you won't be able to enjoy yourself."I smiled. "Willow is well-behaved. Don't worry."When we arrived at the kindergarten, I picked up Willow and told her about the plans. Then, I asked, "Do you want to go to dinner with Mommy, go to the banquet with Daddy, or go home?"Willow looked at me, then a
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Although Donald knew his relationship with Aralyn had become extremely strained and that there was no chance of reconciliation in the short term, the numbers still made his heart pound uncontrollably.If he got his hands on that money, he might be able to push his company several levels higher.And it would be enough to ensure that his son could live his life without worries.Donald's eyes burned with desire. "You have a point."Although Luna and Aralyn didn't get along, he couldn't deny that Luna's plan was undeniably beneficial to him."I'll give it some serious thought."When Luna heard his response, she knew he was already tempted.Her smile deepened."Aralyn, as long as I'm here, don't even think about living too comfortably!" she thought.…After Mark finished his work, he arrived at the office.Seeing him enter, I withdrew my gaze.He often came to the office to discuss work with Julian, so I was used to it."Hello, Mr. Hughes!" Mark greeted Julian with a smile befo
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The sales were ridiculously high—each batch could make at least hundreds of millions.Luna immediately sat up, reading every word carefully to make sure she wasn't mistaken.After finishing, she collapsed back onto the couch. She couldn't calm down for a long time.She had been running around for days—working tirelessly to finally catch up with the animation's progress—only to find out that they had now launched a profitable designer toy line, which allowed Aralyn to make a fortune.Luna truly began to feel jealous of Aralyn.Why did Aralyn get to have everything without lifting a finger?Why could she make so much so effortlessly while Luna had to work herself to exhaustion just to pick up scraps?She refused to accept it!Luna's eyes turned red.Why did a man as wonderful as Julian have to choose Aralyn instead of her?It wasn't fair!Fueled by frustration, Luna wanted to smash everything in her house. But she remembered everything in her house was expensive.If she broke
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Julian gazed at me, amusement painted his usually cold voice. "I'll have to ask him about that."As he spoke, he called Mark and asked him to come over.The moment Mark heard, he immediately stopped what he was doing and rushed over. "Is something wrong?"Julian's amused gaze landed on me. "You can just talk to him."I told Mark about my side business that I had been secretly running and then explained my request. "Your task is to inform the factories whenever production needs to be increased. I'll handle everything else. But I'll give you a 20% commission. Are you interested?"Mark only needed a brief calculation to realize that 20% was a huge amount—it was practically free money falling from the sky.Of course, he wouldn't refuse. But since this was happening in front of his boss, he had to stay composed and consider Julian's opinion first.Mark looked at Julian and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Hughes?""I respect your decision," Julian replied in a neutral tone, revealing
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Everyone asked me what the second model was."The second model is based on sales, where you'll receive a commission," I answered.Without hesitation, they all chose the second option.I also preferred the second model.Even though I would end up giving them more money, there was no denying that they would be more invested and motivated, which in turn would generate even more profit for me.Smiling, I said, "Then work hard. How much you earn depends entirely on your ability."One by one, they all assured me it wouldn't be a problem and then went all out.I thought it would take some time to see results—maybe a few days or even a month—but to my surprise, it worked immediately.Many celebrities and influencers started sharing this toy.Even some scions couldn't put it down.Seeing the results, they excitedly bragged in the group chat, "Did you see that? We didn't need to pay them extra advertising fees. You just have to tell them that this is highly sought after among the elite
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Now that everyone's factory issues were resolved, they quickly nodded. "It's not that we didn't trust you. We've just been scammed too many times."The moment scams were mentioned, everyone had a shared experience."The demand from business partners keeps decreasing, and in order to keep our factories running, we've all been trying every possible way to find new collaborations. But during times like these, there are even more scammers."Sometimes they seem extremely legitimate. They wine and dine us and make us spend a fortune on them. But when it's time to sign the contract, they all just say they need to 'think about it.' Not a single one of them actually needed us to produce anything real because they couldn't afford the deposit."Many of them actually felt that the deposit policy was incredibly helpful to them. Otherwise, they would have lost a lot of money."When we first heard that you had so many orders for us, we actually thought you were a scammer too. During such a harsh
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Mark looked a little uneasy when he said this."Is there a problem?"Mark lowered his head and said, "Even if we put all the factories that Mr. Hughes acquired into full production, it's still not enough. We'll probably have to increase output."This news truly shocked me as I asked in disbelief, "Do that many people want to buy the product?"The hype was almost catching up to the toy I had just launched.Mark nodded. "Yeah, I underestimated how much people abroad admire nobility under their system.""It's fine. I have already contacted a few more factories. They'll probably come to meet me this afternoon. Why don't you join us?"Initially, all the factories were only discussing business with me, and my orders could, at most, keep their operations running normally.I couldn't guarantee how much profit they would make.But with the addition of collectible toys, they at least wouldn't have to worry about their salaries for the next few months.Mark looked at me in surprise. "Re
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I couldn't be bothered to handle it myself, so I subtly asked Mark about it. He was also extremely busy and barely had any time.That was when I remembered Alice's company offered this kind of service.Getting up, I walked to the window, gazing at the beautiful scenery outside for a long time before finally calling Alice."Hello?" Alice asked, surprised that I had time to call her.I smiled and said, "I want to introduce some business to your company. I need to get in touch with a few toy manufacturers."As I spoke, I sent her my requirements.Then, I asked, "Do you have any factories like this on your side?"Alice took a look to confirm my requirements and replied, "Yes, the market hasn't been doing well recently, so many similar factories haven't been able to get orders. When they heard that I could connect them with potential clients, they all came to me."Since these factories had no orders and weren't making much money, I said, "I'll cover the introduction fee, including t
