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I held Willow's hand. "Rome wasn't built in a day. Willow, as long as we work hard, we'll get there one day."Willow looked up at me dejectedly. "Really?"She leaned against the car window listlessly and didn't say a word for a long time. I leaned closer to her and comforted her softly.After some time, she turned her attention elsewhere.…Zach followed them from behind. He looked as Aralyn patiently pacified Willow. He remembered how she would always hold him in her arms when he was upset. Back then, when he had his mother's love, he didn't know how to cherish it.It was only after losing it that he realized there was no one else like her in the world who was a gentle yet steady presence. Most importantly, she loved him unconditionally.He couldn't understand how he had managed to lose such a wonderful mom.His phone rang, so he answered it.Charlotte said with a smile, "My sweet grandson, I've found you a tutor just as you asked.""Thanks, Grandma," Zach replied as his eye
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Julian asked calmly, "Hmm?"I asked, puzzled, "Didn't I tell you? I put a small recording device inside the dolls."Willow clearly didn't want us to hear what she said to her grandparents. Naturally, I wanted to respect her privacy.As such, I didn't plan on secretly listening to the recordings. When the time came, I'd have Julian hand them directly to her grandparents.It was only now that Julian realized how much I had prepared in advance. "When did you do that?"I replied lazily, "While Willow was upstairs speaking to the mirror."Julian continued, "When did you buy the recording device?""A long time ago," I answered honestly. I calmly added, "Back when I hadn't divorced Shayne yet. The things he and his family did and said were so outrageous. Then once the opportunity presented itself, I could leak all those videos and recordings. It would be my way of getting back at them."Julian looked at me and said approvingly, "Not bad.""Would you mind if I did that?" I was think
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"We should have a good meal to celebrate," Julian said, looking at Willow. "What do you want to eat?"Willow thought carefully. "Hmm..."Lately, she had tried a lot of delicious food. Unfortunately, at the moment, nothing came to mind. "What do you think, Mommy?" I knew of a few restaurants Willow would enjoy, but I didn't decide immediately. Instead, I told her about a few restaurants and their specialties."Then let's try that restaurant near Daddy's office this Saturday."She then looked at Julian. "Is that okay?"Julian agreed unconditionally. "No problem."...Zach quietly waited near the villa for a long time and watched them train in the yard.He saw Willow acting spoiled toward Aralyn. He then watched the family enter the living room together.Zach suddenly felt as though his and his mom's positions had reversed.In the past, when Shayne first brought Luna back home, he would bring Luna, Mason, and Zach out to play, leaving Aralyn alone at home.Back then, did Aral
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Julian understood what I was worried about. He placed his hands on my shoulders and said earnestly, "You don't need to worry about this. Leave it to me. I'll take care of it."His dark eyes were determined. I understood that everything he did was for Willow's sake. "Alright."Julian released me and stepped aside to find someone to gather information on the little girl.The little girl was called Pamela Winslow. Her parents operated a small company. Julian got her father's phone number and called him. He then got straight to the point about his intentions.Pamela's father didn't answer immediately.Julian was aware that, as a parent, they were definitely very cautious. They were afraid that their child would get hurt.As such, Julian explained that they could record Pamela at home and give the recordings to him when she went to kindergarten. He didn't need to interact with her directly. He also offered to collaborate with Pamela's father as a gesture of gratitude.Pamela's fa
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Then why did the restless unease in Shayne's heart settle the moment he felt Aralyn's presence lingering in every corner of the house?He sat in the living room. Now, he didn't even know what love was. His friends all said he loved Luna. He had her, and they even had a child together. However, whenever he thought about spending the rest of his life with Luna, he felt suffocated. It wasn't until Luna moved out with her child that he finally felt a sense of relief.People often said that bystanders had the best view of things. Shayne couldn't stop himself from wondering if loving someone felt the way he did whenever he faced Luna.…Willow must have been completely exhausted yesterday. When I went to wake her up, I had to call her several times before she answered groggily.After opening the door, she sleepily walked to the bathroom to wash up. She then did her usual morning routine which consisted of practicing speaking in front of the mirror, reciting phonetics, jogging, then
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Zach's voice gradually weakened. "But who will be good to me?"His mother no longer wanted him, and his father didn't care about him. He stared at the ground, not wanting to cry, but the tears still fell one drop at a time.…Shayne didn't need to drop Zach off, but he still arrived at the kindergarten at drop-off time. Seeing Zach's pitiful appearance, he approached him and asked, "Do you need my help?"Zach raised his head, looked at Shayne, then shook his head. "It's fine."Confused, Shayne asked, "Why? You're following her around every day. Aren't you trying to spend more time with her? Isn't it better if I could find an opportunity for the two of you to be alone?"It was good, but the one who caused her to give up on him was Shayne. If he hadn't secretly brought him to meet Luna, he wouldn't have been deceived into thinking Luna was good. Then, he wouldn't have started hating his mother more and more. He also wouldn't have started bullying her.Aralyn now treated him li
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Julian looked at me with amusement. "Haven't you asked about the salaries of the others in our household?"I was stumped by that question. Julian then explained, "None of their monthly salaries are less than 30 thousand dollars. Besides, Willow has autism. She doesn't really like interacting with people. Taking care of her is harder than taking care of other children. So, it makes sense that I'd increase your salary."He added calmly, "Of course, the most important thing is that she's improving under your attentive care. I had wanted to give you even more in bonuses, but I was afraid you wouldn't accept it, so I settled on 80 thousand dollars. This is already my lowest offer."I responded, "But this is all part of my job scope."Julian's dark eyes looked pleased as he smiled. "In my opinion, you should be rewarded if you do well.""Alright," I replied. He had successfully convinced me.I then said, "But what about the posters? Didn't we agree on that? Just pay me a normal rate.
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Gabriel felt uncomfortable as well. But since Lilia had just recovered, he couldn't let her become too upset and risk her condition worsening.He quickly comforted her, "She was so young at the time, and she had suffered such a huge blow. On top of that, Amber said such harsh things to her. It's normal for her to feel worried."Upon hearing that, Lilia was even angrier. "How could that old hag say such nonsense to such a young child?"Gabriel couldn't understand either. "It just shows she's no good!" "Yes. Once I've fully recovered, I'm definitely going to her house to teach her a good lesson and help Willow vent all that anger!""Absolutely!"…Back in the office, I turned on my laptop. Thinking about how Julian wanted to customize a doll modeled after Pamela to help Willow recover, I didn't bother with drawing comics. Instead, I sat on the couch, envisioning Pamela's appearance. Once the design was clear in my mind, I got to work on the sketch. Then, I added the colors.B
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Alice replied without hesitation, "No way.""Huh?" replied Melody."When I confessed to him, he made it very clear he wasn't interested in me," Alice said confidently. "Later, when I became friends with Aralyn, he allowed me to work at Hughes Group for her sake." "Oh, I see," replied Melody.She was rather disappointed. "I thought I was about to witness an epic romance!"Hearing this, Alice immediately looked around to ensure no one else was nearby. Once certain, she said, "You absolutely cannot say something like that again in the future. If Julian hears you, he'll really fire me immediately!"Melody quickly covered her mouth. "I'll remember!"…After buying a drink, I opened it and handed it to Julian.He quickly drank a few gulps. Once the burning sensation in his mouth subsided, he suddenly realized that Melody acted like she had a crush on him back then as a way to lower his guard. In reality, Melody's true intent from the start was to mess with him.Julian took my hand
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Melody waited in the restaurant for a few minutes before sneaking out. She dashed all the way to Alice at the gaming department. "Alice!"Alice immediately ran to her side upon hearing her. "How did it go?"Melody replied with a mischievous grin, "I did everything you told me to!"Alice smirked wickedly. "Then let's go enjoy the show."Although Julian had been kind to her and even gave her dad valuable advice on work-related matters, she knew it was all for Aralyn's sake. In fact, she had a vague feeling that Julian didn't like her.No, more accurately, Julian seemed to think she was a third wheel who destroyed his and Aralyn's alone time.She and Aralyn were good friends. Spending time together was natural, and Julian had no right to object.Alice grabbed Melody's hand. "Come on!"Melody's excitement grew. "Let's go!"…In the office, I was just about to go back to my couch and continue working. However, Julian tightly held onto my hand. "Lyn.""Yes?" I asked as I turned
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Luna thought eagerly that as long as she could get Julian, then everything Aralyn was enjoying now would become hers.It would be nice if that day could come sooner.…Julian picked a small restaurant this time. He also ordered their signature dishes.He then introduced the restaurant to me. "This restaurant was recommended by Mark. He said the food is really good, so I thought I'd bring you here to try it."The dishes were served.I took a bite. The cooking was just right, and the flavors were incredible. I nodded in agreement, "It's indeed delicious."Seeing that I was genuinely satisfied, Julian let out a sigh of relief. "I'm glad you like it."I hummed in response and continued eating."Mr. Hughes, is that really you?" A young girl, likely just out of college, suddenly appeared and skipped over to Julian.She had a look of disbelief on her face. "The last time I promoted my parents' restaurant to you, I thought you wouldn't like such a small place. I didn't think you'd
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"What? Do you think she's easy to bully because no one's protecting her?""No," Shayne quickly responded."That better be the case," Julian replied disdainfully.With that, he immediately hung up.…Hearing Julian's voice, I slowly walked out of the cubicle and stopped in front of him. "Was that Shayne on the phone just now?"Julian didn't intend to hide that from me. "Yeah. After Luna failed to get you in trouble and got criticized, she probably felt upset and called him to complain. He believed her."As he spoke, he wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me onto his lap. "He wanted to stand up for her."I asked disdainfully, "Are both of them out of their minds?""Yeah," replied Julian as his other hand held mine. He gently caressed the back of my hand and continued, "I don't get it. He's clearly constantly protecting Luna. Where does he get the audacity to say that he loves you?" I sneered and said, "I don't think he has feelings for me at all. He's deliberately sayin
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Shayne was here to seek justice for Luna, so he naturally had no intention of hiding it. "Luna," he answered without hesitation.Julian didn't have the time to keep track of what happened online, but he could more or less guess what was happening. It was probably about Luna stirring up trouble for Aralyn online.However, it failed. Since Luna wasn't willing to accept her failure, she got Shayne to stand up for her. Julian crossed his long legs. There was an obvious sneer on his handsome face.Shayne took a deep breath. "Mr. Hughes, this matter has nothing to do with you. I don't want to take out my anger on the innocent, so please hand the phone to Aralyn.""She's my girlfriend," Julian replied, always quick to defend Aralyn. "Mr. Pearce, I've heard a bit about the feud between the two of them today."Shayne saw that Julian wasn't cooperating, so he asked, "So, you want to protect her?"Julian sneered. "Obviously. She wasn't in the wrong from the start. Wouldn't it make me
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Everyone thought I made sense and began to criticize Luna. "What's wrong with her?""Was ruining someone else's marriage as a mistress wasn't enough for her? Now she's repeatedly stirring up trouble in the victim's comment section.""Is she nuts?"My mood gradually improved as I read everyone's comments.I lazily leaned back on the couch and calmly thought about Luna. She provoked me because she was jealous that I had so many fans who liked me, right? She was trying to incite my readers into betraying and hurting me.Her goal was to make me stop drawing, but life wasn't that simple. The more she wanted me to quit making comics, the more determined I was to continue. I was also determined to constantly improve the comic's quality. Whether it was the story or the art, I wanted to improve.Only then would more people like me, and Luna would become even more angry.I planned to use this approach to frustrate Luna and make her suffer before she gave birth. I considered it interes
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Julian walked faster upon hearing that. Although Mark was very curious about the details, he understood that it was a private matter between Julian and Aralyn as a couple. It would be rude if he went over to eavesdrop on them. As such, he suppressed his curiosity and returned to his own office.…Julian pushed open the office door, walked over to me, and asked, "Are you feeling okay?""I'm feeling great." I then stared at him, confused. "Why do you ask?"He held my hand and said, "Mark told me someone was insulting you. I was worried you'd be upset..."I chuckled and replied, "Oh, you're talking about that. It's nothing—just something Luna stirred up. I resolved it easily and even dragged her down in the process. Now, more people are criticizing her than me."Julian's worry eased. "You're not angry?"I responded confidently, "Things have already reached this point. Getting angry won't solve the issue. It's better to take the opportunity to think about how to turn a crisis into
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What disappointed Luna the most was that no matter how much she tried to stir things up, the fans only expressed doubt. They unanimously chose to demand an explanation from Aralyn.All Aralyn did was have a brief discussion with her in the comments, but it was as if the fans instantly understood her thoughts and continued to stand by her unconditionally.A hint of jealousy flashed in Luna's eyes.If the incidents that occurred after the marriage couldn't bring Aralyn down, then what about those that happened before the marriage?Luna smiled maliciously as she proceeded to upload a video filled with implications.In the video was a woman who, after going abroad, didn't break up with her boyfriend. Instead, another woman forcefully inserted herself into their relationship, causing the couple to part ways. Later, when the woman returned to the country, she rekindled her romance with her ex. However, the former mistress accused her of ruining her relationship.…The narrative shif
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Although I didn't know who left the comment, I could sense that the person was deliberately steering the narrative. They were trying to make readers think I was at fault in this marriage.However, they used mutual affection as an excuse. Did Luna's actions not count as interfering in someone else's marriage? Did Shayne and Luna being together not qualify as infidelity?I didn't refute her. I replied calmly, "So, what you're saying is that once you're married if your husband gets involved with another woman, they'll have done nothing wrong as long as it's true love? That it's still right even if the man betrayed his marriage, and the woman hurt the man's wife with her selfish behavior?""Obviously," the other person replied in an instant.Upon reading this, I couldn't help but laugh derisively. I typed on my phone at a leisurely pace and replied, "By your logic, what's the point of marriage? Isn't marriage meant to bind two people together, ensuring mutual loyalty?""But don't you
