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Shayne could understand what I meant. "No.""So, there's no reason for me to tolerate her," I replied. I knew better than anyone else that Luna could only keep Shayne by using the child, so she would never let anything happen to it."Also, you'd better keep your woman away from me. Otherwise, the next time my retaliation won't be as simple as just telling the truth."With that, I hung up the phone. Julian could tell that my mood was off, so he held my hand and asked, "Shayne called?""Yeah," I replied. I took a deep breath and added, "I blocked his number, but he borrowed a phone and called me."Julian scoffed. "He's really going all out just to defend Luna."As soon as he finished speaking, his phone rang.He looked at the phone. It was Shayne.Since Shayne was his business partner, Julian couldn't refuse the call, so he answered it. "Mr. Pearce, what's the matter?"Shayne knew that he shouldn't contact Julian, but he wasn't able to convince Aralyn. To solve the issue of
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It was probably because, when Shayne was with Aralyn, she always spoke her mind and never lied. She would also never create odd situations that made him unhappy.However, Luna was different. She always put her feelings first. She would pick fights with others when she felt uncomfortable. Even if the other person was entirely in the right and scolded her for her behavior, she would twist the truth and complain to him.Shayne rubbed his aching temples. What could he do to change this situation?Luna stared intently at Shayne. Since he hadn't put the phone on speaker, she didn't know exactly what the other person had said to him."How's the situation? Did Aralyn agree to back down?" she asked."I got criticized as you wished," Shayne replied, frustrated.He added, "And Aralyn didn't agree at all."Luna couldn't help but smile. Shayne felt uneasy upon seeing the smile on her face. What was she smiling about?Luna held his hand and quickly hid her smile. She pretended to comfo
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Only at this moment did Julian finally gain a clearer understanding of Luna. She was very good at taking advantage of everyone around her, and these people would willingly stand up for her.Julian suddenly realized he shouldn't underestimate her. Luna hadn't successfully attached herself to Julian yet. If Shayne continued to ignore her, she'd face problems supporting herself in the future.Her tone became slightly stiff. "Mr. Hughes, you're a big-shot CEO, so you probably wouldn't tattle to others over such trivial matters, right?"Julian responded nonchalantly, "I can just casually mention it during work."Luna fell silent.Julian had no intention of arguing with her, so he hung up.Luna stared at her phone screen. She couldn't understand it. Didn't men like women who were weaker? Why didn't Julian take the bait?She was very dissatisfied but unwilling to give up. Luna thought about changing the subject to start another conversation with Julian, but her calls wouldn't go thro
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"Contact me once you've thought it through—it won't be too late."Once Rowan became a useful piece in the game, he would realize that Luna didn't love anyone when he chatted with her. All she could see was money.Rowan would understand that Luna's love and attachment to him were all lies.In Luna's eyes, Rowan had already become irrelevant the moment they'd gotten divorced. This way, when the identity of the child in Luna's womb is eventually exposed, Shayne would no longer want her. Meanwhile, Rowan, having seen through her cold-heartedness, would lose all hope in her.Julian smiled. As for himself… Luna would never get him.Julian believed her expression would be amazing. To ensure his plan would proceed smoothly, he hoped Rowan wouldn't disappoint him.…"What are you thinking about?" I asked when I returned to Julian's side. I noticed the pleased smile on his face as I handed him a glass of water.Julian had no intention of hiding his thoughts from me. "I was thinking about
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Julian explained, "It's not early. To develop a child's mind, you have to keep them by your side when they're young and influence them little by little. I have to teach her how to handle different situations as they arise without being short-sighted. "If she only focuses on immediate gains, the company might flourish in the short term but then fade away like a flash in the pan. As such, she needs to look further ahead."I hadn't expected Julian to have already planned so far ahead. "I support you."Upon seeing that I didn't object to this, he finally breathed out a sigh of relief. "Thank you for supporting my decision," he said.Amused, I replied, "Isn't that what I should do? Willow is your daughter. She treats me very well, and I see her as my daughter too. I'm elated now that I know that you're willing to train her to become your heir. So, you don't have to worry about me."Julian hugged me tightly. "Then starting tomorrow, I'll set some time aside to accompany Willow and te
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Rowan suddenly had an absurd feeling that Luna had deliberately told him so much just to find an excuse not to contact him.Rowan didn't know how to reply, so he copied Julian's style and coldly responded with a simple "Hmm."Luna was very happy to see that Julian had replied to her and quickly sent him a message. "Don't you think what you said to me earlier was too much? Do you want to apologize and tell me you shouldn't have said that?"Rowan's heart gradually sank. "You're overthinking it."He took out another phone and opened his chat with Luna. The screen was filled with green chat bubbles. They were all messages he had sent to Luna. However, Luna always seemed stingy with her replies.Every time they exchanged a few words, Luna had other things to do. Basically, she never had time to talk to him.However, Luna, who hadn't been willing to talk to him, was eagerly sending messages to Julian now.It was only at this moment that Rowan suddenly realized that he had been deceive
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Julian was stumped by my question. I didn't rush him for an answer. Instead, I watched him calmly.After some thought, Julian realized I had a point. "Alright, we'll do as you say."Only then did I feel relieved. "Good."Once Willow was done showering and brushing her teeth she ran up to me. "Mom, let's go train together!" Although she was still young, she was incredibly disciplined.Even if there was no one there to supervise her, she would complete her reading and jogging in a timely manner. I released Julian's hand and held Willow's.Willow glanced at me, then at Julian, and finally grabbed his hand too. "Join us too, Daddy!"Usually, Willow would drag me off with her. However, she brought Julian with her this time.I raised a brow at him.He couldn't hide his grin. "Alright."It seemed the stories were working. He would have to tell her more in the future.The three of us went downstairs together. After running, we practiced the basic martial arts moves. Once we were
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"Willow, you need to understand that it's in human nature to be greedy."Willow tilted her head. "Why do you say that?""Let's use you as an example," Julian said, gently pinching her cheek. "Imagine I gave you 200 dollars in pocket money every month. From now on, you can buy whatever you want, and no one in the family will interfere.""Really? That sounds amazing!" Willow said, looking forward to the money."That's right," Julian replied. He then continued, "But let's say you want a toy that costs a thousand dollars, and you don't have enough money. What should you do?"Willow couldn't think of an answer.Julian carried on. "You'd have to save or earn the money. However, if you decide to save your money, it will take you five months to save up enough money. Besides, you partnered with Pamela to earn money and agreed to split your earnings with her, giving her half as wages each month."Willow counted carefully on her fingers.Julian watched as her chubby fingers moved. His moo
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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
