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Julian loved to spoil his daughter. He couldn't refuse any of Willow's requests. Without even waiting for her to ask, he simply lifted her and placed her in the shopping cart.He walked quickly as he pushed Willow. I followed them from behind but soon, I couldn't see them. However, I could still hear Willow's voice."Daddy, slow down!" Willow's tone was clearly happy. Even her complaints were filled with laughter. "I can't see Mom!""Oh, Mom!"I turned around when I heard her voice behind me. I just so happened to see her waving at me. I waved back in return.The next moment, the two of them dashed past me like a gust of wind. I continued walking slowly, seeing if there was anything I might need.When they circled back to my side, Willow seemed to have gotten tired of whizzing around. She tilted her head and asked curiously, "Mom, what are you doing?"I was about to choose the laundry supplies instinctively, but after comparing a few items, I suddenly realized that I no longer
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Julian finally remembered and immediately put on a stern face. "No."Willow had wanted to copy the other kids by throwing a tantrum on the floor, but when she glanced around and noticed people nearby, her cheeks turned bright red. She walked back to Julian. "Let's stop playing," she said. It seemed embarrassing.I couldn't help but laugh. Children were so amusing.Julian picked Willow up, and she buried her face in his chest. "Mom, stop laughing."Only then did I stop laughing.Julian carried Willow in one arm and pushed the cart with the other. It looked exhausting, so I decided to help him out and reached for the cart. "Let me push it.""Alright." Julian didn't refuse. "Our chef will be on leave tomorrow, so we'll have to go out for breakfast."Willow eagerly voiced her opinion. "I want sausages!"I was about to suggest that I could cook breakfast since the chef wouldn't be there, but hearing Willow's excitement about eating out, I decided to keep it to myself.Children fr
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Willow thanked Julian sweetly. "Thank you, Daddy.""You're welcome," Julian replied, his voice softening noticeably.Willow took a sip of her soup. She then raised her head and asked Julia as she looked at him, "Daddy, when will the chef be back?""Next week," he replied."Tomorrow is Saturday…" Willow calculated in her head. "We already have plans for that day.""Then Sunday!" yelled Willow. She then eagerly suggested, "Let's cook at home."She really wanted to experience what life was like for an ordinary family of three. Julian looked at me. It was as if he was worried that I might refuse.I didn't mind it at all. "That's fine with me."Julian seemed relieved and gently pinched Willow's cheek. "Then we'll do as you say."…Zach hadn't eaten ever since he returned. His stomach growled. He was very hungry. As such, he opened the fridge to see if there was any food. The fridge was completely empty.Zach rubbed his little stomach and opened the freezer. It was filled with
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Upon being asked this question, Shayne replied, "Well that's because…"He wanted to say that she was out preparing a surprise for him, but before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly realized something was off.Luna always told him that she needed to take it easy because she was pregnant or else it would affect the fetus.However, shopping was hard as well, right? That meant in Luna's eyes, a little exertion while going out for fun was fine. But if it involved taking care of Zach then it wasn't.Seeing Shayne pause and not finish his sentence, Zach asked curiously, "Daddy, what's wrong with Mama Luna?""Nothing is wrong," Shayne replied.Zach was his only son, so he naturally wanted to prioritize him. "When we go back today, I'll talk to Mama Luna and make sure she comes to pick you up tomorrow, no matter how busy she is. Does that sound good?"Zach nodded with satisfaction. "Yeah!" He then murmured softly, "I want all my classmates to see how Mama Luna treats me even bet
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"Do you understand?"Willow giggled happily. She then wrapped her arms around my neck and planted a big kiss on my cheek. "You're the best!"I hugged her tightly. "You're great too."Willow immediately wriggled out of my embrace. She grabbed my hand and started pulling me up the stairs. "Come on, Mom! I can't wait to take my bath!"…There was a bathtub in Willow's room. She wanted to soak in the tub today, so I kept an eye on the water temperature as I filled it.Meanwhile, Willow pulled out her bath companions—a little yellow rubber duck and some other plastic animals. She then tossed them all into the tub.After that, she picked out her pajamas.Once she was done with all of that, tiny beads of sweat had formed on her forehead. However, her eyes sparkled with excitement.The water was ready. Willow climbed into the bathtub and lay in the water obediently. She poked her head over the tub to look at me.It was odd. I hadn't put as much effort into her as I did in Zach, yet s
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Shayne couldn't tell that Luna cared about Zach.Luna instantly became alert. Her eyes welled up with tears as she looked at Shayne. "Are you blaming me?"Shayne was unexpectedly patient. "No."She let out a sigh of relief when she saw that he truly wasn't accusing her of anything. But Shayne continued, "However…"Luna instantly tensed up."You don't seem to care about Zach at all," he continued calmly.Luna quickly explained herself. "I don't know why, but my pregnancy symptoms are especially severe. As soon as you two left, I got so tired I was about to fall asleep."Shayne continued looking down at her. "But we're back now, and you still didn't even ask how he's doing."It was only then that Luna realized she had made a grave mistake. Although she had managed to force Aralyn away and successfully take her place, Zach was still very important to Shayne.She shouldn't have neglected Zach right from the start. She needed to treat Zach better, at least in front of Shayne.Sh
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After we sat down, the waiter came over with a menu to take our order.Willow handed me the menu. I pointed to each item, explaining the different types of sausages available.She nodded in response and replied, "Delicious."Once I was done explaining, I asked, "What kind of sausages would you like to eat?"Willow blinked. "I want to try all of them."I handed the menu to Julian to let him decide.Julian, who doted on Willow, immediately told the waiter, "One of each, please."The waiter responded warmly, "Alright."Once the waiter left, Willow snuggled into my arms and started chatting away. "Mom, did you know that I heard my classmates say that Zach's been having a rough time over the past two days? His new Mom didn't even want to pick him up after school. She made him wait outside the school past nine…" Children were straightforward and said whatever they wanted. She continued muttering softly, "Say, why do you think he's so dumb? He had such a wonderful mother, yet h
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Zach stood in place, stunned. However, he instinctively asked, "Why?"Luna used to take him everywhere with her. What changed?"Because you were bad." Luna sneered.She was an adult, so dealing with a child was a piece of cake.She looked down at him and said, "You got sick, and I wasn't feeling well enough to stay with you in the hospital. But you had a problem with that. You tattled to your Dad and made him hate me."Her tone then turned malicious. "So, I naturally will give you a bad time. Understand?"Zach nodded. "Then I'll change. No matter what happens, I won't tell Dad, okay?"He hoped she would treat him better."Too late." Luna finished packing her things and walked out the door with her son.Zach wanted to follow along, but Luna shoved him hard and he fell to the floor. The door was then shut.He was the only person left in the house.He looked at the door. He liked Luna so much that he even drove his previous mom out of the house for her. So, how could Luna tre
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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
