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Hearing this, Luna said indignantly, "Exactly. Shayne couldn't stand it and stood up for me, but she still scolded him. Looks like from now on, I'll have to avoid Aralyn whenever I see her. Otherwise, nobody will stand up for me if she bullies me."She'll definitely find ways to make trouble for me. If I stay far away from her, I'll surely avoid being sworn at."When Charlotte heard Luna's aggrieved tone, she became furious. "No need! Just wait—I'll go and scold her for you right now! Hmph! She's really outrageous. She has the guts to offend just anyone. Has she forgotten how I used to put her in her place back at home?"Mom…" Luna looked moved as she covered her mouth with both hands, leaving only her teary eyes visible."You're willing to protect me? Thank you! Honestly, I already feel a lot better. I think my baby's happy that his grandma loves him this much."She then remembered Charlotte couldn't see her, as they were on the phone. Luna pouted, wiping her tears away and smi
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The video being played showed all the evidence of her bullying me back in the day. Everything she had done was a hundred, no, a thousand times worse than what she had just accused me of.Charlotte watched it, her face turning pale. "Did I give you permission to play this? Aralyn, I'm ordering you to turn off the video immediately!""Why should I listen to you?" I chuckled.Charlotte didn't even think before saying, "I'm your mother-in-law!""I've already divorced your son, so please be more accurate. You're my ex-mother-in-law!"Halfway through watching the video, everyone turned to look at Charlotte with disdain in their eyes.Charlotte's expression became even more unpleasant, but she stubbornly stated, "What are you all looking at? She was my son's wife back then! It was my right to discipline her however I wanted—that was a family matter! That's none of your business!"I nodded. "True. Back then, I didn't stand up to you because I was weak. That's on me. I held back all th
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Charlotte was momentarily stunned."First of all, please understand the situation clearly. I've never caused her any trouble from the beginning. She's the one who has constantly found fault with me. All I did was defend myself. Yet here you are, coming to the company I work at to spread falsehoods and slander me."Seemingly not expecting me to take the matter so seriously, Charlotte snapped, "There's this saying called 'where there's smoke, there's fire.' If she has an issue with you, maybe you should reflect on whether you've done something wrong!"Then, she launched into a tirade.She had used this kind of tactic frequently, and it often worked well. Over time, she seemed to take it for granted that this approach was effective.Watching her aggressive demeanor, I simply called the police.Charlotte stood haughtily. "If you don't back down, I'll go straight to Shayne and tell him to stop coming to see you.""Oh, really?" I said, giving the company's address to the police.Char
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"Mr. Hughes is way better than her ex-husband! I'm sure everyone will agree!""Mr. Hughes is successful in his career and keeps himself dignified. Her ex-husband cheated on her and was stingy with her! Only a fool would still be hung up on an ex like that."After their discussion, everyone reached a conclusion."And yet, that old lady earlier said she's still in love with her ex-husband? She must take us for fools."…Amid the chatter, Julian and I returned to the office.I let out a sigh. "Luna is clearly in the wrong. But when she complains to others, she twists everything around. I really admire her ability to lie with a straight face."Julian held my hand and said, "Is it possible that she's trying to annoy you on purpose?"I was puzzled. "Why would she bother targeting me for no reason?""Your comic is doing really well right now. She's probably jealous, so she's trying to mess with your mindset to make you frustrated all the time. That way, you won't be able to earn mone
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Julian replied instantly, "Just tell her that maybe it's because Aralyn doesn't like talking bad about others behind their backs as much as she does."Rowan thought for a moment and copied the message, tweaking it for a bit before sending it to Luna.Luna went silent for a long time, so long that Rowan thought she wouldn't reply.But Luna's enthusiasm eventually shattered Rowan's assumptions. "Putting everything else aside, Aralyn must've been really embarrassed earlier, right?"Rowan scrolled through his chat history with Luna.He had always been the one to initiate conversations with her.If he said something wrong, Luna would get upset and ignore him.Never once did Luna make the first move to chat with him, except for today.For the first time, Rowan felt like a ridiculous and laughable clown.Luna kept messaging. "If the same situation happened to me, I would definitely handle it perfectly. I'd never lose control of my emotions and make you look bad like Aralyn did."Eve
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"What is it, Mom?" Shayne answered the phone casually."I'm at the police station. Come pick me up," Charlotte said awkwardly.Shayne asked incredulously, "What are you doing at the police station?"Talking about this topic made Charlotte want to vent about Aralyn, but she knew there were some things she couldn't say at the station."I'll tell you on the way back.""Alright."…Shayne wasn't busy. After hanging up, he put down his work and drove straight to the police station."She's getting older and may not think things through. As her son, you need to remind her more often that she can't do this. "Since you've divorced your ex-wife, your mother shouldn't be bothering her anymore, understand? We usually wouldn't intervene if she visited your ex-wife, but the things she said are truly awful," the officer uttered while shaking his head."Got it! I'll make sure it doesn't happen again," Shayne responded cooperatively.Only then did the police release Charlotte.Charlotte jo
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"I'm her former mother-in-law," Charlotte responded without hesitation.Shayne chuckled. "Then she has nothing to do with you. Why should she tolerate you?""But you're her ex-husband. She used to love you so much. You were more important than her own life back then," Charlotte retorted matter-of-factly.Every word she said was like a needle stabbing into Shayne's heart, making him feel unbearable pain.Yes, Aralyn married him not long after graduating.Back then, she was so innocent, thinking that marrying for love made her the happiest woman in the world. Her whole world revolved around him.But what happened later? Shayne betrayed her love. He deserved the consequences he faced now."Even if you're divorced, she should still care about you and consider your well-being," Charlotte continued.Shayne's voice sounded a bit desolate. "But she doesn't love me anymore, Mom. She has a new boyfriend now, someone much better than me."Shayne found it incredibly difficult to speak. "S
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Julian sat down beside me. "What are you thinking about?"I looked at Julian. "Remember a while back, I told you that I wanted to draw a romance comic while I had the time?""Yeah?" Julian said, draping his arm around my shoulders.I felt a bit troubled. "Well, the comic is done now, but I don't have an extra account to post it."Hearing this, Julian finally understood what I meant. "So?"I stared at Julian. "I want to use your phone number to register accounts on various platforms and post the comic. But if you think this might damage your reputation, then forget it.""It won't," Julian said as he pulled out his phone and handed it to me. "Here, you do it yourself."I stared at the phone in front of me, stunned. "You're giving it to me just like that?"Logically, as a high-ranking CEO, his phone should contain countless private and confidential secrets.Julian chuckled and ruffled my hair. "What else would I do? You're my girlfriend and the woman I truly want to spend my life
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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
