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"Not at all. Mr. Hughes is quite well-known in our city. Many characters have been created based on him. If such baseless stories could impact Hughes Group's stock price, people would be unbelievably foolish," replied Mark."If it doesn't affect anything, then let's not clarify," I said, smiling.Julian asked in confusion, "Are you not afraid of being criticized?""At first, when I hadn't experienced this kind of thing, being criticized suddenly felt a bit unfair. I didn't do anything wrong, so why was I the one being targeted? But later, I figured it out. They're not my real-life friends and don't truly know me. Being swayed by public opinion is just human nature."In such situations, what I need to do is be clear about who I am, what I want, and whether what they're saying is true or not. If it's not true, there's no reason for me to take it to heart," I uttered calmly.Mark gave me a thumbs-up. "Impressive.""Thank you. Right now, people are attacking me because of how that co
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Julian couldn't believe there were people as ridiculous as this. "She's the one who did something wrong, yet she fabricates lies about Lyn and me in her comic. And she wants me to help her produce merchandise? Do I look that easy to push around?""So, should I just reject Avery and tell her it can't be done for now?" Mark asked."When Luna's true nature is exposed in the future, those who originally supported her and bought the merchandise will definitely feel betrayed. If we produce the merchandise now and everyone demands a refund later, all the losses will fall on us," Julian stated.Mark nodded. "That's true. I'll go inform Avery right away.""Alright."…Mark left the office and immediately found Avery, who was standing by the hallway. "You haven't released that much content for your comic yet, and there aren't many readers. Producing merchandise now could result in significant losses for the company."Of course, he softened his words, as he couldn't tell Avery what Julian
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Julian and I both turned to look at Alice.Alice appeared completely bewildered. "Why are you looking at me? Keep talking.""When did you get here?" Julian asked."Just now, when Mark stepped out," Alice replied.I couldn't help but laugh. "I didn't even notice."Julian shifted his gaze back."If Avery isn't in the company, wouldn't that solve the problem at its root?"Julian didn't immediately express his opinion but first agreed with her, "That's a good idea."Alice's face lit up with a pleased smile. "But have you considered a very important issue?" Julian asked.Alice was puzzled. "What?""Avery and Luna both hate Lyn. If we keep them within sight, we can monitor their actions at all times. But if we let them go and they come up with a malicious plan, we wouldn't be able to detect it in time and respond right away.""Makes sense." Alice nodded."And as it stands now, keeping her in the company means if she gets bored and tries to make trouble for Lyn, I can assign her
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After all, all her colleagues were saying that once this project succeeded, the bonus money alone would be enough for them to live comfortably for several lifetimes.Beaming, Alice asked, "Will that bonus include me too?"Julian looked at her curiously. "You're a member of this department, so of course it includes you."Alice instantly stopped feeling tired. "Does that mean I can splurge once I get the money?"Julian looked at her with sympathy, as if saying she probably wouldn't even have time to spend it."With such great incentives, you'd think anyone with even a little ambition would want to give it a shot in this department, but why is no one willing to?" I asked in curiosity.Julian responded, "Because this project isn't guaranteed to make a profit. Most people feel their current salary and benefits are good enough, so they don't want to take the risk."Alice was confused as well. "Even if they don't earn as much as they expect with this project, they still get their salar
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When Alice first heard this, she was utterly baffled and immediately wanted to curse them out.They could stage their melodramatic love story all they wanted, but why drag someone who had already exited their circle into their mess? She was only minding her business, and she wasn't even in contact with them.Was this somehow a part of their tangled web of love and hate?Frowning, Alice asked, "Are they out of their minds?"For once, I agreed, "They must be."Julian also found it odd. He couldn't believe there were actually people this absurd in the world.Alice felt a little better after hearing that. "I think so too. I heard from my dad later that evening, he even had the audacity to call my dad and accuse him of being irresponsible. "He said my dad raised me to be a cruel woman who doesn't care about human lives and that he'd make sure my dad paid for it.""How did your dad respond?" I asked quickly.Taking a deep breath, Alice replied, "He recorded the call and sent it to
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Suddenly, a man's impatient voice rang out. "Alice, I thought you didn't like me. Then why are you targeting her? You sent her a message, saying she stole your man. And you even told her to die."His voice was venomous and filled with hatred.Alice turned her head and felt utterly speechless upon seeing Joseph."What bad luck," Alice thought."What day was the message sent, Joseph?" Alice asked irritably.Joseph didn't even think before answering, "Yesterday at 4:00 pm."Alice rolled her eyes.Julian glanced at Alice and spoke calmly. "Mind if I say something?"Joseph was a bit surprised, as he didn't expect Julian to get involved. But he still said, "Go ahead.""The time you mentioned is when Alice had just been transferred to the busiest department in our company."Joseph immediately dismissed Julian's words, not even pausing to think. "So, being transferred to that department means she can't use her phone?"Unbothered by Joseph's tone, Julian replied, "Yes. In her departm
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Alice rolled her eyes. "You're lucky enough that I didn't slap the both of you across the face. Joseph, I have no idea what kind of nonsense you're trying to pull. But let me make one thing clear—you might not have a job, but I do."I don't have time to play along with your little love games, nor do I care to be collateral damage in your relationship drama. I hope you'll stop dragging me into your messy relationship!"Alice still couldn't understand why they were so relentless. "Back then, to keep my distance from you, I even stopped associating with the social circles you're in. Isn't that clear enough about where I stand?"Joseph's face darkened. "Are you sure you've never had feelings for me?"At that moment, Alice felt incredibly thankful she had never been attracted to Joseph, not even once. Otherwise, this situation would be impossible to clear up, no matter how much she tried.Nodding, she replied, "If I really loved you, why would I have gone after Julian instead of you ba
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"I think what she said makes perfect sense," Julian said. Hearing this, Joseph realized he had no grounds to argue. Even trying to involve Julian wouldn't help, as the latter was clearly not on his side. He grabbed Stella's hand in frustration and said angrily, "Fine, since none of you are reasonable, I have nothing more to say to you."Julian chuckled coldly. "You disrupted our meal to create trouble and now want to turn it around and blame us? Quite the skill you've got there."An undeniable sense of authority radiated from him.Joseph felt a pang of unease but refused to let himself be embarrassed in front of Stella. "Mr. Hughes, I only wanted to seek justice for my girlfriend," he snapped.He figured he couldn't criticize Julian's girlfriend, but Alice was just an employee. It seemed like fair game."The issue has already been explained. Alice made it clear that she didn't do what you accused her of. You blamed her wrongfully," Julian replied, unperturbed."But I trust my
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Avery said with a smile, "I've sent the numbers to your WhatsApp. Take a look."Luna opened her WhatsApp upon hearing that. When she saw the contacts, she smiled. "Are all of them there?""Yeah," Avery replied. She had put in effort and even included screenshots of all the products listed in Aralyn's storefront.Luna carefully cross-checked them and found that the contacts Avery sent could produce almost everything in Aralyn's shop. Only then did she smile and reply, "Thank you. Once I make money, I'll definitely remember your kindness."Avery wasn't expecting Luna to actually pay her, but she appreciated the sentiment. Playing along good-naturedly, she said, "Then I'll be waiting for you to strike it rich!""No problem," Luna replied. She could no longer be bothered with pleasantries anymore and added, "I'll contact them now and see how things go.""Alright."Luna hung up and immediately started calling the numbers Avery had sent, negotiating cooperation deals with each of th
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"I ended up in this situation because of you," said Avery. Since she had sacrificed a lot for Luna, she found it necessary to inform her about it.Hearing this, Luna felt a pang of guilt. "Then why don't you come work at my company?""It's fine," Avery declined. "Your comic company just started, and you're short on funds. If I joined, you'd have to pay me a salary. That's not practical."Luna didn't respondPuzzled, Avery asked, "But why are you suddenly asking about merchandise?"Luna took a deep breath. There was no one who could help her now. Moreover, she was pregnant, so bearing all the pressure alone was rather exhausting.She replied without hesitation, "Because I want to start producing merchandise now.""Then I can help you take a look at Aralyn's storefront to see what she's selling." Avery was currently free, so she could help Luna out a little and wouldn't mind doing so."Thank you," Luna said gratefully."I can also summarize details like materials and put every
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Shayne couldn't figure out the answer. His phone rang. He took the phone and glanced at it. It was Luna."What's the matter?" he asked.Luna lightly bit her lip. She didn't know how to start, but for the sake of her work's development, she decided to risk it. "Didn't you agree to transfer money to me so I can promote my work?"She was worried that the delay would cause complications and that Shayne would regret his words.As such, she contacted him early in the morning. She asked cautiously, "When will you transfer me the money?"Shayne was willing to help Luna promote her work mainly because he wanted Aralyn to see him treating Luna well. He wanted her to be jealous. It would have been best if she immediately regretted getting together with Julian and broke up with him to remarry Shayne. As such, he would definitely transfer the sum to Luna.Shayne answered without hesitation, "I'll have someone transfer it to you now."Luna finally let out a sigh of relief upon receiving
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Joseph said fearlessly, "Anyway, I've said that I won't go to work, so I won't do so!"Lucas took a deep breath. "Alright! You said it yourself. Just don't regret it in the future!"Joseph shrugged nonchalantly. "Of course."Lucas called his secretary in front of Joseph and instructed him to not transfer Joseph a single cent from this month onward. He then blocked Joseph's number.Since Joseph refused to listen, then he had to use this opportunity as a father to teach him a lesson.Lucas said casually, "Remember, you chose this path.""Yeah," replied Joseph. He stood up and left.…When Shayne reached the office, his mind was filled with thoughts of Aralyn. He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and silently gazed into the distance.For some reason, ever since she left him, she seemed to look better with each passing day. When he went to seek her out a few days ago, the furrow of her brows showed a hint of sadness. However, that had been replaced by ease and joy today.It w
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Lucas asked irritably, "What? Did you call just to mock me and kick me while I'm down?""Of course not." Danny's temper was very good. Although Lucas was already losing his temper at him, he still said with a smile, "Didn't you invest a lot of money in the project we worked on together? Although you said you didn't want that money back in the past, I still think it's better to return it to you."Danny repeated what Julian had suggested but in his own way. "It's not a lot of money, so it might not help you much. However, it's the best I can do within my capabilities."Lucas asked seriously, "Did Mr. Hughes teach you this?"Danny was in disbelief. "How did you know?""Because I know you..." Lucas said awkwardly. "You'd be thrilled to see me struggling and would happily watch from the sidelines."Danny didn't deny it. Lucas continued, "Tell Mr. Hughes that I appreciate it and thank you."Before Danny could respond, Lucas had already hung up....Lucas sat on the couch and loo
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Once Lucas said that, he felt a little hesitant, worried that Julian might reject him.Julian's voice was frigid. "I don't think this has anything to do with feelings. Instead, you tried to collaborate with others, got rejected, and then thought of how you worked with me for many years, right?"Lucas tried to flatter him. "So, Mr. Hughes, would you still be willing to give me another chance?""We signed a contract with a new company yesterday," Julian replied tactfully.Lucas said, "It wouldn't be right to cancel your new agreement just for us…" His face turned pale as a sheet.Julian showed no regard for their past relationship. "Yeah."Lucas replied awkwardly. "I'll think of another solution, then."With that, he hung up immediately.Upon hearing the end tone from his phone, Julian remained quiet for a moment before dialing Danny's number.Danny sounded surprised. "Mr. Hughes?" Julian got straight to the point. "Are you aware of the Wilson family's current situation?""
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Alice couldn't understand Joseph's mindset. I asked tentatively, "Could it be that he thinks that his family will help him resolve it no matter what kind of trouble he causes? Is that why he's so fearless?"Alice nodded as she spoke, "That's possible."I laughed and said, "He just didn't expect that his family couldn't even protect themselves this time, and the only project that could have saved them was handed over to your family."Upon hearing my words, Alice couldn't help but cover her mouth to stifle her laughter. "If I were his family, I'd regret it immensely."I replied cheerfully, "Unfortunately, it's too late to regret it now."Alice grinned, flashing her teeth. She was about to continue the conversation when her phone alarm suddenly went off. She scrambled to her feet. "Time for work!"I stood up and reminded her, "Work hard."She agreed to do so as she rushed out.…Lucas sat in his office, leisurely listening to his secretary report the latest updates.The secret
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Julian merely stared at me. He looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated to speak."What do you want to say to me?" I asked."Aren't you jealous?" he replied.I was even more confused. "Jealous of what?"Julian hesitated before saying, "If I'm going to mentor Serena properly, I'll interact with her more.""I trust you, and I trust her too," I said firmly. "Since you've chosen me, you won't suddenly fall for someone else. Besides, she doesn't even trust her own family, only herself. She's even less likely to believe a man can change her fate, so I don't think she'll fall in love with you."Hearing my answer, Julian still seemed a bit dissatisfied. "But I want to see you get jealous."I laughed and played along. "If I see you getting close to another woman... I might feel a little uncomfortable."Julian's gaze softened as he looked at me. "But the one I love is you."I was surprised.Julian stroked my hair gently. "I'm heading back to work now.""Okay."…I was
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Mark continued, "The solution her family came up with was to marry her off. They would then ask for money from her husband to treat her mother. She does want her mother to get better, but she doesn't want to sell herself. "She heard that our company was recruiting employees for overseas training and there would be a high allowance. As such, she volunteered."Mark didn't have the chance to share this earlier. Besides, when Serena was present, he felt it was inappropriate to discuss it in front of her. He thus waited until now to fill us in.He continued, "As for the allowance, the company has already disbursed it to her. She used it to pay the hospital fees for her mother and then lied to her family, saying it was money from her fiance. However, said fiance wanted her to move in with him immediately."She wanted to test her family's reaction. In the end, they told her to go and not upset him. When she saw that her family didn't care about her situation and showed no concern for her
