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"Yes," I said with a chuckle.Shayne anxiously added, "Then for Zach's sake!""But you already gave up on him, did you not? Shayne, once you're unhappy, you can abandon anyone. That's who you are. You said you loved Luna, but after getting Luna, you're now saying you love me and want me back. Is your love really that cheap?"Shayne shook his head in a panic. "No. I can change. Aralyn, as long as you're willing—""I'm not willing," I interrupted, not giving him a chance to continue."Shayne, I don't want to get back together with you and repeat the boring, painful life we had before, only to get betrayed again when you fall in love with another woman."I asked him, "Do you know why I chose Julian?"Shayne shook his head. He truly didn't know.I smiled gently, the warmth clear in my expression. "Because being with Julian means I won't have to worry about these things."Without thinking, Shayne retorted, "How can you be so sure Julian won't do the same? Don't be foolish, Aralyn!
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"Isn't that your fault?" Julian asked icily."Had you been willing to spend money by hiring a nanny, a chef, and everything else back then, she would've had time to do what she wanted. Then you would have seen her shine in the field she's passionate about. In fact, the reason you're belittling her is because, deep down, you know how amazing Aralyn is."Shayne immediately retorted, "Impossible!""If you truly thought she was terrible, then you wouldn't be regretting it now. Isn't that right?" Julian said with certainty.Shayne remained silent, just staring at me.At that moment, though, Julian was all I could see.He truly saw my strengths and acknowledged my efforts.Shayne pressed his lips together, feeling a deep pang of bitterness. "One day, you'll meet someone better than Aralyn—""There's no one better than Aralyn," Julian cut him off.I finally understood that Shayne was trying to belittle me in hopes that Julian would despise me. Ideally, he wanted this to lead to Julia
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"He had a first love."The sadness in Shayne's heart disappeared instantly as he asked in disbelief, "Really?"The other party chuckled. "You don't believe me?""So, Julian is the same as me," Shayne said with an inexplicable sense of satisfaction. Initially, he had genuinely believed Julian was as exceptional as Aralyn claimed."Keep looking into it," he continued."Alright."After hanging up the phone, Shayne felt slightly better.As long as he remained patient, when Julian's first love appeared, Julian's attention would naturally be drawn to that person.And just like how he had hurt Aralyn, Julian would also neglect Aralyn because of his first love.When that happened, Shayne could pursue Aralyn for himself.Shayne kept reminding himself to be patient and not to act rashly.As long as Aralyn ended up with him in the end, that would be enough.Shayne took a deep breath.When he looked at Julian again, his gaze was full of mockery."He's still thinking of his first love
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When Julian saw that it was me, his expression finally softened a bit."His son came to me, acting crazy and bullying others, but he doesn't seem to think it's a big deal. Maybe their family's status far exceeds that of ordinary people, so it gave him the illusion that he's actually superior to others."But in today's society, everyone is equal, isn't that right?" Julian asked, looking up at me.I nodded without hesitation. "That's right."Julian's eyes were filled with approval. Patting my arm, he said, "But it doesn't matter. I'll show him the truth."I was wondering how he planned to handle it.Julian had already started contacting Mark. "Some of our contracts with the Wilson family have expired recently, haven't they?""Yes, but because their products have fallen too far behind, they were no longer popular in the market. Our plan was not to renew with them for now, but we didn't have a suitable excuse," replied Mark."We do now. I remember you mentioned a while back that ot
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"I was just about to bring the evidence to you when Lucas called me. He said if I was willing to tell you that Joseph already apologized to Alice and that Alice has expressed her willingness to forgive Joseph, he would agree to continue investing in me."Julian let out a cold snort and recounted in full detail to Danny how Joseph had brought his little girlfriend to the restaurant to corner Alice. He left nothing out.Upon hearing it, Danny became furious. "If I hadn't called to ask you and blindly agreed to his request, wouldn't that make me a scoundrel selling out my daughter for personal gain? No way!"Julian knew Danny cherished his daughter and worried he might waver, so he said, "Even if he agrees now, he'll still make things difficult for you later. So, it's better to just refuse him outright.""Don't worry! There's no way I'd let my daughter suffer such humiliation!" Danny promised without hesitation. "Hold on, Mr. Hughes. I'll handle this matter and then contact you."J
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"How is this even reasonable?"The more Danny thought about it, the angrier he became. Leaving his office, he got into his car and instructed the driver to take him to Hughes Group.…Julian leaned back on the couch, staring at the ceiling and counting down. "Three, two, one."Just as he finished, his phone rang.Julian glanced at the caller ID. As expected, it was Lucas. He answered coldly."Mr. Hughes, do you really have to take things this far?"Lucas paced around his office anxiously. Moments ago, his secretary, pale-faced, had informed him that all previously agreed-upon contracts for renewal with the Hughes Group had been canceled. Even projects that weren't due for renewal but had been planned for early extension were now completely off the table.It was only then that Lucas realized Julian was genuinely angry. His resentment toward Julian deepened without him even noticing."Julian's willing to ruin everything over such a trivial matter," he thought."When paths diver
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"And there are no significant loopholes?"The lawyer replied seriously, "That's correct."Julian finally felt reassured. He glanced at Danny and said, "Since we've already blocked their escape route, should we go ahead and publicly announce that our companies have entered into a partnership?""Yes," Danny replied, nodding.Seeing that his presence was no longer needed, the lawyer left voluntarily.Danny immediately called his company to arrange for an official statement to be released, broadcasting to the world that their company had successfully formed a partnership with Hughes Group.Julian also instructed his public relations team to release a similar statement.Danny was beaming with joy.Seated at his desk, Julian looked at Danny. "This project is likely beyond your company's capabilities to handle independently. Should I assign a few employees to assist you?""That would be amazing!" Danny was in disbelief.With Hughes Group backing him up, Danny could ensure the proj
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Avery suddenly felt a pang of regret that she hadn't learned to draw when she was younger.If she had known she had such a good opportunity, she would definitely have cherished it."Think it over carefully. Luna, do you want to know something? Hughes Group has the most generous profit-sharing ratio I've ever seen in the industry."Even if you switch to another company, you probably won't get such good terms. If you really let this slip by, you'll regret it for the rest of your life," Avery uttered.Luna couldn't deny that she had been swayed by Avery's words. "I'll reach out to Shayne and see if I can convince him to cover this expense for me."Seeing that Luna was finally tempted, Avery let out a sigh of relief. "I'll be waiting for your good news.""Alright."…Ending the call, Luna walked into the courtyard on the first floor and sat on the swing. She admired the lush greenery all around her, a smile forming on her lips.Right now, Shayne was like her dog. He might not love
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Alice added, "Think about it. Joseph used to be the center of attention in our social circle. Now, look at him. Not a penny to his name. Guess he won't be acting so high and mighty anymore!" I reminded Alice not to celebrate too soon. "He might still be smug for a little while.""Why?" Alice asked, confused.I explained patiently, "Think about it. Joseph is still Mr. Wilson's most beloved son. Even if he publicly announced he wouldn't help pay off Joseph's debts, people will think it's just talk and that he still dotes on Joseph. "So, to curry favor with Mr. Wilson, some people will secretly try to butter up Joseph by giving him money to spend. They want Lucas to always remember them by using this method. So, when Mr. Wilson and Joseph have reconciled, Mr. Wilson will repay the favor with more business opportunities."Alice looked disgusted after hearing this. "No way. Is that really necessary?""For us, it doesn't seem necessary," I said with a smile. "But for others, it's pro
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I spoke slowly, "But when it comes to buying expensive luxury items and jewelry for Luna, you never said anything."Shayne clenched his fists. He wanted to retort but sadly discovered that everything Aralyn said seemed to make sense."They say that a man's money is where his love is. I think you still love Luna."Shayne stared at me and asked, "However, didn't I treat you well when we were together?"I thought carefully before answering, "Before dating Julian, I didn't know what was good or bad. I just thought that with you treating me this way, perhaps I might find someone worse if I went out looking. So, no matter how you hurt me, I endured it."Later, after I started officially dating Julian, I learned that when a man loves a woman, he would put all his heart into treating her well. He wouldn't be like you, using being a straight man as an excuse to avoid romantic gifts and dates. He would also pay attention to all the little details in life too."I stared at Shayne as I conti
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Shayne stared at me. He clearly didn't believe my answer.I said nonchalantly, "No matter what happens in the future, I'm already quite content with my life now. The money I earn every month is an amount I would never have dared to imagine in the past. Even if I were greedy and wanted more, what would be the point?"Shayne was stunned, clearly not expecting Aralyn to be so easily satisfied. Was it like this when he was together with Aralyn in the past? Would she have stayed by his side and spent her days with him as long as he gave her even the smallest bit of affection?This thought sent a sharp pain through his heart.It was only at that moment that Shayne finally realized what he had lost and missed—a woman who genuinely liked him and loved him.This love was very pure, with almost no impurities. He quickly explained, "But in the beginning, Luna wasn't like you. However, later on, she suddenly became better than you." "I expected that a long time ago." I understood that he
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Luna got straight to the point in her reply. "But I'm better than her. If you're with me, your life would be a lot less troublesome."Rowan saw the notification on WhatsApp. He picked up his phone, glanced at the message, and finally replied, "But I don't like mistresses."He didn't understand why the love he worked so hard to pursue was never his, to begin with. However, Julian wasn't interested in Luna at all, yet he effortlessly got Luna's affection.Luna stared at the words on the screen. It felt like a sharp stab to her heart. The pain was unbearable. However, she schooled her expression and forced a smile onto her face. "I'm not a mistress. I'm just courageously pursuing love."Rowan didn't know how to respond to Luna, so he decided to ignore her.Not getting a reply from Julian made Luna a little anxious. She asked, "Do you really like Aralyn that much?""But I don't see anything particularly attractive about her," she added.Rowan continued ignoring her.Luna continued
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Rowan saw the message from Luna. Instead of replying through Julian's account, he took out another phone and sent a message to Luna from his own WhatsApp account. "Luna, how are you doing now?"Luna didn't reply.Rowan felt as though his heart had been pierced by an arrow. It hurt immensely.At first, he had some delusions regarding Luna. He even reassured himself that she hadn't replied last time because she was pregnant and must have been so tired that she fell asleep immediately. She just so happened to be awake when she chatted with Julian.Now, he knew that wasn't the case. Luna simply didn't want to waste any more time on him.Rowan plastered on a bitter smile.He treated her so well, so why didn't she like him?Luna glanced at the message from Rowan and sneered. If she wasn't mistaken, Rowan had become a useless person who did nothing after their divorce. Even she was doing better than him now. She didn't want to waste her time on someone who wasn't worth it, but Julian
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When Luna opened her phone, she found her feed flooded with ads praising how amazing her work was.Many people were curious, so they clicked on her comics out of curiosity. Upon reading, they discovered that it was as claimed by the advertisements. The quality was pretty good.As such, more and more people started following her comic.Luna smiled, satisfied.She opened her storefront and noticed that the sales of her merchandise were skyrocketing.It seemed that the manager did have some skill. The audience drawn in by the promotions turned out to be genuine readers and not fake readers.Luna's mood improved.The response was already this impressive with just one million dollars invested in marketing. What if she spent two or three million dollars? Maybe even ten million dollars? Would her work blow up on the Internet?Just imagining everyone online talking about her comics made Luna uncontrollably excited. However, she worked hard to keep her excitement in check.Looking at t
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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
