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Chapter 433

Author: Walking on Clouds
"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."

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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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    Shayne hadn't expected Luna to be so polite. "No need. Luna, even if we're not married, I still hope you can live well."Luna smiled involuntarily. She knew her charm was not something most people could resist.After hanging up, she immediately contacted Avery to ask how much money would need to be invested initially.Avery was caught off guard by the question. "I'm not sure either. Let me ask our company's secretary.""Okay."…Avery stood at the door of Mark's office and raised her hand to knock."Come in," Mark said coldly.Avery stood before Mark with her head lowered and asked in a small voice, "How much does it cost to invest in Luna's comic so the company would be willing to produce her merchandise?"Mark recalled Julian's words—Luna was problematic.If the merchandise was produced, and customers later learned the truth about Luna's character, they would demand refunds en masse.The company would suffer significant losses.However, the fact that they were already ask

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