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Since they reached an agreement, we decided to have a meal together.The restaurant we chose was one that both kids liked.We ordered a set meal—a hamburger, fries, and pudding.After placing the order, the kids leaned over the counter, staring at the bunny-shaped pudding with their mouths wide open.Willow said in disbelief, "I didn't know such a cute pudding existed. How is it made?""Yeah, I didn't know either." Pamela was also shocked."But these chefs are amazing."Ximena and I sat beside them, both smiling at the scene.There was nothing more pleasant in the world than a life like this.Ximena poured me a cup of water. "I never thought that raising a child could make me happy.""Yeah," I agreed wholeheartedly. "Before getting to know Willow, I even thought that we had to shout and argue just to communicate with a kid. And everyone would be grumpy."It had always been like that with Zach.No matter what I did for him, he never listened. All he thought was that I was
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Willow pouted but still compromised. She said, "Then we'll do our hair first. If we have spare time, can we go play?""Sure," I replied smilingly.Willow sat at the table, looking at the cute little pudding in front of her.Surprised, she turned the little pudding around. "This looks almost the same as the one on the counter!"Pamela immediately took off the little box around the pudding and grabbed a spoon to tap it.The little bunny pudding bounced."So cute," Pamela thought.She liked it even more and quickly shared it with Willow. "Look!""Wow!" Willow's mouth fell open in surprise."What's wrong?" Pamela asked."I don't want to eat it," Willow responded sadly.Pamela glanced at Willow, then at the pudding in front of her. "Me neither!"I rubbed Willow's head gently. "Then eat your hamburger and fries first.""Okay!" Willow and Pamela quickly started eating. But as they ate, their eyes kept staring at the pudding.I shook my head with a smile.I picked up the hamburg
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Julian added the caption, "A happy day."He was usually aloof and almost never posted on social media. This was his first time.So, as soon as he posted it, everyone started leaving comments."Is the little girl in the photo your daughter, Mr. Hughes?"Julian replied, "Yes.""Is that beautiful woman your wife?"Julian glanced at me, then replied, "She will be in the future."Right now, I was only his girlfriend. But he was not satisfied with the idea of us staying in this kind of relationship forever.He was eager for our relationship to move forward.Most of the comments that followed were filled with amazement."I thought he was so focused on his career that he'd never get married.""I never expected this.""Mr. Hughes just hadn't met the right woman before."Julian glanced at me again, his eyes filled with soft joy.Among all the compliments, one comment stood out.It was from Shayne. "Did you get Aralyn's permission before posting her photo?"Julian didn't rush to r
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Shayne just kept coming up with terrible excuses.Back then, Aralyn didn't know that when he was making excuses, it wasn't because he found these problems difficult to overcome.He simply needed an excuse to break up.Shayne took a deep breath.Unfortunately, Aralyn had been naive enough to think that problems could be solved and that breaking up wasn't necessary.Maybe because they had been together long enough, and because Aralyn was good enough, he'd gradually fallen in love with her.But he didn't realize it.And because he wasn't careful with his feelings, he ended up doing things that hurt Aralyn.Shayne suddenly realized that from beginning to end, he had always treated love too lightly."Is that so?""Yes, so you can rest assured," replied Julian.Shayne didn't want to see Julian treating Aralyn too well because that meant Aralyn would never regret leaving him.He would never have another chance."Have you ever thought about what would happen if something happened
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Was it still possible for Shayne to learn how to love someone and treat them well? Would Aralyn be willing to give him another chance after seeing him change? After all, he and Aralyn still had a child together.Shayne thought about it. However, the more he thought about it, the more uncertain he became....In the afternoon, it was time for the kindergarten event. We arrived on time at the small auditorium.Julian and I sat in the first row.Ximena sat right behind me. She leaned forward a little nervously and whispered in my ear, "This is the first time I've sat so close to the front.""Me too," I replied with a smile.Ximena asked, surprised, "Aren't you nervous at all?"I found it a little unbelievable. "Nervous about what? I want to make sure I record Willow well, so all I can think about right now is how to make her look good in the video."It was only then that Ximena remembered this detail. She asked, "Have you figured it out yet?"I shook my head. "Not yet, so I'm st
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I smiled slightly. Perhaps it was because my married life had been so unhappy that now when things were going well, I felt as if I was dreaming.Willow announced the name of the first performance and then walked off the stage. Other students then went on stage to perform. The entire room erupted into loud applause. I clapped along as well.…Maisy sat not far from Aralyn, staring at her. She had been observing the interactions between Aralyn and Julian and realized that Julian's care for Aralyn was evident in every action.Maisy's mood got better as she watched them.Aralyn had been unhappy in her previous marriage. She was bullied by her mother-in-law, neglected by her husband, and even resented by her son.Maisy had watched as she changed from a lively young woman to a silent, reserved adult. It pained her deeply, but she was powerless to change anything. After all, from her understanding, divorce was wrong. As such, she could only advise Aralyn to endure it. That way, Aralyn
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I was a little surprised that these words were coming from my mother's mouth.Maisy continued, "As for Zach… He hurt you, even though you never told me exactly what he did to you, but I know you. If he made you lose all hope in him, it shows that what he did must have been truly terrible. So, I won't force you to go back to him."I stared at her, stunned. "Mom…"The smile on Maisy's face was a little bitter. "You lived unhappily in the past. As a mother, I couldn't help you. I've always felt guilty about that.""I don't blame you." I didn't want her to feel upset because of me. "I didn't want you to worry, so I never told you."I then said, "Didn't you say you wanted the video earlier? I'll send it to you when we get home tonight."Maisy smiled and said, "That's great. By the way, is that your daughter on stage now?"I quickly nodded. "Yes, her full name is Willow Hughes. She lost her parents when she was very young, but I can tell they loved her very much. The name they gave he
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"I was thinking, 'Wow, such an outstanding girl's my daughter? I'm so lucky!'"Willow was so embarrassed by my praise that she threw herself in my arms. "Mommy, you don't have to praise me that much."I gently patted her little head. "I genuinely mean it. But what I'm concerned about right now is if you were nervous on stage."Upon hearing this, Willow left my embrace and said seriously, "A little. But later it got much better when I imagined the audience was full of my dolls."I gently stroked Willow's cheek. "You know how to adapt when you encounter problems. That's great!"Willow smiled even more brightly. What she didn't tell Aralyn was that she had been secretly practicing her script at home every day. She had memorized it so well because she wanted to outshine Zach. That way, Avery would think that she was the best child.However, she didn't expect that Zach wouldn't be bad either. He must have been practicing secretly at home too.Willow secretly felt relieved that she ha
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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
