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Shayne could hear the worry Luna had for the child. Just the thought of his child ending up in the situation Luna described filled him with sadness. At the same time, an image of Zach surfaced in his mind.Ever since he fell out with Zach, he hadn't sent Zach any money, nor had he even paid Zach's driver's salary. Was Zach covering those expenses himself? But he was just a child. Where could he get the money?Shayne's mind felt like it had shut down. After a long time, he said, "Of course, I understand. But Luna, I just drank, so my brain is numb. I can't think about much right now. Why don't we talk again once I've sobered up?""Okay." Luna's voice still sounded pitiful.Luna stared at the screen after hanging up. The expression on her face became more unreadable.Shayne had already fallen out with Zach. If he was still capable of having children, then he would find another woman to give him a child if he found out this child wasn't his.If she wanted Shayne to depend entirely o
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Joseph answered without even thinking, "No. My household hired maids, so they handled everything. I never have to do anything."Avery knew that cooking wasn't something he could learn in a short time, so she took some vegetables out of the fridge and waved him over. "Come here."Joseph obediently walked over to her.She taught him how to pick the vegetables, and once that was done, she showed him how to wash them.Joseph learned earnestly without a single complaint. He stole a glance at Avery and suddenly realized that her serious demeanor was different from any woman he had ever known. She was even more attractive and captivating. His heart couldn't help but stir.He looked away and focused on washing the vegetables. When everything was ready, he turned to Avery and said, "I'm done washing the vegetables. What's next?""Pass it to me," replied Avery. She took the vegetables and moved to the side to start chopping. "You're probably tired from all that work. Go rest in the liv
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Joseph had pondered for a long time. His father's company was short on money now. Although he couldn't help much, he did have some money right now. Transferring some to his father shouldn't be a problem.With that in mind, he directly transferred half of it over to his father.Lucas called him instantly. "Didn't you say you had no money? Why did you suddenly transfer so much money to me? Where did you get this money?"Joseph could hear the concern in Lucas' voice. Although he had been terrible and made Lucas furious, Lucas was still worried that he wasn't doing well outside and still feared that he truly intended to cut ties with him.Joseph couldn't quite describe what he was feeling at that moment. He replied, a little touched, "Didn't I sign up for a bunch of cards in the past? Some of them aren't usable, so I just canceled those cards."He then added, a little embarrassed, "I originally thought I'd only get a few million dollars back at most, but I didn't expect them to genero
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Upon hearing Joseph's words, Avery found it rather unbelievable. Just earlier in the day, he had still been an idle rich kid with nothing to do. Now, he suddenly had an ambition?She smiled and said, "I just didn't expect you to look for a job."Once Joseph started getting paid and had saved up some money, he would probably get tired of living with someone else. He would then rent a place and move out.Avery couldn't help but smile as she thought of that. "Not bad. That's progress."Joseph sat down at the dining table, lowering his head as his mood suddenly brightened. Alice was right. Avery liked him.He was merely living the life of an ordinary man, yet she had started praising him. Her expectations of him were very low.Joseph silently swore that no matter what the future held, he would work hard to give Avery a better life and never let her down for the rest of his life.Avery snuck glances at Joseph as she ate. Finally, she decided to ask, "Can I ask about your relationship
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Joseph couldn't accept this. Avery quickly comforted him. "You just haven't found something you like that suits you yet. Once you do, you'll definitely live even better than Alice!"Avery had been struggling with how to advise Joseph while also making things difficult for Alice. Now, the opportunity had presented itself.She hid the joy on her face and said casually, "Alice must have had some feelings for you in the past, right? You could try pursuing her again. Once she agrees to be with you, you can ask her how she managed to do it."Joseph looked at her. He found her little scheming expression particularly adorable. She clearly liked him, yet she was encouraging him to go after Alice? Tsk tsk. She must have felt incredibly jealous as she said that.If he told Avery now that he was considering getting back with Alice, she might cry due to sadness.Joseph didn't know exactly what it felt like to truly love someone, but he was certain that he couldn't bear to see someone who
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I couldn't help but laugh. "It's good that you've come to terms with it."Ximena chuckled and continued, "Well, I tend to easily think about these things whenever I'm free. I might as well take this opportunity to work overtime."Seeing that she didn't send any more messages, I turned to Julian and asked, "What do you think about Willow going on a trip with her grandparents?"After all, Willow was raised by him. Logically speaking, he should have deeper feelings for her than I do. As such, I was curious. Did he feel reluctant to let go of Willow just like me?Julian answered without hesitation, "Once she grows up, she'll take over the company. By then, she won't have as much time to enjoy a carefree life. So, while she still has the time, she should play while she can whether it's with us or with her grandparents. As long as she's happy, that's what matters."I nodded. "That's true. There's only so much time in a person's life that can be spent on playing. She should, of course, c
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Shayne's head ached a little, but it ached much less than his heart. He recalled the time he spent with Aralyn and suddenly realized that it was always Aralyn who took care of him. He had never taken care of her even once.Even after she gave birth to their son, he had used work as an excuse to avoid his responsibilities as a father and husband. Aralyn had been understanding, knowing he was under a lot of pressure. She had never once asked him to take care of their child. As a wife, she had been truly wonderful. As a mother, she was great. The only person who had failed, from beginning to end, was himself.Shayne laughed bitterly.Distant memories suddenly flooded his mind. He suddenly recalled that back when Aralyn had given birth, he had just started making money and was afraid that spending on childbirth expenses might leave his company without funds in case of an emergency. As such, he had left Aralyn to figure it out on her own.He suddenly found it ridiculous. Aralyn was
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Shayne had been completely unreliable.I continued, "One thing I couldn't understand is that when we first started dating, I was considerate and wanted to help you save money. Yet for some reason, I had become unworthy."…My voice was calm and indifferent. It was as if I was talking about something that had nothing to do with me. But to Shayne, every word felt like a knife cutting into his heart."I'm sorry," he said.I casually retorted, "Don't you think it's too late to say that now? You didn't treat me like your wife when I needed money and needed someone to care for me. You treated me like an enemy. Even when I gave birth, you thought it was my own decision, so I should be responsible for it myself. You didn't help me in the slightest."I thought I had forgotten all of that. But when Shayne brought it up, I realized that I still remembered everything. It was just that my life was so happy now, so I had pushed those memories to the back of my mind.Shayne froze. He then star
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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
