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"How are you feeling now? She doesn't love you anymore. Are you still stuck on her?"Joseph spoke slowly and deliberately "Of course not. I don't have any feelings for her anymore. I didn't love her that much to begin with, so of course, I pulled out in time. I have to say—that's some nasty method you used."Alice didn't deny it. He did the same to her, anyway.Joseph couldn't be bothered to argue about it anymore. "It's early in the morning. What do you need?""We're going to check out our company's location. Then we'll check the rent in the city center and compare it with the suburbs. Wherever we can afford, that's where we'll rent," Alice said, not wanting any unnecessary contact with Joseph.Joseph thought Alice made a lot of sense. "Alright.""Do you have a car?" Alice felt that for something this important, they had to use a family-owned vehicle.She didn't trust rental cars, as she was worried their project discussions might be overheard."I probably do. I'll ask my dad
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The agent looked at Alice in surprise and said, "Of course, they're for sale, but they aren't cheap.""How much exactly?" Alice decided to go all in."Usually around 20 times the annual rent."Alice looked at Joseph. "So, as long as our company lasts 20 years, we'll break even."Joseph was also a bit tempted. He gestured for Alice to come over. "Let's discuss this.""Okay."Alice excused herself from the agent and stepped aside with Joseph."If we're buying, shouldn't we get a bigger place? Otherwise, if the company expands in the future, we'll run out of space for the employees. Then we'll have to rent another place. That doesn't seem cost-effective."Alice looked at Joseph in surprise. "That makes sense. Why don't we consult our elders first?"Joseph also felt that the elders might have more experience, so he called his father to ask about buying an office.Lucas said the values of the suburban property had little chance of increasing and might even decline in the future. H
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Joseph and Alice were just business partners for now. If they bought the property together and both names were on it, it would be hard to divide if they ever had a falling out.It was better to settle everything clearly from the start.The two asked the agent if this arrangement was possible, and the agent said it was.After they confirmed which half each of them would take, the agent led them through the property transfer process.Joseph looked at the brand-new property deed in his hands and still found it hard to believe. "I actually own my own place now.""Mm-hmm!" Alice was also excited, though she didn't show it. "Let's go meet Aralyn now."Joseph asked, "What for?""She's amazing!" Alice praised, unconsciously lifting her chin."Even though she hasn't started her own company, she has her own insights about business matters. Talking to her will give us a different perspective! And most importantly, I want to share this great news with Aralyn."Alice suddenly thought of
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"I'm heavily pregnant right now. I need someone to take care of me. If I move in with you, can you afford to hire a nanny to take care of me? And Mason is currently attending the best kindergarten in the city. The tuition costs hundreds of thousands a year. Can you afford that?"She asked one question after another, leaving Rowan at a loss for words.Luna took a deep breath. "Even though Shayne is angry right now, I believe as long as I hold on, he'll calm down eventually. And then he'll continue to provide me with a good life.""So, you called me just to complain? You never actually thought about coming back to me?" Rowan asked.Luna was silent for a long time before replying, "Yes.""Alright."She had hurt Rowan repeatedly, and he had said over and over again that he would forgive her. But now, he finally realized that Luna never needed his forgiveness.In fact, Luna could live just fine without him."Maybe Shayne was just acting on impulse. You don't need to take it to heart
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Shayne's love for Aralyn would fade gradually.Charlotte felt that if things reached that point, Shayne wouldn't hold a grudge against her over the vasectomy anymore.Instead, he would realize that everything she did was for his own good.The more Charlotte thought about it, the more convinced she became that her priority now was to break Julian and Aralyn up. She took a taxi to the entrance of Hughes Group, but when she saw the tightly shut gates, she froze.Seeing her standing there in a daze, someone nearby approached her. "Hughes Group is closed on weekends. If you need to see one of their employees, you can come back on Monday."Charlotte nodded numbly. "Okay, thank you."Even if they weren't at the company, that didn't matter. She could go to Julian's house and meet him there.After all, she had to settle this today!Otherwise, as long as Shayne kept blaming her, she wouldn't be able to feel at ease.…The car was moving down the road.Joseph sat in the passenger seat,
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"Alice was right—you really are amazing," Joseph said, seemingly nervous.Hearing this, I looked up at Joseph. "Thank you."Alice lifted her chin. "Of course! Any woman I approve of is definitely extraordinary.""You have a good eye." I chuckled.Alice agreed enthusiastically, "That's right!"After chatting with me, Alice turned her attention to Julian. "By the way, what's the most important thing when starting a company in your opinion?"Alice wanted to build a bigger company and keep it running for a long time. But she didn't know how to make a company last."It's simple—money," Julian replied unhurriedly."As long as you're generous and give your employees more money, they'll create value for you beyond your imagination."Alice knew this was exactly how Hughes Group operated, but hearing Julian state it so directly still shocked her.Joseph felt the same way.It was as though they had just discovered a whole new world.After all, no one had ever explained it to them like
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"Maybe all you'll be able to do is hold onto your idea and regret it while watching someone else use it to make a fortune."Upon hearing this, Joseph said seriously, "I understand. For the projects I personally handle, I'll take 90% and give 10% to the company. It'll be the same for the other employees."Julian gave him a meaningful look. But since they weren't close, he didn't offer much advice.He then looked at Alice and asked, "After founding the company, he'll be on the front lines handling projects. What about you?"Alice responded without hesitation, "I'll go to work, of course. Hughes Group is an amazing place to work. There's no way I'd give that up so easily."Julian chuckled. "I'm talking about your company. He's unwilling to pass projects to other people. But your company still needs someone to oversee the bigger picture; you're the only one who should do that."Alice asked in disbelief, "Me? Can I handle it?""You have to. If you run into problems you can't solve, y
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Julian raised an eyebrow. "Oh?""You definitely think that if I stay in the company, I'll compete with you for Aralyn's time! That's why you keep talking about how great starting a business is." Alice knew Julian had ulterior motives."You just want me to quit my job impulsively! That way, when I'm at work, I won't be able to meet Aralyn anymore!"If that happened, Aralyn would spend the entire day in the office with Julian.To prevent this from happening, Alice decided that she would stay at the company with Aralyn all the way until retirement.Hmph! She would never let Julian get his way!Joseph patted Alice's arm. "Mr. Hughes is a busy person. There's no way he'd be the person you just described."Alice scoffed. "You've never spent time with him, so of course you don't know what kind of person he is.""Plan failed," Julian muttered, not bothering to hide his disappointment.Alice handed Julian the company's plan. "As punishment, help us review what we need to pay attention
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The more Robert spoke, the more he felt that the mistress was out of her mind.She had already stolen someone else's father, and she wouldn't even let his kid study properly."At the time, the whole school started looking at the first love differently, and some people even gave her a hard time. But the first love never paid them any attention. Not gonna lie, she had an incredibly strong mindset."She knew exactly what her goals were, so she wouldn't let external factors affect her grades because she understood that only through studying could she change her life."Robert sighed. "After looking into all this, I feel as if I'm starting to fall for the first love myself. Even after everything that happened, her grades didn't drop at all in the next exam. In fact, they improved significantly. During a school meeting, they even selected her to give a speech on stage."Suddenly, Shayne could understand why this kind of woman could become Julian's first love.She was smart enough. Her a
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Willow shook her head without thinking and said, "No. When my parents had just passed away, no one was willing to take me in. But Daddy did and raised me himself."She added in a small voice, "At the time, there were a lot of important tasks that Daddy needed to handle."Afraid I wouldn't understand, she specifically explained, "The kind of work that absolutely required Daddy to do it. If Daddy didn't go, it wouldn't work. But he still pushed the work to others so he could take care of me."I heard that because of this, a lot of people in the company were complaining about him, thinking he was incompetent."The more Willow spoke, the quieter her voice became. "Back then, Daddy must have suffered a lot of grievances too. They all said that Daddy always put work first. But only I know that in Daddy's eyes, work was never more important than me."I felt happy for Julian. His daughter was smart and could see everything he had done for her. "Exactly, so you see—he loves you. It doesn't
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"Mommy, you should go too. After you're done, we'll meet in my room."I smiled and said, "Alright."Willow bounced back to her room happily."Willow doesn't agree with us being together," Julian muttered.Seeing the conflict and distress on his face, I raised my hand and touched his face."Willow is a kid. She's used to the way things are now. If you suddenly tell her there's going to be a big change in her life, of course, she'll struggle to adjust. And of course, she'll worry. You can understand that, right?"Julian nodded.He knew Willow was a thoughtful child."So, we should take our time. One day, she'll be willing to accept us being together," I reassured him.Julian's mood finally improved. "You're right. I've waited so many years already. There's no rush."I asked curiously, "Waited so many years?"What did he mean?"I mean, I've been single for so many years already, so there's no rush to get married now," Julian rescinded, poker-faced.From his expression, I coul
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Willow felt a bit nervous. "What is it? You look so serious. I'm a bit scared."I patted Willow's back, signaling her to relax. "It's not a big deal. You can make the decision yourself, so there's no need to worry too much."Only then did Willow let out a sigh of relief.In front of Willow, Julian took my hand, his expression solemn. "Our relationship has reached a new stage. After carefully evaluating everything, I think it's time for us to get married. But we're worried that getting our marriage certificate without informing you would be disrespectful to you."We're also afraid you might feel resistant to it, so we wanted to ask for your opinion first. If you don’t want us to get married, then we won't."Willow was stunned. "You're asking for my opinion on something this important?"Lilia and Gabriel exchanged a glance."Yes, because you're important to us. We both want to have your support," Julian replied calmly.Willow's mind went blank. "This is a huge deal! Since you ask
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Even the employees responsible for compiling the reports had all finished their tasks.Alice had already familiarized herself with the situations of all the companies and had helped many of them secure collaborations.After receiving the money, she was in no rush to send it to her friends.Instead, she asked, "Would you prefer me to send you the money after taxes have been deducted, or do you want me to just send all of it, and you handle the taxes yourselves?"Her friends didn't really care about the money. Most of them just wanted to work for Alice to have something to do, so they wouldn't be too idle.Hearing Alice's question, they all responded, "After taxes, of course. Otherwise, It would be a hassle for us to handle the tax payments ourselves.""Got it. Then wait until I take care of the paperwork tomorrow," Alice replied nonchalantly."Alright."Given the situation, Alice felt that the company really needed an accountant. That way, she wouldn't have to worry about these
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"Isn't it obvious?" asked Alice. The more she listened, the funnier she found everything. "Avery, did you forget about me?"Avery rolled her eyes at her. "Aren't you just doing this for Aralyn?"Alice smirked. "Wow, you really do have a bad memory. It hasn't even been that long, and you've already forgotten that you messed with me first? Of course, I'm not the type to just let things slide. Since you came after me, I was definitely going to get back at you. That's just how I handle things."After hearing Alice's explanation, Avery finally realized that everything Alice had done had nothing to do with Aralyn.She replied, irritated, "Even if I was stupid back then, did you really have to use such nasty tricks to get back at me?"Alice shrugged. "It's not nasty. His crush on you didn't even last a full day. It's not like it affected you that much. Besides, you already know the truth today."Avery fell silent.Alice suddenly sensed something off and cautiously asked, "You didn't
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Joseph kept his head down and didn't look at Avery.Alice answered without hesitation, "We're eating here. Isn't that normal?"Although the restaurant was expensive, with a meal costing her an entire month's salary, both she and Joseph came from fairly wealthy families. It wasn't like they couldn't afford a meal, right?Avery sneered. "But Joseph has already been abandoned by his family. Does he even have money to eat?"Alice responded calmly, "Of course, he has the money to do so. Did no one tell you? Joseph and I are starting a business together, and the early stages have been quite successful. We've made a few million in just the past few days."Alice had intended to stay low-key, but Avery's disdainful attitude made her feel like she had to stand up for Joseph. Otherwise, people might start thinking Joseph was easy to pick on.Upon hearing this, Avery looked at Joseph, stunned. "If you're so rich, then why did you come to my house for food back then?""I hadn't started the b
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Joseph was rather reluctant. "If we hire people, we'll have to share the money we've already earned with them! But if we don't, then all the money we make from these projects will be ours."Julian said calmly, "But you need to understand something. If people come to you and don't receive a response for a long time, they might just cancel their collaboration with you."Joseph lowered his head.Julian continued, "By then, you won't earn a single cent."Joseph was still unwilling to accept it, but in order not to lose these clients, he had no choice but to compromise. "Fine, then."At first, Alice was working with great enthusiasm, but after a while, she started to feel exhausted. She said, "Let's hire people right now!"She had work the next day and simply wouldn't have time to handle so much on her own, so hiring people seemed like a good option.Instead of posting a job listing, Alice first messaged a few of her friends to see if they were interested. They didn't have jobs to be
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Alice and Joseph then continued working. Julian returned at that moment and sat down beside me, calmly reporting his progress. "I only managed to add a few people. There are still a few I haven't added."Alice looked up and asked, "Who are you trying to add? Tell me, and I'll send their contacts to you."Julian asked, "Are you sure you have the contacts of the people I want to add?"Without hesitation, Alice nodded and said, "Of course. I added everyone who was here today."It was only then that Julian realized Alice actually had her strengths. "And you remember all of them?"Alice said confidently, "Of course! They're my clients. When I added them on WhatsApp, I matched their faces to their accounts."Seeing this, Julian told Alice the names of the people he wanted to add. Alice immediately forwarded their contacts to him.After adding them, Julian expressed his interest in their projects and arranged for them to visit his office the next day.Once everything was settled, he n
