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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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When Joseph heard the notification sound from his phone, he picked the phone up to see a message from Alice.Reading the message, he instantly guessed what Alice was planning.He could hardly believe his eyes. "Are you planning to make money off what Julian taught you?""Yeah," Alice said matter-of-factly. "With such a great opportunity, why wouldn't I?"Joseph was speechless.The people in the group chat saw her message and immediately expressed their doubts."Everyone knows you used to chase after Julian and got rejected by him ruthlessly. Even if he suddenly had a charitable moment and decided to teach people, he definitely wouldn't teach you."Everyone thought the same thing, but Alice wasn't offended. "Joseph was right next to me when Julian was teaching me. If you don't believe me, you should at least believe him, right?"All of them were aware of Alice and Joseph's huge falling out, so they figured Joseph wouldn't lie for her. They all asked Joseph to confirm whether Ali
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Joseph thought about it seriously and then nodded. "Yeah.""Then I'll transfer some money to Julian."Although Alice had received a lot of money from her friends, ever since she joined the project and started earning a share of the profits, she didn't really care about this amount anymore.She only kept a portion for herself and transferred the rest to Julian.Alice even made sure to explain, "I told my friends in the group chat that I learned some valuable experience from you and that I could teach them. They were all willing to pay for knowledge. This money's from them."Then she took a screenshot and sent it to Julian."I only kept a small portion for myself. And I've arranged to meet them at the hotel tomorrow to give the lecture."…When Julian received the message, he glanced at it before handing his phone to me, who was sitting across from him. "What is she trying to do?"I took the phone and read the message. "Maybe she just thinks that if you hadn't taught her, she wo
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"But I felt that since everything came from Julian, it wouldn't be right not to give him a share, so I transferred a large portion to him. I think he's worried that I'd ruin his reputation, so he agreed to come along. This is such a great opportunity. You can't miss it," said Alice."Alright, then. Send me the time and location. I'll be there on time," Danny replied cheerfully.He was deeply moved. "You've grown up, my dear daughter. You even thought of me for something this great. As a reward, I'll transfer you some money. Make sure to accept it.""Thank you, Dad!" Alice accepted it immediately.Then, she announced the news in the group chat, "I'll be bringing a very special guest tomorrow!"Everyone in the group had been curious about what Julian had taught Alice.When they saw Alice's message, they all found it amusing."To be honest, no matter who you invite now, we won't be surprised.""Yeah."Their fathers were all well-known figures in the industry, so as long as they w
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Alice nodded while continuing to accept the money people were transferring to her. At the same time, she added them all to a new group chat she had just created.She rested her chin on her hand, looking serious.Joseph asked, "What's wrong?""I thought only a few people would come, so I only booked a small private room." As Alice spoke, she quickly called the hotel.After confirming that there was still an available hall, she reserved it immediately.She also explained her needs to the staff and asked them to set up the space for them tomorrow afternoon.She then inquired about the exact cost and transferred the money right away.As for the remaining funds…Alice stared at her account balance longingly for a while before transferring all of it to Julian.Confused, Julian replied with a question mark.Alice felt as if her heart was bleeding. "Everyone heard you're coming, and they're bringing their families along."Julian didn't know what to say.Alice sighed. "After deducti
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My tone gradually became serious. "That's why I'm cherishing my life now."…Charlotte asked around and finally found out where Julian's house was. She went up and rang the doorbell.When I saw Charlotte through the camera door, I had no intention of answering.After all, every time Charlotte came to me, she would bring up all those messy things from the past. Hence, I wasn't planning on dealing with her."I'm here to see Julian. Is he home?" Charlotte asked politely.A bit surprised, I glanced over at Julian."Who does she think she is? Why should I meet her whenever she wants?" Julian said.Hearing Julian's response, I remembered that he had met Charlotte a few times before.But Charlotte had come looking for trouble every time, so she hadn't left a good impression on Julian.It was perfectly reasonable that Julian didn't want to see her.I raised an eyebrow. "True enough."Julian called the security guard, "Just tell her I'm not home.""I'm sorry, Mr. Hughes took his da
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Not expecting Shayne to speak so harshly, Charlotte quickly refuted, "No, I just wanted them to break up!"She was just feeling bad for Shayne for drowning in heartbreak every day.It wasn't as if she really wanted to do anything terrible.And yet, this was how Shayne saw her.Charlotte felt as though her sincere intentions had been betrayed.Shayne laughed through his tears. "They won't break up, Mom. What you're doing will only bring them closer together, and it'll only make me feel more and more guilty. Mom, do you know when I'm alone at home lately, I keep thinking about the years I spent with her?"When she was giving birth, I asked you if I should give her money, and you said no. You said she should feel lucky just to have married me, so she should endure some hardship. At the time, I thought you made sense. But now, I realize just how cruel you really were."Shayne spoke in a calm tone as he laid everything out. "When she was with me, she became a full-time housewife, tak
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Of course, Shayne also knew that their actions had caused me distress.But he hadn't expected me to voice it out right to his face, given my usually good nature.He was stunned for a long time before finally saying, "Alright."…After Shayne took Charlotte away, Julian kept looking at me sympathetically."Why are you looking at me like that?" I asked in confusion."I just feel like those six years were utterly miserable for you. Shayne's love was fake. He claimed to love you. But in reality, he neither gave you money nor provided any emotional support. You even had to earn money to support him."And him? The huge sums of money he made all went to supporting his mistress. Every gift he bought for Luna was worth a fortune."I smiled. "Of course. Luna was the person he loved, after all. His love for me was always just words. He was never willing to back it up with real actions. But for Luna, he was willing to show it through his actions.""That's why I think he never had the righ
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"It's a pity that the excuse about money has already been cleared up. You can now try to find another reason to tell Julian and see if he'll get mad and leave me for it."Charlotte knew that Julian was wealthy, so if she brought up money, he definitely wouldn't care. There was no need to keep harping on this issue.Once Charlotte figured this out, she instantly became much more confident. "Let's say Aralyn's in the right when it comes to money. But when it comes to not respecting her elders, she can't escape this one!"She stared at me smugly. "As my daughter-in-law, she should've respected me. But what had she done? Not only did she not cater to me and serve me, but she didn't even visit me!"Shayne no longer wanted to look at Charlotte because she had no idea that she was digging a hole for herself for every single thing she said. She set a trap for her own argument.He finally realized just how childish Charlotte was every time she tried to pick on Aralyn. It was easy to see th
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I really didn't want to have any kind of involvement with them anymore. Settling all the accounts and ending things completely was the best choice for me.Charlotte looked at Shayne.Shayne didn't refuse and said, "Alright."After settling this matter, I turned to Charlotte."You kept saying that my mom and I were leeching off your family. But in reality, I spent more money on your family. That meant you were the real leeches here. But even after taking my money, you still weren't satisfied. You even had the nerve to turn things around and accuse me."I shook my head lightly. "That's rich coming from you."Charlotte felt guilty, but she refused to admit she was wrong. She could only bite the bullet and say, "You married into our family, so you're one of us! The money you earn belongs to our family!"Seeing how unreasonable she was, I couldn't help but laugh. "I wasn't part of the family when you accused me of spending your family's money. But now that the truth shows you were th
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However, Julian stepped in front of me, his voice as calm as ever. "A man should marry a woman because he loves her, wants to build a life, and have a good future with her. It's not because she has a gentle personality, is tolerant of everyone, and won't cause him any trouble. I hope you can understand that."The more Julian spoke up for me, the more irritable Shayne felt because he understood that the better Julian treated me, the less of a chance he had."You sound so noble. But can you guarantee that you're with Aralyn not because of her personality?" Shayne sneered.Julian was clear about what he wanted, so he smiled and replied, "I won't deny that she has a great personality. But more than that, I want her to feel comfortable when she's with me rather than being constantly troubled by the people around me and living in unhappiness every day."Julian continued, "After your divorce, she had nothing to do with you anymore. Yet, the people around you still keep bothering her. What
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Initially, I had no intention of asking for the money, but I couldn't stand how Charlotte kept coming to me every day, acting as if I had spent so much of Shayne's money.It made me develop a rather nasty thought.If Charlotte found out that, throughout this marriage, Shayne was the one who had been spending my money—what would she do then?Charlotte said smugly, "Great! Let's take a good look at how much my son has spent on you! If you have any sense of shame, now that you've found yourself a rich man, you should pay back every cent Shayne spent on you.""No problem," I agreed without hesitation."And if it turns out I was the one covering for Shayne, make sure he pays me back too."Charlotte nodded. "Sure."As she looked through the statement, her brows furrowed because she realized that every single expense in the statement was precisely recorded as money spent on Shayne.Not a single cent was spent on Zach.Most importantly, I had been extremely generous toward Shayne. Eve
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Shayne felt as if his heart was being stabbed. It hurt terribly."She lied to you. I never increased the living expenses I gave to Aralyn," he confessed.Charlotte froze, then quickly pressed on, "Then at least you gave her mother some money, right?""I didn't." Shayne had never felt his heart ache like this before."When I first got married, didn't you repeatedly warn me not to spoil them? I never forgot."For a moment, Charlotte didn't know what to say. She had always called Aralyn a gold digger, but in reality, Shayne had only given her this meager amount every month.Suddenly, her face was burning.As the two of them fell into silence, I spoke up. "First of all, you need to understand one thing—during the first year I was with your son, he didn't even give me three thousand dollars. He only gave me the money from the second to the fourth year."For the last two years, he didn't give me a single penny. In other words, over the six years I was with him, he gave me a total of
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"Shayne didn't give you that much at first. But later, after his startup succeeded and he made money, he must have given you more, right?" Charlotte said somewhat awkwardly.I didn't deny it. "He did. But it wasn't five thousand, and he never gave my mother any money. He only gave me three thousand a month.""That's impossible!" Charlotte said without a second thought."Forget about jewelry; just one piece of clothing Shayne bought for Luna costs hundreds of thousands. Are you telling me that the total amount he gave you in those years isn't even as much as one of Luna's outfits?"That was the truth. But I also knew Charlotte hated me, so no matter what I said, she wouldn't believe me.I lifted my chin and motioned for Charlotte to look behind her. "Your son is here. If you don't believe me, you can ask him yourself."Charlotte turned to look at Shayne and quickly rushed to him. "Shayne, you're finally here! Tell Julian how terrible Aralyn was to you! She forced you to go to work
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Instead of answering, Julian looked at me.I nodded.Only then did Julian hand the phone to Charlotte.Charlotte took the phone and immediately dialed Shayne's number.Shayne answered the call. "Hello? Mr. Hughes, is there something you need?""It's your mother," Charlotte said."I'm at Julian's house. Come over here. Aralyn wants to talk to you."Charlottes had been out of line when she'd forced him to get a vasectomy.Shayne had no intention of responding to Charlotte, but after hearing what she said, he hesitated and replied, "Okay, I'll be there."Charlotte hung up the phone and returned it to Julian, her eyes filled with disdain. "My son is on his way!" she remarked arrogantly."If you don't want him to expose you, you'd better come clean now. Maybe Julian will give you a chance if you're honest."Julian raised an eyebrow."I would give Aralyn a chance? In our relationship, Aralyn has always held the power. Couldn't Charlotte see that?" thought Julian."Since Shayne
