Shayne believed Luna and got a vasectomy.But Luna deceived him because the baby in her womb belonged to someone else.For the rest of his life, he would never have another child.My mood gradually improved.Shayne only had Zach as his son, but Zach would never forgive him.I looked at Julian and said in a slightly malicious tone, "I can hardly wait."Julian chuckled. "But you still need to be a little more patient. After all, Shayne still needs time to bond with the child in Luna's womb."I nodded. "I trust Luna won't disappoint us.""Yeah."…The car stopped at the hospital entrance.Charlotte watched Shayne rush inside, her heart pounding.She didn't know if Luna had already gone into the operating room or not, but she knew she had to move fast, or else she would lose her precious grandson.Charlotte jogged after Shayne.When Shayne reached the obstetrics department and saw Spencer standing nearby, he asked, "Where's Luna?"Spencer immediately pointed at the ward in f
"And you even said that you don't want to acknowledge me as your mother and that you don't plan to support me."Charlotte truly felt wronged. In her eyes, everything she had done was for Shayne. How did things end up like this?"I… I'm sad. But…"Charlotte took a deep breath and continued speaking to Shayne. "If you want to blame someone, then blame me, not Luna."Shayne looked at the two of them.They were both defending each other, taking all the blame upon themselves.Shayne felt incredibly conflicted. "Don't blame yourselves. Blame me. If only I had been more emotionally stable..."He couldn't quite explain why, but in the end, he was the one who got hurt the most.He was the one who would never be able to have children again. Yet, somehow, he was also the one who ended up being in the wrong.Shayne felt helpless, but he had no choice but to compromise. "Shall we go back?"Luna sneaked a glance at Charlotte.Charlotte nodded."Actually, I never thought you wouldn't want
Zach looked at the robot beside him. "It's nothing, Mom. Don't worry about me."Ever since he had customized a smart robot with Aralyn's voice, the robot had been evolving at an increasingly rapid pace. Now, it could even ask questions that only Aralyn would ask based on his behavior.Sometimes, Zach would get the feeling that Aralyn was still by his side.That was why he hadn't been going to Julian's house to watch Aralyn lately.He felt comfortable just staying with the robot. He would only go to Julian's house when he found the robot too cold and wanted to see Aralyn's face.As he spoke, Zach pulled out his laptop and began tapping away on the keyboard.A question mark appeared on the robot's screen. It said, "You don't look as if you're in a good mood. Who upset you?"Zach was always honest with Aralyn. He grinned and said, "Some annoying people will be coming over soon to talk to me, but don't worry, Mom. I can handle it myself.""But you're only five years old. I can't be
"I'm here to see Zach. Ask him to come out."Maisy looked at him. Noticing his aggressive stance, she was afraid that he would bully Zach. "What do you want to say to him? You can tell me first. I'm his guardian. Only after I confirm that you won't harm him will I let him come out."Zach had no parents by his side. Only she, his grandmother, could protect him now.Shayne was filled with rage, but his upbringing told him that he couldn't lay hands on an elderly person, especially a woman. "I don't want to get rough with an old lady. If you don't want to get hurt, you'd better call him out here right now!"At that moment, Zach walked up beside Maisy. "Granny, go inside. He's looking for me because he wants to talk. There are things between us that we need to discuss."Maisy was uneasy. "But look at him. Does he look like he's here for a peaceful conversation?"Zach chuckled. "Don't worry. I'll handle it.""Look at his expression!" Maisy exclaimed, trying to emphasize the situati
"Luna was the one who poured the oil on the stairs. Think about it. How could a small child like me possibly carry such a heavy bottle of oil? The surveillance cameras were also blocked. Can a small child like me climb that high to block the cameras?"Only now did Zach realize that his father was so naive it almost seemed a little foolish.He even felt that under Shayne's leadership, the company might go bankrupt before long.Suddenly, Zach felt a bit fortunate that Shayne had severed ties with him.Otherwise, debt collectors might come after him as well.After all, Zach still had a lot of money now.Shayne stared at Zach. "If you couldn't do it yourself, you would've asked someone else to do it for you."Zach didn't deny it. "If that's what you think, then let's go with that. Now, if I'm not mistaken, Luna's baby should be safe, right?"Shayne didn't refute him."And you've already slapped me," Zach added, feeling as if his hearing might have been damaged, as everything sound
When Maisy heard that Zach sounded normal, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Good to hear."After hanging up, Zach called Noah. "Bring your ID and pick me up at the police station.""Okay," said Noah.Zach got into the police car and looked out the window, his expression extremely calm.The police officer beside him looked at him and couldn't help but feel sympathetic. "Why did your dad hit you?"Zach blinked. "His woman was going to have an abortion. When he went to stop her, she said I was the one who told her that my dad wouldn't want the child, so she went to the hospital to get rid of the baby."The officers fell silent.One of them asked, "Isn't his woman your mom?""Of course not." Zach strained to make out what the officer was saying. "Back when my mom was still married to him, he was already secretly with this woman. She's a homewrecker."The officer continued, "So, did you actually tell her that?"Zach shook his head and said seriously, "Not at all. I just wan
When Zach heard this, his face turned even uglier. He took the medical report given by the doctor and snapped a photo, sending it to the head of Pearce Group's rival company and telling them the rest was up to them.The other party replied, "Alright."Shayne put away his phone.The police officers beside him felt sorry for Zach and tried to comfort him. "How could your dad be so cruel?""You're just a kid, yet he dared to hit you so hard. Didn't he even think for a second?""What if you go deaf?"Zach replied dejectedly, "Dad doesn't care about me. Right now, he only cares about the child the homewrecker is carrying. Maybe, in his heart, he hopes I'll end up disabled so he can abandon me without feeling guilty."The officers looked at his pitiful and humble expression, growing even more disgusted with Shayne.A grown man treating his son like this was truly outrageous."He has no shame!""We'll go find him right away."Zach cautiously asked, "Can I go home now? I'm really ti
"Shayne has poor judgment!"As time passed that night, the news gained more and more traction. Now, everyone who saw the reports knew what had happened in Shayne's household.As for the claims that Shayne had blamed Zach, accusing him of calling Luna to provoke her, Zach provided evidence to prove his innocence.It was the home surveillance footage from the past 30 days.The video showed that starting last month, Zach had locked his phone in a small cabinet at home.For all those days, the phone had remained untouched inside the cabinet.Because of that, everyone realized that the claim that Zach had pressured Luna into getting an abortion was completely false.People online began to curse Shayne."Oh my god, does Mr. Pearce even have a brain?""How can he be this stupid? He believes anything the homewrecker says without verifying anything.""Exactly! It's bad enough that he believed the mistress, but then he barged in without asking anything and just started hitting his own
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
"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
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.
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
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
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."
"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
"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
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