Upon hearing that, I was stunned and looked at Zach in surprise.The evidence is right in front of your face, and you still want to throw dirt on me? Shayne, I'm not an idiot! And I'm not mute! I have a mouth; I can explain myself," Zach said disdainfully.Julian raised his hand, signaling Shayne to shut up. He gestured toward Zach and said, "Go on.""After Luna forced him to get a vasectomy, she was afraid he'd get mad, so she used the baby as leverage to threaten him." Zach didn't even need to think to figure out Luna's tactics."Then at the hospital, Shayne showed up right on time and stopped Luna. Luna cried in front of him and told him that I said Shayne didn't want the baby, which upset her so much that she wanted to get rid of the baby."Zach's face was full of unconcealed disdain. "Anyone with half a brain wouldn't believe such an excuse. But unfortunately, some people don't have a brain at all."Shayne took a deep breath.Zach didn't care how ugly Shayne's expression lo
After listening to the discussion between the two, Julian had a clear understanding of the situation. "From my standpoint, he isn't wrong. In order to prevent unexpected situations, he considers the consequences in advance and then prepares countermeasures accordingly. That's a smart approach."Julian admired Zach.If Zach had never harmed Aralyn, perhaps he would have brought Zach to his side and nurtured him.What a pity.Julian would never allow someone who had harmed Aralyn to stay around her.Shayne initially thought that since Julian was an adult, he would take his side. But Julian's response surprised him."But—""No buts," Zach cut him off."Shayne, whenever something happens, you only believe what Luna says. You don't use your brain at all. That's why you lost your wife and your stock prices dropped. All of this is the price you paid for your stupidity."The more Shayne listened, the angrier he became. Just as he was about to reprimand Zach, Julian spoke up."Actuall
Smiling, I said disdainfully, "Shayne, you're out of control and you lash out at others impulsively. And you think I orchestrated this? You're not even worth me wasting my thoughts on you."After saying that, I turned to Julian, who was beside me. "Take your time chatting. I'm heading upstairs to work."Julian nodded calmly. "I'll come find you in a bit.""Alright," I said before going upstairs.Julian then turned to Shayne and said, "Have you noticed that you always lose control when it comes to Luna?"Shayne thought about it seriously and eventually frowned.It did seem to be the case.Julian continued, "The way you act shows that you love Luna. Since that's the case, why don't you just admit it?""Admit it and live with Luna. That'd be best for the both of us because that way, we can each be with the person we love," Julian added in his thoughts."I don't know why I lose control, but one thing I'm sure of—I wouldn't call what I feel for Luna 'love.'"Seeing that after all
I couldn't understand how Shayne still thought he didn't love Luna when he was this biased toward her.Or did someone give Shayne the illusion that made him believe that he loved me?I really wanted to know.After I finished speaking, Julian didn't say anything.The two of us remained silent for a long time. Just as I was about to speak and find a topic to continue the conversation, Julian calmly asked, "When you saw Zach being bullied, did it make your heart ache?"Instead of answering, I asked back, "Why would it? He may be young, but there's no denying that he has the ability to protect himself. And the way he retaliates against his opponents is flawless. He wasn't foolishly bullied."I spoke sincerely. "I was actually quite happy seeing Shayne suffer. After all, before I officially take revenge on him, he has already gotten what he deserved."As for whether I have any other feelings toward Zach, I think I don't because from the moment he helped Luna and caused me to have a m
Shayne realized that ever since Luna appeared by his side, incidents like this had been happening more and more frequently.It seemed that in most cases, it was because Luna would cry in front of him, sobbing and telling him that she had been wronged. Then, seeing Luna's tear-streaked face, he couldn't help but feel distressed.The end result was always the same. Luna would quietly tell him who had hurt her, and he would rush over to stand up for her.Of course, the people Luna accused of never backed down.They would always curse him out and then present evidence proving that they had never even interacted with Luna. In other words, Luna had fabricated the accusations.Shayne couldn't help but find it funny.In the beginning, Luna claimed that Aralyn was jealous of her.Every time he confronted Aralyn, she always fought back.This time, the same thing happened.Looking back, Shayne realized there were many details in this incident that he hadn't noticed before.It all starte
How did this situation blow up so much?Luna bit her lip.Now that Shayne knew Zach had never contacted her, he would start having doubts about her.After thinking it over for a long time, she decided to call Shayne.Shayne picked up quickly. "What do you want to say?""Shayne…"Luna didn't even know how to explain. After a long silence, she finally said, "Do you not believe me either?"Shayne felt a headache coming on. "The fact that you're calling me means you've already seen the news online. So tell me, when the evidence is right in front of me, how am I supposed to believe you?"Luna was at a loss for words. She paused for a while and replied, "Maybe I remembered it wrong. You know I'm pregnant. My memory has been getting worse."Shayne let out a cold laugh. "Go on.""I remember now!" Luna suddenly thought of a great excuse."Maybe it was some time ago when I went to fetch Zach from the kindergarten—that was when he told me."This excuse was laughably terrible.Shayne
Thinking of this, Luna took out the appointment slip for an abortion from her bag and snapped a photo before sending it to him.When Rowan received the message and opened the photo, he was so shocked that his entire body stiffened. He quickly asked, "You don't want our child anymore?"His mind went blank, and his hands started shaking. He transferred all his money to Luna and hurriedly messaged her. "I know it's not much and not enough for you to spend. But I will work hard to make money. Please keep the baby."Luna noticed how nervous Rowan was, and the heavy weight on her heart finally lifted.It seemed she was still wanted by someone.She was still attractive.Luna returned Rowan's money to him and said, "I made Shayne angry a while ago. He refused to give me any living expenses, so I purposely made this appointment to scare him."Rowan had felt uneasy when he saw his money was refunded, but after reading Luna's message, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.Luna continued,
"It proves that in the hearts of men, I am noble and worthy of them spending so much money on me. But Aralyn is different. Men see her as cheap. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so stingy with her."After saying this, Luna finally voiced her true thoughts, "So, instead of dating Aralyn, you should really consider me. Think about it carefully. Why is someone like me so much more worthy of being loved?"Hearing the notification sound from his phone, Rowan picked it up and glanced at the screen. In an instant, he felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head, extinguishing all the passion he had just felt.He never expected that his heartfelt confession would be used by Luna to flatter another man.Rowan suddenly felt ridiculous.At this moment, he finally saw Luna's true nature. He decided that from now on, he would never go soft on Luna again.Rowan took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.He couldn't understand why, even now, he had naively believed that Lu
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
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
"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
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
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
"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
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
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
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