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"But you're trying to pin all the mistakes you made in the past onto Aralyn in front of all of us? Do you think that's possible? Everyone in school knows you'll bully those you dislike because you have money and someone to protect you."Everyone who got bullied would tell the teachers, but the teachers never cared, so all they could do was endure it." Someone else added, "Since we're bringing up the past, let's take a good look at some of the ridiculous things you did! Yasmin, why don't you tell us who repeatedly stole the awards that Aralyn earned through her own hard work? "Otherwise, with your terrible grades and the fact that no one wanted to be friends with you at school, where exactly did all your awards come from?"As more and more things were exposed, Yasmin's face darkened. She couldn't admit to the things she had done in the past. Instead, she tried to defend herself."My grades got worse later on because Aralyn hurt me and made me lose confidence in studying.""If th
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"Had no one diverted my attention at the time, or if I had been healthy, then I definitely would have noticed something was wrong with the company and taken the initiative to help resolve it."I chuckled and continued, "But this incident was a blessing in disguise. At least I've confirmed one thing, and that is these employees are highly capable. "I plan to tell them that I will be reducing my share of the profits and letting them take the majority. After all, they've placed all their attention into the company while I didn't care about it much. It wouldn't be appropriate for me to take more money."Julian didn't interfere with my decision. "It's fine as long as you've thought it through.""Yeah," I replied.Once I had made up my mind, I called them one by one to notify them that I was increasing their shares while reducing my own.They were all in disbelief. "Are you serious? What you've given us is generous enough."I smiled and said, "Yes. The more money you earn, the more m
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At this point, even if Donald tried to go after Aralyn, she would be able to ensure she wouldn't suffer a loss without anyone's help.Donald carefully considered what he should do.As he did so, his phone rang. He took his phone and glanced at it. It was Yasmin. His brows furrowed instinctively. He had once loved Yasmin, his daughter. Back then, he believed his relationship with her mother was true love. Because of that, he extended that love to Yasmin, investing a great deal of emotion in her.If he hadn't gone to prison… If Yasmin and her mother hadn't run away with his money and looked at him coldly after he was released, he might have still loved Yasmin now. Donald made no effort to hide his sarcasm. "Is something the matter?""You old bastard. Are you useless?" Yasmin snapped at him impolitely."I'm being cursed to hell and back online, yet you're not even going to stand up for me?"Hearing this, Donald actually felt strangely calm. "Are you insulting me?"It was Yasmin a
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So, Donald had to prepare for both outcomes. He contemplated whether he should pretend to reconcile with Aralyn. If Yasmin successfully took Aralyn's place, he would tear off the mask and fall out with her. But if Yasmin failed, it wouldn't matter. He could still rely on Aralyn. That way, once he was old, and if anything happened to the son he hadn't even fathered yet, she would still be able to help.…At the end of the workday, Julian and I arrived at the kindergarten on time.Willow walked out of the school gates. She then spotted us and ran to us excitedly, hugging us. Her voice was confident as she said, "Daddy, Mommy, I missed you so much!"She could now express her love openly and without hesitation.I picked Willow up without thinking. She wrapped her chubby little arms wrapped around my neck, and her round cheeks pressed against my shoulder.Julian looked at her and said, "Since you agreed to let Mommy and me get married this morning, we went ahead and got our marria
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Julian placed the flowers in the front passenger seat. He then fastened his seatbelt and turned his head to ask, "Where to next?"Without even thinking, Willow said, "Today is such a big day for you two! Why don't we call the whole family out and celebrate together?"She was still young and loved lively gatherings.Julian didn't want to disappoint her, so he turned to look at me.I nodded. "No problem."Julian immediately booked a hotel. He then made phone calls to notify everyone. Once everything was arranged, we set off for the hotel.…The people who gathered to eat with us were people we were familiar with. There was no need for everyone to fake politeness. Everyone sat together in twos and threes, chatting about their daily life and sharing stories.Everyone was smiling, and the entire private room buzzed with lively conversation.As the dishes were gradually served, it was clear that Julian had carefully selected them. He had chosen the restaurant's signature dishes, and
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Willow happily hugged Julian and gave him a kiss. On the table sat a large cake celebrating our marriage. The candles on the cake were lit. As I looked at my beloved through the flickering flames, I suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of happiness. I had an obedient daughter and a husband who was caring and considerate toward me. Besides, my career was decent. At this moment, I suddenly felt that my life was worth it.…Ever since Luna decided to turn her comic into an animation, she had been trying every possible way to contact animation studios to help her with the production.Unfortunately, after reaching out to several companies for quotes, none were willing to take on the project. They all found her budget too low.None of them rejected her outright, but they all declined politely. Their excuses were all the same."We're afraid we won't be able to do a good job. Maybe you should find someone else."Luna didn't know whether it was because of her pregnancy or something els
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Yasmin had never had a boyfriend before. That made her a perfect match for a man like Julian. Her main priority now was to complete the animation first and then get rid of Yasmin, her romantic rival.After organizing her thoughts, she dialed Shayne's number. "Hello?"Shayne's voice was cold. "What do you want?""Donald probably contacted you today, didn't he?" Luna saw the news online. "How do you know?" asked Shayne.Luna replied unhurriedly, "Just a guess. Send me his contact information."Shayne didn't know what Luna was up to, but after hearing her request, he still sent her his number.As soon as Luna got it, she called Donald. "Hello?"Donald looked at the unfamiliar number and asked, "Who is this?""I'm Shayne's girlfriend." Luna suddenly realized that Shayne's name was actually quite useful during critical moments.Donald frowned. "So, you're the one who stole my daughter's man initially?"Luna chuckled. "There's no need to pretend you love Aralyn in front of me.
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The more Donald thought about it, the more excited he became. He even felt that accepting Luna's suggestion and working with her was a decent choice. However, before officially cooperating, he decided to investigate Luna first. Otherwise, wouldn't he suffer a huge loss if she was lying? With this thought in mind, he called a friend. "Look into Luna for me.""Alright."…After blowing out the candles, the family divided up the cake. After they finished noisily eating the cake, Gabriel and Lilia went to rest. Meanwhile, Willow insisted that her parents watch TV with her.She rested her head on my lap and grinned as she complained, "Mommy, Daddy, you two haven't spent time with me in so long!"Julian lightly tapped Willow's nose. "You have the guts to say that? Lately, you've been spending every day with your grandparents and completely ignoring us!"Willow laughed sheepishly. "I just wanted to give you two some time to bond! So, I don't think you should blame me. On the contrar
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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
