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He already thought that far ahead?I found it hard to believe. "Isn't it a bit early to discuss this?""It's not. If we wait until most of your work is published before creating a promotional plan, it'll be too late. By the time we officially start promoting it, your series might already be finished. That wouldn't be ideal for building an audience."Since what he said made sense, I decided to trust him. "Alright, let's do it your way."Julian smiled. "Good. When the time comes, we'll set up a small department at the company and hire a few employees to focus solely on your work."I shook my head. "That seems a bit excessive.""You won't agree to be my wife. If I don't treat you well, what if someone offers you a better deal and you leave?" he joked lightly.Oh, so he was worried about me leaving Willow."Don't worry. I won't. I'm willing to stay by Willow's side because she's also good to me, and I really like her. Unless one day, both of you don't want me anymore, I promise I w
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Luna instinctively asked, "What do you mean by that?""Ever since I divorced Aralyn, you've been using your pregnancy as an excuse not to drop or fetch Zach, haven't you?"Luna grew impatient. "Do you seriously expect me to haul this pregnant body around and work like a maid for you?""Then why can you drop and fetch Mason?" Shayne's voice turned colder.Luna's words got caught in her throat."I can't understand if you can't treat Zach as your own son. After all, you're not his biological mother," Shayne stated slowly. Luna's mind raced for a rebuttal, but she found none.Seeing how far the conversation had gone, Shayne decided it was time to make his stance clear."You've asked for a chef, a driver, and a bigger house, and I've done my best to meet all your requests. But now you're asking me to neglect my own son to prioritize yours. Luna, when your son gets to have both parents doting on him, what about my son?"His voice grew heavier, carrying a note of accusation.Tears
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Julian looked at me, and I shook my head at him. Julian took the hint and fell silent."Why are you suddenly so harsh?" Willow, not understanding what had just happened, only knew that her father seemed about to scold her. But he stopped after calling her name."I just love Mommy." Willow pouted.I ruffled her hair gently. "Why don't you try talking to the other people around you? As long as you can speak to others, Mommy will try to see if I can apply for a job at your school."Though Willow spoke normally to me now, when it came to anyone other than Julian and myself, she still remained silent. No matter how much she wanted to share with others, she kept it to herself."Mommy, I can't do it," Willow uttered helplessly.I understood how difficult it was for her. "It's okay."Willow pressed her face into my chest, taking a deep breath. "But I'll try," she added softly.My eyes softened. "Good. I believe that one day, you'll be able to do it.""Yes!" Willow nodded firmly.Juli
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His voice was cold.Shayne didn't respond directly. "I don't know. But my son is usually well-behaved, so he probably wouldn't say anything too outrageous." Then he added harshly, "Instead of looking for faults with my son, I think you should reflect on your daughter. Could she be that fragile that a few words from my son affected her so deeply?"Since Julian's brother passed away, he had treated and pampered Willow like his own daughter. Because of his status, most people never dared to say a word against Willow.But Shayne was an exception. Zach was the one who made a mistake, but suddenly Willow was at fault. Julian became furious as his face turned colder. "Is this really what you think, Mr. Pearce?"Shayne shrugged. "What else should I think? Kids don't understand much, so there are bound to be conflicts. But that's something for them to resolve among themselves. Adults meddling too much isn't good for the children's growth. Don't you think so?"Shayne smiled at Julian as
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Shayne couldn't bear the consequences if Julian stood firm. He mulled it over, wondering if there was another way to resolve this without compromising. Finally, his gaze landed on me."Actually, I think Zach didn't say anything wrong. Aralyn left home because she was upset with me and Zach, didn't she? If I'm willing to divorce Luna and Zach is willing to reconcile with her, she'll definitely come back."Having found a breakthrough, Shayne visibly relaxed as he looked at Julian with a taunting expression. "What, is my son not allowed to speak the truth?""Did you ever ask Lyn for her opinion?" Julian countered, his voice colder.Shayne found the way Julian said "Lyn" particularly grating. He had been married to Aralyn for six years and had a five-year-old child with her. Yet, he had always addressed her by her full name. Julian had only known her for a bit, but he already had a nickname for her.The thought annoyed Shayne immensely. He glanced at me before quickly looking away. "W
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As soon as I finished speaking, tears welled up in Zach's eyes and fell heavily to the ground.He shrieked, "No! You're not Willow's mom! You're my mom!"As he spoke, he moved toward me.I looked at his pitiful expression, but my mind couldn't help recalling the time he said he liked Luna and wanted her to be his mom. I felt no sympathy—only a sense of absurdity."Zach, you have to take responsibility for your choices. Since you chose not to have me and wanted Luna to be your mom, then no matter how she treats you, you'll have to deal with the consequences."Zach cried even harder as he shook his head. "No! I'm just a kid! I didn't know what the consequences would be when I made that choice! You're my mom, so you should always forgive me!"Watching his unreasonable tantrum, I realized that no matter what I said, he wouldn't listen. Walking over to Julian, I said, "I really don't want to deal with them anymore. You can handle the rest of the matter."Julian nodded, and I walked a
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From this day onward, Shayne wanted to live happily with Luna. He wanted Aralyn to know that she would never return to his side, be his wife, or Zach's mother again.Upon thinking of this, his eyes curved into a smile. By then, Aralyn would surely regret everything she had done that day.…Once Julian got into the car, he handed his phone to me. "I figured since you weren't there, you'd want to know how Willow reacted after Zach apologized, so I recorded it for you."He then turned to look at me. "Take a good look.""Alright." I started the video and focused on Willow.She seemed very resistant at first, but she clearly seemed happy by the end of the video.I felt a sense of relief. "That's great.""Yeah," Julian replied calmly. "I think if we keep this up, Willow will get better one day."I nodded in agreement. "She definitely will."When we arrived at the company, Julian took me to his office just like yesterday. I stayed in the partitioned area, planning to continue colo
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Julian was always strict and impartial at the company, handling everything with a professional attitude. There were never any women around him. There was even a rumor that he was a workaholic who had no need for love.But now, not only did he bring a woman to the company, he even let her sleep in his sacred office.On top of that, he even asked Mark to lower his volume for her sake.Mark looked at the partition and then he looked at Julian.The woman was drowsy in the morning. What did that mean? It meant she didn't rest well at night. Julian definitely put her through the wringer.Mark had the urge to laugh, but Julian's icy expression forced him to suppress his gossipy thoughts. He lowered his voice and continued reporting to Julian what he had to work on next.Julian listened patiently. Once Mark was done with his report, he handed him a file on the desk. "These events have been approved."Mark took the file. "Alright," he replied without flipping through its contents.
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"Have you struck it rich?" I asked.Mark waited for Julian to open the office door and walked in with us. Once the door was closed and he was sure no one could overhear our conversation, he finally shared, "You guessed it right!""What?" I asked, surprised.Mark took several deep breaths to calm himself before quickly saying, "Recently, the employees in the comic department have been promoting your comic actively."Maybe the promotion's really effective—or your comic is just that good—but the readers are increasing. People are even recommending your books on their own initiative."I was stunned.Mark continued, "As a result, the sales of your published comic books have multiplied several times compared to last month! Even the merchandise and plushies are selling just as well."My heart pounded. Last month's sales had already seemed good enough to me. I even thought there was a chance they might drop, but they actually went up."Do you know what this means?" Mark asked.I was c
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Julian chuckled and said, "Got it."Willow was amazing in Julian's eyes. She was worried we might neglect her when we had our biological children in the future, yet once reassured, she then worried that our other children wouldn't receive enough love.Julian couldn't help but feel a bit sorry for her."But I still have to tell you that no matter what happens, I will always stand by your side, Willow," he added.Willow lifted her chin. "That's good to hear. If you dare to ignore me or neglect me, I won't forgive you! Even if you try to persuade me, I'll still be mad!"Julian raised his hand and ruffled her hair. "I promise I will never neglect you."Willow looked at me expectantly.With a smile, I uttered, "Don't worry. Me too."Only then was Willow satisfied. "Good."When Gabriel and Lilia heard this, their hearts ached for her.This silly child naively wanted a promise from her parents. But unfortunately, promises only mattered when the parents still loved her. If one day th
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"There's only one set of jewelry, and only one person can get it. When the time comes, I will just tell them that I wanted to buy it too. But when I was about to pay, someone else had already taken it."Upon hearing that, Shayne finally breathed a sigh of relief. "I can buy you a set worth a few million."Charlotte thought about it. Compared to emeralds, jewelry worth a few million wasn't much. But among ordinary jewelry, it was still considered decent quality.She nodded and said, "Alright, transfer me the money. I'll go buy it now."Shayne transferred the money.After Charlotte left, he let out a bitter laugh.Charlotte had never truly cared about him. When she asked him why he drank and how he was feeling, it was only to soften him up.Shayne was suddenly puzzled as he wondered how Charlotte became like this—obsessed with keeping up with others and spending money like water.He couldn't figure it out. All he knew was that everything had changed without him realizing it.…
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Shayne stared straight at her.Charlotte was aware that she had come to ask for money, so she couldn't afford to show Shayne a bad attitude. Hence, she forced herself to swallow her anger."You've always been like this. Whenever you wanted something, and I refused, you'd come up with a bunch of excuses." Shayne sneered.But in the end, it would always turn into him disrespecting her."You always end up getting what you want no matter what."Only now did he realize how Charlotte had been manipulating him all along.Bitterness filled Shayne's eyes. He felt a hint of regret because he realized that it was actually much more comfortable to be with Aralyn.At least Aralyn was frugal.In an effort to make Aralyn spend less, Charlotte would also find ways to save money.But now, both Luna and Charlotte spent money like water.Shayne felt exhausted.Charlotte was growing impatient as well. "Shayne, are you going to buy it for me or not? At least say something."Shayne didn't want t
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Charlotte glanced at Shayne secretly before lowering her head and saying, "You used to buy Luna jewelry every day."After saying that, she immediately lifted her head and stared at Shayne.This matter had already been exposed online, so Shayne better not think about hiding it from her.Shayne raised an eyebrow and asked, "So?""Back when you were still married to Aralyn, I didn't dare to ask you for anything so I could set a good example for her. I was afraid that if I bought something, Aralyn would cause trouble for you, questioning you why she got nothing as your wife while I got to dress up in luxurious jewelry every day. I didn't want her asking you why you didn't spend money on her."The more Charlotte thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. If Shayne had just married Luna from the beginning, everything would have been so much better. She wouldn't have had to suffer for so long.She continued, "But now that you're divorced from Aralyn and together with Luna, surely yo
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Shayne nearly collapsed onto the couch, staring at the ceiling with reddened eyes.The thing he feared the most had happened.Julian's secret crush was Aralyn.That meant he had no chance anymore.His tears fell in big drops.He didn't understand why he hadn't realized that someone had been eyeing Aralyn.If he had noticed earlier, would he have realized that Aralyn was someone others wanted too? Would he have realized that leaving him didn't mean she'd be alone, and that she was never bound to him?Would he have felt a sense of crisis then, which might have made him decide to cherish Aralyn, settle down, and build a life with her?Shayne was filled with deep regret. He couldn't understand how Julian had endured this long.All these years, he knew that Aralyn had been married, yet he still waited for her. He didn't even waver when she watched him get married and have a child later on.Shayne closed his eyes numbly. After a long time, he let out a bitter laugh.Sure enough.
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"Does the name matter?" Shayne asked without hesitation."I can tell you. Consider it my way of repaying you for tipping me off. Her current name is Aralyn Jaffe." Julian's usually cold voice was now filled with amusement."That's impossible! Aralyn is gentle and honest. She could never have done the things your first love did," Shayne stated, not believing it."The fact that you would say that only proves you never truly understood Aralyn. If you had spent more time with her while you were together, you would have realized her gentleness is built on the premise that she can protect herself," Julian replied calmly.Shayne's mind went blank.Julian continued, "As long as no one harms Aralyn, she will always treat them nicely. But the moment they scheme against her or threaten her in any way, she will find a way to deal with it."Julian seemed to be in a good mood. "Haven't you noticed that what I just described sounds a lot like what you went through?"Shayne didn't know how to r
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"Yes." Robert had been wondering how to continue, but with Shayne's question, he had the perfect segue. "After those two got out, they kept trying to make a comeback. They're not stupid."Even though they've been out of touch with society for a long time, after some time of trial and error, they managed to reintegrate fairly quickly. And later, when they started their own business again, it was extremely successful."Robert sighed. "Once they made money, they started looking for the true love. But they soon discovered that she seemed to have vanished from the world—there was no trace of her at all."They refused to give up and kept investigating for years before finally realizing that she had taken on a new identity and was living under a different name. Now, those two have been biding their time, just waiting for the right moment to go after her."Hearing this, Shayne finally smiled. "Say, if I call Julian right now and tell him about his true love's situation, do you think he'l
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"But such justice doesn't exist in this world," Shayne said.Robert said, "Exactly. At that time, her response was…"He cleared his throat and did his best to imitate the first love's tone. "I didn't do anything to you; I just stated what you did back then. There shouldn't be a problem with that, right?"The principal's response at the time was, "You may not have done anything wrong, but your actions have had a huge impact on our school. Our school used to be the number one in the city, and now we've dropped to second place!""If you were so afraid of the impact, then why didn't you handle the situation when I was being bullied? Given your position, you should have thought about this outcome when the incident happened," the first love refuted."But you didn't, which clearly showed you believed that even if I left, it wouldn't have much of an impact on your school, right?"The principal remained silent.The first love continued, "Indeed, just as you thought, I don't have that kin
