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Helen couldn’t hear what was said inside the room, but when she saw Emily push the door open and leave, she quickly ran after her. Knowing Emily’s personality, there was no way she would apologize to someone like Emma. The door slammed shut behind Emily. Inside the room, Justin apologized on Emily’s behalf. “I’m sorry. This is my fault for not keeping her in line. I’ll make sure she apologizes to you.” Emma smiled weakly and shook her head. “Justin, it’s really not your fault. As long as you and Emily are happy together, I’ll be happy too.” Of course, she was thrilled. The tension between them was exactly what she wanted. Seeing Emma’s pale face and her forced strength, Justin felt an even deeper sense of guilt. The idea of sending her to a branch office after she recovered no longer felt appropriate. He couldn’t bring himself to suggest it now. *Helen finally caught up to Emily by the garden. To her surprise, Sean was already there. The bodyguards had appa
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“How did I find out? Of course, I saw it on my phone. The video has already gone viral online. If you don’t have the heart to deal with it, I’ll be the bad guy. I’m already at the hospital, and I’m going to find her now.” Heidi hung up in a rush as she entered the hospital, determined to locate Emma’s room. Being a private hospital, combined with the Yates family’s connections, Emma’s room wasn’t hard to find. Heidi stormed into the elevator heading to the VIP floor, her energy radiating indignation. Justin, already overwhelmed, didn’t want his mother adding fuel to the fire. He immediately instructed his bodyguards to intercept her and send her back home. Heidi had just stepped onto the VIP floor when she was stopped by the bodyguards and forcibly escorted back to the Yates family estate before she could find Emma. Justin’s expression was icy as he stared at the video now circulating online. Judging by the angle, it had been filmed by a patient at the hospital and uploaded
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Justin was convinced that Emily had pushed Emma, and the bodyguards, not instructed to investigate further, stayed silent. To them, Emma, being someone recognized by their boss, wasn’t seen as a threat that needed any special monitoring.Frustrated, Justin waved a hand to dismiss William. He concluded that Emily’s visit to the hospital was purely coincidental. She couldn’t have known about Emma’s pregnancy, as Emma wouldn’t have told her. He believed Emily had acted out of jealousy, gotten into an argument with Emma, and pushed her. Emma’s fragile health, combined with the fall, resulted in her miscarriage.Meanwhile, Richard had just finished bypassing the internet firewall when Evelyn, who kept a constant watch over Emily, stumbled upon the news from Haven State. The eldest daughter she had cherished for years—someone she couldn’t bring herself to criticize—was now being publicly shamed online. The video didn’t capture Emily pushing anyone. It only showed Emma crying dra
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Helen pocketed her phone and returned just as Emily was getting ready to leave. “I’ll take you home,” Sean offered, stepping forward. Before Emily could respond, the bodyguards who had been called away earlier reappeared, stepping between him and Emily. “Mr. Smith, please don’t make things difficult for us,” one of them said politely but firmly. Justin had just given strict orders that Sean was not to have any contact with Emily. The bodyguards had been called away by William for questioning and, during that time, they did not notice Sean returning to the hospital to find Emily.Sean’s face flushed with anger, his fists clenching tightly. “It’s fine,” Emily said, breaking the tension. “I drove here. I can get back on my own.” The group of four walked off in the opposite direction, leaving Sean standing in place, watching Emily as she left. His hands clenched into tight fists. “I’m still not strong enough,” he thought bitterly. “If I were, she wouldn’t be taken fro
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“But even after you cruelly caused my miscarriage, Justin still hasn’t given up on you. What else can I come up with to make you disappear for good?”Lost in her plotting, Emma didn’t notice the door to her hospital room opening until the crisp sound of it closing pulled her back to reality. She quickly masked her expression with an innocent look. “Justin, you’re here,” Emma said, tilting her head to glance back at him. “Where’s Emily? How is she? You know how girls can be—little moods and tempers are just part of being in love. You should try to comfort her more.”Justin didn’t respond, brushing off her attempt to bring up Emily. Instead, he redirected the conversation. “How’s your condition?” Emma naturally tucked her phone away. “The doctor just came by to check on me. Everything seems fine. As long as I take care of myself, I can get discharged and return to work soon.” “Good.” He gave a brief nod. Seeing she was in stable condition, Justin didn’t linger. After a quic
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Hearing this, Emma’s expression shifted slightly for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure, flashing a warm smile. “Mrs. Adams just brought me lunch. I can’t finish it all myself, and it’s almost time to eat. Why don’t you join me, Justin?” she said with a hint of expectation. Justin’s eyes narrowed slightly as he considered her suggestion. After a brief pause, he replied, “I’ll pass. I’ve got to get back. There’s a meeting at the office I need to attend.” Their current relationship didn’t make staying for a meal appropriate. “You’re always so busy,” Emma said with a touch of guilt in her voice, lowering her head slightly. “I’d once thought working at the company might let me help you, but in the end, I’ve been no help at all.” Justin frowned slightly. “Don’t overthink it. Just focus on recovering. I’ll be going now.” Seeing she wasn’t in as serious a condition as the phone call had made it seem, Justin gave a quick goodbye and left the hospital room. As
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The pain was excruciating. Clutching her lower abdomen with one hand, Emily used her right hand to call Helen. She didn’t alert anyone else, not even Mrs. Zimmer. From the moment she found out she was pregnant, Emily never had any intention of telling Justin, whether she decided to keep the babies or not. Even after attempting to terminate the pregnancy twice, the babies remained. It was only after her harrowing kidnapping by Jack that she resolved to keep the babies. Over time, as her pregnancy progressed, she developed a deep attachment to her babies. Now, the thought of losing them was unbearable. Sweat beaded on her forehead as she curled up on her bedroom’s large bed, wracked with fear that she might suffer a miscarriage like Emma had. Helen rushed over as soon as she got the call and found Emily in the bedroom. Not long after, “Helen,” wearing a hat, was seen leaving One Villa. The bodyguards stationed outside didn’t stop or question “Helen” as she exited.
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She took one last, lingering look at the ultrasound photo, then snapped a picture of it with her phone and sent it to Helen. Afterward, she deleted the photo, the chat history with Helen, and even cleared the deleted items folder, leaving no trace behind. She then meticulously used her phone's cleaning app to erase every trace, leaving no evidence behind. Justin could unlock her phone and he had done it before when he went on a business trip. Back then, he had deleted Sean’s contact and added his own. Luckily, she had just gotten a new phone at the time, so there hadn’t been much for him to snoop through. There was no way she could let Justin find out she was pregnant. She didn’t even want to imagine the consequences. Ripping up all her medical records, she threw the pieces into the trash. Then, heading to the parking lot, she got into her car and drove home. *Shortly after Justin left, the door to the hospital room swung open again. Thinking it was Justin, Emma look
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Haley shook her head quickly, flustered. “No… I mean—no.” Then she realized how that sounded and corrected herself. “Actually, yes. I’m just hot.”Helen blinked in confusion. “Hot? The classroom has air conditioning. Was the sunlight from the window hitting her seat?” Helen wondered.Without missing a beat, she rushed over and tugged the curtains tighter, making sure her bestie didn’t get “sunburned.” She still needed Haley to hold onto that top spot. Otherwise, she would lose her excuse at home for going out to “study” with Zac.The pressure and tension of senior year finally came to a close. On the day of the college entrance exam, when everyone stepped out of the test hall for the last time, their faces lit up with genuine smiles—relaxed, free, and full of relief.Haley tossed aside her textbooks. Her summer break was filled with makeup shopping trips with Helen or third-wheeling her and Zac on their study-dates-turned-real-dates.That routine came to an end the d
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Haley’s eyes shifted as she thought quickly. “But… I don’t really like guys who rank higher than me on exams.”She gave a light shrug and continued, “I mean, I think we should be focusing on school right now. Relationships can wait until after we get into college, right? What if we don’t even end up at the same school? Long-distance never works, and after a while, we’d probably drift apart. Don’t you think?”Was that a gentle rejection? It seemed like it. Haley wondered if she had been too blunt. Had she left him any dignity at all?They still had a whole year of high school left together. She didn’t want things to get awkward between them. A harsh rejection would only make everything more uncomfortable.Justin furrowed his brows, thinking for a long moment before giving a single reply. “Okay.”Then he slung his backpack over his shoulder and walked off.Haley stood there, completely confused.“Okay? What did he mean by that?“Did he understand what I was trying to say?
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Emma and her little clique of schoolyard mean girls had Justin completely surrounded.“I’ll ask you one more time,” she said, smug and unbothered. “Will you be my boyfriend or not?”“No,” Justin replied coldly, his face unreadable.“Hey!” one of Emma’s loyal followers stepped forward, cracking her knuckles and getting way too close. “Do you even know who our Emma is? She’s the heiress of the Xander Corporation. She’s giving you a chance, and you should be grateful. You better say yes.”“What, you want us to beat you up before you agree?” another girl sneered.Justin didn’t flinch. His icy stare locked onto the girl who spoke, completely unbothered by the threat.Emma waved a hand to hold her crew back, pretending to be generous. Then she turned to Justin again, cocky and bold.“I like you way too much to have anyone rough you up,” she said sweetly. “But I heard you’re trying to get into Altiplano University in the capital. Here’s the deal—if you go out with me, I’ll have my dad
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As soon as Justin sat down and pulled out the textbook for the next class, a hand suddenly reached out from beside him.“Hey, I’m Zac White,” Zac said.Justin glanced up with a cold look, then went right back to pulling out his notebook and pen—completely ignoring the extended hand.Zac awkwardly pulled his hand back, speechless.“Man… this guy’s seriously cold. What a show-off,” he thought to himself.The class flew by. When the bell rang, signaling the end of the period, Haley and Helen linked arms and headed off toward the bathroom. Zac immediately trailed after them.“Where are you two going? Take me with you.”“You planning on going into the girls’ bathroom, you perv?” Helen smacked his hand away, not wanting their classmates—or worse, their teacher—to get any ideas about the two of them dating.Zac scratched his nose. “Fine, I won’t go in the girls’ room… but I can go to the guys’ one, can’t I?”“Hmph!” Helen huffed, scrunching her nose playfully.Zac clutched his chest
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At a top-ranked high school in Lincourt City, the bell rang.Students still lingering in the hallways or restrooms were urged to hurry back to class.Outside, the summer heat simmered, accompanied by the steady buzz of cicadas. Inside, the air-conditioned classrooms offered a much more comfortable escape.In Class 2–1 of the junior year, students hurried back to their seats. Just as the final chime faded, the homeroom teacher walked in, holding a stack of freshly graded exam papers.“For this round of mock exams,” she announced, loud and clear, “the top score in the entire grade once again goes to our very own Haley!”A wave of murmurs and applause followed. “Let’s all work hard and try to catch up to her next time!”She began handing out the papers in order, from the highest score to the lowest.After Haley got her paper, the next few went to her seatmate, Helen, and the student sitting behind them—Zac.“Work hard and catch up?” Helen muttered as she slid back into her seat, s
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But what did it matter, even if she still loved him? The pain he caused her in the past was still there, lingering beneath the surface.They had loved, they had hurt, they had been entangled for years. But not every love story had to end with forgiveness and reconciliation.Haley couldn’t pretend the past hadn’t happened. She couldn’t smile and pick up where they left off, as if nothing had ever gone wrong.She would always remember that street in Merika State, when Justin turned away, picked Emma up in his arms, and left her standing there alone.Even if he had mistaken someone else for her, the pain he caused and the love he failed to give were real.And that wasn’t something she could ever forget.She could make peace with the past, but she could never erase it.Her heart ached, but she didn’t say anything. Instead, she turned and walked away.*Years later, Haley passed away peacefully in her bedroom at the estate.That same day, Justin had gone out to the grocer
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It was just a shame that life rarely worked out the way people wanted it to.*Ten years passed in the blink of an eye.Chase and Alex had grown taller and older. Haley’s once-small jewelry brand had not only found its place in the industry—it had grown into a globally recognized luxury label, known for bespoke, high-end pieces.As for Justin, he split his time between Haven State and Merika State. Whenever he wasn’t busy, he would shamelessly camp out at the estate, claiming he was just there to “see the kids.”Eventually, no one even bothered to call him out on it anymore.One day, Haley had a business meeting with a potential partner—a widowed single father. Somehow, Justin caught wind of a rumor that the man had feelings for Haley and was actively pursuing her. Word had it that she was interested too, and they were currently having dinner together at a restaurant.The second Justin heard that, he canceled a company meeting, boarded his private jet, and flew straight to Mer
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As soon as Haley stepped into the room, Justin followed right behind her.It was the first time he had ever set foot in Haley’s room—the space where she lived in Merika State.“Get out!” she snapped.“Haley, I just wanted to see you. Please don’t make me leave, okay?”His eyes scanned the room. The walls, the shelves—everything was filled with Haley’s photos. There was even a custom-built glass display case, clearly made with love, housing her pictures from childhood to adulthood. It was something Evelyn had put together just for her, and it overflowed with affection.There were portraits of her alone, family pictures, and right at the top—photos of Chase and Alex.Justin looked at each one carefully, as if he were trying to piece together a life he hadn’t been part of, but desperately wished he had been.Then his gaze landed on a particular photo: Haley in her teens, wearing a soft pink-and-white hoodie with little bunny ears on the hood. Her pale skin, big round eyes, and brig
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“Haley…” Justin’s voice was weak. There was so much he wanted to say, but he didn’t even know where to start.“I heard you’re sick?” Haley said.“I… I’m fine. I’m not really sick, I just—”“Take care of yourself. Heart problems aren’t like other illnesses. Just look forward. Let go of the past. Meet someone new. Live your life.”Justin fell silent. His head dropped, and the phone pressed against his ear was clenched so tightly in his hand that his knuckles turned white. He wrestled with the words for a long moment before finally managing to force out.“Okay.”But he knew. He wouldn’t meet someone new. Without Haley, what kind of life could he possibly call “living”?The call ended. Life went back to its quiet rhythm. Justin no longer clung to Haley or tried to find her. After one more day in the hospital, he threw himself back into work and took over the reins of RC Corporation.They had truly managed to part on peaceful terms.After returning to Merika State, Haley d
