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“Oh my gosh!” The sudden appearance of William startled Zac late at night."Can you not sneak around like that? You nearly gave me a heart attack," Zac said, patting his chest dramatically. Without a word, William handed over the large stuffed toy, practically shoving it into Zac's arms. Zac sighed as he accepted it. “Like boss, like employee,” he thought. “Both of them are so annoyingly silent. Would it kill them to say a few more words?”As Zac’s car pulled away, Justin remained standing in place, watching until it disappeared into the distance. His usual composed and aloof demeanor seemed to waver, leaving behind a faint air of loneliness. He couldn’t help but think about the child he and Emily had never had the chance to meet. Meanwhile, Chase, sitting in the backseat of Zac’s car, felt a pang of sadness. He glanced out the rear window repeatedly, his gaze lingering as if trying to hold onto the last traces of Justin’s figure. Helen, noticing his demeanor, finally
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The locked door wouldn’t budge. “Bring me the spare key,” Haley instructed the housekeeper, urgency laced in her voice. “Yes, Miss Haley.” Inside the room, Alex heard the commotion and panicked, burying his head in the workbook. He scribbled answers quickly, caring little for accuracy—just as long as something was written. The housekeeper returned promptly with the key. Haley unlocked the door and stepped in, finding ‘Chase’ hard at work solving problems. Haley approached him. “Chase, stop for now and come downstairs to eat. Uncle Richard is waiting. You can finish after dinner.” ‘Chase’ shook his head without looking up. “I’m not hungry, Mom. You and Uncle Richard can eat without me.” Then came a small, guilty burp. “The smell of spicy barbecue-flavored chips?” Haley tilted her head in confusion, her eyes narrowing. ‘Chase’ clamped his mouth shut, avoiding her gaze. Haley gently turned him around and pinched his cheek. Her voice grew stern. “Alex, open yo
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Zac pulled his car over to the same spot where he had picked up Helen and Chase earlier. Sensing his aunt’s simmering anger, Chase quickly opened the door and jumped out before she could say a word. Helen shot him a sidelong glance, her eyes brimming with silent judgment—at least the kid knew he had done something wrong. Lowering the car window, Zac asked cautiously, “Want me to drop you both off at the door?” “No need,” Helen snapped, her voice loud and sharp. Clearly, her frustration needed an outlet, and Zac had unwittingly stepped right into her line of fire. Leading Chase into the house, Helen carried the oversized stuffed toy they had won at the amusement park. Pushing open the door, she found the whole family in the living room. The air felt tense. Haley sat on the sofa, her arms crossed, while Alex sat beside her, his head hung low. Richard, on the other hand, leaned casually against the wall, clearly enjoying the drama. Chase approached his mother cautiou
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“Aunt Helen, we know we were wrong.” Chase took the lead and apologized immediately. Helen, caught off guard by his quick admission, hesitated for a moment. Then, gripping the baseball bat, she swung it dramatically through the air, venting her frustration. “You two listen up! From now on, don’t even think about asking me to take you out anywhere! I won’t do it! If you want to spill my secrets to your mom, go ahead, but don’t think you’ll get away with it. I’ll tell her all about how you two have been secretly trying to find her a boyfriend!”Earlier, when Helen moved the chair, she noticed Alex’s collection of reports evaluating different men on the desk.Justin Yates, that insufferable man, had even received a top score. Unbelievable! Absolutely outrageous!With a final huff, Helen threw the baseball bat into the toy box and stomped out of the room, slamming the door behind her.Alex and Chase exchanged a glance. Alex shrugged dramatically and spread his hands. “See? I knew
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Not long after, the organizer of the art exhibition entered the meeting room, accompanied by a young woman. “Let me formally introduce the legendary artist Haley, one of the most renowned contemporary artists in the world! Please give her a warm round of applause!” The organizer’s voice was full of excitement. “Hello, everyone,” Haley greeted with a polite smile. The seated attendees immediately rose to their feet, clapping enthusiastically. They hadn’t expected the iconic Haley to be so young and beautiful, let alone someone who appeared to have Havenese roots. While their faces radiated excitement, their minds were filled with surprise. The organizer gestured for everyone to settle down. “Haley lives in Merika State, and it’s truly an honor to have her join this year’s exhibition. I hope everyone can assist her over the next few days, especially with moving artwork and equipment.” After all, framed paintings for exhibitions can be heavy. “Of course!” someone i
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“I… I didn’t mean to,” Justin said cautiously, his voice tinged with unease. A car had just sped past, splashing through a puddle left behind by last night’s rain. The muddy water had sprayed all over Justin’s white shirt, leaving dark, wet splotches glaringly visible on his back. Justin didn’t seem to care. His only concern was Haley, standing beside him. Behind them, the doors of the exhibition hall opened, and a group of artists spilled out, chatting animatedly. “Since it’s lunchtime and everyone’s here, why don’t we head to the restaurant nearby and grab a bite?” one of them suggested. “We can also discuss our individual designs for the exhibition.” Another chimed in, “Oh, Miss Haley, you’re here too! We were just saying we wanted to invite you to join us, and it turns out you haven’t gone far. Perfect timing—let’s all go together!” Before Haley could respond, the artist’s gaze landed on Justin standing beside her. His eyes flickered with recognition. “Mr. Yate
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Justin shook his head. “I’m not getting out!” If he got out, she would just run away again. He quickly slammed the car door shut and locked it, turning around to buckle his seatbelt. “Get out!” Haley shouted angrily. “Don’t dirty up my car!” Justin straightened up instinctively, making sure his back didn’t touch the seat. “Haley, I... I didn’t mean to.” His voice was pitiful and hesitant, like someone too timid to fight back after being scolded. Outside the car, people exchanged puzzled glances. “Why is Mr. Yates getting in her car? Does he know Miss Haley?” “Well, if Mr. Yates isn’t coming with us, let’s go.” “Yeah, let’s go already! I’m starving.” Haley glanced out the window and saw the others leaving. She raised her voice, no longer holding back. “Justin Yates, get out of my car right now!” She didn’t want the hassle of dealing with someone as high-maintenance as him. “So now you’re done pretending you don’t know me?” he asked, referring to the b
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Haley was rendered speechless. Her fingers froze mid-scroll. If she ordered a custom shirt for him now, it would take at least a week before he could wear it. Her pale fingers gripped her phone tightly, her knuckles turning white. Justin was doing this on purpose! Haley put down her phone with a cold expression, fastened her seatbelt, and started the car, heading toward the nearest mall. Justin’s lips curled into a small, triumphant smile. The car moved quietly along the road. Haley focused on driving, her eyes locked on the road ahead, treating the man beside her as if he didn’t exist. Justin suddenly broke the silence. “Back then… you were pregnant. Is that child… still okay?” Haley slammed on the brakes at a red light, and the car came to an abrupt halt. Justin’s body lurched forward slightly. She turned her head, her icy gaze locking onto him, her voice even colder. “How do you know about that?” “The hospital called to reschedule your surgery, and I an
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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
