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“Oh, so that’s what you’ve been planning this whole time. Why didn’t you tell me sooner?” Stella’s annoyance melted away as she realized her husband was still on her side. She immediately offered, “My dad knows Mr. Yates Sr.’s lawyer. First thing in the morning, I’ll have him set up a meeting for you.”The cloud over Harry’s face lifted, and he kissed her cheek in excitement. “I knew marrying you was the right choice!”Stella beamed, playfully swatting his arm. “We’ve been married for years. Aren’t you worried someone might see?”“So what if they do? And anyway, who’s around this late at the hospital?” Stella’s smile grew wider at Harry’s comment, her mood visibly lifting.“By the way, where’s Jacob? Didn’t he say he’d be here? We’re about to leave, and he hasn’t shown up yet.” Growing concerned, she pulled out her phone to call him.The phone rang a few times before the call was abruptly declined.“What’s he up to now?” Stella muttered, frowning at the screen. “Don’t tell me h
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Not long after the others had left, Justin’s phone buzzed. “Mr. Yates, the surveillance footage from the rehabilitation center was sent for upgrades on Monday. As of now, there’s no active monitoring in the entire facility,” William reported. William wasn’t at Lichfield Hospital. He had been sent by Justin to investigate the cause of Mr. Yates Sr.’s acute distress. Unfortunately, he was a step too late. Justin’s gaze turned cold as he looked out at the dark shadows cast by the trees. “Check the nearby businesses with surveillance cameras. See if any of them caught something unusual.” “Understood.” Meanwhile, in the parking lot, Stella was still venting her frustration. “Did you see how eager he was to play the devoted grandson? He’s just like his dead father, always buttering people up for the sake of money!” “Can you stop for once?” Harry snapped, irritated by her constant complaining. He waved her off. “Go home first. Jacob and I have things to discuss.” “What
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Helen glanced at the time—it was 3 a.m. “Justin’s grandfather is dying,” Zac’s somber voice came through the line. “What?” Helen shot upright in bed, her sleepiness instantly gone, her face full of shock. Justin’s grandfather? She paused for a moment to piece it together—it must be Justin’s father’s father. She couldn’t be blamed for the delayed reaction. Her oldest living relative was her mother, and she had no grandparents. “I’m driving to your place now. Meet me outside. I need to discuss something with you,” Zac continued. “Oh, okay. Drive safely!” After hanging up, Helen couldn’t quite pinpoint how she felt. She scratched her head, changed out of her pajamas, and waited for Zac. Less than thirty minutes later, her phone vibrated. She opened her bedroom door quietly, intending to slip out. But as soon as she stepped out, her heart leapt in fright. “Sis? You’re still awake?” Helen asked, startled. “Couldn’t sleep. I was organizing the studio,” Haley
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“Alright, stop showing off your intelligence!” Helen scolded.“So, does that mean you agree?” Zac asked, hopeful.She stared out the window, clearly torn. “I can’t decide this on my own.”Zac didn’t push her further, giving her space to think.*Helen tapped her fingers nervously against her thigh. “Are you absolutely sure Justin won’t find out?”“I’m positive,” Zac assured her with a firm nod.“Fine. Call me tomorrow.”“Alright.”With that, Helen got out of the car and walked back home, her expression heavy with worry. When she opened the door, she was startled to see Haley in the living room, sipping a glass of water.“Haley?” Helen gasped, her face frozen in shock as if she had seen a ghost.Haley looked at her water glass, unbothered. “Thirsty so I came down for a drink. And you? Did you get what you needed from the car?”“Yes, I did,” Helen lied with a quick nod, eager to escape.Just as she turned to dash upstairs, Haley stopped her.“But you didn’t bring anything b
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“Sir?” Alex called softly as he stepped into the room, his small voice echoing in the quiet space. When the elderly man didn’t respond, Alex continued speaking on his own. “You need to get better soon, okay? I don’t really know what kind of sickness you have, but every time I get sick, Mom says if I eat well, take my medicine, and get shots, I’ll feel better really fast.” To his surprise, Mr. Yates Sr. slowly opened his eyes. His movements were sluggish as he blinked, his gaze fixed on Alex. For a moment, he seemed to see someone else—someone from his past. His lips parted, and he tried to speak, but all that came out were garbled, rasping sounds. “What are you trying to say?” Alex leaned in, pressing his ear close to Mr. Yates Sr.’s mouth. “...Jus...tin…” Mr. Yates Sr. murmured weakly, his words barely distinguishable. Even leaning closer, Alex couldn’t make out his words.*Outside the hospital room, Helen kept glancing at her watch. More than half an hour had pas
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Helen brought Alex back home. Worried he might accidentally spill the beans, she took him straight to her room and handed him a stash of snacks to keep him occupied and quiet.“Aunt Helen, you’re being so generous today,” Alex said, holding a bag of chips while his cheeks bulged with food. “If all I have to do is talk to that grandpa to get snacks, can I go again tomorrow?” “Go where? In a couple of days, that grandpa might…” Helen trailed off, unable to finish her sentence. She flopped onto the sofa, sighing deeply. Alex glanced at her, confused by the abrupt silence. He stuffed a few more chips into his mouth. “Fine, don’t give me snacks if you don’t want to.” Helen felt a pang of sadness. That man was Justin’s grandfather. Justin had treated her sister so poorly—so why should she feel bad about his grandfather’s condition? “It’s because I’m too softhearted,” she thought bitterly. Her phone buzzed with a message from Zac: “Thank you!”Helen sat up, running her hands
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Afterward, Haley let it go. She was consumed with thoughts of how to escape from Justin and never returned to the rehabilitation center.Years passed, and she wondered if Mr. Yates Sr. resented her for staying away. Setting her paintbrush down, she pulled herself out of her memories. This painting wasn’t going to get finished today. Leaving the studio, she thought she would check on the kids. But just as she stepped out, she saw Helen heading out the door with ‘Alex.’ Walking down from the third floor, Haley called out, “Alex, did you finish your homework?” ‘Alex’ was about to answer, but Helen quickly clamped a hand over his mouth and loudly replied, “Of course, he did! I checked it myself. We’re heading out now, sis!” Not giving Haley a chance to respond, Helen practically sprinted out of the house with ‘Alex,’ as if someone were chasing her. *As usual, Helen ushered ‘Alex’ into the hospital room, then paced nervously in the hallway, her unease growing. Something
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“Can I go in and see him?” Justin’s voice was quiet, with a hint of weakness in his tone, and his expression looked troubled. “Of course,” Zac replied, though he didn’t look much better himself. Justin entered the room, and a few moments later, Zac stepped out, leaving two bodyguards behind. Returning to his office, Zac was greeted by Helen’s sharp words. “You swore to me that Justin wouldn’t be back! And yet, he almost caught us!” “Calm down,” Zac said, trying to appease her. He handed drinks to Helen and ‘Alex.’ “Look, I didn’t know he’d suddenly return. But you were quick on your feet, so he didn’t notice anything. Besides, doesn’t this prove I kept my promise? I didn’t tell Justin a thing about you or Alex.” “Fine.” Seeing Zac’s sincere apology and his decent track record of keeping his word, Helen decided to let it slide this time.“Alright, enough with the flattery. Just drive us home,” she said, taking the drink he offered. After all, why not take advantage of a
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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
