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Chapter 418
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After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!   Chapter 419
Haley dried her hands, bypassing Justin without a glance. But before she reached the door, he grabbed her arm, pulling her forcefully into his embrace. One hand locked around her waist while the other cradled the back of her head. Then he kissed her. The kiss was sudden and overpowering, leaving Haley no time to react. By the time she realized what was happening, he had already seized the upper hand. She struggled, shoving at his face, her body twisting away, but his grip was unyielding. Slowly, he backed her against the sink, his kiss growing deeper, filled with a desperation that poured out years of regret and unspoken emotion. * Only when heâd had enough did he release her. âCan you stop asking me to leave you?â His voice broke as his eyes shimmered with anguish. âI canât walk away, and I wonât.â He bent forward, his pain transparent. âI was selfish before. I ignored how you felt, and I destroyed what we had. But Iâve changed. Please, give me a chance to pro
After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!   Chapter 420
Regret filled Haleyâs mind. Why hadnât she worn heels today? She could have kicked him where it hurt the most. *Back at the Mistletoe Villa, Helen was getting ready for her date with Zac. Dressed to the nines, she descended the stairs, only to be intercepted by Alex. âAunt Helen, are you going out with Uncle-in-law Zac? Take me with you!â Alex exclaimed, his sharp eyes noticing her dressed-up look.Chase, overhearing, chimed in, his hopeful gaze fixed on Helen.âAlex, you sure are quick to adapt, already calling him Uncle-in-law?â Richard teased, strolling over with a disapproving look at Helenâs outfit. âItâs late, and youâre going to meet Zac dressed like that? A short skirt? Do you have no sense of self-protection?âGo upstairs and change into pants. Now.ââI donât have any!â Helen shot back, defiant as ever. She wasnât afraid of him. Besides, it was the middle of summer, and long pants werenât exactly in her wardrobe rotation. âAnd this skirt isnât even short. It covers
After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!   Chapter 421
âHaley, why donât we eat out tonight?â Richard suggested, noticing the unusually quiet house. With Wilfred working late and Helen out, it was just the four of them left. Alex immediately agreed, and even Chase nodded enthusiastically. Haley decided to go along with the idea.The four of them set out together. Just as they stepped through the restaurantâs entrance, they unexpectedly ran into one of Haleyâs colleagues from the art world.âHaley! What a coincidence! Youâre eating here too?â The artist greeted warmly before glancing at Richard, who was standing beside her with the kids. âAnd whoâs this?â His curious eyes lingered on the group.Not wanting any misunderstandings, Haley quickly explained, âThis is my brother, the boysâ uncle.ââOh, I see.â The man smiled and turned his attention to the twins. âTwins, huh? Haley, youâre really blessed.âFor a moment, he stared at the children, feeling they looked oddly familiar, though he couldnât quite place why. Haley forced a pol
After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!   Chapter 422
The screen dimmed, and a sly smile tugged at Jacobâs lips. His eyes held a mix of unrestrained mischief and an unmistakable hint of desire. Emmaâs body was something he couldnât get enough of. It had been two days since the funeral, two days since he last had her, and the memory was enough to stir a longing deep within him.*At a dinner table filled with the sound of clinking glasses and strained pleasantries, Harry raised his glass to Mr. Lewis, the family lawyer. âThis success is all thanks to you, Attorney Lewis. Let me toast to your outstanding efforts,â Harry declared, his tone oozing with smug satisfaction.He had already bribed Attorney Lewis to alter the will and make it official. That old man of his was so biased. He had actually intended to leave the company to Justin, that ungrateful brat.But now that Harry knew, there was no way he would sit back and let it happen.Attorney Lewis, generously compensated for his cooperation, offered a smile. âChairman Yates, itâs
After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!   Chapter 423
The executives aligned with Justin and the neutral shareholders initially celebrated Justinâs victory, but soon their joy turned to shock.Great-grandsons? Since when were there two great-grandsons?Everyone exchanged confused glances.Attorney Lewis continued, âLiquid assets and real estate will be divided equally between Mr. Yates Sr.âs two sons. Since the elder son, Henry Yates, has passed away, his portion will be inherited by his grandson, Justin Yates. Jewelry and other personal effects belonging to his wife, Mrs. Sophia Yates, will be divided equally between their two daughters-in-law, Mrs. Heidi Yates and Mrs. Stella Yates.âThe will has now been fully read,â Attorney Lewis said, closing the file and stepping aside.What?Everyone received a share of the inheritance, but Harryâs branch of the family got the least. Even the so-called great-grandsons, who had never been heard of or seen before, received shares. Yet Harryâs son, Jacob, received nothing.The members of Har
After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!   Chapter 424
Harry fumed silently, âJustin canât be allowed to control all the shares! If that happens, how will my branch of the family ever rise again?âThe room fell silent as every gaze turned to Attorney Lewis. Calmly, he reopened the file, scanning the will once more for confirmation. After a moment, he looked up, his expression firm. âThe content is correctâit explicitly states great-grandsons.âJustin was equally baffled. What could his grandfather have meant by this?Low murmurs began to ripple through the room. âCould it be Alex? Lately, Mr. Justin Yates has been bringing that kid to the office a lot,â someone whispered.Another nodded. âThat actually makes sense.âHarryâs faction also began exchanging knowing looks, all their thoughts converging on Alex. Harry, however, voiced the insinuation directly. âOnly those who have formally been recognized by the Yates family elders can inherit shares,â he thundered, his implication clear: a secret love child had no legitimate claim.Ju
After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!   Chapter 425
The phone in Haleyâs apron pocket buzzed, displaying Justinâs name. She immediately rejected the call. But the phone kept vibrating, and her annoyance grew with each repeated rejection. Finally, she long-pressed the power button, ready to shut it off completely. Before she could, a text popped up: âIf you donât answer, Iâll come find you right now.âWas he threatening her?Her thumb hovered over the shutdown option, torn. Turning off the phone would stop the incessant interruptions, but knowing his recent erratic behavior, there was a chance he would actually show up. Reluctantly, she stepped into the stairwell for privacy and called him back. âHaley, IâĶâ Justinâs voice sounded almost breathless with excitement, as if he hadnât expected her to call. But the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something so important shouldnât be discussed over the phone. âCan you pick me up after work today?â âJustin, donât push your luck!â she snapped. Realizing her voice had
After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!   Chapter 426
Justin shook his head firmly. âNo, I donât want it.ââHow about the chicken head?â Haley asked.Another shake.âThen what are you even here for if youâre not going to eat?â Haley snapped, her patience wearing thin.Sensing her irritation, Justin quickly changed his tune. âIâll eat it! I justâĶ Iâm not used to this kind of food yet. But donât worry, Iâll make it one of my favorites.âHaley shot him a skeptical glance but decided not to press further. Turning to the waiter, she ordered, âFive skewers of each.âAfter adding a couple of drinks to the order, she handed back the menu, feeling it was enough. As the waiter left, Haley unlocked her phone to send a quick message to Richard, letting him know she wouldnât be home for dinner.When she glanced up, she found Justin wiping the table with a napkin. After finishing the table, he moved on to the chairs, his meticulousness contrasting starkly with the casual vibe of the barbecue joint. The table wasnât dirtyâjust the usual grease
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After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!   Chapter 763
Haley shook her head quickly, flustered. âNoâĶ I meanâno.â Then she realized how that sounded and corrected herself. âActually, yes. Iâm just hot.âHelen blinked in confusion. âHot? The classroom has air conditioning. Was the sunlight from the window hitting her seat?â Helen wondered.Without missing a beat, she rushed over and tugged the curtains tighter, making sure her bestie didnât get âsunburned.â She still needed Haley to hold onto that top spot. Otherwise, she would lose her excuse at home for going out to âstudyâ 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 smilesârelaxed, 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
After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!   Chapter 762
Haleyâs eyes shifted as she thought quickly. âButâĶ I donât really like guys who rank higher than me on exams.âShe gave a light shrug and continued, âI mean, I think we should be focusing on school right now. Relationships can wait until after we get into college, right? What if we donât even end up at the same school? Long-distance never works, and after a while, weâd probably drift apart. Donât you think?âWas 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 didnât 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. âOkay.âThen he slung his backpack over his shoulder and walked off.Haley stood there, completely confused.âOkay? What did he mean by that?âDid he understand what I was trying to say?
After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!   Chapter 761
Emma and her little clique of schoolyard mean girls had Justin completely surrounded.âIâll ask you one more time,â she said, smug and unbothered. âWill you be my boyfriend or not?ââNo,â Justin replied coldly, his face unreadable.âHey!â one of Emmaâs loyal followers stepped forward, cracking her knuckles and getting way too close. âDo you even know who our Emma is? Sheâs the heiress of the Xander Corporation. Sheâs giving you a chance, and you should be grateful. You better say yes.ââWhat, you want us to beat you up before you agree?â another girl sneered.Justin didnât 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.âI like you way too much to have anyone rough you up,â she said sweetly. âBut I heard youâre trying to get into Altiplano University in the capital. Hereâs the dealâif you go out with me, Iâll have my dad
After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!   Chapter 760
As soon as Justin sat down and pulled out the textbook for the next class, a hand suddenly reached out from beside him.âHey, Iâm Zac White,â Zac said.Justin glanced up with a cold look, then went right back to pulling out his notebook and penâcompletely ignoring the extended hand.Zac awkwardly pulled his hand back, speechless.âManâĶ this guyâs seriously cold. What a show-off,â 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.âWhere are you two going? Take me with you.ââYou planning on going into the girlsâ bathroom, you perv?â Helen smacked his hand away, not wanting their classmatesâor worse, their teacherâto get any ideas about the two of them dating.Zac scratched his nose. âFine, I wonât go in the girlsâ roomâĶ but I can go to the guysâ one, canât I?ââHmph!â Helen huffed, scrunching her nose playfully.Zac clutched his chest
After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!   Chapter 759
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 2â1 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.âFor this round of mock exams,â she announced, loud and clear, âthe top score in the entire grade once again goes to our very own Haley!âA wave of murmurs and applause followed. âLetâs all work hard and try to catch up to her next time!âShe 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 themâZac.âWork hard and catch up?â Helen muttered as she slid back into her seat, s
After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!   Chapter 758
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 couldnât pretend the past hadnât happened. She couldnât 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 wasnât something she could ever forget.She could make peace with the past, but she could never erase it.Her heart ached, but she didnât 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
After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!   Chapter 757
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. Haleyâs once-small jewelry brand had not only found its place in the industryâit 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 wasnât busy, he would shamelessly camp out at the estate, claiming he was just there to âsee the kids.âEventually, no one even bothered to call him out on it anymore.One day, Haley had a business meeting with a potential partnerâa 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
After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!   Chapter 756
As soon as Haley stepped into the room, Justin followed right behind her.It was the first time he had ever set foot in Haleyâs roomâthe space where she lived in Merika State.âGet out!â she snapped.âHaley, I just wanted to see you. Please donât make me leave, okay?âHis eyes scanned the room. The walls, the shelvesâeverything was filled with Haleyâs 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 topâphotos of Chase and Alex.Justin looked at each one carefully, as if he were trying to piece together a life he hadnât 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
After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!   Chapter 755
âHaleyâĶâ Justinâs voice was weak. There was so much he wanted to say, but he didnât even know where to start.âI heard youâre sick?â Haley said.âIâĶ Iâm fine. Iâm not really sick, I justâââTake care of yourself. Heart problems arenât like other illnesses. Just look forward. Let go of the past. Meet someone new. Live your life.âJustin 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.âOkay.âBut he knew. He wouldnât meet someone new. Without Haley, what kind of life could he possibly call âlivingâ?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
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