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"Lily, do you remember your position?"Lily was briefly stunned. She looked up and met Dawson's sharp gaze."A secretary's job isn't to gossip.""Mr. Mercer, I was just thinking about your best interests...""Your job is to do your work, not to meddle in my personal affairs. I won't repeat myself.""I understand, Mr. Mercer. I'm sorry."Lily was scolded again, and her eyes immediately turned red.She was usually very competent and rarely got reprimanded.But ever since Mr. Mercer got married to that woman, things felt different.Lily felt like all the scolding she'd received in the past few days were because of Lorraine.Without realizing it, her resentment toward Lorraine deepened."Leave. Send in Andrew."Dawson's tone was calm, neither cold nor warm.After Lily left, Andrew quickly entered. "Mr. Mercer.""How's the investigation going?""It's all clear now.""Go on." Dawson put down his pen and looked at his assistant."Mrs. Lorraine Mercer did grow up with her grandfather, but acc
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"Sure."Lorraine smiled slightly and readily accepted Jane's help.She moved back and forth between the kitchen and the living room.Taking the opportunity, Jane pulled out her phone and messaged Helena to report her progress."She's already started brewing the medicine."I went in to help. Everything is going smoothly."Anna is upstairs massaging Madam Mercer' legs, and Mrs. Mercer isn't home either."Don't worry, Ms. Helena. I'll do exactly as you instructed."Jane continued secretly replying to Helena.At Glory Group.After finishing his morning client meetings and lunch, Dawson returned to his office.He recalled what his assistant had told him that Lorraine was brewing medicine today, and Helena had bribed a servant to tamper with it.People always compared wealthy families to royal palace intrigue, and honestly, that wasn't an exaggeration.Logically, Lorraine had just married in. She had no power and no influence—what kind of grudge could she possibly have with Helena?But Hele
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As soon as Dawson entered the house, he heard Jane say this.Dinner was much quieter tonight—Aunt Helena's family and Uncle Baron's family weren't present, not even Lady Lidya Mercer.Only Dawson's father was with Agnes, sitting in the main seat, waiting for dinner to start."Leave it for now, let it cool," Lorraine said."Yes, it's supposed to be taken after the meal, right? I'll serve it now." Jane turned around and went back into the kitchen."Where's my mother?"Dawson didn't see his mother, so he casually asked."She went to play cards with her friends.""She's been playing with the same group for decades. Doesn't she ever get tired of it?" Dawson asked with a smile as he sat down next to Lorraine.The moment he sat down, he faintly caught a whiff of herbal fragrance."Did you go buy medicinal herbs today?""Yes.""Did everything go smoothly?"Yes.""Grandma will take her first dose today, right?""That's right.""Is it the one Jane just prepared?" Dawson knew the medicine had be
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After a few seconds, Lorraine suddenly pushed Dawson away, leaning against the wall, panting heavily.She could clearly hear the pounding of her own heartbeat."Dawson, what the hell is wrong with you?""Kissing my own wife isn't that only natural?" Dawson smirked with satisfaction, his thumb brushing against his lips, savoring the moment."Dawson, I warn you, if you dare to disrespect me again, I will...""Oh? And what will you do?" The man raised an eyebrow."I'll tell Grandma."She had been holding back for so long, only to come up with this, something even Dawson hadn't expected.Fuming, Lorraine stormed into the guest bedroom, slamming the door shut with a loud bang, her anger palpable.Dawson couldn't help but chuckle, not for any particular reason, just because he found it amusing.Back in the guest room, Lorraine tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.Thinking about that sudden kiss, her heart still raced.She had lived with her grandfather in the mountains since childhood,
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Dawson was clearly targeting her on purpose, but why?Just because she didn't obediently let him kiss her last night?The more Lorraine thought about it, the angrier she got. She then put down her fork and slowly said, "It's okay, Mom. I know Dawson is mad at me because I've been sleeping in a separate room for the past two days. I totally understand."Dawson: "What?""Why are you two sleeping in separate rooms?" Lidya was taken aback.They had just gotten married a few days ago. They seemed quite affectionate during the day, so why were they sleeping apart?"It's because I've been preparing medicine for Grandma these past three days.""Actually, treating illness and saving lives is a very sacred process.""During the process of decocting medicine, one must be completely focused and avoid even the slightest mistake.""So I thought it best to sleep separately and stayed in the guest room.""I didn't expect Dawson to have such a hard time with it. But I did this for the sake of curing G
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Lorraine had sharper senses than most people's sight, hearing, and reflexes. The moment she felt a hand on her back, she dropped into a crouch. The attacker missed, lost balance, and tumbled down the stairs with a startled cry.A commotion broke out. Shoppers turned their heads, gasps rippling through the crowd.Since everything happened so suddenly, no one had expected this turn of events.Luckily, the staircase wasn't too high, but the man who fell lay sprawled on the ground, moaning in pain—probably with a broken bone.Lorraine, though not pushed down because of that man's attack...She had gripped the staircase railing so tightly that her hand twisted slightly, now swollen and red."Are you okay?"Lorraine sat on the stairs, still a little shaken.A pair of large hands suddenly reached out beside her. Lorraine looked up and saw a refined and gentle young man.He appeared to be in his early twenties, dressed in a gray-blue jacket."I'm fine, thank you." Lorraine shook her head, dec
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"Minor injury.""Did you get it at the mall?" Dawson asked."Yeah.""I'm curious, how did you avoid it?"Dawson stared at Lorraine's clean and calm face."I'm very sensitive. The moment I sense something off behind me, I become highly alert. I crouched down immediately, and he flew right past me."Dawson couldn't help but chuckle softly, but he didn't let go of Lorraine's hand."You were clever.""I was just defending myself, not being clever.""Last night, Jane took that medicine and kept coughing. The hospital said it was poisoning, but Helena suppressed the diagnosis and claimed it was just a cold."Lorraine snorted coldly. "Helena is ruthless. The drug she had Jane use was extremely potent. This kind of anti-tumor medicine is highly toxic to ordinary people and aggressively attacks the lungs. Take Bleomycin, for example. The first reaction is a dry cough, difficulty breathing, and in severe cases, lung failure.""So serious?" Dawson asked, though he wasn't surprised in the slighte
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The next second, Helena's office erupted with a blood-curdling scream, as if a pig were being slaughtered.There was no need to witness the scene firsthand to know just how badly Victor had been beaten.That day, two major incidents shook Glory Group internally.First, Victor was severely beaten. Rumors said his face was covered in blood, and he had to be taken to the hospital.Second, the woman caught on surveillance footage was immediately fired by Helena.Actually, many people were curious about this matter because that pantry was an employee rest area and there was no surveillance.In Glory Group, aside from workspaces, many private areas weren't monitored.Yet somehow, this dramatic footage inexplicably spread.Helena had long known about her husband's adultery. As long as it wasn't excessive, she would turn a blind eye to minor flirtations.But this time, the whole company had seen the footage.And the moment Victor uttered "fat pig," Helena had no way to save face.Who was she?
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The incident of the Hart family dinner was directly concealed internally and did not spread, as it was related to Keely.Dawson and Lorraine did not say anything after they came back.Lidya naturally didn't know, but Elizabeth, being Keith's sister, naturally knew."Oh? Such a big thing, such an exciting thing, Auntie doesn't know?" Elizabeth pretended to be surprised."What is this Bacchus, what's the matter?"Elizabeth then softly recounted the incident of Lorraine drinking with someone, of course, she did not mention that the other person was Keely, nor did she mention that Keely intentionally made things difficult for Lorraine.The whole thing sounded as if Lorraine herself didn't know the depth of it, deliberately causing a scene in public to attract attention.Lidya's hands trembled with anger, "Can this be true?""Many people were present at the event, and Auntie, you also have connections, so if you inquire, you will kn
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In the exquisite box, there was a stunning emerald ring.This kind of green, only seen on TV, is a quality that even jewelry stores do not have.The value could no longer be measured, and it was no longer a matter of being able to buy it with money.Lorraine took a deep breath, this thing was too valuable.Cannot accept, absolutely cannot accept.She carefully locked it in the medicine box at the Dorset Clinic, intending to find an opportunity to return it.Even though Heartleaf is priceless, it would not accept such a valuable gift.In fact, this was a relic of Jaden's late mother.Specifically, it was Jaden's grandmother's dowry, which had truly been passed down from generation to generation by the elderly.At this moment, the Ellerker's mansion.Jaden touched the photo in his mother's room, the woman in it smiled sweetly and elegantly.Jaden deeply felt reluctant and silently watched for a long time.
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"Well, we were in the same high school, but I was two grades below him. When he was in his senior year, I was only a freshman, but I would often see him on the basketball court."Upon hearing Elizabeth's words, Lidya suddenly had an idea and took out her phone. She sent a message to Dawson, saying, "I'll send you my location. Come and have dinner with me, and don't refuse."Dawson was suddenly caught off guard when the phone rang directly.Because he had everything planned, he was going to pick up Lorraine in Vermont Heights in the evening.Lidya: Hello?Dawson: Mom? What are we having for dinner? Why is it so sudden?Lidya: What, Lorraine? Why do you constantly bring up that woman? Can't you live without a woman?Dawson: ???Dawson was shocked.Dawson: What's wrong with you? What is this? When did I mention Raine? I said you asked me to have dinner, so sudden.Lidya: Mom called her son to have dinner, what's so s
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Layton's appearance was extremely inappropriate, missing the opportunity for Lorraine to catch up with Jaden and return the gift box.She watched as his car drove away, still holding the box in her hand."Lorraine, would you go out with me?""I would make you the happiest girlfriend in the world," Layton's sudden confession left Lorraine feeling uninterested.Lorraine was too lazy to look at him any longer, so she turned around and walked away.Layton, however, persisted, "Lorraine, wait a moment, don't you think we had a special connection?""What do you mean by fate?" Lorraine turned around."I was interested in you at school.""But soon it was winter vacation.""I thought I would not be able to see it until at least next year.""But little did I expect to see you at the Dorset Clinic, this is the opportunity that God has bestowed upon me.""Was your chance just to pester others?"Layton was slight
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Dawson almost immediately turned his head and shouted, "Andrew... come in."Andrew pushed the door open and saw Lily taking off her clothes, and he was also dumbfounded."Mr. Mercer.""Drag Lily out, quickly, she went crazy.""Okay."Andrew forced himself to pull Lily's arm with great effort and walk out."Dawson, why didn't you look at me?""Don't you know that I liked you?"Lily was almost hysterical, she had played all her cards, and perhaps the biggest failure for a woman is to stand naked in front of a man, who not only remains indifferent but even shows some disgust.Lily felt that at this moment, she had lost all her self-esteem and dignity.She was clearly a youthful and beautiful executive assistant to the CEO.Was it the charming and captivating Ms. Finch?But why didn't Mr. Mercer take a few more glances at her?Andrew not only took Lily out, but also, in order to save face for her,
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Dawson had no idea about what Lily had said to Lidya in private before.Lidya was really concerned about this matter, especially when she heard that the person on the other side was also a well-respected scion. She developed hostility towards Lorraine and became cautious."Don't treat Dawson's wife like that.""My mom hasn't given you a hard time all these years, why are you giving the daughter-in-law a hard time?" Frank advised."Shut up, you were all being deceived by that woman, she was just pretending."Her heart was never really with Dawson, waiting to have a child with him.Lidya couldn't take in a word and, picking up her bag, she left home and didn't return even for a night.The Dorset Clinic.Jaden walked in, holding the gift, and saw Lorraine give a slight smile.He was about to say hello when Lorraine's phone rang."Sorry, I received a phone call."Lorraine walked over to the adjacent lounge, hol
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"Jaden, are you really telling the truth?" Haylie clearly still didn't believe."You could go back and ask the teacher.""Originally, I didn't want to say it so bluntly.""But since you asked today, I will tell you the truth.""Haylie, you were also grown up, not a child anymore.""Including the medication you previously provided to me, which was not developed by you at all, I feel that you should not do this. It is also unfair to your classmates."Even this was exposed, Haylie felt completely ashamed.Crying, he turned his head and ran away.Jaden didn't feel too upset in his heart, marrying Haylie was simply impossible.Jaden had high expectations for love and marriage, and he would rather remain single than settle for less.Even if I remained single forever, I would still refuse to settle for marrying someone I don't like.The figure suddenly flashed in my mind again."Put the things in the trunk
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"Vermont Heights.""This name... sounds a bit strange." Lorraine frowned."Sure, we had it divined by a fortune teller, but this property is not developed by our family. It belongs to the family of my grandfather's good friend, Mr. Qin. It is considered the most expensive property in Amber City, even more expensive than villas.""Why?" Lorraine asked."First, the location was good, situated in a bustling area.""Secondly, the quality is good. The designer we found has won awards abroad and it is said that the design can withstand an earthquake of up to magnitude eight."Third, the interior decoration was all in traditional style, and only pure solid wood furniture was used."The household appliances were also fully equipped, all of which were imported brands, and many of them were even custom-made."Fourth, after being divined by a fortune teller, the people living here would be very lucky.Fifth, it had good privacy, wi
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"Dawson.""Hmm?""I kindly remind you that you haven't fallen asleep yet, so don't start dreaming so soon," Lorraine said seriously.It did amuse Dawson directly.To be honest, why didn't you let me show off just now?"Don't you know the ability of your husband?""We, the Mercer family, do not raise useless people. Even though I, Baron, have grown older, I am still very skilled in close combat."Lorraine nodded, "Indeed, otherwise could she have beaten up Annabelle like that?"Dawson: ..."Why are you bringing up the pot that I don't want to talk about?""It was you who brought it up first.""What I meant was, let me teach those bastards and scumbags, but you've already handled them all, what am I supposed to do?"Dawson always had a sense of melancholy, as if he had a wealth of talent but nowhere to showcase it.Just now, everyone was already eager and ready to go, planning to use those few p
