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But when Elijah was with Liesel, he had changed. He still carried that laid-back, carefree attitude, but now there was something more—something real.What started as casual pursuit, driven by desire and admiration, had slowly morphed into an emotional investment, even a possessive streak.He never forced her to do anything. He would even follow her lead and accommodate her mood.If a few hours went by without contact, Elijah would message her. He'd send pictures of kittens hiding from the rain, or vibrant flowers he'd seen on the road, even a rainbow after a storm.He was always finding little ways to remind Liesel of his presence.In fact, Liesel knew that Elijah was doing it on purpose. He was playing mind games, using this tactic to make her accustomed to his presence.It might not be love now, but over time, she would gradually accept it, and it would slowly turn into care.Liesel glanced at Elijah, finding his eyes twinkling with mischief, as he waited expectantly for a kis
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Just then, the office door suddenly swung open."Mr. Hardin, the board has called an emergency meeting. They said they tried to contact you… Uh, sorry, continue what you're doing, Mr. Hardin. I'll let them know the meeting will be delayed."Ethan was Elijah's assistant. Elijah usually wouldn't bring anyone into the office, so Ethan didn't bother to knock. He had a habit of barging in when there was something urgent.This time, though, he forgot Liesel was with Elijah at Hardin Group.Given their relationship—Elijah being the notorious playboy and Liesel being his girlfriend—it wasn't hard for Ethan to imagine what might have been going on in the office.Ethan mentally kicked himself. From now on, he'd definitely have to knock.When Liesel pushed Elijah away, her lips were slightly swollen and red. She shot Elijah a glare. "This is all your fault."She was mad, but the sight of her flushed face and swollen lips made her look more like a teasingly coy woman, which only made Elijah
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Zack had even tried to force the outstanding Xavier to drop out of school and become a male escort.But Xavier fought back. He confronted Zack with a knife, and that knife came dangerously close to severing Zack's carotid artery. Blood spurted out, and Zack was so terrified that he froze. Only then did he realize just how dangerous Xavier could be.If Zack had truly dared to force Xavier into that life, Xavier would have killed him while he slept.That was when Zack's twisted plans came to a halt. But he was still a hopeless gambler, drowning in debt.Xavier's adoptive mother, who had always treated him coldly, eventually left with nothing to escape the toxic home. Xavier had no one to turn to, and desperate, he forged documents to work at a club.He despised the place, but it was the only way he could survive. Only he knew the extent of his hatred.But in the end, where did all his money go? Zack took it all.Zack would often kneel before Xavier, begging for just one more chanc
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Xavier had endured an unbearable life, but Liesel's life wasn't much better. Hadn't she too stood tall in the storm and stepped forward with resolve?"I know you're trying to comfort me," Liesel said softly, not looking at Elijah. Her eyes remained fixed on the documents in her hands.Elijah only smiled lightly. His gaze once again rested on the materials she was holding.As he flipped through a few more pages, he noticed several names from small families. They were all families that had worked with Jeffrey.In Ashthrone, the truly prominent families were well aware of their status. They gave their children the best education possible.If a child from such a family couldn't succeed, then they were simply useless.But even the useless ones were sent abroad to study or had entire buildings donated for them to continue their education domestically.They were unlike those from humble backgrounds, who would dare to tamper with the college entrance exam.Anyone in the country knew th
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The comments came flooding in."Only the rich can pull off this kind of thing. But wouldn't a truly wealthy person just buy a degree outright?"Or at the very least, they'd spend a fortune to send their child abroad to study or donate a building to get them into school. They wouldn't be so foolish as to fight over such opportunities with ordinary people, right?""Anyone remember Charlotte Sullivan? Is anyone going to stand up for her? Someone help her! After she refused to be a proxy test taker, they abducted and humiliated her. Unable to bear the abuse, she jumped to her death. Who will help her?"The scandal surrounding the proxy testing had caused a huge stir. Before the details were even released, public outrage was already boiling over.The topic of the college entrance exam proxy testing had become a hot discussion, and many trending posts were getting a lot of attention.Shifter Corporation and Hardin Group both came forward at the same time to make a statement. They would
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"Yes, I'm back." Liesel withdrew her gaze and strode toward the house."Mr. Hardin, I didn't expect to see you here as well."Jeffrey had initially planned to put on a pompous display as the head of the family, but the moment he saw Elijah, his arrogance deflated. Instead, he put on an ingratiating smile.Standing beside Liesel, Elijah remained cheerful. "How could I miss the chance to stand up for my fiancée?"Elijah made no attempt to hide his purpose for being there.Hearing him call her his fiancée, Liesel turned to glance at him. When she met his amused gaze, the words of rebuttal she had prepared never made it past her lips.Jeffrey's smile froze, and he forced out an awkward laugh. He didn't dare comment, so he just led them inside with a feigned warmth."Lili, I called you back today because I wanted to discuss something with you," Jeffrey said, putting on a sycophantic tone.It was a rare moment. Jeffrey had never been this polite to Liesel before. But now, she was his
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Liesel had long since stopped longing for Jeffrey's love.She knew clearly that there were things Jeffrey wouldn't save her from. He would only push her deeper into the abyss. The only one who could save her was herself."My dad only has one daughter, doesn't he?" Liesel's lips curled into a smile, but it was shallow and cold. It carried no emotion.Jeffrey couldn't find the words to respond. He couldn't even remember when he had given Liesel that plush toy.At that moment, he found himself resenting Natalie. Why did she have to provoke Liesel now? They had called Liesel back here to placate her, not to stir her emotions!A twisted smile appeared on Jeffrey's face as he shot a vicious glare at Natalie, but she merely smiled back, as if completely unfazed by his anger.Perhaps she was ignoring him intentionally."Don't talk nonsense, Lili. You're my first daughter, a gift from heaven. Of course, I care about you," Jeffrey said. His voice was shaky as he spouted a lie he knew was
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Jeffrey stood frozen in shock. He had no idea Natalie had taken Heather's belongings to auction them off in Bromwich. "You took Heather's possessions without my permission?"Natalie folded her arms. Her stance was defiant. "So what if I did? It's not like you've been generous with my allowance." She sneered. "You let Dash swindle a billion from you, but I take one measly dress, and you're ready to lose your mind? Or maybe it's because you're still hung up on Heather? Don't forget that Heather betrayed you! She ran off and had Xavier with another man!" Her words made Jeffrey's blood boil. The father and daughter squared off as Liesel coldly watched. The bickering dragged on until it wore thin. Elijah's eyes never left Liesel. He reached out and massaged her temples. "Getting tired?"Liesel gave a small nod. "A bit too much noise for my liking." Without a word, Elijah clapped his hands. The door to the room swung open, and a group of black-suited bodyguards marched
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"I'm not interested in getting revenge on a celebrity I used to be a fan of. If your daughter received any retribution, it's only because even God couldn't let it continue."If you have so much free time, it would benefit you more to come to church with me instead."Ophelia was about to walk off when Veronica leaped forward. She held onto Ophelia's leg again and refused to allow her to leave. "No, you can't walk away! Yvonne said that she doesn't have a future in the industry anymore after making you angry."You have to forgive her! Aren't you a fan? You can't just stop supporting her. You have to keep liking her. As the daughter of the Ford family, you can give her more opportunities, and she will definitely be able to rise again!" Veronica roared maniacally.Ophelia let out an exasperated chuckle. All of a sudden, she felt like the entire Zima family was full of lunatics.Unable to hold back anymore, she said angrily, "Yvonne has committed a crime. Do you think I'm moronic enoug
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Understanding dawned on Ophelia's face. She seemed to have guessed the reason Veronica was here.She found the latter extremely ridiculous and disgusting."Yvonne Zima must be your daughter." Ophelia directly dropped Yvonne's full name. As soon as she uttered that, some of the spectator's expressions changed. Their eyes appeared disdainful and contemptuous as they regarded Veronica."What's the matter? What's the deal with Yvonne?" someone asked hurriedly when he noticed the shift in the others' expressions.A female student with glasses named Monica Stein was carrying a backpack with a Giselle keychain. Clearly, she was a hardcore fan of Giselle.Giselle was one of the women whom Yvonne had schemed against at the training camp. By chance, she was also this student's favorite celebrity.Monica immediately said, "What do you mean, what's the deal with Yvonne? If you don't know this story, then listen up."Yvonne is a manipulative bitch! During the filming of the variety show, it
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"Shut up!" Ophelia yelled in a rage.She immediately asked the food truck owner to give her another cup of coffee before pouring it all over Veronica's calf. She was paying her back an eye for an eye.Agonized, Veronica swayed on her feet. Then, she collapsed onto the ground while gnashing her teeth in pain.Ophelia had been raised by none other than the demon himself, Edward. Since she was little, he would always stand in front of her to protect her. Ophelia knew better than anyone how he liked to deal with matters.After Edward left, she had picked up a few things from him. Naturally, she would never let herself get bullied by others."Give me a serving of fries, a taco, some churros, and a hotdog." Ophelia pointed at the menu items on the food truck and rattled on about her order to the owner, who was gaping at her.Ignoring the probing gazes of the people around her, she minded her own business and brought some fries to her mouth. Only then did she feel herself come back to l
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Ophelia was so angry that she wanted to cuss at Edward. However, before she could even get mad, she heard Edward's disappointed voice. "Are you regretting this already?"Ophelia was dumbfounded. However, Edward continued slowly, "After giving it a lot of thought, you decided to abandon me. Is that it? I know I'm not good enough… I don't blame you…"Ophelia felt a headache coming on, but the anger had vanished. "No, I'm not thinking of abandoning you."The kiss yesterday had left her so excited that she hadn't slept a wink the entire night.She thought to herself, "If I don't set the record straight, Edward's going to overthink and paint me as a playgirl."She took a deep breath. "After you kissed me… I was really happy, so I only went to bed very late."Edward was obviously also caught off-guard. He hadn't expected to hear that. With delight in his eyes, he said, "I was also really happy that you let me kiss you."Ophelia hummed, and her face flushed red. "I'm really tired," she
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Brandon didn't respond right away. Fred continued, "No one taught your mother and sister how to act appropriately in society. Mr. Ford is spending his precious time teaching them what to do and what not to do. Thus, they will have to suffer a bit for this."Mr. Zima, if you really want to help them, then just give your parents the bare minimum financial aid from time to time. As for your sister… you have no obligation to provide for her. Do you understand where I'm coming from?"Brandon couldn't accept it. "My sister's reputation in the industry isn't great right now. If I don't help her, then she really won't be able to survive. Mr. Ford is also an older brother. He should understand what I'm going through."Jacob loved Ophelia, and Brandon also naturally loved Yvonne. It was because of this that he wanted to try getting forgiveness from Ophelia.Fred raised his voice. "Ms. Ford is very warm and never treats people haughtily. She has never used her family background to bully oth
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With a serious expression, Brandon rattled on about the various compensations for Ophelia. Fred nearly couldn't keep his facial expression under control.It seemed like everyone already knew that Ophelia was a huge fan of Chelsea's. It couldn't have been easy to think of such a compensation.The elevator arrived on the top floor, but Jacob still hadn't given his response. Therefore, Brandon hurried into his office behind Jacob and Fred. Finally, Jacob looked at him. "There is some sincerity to it."Firstly, a public apology to Ophelia on his company's Twitter account would clear her name. Secondly, the shares would be considered as financial compensation for the mental distress caused.The third form of compensation was the key point that convinced Jacob to look up. He thought that it was too difficult for Ophelia to fight for concert tickets and produce fan merchandise herself. Now that there was someone readily available to do it, Ophelia wouldn't have to work so hard.This pers
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Jacob could really be heinous.Who wanted to listen to Veronica's blabbering?Most people thought that Tobey was sly, cold, and heartless. However, they didn't know that Jacob was the one who was truly wicked.In his youth, he had once been kidnapped because one of the medicines that the Ford family manufactured had threatened to undermine the profits of others. During that time, he'd suffered through endless torment.When he was rescued, his personality had turned ruthless.Although he could be monstrous, he placed great importance on his family and friends. And, Ophelia was his beloved little sister.How could he let Yvonne off the hook for scheming against Ophelia? He had to teach Yvonne that the world could be a harsh place.Not only was Yvonne stupid, but she was also very unfortunate.At first, Jacob could still tolerate how Yvonne had used Ophelia. He had just planned to give her a small taste of her medicine and stop there. However, Veronica had decided on her own accor
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Vincent's expression turned cold. He wanted to kick her out of the house, but suddenly, Jacob's cold voice sounded from afar."Since our family is powerful and influential, why should we swallow our anger and surfer in silence?"Jacob had left a document at home, but because his assistant, Fred Foreman, didn't know where it was kept, he had to come home himself to get it. Unexpectedly, he overheard Veronica's haughty words when he returned.Well, a woman who was only pretending to be wealthy in a remote place was now acting superior in his home. Who would allow that to happen?All these years, Veronica had never been defied by someone younger than her before. Because she was much older, she considered herself superior. She didn't care if one was the heir to the family or the eldest son of the main family. At that moment, Jacob's words had made her rage boil over."Look! Look at the children that the Ford family has produced!"Jacob raised an eyebrow. He massaged the spot betwee
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Edward chuckled quietly in her ear. "Where do you want to go tomorrow, Ophelia? Should I take you on an overseas getaway? Or perhaps, we could take a stroll nearby and watch a movie.""I can't go overseas; I'm not on break yet. Let's go watch a movie," Ophelia replied. "I've only watched a movie with you as my brother. This time, I want to try watching a movie with you as my boyfriend."Although Edward was still the same person, his identity had changed.She could now touch Edward openly. She could hold his hand, hug him, and kiss him.It was… really great."Alright, get some rest today. I'll come pick you up tomorrow," Edward said.Ophelia nodded and walked him to the door. As soon as she shut the door, she pressed her hand to her chest, feeling her heart thudding rapidly from the kiss earlier.She hopped into bed and rolled from side to side.After Edward got into his car, he finally let out a loud laugh. He pressed his fingers to his lips, reminiscing about the aftertaste sh
