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Why did he have to tell Natalie so much? He even confessed everything! Mary and Peter were both more shocked than the other, completely dumbfounded. No one had expected that Joshua was the one who poisoned Natalie! Even Gale herself, when she found out, was shocked, and she had a heated argument with Shawn!"Alright, no need to talk anymore, young man." Gale pulled him closer and covered his mouth while whispering, "Shh, be quiet, okay?"If it weren't for Peter and Mary's presence, Gale would not have been this gentle! Kids could be really naughty!"I just thought it would be nice to let Natalie know the truth. Otherwise, she would be in the dark, not understanding how she got poisoned!" Joshua responded."I will thank you on behalf of her," Gale replied."You're welcome, big beauty."Gale took several deep breaths to calm herself down. She could not afford to get angry; it would make her look bad, and it was not good for her health. She reminded herself that Joshua was her own
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Natalie had been constantly scheming about how to get another chance to get close to Mary and snatch a fruit knife. She had completely overlooked how Joshua addressed Mary.It was only then that Natalie realized that Gale referred to Mary as his grandmother! Since Mary was Gale's biological mother, it meant only Gale's son had the privilege to call Mary his grandmother. Peter also referred to himself as Joshua's grandfather. It was all so clear! Natalie had only just figured it out. No wonder Joshua mocked her for being foolish!Gale remained silent but signaled the bodyguards to continue removing Natalie. However, Natalie began resisting more fiercely and was not as cooperative as before."I will know the truth before I die! Gale, is he your son? You have a son you've been hiding, don't you? Why don't you dare to admit it? You don't even recognize your son!" Natalie exclaimed.She struggled while yelling, refusing to let go. She grabbed onto the bedpost, refusing to leave. When
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Gale spoke softly, "Natalie, Joshua is my son, and there's nothing I won't admit. I've never had any intention to hide him. If I wanted to keep it from you, the bodyguards would have taken you away the moment Joshua walked in. They wouldn't have let you stay in the ward, overhearing our conversations."Joshua did not shy away from calling them 'Grandma' and 'Grandpa'. It was evident to anyone what the family dynamics were. Natalie had simply taken a moment to grasp the situation."He's actually..." Natalie's chest heaved dramatically. "If I'd known earlier, Gale, I could have made my move much earlier! He was living in the Lefting family, right under my nose!"Joshua pulled down Gale's hand and said quickly, "It's a pity that I got the upper hand, not the other way around, you wicked woman!"Afterward, he pulled Gale's hand back up to cover his own mouth.Gale was speechless.Natalie felt embarrassed and wronged."Gale, you're so amazing. You left your son with me. What were you
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"He would be overjoyed, surprised, and delighted! In prestigious families, offspring are always considered immensely important, especially sons.""Gale, you're truly the ultimate winner. You gave birth to two children, and they're even twins!"Gale was not inclined to offer any explanations. There was no need to explain herself to Natalie. If she had known that Joshua would come over, Gale would never have arranged for Mary and Natalie to meet."I don't care however you want to think about it, you'd better obediently leave with the bodyguards. Go back to where you came from. It might save you some future misery," Gale said.Natalie clenched her teeth fiercely. "Why... why do you get to... Why? Just when I thought you had reached the pinnacle of life, you delivered a fatal blow to me, proving that you have an even better life, that you possess even more! Things I could never attain no matter how hard I tried!""Shawn loves you, and Aurum loves you. You still have two children by
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Natalie took small steps due to the ankle restraints. Any slight jolt from her would alert the bodyguards. The bodyguard was following her closely behind, as per his orders."Gale, you have two children with Shawn. Why do you still want Aurum? Can't you just return him to me?""I love him so much, far more than you could ever love him! I would treat him well. I am willing to devote my youth and life to him. What about you? What have you done for him? You only know how to beg him to do things for you.""When he needed you, begged for your mercy, you flatly refused!"Gale gazed at her and said, "Natalie, I hope you understand, it was never me who took Aurum away, nor was it Aurum who wanted to leave you. It was you, who pushed him away with your own two hands! You never truly had him! As you are now, do you even think you deserve him?""There has always been you between us!" Natalie shrieked. "He loves you, loves your true identity as the Yarn family heiress. I'm just a substitute,
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However, she could not care less about the injury on her forehead. She scrambled up and deftly seized the fruit knife placed on the bedside table!The moment Natalie clutched the handle of the fruit knife, she thought she was halfway there. She finally had a weapon!There was Gale, rushing over to protect Mary.Natalie could not believe her luck! Her lunge toward Mary earlier was intentional, just a guise to divert everyone's attention.The bodyguard would surely try to stop her, but simultaneously, Gale would undoubtedly rush over to protect Mary.That way, Gale would be right at the bedside, not too far from her.Then, Natalie could seamlessly accomplish her goal. First, get the knife! Then, take Gale as hostage!The silver blade gleamed. The next moment, Natalie raised her hand from behind, grabbed Gale's neck, and then pressed the knife against it!The whole process was too quick and chaotic.By the time everyone came to their senses, Natalie had succeeded!She laughed re
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The worst word she had in her vocabulary was 'ungrateful wench'.Natalie was, indeed, the lurking wretch within the Yarn family!"So, you finally speak your mind. Yes, I'm not your daughter. I'm the sty in your eye, your disgrace! That's what you truly think of me!" Natalie scoffed.Mary's face turned crimson!Seeing this, Gale spoke up, not wanting Natalie to further upset Mary, "I saw through you, Natalie. From the moment you kneeled in front of me and Shawn to apologize, you were plotting your revenge plan, right?""Yes! You realize it now!""No, I knew from the start that your swift and humble apology had a catch. That's why I didn't agree to spare you for Aurum. As for you successfully taking me hostage now..."Gale sighed. "It's not because you're clever or lucky. It's because of Mom's affection, giving you the greatest opportunity."It was Mary's love for Natalie that allowed her to appear in the hospital room!"I've figured you out, Natalie. You never had any intention
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She knew she would not be able to hold on much longer. Natalie was not strong enough to keep Gale under her control indefinitely.When Natalie no longer had strength, Gale would easily escape. That would be terrible.Using Gale as leverage was just a temporary ploy. What Natalie truly wanted was to trade Gale for Joshua. The person she wanted to abduct was Joshua! Gale would stay alive, living with the lifelong pain of losing her son."Gale! What should we do? You can't get hurt!" Peter was terribly anxious.Mary mirrored his concern. "It's all my fault. It's because of me that we are in this situation... Gale, I'll save you!" Mary attempted to get out of bed.As she lifted the covers, she said, "Natalie, take me instead; do whatever you want to do to me! At my age, living or not doesn't matter!""You've got grievances, resentment, vent it on me! Take your anger out on me! I didn't plead for you, didn't do everything to save you. It has nothing to do with Gale. You hate me, the
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Summer didn't know, but the more she said that, the more unsettled Gale felt inside. Everyone was telling her that Shawn wasn't that busy, didn't need to work overtime, let alone stay in the office until late at night. So, what was he doing that night? Did he have some secret that she couldn't know?Just as she was pondering this, several exclamations suddenly rang out in the office. "Wow! Look at this!" "Oh my god!" "This is so explosive!" "The hype is skyrocketing!"Several colleagues were glued to their computer screens, their faces full of gossip and excitement. Gale was puzzled and asked, "What's going on? What happened?"Summer immediately picked up her phone. "Let me see... Oh my god!"Gale grew even more curious. What on earth had happened? She hurried over and stared at Summer's phone screen.News stories flashed one after another, relentlessly. Gale quickly caught the most crucial information: "Ivy announced her withdrawal from her latest film, leaving the female
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She wondered what Shawn was doing that night, that he came home only at dawn. Where did he go? Was he lying?Just a moment ago, Gale merely felt something was off, but now, she was overwhelmed with a strong sense of panic. Joshua's words about how women flocked to Shawn and how men would not be suddenly busy, suddenly flooded her mind.Even though Gale tried hard to tell herself not to overthink things, that it was impossible, and that Shawn deserved her full trust, she was having a hard time controlling herself!“Gale?" Summer called her several times. “What are you thinking about? You seem so distracted.”“Nothing,” she shook her head. “It’s nothing. I’m getting ready to work on the design. I really can’t delay any further.”She wasn’t in the mood to joke around with Joe and Summer anymore, so she turned and sat down in front of her computer. Her mind was completely blank. What on earth was Shawn doing that night when he came home so late? Clearly, there wasn’t any urgent matter
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Summer chuckled, "Look at you, anyone who doesn't know might think I bully you just because my position is higher than yours. Gale, come on, show some authority. I heard from Joe that Shawn has all the shares...""Shh!" Gale quickly covered her mouth. This was a sensitive matter; it wouldn't do to discuss it casually. If someone with ill intentions overheard, it could lead to unnecessary trouble."Okay, okay, I won't say anything," Summer understood her meaning. "Let's talk about work then? Oh great designer, where's your design draft? It was due last week! You've been delaying for quite some time!"Gale looked embarrassed. "I... I haven't finished it yet...""Show me the draft.""I haven't even started the preliminary draft...""What?!" Summer looked shocked. "Gale, how did you become so lax?""There's so much going on, taking care of two children, and Shawn..." Gale's voice trailed off.At this moment, Joe suddenly appeared from nowhere. "Is Shawn clinging to you, or are you
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“Sorry, Gale, I'll be more careful next time.” He hugged her, lightly brushing her forehead with his chin.Gale wondered if she was overthinking things. It was just normal work busyness that made Shawn come home a bit late, and she hadn't really minded or dwelled on it. But, it seemed this issue kept resurfacing in her mind.Just as she was thinking, she suddenly felt lighter."Ah..." Gale exclaimed, "Shawn!"He scooped her up horizontally and headed upstairs in large strides. It was another night of intense entanglement. Gale was tired and sleepy. Her eyes were barely open, but just before drifting off to sleep, she managed to say, "I have to go to work tomorrow, on time... no more skipping.""Okay."With Shawn's response, she immediately fell into a deep sleep.She left everything else to him… She was going to fall apart! She didn't know what was going on with Shawn, these past two nights have been endless. Before, he might ask for too much, but he would care about her physica
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The trip back home was serene and filled with warmth for Gale. Shawn in contrast, felt tumultuous. By the time they arrived home, the two little ones were already fast asleep in the back seat, slumped over in different directions."Just a moment ago they were chattering non-stop, now they're all curled up asleep," Gale chuckled. "No matter how clever they are, they're still just kids."They were her little darlings. She opened the back door and gently lifted Nicole out. For some reason, when she lifted Nicole, she felt a bit unsteady and swayed."Careful," Shawn noticed and reached out, pulling her and their daughter into his embrace.Gale leaned securely against him. "With you here, how could I fall?""No worries, maybe Nicole's just gotten heavier as she's grown. I'm having trouble carrying her now," Gale said."Let me."She tilted her chin. "You take Joshua. I can manage for this short walk, really.""I can handle both," Shawn replied."Yeah, yeah, I know you're strong."S
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"Alright, alright," Joshua shrugged and said, "Old man, you do your thing. Actually, I hope you could be a bit busier.""You want me to be busier?""Yeah, just a bit busier than now. Not too much, just a moderate increase," Joshua gestured, "You're always so leisurely, it makes me uneasy, Shawn!"Shawn asked, "What makes you uneasy?""Your business. I'll have to inherit it in the future! If you continue being so idle and not managing the company well, when I take over, I'll be swamped! Shawn, can't you think about your son?"So that was Joshua's concern. He feared Shawn wouldn’t manage the company well and it would burden him in the future.Gale sighed repeatedly, "How did I end up with such... "She couldn't find the right words.Smart?Mischievous?Shawn replied calmly, "Joshua, do you now realize you're my son? I should consider you? Then let me ask you, what do you want to call me?""Daddy."Joshua smoothly said.Both Shawn and Gale were somewhat surprised.He actuall
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"Joshua!" Gale turned around to look at him. "What's been going on in that little head of yours day after day?"Joshua replied seriously, "I'm thinking about you, Mommy. Shawn leaves work on time every day, never stays late. Suddenly he's busy until midnight. Don't you think that's a bit strange?"As he said this, Gale felt something wasn't quite right. But she trusted Shawn enough. The company was big, with lots of business, so the occasional unexpected situation was normal. Even if she pushed the thought further, what would Shawn do? Would he be seeing other women? Gale wasn't concerned at all because Shawn wouldn't give any woman a chance! He loved only her and she was confident that she held the only place in his heart."Alright, I think you've been watching too many dramas lately," Gale said. "Joshua, from now on, you need to cut down on your TV drama time!""No! I refuse!""Joshua, your protest is futile!"Joshua was getting frustrated; he really wanted to watch TV.After
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Joshua reluctantly said goodbye to Ivy, "Bye-bye, Ivy. I'll come over again when I have time. You can come to my house too! Love you! Mwah mwah!"He kept blowing kisses."Shawn," Gale looked at him, "Does your son know no shame?""I'm starting to suspect he might have a genetic mutation."Both Shawn and Gale were quite reserved by nature, especially in expressing their feelings. They loved subtly and rarely voiced it openly. But Joshua was different. He worked his charm on everyone from the old Lucas down to babies. He could make anyone happy if he wanted to!The car moved along the road.Gale asked, "What do you think about Ivy's condition today?""What do I think?""Yes.""I didn’t observe closely," Shawn replied. "Why?"Gale couldn't help but laugh, "I allow you to look and give your opinion. It's fine. You don’t have to create your distance so strictly.""She's better than last time," Shawn said. "Beyond that, I don’t know."Even if he knew, he couldn't say.Gale reac
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Ivy stared at Gale, her eyes bright and clear.“Gale, if I hold the truth in my hands, would you want me to reveal it?”Gale nodded firmly. “Yes!”“Do you want to know the whole truth?”“I do!”Ivy blinked, then suddenly smiled. “Okay, okay, Gale, I know what to do now.”“Can you tell me now?”“Not yet.”“Why?” Gale asked. “Have you been threatened?”She grew tense all of a sudden.Ivy shook her head. “No. It’s just too complicated to explain in a few words. But with your support, I suddenly feel stronger and know what I need to do!”Even if President Wood tried to stop her, she would expose it. She would vent her anger, punish Paul, tear off Aurum’s hypocritical mask, let Gale know Aurum's ugliness... Ivy decided to act on her own. She resolved silently.Smells of food wafted from the kitchen.“Dinner’s ready,” Ivy smiled. “Joshua, Nicole, did you wash your hands?”They replied, “We’re going now!”“I’ll take you.”“No,” Gale stopped her. “They’re big enough to wash the
