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"I'm an amateur, the director is a professional. The success of a film or TV production isn't achieved by me throwing money around and giving orders. That's art, something I don't understand. My role is investments only, so it's better not to interfere too much with the director's creative process," Aurum replied.Ivy nodded, her admiration evident in her eyes. "The director would also be pleased to have an investor like you." "It's mutual. He wants art, I want profit. He's the director, I'm the businessman." With that, Aurum turned to her, a slight smirk playing at his lips. "Ivy, are you hoping I'll use my so-called power as an investor to directly cast you as the female lead?" Ivy shook her head repeatedly. "That's not what I meant... you misunderstand. I..."Before she could finish, Aurum interrupted, "Actually, I hope you'll allow me to use that power to cast you." Her heart skipped a beat. The implications of his words were profound. Ivy was prone to overthinking, but she
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Although Ivy did not turn back, she felt his gaze on her back. It was not until she entered the gate that it went away. Meanwhile, Aurum's car slowly drove away. He actually watched her safely enter the studio before leaving. He was indeed considerate and thoughtful. Was this attention to detail just part of his character, or did he genuinely like her? Could it be love at first sight? When Aurum rescued her from the skateboarder, she had no idea about his identity. She did not know that the man before her was the CEO of the Lefting Group, a film investor, and that he had the archetype of a sugar daddy numerous female stars would fall over themselves for.Ivy still remembered her first impression of Aurum, a classy and refined gentleman. At that time, Ivy did not know that Aurum had orchestrated the whole encounter. She was Aurum's prey! At night, at Temperley Hall's study, the phone rang. "Hello?" Shawn answered the phone. Fiona's voice came through. "Mr. Wood, I have some fin
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If there was not enough evidence, confronting Aurum would give him a chance to argue and make his future actions more cautious, making it harder to gather evidence. Moreover, Gale trusted Aurum enough. After all, for her, Aurum, who had helped for so many years, was selflessly devoted without asking for anything in return and was still her childhood friend. How could he possibly do anything to harm her or betray her trust?It would be hard to make his case. Shawn suspected the photos were also orchestrated by Aurum. He decided to practice caution. Shawn got up and walked out. At this moment, there was a knock on the study door. "Mr. Wood." "What's the matter?" "Summer is here. She's downstairs with Gale and the kids," the housekeeper reported.It was quite normal for Summer to be here. She was the godmother of the two children and also Gale's best friend. He can tolerate her as long as Summer does not badmouth him in front of Gale. After all, he would have to deal with Summer
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"Ah?!" Joshua was even more shocked. "The bad person you've been complaining to my mom about is my Godfather?""Yes! It's him!"Joshua looked conflicted. He slowly stood up, scratching his head.What should he do now?On one side was his godmother, on the other was his godfather. Who should he support?"My godfather is actually a really nice guy." Joshua tried to speak up for Joe. "He's funny, handsome, and has good manners. He never puts on airs. He's much nicer than Shawn."His impression of Joe was very good. From the moment they met, Joe had helped him, deliberately giving him the hotel room card to help him escape from Shawn's clutches."Oh? So, in your heart, Joshua, Joe is much better than me?" Shawn's voice sounded faintly.Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough!!!Joshua suddenly coughed violently.Damn!Why did Shawn always hear it whenever someone spoke ill of him? He was just everywhere!"No, you misunderstood. What I meant was, Godfather is a really nice person, jus
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With that, Summer got up. "What's this?" Gale grabbed her. "No one's chasing you away, and nobody's avoiding you." "I know, I'm not blaming you guys, it's my own problem." Gale firmly pressed her down. "If you go out now, you'll definitely run into Joe, he hasn't left yet." "I'll go out the back door. Your house is so big, there should be several doors, right?" Summer looked around."Are you really planning to leave?" "Otherwise? Should I go meet Joe?" Gale looked conflicted. "How about... you just... give in to him?" "Say that again?" Gale shook her head. "How about you just... be with him?" Summer almost jumped up. "I asked you for help to come up with a solution, not to matchmake me with Joe!" "Just give it a try, it's been so many years..."Gale persisted, managing to pull Summer back. "He's not just messing around, he's sincere. Give him a chance, and give yourself a chance at a relationship."Gale said, "If he dares to treat you even the slightest bit badly,
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"Joe isn't a playboy. He genuinely cares about you. You've just been imagining the worst, which is why you feel so insecure," Shawn said.Summer deflated, "Why is everyone siding with him...""I am just telling it like it is. Of course, if you insist on blocking Joe from coming in, I won't allow him in," Shawn said, crossing his legs casually."Really?""Between offending you and Gale or offending Joe, I'll choose to offend Joe."Meanwhile, Joshua had been pretending to watch cartoons. In reality, he was listening intently to the adults' conversation.Uh-oh.He thought Shawn and Mommy would persuade Godmother and let Godfather in to talk things out.However, in the end, no one sided with Godfather!What could he do?Joe had helped him before. Joshua could not just stand by this time; he had to do something!After a moment's thought, Joshua slipped out of the living room quietly when nobody was paying attention.In the dark of the night, he dashed toward the front door.Joe
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He hesitated.Joshua continued, "Mommy said that Shawn was really persistent in pursuing her. Why don't you try the same?""If you don't act now, Aunt Summer might really leave.""If she wanted to reject you, she would have said it directly. Since she has not outright refused you, it means she still has feelings for you!""Uncle Joe, what you need to do is dispel her doubts and give her a sense of security!"Upon hearing Joshua's words, Joe felt motivated. Right, Summer had not rejected him!She had just run away.Maybe she had not figured out how to face him yet. That did not mean she did not like him!Joe was invigorated.He immediately stepped through the side door, patting Joshua's head. "Well done, I owe you one for this!"Joshua chuckled. "Go for it, Uncle Joe, win the lady's heart soon, and give me some siblings to play with!""Go for it!"The guard was speechless.Should he stop them or not?He had not done anything wrong; Joshua had let him in. It had nothing to do
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Everyone turned to look at who it was. Joe appeared, wearing a blue shirt, neatly pressed black trousers, a watch on his wrist, and a slight furrow on his brow. Joe always greeted people with a smile, but now he had a furrowed brow, indicating that he was indeed worried.He glanced at Summer, and their eyes met. Summer, who had just stood up, suddenly sat back down.She asked, "How did you get in here? Didn't the guard stop you? Or did you use some other way?"Joe did not answer. He just walked straight toward her. Summer looked around, trying to find a place to hide. After searching around, she could only hide behind Gale.Gale symbolically shielded her and looked at Joe. "What do you want?""What can I do?""She doesn't really want to see you right now. Give her some time," Gale said, her voice gentle and calm.It sounded like Gale was on Summer's side. In fact, what Summer could not see was Gale winking at Joe while she spoke.Gale also felt it was quite tricky being caught
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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
