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When Noelle heard the click of the seatbelt, she snapped back to reality and pointed at herself. "You want me to race?" she exclaimed. "No, no! I can't! I may have a driver's license, but I'm a rookie. Just driving safely is already an achievement for me. Racing? No way! And this isn't even a professional race car!""Nelly, don't be afraid. I believe in you!" Charles squeezed Noelle's hand, encouraging her. "You never know your limits until you try. I didn't know how to race before either." His calm voice acted like a spell, guiding Noelle.Noelle blinked, looking uncertainly at Charles. "But I don't know how...""When I'm in a bad mood, I like to race. Pushing myself to the limit helps me forget everything. Try it out, okay?""Fine!"Noelle took a deep breath, opened the car door, and switched places with Charles. Then, she took another deep breath with her eyes fixed on Charles. "I can do this.""Yes. I believe in you. I'm putting myself in your hands!" Charles buckled his
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Back then, Noelle was naive and agreed to trade dolls with Winter. However, Winter quickly destroyed her own doll.Noelle's eyes darkened when she recalled this memory. She pressed the accelerator to the floor. "I don't want to lose. Not this time!"Charles smirked. "But they're professional racers, driving professional race cars.""But I want to try!"She did not want to be deprived of her rights without even trying. She needed to make an effort, and if she still could not get it after trying, then she would let go. It would simply mean it was not meant for her.Noelle's words were not only meant for Charles but also for herself. Seeing the determination in Noelle's eyes, Charles knew she had made up her mind. "Alright, go for it."From start to finish, Charles did not say much. He was just there beside her, encouraging her and cheering her on. He put his trust in her, placing his life in her hands.Noelle bit her lip, feeling a different kind of emotion toward Charles. She gri
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Noelle felt Charles' gaze burning into her, and his eyes seemed to see right through everything. She looked at him shyly. "You don't want your reputation ruined by me, do you?"Charles shook his head helplessly. This woman was clearly worried about losing, so she came up with this excuse. Just moments ago, she had been excited to race, and now, she was backing out."Hmm?"Noelle blushed. "Alright, I admit it. I'm afraid I'll lose. Happy now?" She then urged him, "Hurry up!"Charles nodded and walked over to the group. "What are the rules?"One of the men in the group eyed Charles as if wanting to say something, but another interrupted him, "Our usual rules. We race to the mountaintop. Whoever gets there first wins. But hey, with your car... Do you want us to give you a head start?"The man with the red hair and a wild attitude added boldly, "Or… if you beat any one of us, you win.""Alright. It's a deal." Noelle quickly interjected. "You said it first. If we beat any one of your
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Charles kept his lips tight and stared straight ahead. His focused and serious expression left Noelle no time to think about anything else.She gripped the handle with both hands as Charles accelerated again, overtaking another car at the next bend.Noelle felt the wind rushing past her ears. It was an indescribable sensation. Her heart pounded in her throat, and she felt like she might scream at any moment.As Charles overtook another car, Noelle heard someone outside curse in awe, "Holy crap! This guy's a legend!"Noelle bit her pale lip, glancing at Charles under the dim interior light. The man outside was right—Charles really was something else.Seeing his calm demeanor, Noelle bit her lip and asked, "Were you a race car driver?"Charles raised an eyebrow, his lips curving into a smile. "Scared now?"Noelle shook her head. Seeing that Charles could still talk to her, she could not help but worry. "I'd better not distract you. Just focus on driving!" Then, she added, "Actuall
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Noelle stared at Charles and then turned to look behind them.The other cars were already far behind Charles'. "How did you do that?"Before she could finish her sentence, Charles' eyes grew sharp. "Hold on tight." As he spoke, he floored the accelerator, speeding through the rough terrain."Fuck!" The red-haired man, who had been in first place, saw Charles accelerating on the most dangerous part of the road. "Is he crazy?"Usually, they would slow down on this stretch, but Charles had sped up instead.Noelle gripped the handle tightly, her entire body grew tense. Her heart was seemingly pounding in her throat. However, she had no choice but to trust Charles completely.To Noelle's surprise, the car came to a sudden stop. She turned to Charles in bewilderment. "What happened?"Charles smiled lightly, shutting off the engine and rolling up the windows. He pulled Noelle into his arms. "Were you scared?"Noelle swallowed hard, feeling as if she had been reborn. She wrapped her ar
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Charles curled his lips upon seeing the unusual expression on Noelle's face. He gently patted her head. “That's good!”He cared about winning, but not in this context.Charles drove to the finish line with a sense of joy, and as expected, they lost the race. However, the red-haired man could not help but admire Charles when his car arrived. "Man, where do you race? You're pretty good."The red-haired man tossed Charles a cigarette, which he caught. However, he just played with it without answering. The man raised an eyebrow, impressed by Charles' demeanor. "Interested in joining our team?"Charles smiled. "I lost!""No, we lost!" The red-haired man, who could take a loss gracefully, understood Charles' skill. He was amazed. Having been in the racing world for so long, he had not expected to find someone who could drive like that.They were professional racers, calculating every detail and knowing their limits. However, seeing Charles' performance with just a luxury sedan was a fi
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The group howled in excitement, but Sully just smirked. It was the first time he had seen Jim so serious.After Charles led Noelle to the car, they drove away. Noelle's mind was still replaying the scene of their kiss. She could not believe she had kissed him, and when she came to her senses, Charles had taken it seriously and refused to let her go.Noelle cautiously glanced at Charles, thinking she was being discreet. As she watched his profile, she swallowed nervously and licked her dry lips.Charles' narrow eyes met hers, as if he were a predator locking onto its prey. Noelle's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly looked away with her heart racing. She stammered, "Y-You could have won, and they even admitted it! Why didn't you take the prize?"Charles raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Do you really want the prize?"Noelle initially wanted to say no, but instead, she nodded. "Yes. Your skills were clearly better. Why didn't you take the prize?""If you like it, we can go back and
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"I'm not sure," Ronald admitted. "The video did come from an IP address associated with the York family, but whether Simon was responsible is unclear. Our team intercepted it, but Julian also received a copy."Mr. Hoffman, what do you think Simon and Julian are up to?" Ronald was puzzled. "Simon has everything he could want. Why target your wife? And Julian, he’s her father, yet..." Ronald caught himself almost misspeaking and quickly corrected, "Yet he behaves like this."Charles replied coldly, "Profit, of course. What else do businessmen care about? Noelle doesn’t have shares in City Ring Corp. Logically, marrying her to Xavier would be the best choice as it wouldn’t remove any shares from City Ring Corp. But he didn’t do that!"Charles was also puzzled regarding this matter. If Julian intended to give Noelle to Simon, he must have expected to gain something from Simon."Find out what happened between Noelle and the Shaw family!" Charles sensed something was off. Although Noelle
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Liliana turned and saw Yankel looking at her. She felt a bit shy and brushed her hair aside. "Mr. Canfield, let's talk outside," she suggested.Yankel looked at Bobby, who was fast asleep, and nodded. "Okay!"Liliana saw that Yankel needed help, so she gently pushed him out of the room.They did not go far, just out to the hallway outside the hospital room.Liliana paused for a moment before looking at Yankel with a serious expression. "Have you noticed that Bobby seems really scared of Xenia?"Yankel's brow creased as he thought about how Bobby had acted in the hospital room. He stayed quiet."I'm not implying anything bad. I raised Bobby, and he's definitely not scared of me. Mr. Canfield, you saw for yourself that Bobby doesn't push you away," Liliana said, her point clear. There were only the three of them in the hospital room earlier—Bobby could not be afraid of Yankel or Liliana, which left only Xenia.Yankel's frown deepened. "That can't be right. She was the one who su
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Once Xenia had left, Bobby, who had been so tense and frightened, finally let himself relax. Liliana watched Bobby with a hint of doubt, then glanced at Xenia walking away. Her brow stayed knitted with concern.Yankel had no idea what Liliana was pondering. He was just thrilled to have some alone time with his son. This boy was his and Samara's, their only child together. Now, Bobby was his sole focus in life. Yankel could not quite put into words the swirl of emotions he felt.Samara was gone, and Bobby was the last link he had to her.Yankel's eyes, deep and filled with warmth, rested on Bobby. Bobby might not have known Yankel well or felt comfortable around him yet, but he was starting to understand a lot more these days.Liliana had explained to him that Yankel was his real dad. She had gently told him that his real mom was in Heaven, a place of beauty.Bobby was not sure what Heaven was, but he thought it must be a really nice place. Liliana had told him that everyone would
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Bobby spoke those two sentences in a very soft voice, leaning in close to Liliana's ear. Neither Yankel nor Xenia could hear him.Liliana's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Yankel and Xenia with a worried look in her eyes.Yankel looked puzzled and a bit mad. Xenia, on the other hand, looked away when Liliana tried to catch her eye, so Liliana could not read her face.Turning back to Bobby, Liliana gently wiped the tears from his chubby cheeks and whispered, "I'm right here. I won't leave you." Then, she turned to Yankel and said, "Mr. Canfield, I'll just stay over here, okay? I promise I won't get in the way of your time with Bobby."Yankel was not happy about it, but he knew he did not have much choice with Bobby being so upset.Bobby was his son, but he had always been with Liliana. She had raised him. Trying to separate them then would probably make things worse.Yankel nodded. "Okay, but it might hold you up a bit."Liliana smiled. "It's no problem at all. It’s my jo
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Sean's head was pounding, and his eyebrows twitched with frustration. "Linda, just go away," he said through clenched teeth."I'm going to tell the pretty girl that you're picking on me. What will you do then?" Linda taunted, sticking her tongue out at Sean before dashing off.As Sean watched Linda run away, his headache distracted him from his sour mood over Liliana's rejection.Bobby's surgery had gone really well. Afterward, Bobby and Yankel were taken to a room to rest. Bobby was just a kid, and the surgery had been a lot for him to handle. Liliana stayed right by his side, making sure he was okay.Next door to Bobby's room was Yankel's. Yankel often visited Bobby, and so did Xenia. Liliana could not help but notice that Xenia was pretty crafty. She did not like Bobby at all, but she sure knew how to act like she cared for him. She looked after Bobby so well that anyone who did not know better would think she was the sweetest person ever. However, Liliana knew better. She h
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Sean nodded.Liliana's expression turned even more sour. "Even though this is your hospital, Mr. Smith, isn't it wrong for you to listen in on other people's conversations?"Sean's brow furrowed. "I didn't mean any harm, and you know it.""How would I know that?"As Liliana tried to leave, Sean reached out and caught her hand. "Liliana, you must realize that neither Yankel nor Xenia will just let things slide."Liliana scrunched her eyebrows. "And what about it?" She was not without means to handle them, even if Yankel would not back down."Did you ever stop to think about why Xenia is so set on having Bobby return?"Sean looked at her, causing Liliana to pause. "Maybe she's trying to win over Yankel?" she guessed. A scorned woman could do anything, much like Joanna had four years ago.With that thought, Liliana pulled her hand away. "But what's any of this got to do with you, Mr. Smith?"Sean's brow was deeply furrowed. "Liliana, you know I can help you with whatever you wa
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In the end, it was Xenia who broke the silence. She looked directly at Liliana and said, "Ms. Hoffman, let's not beat about the bush. How much do you want in order to give up Bobby's custody to Yankel?"Liliana raised her eyebrows, clearly surprised by what Xenia said.Xenia felt uneasy under Liliana's gaze and frowned. "Ms. Hoffman?"Liliana snapped out of her thoughts. "Ms. Bennett, did you not investigate my background before coming here?""What do you mean by that?" Xenia's expression turned unpleasant.Liliana gave a small smile. "I mean, do you really think I'm short on money? Or do you think the Hoffmans can't afford to raise a child?"Xenia's expression shifted slightly at Liliana's words, her teeth sinking into her lower lip. "The Hoffmans…"Brookville's Hoffman family… How could Xenia not know about them? Even her own father had to show Charles some respect.Her father had once told her that if you wanted to survive in Brookville, there were two families you could not
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"Liliana, I know the damage I caused is already done, and there's no way to take it back. I just wanted to say this while we're still young and while we still have time. I—" Sean continued."Enough!" Liliana's body trembled slightly. "It's too late, Sean. All of this is already too late."She took a deep breath, and her hands clenched into fists. Maybe it was because Bobby was beside her, but Liliana did not lose control of her emotions. Still, there were tears at the corners of her eyes.Tears gathered in her eyes, and soon, they slid silently down her cheeks. She gave a faint smile."Sean, when something's in the past, it's just that—the past. Regres no longer matter, and time doesn't go backward."You say you've loved me all along, but you didn't tell me. You didn't show it. If you had told me that four years ago, I never would've let your mother take me away. I never would've given Joanna the chance to hurt me."You ask about what could've been? I used to wonder that too. If
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When Bobby heard that, his already soft and fair little face became even more adorable. His eyes sparkled with genuine delight."Yes, yes! Mr. Smith, you're so good-looking, and Mommy is beautiful too, so the baby you have together will definitely be beautiful!"Bobby squeezed his own chubby cheeks with his pudgy little hands, then propped his chin up with one hand and added proudly,"The baby will definitely be as good-looking as I am!""Yes, just as good-looking as you are, Bobby," Sean echoed with a smile in his eyes.He glanced at Liliana with a subtle look, only to find that though she was smiling, there was no warmth in her gaze—just coldness.Liliana held Bobby in her arms, her eyes fixed on Sean."Sorry about that. Bobby is still a child. He doesn't understand the meaning behind what he says. If he said anything that bothered you, I apologize on his behalf."With that, she turned and carried Bobby back into the hospital room.There was a fleeting shadow in Sean's eyes,
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"Then Mommy, you and Mr. Smith should make me a little sister!"Bobby suddenly seemed to remember something. His big round eyes blinked rapidly while his chubby cheeks turned red. He looked unbearably cute."Mr. Smith?""Yeah, the man who wears white clothes every day! He comes to see me every day, tells me stories, and even plays games with me," he said, counting all the good things about the man in white on his little fingers.Liliana gently held Bobby's small hand. "Bobby, I can't.""Why not? But I really like Mr. Smith," Bobby pouted. He was still too young to understand adult relationships—he simply knew that the man in white treated him well, so naturally, he wanted him to be with his mommy."You don't even know who he is, and you want me to have a baby with him?" Liliana could not help but laugh at how adorable her son was. "Bobby, listen—only a husband and wife can get married and have a baby. Got it?"Bobby nodded, kind of understanding. "Then Mommy, you should marry Mr
