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Once I got home, Henry and I discussed having a wedding ceremony. If we didn't, there was always going to be someone who didn't know how to back off. Carl's daily harassment frustrated me to no end.On our wedding day, nearly half of the business industry was in attendance, including Carl.As Henry and I exchanged our rings and our vows, Carl's eyes reddened, and he balled his fists so tightly that his veins popped. His eyes were glued to me, almost as if he would grab me and take me away the moment I looked at him.Alas, even as the wedding reception ended, I never looked his way.After that day, to avoid letting Carl pester me any further, I started buying up shares in Anderson Enterprise, the Anderson family's company.Having acquired a lot of the shares at a low price, I ended up holding an equal amount of shares in the company as the family did, effectively giving me the power to make decisions too.Thanks to several of my "bold" strategies, Anderson Enterprise made several
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I attended my celebration party dressed in a white gown that made me look regal and unapproachable.Many of the Andersons were in attendance, and apart from Carl, they were all dressed extravagantly.Once everyone had arrived, I took the microphone and thanked everyone who had come. Then, the screen started displaying my chat logs with Carl—namely, the sweet nothings he sent in an attempt to win me back after he found out I married Henry.Holding my ring up for everyone to see, I said, "I hereby make a formal announcement that I won't ever marry you, Carl, so stop deluding yourself into thinking you can still marry me. Henry and I are married, so you should give up."Once I was done, the anger I had been holding inside of me finally dissipated.All the guests started whispering among themselves."I never thought Mr. Anderson would be this lovestruck.""No man is immune to the power of love. That being said, Ms. Gardner is with Mr. Moran now. Carl does pale in comparison."With
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Carl and the Andersons were humiliated at my celebratory party. I put a large portion of my shares in Anderson Enterprise up for sale, and a wealthy woman from Westmoore snatched them up at twice their market value.A year later, I heard that the Andersons were just barely staying afloat. Plenty of wealthy women came to me to ask about Carl, but in the end, it was one named Mona Carter who got him.I heard that Mona took Carl back to her place and had her fun with him. She kept him in bed for a week and dried him out.But a few days later, she got tired of him and withdrew her investment in Anderson Enterprise.I had promised to stop targeting Anderson Enterprise back then, but I didn't say I would stop for good. Thus, I bought out the company at an extremely low price and kicked the entire family out.How could they, who were used to a lavish lifestyle, accept that they were now penniless?The entire Anderson family started blaming each other, saying that they shouldn't have tre
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As soon as I got home, I announced, "Carl and I have broken up."When I saw Mom and Dad still in their formal attire, I slumped onto the couch with a look of sorrow."But both families have already come to an agreement about the engagement!" Mom exclaimed.Mom and Dad stared at me in shock. They even dropped the mugs of tea they were holding."That's right. Carl's parents have given us their blessings, but Carl doesn't want to marry me," I replied before closing my eyes, feeling rather dejected.Today, I was supposed to get engaged to Carl Anderson. Many prominent figures from the business industry had been invited to our engagement party.Everyone watched as I stood there like a complete fool, waiting all day for Carl to come. I was subjected to all their comments and ridicule, and Carl didn't even show up.Slamming his hand on the table in fury, Dad declared, "Tomorrow, I'll head over to see the Andersons and demand an explanation. They've gone too far!"Dad wanted to stand u
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I watched as Angela approached Carl and murmured something to him. Immediately, the manner in which Carl carried himself changed entirely. He looked unusually gentle.I sifted through all the memories I had of Carl throughout the last two decades or so. He had never smiled at me the way he was smiling at Angela now.Carl and I were childhood friends. We had played with each other since we were children. Being a rather carefree person myself, I often went around climbing trees and scampering outside with Carl.When others bullied me, he would defend me and beat them up to chase them off. When I cried, he would patiently soothe me.Even when we had grown up, Carl never bothered to put on any sort of pretense around me. I thought that meant he treated me like his soulmate, but as it was, he was merely treating me as if I were his pet.When I saw the intimacy he shared with Angela, I finally realized just how worthless my love was to him. I didn't even know when he got so close to Ang
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When I got out of bed and went downstairs the next morning, I saw Carl sitting in the living room."Things were a bit hectic yesterday, Iris, so I wanted to have a proper talk with you today," he said.He didn't look too good. With how heavy his dark undereye circles were, it seemed like he hadn't slept a wink last night.I nodded before taking a seat across from him.Previously, whenever Carl and I were together, I was always the one who had an endless stream of things to say. Whenever he got annoyed, he would use his hand to cover my mouth. My heart would pound whenever my lips made contact with his hand. I would turn bright red and sit beside him in silence.But now, I no longer wanted to revolve my life around him.My love for Carl was over."I'll give you a sum of money. Consider it a token of my apology. Let's call off the engagement. Even if you refuse, yesterday's situation will just keep happening. Nothing can make me show up to get engaged to you," Carl declared befo
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That night, Henry invited me over to have dinner at the Moran residence.When I arrived, Angela was bustling around the kitchen."You're here, Iris! So, you're the guest Uncle Henry mentioned, huh?" Angela said as she shot me a teasing wink.Chuckling, I rolled up my sleeves and lent her a hand in the kitchen. Henry was a germaphobe, so it seemed like Angela was the one in charge of all the house chores.When Carl arrived, he was startled to see me. Acting as if he didn't know me all that well, he greeted me stiffly.Almost as if we had come to a tacit agreement, none of us mentioned the whole affair with the canceled engagement.Throughout dinner, Carl kept serving Angela."Angie, the doctor said you need to avoid spicy food because of your injury," Carl said before shoving the plate of buffalo wings—the only spicy food on the table—toward me.Our eyes met, and he hesitated briefly. Carl knew I couldn't eat spicy food, but he didn't care. Angela was all he cared about.I was
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After dinner, Henry drove me home."Will you marry me? I promise I will always protect you from harm," he asked with such a solemn expression that I felt a bit sheepish."Sure, but let's not do anything grand. I did just get dumped at what was meant to be my engagement party, so I'd rather announce our marriage at a later date," I replied.There was a flicker of aggrievedness in my eyes as I looked up at Henry. Who knew what others would say about me if they heard that I got involved with Henry right after Carl dumped me?"Alright. I'll do whatever you want, as long as it makes you happy," Henry replied.Thrilled that I had said yes to his proposal, he stroked my head. He didn't seem to care whether others knew about our relationship or not.The next day, Henry and I registered our marriage. We also decided to move my things over to his place.Everything was already prepared. After all, I had initially planned to marry Carl a few months after our engagement, so Mom and Dad had a
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Carl and the Andersons were humiliated at my celebratory party. I put a large portion of my shares in Anderson Enterprise up for sale, and a wealthy woman from Westmoore snatched them up at twice their market value.A year later, I heard that the Andersons were just barely staying afloat. Plenty of wealthy women came to me to ask about Carl, but in the end, it was one named Mona Carter who got him.I heard that Mona took Carl back to her place and had her fun with him. She kept him in bed for a week and dried him out.But a few days later, she got tired of him and withdrew her investment in Anderson Enterprise.I had promised to stop targeting Anderson Enterprise back then, but I didn't say I would stop for good. Thus, I bought out the company at an extremely low price and kicked the entire family out.How could they, who were used to a lavish lifestyle, accept that they were now penniless?The entire Anderson family started blaming each other, saying that they shouldn't have tre
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I attended my celebration party dressed in a white gown that made me look regal and unapproachable.Many of the Andersons were in attendance, and apart from Carl, they were all dressed extravagantly.Once everyone had arrived, I took the microphone and thanked everyone who had come. Then, the screen started displaying my chat logs with Carl—namely, the sweet nothings he sent in an attempt to win me back after he found out I married Henry.Holding my ring up for everyone to see, I said, "I hereby make a formal announcement that I won't ever marry you, Carl, so stop deluding yourself into thinking you can still marry me. Henry and I are married, so you should give up."Once I was done, the anger I had been holding inside of me finally dissipated.All the guests started whispering among themselves."I never thought Mr. Anderson would be this lovestruck.""No man is immune to the power of love. That being said, Ms. Gardner is with Mr. Moran now. Carl does pale in comparison."With
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Once I got home, Henry and I discussed having a wedding ceremony. If we didn't, there was always going to be someone who didn't know how to back off. Carl's daily harassment frustrated me to no end.On our wedding day, nearly half of the business industry was in attendance, including Carl.As Henry and I exchanged our rings and our vows, Carl's eyes reddened, and he balled his fists so tightly that his veins popped. His eyes were glued to me, almost as if he would grab me and take me away the moment I looked at him.Alas, even as the wedding reception ended, I never looked his way.After that day, to avoid letting Carl pester me any further, I started buying up shares in Anderson Enterprise, the Anderson family's company.Having acquired a lot of the shares at a low price, I ended up holding an equal amount of shares in the company as the family did, effectively giving me the power to make decisions too.Thanks to several of my "bold" strategies, Anderson Enterprise made several
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I heard that Angela had been having a hard time. When she first came back to the country, she reminded me of a blooming rose, but now, all of her zest and vibrance for life had been worn away.From time to time, Carl would force her into paying us a visit at the Moran residence. That way, he could tag along to see me.He would seize opportunities when no one else was around to ambush me and say all sorts of things."Look, Iris. You bought these clothes for me. I'm wearing them today. I love them."He also said, "I placed an order for 20 thousand of the baby blue roses you wanted, Iris. I'll bring them over in a few days. I only married Angela to rebel against my family. I didn't like being forced to obey their plans for me, but I now realize what a huge mistake I made."Carl tugged on my clothes and begged me to look at him, but I cut him off and pried my clothes out of his hand."Sorry, but I'm happy with the way things are. I used to think what I felt for you whenever I followe
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A few days later, Henry carved out some free time to head back to my family home with me.Mom pulled me aside and asked, "Iris, did Carl come looking for you lately? A few people said so, and they all sounded so sure about it."Hearing that, I frowned. The situation between the four of us was a little complicated right now. Who was spreading this news around?"Make sure you explain things properly to Henry. Don't let him misunderstand anything. He's a far better man than Carl," Mom reminded me with a pat on my shoulder, warning me to take this seriously.Nodding back at her, I replied, "Don't worry about it. I've already told him everything. Besides, how is Carl better than Henry in any way? I'm not blind, you know!"News got around among our social circle. Henry knew about my engagement too. Since he married me anyway, that meant he didn't care about my past.Henry spent some time in the living room with my parents before leaving because he had work to attend to at the office. B
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That night, after seeing Angela and Carl off, I looked at Henry with a hesitant expression. I felt the urge to explain things to him."Is something the matter?" Henry asked me with a frown. "If there's anything, you can just come right out and tell me. You don't need to hold back."Taking a deep breath, I filled Henry in on everything that happened between Carl and me throughout these years. I told him about the way Carl used to defend me when I got bullied. By the time I got to the part where he had humiliated me by not showing up at the engagement party, my tears were trickling down, but surprisingly, I didn't feel that much pain in my heart.Time indeed worked wonders. In just a matter of days, I had already gotten over Carl."I know. You don't need to feel bad. I chose to marry you. You couldn't have forced me into it," Henry declared. "From the time I used to tease you as children till now, my feelings for you have never changed."He pulled me into his arms and comforted me
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Carl froze and stared at me in disbelief."Angie, what did you just call her?" he asked.Puzzled, Angela glanced between Carl and me as she replied, "Aunt Iris, of course. She and Uncle Henry registered their marriage not too long ago. They just haven't gotten around to having their wedding ceremony yet."I patted Carl on the shoulder and said, "Congratulations on your wedding, my new nephew-in-law."Then, I took Henry's hand and walked into the venue."Are you alright?" Henry asked as he fixed his eyes on me. It looked like he was worried I would feel even the slightest flicker of hurt."I'm fine. I've moved on from him already. Otherwise, I wouldn't have married you," I replied as I tapped his hand reassuringly to indicate that I was okay.By the time I returned to the Moran residence after the wedding reception, it felt as though my face had frozen into a perpetually stiff smile.Everyone knew about my relationship with Carl. There were bound to be some who were waiting for
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After dinner, Henry drove me home."Will you marry me? I promise I will always protect you from harm," he asked with such a solemn expression that I felt a bit sheepish."Sure, but let's not do anything grand. I did just get dumped at what was meant to be my engagement party, so I'd rather announce our marriage at a later date," I replied.There was a flicker of aggrievedness in my eyes as I looked up at Henry. Who knew what others would say about me if they heard that I got involved with Henry right after Carl dumped me?"Alright. I'll do whatever you want, as long as it makes you happy," Henry replied.Thrilled that I had said yes to his proposal, he stroked my head. He didn't seem to care whether others knew about our relationship or not.The next day, Henry and I registered our marriage. We also decided to move my things over to his place.Everything was already prepared. After all, I had initially planned to marry Carl a few months after our engagement, so Mom and Dad had a
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That night, Henry invited me over to have dinner at the Moran residence.When I arrived, Angela was bustling around the kitchen."You're here, Iris! So, you're the guest Uncle Henry mentioned, huh?" Angela said as she shot me a teasing wink.Chuckling, I rolled up my sleeves and lent her a hand in the kitchen. Henry was a germaphobe, so it seemed like Angela was the one in charge of all the house chores.When Carl arrived, he was startled to see me. Acting as if he didn't know me all that well, he greeted me stiffly.Almost as if we had come to a tacit agreement, none of us mentioned the whole affair with the canceled engagement.Throughout dinner, Carl kept serving Angela."Angie, the doctor said you need to avoid spicy food because of your injury," Carl said before shoving the plate of buffalo wings—the only spicy food on the table—toward me.Our eyes met, and he hesitated briefly. Carl knew I couldn't eat spicy food, but he didn't care. Angela was all he cared about.I was
