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Zachary demanded, "You're the one who got Lulu fired, aren't you?"Ember could clearly hear his voice from upstairs!Mrs. Slate scoffed. "You call that a job? And yes, I framed her for a mistake and got her fired. She was the one who humiliated us with those banners at your wedding, and her behavior will only escalate if I don't straighten her out."Ember was naturally smug when she heard that—Mrs. Slate now hated Lulu to the bone, did she not?"Do you have any evidence it was her?" Zachary snapped."Evidence? She admitted it herself!" Mrs. Slate shot back, furious that Zachary was still thinking about Lulu. "You're married, Zahcary—you should be caring about Ember. Her family background matches ours, and she is the Lindts' only daughter. It's not just an individual marriage, but a marriage between families! Don't you understand how lucky you are?"Zachary had always known that his mother loved money and influence, and his father's philandering ways left her suffering considerabl
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Stephen almost lost his footing the instant he saw Isaac inside the office.What was he doing here?!Pulling the doctor aside, he asked softly, "When did he get here?""Just now," the doctor replied. "He chased everyone out the instant he arrived. I think he's gathering Dr. Spencer's belongings."Carr became flustered—Irene repeatedly emphasized the importance that he gathered her belongings.What was he supposed to do now?"Is there something wrong, Dr. Carr?" The doctor noticed the look on his face. Stephen quickly shook his head. "It's nothing. Also, all of you should go about your business instead of standing around.The doctors dispersed, while Stephen, feeling too guilty to talk to Isaac, turned to leave as well.He would never dare.…A quietness loomed amid the rows of desks in the office, and Isaac was the only one seated there, at Irene's seat.There were stacks of books, research papers, patient medical histories, and various receipts on the table. Only one ph
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Isaac stared at the letter for a long while without moving, as if he was frozen stiff.He was simply staggered… To think that Yvaine Lynd had written such a letter to Irene! He certainly never expected his mother to remember everything but not come back to him because she fell in love with Mick Gooding!Haha… the irony! His mother fell in love with another man. Did she even think what that made of his father?His fingers clenched, and the paper crumpled in his grasp.Stephen was mentioned in the letter…Rising to his feet, he stormed toward Stephen's office.Stephen looked up the instant he opened his office door and quickly rose to his feet when he saw that it was Isaac.While he had weathered his fair share of drama with patients and their families over the years, he felt pure, gripping fear around Isaac. Perhaps because he was feeling guilty and hid a lot of things from the man, he did not dare to meet Isaac's gaze. Even as he kept his eyes elsewhere, he asked, "Is ther
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Irene agreed to be the scapegoat implicated with Yvaine's death. And it was all because Yvaine had written her letter, asking her to save Mick.She just wanted to carry out Yvaine's will, only for Isaac to misunderstand and give her the silent treatment.How miserable must she have felt? She could not tell him anything because Yvaine told her not to, leaving her to suffer it all alone!"My selfishness led to this. I shouldn't have asked someone innocent to take the fall just to save a friend, and cause a misunderstanding between you and her. I'm sorry—""'Sorry?'" Isaac scoffed. "Did you think that's going to cut it?!"Stephen did not dare to say a word in response—it was true, a mere sorry was not going to cut it."'Violated your ethics as a doctor', was it? Then you shouldn't keep your job, or you'll insult the profession," Isaac growled before turning to leave. He then stopped at the doorway, and added without looking back, "People like you don't deserve anything."With t
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When the door opened and Irene saw the person standing outside, she exclaimed in surprise, "You?!""Stephen contacted me and gave me your address," Mick Gooding told her. "He wants someone to take care of you, since you've just arrived and probably not used to this place."Irene did not let him in immediately—naturally, she had her concerns."Don't worry," Mick assured her. "Stephen told me everything—your secret is safe with me."It was only then that Irene let him in.While Mick survived a car crash, he was injured considerably. It was only thanks to the advancement of medical technology that he made a full recovery. Even so, Yvaine's death still hit him badly—he looked much older now, and the tip of his hair was turning white, as if he aged a decade in an instant.After Mick entered, he gave Irene a business card. "Here's my number and address. Contact me if you need help." Irene took it out of politeness. "Thank you.""You don't have to. I mean, didn't you come here beca
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Irene's call was soon answered. "Is there a problem? Why are you calling at this hour? It must be midnight over there…"Irene had been keeping contact with Stephen over the last six months, and he occasionally took photos or videos of Tommy there. In fact, he recently sent her a video of Tommy, but she was now calling him again, intent on asking for more favors despite it although she would be asking too much.But it was Tommy's birthday."Why aren't you saying anything?" Stephen noticed her silence. "Like I said, I've already gathered the stuff you left on your desk."Stephen did not dare to tell her the truth. Knowing that she would get worried, he decided to just tell her that she took everything—she was not going to find out from over there anyway.Irene said softly, "I know, but that's not what I'm asking about. It's my son's birthday…""It took me over a month to get that video for you," Stephen told her.It was certainly difficult for Stephen to reach Tommy, what with S
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In the car, Mick told Irene, "There's going to be a lot of expensive antiques, jewelry, and other items at the auction. Tell me if you see anything you like, and I'll get it for you."He then added, "I don't mean anything by this. You were Yvaine's daughter-in-law, and I already think of you as my daughter."Irene smiled. "I'm not really interested in all that stuff.""I see… Actually, I collect old books and antiques, and Yvaine used to attend these auctions with me…"Misery showed on his face once he mentioned Yvaine, and Irene changed the subject. "Are the people attending rich?"Average Joes would not be able to afford anything from such auctions after all."Yeah," Mick replied. "They are expecting rich people from across the world."Irene nodded—such auctions were a pastime for the wealthy.They happened to arrive at the auction center just then, and they saw the many luxury cars parked outside.Irene was almost able to recognize most, since many of them were limited edit
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Irene panicked and quickly turned away, fearful that she would be recognized. Mick noticed that, and shifted his body to keep her hidden, while asking quietly, "What's wrong?'"A familiar face," Irene replied softly, even as she slid another peek at the man.There was no mistaking it—that was Harvey Gooding.She never expected him to show up there!Nonetheless, Mick told her, "Don't worry. He's not going to notice—the hall is quite dimly lit and you're wearing a mask." Irene was actually just too surprised to see Harvey there and became nervous. Still, she quickly calmed down, and thought to herself that he would not notice her since she was sitting behind him. Moreover, he probably would not recognize her after what had happened to her face anyway. Soon, the auction began, with the host giving a simple speech before proceeding to the auction proper.Most items auctioned for the day could be categorized into an assortment of antiques and jewelry, with the first one being a
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