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"Dad, go easy on me!" Theodore didn't dodge and took the hit from Tobias' cane head-on.Tobias poked at Theodore's damp shirt that was clinging to his waist. "Can't you have a little dignity? You're a disgrace! Are you possessed by something?"You… You… Why… Why are you even trying to seduce her?""Shh! Keep your voice down!" Theodore quickly hushed him."Oh, right, I should be quieter. Because this is such an honorable thing to be overheard?" Tobias scoffed, feeling like his old face was about to lose all credibility.Theodore, however, smirked as he said, "If someone hears, how am I supposed to keep seducing her?"Tobias rolled his eyes so hard he nearly passed out from sheer exasperation.…Elara found a few comic books for Bambi and borrowed some paper and colored pencils from a housekeeper.Bambi was incredibly focused and could sit quietly for hours reading and drawing.Once she was settled, Elara approached Tobias' students. "Hello, Dr. Snapp asked me to complete one o
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Tobias' students all gathered around. Many of them were watching with amused expressions, expecting to see a disaster unfold."Hah! Just look at what she wrote here…" The student with black-rimmed glasses began mocking the formulas line by line, ready to tear them apart.But as he skimmed through the solutions at lightning speed, the words caught in his throat."She… She actually solved it!"Elara's solution was not only correct but also clearer and more concise than his own. The realization hit him hard—why hadn't he thought of that approach?"No way! Just because she wrote something down doesn't mean it's right," another student argued.He snatched the worksheet from the first student's hands, and the others craned their necks to see. Their eyes locked onto Elara's solution, scanning every step.For a moment, none of them spoke. Not only had she written fast, but she had actually solved every single problem Tobias had given them.The way they looked at Elara changed instantly
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"I'm looking forward to competing with you in the tournament, Miss!" said one of the students."If you end up ranking at the bottom, now that would be interesting." The student with black-rimmed glasses sneered."The ALI Math Competition allows participants from all backgrounds, so there are always plenty of blank submissions. Every year, the ranking board is littered with zeros."Plus, the competition publicly lists each participant's name and background. You'd better be mentally prepared!"Elara smiled, somewhat unbothered. "How about this—if I rank higher than you, you wear a T-shirt that says, 'I ranked lower than Elara Jones in the ALI Math Competition' for a full week. Sounds fair?"This was the ultimate insult for students used to the ivory tower of academia. He would have to walk around Capitol University with that shirt on display.The student with black-rimmed glasses was provoked by Elara, and he rose to the challenge. "Fine! But let me tell you, I won't even demand yo
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Finnegan saw Theodore carrying Bambi and immediately pushed open the car door to step out.Finnegan was broad-shouldered and muscular at nearly 6'2". His short-sleeved black T-shirt was stretched taut over his well-defined physique."Give her to me," he said while extending a strong, sinewy arm toward Theodore.Theodore had no choice but to hand Bambi over.Finnegan took her with one arm effortlessly, then turned to Elara. "Let's go."After bidding farewell to Theodore, Elara got into Finnegan's car.Finnegan carefully placed Bambi in the back seat and shut the door. As he walked toward the driver's side, he even swept a cold gaze over Theodore.Theodore ignored Finnegan entirely as his softened expression was focused solely on Elara."Drive safe," he said. The curve of his lips formed a polite yet distant smile.Theodore then watched the off-road vehicle disappear into the distance.As Finnegan drove, he glanced at Elara through the rearview mirror. "Who was that just now?"
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Elara raised her arm, intending to remind Bambi not to use too much strength, but Bambi had already swung her punch before she could say anything.Beryl was sent flying backward, losing his balance and crashing to the ground. His mind went completely blank."Mr. Caddel, are you okay?" Bambi quickly ran to his side.Beryl felt like a massive force had yanked him up, and he clutched his chest and coughed uncontrollably.Bambi quickly but gently patted his back."Urk!" His undigested breakfast surged up from his throat and spilled onto the floor."Ugh." Finnegan let out a cold sneer, his expression laced with disdain.Elara rushed to grab a mop and started cleaning the floor. Not far away, someone held up a phone and discreetly filmed Elara. He immediately sent the video to Niamh."Isn't this your dearest sister?"Niamh stared at the video on her phone for a long moment before bursting into laughter.She turned and walked into a private lounge, pushing the door open so hard it s
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"Tsk." Harvey set his phone down with a look of irritation. It seemed Elara was still playing games with him."Oh, come on! Don't let Elara get to you!" Niamh threw an arm around Harvey's neck and playfully patted his chest twice.He made no effort to push her away. Niamh then followed him back into the private lounge while clinging onto Harvey.Inside, a group of elite heirs was deep in discussion about the stock market, excitedly talking about multiple stocks surging that day."I heard a little rumor—apparently, the Fisher family invested 60 million into BrightPeak Securities two days ago."These socialites had their ways of obtaining inside information. A transaction of that magnitude between Elara and BrightPeak Securities had not gone unnoticed.All eyes quickly turned to Harvey. He hesitated for a moment, then dismissed it with a casual shrug, thinking Elara merely got beginner's luck."My wife just got lucky."Even he wondered if Elara had overheard some inside informati
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"Yay! Niamh, I'll be waiting for you!" Beau cheered and happily ended the call.Niamh shot Harvey a smug look. "Well? Impressive, right? Your son listens to me now!"Harvey warned, "Don't take him anywhere dangerous.""Relax! I know what I'm doing! Beau needs to follow my lead if he wants to grow into a real man!"…Elara returned to the boxing gym, where Beryl had been training Bambi for over half an hour.Bambi wore pink boxing gloves, and her hair was tied up in cute little twin buns. She punched the sandbag in a steady rhythm, while Beryl, who was holding it in place, took the brunt of her strength.Sweat poured off Beryl's body, drenching his shirt as if he had just been pulled from a lake.He asked while panting heavily, "You good? Need a break?"Meanwhile, Bambi hadn't broken a sweat. "I can hit it a hundred more times! One, two, three!"Even her voice was still full of energy.An hour later, Beryl collapsed onto the floor, clutching the sandbag in pure exhaustion. He
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Harvey rushed into the children's room and saw Beau lying on the bed, and his body was covered in red rashes. He was having an allergic reaction again!"Call Dr. Keller," Harvey ordered with furrowed brows.The staff hesitated. "Mr. Beau's condition is serious! He might not make it in time for the doctor to arrive!"Without a second thought, Harvey picked up Beau and sprinted to the garage.By the time Harvey carried Beau out of the car at the hospital, the hospital director was already waiting at the entrance with a team of pediatric doctors."Mr. Fisher!" The director greeted him with the utmost respect.Harvey placed Beau onto a gurney, and the nurses wheeled him straight into the elevator. One of the doctors loosened Beau's collar and checked his pulse."Does Mr. Beau have any known drug allergies?" the doctor asked.Harvey turned to Mary.Mary stammered, "I—I don't know!"Lowering her head, she added softly, "Mrs. Fisher would know…"Harvey gave a sharp command. "Call E
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Harvey's fingers clenched around the business card, his knuckles turning stark white beneath the skin. What he held wasn't Theodore's business card—it was a declaration of war!Harvey let out a derisive scoff. "'I as Polaris, you as the moon'? 'When moonlight fades, my star stays true'?"Do you really need to dress up your pathetic obsession with another man's wife in pretty poetry?"Theodore's card crumpled under the pressure of Harvey's long, powerful fingers. He opened his hand, letting the mangled card fall from his palm and drop to the floor. Then he lifted his foot and crushed it beneath his shoe.With deliberate provocation, Harvey raised his wrist toward Theodore. "This was a birthday gift from Elara—a Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon phase watch."He arched an eyebrow, emphasizing, "'Moon phase.' See that? She asked me to wear her on my wrist."Theodore glanced down and chuckled quietly, Harvey's display of ownership amusingly transparent to him."Let's discuss t
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Ralph was terrified of saying the wrong thing and provoking Harvey's wrath again."Mr… Mr. Beau told me to set the fire... He hoped both Ms. Jones and you, Mr. Fisher, would rush into the burning building to save him. He wanted to use this chance to... to reconcile you two."Ralph pleaded with a pained expression. "I never expected the materials on the auditorium's top floor weren't fireproof! Mr. Fisher, I was careless—please, I beg you, help me!"Just then, an officer pushed the door open and announced from the doorway, "Mr. Leonard, Xavier's guardian, has arrived with his appointed lawyer."As soon as the officer finished speaking, a tall, imposing figure strode in. Harvey, who was still seated, lifted his gaze and met the sharp, striking features of a man who flashed him a smirk.Dressed in a sleek gunmetal-gray suit, Theodore exuded an icy yet unrestrained aura. His dark eyes were gleaming with arrogance. Harvey's attention was fixed on the peacock brooch pinned to Theodore's
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Harvey sat in the police station, watching the surveillance footage provided to him by the officers. In the video, Ralph had placed flammable materials on the top floor of the auditorium and set the place on fire.That same assistant now sat across from Harvey, his wrists shackled in silver handcuffs.At this moment, Harvey's fury reached its peak. His sharp, chiseled features tensed instantly, and his dark eyes gleamed with a crimson reflection. He stood abruptly, grabbing Ralph by the collar and yanking him forward.Ralph's chest slammed against the edge of the table with a dull thud. When he met Harvey's gaze—filled with enough rage to flay him alive—his legs trembled violently under the table."Mr… Mr. Fisher, let me explain!"The police rushed forward, trying to pull Harvey away and force him to release his grip."Mr. Fisher, calm down first.""How the hell am I supposed to calm down?" the man roared. "You burned my wife to death! How can I possibly calm down?"With one ar
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"How did Xavier get trapped in there?" Ralph whispered to Beau."I don't know."When Beau refused to elaborate, Ralph didn't dare press further.One of the Fisher bodyguards suggested, "Mr. Fisher, let us escort you home first. The moment the firefighters rescue Ms. Jones and Mr. Xavier, we'll notify you immediately.""I'm waiting right here!" Harvey's voice could have frozen hell itself. "I'm not leaving until I see them with my own eyes!""Daddy..." Beau spoke up. "Is Mommy hiding inside on purpose? Is she refusing to come out?""What nonsense are you spouting?"Harvey's gaze turned scalpel-sharp, slicing through Beau's small frame. The boy might as well have been nailed to the ground under that stare."Take Beau home." Having issued the order, Harvey dismissed his son entirely."Mr. Beau, let me take you back."Beau stared at Harvey's broad back—the man stood within reach yet felt continents away."Daddy..." His lips moved soundlessly, but Harvey remained statue-still, of
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"What month was Xav born?" Elara asked Leonard.The man responded, "That's confidential."Xavier's origins and birth month were classified secrets.Elara then said, "Merida's always been the younger sister at home. Could you let her be your big sister, Xav? Let Merida take care of you, okay?""Come play with us again next time, Xav.""Xav! Merida and I have been waiting for you!"Elara's warm voice echoed through Xavier's fading consciousness as he lay teary-eyed in the closet. Suddenly, a splintering sound erupted above them. Something was collapsing on the upper floor.Blood oozed from Elara's hands, the sticky fluid making it impossible to grip the bobby pin. Without hesitation, she tore at the ropes with bare hands, wrenching Xavier free.When the boy tumbled into her arms, two hearts—one large, one small—plummeted from suspense into relief.She scooped Xavier up, but as she stood, her vision blurred dangerously. Each breath became a struggle. The exit seemed to recede as
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Beau turned his head to look at his assigned assistant. Meanwhile, Ralph stood clutching his own head, staring in horror at the collapsing section of the auditorium.Suddenly, he felt a tug on his suit jacket. As he looked down, he found Beau gripping the fabric. The boy's face was flushed red, slick with a mixture of tears and snot."Will Mommy… die in there?" Beau asked him again.Ralph jumped as if he had been stepped on. He yelped, "How should I know?"Though he'd scouted the auditorium multiple times, he never imagined the upper structure was so dilapidated that his fire would burn through the roof this quickly!"This makes no sense!" Ralph muttered.His research confirmed the rooftop used fireproof materials—that's why he'd chosen it as the ignition point.His original plan assumed the flames would die out naturally after consuming the combustibles. Now a terrifying possibility dawned on him.The auditorium's material reports must have been falsified! Someone had clearly
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Theodore tapped his phone screen, hitting the merge call button.When Finnegan answered, Theodore snapped impatiently, "Where the hell are you? Did you stop to solve world hunger first? Even the old man with a walking stick could've made it to the fire by now!""Shut it!" Finnegan's voice sounded muffled, as if coming through a barrier.Theodore guessed he must have already put on his breathing mask."Going in!"After this brief notification, Finnegan hung up.…Clutching Elara's phone on the second floor of the auditorium, Beau ran out of the room. He glanced down at the screen displaying "Theodore" and decisively ended the call.Though he knew this was his orchestrated fire—that Ralph had guaranteed his safety within the auditorium—his body still reacted to the rising temperature. Even through the soaked handkerchief, the acrid smell penetrated his nostrils.Panic rising, Beau dashed down the stairs toward the main entrance. Four fire trucks had surrounded the building outsi
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Xavier, still collapsed inside the closet, stared wide-eyed at Beau.At that moment, Theodore also heard Beau's words through the phone. With one arm crossed over his chest and the other hand resting on his chin, his icy gaze fixed on the computer screen showing surveillance footage of Beau shoving Xavier into the room.Merida stood behind the driver's seat, her small hands gripping the headrest. Her round eyes trembled, and her dark pupils were shaking with distress."I'll keep both of you alive!"Elara's response didn't satisfy Beau."No! You have to choose just one!" he screamed, grabbing Elara's arm with a look that mixed stubbornness and desperation."Mommy! Xavier will be fine! Just come with me!"Let's leave together and reunite with Daddy! We can be a happy family again!"A sudden thought struck Elara. She turned sideways, rummaged through her backpack, and pulled out a bobby pin. Carefully, she attempted to thread it through the knots of Xavier's bindings.Her focus b
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Beau stared blankly at Elara as she desperately sawed at the ropes binding Xavier. Xavier couldn't possibly escape the closet without cutting them.Xavier began coughing uncontrollably. Elara immediately stripped off her outer layer and poured the remaining water from her thermos onto the fabric.She wrapped the soaked garment around Xavier's head, covering his nose and mouth. The cloth obscured half his face, leaving only his wide, panicked eyes visible as he watched Elara struggle with the ropes."Elara, you need to evacuate now!" Theodore's voice came through the phone's speaker, laced with uncharacteristic agitation.With no cameras in the second-floor rooms, Theodore could only monitor the hallway footage from his car. He pieced together Elara's situation solely through the phone conversation between her and Beau.Even as he spoke, his slender fingers flew across the keyboard. The surveillance system itself remained intact, and the missing footage resulted from someone disabl
