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When Zachary entered his study, he discovered the desk already covered with matchmaking resumes. A headache immediately pulsed behind his temples.There was no need to guess—this was undoubtedly Leonard's doing. His younger brother always acted more than he spoke. Wiping cold sweat from his forehead, Zachary abruptly ended the call.Meanwhile, Harvey and Ethel took nearly four hours to reach the summit, with frequent stops when Ethel's stamina failed. During the final 500 yards, Ethel needed oxygen after every step.When Atkina Church's grand architecture finally appeared before them, Ethel collapsed to the ground, wailing uncontrollably.Zachary awaited them inside the church. As Harvey entered the sanctuary, he stated coldly, "Leonard ordered me to perform your tonsure personally."The father bears the child's sins—with no mother to guide Beau, you must take full responsibility. From now on, no more incidents!"Harvey remained silent. He knelt stiffly on the prayer cushion at Z
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Elara slept soundly through the night. When she opened her eyes to the sterile white ceiling, her mind blanked for several seconds before she reached up to remove the oxygen mask.Sitting up, she scanned the unfamiliar surroundings—the medical equipment, the zero-gravity hospital bed, the decor that clearly wasn't a hotel. She must have been admitted after losing consciousness.This had to be a VIP suite at a private hospital. Since she and Xavier were rescued together, Leonard likely arranged this room. She began to wonder about Xavier's condition.Her fingers had just closed around the phone on the nightstand when the door swung open. A white-coated doctor entered. His hair was concealed under a surgical cap, his face was masked, and there were amber-tinted glasses perched on his noseHis tall frame moved with an almost wind-swept confidence. Something about him felt... familiar."When did you regain consciousness?"The muffled voice made her ears tingle. It was recognizable ye
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Holy! Why was Theodore posing like some willing sacrifice? Now Elara had no idea where to place the sensor in her hand.He really was… so very pink!The room's air rapidly stole body heat from exposed skin, raising tiny goosebumps across formerly smooth terrain. It resembled rose petals scattered across vanilla frosting.Harsh fluorescent lighting from above highlighted every contour of his pale, sculpted torso."Ms. Jones, why stop the examination? Did I fail some medical standard?" he asked.The man's face was half-buried in a bundled sweater, and those bedroom eyes were now glazed with faux innocence."Just tell me how much to remove."This was outright cheating! Heat flooded Elara's nose, cheeks, even her vision—until her phone's jarring ringtone shattered the moment. The sensor slipped from her fingers as she scrambled for the device.Harvey's secretary, Cyrus, appeared on the video call. It was understandable since Jones Group maintained business ties with Fisher Corp. So
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The instant after her warning to Harvey, Beau's voice burst through the phone, his childlike cry rooting Elara to the spot."Mommy!"Harvey angled the camera, bringing Beau's face into view on her screen.The boy had grown alarmingly gaunt overnight. His sunken eye sockets made his dark pupils resemble bottomless voids. He wore only a thin hoodie, and the oversized neckline exposed his sharp collarbones.No Fisher employee would ever allow Beau outside so underdressed in this weather. Red windburn patches mottled his cheeks as he stared wide-eyed at Elara's image. Raw longing flooded his expression.Such was a child's fickle heart—yesterday's resentment was now replaced by desperate need. All he wanted was to bury himself in her arms, recounting every hardship he had endured."Mommy, Daddy and I are at Atkina Church. Grandfather shaved both our heads."He bowed to show his bare scalp. A finger-length scar bisected the right side, and the sight made Elara's left eyelid twitch vio
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"Elara, is someone with you? Who's there?"Harvey's rapid-fire questions instantly smothered the emotions clogging Elara's chest."Since when do you have jurisdiction over my life?" she countered.Harvey's voice sharpened. "Beau's right here, yet you're with another man? Have you no consideration for his feelings?"Elara rolled her eyes with practiced elegance. "When you draped yourself over your 'bro,' wasn't Beau present too?"Beau piped up, "Does Mommy mean it's her guy-best friend?""There's no such thing as guy-bestfriends!" Harvey exploded, fury erupting like a geyser.A thousand powder kegs detonated in his chest.His mind raced through possibilities—Finnegan's darker complexion ruled him out. That hand caressing Elara's face could only belong to Theodore or Lesley!The angle suggested that the man sat right on her hospital bed. How dare she let another man perch there!When Harvey checked again, the call had ended. His face darkened like smoke billowing from a wildfir
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Theodore was acting as if he and Elara had been doing something illicit in this hospital room! Calling Theodore out from under the bed now would make the situation even more awkward in front of Leonard!Elara still cared about maintaining some dignity around Leonard—she needed to preserve her respectable image! Thanks to Theodore's antics, she hastily stuffed the abandoned stethoscope under the blankets.Now she genuinely looked like someone hiding an affair.The motorized wheelchair carried Leonard toward her while Fisher bodyguards remained stationed outside. Xavier followed behind, clutching a bouquet of pale pink tulips. His entire face lit up seeing Elara awake.He scampered to the bedside, his pale features blooming with a honey-sweet smile."Xav!"Elara pulled him into a half-hug, making the boy blush furiously. He bowed his head and raised the tulips with both hands."Are these for me?"At Xavier's vigorous nod, she accepted the flowers. "Thank you, Xavier. I love them.
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Leonard's eyelid twitched. His lower vantage point from the wheelchair gave him a clear view of Theodore hiding under the bed the moment he moved away.Their eyes met. The man sprawled beneath the mattress even had the audacity to wave at him.Leonard's expression remained impassive—the kind of unshakable calm he'd maintain even if discovering a naked man under the bed.He watched wordlessly as Theodore pulled out his phone. Moments later, Leonard's device buzzed with incoming messages."Don't misinterpret this, Leo. I was already in Elara's bed before you arrived. Just sparing you the shock."Can't help being faster than you."You mad?"This is our foreplay! Wouldn't expect the elderly to understand Hehe."Leonard closed his eyes, instinctively holding his breath as if he had been assaulted by overwhelming pretentiousness."Mm?" Xavier tilted his head at Leonard's sudden stillness.First, he'd been reluctant to leave; now Leonard was the one refusing to go?"Mr. Fisher, are
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Elara gently touched the twin braids on either side of Merida's head. "Did Uncle Finn do your hair?""Mhm!" Merida nodded vigorously. "Uncle Finn said he used to braid your hair too!"A soft smile graced Elara's lips as she looked at Finnegan with deep gratitude.Merida asked with concern, "Mommy, have you eaten lunch? Are you hungry?"She held up the thermal container. "Uncle Finn made you a special chicken soup. It's made with love!""Tch!" A scoff came from under the bed as Theodore ground his molars in disdain. But with Merida talking, no one clearly heard it.Finnegan's sharp ears caught the sound. His gaze instinctively swept behind him, landing on Leonard's impassive face.Though Elara hadn't eaten since waking, the medication left her with little appetite. Yet seeing Merida's eager expression, she warmly said, "I'm starving!""Wait a minute, Mommy!"Merida practically glowed at being needed. She unscrewed the thermos, portioning the steaming soup into a bowl with caref
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Angie visibly flushed with embarrassment, and the other employees fell silent. Some immediately lowered their heads to focus on their meals, while others held their breath, pressing their lips together to control their expressions."Angie's been abroad too long—she's not used to strict workplace hierarchies," Samuel defended her, raising his voice."Elara, now that you're CEO, you just can't wait for everyone to bow and scrape before you, huh? You might not realize this, but modern workplaces emphasize equality—we all address each other as colleagues now."His mocking tone was unmistakable. As the eldest son of the Quinn family, he clearly didn't take Elara seriously.Elara met his disdainful gaze. "Fine."She continued calmly, "Then let's abolish internal titles at Quantum Tech. All employees will be leveled equally, with salaries determined by performance. Anyone above L4 will be downgraded to L4, so there's true equality across the board. That's the only way to eliminate workpl
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When Elara came to her senses, she noticed Leonard was already gone—and Angie had disappeared with him.The nature of Leonard and Angie's relationship was undeniably intriguing, but since Leonard chose not to share, Elara felt it would be improper to pry into her elder's private affairs.She then joined the other Quantum Tech employees in seeing off the city officials. Harold immediately seized the chance to cozy up to her. "Elara, I'm dying to know—how did you become Quantum Tech's leader?"He continued eagerly, "I've been helping out at Quantum Tech recently. Ohm Technologies and my lab are collaborating on a project with them."Elara merely nodded, showing no interest in further conversation.Undeterred, Harold pressed on. "Let me introduce you to everyone at Quantum Tech."His enthusiasm was purely for show—he wanted the company to know he had special connections with Elara."You know Mr. Quinn, right?" he asked, making introductions.Elara glanced at the sharp-featured man
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"Elara, you're the developer of the Prism project? Why have I never heard you mention this before?" Harold blurted out in confusion.After processing this information, he suddenly remembered Priscilla's second statement. He blinked, wondering if he'd misheard.He immediately turned to Samuel beside him. "Did I hear that wrong? It's so noisy here—what did Ms. Price just say? Who's Quantum Tech's leader?"Samuel's expression stiffened visibly.Meanwhile, Angie stared at Elara with suspicion. "What kind of deal did you make with Ms. Price? How could you possibly be Quantum Tech's lead?"Her instincts told her there had to be some mistake. She'd investigated Elara earlier. She was just a woman who dropped out of her direct PhD program at Capitol University to get married and become a housewife, without any substantial work experience.Someone like Elara might qualify as a janitor at Quantum Tech at best."What qualifications does she have to lead Quantum Tech?" Samuel muttered under
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"My apologies, Ms. Price, the alarms in the data center are too loud. Let's switch to a video call."As she spoke, Elara connected her phone to the projection system. Priscilla tapped her screen to enable video, and in the next second, her face appeared on the large display.Everyone looked up at the screen in surprise. Angie even gasped. "Ms. Price?" From Priscilla's perspective, her phone only showed Elara's face through the camera feed."Ms. Price, I'm already in the data center. Please give your instructions," Elara continued.Her tone remained perfectly neutral. Priscilla responded, "You're Quantum Tech's leader. What professional guidance could I possibly give you?"Elara turned on the speakerphone, amplifying Priscilla's voice through the room. Amidst the urgent wailing of alarms, Priscilla's words sounded almost surreal. The surrounding crowd struggled to process what was happening."Elara Jones, do you realize city officials are inspecting Quantum Tech today? With the
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Angie led the group into the digital data center."Good afternoon, Ms. Shelton." The employees greeted her with deep respect, their gazes filled with admiration.Angie maintained an aloof demeanor as she asked, "How's the testing on Prism's data coming along?""The basic framework is stable now. We're currently fine-tuning the details of Prism's database."Angie nodded. "Run the Prism system for our guests.""Uh... About that—"The staff hesitated. "We haven't fully mastered this framework yet..."Angie frowned. "After all this time, you still haven't figured it out?"Seeing their uneasy expressions, she sighed. "This framework's structure is elementary. Fine, I'll do it myself."The researchers' eyes lit up with excitement upon hearing this."The Prism model's framework design is incredibly complex—it completely defies conventional understanding. Yet Ms. Shelton mastered the entire codebase so quickly after joining!""No wonder she's Aempleforth Street's most sought-after g
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Samuel sneered. "I bet she's just clinging to Prof. Fisher by exploiting her past connection with Harvey."Harold pressed his lips together, silently agreeing with Samuel's words.As Angie finished her introduction of Quantum Tech, she took advantage of the officials' hushed discussions to glance at Elara. Remembering the photos Rosalie had sent her—showing Elara painstakingly building rapport with Xavier—Angie let out a cold, mocking laugh through her nose.She strode directly to Leonard's side to ask, "How's Xavier doing?"Elara was slightly surprised by the question. Angie bore some resemblance to Xavier, so she wondered what exactly their relationship was.Leonard ignored her inquiry and instead asked, "How long do you plan to stay at Quantum Tech?"Their exchange suggested familiarity."My goal is to join Dragonheart!" said Angie.She met Leonard's gaze with blazing confidence, but his expression remained as cold and detached as an eternal glacier.Craig interjected, "Pro
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The mayor, Craig Strickland, was both surprised and delighted by Elara's words. "So, Quantum Tech has made such rapid progress on the digital project under Ms. Jones' leadership!"He turned to his secretary and ordered, "Clear my schedule for the next two hours. I'll be accompanying Ms. Jones to inspect Quantum Tech."Elara's voice drifted to Leonard's ear. "Would Mr. Fisher like to join us as well?"Leonard let out a soft scoff. "You do enjoy making trouble for people."Elara volunteered eagerly, "I can push your wheelchair!"Only after she had wheeled Leonard onto the MPV did he speak again. "Do you plan to use me as your shield at Quantum Tech too?""Mr. Fisher, I need you." Her voice, that was soft yet earnes,t sent a ripple of something unnameable through Leonard's chest."I need your guidance. I want you to watch over me a little longer."She settled into the seat beside him as the MPV door slid shut. Leonard's expression tightened imperceptibly, his right index finger re
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Harvey was furious. Now under 24-hour surveillance by Leonard's men, he swore to track down the people who had just beaten him the moment he got off this damned mountain."Just you wait!" He mentally added Leonard's so-called security team to his list of grievances. What kind of bodyguards were they when they didn't even protect him?"Mr. Harvey, we answer to Mr. Leonard. Disciplining us would be a direct insult to him."Harvey took a deep breath. "Once I'm off this mountain, I'll make sure my uncle knows you failed at your only job at keeping me safe."The security guard sighed helplessly. "Mr. Harvey, your personal safety isn't our responsibility. Mr. Leonard's orders were clear—we just have to keep an eye on you. We've done our job as long as you don't die."Harvey was utterly speechless.After the brutal beating in the bathhouse, Harvey was even filthier than before. But he refused to go back in to take another bath.What if those thugs barged in again while he was naked, bl
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Elara exchanged a glance with Leonard before answering her phone. Priscilla's lazy tone came through, "Ms. Jones, have you forgotten you're Quantum Tech's project leader? I hear you haven't been to the company lately."Her voice carried clear accusations. Elara replied simply, "Ms. Price must be too busy to know I was recently hospitalized.""I heard you've been discharged." Priscilla's voice turned icy.Knowing her impatience, Elara acquiesced, "I'll visit Quantum Tech today."Leaning back against the sofa, her posture relaxed, and she added with a gentle voice, "Let's hope your employees don't disappoint me, Ms. Price."Priscilla countered, "I hope you don't disappoint me either, Ms. Jones."After hanging up, Elara turned to Leonard and asked, "Mr. Fisher, could you accompany me somewhere?"Leonard looked at her. "What do you need?"Elara looked down at the employment contract in her hands, eyes sparkling with anticipation. "As Dragonheart's new director, you should properly
