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The employees stared at Harvey, and their eyes were wide with confusion. "Mr. Fisher, do you have a cold?""Mr. Fisher, should you see a doctor? You don't look well... Your complexion seems off..."Their concerned remarks only darkened Harvey's already grim expression.Cyrus was about to step forward and scold the employees, but before he could, Harvey had already turned and strode toward the exit.Cyrus quickly caught up, pulling open the car door for him. "Mr. Fisher, I'll make sure every single one of those employees slacking off in the lobby gets written up with a docked pay!"Harvey sat in the car like a walking refrigeration unit. His icy gaze locked onto Cyrus."Oh? And you think announcing to the world that I'm Elara's 'blind as a bat' ex-husband is a good idea?"Cold sweat dripped from Cyrus's forehead. He stood frozen in place, and his lips were trembling."I... I would never think that! It's just... There's a lot of online chatter that's... not exactly in your favor.
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Beau sat in front of Niamh, bouncing with excitement."Niamh! You're my only real friend! I never even dreamed that Daddy would take me to watch a race!"He pouted and added, "Compared to that country bumpkin, you're light-years ahead!"Niamh chuckled, unable to suppress the smug lift of her brows. "Do you know your mom is getting trashed online?"Beau corrected her with a scowl. "That woman isn't my mom anymore!"The amusement in Niamh's eyes deepened."Why are people trashing her?" Beau asked curiously."Elara cheated her way to first place in the math competition prelims. The Internet finally caught on—her scores are fake! There's no way she had the ability to win!"Saying that, Niamh opened X, intending to read Beau some of the hate comments about Elara. But the moment she tapped the trending list, she froze.The number one trending topic now was #ElaraJonesExHusband.She clicked on it, scanning the flood of comments, and immediately froze. She kept scrolling—post after p
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During this time, Niamh recorded plenty of videos of herself and Beau riding motorcycles, posting them on TikTok.Her account had barely scraped past two thousand followers for five years. She had been posting cool riding clips, but it was always the same group of friends giving her likes over and over.Then, the first time Niamh uploaded a video of her and Beau riding together, everything changed. She went viral that very night.From then on, she frequently took Beau out for rides, and every video of them together effortlessly landed in the million-view traffic pool.Realizing she could turn this into something bigger, Niamh started posting consistently over the past month. Her follower count skyrocketed past a million.Of course, criticism followed. More and more people questioned her content, but Niamh couldn't care less. They were just jealous of her.No one else had the guts to put a five-year-old on a heavy-duty motorcycle.But this past week, she noticed something troubli
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"Well, slap me sideways and call it a miracle!" Tobias cursed outright."Dr. Snapp!" Wayne frowned in displeasure."You're just a walking bowl of poison soup filled with bad intentions!"Wayne immediately went silent."Why hasn't the government used your face to test bulletproof vests yet?" Tobias scoffed. "And now you're telling people to withdraw? Your scheming is so loud, it's giving me a headache!"Listen up—Elara is not dropping out! With her skills, she's going to take the gold medal!"Wayne chuckled. "Dr. Snapp, you must not have heard yet. Thanks to numerous requests from the contestants, the finals now have an additional challenge round."The top 20 finalists can challenge each other to head-to-head problem-solving duels."The other students looked at Elara as if they were just waiting for her to embarrass herself."Your prized student winning this challenge round? Not going to happen. A housewife winning gold? Yeah, in her dreams."Elara finally spoke. "Wayne, if I
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Elara's mind instantly conjured four words: Firm. Round. Smooth. White.Theodore turned his head and met her gaze. The look in his eyes made her feel as if he had read her thoughts.A wave of embarrassment hit her, and she quickly stepped forward, pretending nothing happened. "Let me help you."Theodore was overjoyed.His effort hadn't been in vain—he had been repeating the same motion of applying medicine to his back ever since Elara entered the restroom. The moment he sensed her glance, he deliberately spilled the medicine onto his pants.Elara took the bottle from him, dipped a cotton swab into the liquid, and gently applied it to the wound on his back.The doctor who had stitched him up had done a superb job. If not for the faint redness around the area, it would have been impossible to tell he had been injured at all."I'm sorry," Elara said sincerely. "You saved Merida, and I haven't properly thanked you."She smiled and added, "Let me treat you to a meal. If you don't fe
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Theodore said, "I'm injured, so I brought in a professional driver."As soon as Beau saw Theodore, he shrank behind Harvey, like a mouse spotting a cat.The Mount Clockwork race was technically an amateur event, but since it was organized by Capitol's top social circles, everything—from the venue and prizes to the staff—was top-tier.The wealthy heirs who participated had spent an entire year dumping millions into customizing their high-performance race cars. Naturally, they needed professional drivers to stand a chance at making it into the top three.For them, winning was all about status.Of course, they usually sat in the passenger seat to feel somewhat involved, acting as co-pilots.Elara recognized almost everyone at Mount Clockwork. But despite being married to Harvey for seven years, she had never known that he also took part in off-road racing tournaments.By now, curiosity over Corona's mystery driver had reached its peak.Niamh was the first to speak up. "Mr. Snapp,
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From the moment Theodore announced he had brought Luna, Niamh wore a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes."She truly lives up to her title as Eucon's former top female racer—such a diva," she remarked playfully, though inwardly she was cursing.Luna retired five or six years ago, yet she was still acting like she owned the racing world!"She won't lose," Theodore stated, his gaze sweeping over everyone before lingering momentarily on Harvey.His smirk deepened. "None of you can beat her."With that, he turned and headed toward Corona.Niamh crossed her arms and called out to his back, "If Luna doesn't take first place, how about lending me Corona for a spin?"She was pleased to see Theodore pause mid-step. But when he turned around, his handsome face had gone ice-cold. As the mountain wind brushed past, Niamh felt goosebumps rise along the back of her neck."A chihuahua barking at a thunderstorm," he said flatly without so much as a glance."What?" Niamh frowned, not quite
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Harvey had no particular obsession with winning this race. He wasn't a professional racer—driving Black Hole on the track was simply his way of honoring Dawn's memory.Theodore settled into the passenger seat of Corona and immediately noticed Elara staring at Black Hole, lost in thought."What's wrong?" he asked.Elara blinked at him. Her expression was hidden beneath her helmet."I don't like that car."Theodore's tone was relaxed and teasing. "Win first place, and you can pick three cars from Harvey's garage. Then you can send Black Hole straight to the junkyard."Elara let out a laugh, and the heavy weight in her chest was lifted.She still remembered the first time she had seen Black Hole in the Fisher residence garage. The sleek, powerful machine had drawn her in.The door had been unlocked, so she had slipped into the driver's seat, running her fingers over the leather interior to marvel at the craftsmanship.Then Harvey had yanked her out.At the time, she was pregnant
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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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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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"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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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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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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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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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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"In a few years, when he's more mature, we'll arrange for top psychologists. So long as he wants to, he'll regain his voice!"Thomas's heavy gaze shifted from Beau to Harvey, the weight of his scrutiny pressing down on Harvey like a physical force. He then let out a drawn-out sigh.Harvey's heart plunged into an abyss when he heard it. His face paled as inexplicable dread gripped him.Though barely younger than Leonard, Harvey had been designated the Fisher heir shortly after birth. When Leonard's extraordinary intellect attracted attention from Capitol scholars, Thomas allowed him to pursue academia instead.It was more so due to indulgence on Thomas' part. After all, Fisher Corp would have Harvey.Now, Thomas' regret hung thick in the air. Harvey recognized that disappointed look. It was directed at him, and doubly so at Beau.How had things deteriorated so badly?Life had become chaotic since divorcing Elara. She'd never let parenting concerns burden him before. Only now did
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Leonard's words struck everyone's ears like thunder. Thomas' expression finally shifted."You!" Harvey started to protest, but Zachary cut him off sharply."Enough! The father bears responsibility for the child's misdeeds. Beau ordering the auditorium arson has already caused irreparable damage!"Zachary snapped impatiently, "You three, pack your things immediately. I'm sending a car to take you to the mountain base tonight."Ethel cried out, "Can't we wait until morning? Why this midnight rush to the foothills?""Do you really want to perform the Penitent's Ascent up Atkina Church at dawn, with crowds of pilgrims watching?" Zachary retorted."In this digital age, the moment you begin your atonement climb, someone will film and post it online! You may not care about dignity, but I do!"After decades of marital harmony, Zachary had never shouted at Ethel like this.Though prone to petty tantrums, Ethel had always enjoyed Zachary's indulgence—until now. His outburst fueled her in
