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Annie was a master at weaving truth and lies, making her act convincingly genuine. She deliberately mentioned that Renee had accused her of ruining something good, prompting Carl to immediately think about what had happened in the wine cellar.Renee had a history of using tricks to get close to him, so it was easy for Carl to suspect that her drunken fall into the water was just another ploy.By nature, he was a suspicious and dangerous man. Once doubt crept in, he would dismiss her completely.In her past life, this was how Annie had methodically pushed Renee to the brink of despair.Now, with Annie crying in his arms, Carl’s expression was dark and terrifying. Behind him stood two others: Michael Grey and Mandy Xander, who had just returned from her business trip. Annie had timed everything perfectly to have them here.Both of them looked displeased at the sight of Annie’s swollen, tear-streaked face and turned their disapproving gazes toward Renee.Michael spoke first, his ton
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Would Annie dare to hand over the phone? Of course not.She had said it herself: her phone was full of humiliating photos of Susanne and Patrick. But now, it was no longer up to her.Michael shot a look at the bodyguard behind him. The guard stepped forward, snatched the phone from Annie’s hand, unlocked it, and handed it over.The gallery was filled with hundreds of photos. Michael’s grip tightened, nearly cracking the screen.“Annie Simmons, you’re really something. It seems my previous warnings weren’t enough!”“M-Mr. Grey, I didn’t mean to—” Annie stammered, her legs going weak as she almost fell to her knees, pleading.Without even looking at her, Michael tossed the phone to Carl, his voice cold. “Take care of this.”“Yes, Dad,” Carl replied, his tone indifferent.At that moment, Dr. Percy entered the room, and the sight of Renee’s condition almost made him scream.“Renee Lacey! Can’t you act like a proper patient? I’m giving you an IV, and you’ve turned it into a blood d
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Mrs. Simmons rushed to embrace Annie, asking, "What's wrong? Why are you so upset?" Upon seeing Annie's face, she gasped, "What happened? Who dared to hurt you like this?""Renee!" Annie replied bitterly, recounting the incident to her mother.As Yvette listened, her anger grew. She slammed her hand on the table. "This is outrageous! First, she humiliated us and forced us to apologize to that wretched Susanne. Now this nobody dares to play games with you? She clearly doesn't know her place!""Mom, both Michael and Ms. Xander saw it. What should I do?" Annie bit her lip.Yvette paced the room, her elegant posture belying her calculating expression. Suddenly, she stopped and smiled."Now that Renee has no cards left to play, it's the perfect time to strike.""But my phone was wiped clean too," Annie said resentfully."That doesn't matter. Don't forget, you're our trump card. How could she possibly compare to your influence?" Yvette lifted Annie's chin, her voice filled with pity.
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Hospital.After finishing her IV, Renee’s fever had completely subsided. Though still physically weak, her spirits were high.“Are you sure you don’t want to stay in the hospital? You drank a lot, fell into the water, and then caught a fever. It’s perfectly normal to stay for observation for at least a day,” Dr. Percy said, filling out her medical record and trying to persuade her.Renee ignored him and lifted the blanket, preparing to get out of bed.Every time she saw Dr. Percy, her feelings were complicated. She had privately inquired, and the nurses all said he was a reputable and competent doctor, praised by patients as well. There was no way he would perform an illegal kidney transplant on a child.However, given his friendship with Carl, it wasn’t impossible that he might have bent the rules.Either way, the root of the issue was still Carl.Seeing that she was determined, Dr. Percy sighed. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the sweater she was wearing and froze.T
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“Uncle Carl, you’re really going all out to clear Annie’s name!”“But I refuse to go along with your plan! Even if I die, I’ll drag Annie down to hell with me!” Renee shot a fierce look at Annie and headed toward the door.Behind her, Carl’s cold voice echoed, “Renee, are you not worried about your mother anymore?”Renee’s steps came to an abrupt halt.Her lips lost all color, and for a moment, her mind went blank. She slowly turned around, staring at the man in front of her, her eyes so red it seemed like they might bleed.“Fine. Fine…”She bent down stiffly to pick up the papers from the floor, her fingers trembling as she typed out each humiliating word of the statement. Closing her eyes briefly, she pressed ‘Send’ with all her strength.Carl approached her, but she stepped back, letting out a bitter laugh.“Uncle Carl, is this enough? Is it?”As if afraid he hadn’t heard her, she repeated, “Is it enough now?”Her eyes were filled with a cold indifference that revealed the
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Jackson found Carl in Dr. Percy’s office, quietly sipping tea.“Mr. Grey, Miss Lacey has been taken away by Mr. Travis.”Carl narrowed his eyes and pulled out his phone, dialing Renee’s number. It went straight to voicemail.As the mechanical tone repeated, the teacup in Carl’s hand cracked.A dark, dangerous glint flashed through his eyes, sending a chill down Jackson’s spine.Dr. Percy glanced at him. “Worried now? Then why did you push her so hard earlier?”Carl tossed the broken cup into the trash, not bothering to explain.Dr. Percy pointed to the neatly folded sweater on the table. “You even let her wear that sweater, and that’s your—”“Don’t you have anything better to do?” Carl cut him off, picking up the sweater and turning to leave.By the time Carl returned to the Grey estate, it was late. He stood in the courtyard and lit a cigarette.Jackson glanced at the sky. “Mr. Grey, it’s going to rain soon. You should go inside.”Carl looked up at the dark clouds covering
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Susanne seemed to get more excited as she talked, planning things in her head. Renee grabbed her shoulders and shook her. "Mom, do I really have to get married? I don't want anyone! If you keep pushing me, I'll just find some random guy and marry him!""Look at you! I'm just thinking about what's best for you. Finding a good man and living a good life—what's wrong with that?""Can’t I live a good life on my own? Why do I have to rely on a man?” Renee countered.“I... I can’t argue with you. Just go to bed,” Susanne finally conceded, waving her off.Renee returned to her room and lay on her bed, letting out a sigh of relief. After a moment, she remembered her phone, which had been off all this time.She took it out of her bag and, bracing herself, turned it on. She expected a barrage of notifications, but the phone remained unusually quiet. She checked her messages and saw that the hateful ones had been retracted, with some even apologizing.In just a few hours, Annie, who should’
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Travis had silently done so much for Renee that she didn’t want to make things awkward over a single photo. But she needed to make her stance clear.He was her brother, and that was it.After a moment, Travis sent a smiley emoji.“Get some rest.”“Okay.”Exiting the chat, Renee glanced at her missed calls. Her fingers paused when she saw Carl’s number, but she set the phone down, deciding to take a shower and get some sleep.Early the next morning, Renee got up and headed to the kitchen. She was already thinking of an excuse to ask the staff to let her use the kitchen for a bit. In the past, even just going to grab a bite to eat had earned her a lot of cold looks and sneers.To her surprise, when she walked in, the kitchen was full of new faces. The moment they saw her, they immediately stopped what they were doing and greeted her respectfully.“Good morning, Miss Lacey. Are you hungry? We can hurry and finish; it won’t take long.”The speaker was a woman in her fifties, with
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Wedding dress?When Renee heard those two words, she couldn’t help but feel the irony.Counting the time Annie had tried on wedding dresses, this was the second time she was involved. And both times, it was for Carl’s fiancee.It was as if these weddings couldn’t happen without her as a witness.She glanced at Ruby, who was smiling radiantly, her joy pure and simple. Unlike Annie, Ruby wasn’t manipulative; her invitation was sincere.It was precisely because of this that Renee felt like the bad guy.She was about to come up with an excuse to refuse when her phone buzzed.A sudden sense of foreboding hit her.Sure enough, it was a message from Susanne.“Mr. Grey has asked me to help prepare for Carl and Miss Sanders’ engagement party.”The weight of it crushed her.Whether Susanne would offend both the Sanders and Grey families—or remain unharmed—all hinged on Renee’s response.Her hands trembled as she typed out a reply:“Got it.”Ruby seemed to notice something was off a
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Ruby didn’t notice anything unusual about Renee’s demeanor. She pulled out her phone and said excitedly, “Look, we took so many photos! I’m thinking of using some of them for the engagement party and wedding. Can you help me pick a few?”Renee glanced at Ruby’s phone. The photos of Ruby and Carl, both smiling brightly, felt like tiny stabs.Ruby, a young woman nurtured by love and privilege, carried an effortless elegance. Her joy seemed pure and contagious. Her smile was magnetic, lighting up every photo.Even Carl, standing beside her, looked more at ease than usual. The two of them looked perfect together—every photo captured their harmony.Renee, on the other hand, felt awkward, unsure where to direct her gaze.“They’re all great. You two should decide,” she said with a forced smile, quickly steering the conversation elsewhere. “By the way, why did you come to see me?”Ruby clapped her hands as if just remembering. “Oh, right! I almost forgot, I got so excited. The tie clip y
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Hearing her mention fire, Carl froze.His mind drifted to the dreams he’d had countless times—the little girl who hated him, and the ending that always played out the same. In every dream, the girl ran into the flames, holding the hand of a woman whose face was always blurred. The two of them would smile at each other before disappearing into the fire.Taking advantage of his hesitation, Renee broke free from Carl’s grip, putting a few steps of distance between them.Her voice trembled with a mix of anger and desperation. “Uncle Carl, I can’t win against you. I know that. But I’m still a person. Haven’t you and your father humiliated me enough? Do you really need everyone pointing at me, calling me trash, for you to finally be satisfied?”Without waiting for a reply, she turned and walked away.Carl reached out, but all he caught was the coat draped over her shoulders.Renee stopped briefly, pulling off the coat without looking back. She continued walking until her figure disappe
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Carl didn’t respond to her question. Instead, he grabbed her wrist and led her into the car.Outside the window, the scenery blurred as they drove, snow starting to fall again after some time. When the car finally stopped and the door opened, a fresh layer of snow blanketed the ground.As Renee stepped out, a cashmere coat was draped over her shoulders. The faint scent of Carl surrounded her, pulling her back into reality. She found herself standing in front of a villa.The sprawling garden, now blanketed in white, held a dreamlike beauty, hinting at how enchanting it must look when the flowers were in full bloom. Renee could almost picture it clearly.Because this was the house where she had set herself on fire in her previous life.Eight years of marriage had turned this beautiful home into a gilded cage.Staring at the house, her voice was icy as she asked, “What’s the meaning of this?”Carl’s gaze darkened slightly, his tone calm. “I’ll have someone pick up your belongings f
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Joey assumed Renee had forgotten and went to the kitchen to retrieve the item. She placed it in front of her—a sleek yet extravagant men’s watch.Renee recognized it instantly. It was Carl’s watch.She knew because she had a matching women’s version.But she clearly remembered tidying up the kitchen the previous night, and the watch hadn’t been there. Unless… the person who had been with her during her fever was Carl.Levi hadn’t explicitly said the soup was his doing; she had simply assumed.As the dreamlike memories replayed in her mind, Renee’s hand trembled, spilling the ginger tea.Joey quickly grabbed some napkins to clean up. “What’s wrong?”Renee turned to the window, then suddenly grabbed the watch and dashed out.Inside the elevator, she watched the descending numbers, silently counting down. Her hand braced against the wall, her emotions a tangled mess. She had told herself over and over to let go, to stop pursuing this path.But she had to know the truth.She had
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Joey pointed to Levi’s suit, drawing Renee’s attention to it. She suddenly realized that Levi’s suit was from the same brand as the one Carl had been wearing when he had brought her home, his face covered. Aside from a few subtle differences, they looked almost identical to the average person. Levi and Carl also had similar builds, which explained why Joey had mistaken him. “Joey, it’s not what you think,” Renee quickly tried to explain. But Joey wasn’t listening. She stood protectively in front of Renee, as though shielding her from making a bad decision. “Renee! You promised me you’d never go back to your ex!” “Ex?” Levi repeated thoughtfully, glancing at Renee with a faint smile tugging at his lips. Renee felt a wave of frustration, like she might faint from embarrassment despite being on the mend. Joey, oblivious, continued in a righteous tone, “Sir, what’s the point of showing up now? When Renee needed someone the most, you ignored her. Being sweet after the f
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Warm water slid down Renee’s throat, easing the discomfort. She gradually calmed down as a gentle thumb brushed her lips, as if the person in front of her were handling something precious.He leaned closer, his heated breath falling softly on her face.Instinctively, Renee held her breath. Even though her vision was blurry, she could feel how close he was—so close that the slightest movement would bring their lips together.Just then, the medicine’s effect fully kicked in. Renee’s body went limp, and she collapsed onto the couch.The next moment, a tall figure leaned over, pulling her tightly into his arms. His heartbeat thudded steadily in her ears, a sound that was oddly comforting.In her half-conscious state, she felt a soft touch on her forehead.“Sleep,” a low voice murmured, deep and magnetic, lulling her into the darkness.When Renee opened her eyes again, she saw a white ceiling above her. She reached up to touch her forehead—thankfully, the fever had broken.But her b
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“What do you mean by that? I’m not so old that I can’t run this family anymore!” Michael’s voice was sharp, his pride bristling. He hated being reminded of his age—it was his greatest fear.Carl’s tone was flat and unaffected. “Your health should come first.”Michael froze in his seat, his face turning pale with anger. But as a man who had managed the vast Grey family empire for years, he quickly regained his composure.He pulled out two documents and placed them in front of Carl, smoothly shifting the topic. “Here’s the list for the New Year’s gala invitations. Take a look.”Carl opened the list. It was almost identical to previous years—except for one addition: Susanne.“She’s your sister-in-law, after all,” Michael said coldly. “No matter what, she’s still part of the Grey family. Now that Linda is gone, it’s time for her to start contributing.”“Is that so?” Carl’s dark eyes locked onto Michael’s.Michael then gestured to the second document, his gaze sharp and calculating.
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Carl sat silently through the night.At dawn, Ruby slowly opened her eyes. Seeing him still by her side, she felt both happy and guilty.Weakly, she said, “Carl, I’m sorry for making you stay with me all night.”Carl snapped out of his thoughts and slowly stood up. “I’ll get the doctor.”As he turned to leave, Ruby grabbed his hand.“Carl, I really like you. Can we be together? Of course, you can say no,” she said softly.Carl lowered his gaze to her, his expression unreadable. He gently pulled his hand away. “Let the doctor check on you first.”Watching him walk away, Ruby bit her pale lips, her eyes welling up.The doctor came to examine her and confirmed that she was out of danger. Soon after, she was transferred to a regular hospital room.Carl helped her lie down and said in a low voice, “Your brother will be here soon.”Ruby immediately grabbed his arm, her tone slightly anxious. “Carl, are you leaving?”“I got a message from home. I need to go back,” Carl replied, his
