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The next morning, as Yara came downstairs, the first thing she saw was Westley stepping out of the kitchen. He was wearing a linen apron and carrying a tray of freshly prepared breakfast. Placing the dishes on the dining table, he looked up at her with a smile. "Yara, you’re awake. Breakfast is ready." Yara glanced at the table, noticing the spread. There was a mix of Eastern and Western dishes, all of them things she used to love. Westley smiled warmly. "Yara, do you remember back in school when I used to bring you breakfast every morning?" Of course, she remembered. Back then, Westley was dirt poor. His daily allowance was just ten dollars, and he would spend half of it buying her breakfast every day. For two years, he had done this without fail. It was his unwavering devotion that moved her enough to marry him right after graduation. But now, Yara only laughed bitterly. She wasn’t that naive girl anymore. She wouldn’t be touched by his gestures ever again. "W
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Yara found herself unable to fully understand Herman. If he truly cherished that handkerchief, why had he taken it out that night? And now that it was gone, why insist on getting it back? Pressing her lips together, Yara finally said, "Losing your handkerchief is my fault. Let’s do this—tell me how I can make it up to you. As long as it’s within my power, I’ll do my best to meet your request." Herman glanced at his watch, then stood up. "Yara, I’ll remember your words. When I think of something, I’ll let you know." Yara personally escorted him to the elevator. While waiting, Herman abruptly asked, "What do you think of the Central Exchange Commercial Center project?" Yara blinked, startled by the question, but answered honestly, "A project like that is a rare opportunity, almost impossible to come by." The Central Exchange Commercial Center was a newly secured project under the Lloyd Group. Rumor had it they were in the process of selecting a partner for it. But Y
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Before turning in for the night, Yara sat on the bed reviewing documents when a knock came at the door. Assuming it was the housekeeper, she called out, "Come in." To her surprise, it was Westley who entered, carrying a glass of milk. He placed the glass on the nightstand and sat down on the edge of the bed. Yara frowned. "What are you doing here?" Westley hesitated, his lips parting as if to speak. "Yara…" Without waiting for him to finish, Yara threw back the covers, got out of bed, and pointed to the door. "Get out." His jaw tightened as he struggled to respond. After a long pause, he said quietly, "Yara, this is my room too." Yara’s voice turned icy. "The entire house belongs to me. If you don’t leave right now, I’ll call the police." Westley rose reluctantly, his steps slow as he moved toward the door. Under the warm light, his shadow stretched long across the floor, and his tall frame seemed almost hunched. But even this sight stirred no emotion in Yara’s he
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Yara stared at him silently for a few seconds. "Who sent you?" "I don’t know what you’re talking about." "I’m asking, who put you up to this? Someone told you to come here." "Stop making baseless accusations!" "If you’re not honest with me, how am I supposed to give you the money?" "You’re agreeing to pay?" "That depends on whether you cooperate." The man’s eyes darted nervously. "And what if I tell you, and you don’t pay me?" Yara’s expression was cold and disdainful. "Do you think you have a choice? If you don’t talk, then get out. I don’t have time to play games." Panicking, the man stepped in front of her. "I’m warning you—if you don’t pay, I’ll call in the reporters!" Yara cut straight to the point. "Who sent you to extort me?" Under pressure, the man spilled everything in one breath. None of it surprised her. After listening, Yara turned to leave. "What about the two million dollars?" the man shouted after her. Her steps didn’t falter. "Don’t worry
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Yara turned her head, preparing to exchange a few polite words with Herman when an unfamiliar woman approached her with a warm smile. "Ms. Cullen, I’ve heard so much about you." The woman engaged Yara in conversation, her demeanor overly friendly, and eventually offered her a glass of wine. "Ms. Cullen, let me toast to you." With that, the woman tipped back her glass, downing the wine in one go. Yara hesitated but lifted her glass to her lips. As the aroma of the red wine reached her nose, she frowned slightly. It smelled subtly different from the wine she had been drinking earlier. Noticing her pause, the woman asked, "Is something wrong?" "Nothing," Yara replied calmly and took a small sip. Before she could lower the glass, Herman suddenly reached over and snatched it from her hand. Caught off guard, Yara blinked in surprise as she turned to him. Herman raised the glass and downed the wine in one smooth motion. Flipping the empty glass upside down, he gestur
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Yara returned home an hour later, followed by a large group of men. The three people sitting on the living room sofa were stunned. Elena hid behind her father, peeking out with half her head visible. “Yara, what are you doing? Did you join a gang?” Yara didn’t even glance at her and directly instructed the butler, “Take them upstairs and throw out everything from their room.” Elena jumped up. "Yara, you can’t do this! You promised! There’s still one day left before the week is up!"Yara met her gaze coldly. “This is my house. My rules. I’ll change them whenever I feel like it.” The butler swiftly led the men upstairs. Elena cried and lunged forward to stop them, but no one paid her any attention. Yara sat down on the sofa, crossing her legs, casually fiddling with a ceramic teacup from the table. Suddenly, she hurled the teacup. Ceramic shards scattered, one cutting Robert’s leg. He let out a sharp scream of pain. “Yara, what’s wrong with you? Why are you throwing y
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Westley immediately stood up. "Yara, your father never speaks the truth. Don’t listen to his nonsense!" Robert pointed a trembling finger at him. "Westley, you ungrateful snake! You’re the one who taught me to blackmail her!" Westley’s expression stayed icy. "And just because you say it’s me, that makes it true? Who’d believe a word from a blackmailing crook like you?"Robert clutched his chest, nearly choking on his fury. Yara watched the two bicker and let out a soft chuckle. "Westley, what’s got you so nervous?"Westley carefully replied, "Yara, you’re not seriously going to believe his lies, are you?" Yara smirked ambiguously. "You’re right, Robert is full of lies. He’s not worth trusting." Westley let out a quiet sigh of relief, but Yara’s tone suddenly shifted. "But I can’t figure it out. How did my dim-witted father suddenly get so clever overnight? Robert, who’s only ever been good at spending money—how did he suddenly learn how to extort it?" Robert’s face turned
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Robert trembled as he spoke. "You ungrateful daughter! Throwing your own father out of the house! Don’t you fear karma coming back to haunt you?" Yara frowned. “Are you cursing me?” Startled, Robert fell silent, unable to respond. Yara smirked mockingly. "If a lowlife like you, who betrayed his own wife and daughter, hasn’t been hit by karma, why would I have anything to worry about?"With that, she turned and walked away. As she passed the bodyguards, she stopped and issued a cold command. “Give them three minutes. If they refuse to leave, throw them out and make sure they’re far from the gate. I don’t like trash piling up at my doorstep.” Yara returned to her room. Her thoughts wandered to Herman. At the gala tonight, when the woman handed her a drink, Herman took it instead, downing it in one go without hesitation. He was probably suffering the consequences by now. She stood up, intending to take a shower, when her phone rang. Glancing at the screen, she was surpri
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Yara suddenly asked, “Herman, did I look awful when I was crying just now?” Herman’s tone was calm. “Not as good as you usually look.” She fell silent for a long moment after he spoke, and it made him uneasy. “What’s wrong?” “Herman, you really don’t know how to talk, let alone comfort a woman. No wonder you can’t find a girlfriend.” “I admit I’m not good at comforting people, but have you ever thought that maybe I don’t want a girlfriend?” “Do you want a boyfriend then?” “Yara…” “I’m kidding.” The driver opened the car door for them. Yara got in first, followed by Herman. As the car moved down the road, the cabin was unusually quiet. Herman cleared his throat. “Yara, there’s something I’ve been wanting to tell you for a while now.” Yara feigned ignorance. “Oh? What is it?” He hesitated for a few seconds before speaking. “Actually, Yara, I’ve felt this way for a long time…” Before he could finish, Yara suddenly turned to him. "Herman, let me ask you a few
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A month later, the Crestwood Estate case was retried. With billionaire Leo Harrington turning himself in and Westley admitting to destroying evidence, the case became crystal clear. The victim from years ago finally had their name cleared. At the same time, Yara’s perjury conviction, stemming from the same case, was officially overturned. As Yara walked out of the courthouse, a swarm of reporters rushed forward. “Ms. Cullen, now that your license has been reinstated, will you continue practicing law?” “After everything that’s happened, do you have any concerns about staying in this field, given its risks?” “Is there anything you’d like to say to your fellow attorneys?” Yara paused and turned toward the cameras. “If you’d asked me this question six months ago, when I had just been released, I might have hesitated. But now, I wouldn’t. I will continue to practice law. No matter what lies ahead, fortune or disaster, I am determined to stay on this path.” One of the rep
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She hadn’t just salvaged his dignity—she had rewritten his entire life. She lifted him from the mud where everyone trampled on him and turned him into someone admired and respected by all. And what had he done in return? He shattered the very light that illuminated his life. Succumbing to Elena’s cheap seductions, he lost all sense of morality, gradually becoming someone he no longer recognized. Yara was still the same Yara she had been back in their university days. But he was no longer the Westley of those years. A bitter laugh escaped his lips. As he laughed, tears began to fall. He couldn’t even remember the last time he had cried. It turned out his heart could still feel, still ache at the sound of Yara’s name.The next morning, Yara received a phone call. It was from the police. “Ms. Cullen, this is the police department. Westley Langston, an inmate at the prison, has confessed to tampering with evidence in the Crestwood Estate case years ago. “If his conf
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Even Yara herself had no idea such a photo existed. Yet here it was, in Herman’s study, carefully preserved for all these years. Standing before the bookshelf, photo in hand, Yara stared at it, lost in thought for a long time. …In the prison visitation room, the iron door creaked open as Herman walked in with a guard. On the other side of the table, Westley sat with handcuffs on. At the sound of footsteps, he looked up. The two men locked eyes for a moment. Herman sat down across from him. Westley’s expression was blank as he spoke. “Why did you want to see me? What’s this about?” Herman got straight to the point. “A little over a year ago, Yara was convicted of perjury. You know exactly why.” Westley let out a cold laugh. “What? You planning to fight for her justice?” Herman’s tone remained calm. “After everything you’ve done to her, you’ve never thought about making amends?” Westley’s smirk disappeared. He leaned forward, his sharp gaze locking onto Herman lik
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The defendant in the Crestwood Estate case, Leo, had turned himself in to the police. The television screen showed him being surrounded by reporters and media at the entrance of the police station. “Mr. Harrington, you previously testified in court that the plaintiff was involved in prostitution and fabricated the allegations out of spite. Why are you suddenly changing your story after more than a year?” “Mr. Harrington, does your decision to turn yourself in have anything to do with your company’s financial troubles?” No matter how persistently the reporters pressed him, Leo kept his head down, walking forward in silence. Yara found the whole situation highly unusual. Leo was a shrewd businessman, a master at weighing risks and rewards, and a man who had always operated outside the law. After narrowly escaping conviction, why would he suddenly turn himself in a year later, without any apparent reason? She wasn’t naïve. It didn’t take much to guess that Herman had somet
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The judge’s gavel came down, marking the end of the final hearing. Yara sat back in her chair, letting out a long breath of relief. The lawyer turned to her with a smile. “Ms. Cullen, we won. A complete victory.” Yara nodded in gratitude. “Thank you for all your hard work during this time.” Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at the defendant’s table. Westley sat there, slumped in defeat. He had cheated on her multiple times during their marriage, even engaging in an improper relationship with Elena. The Cullen family’s household staff had testified against him. In an attempt to discredit Yara, he hired someone to drug her, intending to film an explicit video. The evidence was overwhelming. Each crime and misdeed was laid bare before the court. Their divorce was a foregone conclusion, and Westley would also face the legal consequences of his actions. Robert was sentenced to five years, and Westley got seven.Yara stepped out of the courthouse, greeted by t
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Robert trembled as he spoke. "You ungrateful daughter! Throwing your own father out of the house! Don’t you fear karma coming back to haunt you?" Yara frowned. “Are you cursing me?” Startled, Robert fell silent, unable to respond. Yara smirked mockingly. "If a lowlife like you, who betrayed his own wife and daughter, hasn’t been hit by karma, why would I have anything to worry about?"With that, she turned and walked away. As she passed the bodyguards, she stopped and issued a cold command. “Give them three minutes. If they refuse to leave, throw them out and make sure they’re far from the gate. I don’t like trash piling up at my doorstep.” Yara returned to her room. Her thoughts wandered to Herman. At the gala tonight, when the woman handed her a drink, Herman took it instead, downing it in one go without hesitation. He was probably suffering the consequences by now. She stood up, intending to take a shower, when her phone rang. Glancing at the screen, she was surpri
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Westley immediately stood up. "Yara, your father never speaks the truth. Don’t listen to his nonsense!" Robert pointed a trembling finger at him. "Westley, you ungrateful snake! You’re the one who taught me to blackmail her!" Westley’s expression stayed icy. "And just because you say it’s me, that makes it true? Who’d believe a word from a blackmailing crook like you?"Robert clutched his chest, nearly choking on his fury. Yara watched the two bicker and let out a soft chuckle. "Westley, what’s got you so nervous?"Westley carefully replied, "Yara, you’re not seriously going to believe his lies, are you?" Yara smirked ambiguously. "You’re right, Robert is full of lies. He’s not worth trusting." Westley let out a quiet sigh of relief, but Yara’s tone suddenly shifted. "But I can’t figure it out. How did my dim-witted father suddenly get so clever overnight? Robert, who’s only ever been good at spending money—how did he suddenly learn how to extort it?" Robert’s face turned
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Yara returned home an hour later, followed by a large group of men. The three people sitting on the living room sofa were stunned. Elena hid behind her father, peeking out with half her head visible. “Yara, what are you doing? Did you join a gang?” Yara didn’t even glance at her and directly instructed the butler, “Take them upstairs and throw out everything from their room.” Elena jumped up. "Yara, you can’t do this! You promised! There’s still one day left before the week is up!"Yara met her gaze coldly. “This is my house. My rules. I’ll change them whenever I feel like it.” The butler swiftly led the men upstairs. Elena cried and lunged forward to stop them, but no one paid her any attention. Yara sat down on the sofa, crossing her legs, casually fiddling with a ceramic teacup from the table. Suddenly, she hurled the teacup. Ceramic shards scattered, one cutting Robert’s leg. He let out a sharp scream of pain. “Yara, what’s wrong with you? Why are you throwing y
