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• Her Turn to Break the Rules   Chapter 18

  I guessed right. "Shawn, Dad always said I don’t act like his daughter. He shaped you into a ruthless tyrant who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals, ignoring both law and morality. Luckily for me, I’m nothing like him."The second person I visited was Linda. Her hair was disheveled, her face haggard, and her gaze burned with hatred so fierce it seemed like she wanted to devour me. She could no longer fake her delicate, innocent persona. Her voice cracked with hysteria as she demanded to know why I hadn’t revealed the evidence earlier. “What's the point of pretending to lose?”"Oh, it's totally worth it. Otherwise, how would you have kept up the act for so long?" I stood up, smiling faintly. "It’s even more satisfying to let you think you’ve won, don’t you think?" I could’ve released the evidence earlier, but that would have been boring. I wanted her to believe she had won, that she had everything she’d ever dreamed of. Then, just before dawn, I wanted her to wat

• Her Turn to Break the Rules   Chapter 17

  Then came a series of explosive videos: The first showed footage from my 18th birthday party. The next video revealed security camera footage of Linda staging an incident—jumping off the rooftop herself and framing another orphan girl for pushing her, all to secure funding.Then, there was proof of Shawn’s hired assassins. Not just the failed attempt on Zoe’s life, but countless shady dealings he and my father orchestrated behind the scenes to grow the Wood Corporation, including stealing projects through underhanded methods. And finally, a damning revelation of how Alec emotionally manipulated his own mother for seven years, driving her to take her own life in front of his father. Her death bought him a place in the Rivers family. I poured money into compiling these truths, connecting the dots across my past and present lives. Piece by piece, I brought them to light, plastering everything across the trending charts. Thanks to their earlier moves, the public was already eng

• Her Turn to Break the Rules   Chapter 16

  On set, in the dressing room, another actress was adjusting her makeup in the mirror when Linda suddenly stumbled toward her.Grabbing the actress’ hand, she slapped herself across the face.Then, under the stunned gaze of the actress, Linda smiled and said, “Who gave you permission to compete with me for the role I wanted? And you think I’d agree to play the supporting role?“Do you even know who my boyfriend is? He’s Shawn Wood, CEO of the Wood Corporation.“When he sees the marks on my face, you’d better think carefully about how to apologize to me. “No, scratch that, you should think about what you’ll do when footage of you ‘bullying’ me on set goes public and your career is ruined. What’s your backup plan for survival then?”Her eyes dropped to the other actress’ chest as she smiled with sinister intent.“No!!”Linda screamed and lunged toward the screen, trying in vain to block the video, but it was too late.The fans at the event erupted into chaos.In the uproar, both Linda’s

• Her Turn to Break the Rules   Chapter 15

  The company’s stock price plummeted for several consecutive days. A few partners called, politely inquiring about what was going on. I knew that if I didn’t give them a satisfactory answer, the collaborations would be at risk of falling apart. "Just wait a little longer," I said with a smile, twirling the pen in my hand as I deflected. "We’re all businesspeople here—you know better than to make a move without absolute certainty." Fortunately, Linda wasn’t as patient as I’d anticipated. Her hatred for me burned even deeper than it had in my previous life. Seeing my reputation take a hit, she seized the opportunity and jumped into the fray. During a livestream, she brought up the scandal. "I remember back then," she began, her voice steady but laced with a hint of vulnerability. "The teacher asked me to read aloud in class. I went to a rural elementary school where one teacher had to cover multiple subjects, including teaching their own broken English." She let out a sel

• Her Turn to Break the Rules   Chapter 14

  This was something I’d never experienced in my previous life, not even after winning three Best Actress awards. "At the end of the day, it’s all about controlling the resources,” I mused, raising my glass of red wine with a wry smile. Rachel turned to me, giving me a once-over. "How is it that you’ve only been gone for four years, yet you seem like you’ve matured by a whole decade?" "Well, isn’t it normal?" I replied. "At eighteen, I could get away with acting recklessly and blaming it on youth and ignorance. But now that I’ve graduated, if I want to show my fangs, I at least need to fake some decorum first." With that, I raised the paddle in my hand. "Four hundred thousand dollars." Sitting in the front row, Linda whipped her head around to look at me.Alec, seated beside her, also turned, his gaze meeting mine. For a moment, his expression flickered, almost distracted. I caught a glimpse of the faint scar on his forehead, and the sight amused me more than I expected

• Her Turn to Break the Rules   Chapter 13

  In my previous life, I once overheard Linda asking Shawn how he managed to keep someone as talented as Harold under his thumb. At the time, Shawn had his arm around her as they sat by the pool. He chuckled at her question and replied, “Because he needs something from me.” However, I realized something far more significant. In my previous life, I had never even heard of Zoe. …I found a way to meet Zoe. She agreed to meet at a coffee shop far from her university. When she arrived, she sat across from me and got straight to the point. “Miss Wood, I know why you’re here, but my work is not for sale.” “Why not?” She hesitated briefly before speaking. “Because right now, it’s only a prototype.” The motion of lifting my coffee cup to my lips froze mid-air. “I understand that businesspeople like yourself only care about its commercial value, but I don’t. “What matters to me is the end result—what it can achieve and how it can revolutionize technology for humanity. That