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"Not at all. Mr. Hughes is quite well-known in our city. Many characters have been created based on him. If such baseless stories could impact Hughes Group's stock price, people would be unbelievably foolish," replied Mark."If it doesn't affect anything, then let's not clarify," I said, smiling.Julian asked in confusion, "Are you not afraid of being criticized?""At first, when I hadn't experienced this kind of thing, being criticized suddenly felt a bit unfair. I didn't do anything wrong, so why was I the one being targeted? But later, I figured it out. They're not my real-life friends and don't truly know me. Being swayed by public opinion is just human nature."In such situations, what I need to do is be clear about who I am, what I want, and whether what they're saying is true or not. If it's not true, there's no reason for me to take it to heart," I uttered calmly.Mark gave me a thumbs-up. "Impressive.""Thank you. Right now, people are attacking me because of how that co
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Julian couldn't believe there were people as ridiculous as this. "She's the one who did something wrong, yet she fabricates lies about Lyn and me in her comic. And she wants me to help her produce merchandise? Do I look that easy to push around?""So, should I just reject Avery and tell her it can't be done for now?" Mark asked."When Luna's true nature is exposed in the future, those who originally supported her and bought the merchandise will definitely feel betrayed. If we produce the merchandise now and everyone demands a refund later, all the losses will fall on us," Julian stated.Mark nodded. "That's true. I'll go inform Avery right away.""Alright."…Mark left the office and immediately found Avery, who was standing by the hallway. "You haven't released that much content for your comic yet, and there aren't many readers. Producing merchandise now could result in significant losses for the company."Of course, he softened his words, as he couldn't tell Avery what Julian
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Julian and I both turned to look at Alice.Alice appeared completely bewildered. "Why are you looking at me? Keep talking.""When did you get here?" Julian asked."Just now, when Mark stepped out," Alice replied.I couldn't help but laugh. "I didn't even notice."Julian shifted his gaze back."If Avery isn't in the company, wouldn't that solve the problem at its root?"Julian didn't immediately express his opinion but first agreed with her, "That's a good idea."Alice's face lit up with a pleased smile. "But have you considered a very important issue?" Julian asked.Alice was puzzled. "What?""Avery and Luna both hate Lyn. If we keep them within sight, we can monitor their actions at all times. But if we let them go and they come up with a malicious plan, we wouldn't be able to detect it in time and respond right away.""Makes sense." Alice nodded."And as it stands now, keeping her in the company means if she gets bored and tries to make trouble for Lyn, I can assign her
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After all, all her colleagues were saying that once this project succeeded, the bonus money alone would be enough for them to live comfortably for several lifetimes.Beaming, Alice asked, "Will that bonus include me too?"Julian looked at her curiously. "You're a member of this department, so of course it includes you."Alice instantly stopped feeling tired. "Does that mean I can splurge once I get the money?"Julian looked at her with sympathy, as if saying she probably wouldn't even have time to spend it."With such great incentives, you'd think anyone with even a little ambition would want to give it a shot in this department, but why is no one willing to?" I asked in curiosity.Julian responded, "Because this project isn't guaranteed to make a profit. Most people feel their current salary and benefits are good enough, so they don't want to take the risk."Alice was confused as well. "Even if they don't earn as much as they expect with this project, they still get their salar
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When Alice first heard this, she was utterly baffled and immediately wanted to curse them out.They could stage their melodramatic love story all they wanted, but why drag someone who had already exited their circle into their mess? She was only minding her business, and she wasn't even in contact with them.Was this somehow a part of their tangled web of love and hate?Frowning, Alice asked, "Are they out of their minds?"For once, I agreed, "They must be."Julian also found it odd. He couldn't believe there were actually people this absurd in the world.Alice felt a little better after hearing that. "I think so too. I heard from my dad later that evening, he even had the audacity to call my dad and accuse him of being irresponsible. "He said my dad raised me to be a cruel woman who doesn't care about human lives and that he'd make sure my dad paid for it.""How did your dad respond?" I asked quickly.Taking a deep breath, Alice replied, "He recorded the call and sent it to
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Suddenly, a man's impatient voice rang out. "Alice, I thought you didn't like me. Then why are you targeting her? You sent her a message, saying she stole your man. And you even told her to die."His voice was venomous and filled with hatred.Alice turned her head and felt utterly speechless upon seeing Joseph."What bad luck," Alice thought."What day was the message sent, Joseph?" Alice asked irritably.Joseph didn't even think before answering, "Yesterday at 4:00 pm."Alice rolled her eyes.Julian glanced at Alice and spoke calmly. "Mind if I say something?"Joseph was a bit surprised, as he didn't expect Julian to get involved. But he still said, "Go ahead.""The time you mentioned is when Alice had just been transferred to the busiest department in our company."Joseph immediately dismissed Julian's words, not even pausing to think. "So, being transferred to that department means she can't use her phone?"Unbothered by Joseph's tone, Julian replied, "Yes. In her departm
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Alice rolled her eyes. "You're lucky enough that I didn't slap the both of you across the face. Joseph, I have no idea what kind of nonsense you're trying to pull. But let me make one thing clear—you might not have a job, but I do."I don't have time to play along with your little love games, nor do I care to be collateral damage in your relationship drama. I hope you'll stop dragging me into your messy relationship!"Alice still couldn't understand why they were so relentless. "Back then, to keep my distance from you, I even stopped associating with the social circles you're in. Isn't that clear enough about where I stand?"Joseph's face darkened. "Are you sure you've never had feelings for me?"At that moment, Alice felt incredibly thankful she had never been attracted to Joseph, not even once. Otherwise, this situation would be impossible to clear up, no matter how much she tried.Nodding, she replied, "If I really loved you, why would I have gone after Julian instead of you ba
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"I think what she said makes perfect sense," Julian said. Hearing this, Joseph realized he had no grounds to argue. Even trying to involve Julian wouldn't help, as the latter was clearly not on his side. He grabbed Stella's hand in frustration and said angrily, "Fine, since none of you are reasonable, I have nothing more to say to you."Julian chuckled coldly. "You disrupted our meal to create trouble and now want to turn it around and blame us? Quite the skill you've got there."An undeniable sense of authority radiated from him.Joseph felt a pang of unease but refused to let himself be embarrassed in front of Stella. "Mr. Hughes, I only wanted to seek justice for my girlfriend," he snapped.He figured he couldn't criticize Julian's girlfriend, but Alice was just an employee. It seemed like fair game."The issue has already been explained. Alice made it clear that she didn't do what you accused her of. You blamed her wrongfully," Julian replied, unperturbed."But I trust my
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He had been with Stephanie for so many years. Even though they had never talked about marriage, he had always thought their relationship was fine the way it was.Stephanie had never pressured him.She had always given him enough space, supporting him no matter what he did, always believing unconditionally that he would succeed.It was only after being with Stephanie that he had slowly grown into someone who could stand on his own.Even if he no longer felt romantic love for Stephanie, that was only because that love had turned into familial love.He had never thought about what life would be like without her because he didn't want to leave her.Spencer thought that once he got used to this kind of life and stopped being afraid of marriage, marrying Stephanie wouldn't be a bad idea.He never imagined that she would actually grow tired of him.He began to tear up.As for Kelly, he really thought she was no different from Shayne. Both were friends he could chat and hang out with.
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That way, when others criticized them, they could just curse them back. Dirty-minded people saw filth in everything.However, Shayne didn't voice out his thoughts. He just calmly looked at Spencer and said, "If you still want to keep being friends with Kelly, then maybe you should try dating her instead."If he really couldn't let go of Kelly, there was a high chance Stephanie would never forgive him.Shayne said lightly, "Maybe after you try, you'll realize you and Kelly are actually a better match."The tears in Spencer's eyes stopped suddenly. He stared at Shayne in shock. "I don't like Kelly!"Shayne's voice was heavy. "But you made your girlfriend suffer because of Kelly, didn't you? Doesn't that mean Kelly is more important to you than your girlfriend?"Spencer was stunned for a long time.Shayne continued, "If you can't figure out what you really want, you'll lose everything in the end."He threw out that line and stood up to leave.However, Spencer grabbed his sleeve.
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"I believed it. Kelly even said that if Stephanie really wanted to break up with me, she'd move out of my place."Even though we weren't married and we were just dating, we were already living together. Kelly said if I used moving out as a threat, Stephanie would cave."The more Shayne listened, the more silent he became. How could Spencer be even dumber than he had been back then?But seeing his friend hurting, he didn't have the heart to rub salt in the wound.Shayne asked, "You didn't seriously believe what Kelly said, did you?""Yeah." Tears slid down Spencer's cheeks. "But before I even had the chance to threaten her, Stephanie had already packed up all her stuff and left me."That day I came home, full of confidence, thinking that as soon as I spoke up, she'd make up with me. But… I opened the door and saw that all the photos of us hanging on the wall had been taken down."The woman who used to wait for me at home with dinner ready was gone. Everything that belonged to her
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"I didn't say anything before because I thought there was no point," Spencer said.Spencer wasn't stupid. If he couldn't even see through all of that, he had no business running a company. He just never took it seriously before.He figured Stephanie would just throw a small tantrum at most, and that would be it. He never thought it would lead to such serious consequences.He continued, "Did you really think I was that dumb? That I couldn't tell what you were doing?"Kelly stayed silent.Spencer couldn't be bothered to say anything more to her. He got in his car and drove away.He arrived at a bar, ordered a few bottles of liquor, and then called Shayne. "Are you free? Come find me. I'm in a bad mood."Shayne had just gotten home, planning to spend some time with his wife and kids. But hearing Spencer's tone, he immediately said, "Okay."He turned to Luna and said, "Spencer's looking for me. I'm heading out for a bit."Luna, exhausted from a full day of work, didn't feel like d
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Kelly froze. "She's really willing to break up with you?"Spencer nodded. "She told me not to go looking for her anymore."As he spoke, it felt like needles were stabbing his heart.He had always been certain that Stephanie loved him. He had been so sure that she would never leave him.So, he had gotten arrogant, thinking no matter what he did, she would always forgive him.But he had forgotten that…Stephanie was human, too.She could get hurt, too.Spencer said, "She wasn't just throwing a tantrum. She thought it over carefully and decided she'd be better off without me."Seeing his pained expression, Kelly moved closer and pulled him into a hug."She really doesn't know how lucky she was," she said. "Meeting a guy as good as you and still letting you go? Isn't she scared someone else will swoop in and steal you away?"To Spencer, her words were like kicking him while he was down. "But I only like her. I don't want anyone else."Kelly knew that if she asked now, "What abo
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Spencer asked, "Just because of one little argument?""In your eyes, maybe it was just a little argument," Stephanie said calmly. "But for me, it was the last straw that broke the camel's back. In this relationship, I was the one who always gave more."No matter what Kelly did, the one who ended up hurt was always me. You only had to take her side and blame me to settle everything. So, to you, it was always just small stuff."She continued, "Nobody wants to spend their whole life being wronged like that. I don't either. So, after that day, I really thought it through…"How much love do I still have left for you? Is it enough to keep tolerating you and her? The answer was no. I even realized at that moment that I didn't love you anymore."Forget tolerating both of you. Even just dealing with one of you felt unbearable. Then, I thought, since it's gotten to this point… We might as well break up."When Stephanie said this, her eyes carried a relaxed smile. "I just haven't figured ou
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Shannon shook her head. "That's why I really don't think much of Luna. If it weren't for our son liking her…"Patrick understood how Shannon felt. "Honestly, we did wrong by Luna before. Once she's willing to come back, we should make it up to her as much as we can."Shannon was unwilling, but seeing Patrick insist, she could only mumble, "Fine, we'll do what you say.""Okay."…Hannah noticed that over the past few days, Patrick and Shannon hadn't contacted her at all, and she immediately found it strange.In the past, the two elders were very close to her son, almost seeing him every day. What was going on now?After putting her son to sleep, Hannah took the initiative and called Shannon. "Mrs. Cunningham..."Shannon frowned and glanced at Patrick, speaking in a low voice, "It's a call from Hannah."Patrick's face darkened almost instantly, but he forced himself to hold it in. "Don't tell her we went to see Rowan, and don't let on that we know the truth. If she wants to fool
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Rowan shook his head. "If it were really that simple, that would be nice."Patrick didn't understand why Rowan said that.Rowan continued, "Before Luna and I divorced, she had already guessed you were lying, so she made it very clear to Mason…"If I chose to come back and help you, she would divorce me. If I stayed with her, she would continue living the hard life with me."Patrick hadn't expected the truth to be like this. His face turned even uglier. Shannon was also in pain.Rowan tilted his head up, staring at the ceiling. "But in the end, I was too scared the company would fall apart, so I chose to go back. To completely cut ties with me, she went and started dating Shayne."At first, Luna still had hope for him. After all, they had truly loved each other for so long.But over time, through all the back-and-forth, she probably realized he was never going to change, so she finally gave up completely.Recently, the comics she created have been doing very well. Because of tha
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Rowan said, "Come on, I'll take you to eat."Patrick followed behind Rowan and asked, "Have you thought about what to do with Mason in the future?"Rowan didn't take the question seriously. "Why would I?""He's your only child. If you don't acknowledge him, you'll end our family line."Rowan didn't know why, but looking at the streetlights and the thinning crowd around him, he felt unusually calm. "Isn't this exactly what you wanted?"When they reached the restaurant, he handed the menu to his mother. "See what you want to eat."Shannon picked a light vegetarian dish and said, "We just didn't expect Hannah to lie to us!"Rowan crossed his legs and repeated her words. "You didn't expect Hannah to lie to you?"Patrick ordered two meat dishes before saying, "Exactly. Who would've thought she would dare lie about something like that?"Rowan stared at his father. "So, just because you said it, even if you had doubts, you really thought I cheated on her with Luna…"Shouldn't you ha
