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Stephanie's ex-husband went around and told others not to hire her. He thought she would come back to him once she failed to secure a job.But things didn't go his way."I'm not even asking for much, am I? Just apologize to her. I'll take you back once you do that," he said.Stephanie had no interest in listening to him anymore. "I won't. I didn't do anything wrong. Besides, I already sent you the recording and the surveillance footage. You must have seen them, right?Her ex-husband hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Yeah.""Since you've seen them, then you should know that your friend's in the wrong, not me. But you still force me to apologize. What does that say? To you, the truth doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is that your friend doesn't get hurt. You don't care about me," said Stephanie, unexpectedly calm.Stephanie felt as though the love she had once chased after was nothing more than a joke. "These past few days, I've finally figured it out—my h
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Julian was the one driving today. When we arrived at the kindergarten entrance, Willow was already waiting outside.The moment she saw us, she waved at us excitedly. "Daddy! Mommy!"It was the first time Julian had ever seen Willow this enthusiastic. He jogged over to her. "What's wrong, sweetheart?"Willow threw herself into Julian's arms. "Get in the car, quick! I'll tell you once we're inside.""Alright." Julian picked her up and ruffled her hair.He then placed her in the back seat before getting into the driver's seat.Willow looked around and asked, "Where's the driver? Why isn't he here?""He's been busy these past few days. He took some time off," Julian explained.Willow nodded. "Oh, okay then."Julian glanced at her through the rearview mirror. "So, what was it you were in such a hurry to tell me?"Willow suddenly put on an ingratiating smile. "We're about to graduate soon, and all the kids have been thinking about one thing.""Hmm?" Julian asked, having no idea wh
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If Shayne was willing to be with her, then Luna would go along with it.If he wasn't, that was fine too.After all, she could earn her own money and take care of both kids.Once Luna sorted out her thoughts, her mood lifted without her even realizing it.Relying on someone else was a thing of the past."Luna, from today on, you have to live for yourself," she thought, feeling lighter.At this moment, someone knocked on her door.Hearing that, Luna walked over and opened it, only to see Shayne standing there with Mason.She was a little puzzled. "What are you doing here? Where's the driver?""I sent him home," Shayne said, patting Mason's shoulder and signaling him to go inside first.Mason walked into the living room."Since we've decided to make this work, I need to start fulfilling my role as a father. I need to treat you and the kids well," he added.Seeing the sincerity in Shayne's eyes, Luna living like this wasn't so bad.Shayne might not love her that much, but he a
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When Luna didn't answer him, he quickly said, "Mommy?"Luna didn't want Shayne to hear what she was saying, so she muttered, "Daddy and I will never get back together."In Mason's eyes, no matter how good another man was, they still fell short compared to Rowan.He had said those things earlier just to show that he was broad-minded.But now, hearing Luna confirm that she would never reconcile with Rowan, he felt upset and couldn't accept it. His tears started falling one after another.Luna's heart ached for Mason, and she wiped his tears gently. "I know it's hard to let him go. But do you know what will be waiting for me if we get back together?"Mason shook his head."A life of misery. Your grandparents will keep bullying us, and even if we're insulted, we'll just have to endure it because we can't affect Daddy's work. But I've had enough. If I have to go back and live that kind of life again, I don't think I'll be able to hold on."Mason wanted to say something, but he held
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Luna certainly understood this, but the problem was that the baby she was carrying wasn't Shayne's, so she had to find a way to minimize her losses as much as possible."I haven't had too many prenatal checkups yet. What if they find out there's something wrong with the baby? If that happens, and you take too long to reverse the vasectomy, then you…"Shayne knew pregnancy made women overthink things, so he held Luna's hand and said, "If it really comes to that, I'll just accept it."Luna didn't know what to say.At that moment, she suddenly had the urge to spill the whole truth. But she couldn't bring herself to say anything.Just then, someone knocked on the door.Pulling her hand away, Luna got up. "Someone's here. I'll go check who it is.""Alright." Shayne watched as Luna walked away.Luna opened the door and was stunned to see Charlotte standing there. "What are you doing here?"Charlotte smiled warmly. "I came to check on you and, of course, my precious grandchild."Her
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Shayne smiled and replied, "Alright, I'll call you when the food's ready.""Okay," Luna responded before walking into the bedroom and closing the door behind her.The soundproofing in the room was excellent. She was certain that Shayne wouldn't be able to hear anything she said. Picking up her phone, she hesitated for a long time before finally dialing Rowan's number.Rowan was busy at the moment, and he was a little surprised to get a call from Luna. "What made you think of contacting me all of a sudden?""I just wanted to remind you that no matter what, you absolutely cannot tell anyone the truth about the baby, understand?"The happier and peaceful her days were, the more anxious she felt. She was deeply afraid that this good life could be ruined at any moment."Don't worry. I won't."Luna breathed a sigh of relief.Rowan understood what Luna meant. "So, you're planning to stay with Shayne for good?""If nothing happens, yes. In the past, I always thought about climbing hig
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Charlotte decided that when the time came, she would go show off in front of Aralyn.She wanted Aralyn to see just how happy Shayne and Luna were now, and she would simultaneously make sure Aralyn gave up on Shayne just in case Aralyn still harbored any thoughts of getting back together with him.Shayne lowered his gaze.Only now did he realize that it was impossible to stop thinking about the woman he had once truly loved.But to make his mother happy, he still smiled and said, "Don't worry. I won't think about her anymore.""You'd better not!"…By the time Rowan's parents arrived at the airport, it was already past 11:00 pm.They called Rowan and told him to come pick them up.Rowan was a little surprised, but he still did as they asked.Seeing his parents coming out of the arrivals gate, he suddenly felt a headache coming on. "Mom, Dad, why are you here? Are you trying to convince me to go back? That won't happen."Patrick kept a stern face but said nothing.Shannon kne
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Luna had endured their bullying for so long.But Luna and his parents' relationship didn't improve, not even a little.If his parents had come to their senses back then, things wouldn't have turned out this way."But it's too late now. You should just head back," said Rowan."We haven't even done anything yet. How do you know Luna won't forgive us?" Shannon objected."Because she's decided to settle down and build a life with Shayne," Rowan responded dejectedly."She went through a lot when she was part of our family. Now that she's finally found a new life, I hope you won't disturb her. Let her live peacefully."Shannon immediately refused, "We can't do that. Mason is our only grandson. She can marry someone else, but our grandson absolutely cannot have another dad!""You sure weren't saying that before."Shannon's words made Rowan feel as if he had stepped into an alternate reality. Had they said this in the past, he wouldn't have thought anything about it.Luna and Mason's
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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
