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After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!ย ย ย Chapter 686
They all understood that Haley would never bring up Heidiโs funeral on her own. It must have been Justin who spoke to her about it last night. Since Justin had rescued Alex from the kidnappers, everyoneโs attitude toward him had subtly shifted. Richard swallowed the food in his mouth and said, โThat works. Thereโs nothing urgent at the base right now anyway. We can stay in Haven State a few more days.โ Haley felt deeply relieved by her familyโs understanding and support. This kind of security was something only family could provide. Alex remained silent, focusing on his meal. He felt both happy and sadโhappy because he could stay in Haven State a little longer and spend more time with Uncle Justin, but sad because Uncle Justinโs mom had died. He must miss his mommy a lot. If it were his own mommy who had diedโฆ Alexโs chest tightened. He wouldnโt just cry, he would cry his eyes blind. No. He refused to think about it. His mommy wouldnโt die. She
After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!ย ย ย Chapter 687
It was noon, and the housekeeper had already prepared lunch in advance, just waiting for Haley, Chase, and Alex to return home. With Mrs. Zimmer visiting, Haley didnโt hesitate to invite her to join them for the meal. After Chase and Alex went down for their nap, Haley stayed in the kitchen with Mrs. Zimmer, helping to prepare vegetables for dinner. โMr. Yates mentioned that youโre staying in Lincourt City for a few more days until the old madamโs funeral is over?โ โYes.โ Mrs. Zimmer let out a deep sigh. โMr. Yates has had a hard life all these years. Since childhood, he was constantly pushed by Mr. Yates Sr. to study. His childhood was nothing like Chase and Alexโsโso carefree and happy. โEvery day, aside from school, it was tutoring or private lessons at home. His entire childhood, I never once saw him have time to just play.โWhen he was ten, Mr. Yates Sr. sent him abroad to study. He didnโt return until he was seventeen. And not long after he came back, his fa
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โThatโs why thereโs a cat in the villaโthe one you saw last time. Its name is Precious. Over time, Mr. Yates gradually got better and stopped trying to end his life.โ Haleyโs hands stilled as she picked the vegetables. Her gaze lowered, her emotions subtly sinking. โAnd just like that, he accepted your โdeath,โ and life moved on peacefully. We all thought that was the end of it. But thenโฆ you werenโt dead. Not only did you return, but you had also given birth to two children.โHe endured so much hardship, but in the end, he finally got a new beginning. And yet, Mr. Yates Sr.โฆโ Mrs. Zimmer sighed heavily. โHe was old. It was only a matter of time. But the madam was still so young. She left far too soon.โFirst, he lost his father as a young man. Now, just past thirty, his mother is gone too. โOther than you, Chase, and Alex, he has no other family left.โ โMrs. Zimmer, Iโโ โOh, listen to me. Why am I talking about all this on such a beautiful day?โ Having sai
After the Breakup, the Billionaire Lost Control!ย ย ย Chapter 689
That evening, Wilfred had a business dinner to attend, and Helen and Zac sent a message saying they wouldnโt be coming home for dinner. Only Evelyn returned. Not long after she arrived, Justin walked in through the front door. In the past, every time he came over, he had to ring the doorbell. But now, after showing up so often, the bodyguards and the Walker family had gotten used to him. They simply let him in. โIโm back.โ Justin acted as if he owned the place, making himself at home. โMr. Yates, youโre back? Dinner will be ready soonโgo wash your hands,โ Mrs. Zimmer said with a warm smile. Evelyn glanced toward the kitchen, a little surprised to see an extra person at the table, but she didnโt ask any questions. Richard, however, caught a whiff of the food and couldnโt help but praise it. โMmm, I havenโt even tasted it yet, but it smells amazing.โ Then, he turned to Mrs. Zimmer and grinned. โHey, Mrs. Zimmer, how much does Justin pay you a month? What
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Justin walked over, lifting the delicate lace curtain. Through the soft glow of the night, he saw Haley tilting her head back, drinking red wine. Concern immediately filled his voice. โDonโt drink too much. Itโs bad for your health.โ โThatโs none of your business.โ Her words carried the careless defiance of someone slightly tipsy, her tone hazy and unfocused. The words slipped out before she had a chance to think. Only after she spoke did she fully register who was standing in front of her. Her eyes sharpened with caution. โHow did you get in?โ Justin was briefly stunned but quickly came up with a reply. โI knocked. You let me in.โ Had she mistaken him for someone else?Was she so out of it that she let him in without realizing who he was?His gaze drifted to the small table, where an almost-empty bottle of wine sat.โStop drinking. Youโll get a headache in the morning, and your stomach will hurt when you sleep.โHe reached out, intending to take
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Justinโs overseas operations hadnโt fully taken off yet, so using others to do the dirty work was far more effective than taking action himself. โUnderstood, Mr. Yates!โNews of Justinโs actions didnโt go unnoticed. Evelynโs people picked it up immediately. Someone had the nerve to kidnap her grandson? Even though Alex was rescued unharmed, there was no way she would just pretend it never happened. And so, without coordination or communication, two powerful forces moved in sync, as if by instinct. Richard sat in front of his screen, working non-stop through the night without a wink of sleep. When he realized Justin was digging into the same enemy, he couldnโt help but feel a renewed sense of respect. His impression of Justin quietly shifted againโjust a little more admiration. Finally, as dawn broke, he cracked the firewall protecting the Lori Organizationโs internal network. This time, the intel and evidence he pulled out were far more important than Keiraโs vide
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When Zac got to the hospital, he had the nurse give him a shot, and once he felt better, he brushed the whole thing off and threw himself into work.But by lunchtime, that same wave of nausea hit him again.Frowning, Zac pushed his food away. Just the smell of it made him feel sick, and he only felt slightly better once it was cleared from the room. But then the hunger kicked in loudly, his stomach growling nonstop.He hadnโt eaten breakfast, and now he couldnโt get through lunch either. At this rate, his stomach wouldnโt be the one taking him downโlow blood sugar would.Unable to stomach anything from the hospital cafeteria, he had his assistant run to a nearby store and pick up some plain bread and yogurt to get him through. After eating, he popped a stomach pill and thought that would be the end of it.He was wrong.When he got home that evening, the smell of dinner hit him, and he nearly threw up again.Haley noticed right away. Pulling Helen into her room, her expression tu
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Haley dragged Helen over to the couch and made her sit down, clearly wanting her to confess everything herself.Helen stammered, โIโฆ Iโm pregnant.โโOh,โ everyone replied casually, not really registering what she saidโuntil, a beat later, their brains caught up.And then the living room exploded.The loudest reactions came from Richard and Alex, their voices so sharp and clear you could probably hear them two blocks away.โWhat?! Youโre pregnant?!โUnder Haleyโs encouraging gaze, Helen sheepishly placed the pregnancy test on the coffee table, carefully laying two tissues underneath it.โYou were hogging the bathroom foreverโturns out you were taking a pregnancy test?โ Richardโs mouth ran faster than his brain. The second the words left him, Helen gave him a solid punch on the arm.โThis is great news! Call the White family and tell them,โ Evelyn said as she scooted closer to Helen and picked up the test to look at it. โTomorrow, go to the hospital. Get checked out, see how far
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Haley shook her head quickly, flustered. โNoโฆ I meanโno.โ Then she realized how that sounded and corrected herself. โActually, yes. Iโm just hot.โHelen blinked in confusion. โHot? The classroom has air conditioning. Was the sunlight from the window hitting her seat?โ Helen wondered.Without missing a beat, she rushed over and tugged the curtains tighter, making sure her bestie didnโt get โsunburned.โ She still needed Haley to hold onto that top spot. Otherwise, she would lose her excuse at home for going out to โstudyโ with Zac.The pressure and tension of senior year finally came to a close. On the day of the college entrance exam, when everyone stepped out of the test hall for the last time, their faces lit up with genuine smilesโrelaxed, free, and full of relief.Haley tossed aside her textbooks. Her summer break was filled with makeup shopping trips with Helen or third-wheeling her and Zac on their study-dates-turned-real-dates.That routine came to an end the d
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Haleyโs eyes shifted as she thought quickly. โButโฆ I donโt really like guys who rank higher than me on exams.โShe gave a light shrug and continued, โI mean, I think we should be focusing on school right now. Relationships can wait until after we get into college, right? What if we donโt even end up at the same school? Long-distance never works, and after a while, weโd probably drift apart. Donโt you think?โWas that a gentle rejection? It seemed like it. Haley wondered if she had been too blunt. Had she left him any dignity at all?They still had a whole year of high school left together. She didnโt want things to get awkward between them. A harsh rejection would only make everything more uncomfortable.Justin furrowed his brows, thinking for a long moment before giving a single reply. โOkay.โThen he slung his backpack over his shoulder and walked off.Haley stood there, completely confused.โOkay? What did he mean by that?โDid he understand what I was trying to say?
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Emma and her little clique of schoolyard mean girls had Justin completely surrounded.โIโll ask you one more time,โ she said, smug and unbothered. โWill you be my boyfriend or not?โโNo,โ Justin replied coldly, his face unreadable.โHey!โ one of Emmaโs loyal followers stepped forward, cracking her knuckles and getting way too close. โDo you even know who our Emma is? Sheโs the heiress of the Xander Corporation. Sheโs giving you a chance, and you should be grateful. You better say yes.โโWhat, you want us to beat you up before you agree?โ another girl sneered.Justin didnโt flinch. His icy stare locked onto the girl who spoke, completely unbothered by the threat.Emma waved a hand to hold her crew back, pretending to be generous. Then she turned to Justin again, cocky and bold.โI like you way too much to have anyone rough you up,โ she said sweetly. โBut I heard youโre trying to get into Altiplano University in the capital. Hereโs the dealโif you go out with me, Iโll have my dad
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As soon as Justin sat down and pulled out the textbook for the next class, a hand suddenly reached out from beside him.โHey, Iโm Zac White,โ Zac said.Justin glanced up with a cold look, then went right back to pulling out his notebook and penโcompletely ignoring the extended hand.Zac awkwardly pulled his hand back, speechless.โManโฆ this guyโs seriously cold. What a show-off,โ he thought to himself.The class flew by. When the bell rang, signaling the end of the period, Haley and Helen linked arms and headed off toward the bathroom. Zac immediately trailed after them.โWhere are you two going? Take me with you.โโYou planning on going into the girlsโ bathroom, you perv?โ Helen smacked his hand away, not wanting their classmatesโor worse, their teacherโto get any ideas about the two of them dating.Zac scratched his nose. โFine, I wonโt go in the girlsโ roomโฆ but I can go to the guysโ one, canโt I?โโHmph!โ Helen huffed, scrunching her nose playfully.Zac clutched his chest
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At a top-ranked high school in Lincourt City, the bell rang.Students still lingering in the hallways or restrooms were urged to hurry back to class.Outside, the summer heat simmered, accompanied by the steady buzz of cicadas. Inside, the air-conditioned classrooms offered a much more comfortable escape.In Class 2โ1 of the junior year, students hurried back to their seats. Just as the final chime faded, the homeroom teacher walked in, holding a stack of freshly graded exam papers.โFor this round of mock exams,โ she announced, loud and clear, โthe top score in the entire grade once again goes to our very own Haley!โA wave of murmurs and applause followed. โLetโs all work hard and try to catch up to her next time!โShe began handing out the papers in order, from the highest score to the lowest.After Haley got her paper, the next few went to her seatmate, Helen, and the student sitting behind themโZac.โWork hard and catch up?โ Helen muttered as she slid back into her seat, s
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But what did it matter, even if she still loved him? The pain he caused her in the past was still there, lingering beneath the surface.They had loved, they had hurt, they had been entangled for years. But not every love story had to end with forgiveness and reconciliation.Haley couldnโt pretend the past hadnโt happened. She couldnโt smile and pick up where they left off, as if nothing had ever gone wrong.She would always remember that street in Merika State, when Justin turned away, picked Emma up in his arms, and left her standing there alone.Even if he had mistaken someone else for her, the pain he caused and the love he failed to give were real.And that wasnโt something she could ever forget.She could make peace with the past, but she could never erase it.Her heart ached, but she didnโt say anything. Instead, she turned and walked away.*Years later, Haley passed away peacefully in her bedroom at the estate.That same day, Justin had gone out to the grocer
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It was just a shame that life rarely worked out the way people wanted it to.*Ten years passed in the blink of an eye.Chase and Alex had grown taller and older. Haleyโs once-small jewelry brand had not only found its place in the industryโit had grown into a globally recognized luxury label, known for bespoke, high-end pieces.As for Justin, he split his time between Haven State and Merika State. Whenever he wasnโt busy, he would shamelessly camp out at the estate, claiming he was just there to โsee the kids.โEventually, no one even bothered to call him out on it anymore.One day, Haley had a business meeting with a potential partnerโa widowed single father. Somehow, Justin caught wind of a rumor that the man had feelings for Haley and was actively pursuing her. Word had it that she was interested too, and they were currently having dinner together at a restaurant.The second Justin heard that, he canceled a company meeting, boarded his private jet, and flew straight to Mer
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As soon as Haley stepped into the room, Justin followed right behind her.It was the first time he had ever set foot in Haleyโs roomโthe space where she lived in Merika State.โGet out!โ she snapped.โHaley, I just wanted to see you. Please donโt make me leave, okay?โHis eyes scanned the room. The walls, the shelvesโeverything was filled with Haleyโs photos. There was even a custom-built glass display case, clearly made with love, housing her pictures from childhood to adulthood. It was something Evelyn had put together just for her, and it overflowed with affection.There were portraits of her alone, family pictures, and right at the topโphotos of Chase and Alex.Justin looked at each one carefully, as if he were trying to piece together a life he hadnโt been part of, but desperately wished he had been.Then his gaze landed on a particular photo: Haley in her teens, wearing a soft pink-and-white hoodie with little bunny ears on the hood. Her pale skin, big round eyes, and brig
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โHaleyโฆโ Justinโs voice was weak. There was so much he wanted to say, but he didnโt even know where to start.โI heard youโre sick?โ Haley said.โIโฆ Iโm fine. Iโm not really sick, I justโโโTake care of yourself. Heart problems arenโt like other illnesses. Just look forward. Let go of the past. Meet someone new. Live your life.โJustin fell silent. His head dropped, and the phone pressed against his ear was clenched so tightly in his hand that his knuckles turned white. He wrestled with the words for a long moment before finally managing to force out.โOkay.โBut he knew. He wouldnโt meet someone new. Without Haley, what kind of life could he possibly call โlivingโ?The call ended. Life went back to its quiet rhythm. Justin no longer clung to Haley or tried to find her. After one more day in the hospital, he threw himself back into work and took over the reins of RC Corporation.They had truly managed to part on peaceful terms.After returning to Merika State, Haley d
