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The playground at Sunshine International Academy was alive with vibrant colors. Bright inflatable castles bobbed in the spring breeze, and colorful flags fluttered overhead.The air smelled like sweet popcorn, mixed with the ear-splitting screams and chatter of children.In what was reputedly Bellmere's most exclusive kindergarten, parents who were usually chairmen, general managers, and investment banking partners stripped off their usual polished images. Uniformly dressed in the school-issued tracksuits printed with cartoon bears, they crawled across the foam mats. Though out of breath and utterly exhausted, they still forced exaggerated smiles to cheer on their kids.Silas wore a light-gray tracksuit, a pink water bottle hanging around his neck, looking hilariously out of place against his stoic demeanor. Holding Miranda's designer tote bag, he took his role as the dedicated "logistics manager" very seriously.The first few warm-up events were for mothers and children.Mirand
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"Come on. Let's head over to the steakhouse. Gotta fuel up before doing hard labor for our investor," Avery said.Silas helplessly shook his head and followed her downstairs. Miranda's down-to-earth call for help completely washed away the subtle irritation Teresa had brought on earlier.…On Saturday morning, Bellmere was greeted by a rare sunny day for early spring.Silas woke up at 7:00 am. He opened his simple closet and pushed aside the usual black, white, and gray suits for client meetings. From the bottom, he dug out a clean set of light-gray activewear and a pair of white air-cushioned running shoes.There was no way he could show up at a sports day in dress shoes and slacks, then try to run an obstacle course.After washing up, he ran a hand through his hair in front of the mirror.The man in the mirror was lean and tall. Though there were still faint dark circles under his eyes from years of all-nighters, he had a clean, youthful boyish charm without that usual guarded
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On the second-floor workspace, Avery had just finished reading off the order for the steakhouse, and Silas was about to respond.He withdrew the relaxed look on his face slightly and motioned for Avery to keep quiet before walking over to the window to answer the call."Good afternoon, Ms. Cane."His tone immediately returned to its usual professional calm.No swift, sharp directives came through the speaker. Instead, the first sound Silas heard through the speaker was a soft sigh, sounding almost apologetic."Silas, is this a good time to talk?"Miranda's voice sounded a little tight and carried a rare hint of hesitation.Silas froze slightly. As far as he could remember, Miranda, whom Avery nicknamed "The Arbitrator" and was a partner at Valence Capital, would never bat an eye even if she were staring down a nine-figure project. Her hesitant, halting tone was truly unlike her style."Yes. I just wrapped up the lobby proposal with Mr. Hansen for the mountain boutique inn," Sil
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Dex rubbed his chin and stared at the side-by-side lighting contrast between the two sample boards. His expression loosened slightly, though he still wasn't ready to agree."What you're saying… makes sense, but it's way over the budget. When I took over the project, I ran the numbers. Just your exterior system costs nearly 30,000 dollars more than if I hired someone to redo it from scratch. 30,000 dollars, my friend, is enough to buy a solid used car."Silas' heart stirred slightly."30,000 dollars is definitely no small sum, Mr. Hansen," he said, setting his marker down and slowing his tone. "But have you calculated the payback period for this investment?"Dex blinked. "Payback?""Correct."Silas walked up to the whiteboard and sketched a quick layout on a clean section. "I reviewed the peak and off-peak occupancy rates and average daily rates for three mid-to-high-end boutique inns in this region. Your location is the best, as it's the only inn offering an unobstructed view of
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Silas paid a heavy price for finishing the entire plate of fried sea bass. He survived on plain oatmeal for three days straight before he barely calmed his protesting stomach.He threw all of his strength into the mountain boutique inn because right now, work was his only antidote.When Teresa walked away, investments from her "venture capital firm" naturally fell through. Having the investor pull out meant the project went full circle and landed back in the hands of the original developer, Dex Hansen.Dex made his fortune in excavation and construction. He wore a thick gold chain around his pinky and smoked Dunhill cigarettes, and every other sentence that came out of his mouth was, "Make it look fancy for me!"Now that Teresa's big money was gone, the first thing Dex did after regaining control was to slash the budget.At 2:00 pm on Wednesday, he marched into Sil Studio's conference room, flanked by two foremen carrying briefcases."It's not that I want to bust your chops, Sila
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Silas' fingers flew across the screen, tapping on WhatsApp and typing Teresa's name into the search bar with practiced ease.The chat box with a plain black profile picture popped up.But just as he was about to tap the "Insert Image" button and send the blueprint, his eyes fell on the three lines of text sitting quietly at the bottom of the screen."I'm sorry for causing you trouble all this time, Silas. I won't bother you anymore. Take care."It had been five days.The chat log had been silent like a pool of stagnant water, never kicking up a ripple. The typing indicator never appeared either.As Silas held his phone, his fingertip hovered over the screen. An overwhelming sense of absurdity and sharp emptiness suddenly washed over and drowned him like a tidal wave.He had won. He had reclaimed his baseline as a man and won back his dignity as a designer.Brimming with a mix of triumph, spite, and the intoxicating thrill of retaliation, he was ready to shove his gleaming troph
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At 7:30 am, sunlight poured in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating the sprawling apartment. The kitchen was filled with the aroma of pour-over coffee and the faint sweetness of butter-toasted bread.Silas, wearing a gray linen outfit softened through repeated washing, slid a perfectl
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The welcome-back party was held at the top-floor ballroom of the Belica Hotel in Bellmere.Heavy, double-layered soundproof glass completely shut out the fall chill. A soothing cello melody drifted through the ballroom. The scent of expensive woody perfumes and the sweetness of money burning by the
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Standing at the kitchen island, Silas skillfully stirred a spoonful of honey into some water that had been heated to about 115 degrees Fahrenheit. It was the precise temperature he'd arrived at after three years of trial and error.When it was too hot, Teresa would frown in displeasure. Too cold, a
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It was 1:15 am.Inside a luxury riverfront apartment in the city center of Bellmere, the only light came from the dim pendant lamp hanging over the kitchen island.Silas Langston stood in the kitchen, staring at the tray of oven-baked cod on the counter, his oven mitts still on. He fell into deep
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