تسجيل الدخولThe night before the wedding, I'm about to share the news of my pregnancy with Chester Miller when I see Giselle Thorne sitting in his lap intimately. I'm about to storm in and confront them when I notice a man standing beside them. That man looks exactly like Chester, my boyfriend. I freeze, holding my breath as their voices carry clearly through the room. "Chester, this is ruthless. You actually proposed to her. From what I know, Miranda poured so much effort into this wedding," Giselle says. Chester snorts. "Giselle, she ruins your work and costs you the chance to win. I can't wait to see her, all dressed in her wedding gown and beaming with joy, only to watch me walk down the aisle holding your hand. Just thinking about it gives me a thrill." My eyes widen. It's clearly Giselle who has threatened me to hand over my work, and when she fails, she tears up her own painting in fear of losing the competition. Before I can react, the man who looks like Chester suddenly speaks. "Chester, who's walking down the aisle with her—you or me?" Chester chuckles. "Of course I am. Felix, have you forgotten? Miranda belongs to you only at night." In that instant, I finally understand why Chester Miller is cold by day and passionate by night. It turns out they aren't the same person at all. He and Felix are twin brothers. I clutch the pregnancy report tightly, pressing it against the doorframe as I glare at the three of them through the crack. "I won't let any of you get what you want," I vow silently.
عرض المزيدDeclan's scheme against the Thorne family wasn't about profit—it was designed to force Lucian to inherit his family business. His mother had uncovered my identity and orchestrated the plan.Lucian held me on the couch, and for a long moment, neither of us spoke. Yet we both knew exactly what the other was thinking."Miranda, marry me," he said suddenly, declaring his choice.I watched his public declaration on the screen, feeling a bittersweet ache tighten in my chest.Suddenly, the door slammed open. Chester and Felix appeared once again.Felix gripped my left hand tightly and demanded, "What's going on? Your boyfriend is the one who pushed the Thorne family into this crisis. Miranda, why would you choose him instead of coming back to me?"Chester seized my right arm. "From a business standpoint, Lucian is trouble. He has ulterior motives. Mira, you're far too naive for him. Leave him and come back to me. This time, I will protect you forever."These were the same men who had o
As soon as I returned from Valdoria, a wave of relief washed over me.When Chester first warned me, I was terrified. I had trained in art, not business, and knew nothing about competition. Fortunately, I had an elite team and a brilliant ally, the business genius Lucian.He didn't lecture me on business strategies. Instead, he analyzed Chester's psychology. I gathered every file from the past few years, and he pored over them day and night until he finally found a flaw. Several contracts had conflicting terms and amounts.After hearing his strategy, I couldn't help but remark, "No wonder your mother insisted you inherit the family business. You really were born for this."Lucian smiled and handed me an invitation. "Tomorrow is my mother's birthday. She wants to meet you."It was my first time attending as his girlfriend. The moment his mother saw me, she scrutinized me from head to toe. I felt uncomfortable under her gaze, but Lucian stepped in just in time, easing much of her sus
We sat across from each other in the conference room, meeting as business partners for the first time.I was no longer the timid girl who once depended on Chester. I had become a composed and formidable businesswoman. I set the contract on the table and stated firmly, "The Thorne family is responsible, and we will share the losses."Chester froze, caught off guard by the Thorne family's swift agreement.In the next instant, I placed a lawyer's notice in front of him."However, our investigation shows that while Giselle was acting as your agent, you deliberately falsified contract terms and amounts to coerce her signature. "A board member once suspected something and came to Miller Group to confront you, only to be hit by a car three days later and left in a vegetative state. We reasonably suspect you committed premeditated murder to cover your tracks."When you publicly announce the Thorne family was involved in the scandal, this notice will also be released. Alongside it, the p
Felix gripped his phone, frozen as if struck by lightning. Her words shattered the hope and joy he had just felt into dust.The pain was so overwhelming he could barely breathe. He grabbed a bottle of whiskey and poured it down his throat like he didn't care about his life. The burning alcohol scorched his throat, and the spilled liquid stung his wounds, yet he drank on, as if his soul had been ripped away.The sentence "Your love is more disgusting than your brother's manipulation" echoed in his mind like a curse.When he woke again, he was lying in a hospital bed. The doctor said he had nearly died from alcohol poisoning.Felix stared blankly at the ceiling before tearing out his IV."Discharge me. I'm going home."…Back in Valdoria, Chester was drowning in problems. The company's stock kept tumbling, their rival company had joined the competition, and the situation was getting critical. The other allied companies refused to help. Chester knew all too well that business was


















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