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I then pulled the hem of my dress away from Claire's grip and turned to leave.Her heart-wrenching cries and Derek's loud howling could still be heard behind me."Allie, please, don't go! I'm begging you, Allie! I'm on my knees!" Claire yelled."Allie, I've let you down. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done what I did. Please come back to us!"I didn't look back.I walked out of the main entrance and felt the night wind blowing, carrying the chill of the early fall weather. I paused at the steps and took a deep breath.There was a car parked under the street light not too far away. The windows rolled down, and Oliver's face appeared behind the glass."I guessed you hadn't had dinner yet." He lifted a takeaway bag, showing the two food containers inside. "So, I brought you some as well."I was stunned. "What are you doing here?"He replied casually, "I was just passing by.""How did you know that I hadn't eaten yet?"He opened his door, got out of the car, and handed me the takea
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I didn't attend Stephanie's trial. Instead, Elsie forwarded the official verdict directly to my phone. Stephanie was sentenced to 15 years in prison, stripped of her political rights for three years, and ordered to pay 12 million dollars in civil damages. Three days after the sentencing, Derek and Claire came looking for me again. This time, however, they didn't attempt to force their way upstairs. They simply waited in the lobby. When the security desk called to inform me of their presence, I was in the middle of reviewing the itinerary for next week's charity event with Oliver. The guard's voice sounded hesitant over the line. "Ms. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Coleman are here again, insisting on a meeting. They said they'll wait indefinitely if you refuse to see them." I went silent for a while."Let them wait."After I hung up, I noticed Oliver watching me quietly; he didn't pry. Instead, he smoothly steered our conversation back to the charity project, spending another hour metic
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I first met Oliver Blackwell at a charity gala.It was an annual event sponsored by Bloomberg Group to raise funds for hearing-impaired children in impoverished regions. Dad had specifically requested that I spearhead the project because nobody understood the pain of being deaf more than I did. The organizer then led me to someone for introductions. "Ms. Baker, this is Mr. Oliver Blackwell, CEO of Blackwell Group. He just returned from abroad this year and is currently managing their real estate division in the Southeast Islands."I looked up and saw a pair of deep eyes.Oliver's eyes were deep as well. "It's an honor to meet you, Ms. Baker."I shook his outstretched hand. "The honor is mine."While we were chatting later, he suddenly said, "Actually, I used to wear a hearing aid when I was little too."I got terribly sick when I was five, and my left ear was severely compromised. I had to wear an aid for three years before I finally regained full function."I blinked, looki
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One afternoon, I was reviewing quarterly financial reports in my office when my assistant, Elsie Summers, knocked and pushed the door open. "Ms. Baker, something major just broke. Last night, Ms. Stephanie Coleman was driving under the influence, ran a red light, and plowed into 14 people at the intersection on Eastside Road."I took the iPad from her and scanned the breaking news headline. "Heiress Kills 3, Injures 11 in Drunk-Driving Horror."The accompanying photo was of the accident scene. A mangled Porsche Cayenne sat crumpled in the center of the intersection, the asphalt littered with shattered glass and heavy bloodstains. Elsie hesitated for a moment before adding, "Word is the Coleman family is frantically pulling strings behind the scenes, trying to bury the incident."I turned my attention back to the reports, my voice entirely different. "Three dead, eleven injured, and the entire internet is watching. Who would dare to cover this up for them?"Early the next morn
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"Joe Bloomberg is my father in the legal sense. The adoption paperwork was finalized three years ago. Would you like to see the notarized documents as well?" I asked Derek. "From that day onward, neither you nor Claire had any right to call yourselves my parents."Claire's lips trembled violently. Her voice shook as she demanded, "How dare you call someone else your father? You are our daughter! Our blood flows in your veins!"I tilted my head, studying her calmly. "But three years ago, you personally announced to the world that I was just an adopted orphan, and that Stephanie was your only biological daughter. There were plenty of witnesses who could testify to it."Claire's face flushed a deep crimson before turning deathly pale again. She opened her mouth, but no words came out. Derek took a step forward, his hostile demeanor vanishing in an instant. Suddenly, his tone shifted into something sickeningly sycophantic. "Allie, your mom didn't mean what she said back then. Don't ta
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The entire hall fell dead silent the moment the spotlights shone down on me.As I walked onto the stage, Joe gently rested a hand on my shoulder, giving me a profound sense of security I had never experienced before. "From this day forward, Ms. Allison Baker will assume the position of CEO of Bloomberg Group, taking full responsibility for all subsidiaries under our banner," Joe announced. "Furthermore, I am officially transferring my entire 61% controlling stake to her name."The room erupted in shocked gasps and frantic murmurs. A 61% controlling stake meant the absolute keys to the kingdom—the sum total of all the wealth Joe had built over the last 30 years. Standing on the stage, my gaze swept across the crowd until it locked onto three frozen figures standing in the corner. Derek's phone slipped from his hand, but he didn't even notice. Claire covered her mouth, her eyes wide with sheer disbelief as the color drained completely from her face. Between them stood Stephan
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