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After thinking it over, Scarlett let out a quiet sigh.An hour later, they arrived safely at the nursing home. After checking with a nurse, they learned that Mr. Perry Sr. was in the rehabilitation room.Following the nurse’s lead, they walked to the glass-walled rehab room and peered inside. At a glance, they spotted Mr. Perry Sr. struggling to rise from his wheelchair.He gripped the armrests tightly, trembling as he slowly lowered one foot to the ground. Even such a simple movement seemed to take everything he had. After barely shifting his weight, he had to stop and catch his breath.Layla’s chest tightened painfully at the sight. The spirited Mr. Perry Sr. she remembered was gone.Then, with a loud thud, Mr. Perry Sr. collapsed onto the floor.Panicking, Layla rushed into the room, reaching out to help, only to have Mr. Perry Sr. slap her hand away.“I told you, I can do it myself!” He gritted his teeth, hands shaking against the floor as he tried to move his legs, but h
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Half an hour later, Mr. Perry Sr.'s rehabilitation session finally ended. Sweating profusely, he was helped back to his room by the aides for a shower.As Layla stepped out of the rehab room, she turned back and said lightly, “Mr. Lucas, you two wait here. I’m going to use the restroom.”Scarlett immediately jumped in, “Perfect! I was just about to go too. Let’s go together.”“Sure,” Layla agreed easily, turning to lead the way down the hallway.William instinctively reached out, wanting to stop Scarlett, but his hand closed on empty air. She was already striding after Layla at full speed.The restroom was located at the far end of the hallway. As they rounded the corner, Scarlett called out, “Miss Xander.”Layla paused and turned back without surprise, as if she had already guessed Scarlett would find a chance to speak privately.“What would you like to say, Mrs. Lucas?”Her calm, straightforward attitude caught Scarlett a little off guard.Scarlett drew in a breath, tryin
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“I used to think you were pretty smart too,” William said, mimicking Layla’s earlier tone. “Especially good at thinking you’re smarter than you really are.”Scarlett stared at him in disbelief. “Why did both of them sound exactly the same when they were being sarcastic?” she muttered.Without waiting for her response, William turned and walked away. Scarlett hurried after him, refusing to give up. “You’re just blinded by that woman. You can’t even see what’s really going on—”Their voices and footsteps faded into the distance.From around the corner, a figure quietly stepped out of the men's restroom.Layla was just exiting the hallway, drying her hands, when she caught sight of the familiar figure. She froze. “You? What are you doing here?”Sean turned around, his gaze unusually soft. “Layla. Long time no see.”“Let’s keep it that way,” Layla replied coldly, instantly on guard. “You’re not here to see Grandpa Perry, are you?”“Would they even let me?” Sean
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Taking advantage of Sean’s momentary daze, Layla quickly pulled her hand free and ran straight toward William without hesitation.“Let’s go. There’s no need to waste any more time with him,” she said firmly.Layla naturally grabbed William’s hand and led him away.Sean chased after them for a few steps but could only watch helplessly as they disappeared into the distance. Frustrated, he slammed his fist hard against the wall.Why?After everything she had suffered, why would she still choose William Lucas?Was getting into the Lucas family really that important to her?Besides money and power, what else did that family have to offer? It was nothing but a pit of fire!William, sensing the hostile gaze burning into his back, said casually, “Looks like I’ll need to have a word with the staff here. From now on, no one from the Perry family should even be allowed past the gate.”“Yeah,” Layla replied without a second thought, not bothering to let it weigh on her mind.From a dista
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Just from that one look, Layla fully understood the things Scarlett had said to her in the restroom earlier.All the hostility Scarlett showed wasn’t because she hated her. It was because she loved her son too much.Thinking about it that way, Layla found herself feeling a little envious of William.“William’s lucky to have such an understanding mother like you,” Mr. Perry Sr. said with a warm smile. His eyes swept over Layla and William, carrying a deeper, knowing look.Clearly, he had misunderstood the situation.In his eyes, Scarlett’s willingness to come along to the nursing home meant she had accepted Layla.“No, I…” Scarlett started to explain but was cut off by William.“Grandpa Perry’s right,” William said without missing a beat.Mr. Perry Sr.’s smile grew even wider. “Good, that’s really good. If I can live long enough to see the two of you end up together, I’ll have no regrets.”With the conversation going this way, no one dared say anything to dampen Mr. Perry Sr.’s
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After leaving the nursing home, on the way to the parking lot, Scarlett kept glancing suspiciously at Layla.Catching her gaze by chance, Layla didn’t get upset. Instead, she smiled politely and asked, “Mrs. Lucas, would you like to come to the art exhibition too?”“No,” Scarlett refused flatly, turning her head away with a huff. She muttered under her breath, “Even if I wanted to, I wouldn’t need to tag along with you. Plenty of people invite me to gallery shows, and I haven't accepted a single one yet!”Layla glanced at William, and the two shared a knowing smile.Together, the group walked into the setting sun, their figures slowly fading into the distance.Under a nearby tree, Sean stood silently, his eyes reflecting the evening glow like tiny flames, burning holes into Layla’s retreating back.*Meanwhile, Kiera was shopping at the mall with her mother-in-law, Susan.Susan frowned at her phone. “Didn’t Sean say he was coming to have dinner with us? How come we haven’t hear
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“You—” Susan was so furious that she couldn’t even get the words out.Kiera tugged lightly at her arm and whispered, “Mom, please, let’s just—”Felix finally noticed Kiera and sneered. “You’d better take your embarrassing mother-in-law and leave. Trust me, you’ll save yourself a lot of shame if you stop going out with her.”“Felix, please don't say any more,” Kiera said, frowning slightly, a hint of warning in her voice.But Susan snapped back impatiently, “Why are you even being polite to him? Didn’t you hear how disrespectful he was to me?”Kiera had no choice but to stay silent.Seeing Kiera so meek and obedient, Xena felt a surge of triumph. She pretended to speak up gently, “Felix, we still have to shop for the baby.”“Oh right! I almost forgot!” Felix said with a grin. “We still have a lot to buy. We can’t waste time on people who don’t matter.”He deliberately glanced at Kiera’s belly with a mocking smile. “Besides… it’s not like you’re going to need any of it.”With
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At the Lucas estate, Mr. Lucas Sr. stood in his study, staring absentmindedly at a landscape painting hanging on the wall.Lucien pushed the door open and walked over to his father’s side. He glanced at the painting. It was one of Zeppelin Mason’s works.Sensing that his father wasn’t speaking and that the atmosphere felt a little off, Lucien spoke cautiously. “Dad, you wanted to see me?”“I thought we should talk about the company. Since you’ve taken over, have you run into any problems?”Lucien shifted uncomfortably and hesitated before answering, “No problems...” He sneaked a look at Mr. Lucas Sr., then asked carefully, “Are you worried I can’t handle it?”“I trust your abilities,” Mr. Lucas Sr. said calmly. “It’s just that you haven’t really brought up much about the company lately, so I thought I’d check in. If anything does come up, you’d better not try to hide it from me.”He turned away from the painting and walked toward his desk, picking up his teacup and taking a sl
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After hanging up the phone, Layla returned to the couch.Carter looked up curiously.“Who was that, Sis?”“The service center,” Layla replied with a hint of frustration.“They said one of my car’s parts is damaged and needs to be ordered from the manufacturer. It'll take about two weeks before I can get the car back.”She frowned slightly.“It’s strange. The car was working just fine when I dropped it off. How could a part suddenly be broken?”“Totally normal,” Carter said casually, pulling out his phone. “Some issues only show up during inspection.”As he spoke, he started typing quickly. “Perfect timing! I’ll text Uncle William and ask him to pick you up after work today. No need for you to take a cab.”“I can drive her—” Seth offered.“No need,” Carter cut in without even looking up.“They live together. No point in bothering Director Mason.”After a moment, Carter looked back up with a grin.“Uncle William said yes!”Layla said nothing. Instead, she just looked at him
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Little by little, Layla found herself drawn in, her thoughts swept along by Seth’s rhythm as she unconsciously stepped into his world.Seth might look laid-back and a little rough around the edges, but the moment he started talking about film, he became sharp, articulate, and deeply professional.As a director, he had the ability to oversee everything on set — exactly the kind of big-picture thinking Layla was still learning to master.His arrival, she had to admit, couldn’t have come at a better time.Before she realized it, admiration quietly bloomed in her heart.She had to give him credit. Seth Mason’s billion-dollar box office success wasn’t luck. He had truly earned it.“Director Mason, I—” she began.But a knock at the door cut her off.Layla gave a small, apologetic smile, then turned toward the door.“Come in.”A moment later, a head poked through the doorway. It was Carter, grinning ear to ear.“Hey, Sis! You’ve got company, huh…?”As his eyes landed on Seth, Carte
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“Pretty good,” Layla said seriously after thinking it over for a moment. “But it would've been even better if he wasn’t quite so enthusiastic.”Seth really was a little too friendly, pushing past the social distance Layla was used to.If he had been a complete stranger, she probably would have thought he was some kind of weirdo. But since he was Zeppelin’s grandson, that connection naturally made him feel a little more familiar, a little easier to trust.“Maybe that’s just the way he is,” Layla said with a small smile. “It’s actually pretty rare for someone in their thirties to keep that kind of pure, genuine enthusiasm.“When it comes to relationships, you have to be willing to take the first step or nothing ever happens. Besides, if you’re still timid at this age, you’ll never get anywhere.”Because the evening had been so relaxed and pleasant, Layla was completely at ease, speaking whatever came to mind without filtering herself.But William, sitting silently beside h
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“No need,” a deep voice interrupted.Through the curtain of rain, William approached, holding an umbrella over his head, his tone low and firm as he declined Seth’s offer.Layla blinked in surprise. “Mr. Lucas? What are you doing here?”“It’s getting late. I came to pick you up,” William said, casting a brief glance at Seth. “And this is...?”Seth grinned brightly. “Seth Mason. You can just call me Seth.”“Mm,” William replied with barely a nod, clearly uninterested in getting familiar with someone he had no real reason to care about.Seth didn’t mind his coldness at all. Smiling easily, he turned back to Layla. “Since Mr. Lucas is here to pick you up, I can relax! But we didn’t get to finish our conversation. I’ll swing by your studio tomorrow and we can talk more.”Layla nodded with a smile. “Sounds good. I’ll be waiting.”Watching the two of them agree so cheerfully, a faint chill settled between William’s brows.Layla said a few polite goodbyes to Zeppelin,
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Zeppelin let out a cough, shooting Seth a warning look, signaling him not to scare Layla off.Only then did Seth pull himself together. “Sorry, Miss Xander,” he said sheepishly. “I got a little too excited. I didn’t scare you, did I?”Layla shook her head gently. “Receiving Director Mason’s praise is an honor for me.”“No, no — meeting you is my honor!” Seth grinned brightly, clearly struggling to contain his enthusiasm.Layla couldn’t help feeling a little unsettled. Why did it feel like Seth was staring at her the way a hunter looked at his prey? It was... a little unnerving.Zeppelin, unable to watch any longer, stepped in to explain. “It’s like this — Seth’s a director, and you’re a photographer. For this exhibition’s promotional film, I was hoping the two of you could work together.”“Huh?” Layla blinked in surprise. The script had already been finalized and now they were dropping a director into the project?Seth immediately picked up on her hesitat
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“You make it sound like Grandpa’s not worth much. Do you really think I go around asking just anyone to be my student? I know Jenny’s always had a good eye, and if she’s her top student, she must be exceptional.”Zeppelin shot him a glare.“Besides, if you were willing to study under me, I wouldn't have to go around looking for students.”“No way! Spending my life stuck with brushes and ink? You might as well kill me now!” the young man laughed. “There's no way I could sit at a desk all day."“You’re so impatient at such a young age!” Zeppelin scolded with a huff. Then he turned back to Layla with a hint of apology. “Forgive the scene. This troublemaker is my grandson.”“I do have a name, you know!” The young man pulled off his baseball cap, flashing Layla a bright, sunny smile. “Nice to meet you! I'm Seth Mason but you can just call me Seth.”Layla froze, completely stunned.“Wait a second. Zeppelin Mason is Seth Mason’s grandfather?!” she muttered.She had neve
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At the Lucas estate, Mr. Lucas Sr. stood in his study, staring absentmindedly at a landscape painting hanging on the wall.Lucien pushed the door open and walked over to his father’s side. He glanced at the painting. It was one of Zeppelin Mason’s works.Sensing that his father wasn’t speaking and that the atmosphere felt a little off, Lucien spoke cautiously. “Dad, you wanted to see me?”“I thought we should talk about the company. Since you’ve taken over, have you run into any problems?”Lucien shifted uncomfortably and hesitated before answering, “No problems...” He sneaked a look at Mr. Lucas Sr., then asked carefully, “Are you worried I can’t handle it?”“I trust your abilities,” Mr. Lucas Sr. said calmly. “It’s just that you haven’t really brought up much about the company lately, so I thought I’d check in. If anything does come up, you’d better not try to hide it from me.”He turned away from the painting and walked toward his desk, picking up his teacup and taking a sl
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“You—” Susan was so furious that she couldn’t even get the words out.Kiera tugged lightly at her arm and whispered, “Mom, please, let’s just—”Felix finally noticed Kiera and sneered. “You’d better take your embarrassing mother-in-law and leave. Trust me, you’ll save yourself a lot of shame if you stop going out with her.”“Felix, please don't say any more,” Kiera said, frowning slightly, a hint of warning in her voice.But Susan snapped back impatiently, “Why are you even being polite to him? Didn’t you hear how disrespectful he was to me?”Kiera had no choice but to stay silent.Seeing Kiera so meek and obedient, Xena felt a surge of triumph. She pretended to speak up gently, “Felix, we still have to shop for the baby.”“Oh right! I almost forgot!” Felix said with a grin. “We still have a lot to buy. We can’t waste time on people who don’t matter.”He deliberately glanced at Kiera’s belly with a mocking smile. “Besides… it’s not like you’re going to need any of it.”With
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After leaving the nursing home, on the way to the parking lot, Scarlett kept glancing suspiciously at Layla.Catching her gaze by chance, Layla didn’t get upset. Instead, she smiled politely and asked, “Mrs. Lucas, would you like to come to the art exhibition too?”“No,” Scarlett refused flatly, turning her head away with a huff. She muttered under her breath, “Even if I wanted to, I wouldn’t need to tag along with you. Plenty of people invite me to gallery shows, and I haven't accepted a single one yet!”Layla glanced at William, and the two shared a knowing smile.Together, the group walked into the setting sun, their figures slowly fading into the distance.Under a nearby tree, Sean stood silently, his eyes reflecting the evening glow like tiny flames, burning holes into Layla’s retreating back.*Meanwhile, Kiera was shopping at the mall with her mother-in-law, Susan.Susan frowned at her phone. “Didn’t Sean say he was coming to have dinner with us? How come we haven’t hear
