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When Rosalie first saw Priscilla, the only word that came to mind was "stunning". The woman before her was tall and elegant, with a petite, exquisitely sculpted face and thick, lustrous hair. Few people could leave such a striking impression with just their appearance."I don't care which student's parent you are. If you dare hit a teacher, I'll report you to the school administration!" Darcie snapped coldly.The surname "Price" wasn't common, and she couldn't recall teaching any student with that name.Her eyes darted between Priscilla and Elara's faces. Honestly, if Priscilla didn't look so young, Darcie might have actually believed she was Elara's mother.Rosalie, with her cheeks still swollen, forced a flattering smile at Priscilla. She looked like a squirrel with its cheeks stuffed full of nuts."Ms. Price, I really didn't mean it that way…"Seeing the cold glint in Priscilla's sharp eyes, Rosalie shivered and immediately slapped her own face."It's my fault! I spoke withou
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Merida clutched Elara's hand with both of her small fists, her voice filled with indignation. "I want you to write an apology letter to Mommy!""Dream on!" Rosalie spat out, her eyes sharp and venomous.Merida wasn't intimidated. Instead, she grew even more determined. "I want you to read the apology letter out loud in front of everyone at the talent show!"Rosalie's laughter shook her entire chest.She took a deep breath, suppressing the rage bubbling inside her, and spoke to Merida in a condescending, childlike tone. "Sure! If you want me to read an apology letter on stage in front of everyone, you'll have to win first place at the talent show!"Only if you're on stage accepting an award will you have the right to call me up, won't you?"Anger and mockery intertwined, making Rosalie's head feel hot one moment and cold the next. Being slapped by Priscilla in public was something Rosalie could grudgingly accept as the price of crossing someone so powerful.But being forced to wr
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Elara gestured for Priscilla to follow her, and the two sat down in a quiet corner of the auditorium. Meanwhile, Rosalie, who was clutching her swollen, burning cheek, kept her eyes fixed on Elara and Priscilla.Darcie was trembling as she asked, "Is that Ms. Price someone very powerful?"Rosalie sneered. "She could crush you like an ant without breaking a sweat!""Crap!" Darcie gasped, her pupils trembling.The thought of having offended Priscilla made her legs shake uncontrollably. She grabbed Rosalie's arm in fear, and her body went limp like a noodle."Ms. Fisher, could you… Could you put in a good word for me with Ms. Price? Someone like me doesn't even know her. I didn't mean to offend her!"Rosalie pushed Darcie's hand away in disgust, her lips curling as she hissed through clenched teeth, "I can't even save myself right now! What makes you think I can help you?"Seeing Darcie's panicked state, Rosalie's eyes filled with disdain. People like Darcie were nothing but fragil
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Elara's tone was firm. "You must be regretting burning bridges with me so soon.""Elara! You tampered with the data you gave me!" Priscilla's voice turned icy, her gaze sharp and intimidating.A chilling aura radiated from her, but Elara, who was sitting beside her, didn't even glance her way.Instead, she scoffed. "Why would I tamper with anything? The fact of the matter is your team isn't skilled enough."Ms. Price, you burned the bridge, and now you've lost 100 million dollars, haven't you?"Priscilla crossed her arms. Her meticulously manicured nails were painted a soft, elegant pink. She frowned slightly upon hearing Elara's words.Had Elara already calculated that without her, Price Nation's Quantum Tech would lose over 100 million dollars? And she even knew that when Quantum Tech suffered such a loss, Priscilla would come looking for her.The thought sent a shiver down Priscilla's spine. She then felt a pang of unease when she recalled how Elara hadn't shown any surprise
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Priscilla's eyes were ice-cold. Back then, she had paid Elara 20 million dollars to kick her out of the game. Now she wanted her back, but Elara was asking for two billion dollars right off the bat.And she knew damn well that Elara wanted more than just two billion dollars. Priscilla let out a low chuckle. She had been in the business long enough to deal with people trying to squeeze her dry. Yet, standing in front of Elara, she remained completely in control. "You have no idea how the market works, Ms. Jones," Priscilla said smoothly. "I can offer you 70% of the profits, but as for funding—well, that has to go through the board for approval." Elara didn't even hesitate when she retorted. "Unless you hand over the entire project to me, I'm not interested." Priscilla let out a sharp scoff as she said, "You're dreaming." No one had ever dared to snatch a major deal straight from her hands. But Elara remained as composed as ever, her voice soft, almost amused. "Ms. Price, I
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"Lesley!"Merida's eyes lit up the moment she spotted Lesley. She bounced excitedly and ran straight toward her. Lesley's mind was entirely on Elara. She exhaled slowly, warmth lingering in her breath."Lesley, I missed you so much!" Merida's sweet voice rang out as Lesley crouched down. Noticing Merida still in her performance outfit, Lesley immediately took off her coat and wrapped it around her. "You look so good," Lesley said, gently smoothing Merida's slightly messy hair. Just then, Elara walked up to Lesley. "You're back." Last week, Lesley had left in a hurry for something urgent. Before she left, she had only promised she wouldn't be gone for long. Elara hadn't pressed for details. She and Merida had simply waited for her return. She hadn't expected Lesley to come straight to the school as soon as she returned to Capitol. Just as Priscilla was one step away from Lesley, she spoke. "You've worked hard this time."Lesley paused for a moment. Her sharp, chi
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"You were taken back by the Jones family, which made it impossible for Priscilla to adopt you or become your guardian legally. Later, when she found out you got married... She lost all interest in you." Elara hadn't expected something like this to be happening behind the scenes abroad."Who was stopping Priscilla from adopting me?" she asked. Lesley shook her head. "To this day, even she hasn't figured it out." There was a rare seriousness in Lesley's usually clear gaze. "I've always felt like whoever it was, they were protecting you." Elara thought so, too. "Did you ever tell Priscilla about my past?" Lesley shook her head again, this time without hesitation. "She's tried to probe and has asked me about you in roundabout ways, but I never told her a thing. I made sure she believed that I cut ties with you completely when I moved to Melcina." Elara thought for a moment. "Priscilla must have had her eye on me long before that. She must have done her own digging. She p
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Harvey grabbed Lesley's arm, his fingers clamping around her slender frame. Immediately, a flicker of disdain flashed through his eyes. Lesley was all skin and bones. Why was Lesley touching Elara?"Harvey! What the hell are you doing?" Elara snapped, her voice sharp with anger. She tried to pry his hand off Lesley's arm. "Let go of Lesley!" Harvey's fury only burned hotter when he saw Elara standing in front of Lesley protectively. He let out a scornful scoff and yanked his hand away, but his voice was laced with irritation as he spat, "Why are you always hanging around weaklings like them? "This person's just like that soft-ass, whiny Theodore. Always clinging to you, always needing you to protect them!" He was pissed. Elara rolled her eyes. "Because I like people like them!" Harvey's eyes widened in disbelief. Was he not Elara's cup of tea?To him, Theodore and Lesley were practically the same—both looked too weak to stand on their own. He could take them down
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Theodore was truly a frightening man! Yet Elara didn't find this off-putting.Wasn't this exactly the sort of thing he would do? She had sensed this man's calculated advances from the moment he began appearing frequently in her life.Soon, Cassie left, and Elara sat in her office chair, moving back slightly."You can come out now," she commanded.Her voice had regained its composure. "You should have recovered by now, right, Mr. Snapp?"Theodore emerged from under the desk, which had been relatively cramped for someone of his size. He blinked at her, his eyes brimming with amusement as he asked, "Was that fun?""I almost fell for you," Elara blurted out, her voice carrying a more teasing tone.The man looked slightly disappointed. "So, you didn't fall for me after all?"Persistent, he leaned forward and lowered his voice to ask, "Did it feel good when you touched me earlier?"Elara's bright eyes sparkled with light as she had to admit, "I didn't expect you'd feel so nice to to
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If one word could describe Theodore, it would be "insatiable!"The spasms emanating from Elara's abdomen made her aware of the unusual sensations in her body. In the warm early summer afternoon, even the air in the office seemed to grow heavy and humid.She felt as if an electric current had struck her, sending a tingling sensation up from the base of her spine. Her lips parted slightly, and she couldn't help but feel an intense curiosity about Theodore."Why would someone like you be interested in someone like me?" Elara's voice fell from above him."Hmm? Someone like me? What kind of person am I?"Theodore looked up at her with an expression that seemed completely vulnerable, as if offering himself to be commanded by her.Seated in her office chair, Elara lowered her gaze. As she looked down at this man, a strange and subtle thrill arose in her chest.She finally understood what it meant to gaze down from a position of power. It felt as though butterflies were dancing wildly i
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Harvey was annoyed by Ethel's interference in his love life. Elara's decision to divorce him undoubtedly had something to do with Ethel's meddling."I recall that Uncle Leonard has been looking after the Shelton family. Didn't the Sheltons' daughter go abroad to study with Uncle Leonard's letter of recommendation?" Harvey asked."That's ancient history," Ethel replied. "I hear she has done quite well for herself in Melcina. She's returned and taken a position at Quantum Tech under Price Nation."Harvey was about to leave, but he stopped in his tracks when he heard a certain phrase from Ethel."What position does Ms. Shelton hold at Quantum Tech?"Ethel was delighted—Harvey was showing interest in Angie.She described enthusiastically, "I heard she's highly regarded by Priscilla. Since she's joined Quantum Tech, she must be in a top position.""Isn't Elara the one in charge?" Harvey thought. He quickly realized this meant Elara's position at Quantum Tech wasn't secure.Harvey re
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Perhaps it was because he had spent recent days shoveling manure for fertilizer, cleaning pigpens, and herding cattle and sheep, but Harvey's germaphobia seemed to have been cured.He crouched down and began searching through the pile of garbage.Seeing Beau standing idly nearby, he sternly commanded, "What are you standing around for? Help me look! If we don't find the stethoscope, you won't be eating dinner!"Beau finally understood the gravity of the situation. With fear and trepidation in his heart, he looked at the garbage scattered on the ground with a miserable expression."Daddy, can I at least have a pair of gloves?""Look!" Harvey roared. "If we don't find it, I'll throw you in the trash can!"For the first time, he had completely lost patience with his son. Flames seemed to shoot from his eyes, and the features of his face were tense and sharp.Beau trembled, held his breath, and crouched down. With a disgusted expression, he began searching through the garbage while
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Harvey froze in shock. He pulled back the covers, finding nothing on the bed. He spun around and darted out of his room, leaving a sharp, cold breeze in his wake.Outside his room stood a bodyguard assigned by Leonard. Harvey then grabbed the bodyguard by the collar."Where's my stethoscope? Who told you to touch my stethoscope?" he demanded.The bodyguard was bewildered. He gripped Harvey's hand in displeasure. "Mr. Fisher, please calm down. I don't know what you're talking about."Hostility flashed in Harvey's eyes as he breathed heavily and questioned, "My stethoscope that I put under my pillow—who took it?"The bodyguard thought for a moment. "I did see Mr. Beau playing with a stethoscope this morning. I'm not sure where he got it from."Harvey's pupils constricted sharply. Beau had entered his room and taken his stethoscope?That little brat!Beau, dressed in a gray monk's robe, was surrounded by visitors who had come to the chapel to pray. These past few days, he had been
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This time, Harvey very clearly saw Elara's face deepen from a light pink to a rich, blooming rose—visibly, and in real time.Her beauty blossomed like a peony in full bloom. Her long lashes trembled several times, and her dark eyes shimmered as if brimming with tears.She looked as if… She was lovestruck. The moment that phrase crossed Harvey's mind, he was so stunned that his eyes widened in disbelief.Was Elara suddenly getting shy because of him?A strange flutter rippled through his chest. He sat at his desk, staring at the high-definition monitor in front of him, where every detail of Elara's face—even each individual eyelash—was crystal clear.He shifted his gaze to the upper-left corner of the screen to glance at the small preview of himself.After Leonard had driven him up to the mountains, the priest at Atkina Church had given him a haircut. Since he was neither a monk nor formally ordained, it was just a close-cropped cut, not a full shaving of the head.He looked at h
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Theodore's eyes gleamed like sunlight shimmering over a lake. He looked like a large dog trapped in a cage, gazing at Elara with unwavering intensity. If he had a tail, it would have been wagging wildly like a windmill spinning at full speed.Elara screamed internally. This had gone a little too far! Her eyes then dropped to the tip of her own shoe. The place she had kicked… had grown!"Oh!" She quickly jerked her foot back, only to feel her body tip backward uncontrollably.Just as she was about to fall, Theodore reached out and grabbed her ankle.The moment his fingers touched her skin, her heart skipped a beat. Theodore pulled her back toward the desk.Elara froze in place like a statue. Her entire body was tense, her eyes were wide, and her pupils were unfocused."Elara, what's wrong?"Harvey had seen her suddenly lose her balance and fall backward. It startled him so badly, he looked as if he wanted to jump through the screen.A wave of helplessness washed over him. Luckil
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Elara looked under the desk. What on earth was going on?Meanwhile, Harvey observed Elara in her formal women's suit on the computer screen—an attire he'd never seen her wear before.Her hair was pulled back into a bun secured by a simple ebony hairpin. A few strands, gilded by sunlight, curled against her porcelain cheeks.Though she appeared to be looking down at something, Harvey's gaze and thoughts remained completely captivated by her face. Only months had passed since their divorce, yet seeing her now felt like encountering someone from another lifetime.Had time stretched endlessly during his days at Atkina Church?"El—" Harvey's throat tightened as if stuffed with paper.But he quickly regained his usual composed tone. "Elara—no, I should address you as Ms. Jones now. Had Sam not called me, I wouldn't have known you'd assumed Quantum Tech's CEO position."His voice carried that innate condescension of the privileged, laced with unmistakable mockery."Why are you hiding
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Elara stood still as she gazed at the tall, distinguished man before her. Meanwhile, Theodore looked up and smiled at her against the light."Why are you so far away?"Elara stepped toward him, teasing lightly, "I wanted a good look at you.""Then you'll need to come closer." Theodore leaned forward, closing the distance between them.Though she stopped a step away, their faces nearly touched. Elara instinctively held her breath as her eyes locked on him."Can you see clearly now?" Theodore asked."Mm," Elara replied."And?""So handsome." Elara praised him sincerely. "You're one of the most attractive men I've ever seen!"She truly meant it. Theodore chuckled through his nose. She'd seen plenty of handsome men in her life—Finnegan, Harvey, and Leonard. Especially Leonard, whose looks even made Theodore feel somewhat threatened."My face is the least remarkable part of me." He declared confidently.Images of those shirtless photos Theodore had sent flashed through Elara's mi
