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Beau turned his head to look at his assigned assistant. Meanwhile, Ralph stood clutching his own head, staring in horror at the collapsing section of the auditorium.Suddenly, he felt a tug on his suit jacket. As he looked down, he found Beau gripping the fabric. The boy's face was flushed red, slick with a mixture of tears and snot."Will Mommy… die in there?" Beau asked him again.Ralph jumped as if he had been stepped on. He yelped, "How should I know?"Though he'd scouted the auditorium multiple times, he never imagined the upper structure was so dilapidated that his fire would burn through the roof this quickly!"This makes no sense!" Ralph muttered.His research confirmed the rooftop used fireproof materials—that's why he'd chosen it as the ignition point.His original plan assumed the flames would die out naturally after consuming the combustibles. Now a terrifying possibility dawned on him.The auditorium's material reports must have been falsified! Someone had clearly
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"What month was Xav born?" Elara asked Leonard.The man responded, "That's confidential."Xavier's origins and birth month were classified secrets.Elara then said, "Merida's always been the younger sister at home. Could you let her be your big sister, Xav? Let Merida take care of you, okay?""Come play with us again next time, Xav.""Xav! Merida and I have been waiting for you!"Elara's warm voice echoed through Xavier's fading consciousness as he lay teary-eyed in the closet. Suddenly, a splintering sound erupted above them. Something was collapsing on the upper floor.Blood oozed from Elara's hands, the sticky fluid making it impossible to grip the bobby pin. Without hesitation, she tore at the ropes with bare hands, wrenching Xavier free.When the boy tumbled into her arms, two hearts—one large, one small—plummeted from suspense into relief.She scooped Xavier up, but as she stood, her vision blurred dangerously. Each breath became a struggle. The exit seemed to recede as
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"How did Xavier get trapped in there?" Ralph whispered to Beau."I don't know."When Beau refused to elaborate, Ralph didn't dare press further.One of the Fisher bodyguards suggested, "Mr. Fisher, let us escort you home first. The moment the firefighters rescue Ms. Jones and Mr. Xavier, we'll notify you immediately.""I'm waiting right here!" Harvey's voice could have frozen hell itself. "I'm not leaving until I see them with my own eyes!""Daddy..." Beau spoke up. "Is Mommy hiding inside on purpose? Is she refusing to come out?""What nonsense are you spouting?"Harvey's gaze turned scalpel-sharp, slicing through Beau's small frame. The boy might as well have been nailed to the ground under that stare."Take Beau home." Having issued the order, Harvey dismissed his son entirely."Mr. Beau, let me take you back."Beau stared at Harvey's broad back—the man stood within reach yet felt continents away."Daddy..." His lips moved soundlessly, but Harvey remained statue-still, of
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Harvey sat in the police station, watching the surveillance footage provided to him by the officers. In the video, Ralph had placed flammable materials on the top floor of the auditorium and set the place on fire.That same assistant now sat across from Harvey, his wrists shackled in silver handcuffs.At this moment, Harvey's fury reached its peak. His sharp, chiseled features tensed instantly, and his dark eyes gleamed with a crimson reflection. He stood abruptly, grabbing Ralph by the collar and yanking him forward.Ralph's chest slammed against the edge of the table with a dull thud. When he met Harvey's gaze—filled with enough rage to flay him alive—his legs trembled violently under the table."Mr… Mr. Fisher, let me explain!"The police rushed forward, trying to pull Harvey away and force him to release his grip."Mr. Fisher, calm down first.""How the hell am I supposed to calm down?" the man roared. "You burned my wife to death! How can I possibly calm down?"With one ar
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Ralph was terrified of saying the wrong thing and provoking Harvey's wrath again."Mr… Mr. Beau told me to set the fire... He hoped both Ms. Jones and you, Mr. Fisher, would rush into the burning building to save him. He wanted to use this chance to... to reconcile you two."Ralph pleaded with a pained expression. "I never expected the materials on the auditorium's top floor weren't fireproof! Mr. Fisher, I was careless—please, I beg you, help me!"Just then, an officer pushed the door open and announced from the doorway, "Mr. Leonard, Xavier's guardian, has arrived with his appointed lawyer."As soon as the officer finished speaking, a tall, imposing figure strode in. Harvey, who was still seated, lifted his gaze and met the sharp, striking features of a man who flashed him a smirk.Dressed in a sleek gunmetal-gray suit, Theodore exuded an icy yet unrestrained aura. His dark eyes were gleaming with arrogance. Harvey's attention was fixed on the peacock brooch pinned to Theodore's
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Harvey's fingers clenched around the business card, his knuckles turning stark white beneath the skin. What he held wasn't Theodore's business card—it was a declaration of war!Harvey let out a derisive scoff. "'I as Polaris, you as the moon'? 'When moonlight fades, my star stays true'?"Do you really need to dress up your pathetic obsession with another man's wife in pretty poetry?"Theodore's card crumpled under the pressure of Harvey's long, powerful fingers. He opened his hand, letting the mangled card fall from his palm and drop to the floor. Then he lifted his foot and crushed it beneath his shoe.With deliberate provocation, Harvey raised his wrist toward Theodore. "This was a birthday gift from Elara—a Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon phase watch."He arched an eyebrow, emphasizing, "'Moon phase.' See that? She asked me to wear her on my wrist."Theodore glanced down and chuckled quietly, Harvey's display of ownership amusingly transparent to him."Let's discuss t
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Harvey disappeared through the interrogation room doorway in an instant."Mr. Fisher! Mr. Fisher!"No matter how desperately Ralph shouted, he couldn't stop Harvey from leaving. Restrained in his chair by the police, his face twisted in despair.Theodore pulled up a chair and sat across from him. "Mr. Navarro, you committed arson under orders. If you want a reduced sentence... I can help with that too."…The moment Harvey stepped out of the police station, his phone rang. Before he could answer Cyrus' call, he was met with hundreds of camera lenses.In this digital age, the news traveled fast—it wasn't just reporters who had swarmed the scene, but also dozens of TikTok influencers, all angling their smartphones at Harvey's striking face."Everyone, Fisher Corp's CEO, Harvey Fisher, is coming out! Rumor has it he's connected to the Summit Academy auditorium fire!""Mr. Fisher, why did your assistant set the fire? Was it under your orders?""Mr. Fisher, your ex-wife, Ms. Elara,
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Yet now, it was glaringly obvious that news of Harvey's police station visit had been leaked. He stared at the utterly relaxed Theodore, his molars grinding so hard his jaw muscles bulged.This had to be Theodore's doing—he must have deliberately publicized Harvey's police station appearance! And now, Theodore had openly declared Harvey to be the defendant's guardian in front of everyone.He was practically roasting Harvey over open flames!Harvey took several deep breaths, trying to control the wildfire of emotions raging in his chest. Then he noticed Theodore tilt his head slightly backward.The silver-handcuffed assistant Ralph emerged, his face still streaked with blood. Facing the massive crowd, fear flooded Ralph's eyes.But realizing Harvey had no intention of reducing his sentence—that he'd have to take the fall for Beau—Ralph decided to gamble everything now."I'm the assistant in charge of Mr. Beau Fisher's daily affairs! Last week, Mr. Beau ordered me to scout the scho
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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
