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Sarah fell to her knees. Her legs had lost all strength, and she couldn’t stand. Laurence’s willpower was much stronger than she had imagined. This was something that she had never expected.Sarah opened her mouth to speak, hoping to explain the situation, but she did not know where to start. She felt guilty and didn’t know what to say.Laurence’s eyes were still bloodshot, and he still felt dizzy. The blood coursing through his veins still felt like it was on fire. He picked up his jacket and turned around coldly without uttering a word. Then, he waited for his vision to clear up before striding out of the room without looking back.Sarah gritted her teeth and clambered up from the ground, chasing after him. “Please hear me out, Laurence. You were drunk. I was worried about you, so I brought you up here.”He suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned around slowly. He looked at her with a piercing stare before clearing his throat and saying, “Is that all you have to say?”Sarah di

On the morning of the meeting, Zoey nearly arrived late. She had gotten very good at procrastinating recently. She always wanted to sleep for five more minutes after her alarm rang but only finally dragged herself out of bed after countless five more minutes. It was getting harder to get herself out of bed these days. This feeling was unfamiliar to her, and she had to get used to it.Zoey brushed her teeth and washed her face in a daze. When she checked the time again, it was already past nine in the morning. She needed half an hour to get to the office building from home. She grabbed a carton of milk and rushed downstairs. It was hard to flag down a taxi during rush hour, so she could only book a ride using her e-hailing app. She was walking with her head down the whole time, and when she reached the main road, she heard a familiar voice. "Zoey!"Zoey looked up and noticed Jared. She was surprised to see him here. "I don't have many classes today. Katie asked me to come, send yo

"To be able to leech off others is an ability in itself." It did not sit quite right with Zoey how blatantly Laurence attacked Jared with his words. After a pause, she continued, "Besides, we're actually dating and contributing to the relationship as we should. He's not a leech. You, however, Mr. Scott, keep referring to him as a college student. I can't help but wonder if you're jealous of him for his youth." Zoey stood by the window calmly, not overly haughty or intimidated by Laurence. She did not lose her temper either.Laurence shot her a condescending look, a smirk on his lips. "Does he deserve my jealousy? It's not like he can stay young forever. Besides being a few years younger than me, does he have any other merits? And so what if he's young? Is that anything worth boasting about?"Zoey gave up arguing. By putting up so many arguments at once, Laurence obviously wasn't as indifferent to Jared as he was trying to portray on the surface. She made her way around him to lea

"I'll never do anything like that again," Sarah whispered weakly.Laurence's eyes swept over her face. She didn't look much different from before, still as innocent-looking as ever, especially when a tinge of redness crept into her eyes, she looked like the entire world had wronged her. "I've heard this one too many times." He took a few steps forward, stony-faced. "You always say you're sorry, and I've forgiven you every single time. I'm done with your tricks, Sarah." Sarah had no tears left, and Laurence wasn't the least bit affected by the sight of her red-rimmed eyes. He felt absolutely nothing. "If you're done crying, go home."Wiping the tears away with the back of her hand, she lifted her head and looked into his eyes. "Didn't you marry Zoey for the same reason? You didn't find her disgusting then, so why are you being so hard on me when we both did the exact same thing?”. She had a point there.The disappointment in Laurence’s eyes the night before was utterly heartbreak

By now, Zoey might not even care for an apology from Laurence. He had been in the wrong for judging her so haughtily and treating her with such prejudice. It would seem very pretentious of him to apologize to her now. Laurence closed his eyes, his lashes trembling as he forced down the bitterness that rose in his throat. He gave his uncle, Cadence Scott, a call. When he picked up, Laurence asked, "Did Jasmine Teller come to you for help recently? To award the municipal constructions of Loreton district to Crescent Constructions?" It wasn't surprising that Laurence knew about this, as Sarah had mentioned it to him. Jasmine wasn't good at getting projects. She lacked the connections and was never ready to humble herself to ask for projects from people she thought were below her.As the construction company had no ongoing projects and capital turnover was slow, they faced some financial issues. Even after giving the boot to the employees who had labored hard for many years under Robe