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“Break up?”Jeff and Rick, walking behind Zac, exchanged a stunned glance. They could both see the shock and disbelief in each other’s eyes.For the past three years, Liz had clung to Zac like her life depended on it. She had bent over backward, swallowed her pride, and made herself small just to keep the relationship going. There was no way she would be the one to call it off.Yet from the sound of it, she had been the one to initiate the breakup.After all, just earlier at the bar, Zac hadn’t shown the slightest intention of ending things.His face turned cold, his eyes burning with rage.He had given her space to cool down. And this was what she came up with?The anger ignited like a wildfire, consuming what little patience he had left.“Liz Smith,” Zac said, his voice icy. “You’re really sure about this? I’m only going to ask you once. You’d better think it through before you answer.”If she wanted to play hardball, he would play along. He wanted to see who would panic fir

The dark living room soon filled with the sounds of passion.Afterward, Xena lay nestled in Zac’s arms. Her voice was soft and tender. “Mr. Lincoln, you seem different tonight. Did something happen?”Zac paused, his fingers still playing with her hair, then answered quietly, “Nothing. I just missed you.”Xena lowered her eyes and tightened her hold around his waist. “I missed you too.”Her voice was sweet, almost syrupy. But to Zac, it suddenly felt empty.He didn’t understand what was wrong. Liz had finally left him, and by all accounts, he should have felt relieved. But instead, an uneasy frustration kept creeping in, dragging at his mood.He slipped out of Xena’s arms and began getting dressed.She noticed the shift immediately. Her expression tensed as she clutched the throw blanket beneath her. “You’re not staying tonight?”Zac buckled his belt and glanced down at her. “Get some rest. If you’re not feeling well, take the morning off.”“Mr. Lincoln…”She reached out, tryi

“Exactly. I don’t know how Mr. Lincoln manages his personal life, but that mistress of his is completely out in the open now, flaunting their relationship like she wants the whole world to see it.”“Alright, enough. There’s no use arguing about this right now. What matters is figuring out how to control the damage before it affects the company any further.”Zac slowly swept his gaze across the group of shareholders. His voice was calm and firm. “There’s no need to panic. I won’t let this interfere with the IPO.”“That’s easy for you to say. But what if it does?”Zac turned toward the shareholder who spoke and replied clearly and deliberately, “If this hurts the IPO, I’ll take full responsibility and resign.”The room fell silent.Everyone in the room knew Zac had built Voyager Tech from the ground up. He personally oversaw every critical department. If he were to step down now, no one else would be able to take over that role.As the shareholders exchanged uneasy glances and sto

Liz put her phone away and started the car to head home.Once she got back, she changed into her slippers and had just settled onto the couch when a voice call from Jane came through.“Liz! Voyager Tech just posted some ridiculous statement saying you and Zac broke up forever ago and that Xena was never a homewrecker. I couldn’t help myself—I left a comment, and now all of Zac and Xena’s brainless fans are coming after me.”A wave of warmth and guilt welled up in Liz’s chest.If it weren’t for her, Jane would never be caught arguing with trolls online. That just wasn’t her style.“Thank you, Jane. But don’t waste your energy on them. I’ll take care of this.”“You sure? I’m worried Zac and Xena might gang up on you.”What she really meant was that she was afraid Liz might still go soft on Zac.After all, while Liz seemed like she had moved on, eight years of feelings weren't something one could just walk away from so easily.“I won’t,” Liz said firmly.“Alright. But if you nee

Liz nodded. “Yeah, Naomi. I have a court hearing this afternoon, so I’m going to prep my materials now.”“Alright. Good luck.”“Thanks.”All morning, news of Zac’s affair with Xena continued to dominate social media. Aside from the wave of insults aimed at them, another topic was starting to trend—rumors that Zac might actually be the illegitimate son of the Lincoln Corporation’s CEO.Despite the buzz, most of the theories were based on vague clues and guesswork. No one had come forward with any real evidence.At the law firm, a colleague couldn’t resist asking Liz if the rumor was true. Liz calmly replied that she wasn’t sure. If the colleague was that curious, she could ask Zac herself.After that cold reply, no one mentioned Zac around her again.Right before lunch, all online discussions about Zac being the Lincoln Corporation’s CEO’s illegitimate son suddenly disappeared. Even direct searches brought up unrelated content.Meanwhile, the cheating scandal with Xena exploded