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Chapter 801

The garage was silent except for the too-fast, mismatched rhythm of two heartbeats.There was an almost forceful stubbornness to the kiss.Raymond held her chin, not hard, but firmly enough that she could not turn her head away. By the time he finally pulled back, Tiffany's lips felt faintly hot, almost scorched.She raised a hand and wiped the back of it across the corner of her mouth before she glared at him. Her voice trembled slightly. "Are you out of your mind?""I'm not." Raymond's breath still carried the scent of alcohol, but his tone was earnest. "I told you, I've had too much to drink, but I'm still sober enough to know what I'm doing."Tiffany wanted to curse at him. She wanted to turn around and walk away as cleanly as she always had before. But her feet seemed nailed to the ground, and she could not take a single step."Raymond…" She uttered his name in a low voice, as if she were struggling to keep something under control. "Do you even know what you're doing?""Of

Chapter 802

Early the next morning, Tiffany groggily switched off her alarm just as another message came in. She grabbed her phone and squinted at the screen.It was from Raymond, just two words.Raymond: [You awake?]She flipped the phone facedown on the pillow and closed her eyes again, but her drowsiness had already faded, and her hazy thoughts gradually cleared.After she got home the night before, she had stood in front of the bathroom mirror for a long time, staring at her reddened lips as she thought about that kiss in the garage.Every word Raymond had said had struck at the things she cared about most. She did not even want to admit that, in that moment, her defenses had nearly crumbled.Part of her wanted to throw caution to the wind and simply live in the moment, consequences be damned.Tiffany rolled over and picked up her phone again to check the time. Seven thirty-three.She typed two words, then deleted them. She did this twice before finally sending a single word.Tiffany:

Chapter 803

Nina asked no further questions and left with a word of acknowledgment.Diana finished the documents in front of her, set down her pen, and leaned back in her chair.The past month had gone by faster than she had expected.That evening, for once, she returned to Seraph Villa early.Florence was sitting in the living room with a handwritten notebook in her hands. At the sound of Diana's arrival, she looked up. "You're back early today.""It's not too busy today."Diana changed into her house slippers, handed her coat and handbag to the housekeeper, and walked over to sit beside Florence.She glanced at the notebook in Florence's hands. Neat, elegant handwriting filled the pages with various proportions and notes. Several entries had been crossed out and rewritten more than once, a clear sign of how much thought Florence had put into them."What's this?"Florence lightly traced a finger beneath one of the lines. "Something I'm preparing for Vee. She's about to give birth, and Ju

Chapter 804

Florence's heart, which had only just settled, tightened again. "You call that just picking up some papers? No, it's still better to have someone with you..."James studied his older sister's expression and could tell she had already made up her mind.Diana had been like this since childhood. Once she decided on something, no one could easily change her mind. He and Raymond had always simply fallen in line behind her.Before Diana could speak again, James turned to their mother. "Mom, Diana has a point. Besides, the Kingston family wouldn't dare give her any trouble."At that, Florence's brow furrowed deeply. She looked at Diana for a long moment, her eyes brimming with tears. "You..."Florence had once thought that having a daughter like Diana was nothing but a blessing. She had never given her any cause to worry.But now, it pained Florence more and more to see how hard Diana had to work at everything.…The next day, the sky over Joulseton was gray and hazy, with rain in the

Chapter 805

Although Diana held no formal position at the Hutton Group, everyone from its top executives to the people of Brimcrest knew perfectly well that she was the one who truly held the power.Naturally, the person on the other end of the line did not dare hesitate for even a moment. He agreed at once without asking a single question about her reasons. "Understood. I'll arrange it right away."Diana gave a flat, even reply and hung up.Nina read the mood and said nothing. She simply kept the car steady and preserved the quiet calm inside the cabin.A moment later, Diana suddenly spoke. "Nina.""Ms. Hutton.""How many joint development projects does the group currently have underway with the Kingston family?"The two families had been on good terms for years, and their cooperation had grown even closer after Diana married into the Kingston family.Originally, as long as the Kingston family maintained a certain degree of decorum, Diana had no intention of letting the divorce affect rel

Chapter 806

The car had not yet crossed into Jouleston when Diana's phone buzzed. She swiped across the screen and answered. "James?""Diana, didn't the paperwork go well?" James' voice came through the receiver, unhurried and composed as always.Diana let out a soft laugh. "Word travels fast to you.""Legal told me you'd frozen every collaboration with the Kingston family. I figured something must have gone wrong with the paperwork today.""It wasn't that something went wrong." Diana's voice held a hint of mockery. "I never got it at all.""Leon made an excuse to stall?""Yes. He said something came up with a business partner, so he couldn't make it back in time.""Couldn't make it back, or never meant to go?" A rare coldness edged James' voice. "He was back in Brimcrest yesterday afternoon for an industry mixer. The photos are already all over the media."Diana's eyes flickered, but she did not respond."Leon used work as an excuse to stall because he was betting you wouldn't make an ug

Chapter 807

The air in Leon's office had grown oppressively heavy. The phone on his desk suddenly rang.He acted as though he hadn't heard it and merely turned toward the storm clouds gathering beyond the floor-to-ceiling window.Liam picked up the phone, glanced at the caller ID, and spoke. "Mr. Kingston, it's your father."Leon's brow tightened. He knew his father's temper all too well. A call at a time like this could only mean trouble.He took the phone, hesitated for a moment, then swiped to answer.The instant he raised it to his ear, Joseph's voice tore through the receiver, thick with barely contained fury. "Get back here right now! This instant!"His voice was so loud that even without the speaker on, Leon instinctively pulled the phone an inch from his ear."Dad, I'm not finished here yet—""The project's been shut down completely, so what exactly are you still busy with?!" Joseph cut him off, his voice hot enough to scorch through the phone."Do you have any idea what you've do

Chapter 808

The friendship between the Kingston and Hutton families had taken Marvin years of careful effort to maintain.If the old man learned that things had escalated to that point, Leon would not come out of it well.Marvin had gone with his wife to visit her dying younger brother at her family home, so Joseph was the only one waiting for Leon at the estate that night.Leon knelt on the cold tile floor with his head bowed. Finger marks still stood out sharply across his face, and he looked thoroughly defeated.The sight only made the fire in Joseph's chest burn hotter. He clenched his fists but ultimately held himself back from striking Leon again. "Fine. Remember what I've told you..."Before he could finish, Hugo strode in. His expression remained cool and detached, as though he had seen nothing. He moved to walk past the standoff between father and son and head straight upstairs."Stop right there." Leon suddenly spoke, his voice raw and hoarse, thick with barely restrained fury. "Yo

Chapter 809

After Leon sent the message, the reply came far faster than he had expected, but she wasted no words.Diana: [All right.]There were no unnecessary questions or explanations.Leon stared at the message as an indescribable feeling suddenly welled up inside him.Perhaps their marriage really had been broken for a long time. Even when they were newlyweds, he had rarely felt any warmth from Diana as his wife. Most of the time, their marriage had seemed more like a business arrangement.He set his phone face down on the desk and did not look at the message again. Instead, his thoughts drifted back several years to their college days, when he had run into Diana at the old Hutton estate.That day, she had worn a pale blue dress and tied her hair in a low ponytail. She had been sitting in the courtyard with a foreign-language book in her hands.He had walked over to greet her. She had looked up and smiled at him. The smile had lasted only a moment, yet he still remembered it to this day

Chapter 810

Diana frowned at Nina in confusion. "What's wrong?"Nina held out her phone, a glaring headline splashed across the screen.[Inside the Hutton Family Power Broker's Marriage Scandal: Diana's Affair with Brother-in-Law Hugo Kingston!]The article presented every detail as though the writer had witnessed it firsthand and included several photos to support its claims.One showed Diana and Hugo from behind, walking shoulder to shoulder. The framing made them appear far more intimate than they actually were.Another captured the moment at the Jillson Group when Diana had nearly fallen and Hugo had caught her around the waist.Diana's eyes swept over the photos, her gaze turning icy.Beside her, a faint, nearly imperceptible flicker passed through Leon's eyes.He furrowed his brow, his voice carrying just the right measure of anger and confusion. "What's going on with these photos? Where did they come from?"Diana did not look at him. Instead, she turned to Nina. "When did this brea

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