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Shortly after, Madam Willow emerged from the lab, and Franky nearly went insane.“Mom, are you okay?” His eyes scanned her like a high-tech security device.Madam Willow smiled gracefully. “I’m fine. Nothing to worry about.”Harper couldn’t help but admire her elegance and composure.“I say, you two!” Franky jabbed at Chase and Harper. “What were you doing in there so long? Scheming?”Harper blushed, shooting him a sharp look.Chase remained expressionless, unreadable.Madam Willow lightly tapped her son’s arm, laughing. “Nonsense.”Franky glared at Harper as he left. “We’ll settle this later!”The temperature dropped; Chase’s gaze froze, commanding. “Don’t go too far, Franky.”…Back in her office, Harper spotted a huge bouquet of roses on her desk.Colleagues gave envious g

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That night, Harper couldn’t sleep.Her heart had betrayed her—she realized, for the first time, that she might actually have feelings for him.The next morning, she got out of bed sporting dark circles that seemed a shade deeper than usual.She ate breakfast in a daze while Carissa’s endless scolding buzzed in her ears.“Do you know how miserable I was yesterday, all alone? And you—just cared about your Chaser Boy, ignoring me completely…”“Sorry… it’s my fault…”“Harper!” Carissa placed her hands on her hips, voice firm. “Are you some kind of broken record? Why do you keep repeating the same two lines?”“I’m… tired.” Harper’s eyes were glassy, her mind hazy.Carissa’s lips twitched awkwardly as she leaned closer. “You’re a little anemic… and you didn’t get enough sleep

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Theo soon spotted Harper, his eyes holding a strange emptiness, tinged with resentment—and something else Harper couldn’t quite name.Gyle forced himself to bow stiffly. “Hello… Godmother!”Harper looked at the frail Theo, a faint smile curving her lips. “Hello.”Seeing this, Gyle urged his son, “Hurry, greet properly!”At that moment, Harper felt like she had won the lottery—she had been waiting a long time for this “grandmother” acknowledgment.Theo, like a stunned chicken struck by lightning, went pale and frozen.“…G-Grandmother… hello!” he finally managed, his words ragged and awkward.Harper’s lips curved slightly. She remembered exactly how cruel he had been with Phoebe in their previous life. The satisfaction was delicious.Meanwhile, Phoebe observed the entire exchange from the buffet area.‘Harper,

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More people gathered outside. Staff reported to Chase that Harper had gone into the restroom and offered to assist, but he refused. Always vigilant, he didn’t want any paparazzi catching a single shot.Soon, Chase himself entered.The scene that greeted him froze him in place.Harper sat in the corner, looking flustered, clutching the torn pieces of her gown.Phoebe, not to be outdone, acted like the victim, a knife lying between them.“What’s going on here?” Chase asked, walking over to help Harper.She looked pitiful as she stood, exposing a glimpse of her chest.Chase’s heart skipped. He immediately pulled her into his arms.His handsome brows knitted slightly, glancing down at her in his embrace, uneasy yet maintaining a calm exterior.Phoebe, still on the floor, was caught off guard, forced to watch the closeness between them, practically swallowing her envy.Chase could feel Har

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“Hey! What’s going on? Let us out—”Harper twisted the doorknob desperately, shouting for someone to open the door.She turned to Chase, hoping he would say something.“We’re locked in here… what now?”She didn’t want to sleep here!Chase remained motionless, as calm as ever, giving the impression of having completely given up.“Don’t waste your energy. You can’t get out,” he said.Harper’s chest tightened. What kind of situation was this? She kicked the door a few times in frustration.Chase cast her a sidelong glance. “That door is expensive. If you break it, you can’t afford to pay.”Harper: “…”With that, he ignored her reaction and closed the glass partition in the center of the lounge before going to take a conference call.Hours passed. Harper, exhausted from p

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Harper wrapped herself tightly in the blanket, ears straining to catch any sound outside.Time dragged on, each minute stretching endlessly, and the man remained locked in the bathroom, refusing to emerge.Her eyes felt like they could carve through steel by now.What on earth was he doing in there? Showering for this long?Her mind wandered wildly.Could he have fainted?Impossible—his physique was impeccable…Lost in her overactive imagination, the bathroom door finally opened.Her nerves tightened instantly as she stared at the man stepping out.Chase wore a bathrobe, but he was completely dry—hair included—looking as if he had lingered inside far longer than necessary.This only made Harper more uneasy. He had finished showering, yet refused to come out?Wait—shouldn’t she want him to never come out? Why was she worried now?“You… why did it take so long?”

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The next day, both of them sat before Grandma Gallagher, sporting heavy panda eyes from the sleepless night.Grandma’s face appeared calm as always, but there was a trace of worry beneath it.She feared her grandson might truly be unable to resist this girl and might actually develop feelings for her.“You must have been tired last night,” she said.Chase nearly sprayed his water when he heard this mid-sip. Harper was equally embarrassed.Grandma didn’t wait for an answer, continuing with her thoughts. “Pick a date, register the marriage first, then take your time preparing for the wedding.”“Alright.”Without hesitation, Chase replied almost instantly.Both Grandma and Harper were momentarily stunned.Grandma’s frown deepened. Her grandson’s reaction was unusual—bordering on abnormal.Harper felt anxious inside but had no way to argue. She instinctively glanced at Cha

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Back at her apartment, Harper found her best friend, Carissa, absent. Even “Chaser Boy,” the bathtub mascot, was gone.She tried calling Carissa repeatedly, but there was no answer.Sensing something was wrong, Harper immediately checked the calendar on her phone.If memory served, this was the exact time last life when Carissa had left the country without a word.“Carissa! You can’t leave!”Heart pounding, Harper dashed out and headed straight for the airport.What could have caused Carissa to leave so suddenly and without notice? It had always been an unsolved mystery in her previous life.This time, she would uncover the truth.Harper ran through the bustling airport, scanning the crowd frantically, but there was no sign of Carissa.How could she find her in such a massive place?Forcing herself to calm down, Harper began to recall…In her previous life, after Carissa disappeared, all cont

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When Carissa joined Harper’s elite team of lab scientists, her first move was to slam a thick research proposal on the desk titled:“Know Yourself, Know Your Enemy!”Harper sat cross-legged on the bed, listening to Carissa’s dramatic pitch.“‘Know yourself, know your enemy,’” Carissa began solemnly, “means we have to completely understand Chaser Boy. Only then can we find the right cure.”She glanced at Harper, clearly waiting for applause.Harper nodded seriously. “You’re right.”Pushing up her round glasses, Carissa’s gossip radar switched on. “So tell me—other than, you know, that problem, what else is wrong with him?”Harper’s lips twitched. “Who said he has that kind of problem?”Carissa thought for a second, eyes darting slyly. “Well, scientifically speaking, there are on

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After Harper had accidentally crossed Chase’s line that night, the two hadn’t spoken for days.Inside the grand Gallagher estate,Grandma Gallagher finally caught him at home. Without a word, she locked him in the room and started her interrogation.“Brat, tell me the truth—did you actually fall for that Harper girl?”Chase froze for a second, then leaned close with his signature, lethal smile.“Grandma, do I look blind to you?”But Grandma Gallagher wasn’t one to be fooled. Her sharp gaze studied him carefully. “You haven’t forgotten why our families are marrying, have you?”His face didn’t show a single flicker of emotion—but inside, it felt as if someone had dropped a stone into his chest.He’d heard that same question his entire life.Why the marriage with the Reeves family?For one reason

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