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Susan Moore glanced up with an ambiguous smile when she noticed my stunned expression. "Women need to be raised in luxury. Otherwise, they'd find such opulence astonishing despite being surrounded by luxury goods all the time."I, Lauren Smith, didn't respond to her veiled sarcasm. Instead, I smiled faintly at her. "I can offer you eight million dollars for the gemstone, Ms. Moore. However, you've just been appointed executive director. Why sell this?""I'm selling this to buy my partner a birthday present. The other day, he gave me another pigeon-blood ruby. Do you have any similarly priced watches?" she asked.A flicker of hope still lingered in my heart. What if this was just a coincidence? What if the handwriting was just similar?I then asked, "Would it be possible to see a picture of him? I can then recommend something suitable."Yet, my heart sank as soon as I saw the image.My father, Jason Smith, was happily embracing Susan, his gaze full of joy. It was a stark differenc

Mom hesitated. "But he's so influential. Can we really get a divorce?"Because we were poor, I was bullied a lot as a kid. Dad never stood up for me, which made me very vengeful. Since he owed us so much over the years, I was determined to make him pay.I nodded. "Trust me, Mom."I found Jennifer Aguilar's contact details. Jennifer was the famed news anchor whom Susan had ousted. "I'll give you a juicy story that can have you restored to your initial position," I told her."Alright," she replied.Yet, the purchase records alone weren't enough to prove Dad's infidelity. Susan's social media posts never revealed his face either.Thus, using the expensive watch as an excuse, I personally paid her a visit in BC.After I delivered the watch, she happily fished out her phone and took pictures. She then sent him a voice note. "This is my present to you. Will you pick me up at work later?"He also responded, and Susan opened it without hesitation. "Susie, your companionship is the be

When she heard this, Susan's red lips were curved into a sneer. "That's probably because your mother's not attractive enough, which is why even a poor man like your father had to keep a mistress."When she said this, she didn't notice Dad's evasive gaze.I then held onto the flaw in her words. "If a man's infidelity is just 'keeping a mistress', then what does that make you?"Everyone at the station knew that Susan and my father weren't legally married. Since he was their boss, they stayed quiet. Since I dared to be direct about it, many of them secretly cast admiring glances my way.Susan flicked a strand of hair from her ear disdainfully and stepped forward to grab Dad's arm. "This is true love, and we are each other's soulmates. Of course it's different."Her voice turned icy, as if passing judgment on me."Jason, this woman hit me over her lowly mother! Not only did your employees fail to stop her, but they even mocked me!"She pointed at her swollen cheek and disheveled hai

When Mom was taken to the hospital, she was diagnosed with anemia-induced heart disease. The doctor attributed it to long-term malnutrition along with excessive exhaustion.Jennifer's live broadcast clip had gone viral online. Everyone now knew Susan was a homewrecker, and the comments poured in. "She has the face of an angel but acts like a demon!""The man's got issues, too, alright? Pretending to be poor to watch his wife and daughter struggle, huh?"…Susan rushed to the station for a live broadcast to explain. She said that she and Dad were each other's first loves, and it was Mom who came in between them. Naturally, people were drawn to strength.As such, some viewers argued that Mom wasn't good enough for Dad, which was why his rekindling old flames was understandable.However, an unknown employee who disliked Susan leaked the tape of her interview with Mom.Every word the host spoke came back to haunt Dad like boomerangs. More comments poured in."How ironic. The