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“Do you still have the nerve to attend my son's wedding? I thought you were in a mental hospital after your divorce from my son,” the woman suddenly blurted out, causing the owner to turn around.“I accepted my ex-husband's invitation. Is that wrong?” she asked.The old woman laughed softly with a mocking tone, “Of course it's good, seeing my son finally find a woman who is better than you, Avery.” “Look how well they match in their expensive clothes that were specially designed for my beloved daughter-in-law, Olivia,” she said, looking proudly at the bride and groom.Avery remained silent, not responding to her former mother-in-law's words.“What's with that face? Are you jealous of what Olivia gets?,” she asked, raising her eyebrows.She stepped closer with a haughty gaze. “You should care more about this family and give my son a child instead of focusing on your education and your sick brother.If you had given the Elder family a son first, you wouldn’t have been replaced by someo

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“After four years, we're finally back here,” said a tall man in formal attire. “Are you ready?” he asked, extending his hand to a woman in a maroon dress that hugged her curves.“Yes, this is what I've been waiting for all this time,” replied the woman in the elegant maroon dress, placing her hand on the man's with a graceful smile. They both stepped inside as the mansion's guard opened the door. The family members gathered at the dining table stared at the two of them with different expressions in the silent stillness. The servants bowed their heads as the two walked past them at the doorway. The man hugged the woman's waist tightly beside him as if she were a precious object.A woman with her hair neatly tied up in a bun stared intently at the couple like an alligator about to strike its prey, especially the woman in the maroon dress. “You?” The man in the neat clothes was just as shocked by what he saw there. He stared at the woman in the red dress as if he couldn't believe his e

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“Ouch! That hurts, what are you doing?” she screamed, clutching her bleeding arm with a pained expression.Sophie widened her eyes, “You bitch, how dare you accuse me?”Avery grimaced as tears slowly fell from her eyes, “She hurt me on purpose.” Leonard stepped closer to Sophie and grabbed the woman's wrist, which was clutching a small, sharp knife. “How dare you hurt my wife,” he said coldly.Sophie herself was shocked by the knife in her hand. She hadn't brought anything with her earlier, not even a knife. She glanced at Avery, who was still lying on the floor in a worrying position, a slight smirk appearing briefly on her lips. Sophie knew it was the woman's own doing. “No. She hurt herself, Leonard, not me.”Leonard tightened his grip on Sophie's wrist, making her wince until the knife fell from her hand. “How can I believe you when you're openly holding a bloody knife?”Sophie stared blankly at her husband, “I'm telling the truth, Leonard. She deliberately put the knife in my ha

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“Maxim!”A hard blow struck Maxim's face, knocking him off his feet and crashing him onto the cold, hard granite floor. Blood dripped from the side of his torn, bleeding lip.Leonard carefully examined Avery's arm. “Are you okay?” Avery shook her head slowly, “Just a little sore from your son's grip. I guess he doesn't like me.” Avery's lips curved downward, her eyes sad.Leonard stared at his son, who was now getting up from his position, with a sharp gaze. “Mind your manners with my wife.”Maxim spat contemptuously to the side, “Father, are you bringing back the trash I threw away?” he asked.Those words made Leonard no longer throw a punch at his face, but a hard kick to his son's stomach, which again made Maxim fall to the floor with pain in his stomach exceeding that in his face. “You threw away a diamond, Maxim.”Maxim chuckled with a condescending look at Avery as if assessing a worthless object, “She betrayed your son with another man, have you forgotten?”“So?” Leonard's ton

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“Do you like this?” Avery stirred something in a small pot.Leonard looked into the pot Avery was using to cook something, “I want to taste it.”Avery took a spoonful of the soup she had made, “Here, do you want me to give you a spoonful?” she offered.Leonard nodded, leaning forward slightly to receive the spoonful from Avery as she brought the spoon closer to his lips. The man slowly inhaled the soup and nodded gently, “You're a good cook. Would you mind if I asked you to cook for me every day?” Leonard reached for Avery's chin with his thumb, gently caressing her smooth skin.“Of course,” Avery exclaimed.Avery served all the food she had cooked that morning on the long dining table, accompanied by the servants who seemed to be immediately familiar with her because they had known Avery since she was Maxim's wife. No one expected her to return to this house as Elder's second wife. Avery sat next to Leonard's chair, serving food on the man's plate with unbroken eye contact since earl

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“They seem to be talking for so long, I wonder what they’re planning?” Avery looked at her tablet screen.Leonard came out of the dressing room looking sharp. “I’m heading to the office. You just do whatever you want around the house.”Avery smiled broadly and turned to Leonard. “I’d be happy to do that even without you asking.”“Just tell Anna what you need; she’ll be your personal assistant,” said Leonard.“I get a personal assistant?” asked Avery.Leonard shook his head, “Of course, to help you. Don’t worry, she’s reliable because she’s not from this house.”“Alright, I won’t let you down,” said Avery.Leonard smiled and nodded, “Don’t wait for me,” he said before stepping out of his private officeAvery looked back at her tablet screen, “Planning something for me, I suppose? Interesting—we’ll see”A ringtone sounded from her phone, “Ma’am, I’m at the door”“Looks like this is the person Leonard was talking about,” Avery replied to the message“Just come in, I’m waiting for you”The

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“What do you think, Anna? Is all this information accurate?”Anna nodded confidently, “I’m sure Mr. Leonard wouldn’t give us any false information.”Avery reread the information in the file, “Sophie-Anne Elder, Leonard Elder’s second wife. So she was his second wife? Interesting.”She turned to the next page, which contained a portrait of Sophie with some information below it, “She was Leonard’s mistress before becoming Mrs. Elder.”“Wow, I didn’t expect Sophie to be so similar to Olivia. No wonder she’s so thrilled to have a daughter-in-law like that—it turns out they’re both homewreckers,” Avery remarked.“That’s right. Sophie was legally married just a month after the death of Mr. Leonard’s first wife and their baby.”Avery closed the file. “Something about all this feels off. How could it be such a coincidence that the wedding was held right after his wife’s death?”Avery flipped through the pages looking for something but couldn’t find it. “Why isn’t there any information about L

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“So, you're accusing my wife of kidnapping my two grandchildren?”“Of course, who else could it be if not her? It's clearly visible on the security camera. Dad can't defend her anymore,” said MaximSophie, sitting on the sofa, spoke up, “That’s right. Don’t let that woman blind you. She kidnapped my grandchild.”Leonard leaned back in his chair, “Alright, I’ll wait for her to come home so I can hear the truth from her.”Meanwhile, Avery was enjoying some ice cream, as were Leo and Luna. “Is it good?” she asked, and the two children nodded in response.Avery was thoroughly enjoying this day with these sweet children. Perhaps this was how she would have felt if she’d had children all along. She lowered her head, her face sad, recalling the thing that made her feel like a failure as a woman.Luna looked at Avery, who appeared downcast. “Auntie, why are you sad?”Avery snapped out of her reverie and turned to Luna. “Huh? No, I’m not sad.”“But your face looks like you’re sad.”Avery chuck

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“Mr. Leonard”Their gazes locked intensely. Avery stared silently into those seemingly cold blue eyes, and so did Leonard. The ringing of Leonard’s phone—which Avery was still holding—made them break that intense eye contact. Avery cleared his throat softly to break the awkwardness. “Sorry, Mr. Leonard, I just wanted to give you your phone, which has been ringing nonstop.” She handed the phone to its owner.Leonard looked at the phone, then nodded and took it. “Alright, you can go now.”Avery hurriedly stood up from the position where she had been lying on top of Leonard,“There’s a dinner tomorrow night, you have to come,” said Leonard“Is Sophie coming?” she asked, to which Leonard shook his head“I’ll tell her if she can’t come, I’ll introduce you as my wife,” explained LeonardAvery nodded, “Alright.” She took a few steps back out of the room; afterward, Leonard closed the door from the inside. Avery let out a soft sigh, turned around, and walked in the opposite direction toward h

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That morning, Avery woke up early. Her eyes still felt heavy, but her mind had been racing since she’d opened them. She reached for her phone on the nightstand and checked her messages. There was no word from Leonard, just a schedule sent by Anna.“Dinner at 10:00 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom. Formal dress code.”Avery sighed softly. “This will be the first night I appear as his wife in public and my first time showing my face again in public since my divorce from Maxim,” she said.“I’m not sure if people will recognize me and mock me again.” Avery shook her head gently, trying to shake off the negative thoughts. “I have to do this,” she said, placing her phone back on the table before getting out of bed.Before she could step into the bathroom, a knock sounded at the door. Anna entered carrying a large black box.“Good morning, ma’am. Mr. Leonard gave this to you for tonight.”Avery took it and opened the box. Inside lay a deep maroon dress; she pulled it out so it fell gracefully to

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