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Otto looked at Rayne with the detached eyes of a stranger."Rayne, you've come at the right time. There's still time before the courthouse closes. Come with me." His voice was calm as he spoke. Rayne froze. 'The courthouse? Is he really that determined? Is there truly no room left to negotiate?;She clapped her hands over her ears, as if refusing to hear the words could make them disappear. "Otto, don't. I don't want to hear this. I don't want a divorce. I'm not going to the courthouse."His expression remained icy. He seized her wrist and pulled her toward the door. "You don't have a choice."Rayne struggled to break free. She had reached her limit, yet she resisted every step.Otto clearly had no intention of creating a scene in front of everyone. He half-dragged her into his office and slammed the door behind them.Silence settled over the room.Lucille and Charles stood facing each other, neither quite sure what to say.Charles spread his hands. "I see this kind of thing

Lucille looked down at Rayne with cool, steady eyes. "I wasn't going to hold a grudge over anything else. But you toyed with someone's life. That is something I won't ignore."I dealt with you today so you would understand. Rayne, I'm not someone you can bully. My life is not yours to take. That decision belongs to the universe."Rayne lay sprawled on the floor, barely conscious. Her vision blurred, and every inch of her body throbbed with pain. She barely had the strength left to make a sound.Otto heard Lucille's words and glanced at the knife lying on the floor. He understood immediately what had happened.Something inside him went cold. He had never imagined Rayne was capable of attacking someone with a weapon. Every day he remained legally tied to this woman felt like one day too many.He looked at Lucille with undisguised astonishment. He had never imagined that someone with such a slight frame could fight with such speed, precision, and efficiency. Every movement carried th

Gideon kept talking as the alcohol brought every emotion he had buried to the surface. "Please. Don't leave me. Give me one more chance. I promise that, from now on, you will always come first in my life, without exception. I will never put anyone ahead of you again. I promise."Please forgive me this once. I know I was wrong. I'm so sorry. Rayne deceived me, and I was wrong."He could never have spoken those words while sober. Now, half-drunk, the apology that had weighed on his heart for so long spilled out without restraint.Ever since he had seen Rayne's true nature and understood everything she had done, regret had consumed him. He no longer held any illusions about who she really was. He had already resolved to cut every tie with her for good.But he needed Lucille to give him one chance to make things right. He did not want to lose his marriage. He did not want to lose his daughter. In fact, he had intended to get drunk before looking for Lucille because he knew he would nev

"But your entire family has spent the past five years treating the woman who married into your family and gave you a child with nothing but contempt."Michelle, listen carefully. From this moment on, I will support Lucille's divorce from Gideon. Every asset that she and her daughter are legally entitled to will be divided according to the law. If your family refuses to cooperate, I will have my family apply pressure."Otto's words were calm, decisive, and left no room for argument.Standing behind him, Lucille found herself speechless.Otto was willing to stand up for her divorce. He was even prepared to pit the entire Westbrook family against the Prescotts for her sake?They had only just met. They had seen each other only a handful of times. Wasn't he worried about the consequences? The Prescott Group was no insignificant opponent, even if the Westbrooks held greater influence overall.He was willing to stake his family's interests on her behalf. The weight of that gesture was

The workers exchanged uneasy glances. None of them had expected the CEO of the Prescott Group to show up in person and negotiate with them face to face.Gideon glanced at his watch, his tone calm but unmistakably firm. "I don't care how you get it done. I want this finished by the end of the month. Deliver on time, and I'll personally approve the final payment. On top of that, you'll receive a 20% bonus."The promise of a bonus instantly lifted everyone's spirits.The crew chief hurried to Gideon's side, beaming. "Mr. Prescott, you have my word. After hearing that, we'll work through the night if we have to. We'll get this job done, and we'll do it right."Gideon gave a quiet nod, pulled over a chair, and sat down at the construction site to supervise the work himself.…Gideon followed through on his promise. For an entire week, he was there every day.Word quickly reached Joanne.When she arrived at the site, she found Gideon standing on the second-floor walkway with the cons