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Fine. If she was backing down, I didn't mind giving her a way out.After I returned to the office, things in the technical team went back to running like clockwork.That afternoon, Hailey surprisingly invited me out for lunch. I agreed and figured that it would be a good time to talk about the divorce. I wanted to end things peacefully, as long as she stopped causing trouble.Still, I never thought she would show up with Jaxon in tow, even after inviting me out for lunch. She looked brisk and business-like, so I assumed it was a business lunch.After we settled down at the restaurant, Hailey handed me a bouquet of lilies. "Yesterday was our wedding anniversary, but I got tied up, so I'm making it up to you today."Instead of accepting the bouquet, I turned my head away and covered my nose as I sneezed. "Get those away from me! Don't you know I'm allergic to lilies?"Her expression immediately darkened. "When are you going to stop, Landon? You're making up excuses just to put on a

I was utterly stunned to learn that Michael Wade was working for Hailey and Jaxon.I completely trusted him and even gave him the passcode to my safe, where I kept my technical blueprints. Only the two of us knew this secret.All this time, I treated him like my right-hand man, and I never thought Hailey and Jaxon would go this far to scheme behind my back and even buy him off.On my first day of work, I had finalized the project blueprints, and execution was all that was left. Did Hailey and Jaxon seriously think I had outlived my usefulness?Sure enough, Hailey called an emergency meeting the moment I stepped out of the restroom. Right then and there, she announced that I would be stripped of my role as the CTO due to poor work ethic.Jaxon, on the other hand, had delivered exceptional performance and would take my place. I was to serve as his assistant.The shareholders erupted in complaints. Jaxon knew absolutely nothing about tech, so how could he be appointed the CTO?They

"Don't play innocent in front of me, Hailey!" I snapped. "When you were out there cheating, did you ever stop to think about divorce? Or did you just assume that I'd keep putting up with you while you were out there messing around with other men?"My voice rang out loud and clear as I reminded Hailey of all the disgusting things she had done.A flicker of guilt crossed her face, but she stubbornly refused to admit to it. "Jaxon and I are just colleagues. It's not as ugly as you're making it sound."I let out a mocking laugh. "Do you really think I'm an idiot? You don't have to sign the papers because I'll just take it to court."For once, Hailey looked genuinely disappointed. "Does it really have to end with a divorce?"I couldn't bother to respond and turned to leave. A divorce wasn't the only lawsuit I was prepared to file anyway.But she grabbed my arm and said, "I'll sign the papers, only if you secure the deal with Julia."I shrugged. "And what's in it for me? I can proce

Hailey snapped at Jaxon, "You idiot! Can you even handle the project delivery if Landon's gone?"Jaxon didn't know a thing about actual work. The only thing he was good at was hooking up with women, so he just assumed that the partnership with Julia was set in stone. He was desperate to kick me out so I wouldn't steal the credit.After a month of careful preparations, my new company officially launched the following day.Big names in the industry showed up in droves to congratulate me, including Julia. She was our first official partner, and we kicked things off on our first project together.I was in the middle of a high-energy presentation, outlining the future of our project to a cheering crowd, when Hailey and Jaxon burst in, clearly looking for a fight. Hailey started accusing Julia of breaching their contract for canceling the partnership on the day of the project delivery.Julia slapped the official contract down in front of them and firmly said, "Your company failed to m

The hooligan slapped me hard across the face and spat in a menacing voice, "We just want a little money. Hailey says you're loaded."I shook my head and tried to talk him into letting me go. "Work as my bodyguard, and I'll pay you 150 thousand dollars a year. It's a stable job that's so much better than this dangerous racket."For a second, the hooligan looked tempted. He was about to agree when Hailey jumped in and stirred things up."Don't believe him! He wouldn't even help his ex-wife, so why would he treat a stranger well? Plus, you kidnapped him, so letting him go means you'll end up in prison!"I stared at her in disbelief. "You want me dead, don't you?"She let out a dark, twisted laugh, and her eyes were full of malice. "If I'm suffering, I'm dragging you down with me, too! Why won't you help me when all I'm asking is for a little money to pay off my debts?"Suppressing my disgust and rage, I pretended to stay calm and play along. "How much do you owe?""Just 50 million