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After doing all that, Audrey didn’t alert the two people inside.She simply turned and left the marital house.Liam had always told the outside world he was single.Perfect.She would love to see how he planned to explain this.After leaving the house, Audrey went to Sophie Shaw’s clinic.Once the checkup was done, she soon received the report.Sophie, standing beside her, looked curious. “Audrey, why are you getting a checkup?”“It’s nothing.”Audrey’s tone was calm.But when she saw that everything on the report was normal, the ache in her chest nearly broke through.Back then, Liam had deceived her into believing she couldn’t have children.So when he had comforted her and told her that not having children wouldn’t affect their relationship, she had been deeply moved.Now she realized it had all been part of his scheme.As for children, of course he didn’t care.After all, he and Julie already had their own child.“We keep a close eye on your health, you know,” Sophi

Julie Sanders was Liam’s childhood sweetheart, and she had gone to the same school as Audrey, so Audrey naturally knew her too.Because of that, Liam did not think Audrey would mind.Unfortunately for him, William had just come out of the study and heard every word.Furious, William grabbed a vase from the side table and hurled it at him.“How did the Caldwell family end up with an idiot like you? Do you realize what you’re doing? You’re humiliating Audrey! You’re supposed to be Audrey’s husband, not Julie Sanders’s husband. If she had so little self-respect that she got pregnant before marriage, what does that have to do with you? Why are you worrying about her?”“Grandpa, that’s not how it works.” Liam turned his head aside and let the vase shatter all over the floor. He frowned. “Julie became a researcher at an overseas institute when she was still so young. The TSA competition is starting soon, and Caldwell Group needs researchers like her. If we don’t count on Julie, who else

A child?More like a tiny monster.Audrey released Ian and let him wriggle free. Then she wiped her hands and said coldly, “He lost a piece of jewelry of mine worth twenty million.”The moment she said that, Liam’s brows twitched.How was that possible?Audrey was only an adopted daughter. Where would she get a piece of jewelry worth twenty million?Julie could not help laughing. “Audrey, are you talking about the necklace in that silver box? Ian did throw it into the trash after he finished playing with it. But honestly, from the way it looked, I thought it was something worth maybe ten dollars online. Besides, as far as I know, you don’t even have twenty million in savings. How could you possibly afford jewelry that expensive?”She paused, then tugged at Liam’s arm in a coy little gesture.“Or was it a gift Liam bought for you?”“No.”Liam denied it without hesitation.Over the years, he had rarely bought Audrey any gifts. The Jensen family would not give her much spending

An art tea party?Only then did Audrey remember that three months ago, she had secretly helped Amelia Caldwell finish a painting.Because of that, Amelia had received two tickets to the art tea party.Now it seemed Amelia had given one of those tickets to Julie.Audrey’s gaze darkened slightly. She deleted the refusal she had typed and sent only one word.'Okay.'She wanted to see whether everyone in the Caldwell family, except William, was just as ungrateful as the rest.Alin’s studio was located downtown. Most of the designers had been recruited by her assistants, while Alin herself, as the chief designer, rarely showed up.Most clients were handled by the studio’s other designers.Unless someone truly important came in.When Audrey and Sophie arrived, Julie and Amelia were not trying on regular dresses.They were trying on wedding gowns.“Julie, this wedding dress looks amazing on you. Honestly, I think you’re much prettier than Audrey, that country bumpkin. If Grandpa w

After Amelia got Liam on the phone, she launched straight into her complaints.She exaggerated everything Audrey had done at the studio, sobbing about how arrogant Audrey had been and how badly she had humiliated both her and Julie.“Liam, you have to stand up for us!”Amelia’s voice was full of resentment, and she was still seething. “Audrey only dares to act this way because Grandpa favors her. And she even bullied Julie. What gives her the right? Isn’t she only targeting Julie because Julie moved into her marital home?“Liam, if you ask me, Audrey doesn’t respect you at all. She even looked down on the wedding dress you picked for her. That’s way too much.”At that moment, Liam was at the office, dealing with the fallout from the solicitation report.The incident had already spread through their circle. Fortunately, the photo had only shown part of his profile, but a few sharp-eyed people had still called to feel him out.He was already irritated. Then Amelia called, and when