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With a grunt, Jacob ended the session. He stared at the photo and remained in a daze for a long time before he grabbed a napkin to clean himself. When he looked down, I covered my mouth and quietly retreated back into the bedroom. After I shut the door, I noticed that my hand was wet. At some point, I had started crying. I grabbed some napkins to dab at my tears, but they only made me cry even harder. Against my will, memories of the past rose to the forefront of my mind. Jacob was a true workaholic. He was incredibly restrained when it came to physical intimacy, to the point of being indifferent toward it. During the three years we were together, whenever we had a moment of passion, he would just go through the motions, as if he were just completing a task. During our anniversary last year, I listened to my best friend’s suggestion and wore a seductive, lace sleeping gown that I had meticulously prepared. I looked forward to being able to stir up his desire. But th

Right after she said that, my hands trembled. I had been about to peel an apple with a knife, so the sharp blade cut into my fingertip, and blood gushed out. But I did not feel any pain. It was our house. When we first decorated it, I had wanted to make it modern and minimalistic, but Jacob had insisted on the cream color. Back then, I had teased him that while he might look cold and aloof, he was a princess at heart. He had only smiled and offered no explanation. He had never been a princess at heart. He simply had another woman in his mind. When he saw the blood on my finger, Jacob’s expression changed, and he strode over. By force of habit, he took out a band-aid from his pocket and put it over my wound. “How could you be so careless?”Upon seeing that, Rain put on a nostalgic smile and said, “I was always careless back then, and that was why you carried band-aids on you all the time. I can’t believe you’d still do that even after so many years have passed.”Jacob st

“Young Love Memoirs: Reunion?”A guest read the title on the title page, and her voice was filled with puzzlement. With the microphone in hand, I continued, “That’s right. This is the continuation of Rain Stone’s novel. I wrote it myself and recorded the things they did after their reunion. You can scan the QR code on the back cover to see a video as an easter egg.”In an instant, the wedding venue was filled with the sounds of suggestive panting. Under the grand Wedding March, those sounds seemed bizarre and ridiculous. Jacob’s face was red with rage. He grabbed my wrist. “What on earth are you doing, Eve?”Before I could say anything, Rain had already run in. She was wearing a pure white gown that was even more flamboyant than my wedding dress, and she stumbled toward us. “You can’t marry her, Jacob! We’re the ones who truly love each other!”Rain’s act of crashing the wedding to elope with Jacob and the suggestive video that was still being played made the guests burst i

As I expected, the wedding farce quickly gained traction online. The hashtag #JacobTakesAMistress trended on Twitter for a full day, and it was even the number one trending hashtag. The people online did not hold back with their criticisms. [So much for being a wealthy family. Is Jacob River publicly acknowledging a mistress now? Are morals dead?][Rain Stone wanted to have her cake and eat it too? She already boasted that she’s Jacob River’s first love, and now, she even wants to be his mistress?][Eve Niles is so cool! That counterattack was amazing!]At the same time, I received a notification from a financial news outlet. River Corporation’s shares plummeted right after the market opened. Billions were gone from its market value. I turned my phone off and leaned against my chair to rest my eyes. As I expected, Jacob soon called. I answered it calmly, and I immediately heard an exhausted but familiar voice. “Eve, the public opinion online is already affecting the comp

I rented a small house with a vineyard in Tuscia. During the day, I learned how to brew wine from the farmers. In the evening, I sat on my balcony to watch the sunset. My days went by calmly. Sometimes, I would hear about Jacob and Rain from my friends back in the country.After Rain was fired, she lost her source of income, so she decided to pester Jacob and went to River Corporation every day. She lifted a sign that said: Jacob River betrayed me!She would tell any interested parties about her “tragic life”.In the beginning, Jacob’s assistant would send Rain away. Later on, he resorted to calling the police. But Rain seemed to have made up her mind. A few days after the police took her away, Rain appeared at the company again and caused such a ruckus that everyone knew about it. River Corporation’s stock market value was already hanging on for dear life. Because of what Rain did, it plummeted even further. The board of directors became even more displeased and talke