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Chapter 3400 Enemies Forever
Josias pushed open the door to Alan’s old bedroom at the Rocha Mansion. Inside, the bed was barely visible beneath a chaotic landscape of half-folded shirts and open luggage. Alan was moving with a newfound briskness.“Dad! You caught me just in time,” Alan said, a genuine brightness in his eyes.“Your mother rang me. It seems Sofia has finally let her better angels take the wheel,” Josias noted, stepping into the room and watching his son navigate the clutter.“Not without a heavy nudge from Rose and Nadia,” Alan called out from the depths of the walk-in closet. Hangers clattered against the rod as he emerged with a stack of blazers. “I owe those two a serious thank-you.”Josias walked over to the dresser, picking up a stray watch and handing it to his son. “And tell me, son, what’s the takeaway from this little detour?”Alan caught the watch and tucked it into a side pocket of his bag with a smirk. “Simple. I’m staying in my own lane. No more getting caught in the crossfire of my wi
Chapter 3399 Ornaments of Peace
The afternoon sun shone over the Rocha Mansion garden, but it did little to warm Dora’s indignation. She watched little A.J. darting through the grass with the other children, her lips pressed into a thin, tight line.“It’s utterly beyond belief,” Dora huffed, her eyes never leaving her grandson. “Not a single call. Not one word from Sofia after Alan’s triumph on that runway! Honestly, Simeon, even I had to look away to keep from coveting my own grandson.”Simeon let out a rich, gravelly chuckle, the sound vibrating in his chest. “Careful now, dear. That’s a dangerous confession.”Dora’s expression softened into a conspiratorial smirk. “Well, the boy is a heartthrob. He clearly got that from his grandfather.”“He had to inherit it from somewhere, didn’t he?” Simeon replied, subconsciously squaring his shoulders and puffing out his chest as if the years had suddenly melted away.“The entirety of Lagoon City is swooning over him,” Dora said, leaning in to give her husband a quick squeez
Chapter 3398 Sales Record
The morning after the gala, the city didn’t just wake up; it logged on and started gossiping. Thanks to a heavy push from Maggiezine, the charity auction was the only thing on anyone’s lips.However, the sharper readers, the ones who read between the lines, caught the subtle silkiness in Caroline Rocha Freire’s latest column. While highlighting A-list guests like Claudette Soares and the Wild Pumpkins, she had deftly tucked in a glowing nod to the "seamless and sophisticated management" of the Rocha Hotel.Inside their suite at the Rocha Mansion, Reuben didn’t just smile; he beamed, catching Caroline in a lingering, breathless kiss before she could even set down her makeup brush.“Thank you, honey!” he whispered against her cheek.“For what?” Caroline asked, her voice airy and innocent as she turned back to her vanity mirror.“For the backup. Now I see exactly what Sofia was hunting for when she ‘inspected’ the hotel.” Reuben caught his own reflection in the glass and gave himself a s
Chapter 3397 The Runway Reckoning
The Rocha Events hall hummed with the electric energy of a high-stakes gala.Everything had been streamlined for this night; the venue was a well-oiled machine designed for the effortless flow of glamour.Melissa, the silent architect of the evening, adjusted her headset. She stood in the wings, her voice crisp and authoritative as it traveled through the localized radio frequency.“How’s the men’s wing looking? Are they all ready to go?” she asked, her eyes darting between a clipboard and a monitor showing the stage. “The female models are already tearing up the runway.”“My team is having the time of their lives taking these photos,” Thierry’s voice crackled back through her earpiece. “I just don’t know if they’ll have the same dedication later.”“Don’t be a bore, darling!” Rosemary interjected over the same channel.Melissa smothered a laugh. She knew Thierry’s photography crew all too well; they weren’t likely to snap the male models with half the enthusiasm they had for Claudette
Chapter 3396 No More Sleeping in the Sofa
Josias stepped out onto the sun-drenched pool area of the Rocha Mansion. In the turquoise water of the pool, A.J. was splashing enthusiastically alongside Mary, Ignacio, and Andrew. Simeon lay sprawled on a lounge chair nearby, his eyes hidden behind dark glasses as he kept watch over his descendants.“Simeon,” Josias said, pulling up a chair. “Usually, you’re the first one in the water with the grandkids.”Simeon shifted slightly, offering a wry grin. “That was a different lifetime, Josias. I’m getting too old for the deep end.”“Come on now, it hasn’t been that long. You were doing laps like a pro earlier this year.”“Well, I’ve grown fond of the upholstery,” Simeon replied. He lowered his voice, the playfulness vanishing from his tone. “Have you heard the news about your son?”Josias sank into the adjacent lounger, his posture stiffening. “Yes. He stopped by the office to tell me himself.”“It’s a damn shame, Josias. I know none of you like it when I bring up the end of the road, b
Chapter 3395 No Gossip about Us
Josias leaned back in his leather chair. The news that Alan and little A.J. had been uprooted from their home felt like a crack in the foundation of the family empire.He rose slowly, his joints stiff, and paced the length of the presidential office, his eyes fixed on the city skyline through the floor-to-ceiling glass.“Son,” Josias began, his voice low and measured, “I know you’re drowning right now, and I know your mother thinks she’s throwing you a life preserver.”Alan’s shoulders hunched. A raw edge of vulnerability bled through his voice. “It was... it was incredibly kind of her to step in, Dad.”“But you aren’t seeing the whole map,” Josias countered, turning to face him. “Cutting ties with Sofia isn’t going to fix the underlying rot. It just moves the debris.”Alan’s head dropped, his hope visibly evaporating. “Can it really get any worse than it already is? I’ll sleeping in my childhood bedroom while my wife treats me like a stranger.”“I can tell you exactly what happens ne
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