2026-08-20 23:02:09"That's laughable. I always thought of you as my brother, but did you ever once treat me like a sister?"
"Every single day I rack my brain trying to grow Pinnacle Corp, fighting to carve out a foothold for us in Bayhaven City. And how do you repay me?" "You undermine me at every turn, desperate to shove me out of the general manager's seat. I honestly don't know what you're after." Mika's voice climbed higher, the frustration she had buried for so long finally clawing its way to the
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Noon, twelve o'clock sharp.Inside Roland Turner's office at Pinnacle Corp, the atmosphere was unusually tense. Belmont Turner's entire family and Harlan Turner's entire family had gathered there, each waiting for the meeting to begin.Celeste Vale sat beside Belmont, her fingers tightly gripping the edge of her blouse. Although she tried to appear calm, her heartbeat betrayed her nervousness. Across the table, Harlan Turner's family exchanged knowing looks and wore faint, smug smiles, clearly expecting something in their favor.At that moment, the office door opened. Roland Turner walked in, carefully supporting Matriarch Adelaide Turner by the arm. The elderly woman slowly entered, swept her sharp gaze over everyone present, and then calmly took her seat in the main chair."Where's Mika?" Matriarch Adelaide Turner asked as soon as she settled into her seat, her sharp gaze scanning the room."Mother, Mika went out looking for a job today," Belmont Turner re
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A thought suddenly occurred to Roland Turner.Not long ago, when he'd come to negotiate changing the contract's designated partner, it was Selene Whitlock who had signed off on it. Then he was told she had resigned, which automatically voided the contract.So why was she here today?"Ms. Whitlock, didn't you resign?" Roland asked, suspicion creeping into his voice."You have quite the memory, Vice President Turner. There was a family emergency, so I stepped away for a while to handle things at home," Selene Whitlock replied with an unhurried smile.Roland nodded, though irritation bled into his tone. "Ms. Whitlock, contracts aren't something to play around with. Last time you signed one with me, and Nicolas Kalyn refused to honor it. I was humiliated in front of my entire family."The memory sent a fresh wave of anger surging through him. He'd been forced to go to Mika Turner's door in person to apologize, and that humiliation had been seared into his m
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"Get some rest," Curry said quietly. "And don't say things like that again. What are you planning to do next?"However, Mika Turner hadn't taken Curry Pitt's earlier words seriously at all. The idea that Roland Turner, someone who had always wanted her gone and had done everything possible to push her aside, would one day kneel in front of her and admit defeat sounded completely unrealistic. To her, it was nothing more than an impossible fantasy.How could someone like Roland ever bow his head to her?"I'm going back to work, obviously," Curry replied casually. "You're the one who arranged that job for me, remember?"Mika looked at him for a moment before nodding slightly. "Then do it well."She turned her head toward him. Under the soft light, her delicate features looked even more fragile, while her clear eyes remained fixed on his face."Can you promise me something?"Curry paused before asking, "What is it?""Stop getting yourself into tro
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"I invited Callum Domingo over for Mika's sake, didn't I?" Celeste Vale snapped, her anger flaring as she glared at Belmont Turner. "Everything I've done has been for this family. How can you stand there and act like I'm the one causing trouble?" She slapped the wall beside her, her voice rising with every word. "All you ever think about is that former inmate. Former inmate, former inmate, that's all I hear from you. I honestly don't know what kind of spell Curry Pitt has cast on you." "There's a young man from a respectable family right in front of us, and you refuse to consider him. Instead, you're determined to side with a man who just got out of prison. Have you lost your mind?" Celeste Vale had never been the type to swallow her anger. The more she spoke, the more furious she became, and soon she was arguing with Belmont Turner at full volume, as if she had been the one wronged all along. "Don't make it sound like I'm the one ruining everything! I did all of
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Seeing that Callum Domingo had gone quiet, Celeste Vale grew anxious."Callum, what is it? Is it inconvenient?""If it's too much trouble, forget I asked. I'll just have Mika find a new job on her own, and I'll go out and find one too. I mean, I don't really have any skills, but I could do cleaning work or something like that. That should be fine."Celeste probed carefully with her words, and the effect was immediate. Without saying so directly, she was applying pressure on Callum Domingo.Celeste Vale, doing cleaning work?Not even a fool would believe that."Mom, don't put Callum in a difficult position. I can find a new job on my own, it's not a problem." Mika Turner furrowed her delicate brows and spoke to Celeste with clear displeasure.Callum wasn't family, wasn't a relative, and yet he'd helped them this much. Everyone knew what his real intentions were.But she had never felt anything for Callum Domingo, let alone now that she was a ma
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Though Celeste Vale was frightened by the look in Curry Pitt's eyes, she refused to let even a hint of it show. She knew that if she backed down now, she'd lose every bit of authority she still held in this household. Instead of retreating, she puffed out her chest, raised her voice, and decided the best defense was to make the biggest scene possible."What are you going to do? Hit me? Go ahead, I'll put my face right here. Hit me!" She deliberately thrust her cheek toward Curry's raised hand, glaring at him with exaggerated defiance. Then she turned to Callum Domingo and barked, "Callum, get your phone out and record this! Let everyone see what kind of man he really is, a live-in son-in-law who eats and drinks at our family's expense!"The living room seemed to tighten around them as her voice rose.Before Curry could say another word, Mika Turner hurried forward and planted herself between them. She shoved him back with both hands, her face clouded with anger and di
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