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“Chauffeur service? Of course!”“Miss Cooper, did you forget? Last time, it was one of our drivers who brought your car home.”“Our average customer spends over a thousand per visit—we offer complimentary chauffeur service. After all, most of our guests come here to drink.”The waitress blinked at the question, then quickly replied.“I’ve had wine, so I won’t be driving. Have the chauffeur take my car back to the Cooper estate. And bring the two unopened bottles of wine along as well.”Fiona dabbed at her mouth with a napkin and replied calmly.“Certainly, Miss Cooper.”“Will you be riding with the car?”The waitress asked again.“No, I’ll take a cab to the office. I have some work to finish.”Fiona placed her keys on the table, then headed toward the front to settle the bill.“She’s really changed, hasn’t she? Doesn’t badmouth her husband anymore…”“Well, they’re divorced now—what else is there to say?”The waitress muttered to herself, storing the keys before returning to her duties
Chapter 404
“Fiona, I have to say, sometimes you really go too far.”“He was still your husband in name, and he saved your life. Treating him like that…”“If I were a man, I couldn’t have taken it either. I’d have divorced you too.”Hannah spoke with a forced smile.Fiona listened in silence, her heart a tangled mess of emotions. They hadn't said anything like this before. But now that everything had changed, so had their tone—their perspective, their priorities.“Weren’t all of you the ones who encouraged me to get a divorce in the first place?”Fiona’s smile was faint, her face emotionless.“That was then. You have to look at the situation now.”“Seems like you really can’t help with my brother’s issue. And you’re right—your ex-husband would never do you that favor.”“Better I go ask him myself.”Hannah’s expression was awkward. She’d always referred to Joseph as a "sister’s husband," and now that she was trying to switch sides, she didn’t want to seem too heartless. So she kept pretending.“Tr
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“When families fall apart, when marriages end in ruin—do you really think that’s something worth celebrating?”“And tell me—who exactly are you calling trash?”Fiona’s voice was sharp and unrelenting.“Well, obviously your ex-husband. Isn’t that what you always said? That he was plain, had no ambition, just did the housework and freeloaded off you.”Hannah hesitated but answered nonetheless.“I may have spoken poorly of him, but when did I ever call him trash?”“What gives you the right to slander someone with such crude words?”Fiona’s fury was barely contained.“Fiona, we were just trying to help you vent. He wasted so many years of your life.”Hannah tried to soothe her, gently pulling her toward the table.“Put all this nonsense away.”“Otherwise, I’m not staying to eat.”Fiona rubbed her temples, the exhaustion weighing heavily on her. She had hoped this dinner might offer a moment’s relief—but instead, the burdens of the past few days had simply followed her here.“Put it away,
Chapter 402
“It’s… alright.”Joseph gave a noncommittal response. Truthfully, he found it hard to describe these modern, high-tech industrialized desserts.“‘Alright’? What does that even mean? Is it good or not?”Alice pouted, clearly unsatisfied with his vague answer.“Well, it tastes good because you’ve eaten it. If you hadn’t, it would just be another artificial product born of modern science.”Joseph explained, smiling faintly.“Hehe, Joseph, why do you sound so charming today?”Alice giggled. There was something oddly adorable about the way he delivered such sweet words with a straight face.“I’m merely stating the truth.”Joseph chuckled softly.“Joseph, later when my dad comes over, if he’s a bit harsh with you, please try to be patient. I think he still holds a bit of a grudge.”Thinking about her father’s first meeting with Joseph, Alice couldn’t help but worry about another potential clash.“A grudge? I doubt it. Even if there was something before, so many days have passed—it should be
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"Why are you being so nosy? I was just asking about someone, no particular reason."Joseph brushed it off casually."Tsk tsk, 'no particular reason'? If you don't want to talk, just say so—don't give me that half-hearted nonsense."Mason Alvarez scoffed, clearly unimpressed."Sorry to bother you so late, Professor Alvarez."Joseph addressed her politely."Hey, hey, hey, Professor Wilson, you're not mad at me, are you? Don’t be mad—I’ll drop it, I promise."Hearing Joseph’s tone, Mason worried he might hang up and quickly tried to smooth things over."I'm not angry. You know me—I’m not that kind of person."Joseph replied with a helpless chuckle."Well then, don’t hang up just yet. I’ve got something else to talk to you about.""Actually, if you hadn’t called me, I was planning to call you."Mason muttered on, half to herself."Oh? What was it you needed to tell me?"Joseph asked, curiosity piqued."Professor Wilson, the high-level academic review team from the top is arriving Monday a
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In that moment, Joseph felt something shift—Alice wasn’t just a guest in this house anymore. She was acting more and more like a gentle, attentive wife."You’ve been eating well at the Cooper house, right? They wouldn’t let you starve, would they?" Alice asked while pouring him a glass of water and setting it in front of him.There was no denying it—Alice was growing into her role. She was becoming more poised, more caring… more like a wife.And somehow, this quiet transformation didn’t feel strange to Joseph at all.It felt… natural.As if this was how things were always meant to be."Now that old Mr. Cooper has regained consciousness, they wouldn’t dare let me go hungry." Joseph chuckled as he took a sip of water."Hmph. You saved their lives—doesn’t mean they’ll be grateful." "Joseph, don’t forget how the Cooper family treated you all these years. Especially your ex-wife—she never could stand to see you doing well.""You’re just too honest, too kind. That’s why they think you’
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"I’m a joke." Fiona’s voice trembled with emotion, her eyes glistening with tears. Faced with Joseph’s words, she was utterly speechless."Life moves forward. I hope you won't stay trapped in the past.""Everyone will eventually have a new life of their own, just like how I’m no longer the same man I once was.""So let the past go, Fiona."Joseph sighed. He truly didn’t know how else to persuade her."But how do I let it go?" Fiona’s voice was laced with pain. "Maybe… if I hadn’t looked down on you back then, everything would’ve turned out differently."Her emotions had been on a rollercoaster lately. So much had happened—it was as if every memory from those years had turned into a sharp blade, stabbing at her heart."Even if we could go back in time, it wouldn’t change anything. Even if you had tried to understand me, I was still the same broken man.""Time reveals who will stand by you through the storms," Joseph said. "And time also shows you who appears when you need them mos
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"You silly child, what are you saying? Your mother and I have been best friends for so many years.""If I don't help you, who else would I help? Joseph, that useless man?" Maria Long tried to comfort him."Auntie and Uncle, about Fiona... I really need your help. I truly love her." Charles Martin spoke with a hint of urgency."Of course, of course," Maria replied smoothly. "You see, I've been needing a housekeeper or someone to help with the cooking. Most of my time is spent doing housework and preparing meals.""If I had someone to take care of that, I’d have more time to talk to Fiona on your behalf." Maria dropped the hint with deliberate subtlety."Don’t worry, Auntie. I’ll take care of hiring a housekeeper right away!" Charles responded eagerly."Then I’m counting on you," Maria said with a smile, clearly satisfied.With Maria’s not-so-subtle encouragement, Charles once again threw himself into action.---Cooper Group, Fiona's OfficeFiona sat at her desk, her brows faintl
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“I saw them.”Fiona's voice was cold, her tone distant.“Then why didn’t you pick up?”Charles Martin asked, clueless as ever.“Just because I saw them doesn’t mean I have to answer. Since when am I obligated to take your calls?”Fiona’s reply dripped with contempt.After everything that had happened, her disgust toward Charles had reached its peak.“That’s not what I meant…”Charles was stunned. What was with Fiona today? She sounded like she’d swallowed gunpowder.“Charles Martin, I know you’ve taken in my parents. But let me give you a piece of advice—send them back. Send them back to our three-story house.”“Don’t say I didn’t warn you. My parents are not easy people to live with.”Fiona’s words were sharp, her tone unflinching.She knew her parents better than anyone.In this world, probably only Joseph had the patience to tolerate them for so long.And even that realization had only hit her after Joseph left.But even someone as mild-tempered as Joseph had finally had enough—he
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