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Via quickly turned toward the stairs and immediately bowed slightly. “Miss Aurora—” Aurora descended calmly. She was wearing a simple cream house dress, her hair falling softly over her shoulders. Her face looked fresh. Her gaze swept across the living room—Via standing tense, Tsahik rigid and silent, and the unfamiliar woman sitting stiffly on the sofa with an expression of anger mixed with panic.“Miss Aurora,” Via said carefully, “she says that she is—”“I am Max’s fiancée!” Seraphina cut in sharply.Her voice echoed through the living room. She looked at Aurora with her chin lifted, trying to maintain her dignity even though her body still felt heavy. Then she turned to Tsahik in irritation. “Release me right now!”Aurora did not show even the slightest hint of surprise. No raised eyebrow, no held breath. Only calmness.Max had told her long ago. About the political engagement between families. About the old agreement he had never truly regarded as a bond of the heart.Aurora ste
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Tsahik and Via looked at each other.“Mr. Max’s fiancée?” Via repeated, her eyebrows raised high.Tsahik looked at the woman with a cold gaze. “Sorry. Mr. Max already has a wife. They are married.”Seraphina did not look surprised. Her smile remained on her lips, thin and full of confidence. “I know.”Via blinked. “You know?”“Of course.” Seraphina’s voice sounded light, almost mocking. “But I am his legal fiancée. Our engagement was arranged long before that marriage happened.” She lifted her chin slightly. “Now, where is he? I want to meet my fiancé.”Tsahik did not like the way she said the word fiancé as if she had absolute rights.“Please wait outside,” Tsahik said flatly.But Seraphina had already stepped forward. Without permission and without hesitation, she pushed the small gate that was not fully closed and walked inside toward the main door.“Excuse me, Miss,” Via hurried after her, her voice turning anxious. “You are not allowed to enter freely.”Seraphina did not even tur
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Aurora stepped closer and looked at Jale calmly. “Stand up,” she said gently but clearly.Jale flinched, then hurriedly rose to his feet. His face was still wet with tears, his eyes red and swollen. As soon as he stood, he immediately bowed deeply toward Aurora.“Thank you… thank you so much,” he said repeatedly, his voice trembling. “I will not forget your kindness. Never.”Tina stood up beside him. She also bowed respectfully, tears still streaming down her cheeks. “Thank you, Aurora. We truly owe you.”Aurora only nodded slowly. There was no arrogance on her face, nor any satisfaction. She looked tired, yet relieved.Without daring to say anything more, Jale and Tina turned and left the hall. Their steps were hurried, as if afraid that all of this was nothing more than a dream that could vanish at any moment. The grand doors of the hall closed behind them, and the event continued.The music started playing again, the guests began to move, but the atmosphere had changed forever.Lis
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Max raised one hand, his palm open toward Jale and Tina. “Enough,” he said flatly. Max’s voice remained calm, controlled, like a king delivering a verdict, not an outburst of anger. “This is a lesson for you,” he continued. His gaze was sharp, pressing down without the need to raise his voice. “Envy toward another person’s success will only destroy yourselves.” Jale and Tina lowered their heads even further. “If you want to stand at the top. If you want to succeed,” Max said slowly, each word falling clearly, “work until your teeth are clenched from exhaustion. Build connections through ability, not hatred. Achieve success through effort, not through wrongdoing.” He paused briefly, letting his words sink in. “Never again try to destroy someone’s success just because you feel left behind,” he continued coldly. “Do you understand?” Jale nodded quickly, almost striking the floor with his forehead. “I understand, Mr. Max… I understand.” Tina nodded repeatedly as well, tears falli
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Max stared at Jale without the slightest change in expression. His lips curved up faintly—not a smile, but something colder, more like a quiet assertion.“You’ll find out soon enough,” he replied shortly.The words sounded light, almost indifferent. Yet it was precisely that calmness that made Jale’s heart pound wildly. There was something hidden behind those words—something moving fast, unseen, and completely beyond his control.And indeed.Less than a second after Max finished speaking, the sharp vibration of a phone shattered the silence of the hall.Bzzzt. Bzzzt.Jale flinched. All eyes turned toward him. His hand reflexively reached into his suit pocket—then froze when he saw the name on the screen.Daddy.His face instantly drained of color. His hand trembled violently, as if the phone had suddenly become unbearably heavy. Tina grabbed his arm in panic.“Answer it,” she whispered urgently.Breathing raggedly, Jale pressed the call button and raised the phone to his ear.“H-Hell
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Max wrapped an arm around Aurora.Manager Helen turned her head, and when she realized who the man in front of her was, her breath almost stopped. She bowed even deeper.“Mr. Max…” she said with a trembling voice. “I beg for your forgiveness. I am ready to accept any punishment. Anything. But please do not fire me.”She bowed again and again, her voice almost breaking. “I beg you. I made a huge mistake.”Max did not answer right away. His arm remained firmly around Aurora’s shoulders, his grip steady. He looked at Helen with a cold, assessing gaze that made her tremble even more.Aurora turned slightly toward Max, then looked back at Helen. “A chance does not come twice for people who abuse their power,” she said softly. “Remember that.”Helen nodded quickly, and tears finally fell without restraint.In the front row, Tina and Jale stood in silence. All their plans, all their confidence, all their pride collapsed in a single night. Aurora did not just return to the stage. She returned
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