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In the end, Jay didn't offer a higher bid. Ignoring Xavier and Yvette's attempts to get him to stay, he angrily led his whole family out of their house. Before going downstairs, Dorian couldn't help but look back at Larissa, reluctant to part with her.Once outside the Seymours' place, he started to complain, "It's just twenty million dollars! Last month, you paid Laura Newman thirty million dollars for that movie!""I gave Laura thirty million dollars because she can earn me several billion dollars in return. Can Larissa do that?" Jay retorted with a snort. "Anyway, forget about this marriage! Tomorrow, I'll find you a better match.""But I've set my sights on Larissa!" Dorian persisted. "I won't marry anyone else but her!""Then fork out twenty million dollars yourself for her. I won't waste a penny on her," Jay said resolutely. "Either marry someone else or never marry in your lifetime. You choose.""Dad!" Dorian took a few steps forward and grabbed his hand, but he shook it of
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When they reached the bottom of the stairs, a loud thud came from upstairs as if something heavy had fallen to the ground."Mom!" Lana cried in desperation. "Larissa, come back quickly! Mom fainted!""If she fainted, call an ambulance. What use am I?" Larissa did not fall for their trap again.From the first floor, Xavier ordered his staff, "Stop her!"Mrs. Harris, who was closest, rushed forward, but Kevan grabbed her arm and flung her aside, causing her to hit the wall and let out a loud groan. The subsequent people who followed experienced the same outcome, to the point that the other servants were too scared to approach and kept their distance.Larissa, with Kevan's help, left the Seymours with no obstacles.Kevan's car was parked outside the courtyard, a black Maybach with a Bartham license plate and the number 8888.Larissa thought to herself about how wealthy and mighty Kevan was. "Do you have your ID with you?" Kevan asked her.Larissa took out her ID from the pocket
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The plane touched down in Covenford, and Larissa felt a renewed sense of vitality as she took a deep breath. It felt as if all her troubles had been left behind. When Dylan arrived to pick her and Kevan up, the first thing he asked was, "Are you okay?"She nodded in response and said, "I'm fine."Dylan seemed relieved upon hearing that. "That's good. I tried calling you for two consecutive days but couldn't reach you. I also couldn't find you at your own home. I was worried something had happened to you. Fortunately, Kevan contacted Mr. Compton at your hotel and discovered that you had returned to Bartham with your stepfather. Your phone has been switched off the whole time, and we were concerned that you were being harassed by the Seymour family. Unfortunately, I had a meeting today, so I couldn't accompany Kevan. Sorry for that."Larissa waved her hand repeatedly. "There's no need to apologize." They were just regular friends, and she was grateful enough that he had shown concern fo
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Out of the blue, Kevan, who was usually distant, struck up a casual conversation with Lucas. "Not heading back to Bartham for New Year's?"Lucas seemed taken aback by Kevan's sudden "enthusiasm", and his smile turned stiff as his voice trembled a little. "No, I'm busy with work here. I don't have time to go back."Kevan nodded in response and asked, "I heard you helped the two anchors from StreamWave Studios establish a connection and secure the endorsement deal with Yenti Clan?"Lucas' face slightly reddened upon hearing that. "Yeah, well, it just so happened that Yenti Clan was looking for spokespersons, and I knew those two anchors, so I made a recommendation. I didn't expect it to work out."There was a significant discrepancy between what Lucas said and what Kevan knew. In reality, Lucas had used several million dollars from Torqua's external device procurement funds and the future exclusive supply rights for external devices to secure the endorsement deal with Yenti Clan.Of cour
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"Huh?" Larissa was puzzled. "Why should I go home with you?" However, Kevan didn't answer her question directly. Instead, he said, "We're getting married tomorrow.""Married? What are you talking about?" Larissa couldn't quite grasp Kevan's statement.He slightly pursed his lips and replied, "We're going to register our marriage."She could sense a hint of displeasure seeping through his cold tone.Simultaneously, her new phone made a "ding" sound, and a bank notification popped up on the screen. "Your debit card ending in 4408 received a deposit of 20,000,000 dollars on January 2, 2019, at 20:07. Your balance is now 20,023,125.86 dollars."She stared at the amount, counting the zeros behind the "2" multiple times just to be sure."20 million dollars?"This amount …She looked at Kevan, who also noticed the message. He calmly uttered, "Dowry." Instantly, she felt flustered and apprehensive."I demanded 20 million as a dowry just to scare Jay away ..."She had no intention of asking Ke
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Kevan continued reassuring her, saying, "Our marriage will remain confidential and will only be revealed to our respective families. We can terminate it anytime if you have any issues with my family."Larissa no longer hesitated and replied, "Deal!"...New Year's Day was a public holiday, and naturally, the City Hall was closed. However, Kevan somehow managed to find a way to expedite their marriage registration on that day. While Larissa was quite comfortable throughout the whole process since she had been through it before, Kevan was the "novice" and was overly nervous. The photographer even had to remind him multiple times to relax his stiff smile during the photo session. In the end, they could only select one photo where Kevan looked relatively natural from the dozen or so shots taken.Once they received the marriage certificate, she briefly glanced at it and casually slipped it into her backpack. On the other hand, he stared at their wedding photo for a long time, even gently c
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Larissa moved into Kevan's place, and since she didn't have many belongings, the move was relatively easy. They only had to make two trips, and it was all settled.Kevan didn't want to push his luck, so he arranged for her to stay in the guest room next to the master bedroom.Once they were settled, Larissa took the marriage certificate from her bag and placed it on the table. She snapped a photo of it with her phone and went to the study to find Kevan. "Can we take a selfie, please?"Kevan was busy with pending company matters on his computer, but he promptly released the mouse upon hearing her request. Intrigued, he raised a brow and asked, "What kind of selfie do you have in mind?"She hesitated for a moment as she struggled to find the right words before saying, "Um ... a more intimate one." Her face turned red as soon as she finished speaking."Sure," Kevan generously agreed. He rose to his feet and walked over to her side, asking, "How intimate would you like it to be?"He mainta
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Larissa was captivated as she looked at the selfies, feeling her heart racing."How do they look? Are they good?" Kevan asked, leaning in closer to get a better view of the photos on the phone. His warm breath brushed against her face, tickling her senses.The instant she realized the proximity and her disarray, she quickly moved a foot away, trying to distance herself from his embrace. Only then did her heartbeat gradually return to normal."They turned out great," she replied nervously, avoiding his gaze. Despite noticing her reaction, Kevan remained composed. He smiled and said, "That's good."She forced herself to focus solely on her phone, intentionally avoiding looking at Kevan, who was sitting beside her. She selected one of the photos Kevan took and uploaded it with the marriage certificate to her Facebook post, restricting its visibility to Lana alone. Accompanied by the caption, "We're married!" Larissa concluded with a cute emoji to add to the effect. Kevan watched as she m