Chapter 55
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"What? Is she having an affair with the Chairman of Astoria Corporation?"

"That's what I heard. It hasn't been confirmed by either of them, but I believe it's true."

"Why would it be true? The Chairman of Astoria Corporation hardly involves himself with anything happening in Springdale. She may hold the title for the most beautiful woman in Springdale for the past six years, but Josiah Haworth has gone to numerous places and seen even more beautiful women. Her beauty wouldn't sway him even if she strips naked right in front of him!"

"That is true, but Josiah Haworth isn't just anyone. Besides being the Chairman of Astoria Corporation, he's backed by the Wellington family, and I'm sure he handles other companies no one knows of. No one would dare to start a rumor concerning someone as powerful as him if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes!"

"Okay, that makes sense. But no matter how powerful he is, it isn't right for him to be sleeping with a married woman. What happened to the beautif
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