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Grace glanced over Willow's statement, which closely aligned with their plan.

In it, Willow had taken all the responsibility upon herself and revealed that Matthew had been unaware of the situation. But upon learning the truth, he had fulfilled his paternal duties. To express her regret, she chose to retire indefinitely.

Esme had managed to take down Willow in less than two hours.

Grace breathed a sigh of relief.

At that moment, Esme called, "I've taken the child."

"Congratulations, Mrs. Thorne. You've gotten what you wanted."

"I've done what you asked. With my influence, Willow will never show her face in society again. You can rest easy."

Grace smiled, looking out over the cityscape from the floor-to-ceiling windows.

"How did you persuade Willow?"

Matthew fell from grace, her child would have no future. "Faced with two ends, she naturally knew what to do. Of course, I gave her a sum of money enough for a lifetime, on the condition she never sees

be compassionate and won't be too harsh on the

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has the child, she's got a hold on Matthew for life. No matter how powerful he becomes, Esme holds the strings. Doesn't she owe me some thanks?" Ashley nodded in understanding and

bustled as a Porsche drove away from Amirate Corporation. Grace watched it disappear into the distance, feeling

Benjamin, who clearly wasn't worth

moved on to other news. Everything returned to how it

in bed, chatting with

felt off. Benjamin might be cunning, but such lowly tactics

to that. "Really? Benjamin and his family

to agree. "The apple doesn't fall far from the

That was true.

to say

a while before Zoey messaged Grace privately.