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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?"

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

"I trust you will be compassionate

but really, you helped me. If you ever need anything in the future, just ask." Grace agreed

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Matthew for life. No matter how powerful he becomes, Esme holds the strings. Doesn't she owe me some

drove away from Amirate Corporation. Grace watched it disappear into the

why she had ever been so obsessed with Benjamin, who clearly wasn't worth

Technologies was quickly resolved, and the public moved on to other news. Everything returned to how it had been

Grace lay in bed, chatting with Lydia

felt off. Benjamin might be cunning, but such

to object to that. "Really? Benjamin and his family

"The apple doesn't

That was true.

to say

a while before Zoey messaged Grace privately. "Did I say something