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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?"

future. "Faced with two ends, she naturally knew what to do. Of course, I gave her a sum of money

you will be compassionate and won't

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

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for life. No matter how powerful he becomes, Esme holds the strings. Doesn't she owe me some thanks?" Ashley nodded in understanding and

Amirate Corporation. Grace watched it disappear

Benjamin, who clearly wasn't worth it. Now, all she felt was

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

Grace lay in bed, chatting with

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

to object to that. "Really? Benjamin

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

That was true.

was about to

Grace privately. "Did I say something wrong? I forgot Lydia's