She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

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Tears streamed down Linda's face as she lamented, "Unfortunately, something happened at my family. My parents forcibly took me away on our wedding day and locked me up, forbidding me from seeing Jaden." Her words were extremely moving, punctuated by tears and sobs, as she clutched her chest, her voice hoarse. Athena didn't know whether anyone else would be touched, but she felt nothing at all.

The more Linda spoke, the more agitated Athena became Linda repeated the same tales of how she and Jaden fell in love during college, making grand promises to each other.

She emphasized, "Back then, the Donovan family was very poor. Jaden was incredibly filial. He would return to the countryside to care for his grandparents on weekends and holidays, leaving us little time to date, but I never complained. "Whenever I had free time, I would accompany him to the countryside, helping him care for his grandparents and do chores.

"We

We that up together that beautiful path in front of the house. That's a testament to our love! You have no idea how much I sacrificed for him!

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his grandparents fell ill and were hospitalized, I took leave to care for them, taking the daytime shifts while he stayed with them at night.

"My family isn't well-off either. We have many mouths to feed and expenses are high, but I still saved money to secretly buy supplements for his grandparents.

almost all a job

"After graduating, I didn't look for a

I my free time was spent on the Donovan family.

Throughout my four years of college but stayed in the countryside with Jaden, helping him grow vegetables and feed livestock. Everyone in the Donovan family and the whole village knows this."

Linda went on and on, focusing on her sacrifices for Jaden and the Donovan family.

Athena said nothing, leisurely sipping her fruit tea while occasionally glancing up at Linda.

To be honest, she was growing impatient and found Linda quite annoying.

The reason Athena endured the conversation instead of walking away was to better understand Jaden and to figure out what was going on with Linda so she could strike effectively. Athena was surprised to discover Jaden had such a past, yet the Donovan family had never mentioned a word about it.

After an hour, Linda finally seemed tired and her voice was hoarse from crying, so she paused to sip her fruit tea and soothe

her throat.

straight to the point. "What's the deal with the

well-fed. I don't see how you're troubled by love or struggling in life." Linda's face flushed, her gaze evasive, unable to meet Athena's eyes. With a hint of guilt, she

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covered her face with her hand, and began to sob again. "My family has borrowed a lot of money from others and can't pay it back, so they forced me to marry someone else. L... I had no choice... Athena scoffed, "So you're saying you're a married woman now, yet you will want to flirt

filled with tears My my husband passed away two months ago, so I'm single

husband just died, and you're already eager to find another man?" Athena

I've missed Jaden every single day for the past three years. We once shared so much together. He's so kind, and he'll understand me Athena scoffed, pulling out her and I dialing a

Jaden's voice came through. "Athena,

"Tonight, I want to eat your chicken pot pie, casserole, and fennel carrot soup. And I'm

Andness. Sure, I'll go buy the

us. You don't stand a chance? Before Linda could say something, Athena made a face at her. "Oh, and I'm quite wealthy. Your loan doesn't affect Jaden at all. Listen, if you dare harass Jaden, you'll regret it." With that,

retreating figure, her swelling anger, jealousy, and pain contorting

grabbed her cup of fruit tea and smashed

loud "bang" and red liquid

store's losses and climbed into her BMW, frantically thinking about how

long as she admitted her mistakes, pleaded, and made amends, reminiscing about the good times they

private. She couldn't let anyone from the Donovan family find out about her, or

interfere.

to the Donovan family or look for people in Mid-Level Mountain

wondering what

her gaze landed on a bank by

Jaden came out of Trustcorp Bank when I saw him the day before yesterday. He was holding a bank file bag

the fields, and covering the hills with fruits and flowers, just like the paradise described in stories. He also mentioned that if he couldn't raise enough capital, he'd

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Linda smiled smugly and said to herself, "Trustcorp Bank is just a small bank. if I deposit hundreds of thousands of dollars there, the bank will treat me

Jaden's/number, and they wouldn't dare refuse