She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

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Jaden didn't even hesitate. "No."

Luna grinned. "Alright, how about 600 thousand dollars a year? All you have to do is cook for me."

Jaden shook his head. "Still no."

Luna upped the ante. "Fine, 2 million dollars.

"No.

Finally, in frustration, Luna joked, "What if I use my looks as a bargaining chip?"

Jaden smirked. "Uhm, nope."

Luna laughed, giving up on the idea altogether. With her arms full of veggies and eggs, and Jaden holding a duck in one hand and a pumpkin in the other, they strolled down the garden path, quietly chatting. The scene looked like something straight out of a peaceful, rustic painting.

Meanwhile, Linda stood hidden in the shadows of the nearby grove, clutching a plastic bag, her eyes burning with anger. She had been watching them for a while.

From the moment she arrived, she saw Jaden and that woman wandering the vegetable patch together. Jaden was opening water bottles for her, wiping her swear, and showing her how to pick vegetables. They looked way too comfortable with each other. She couldn't believe it. Just days ago, Jaden was dating some rich girl in Kitmore City. Now, here he was playing farmer with another woman. What a player, she thought bitterly.

that badly when I left him three years ago? Is this why he's turned into such a

made him this way, she thought, eyes

loved

up the flower-covered path. The flowers looked even more vibrant than they did three years ago, but none of them were hers. She couldn't stop wondering who Jaden had planted them with, and the thought annoyed her. The more she thought about it, the more frustrated she

When

reached the field, she saw the plastic bag she had dropped off yesterday still sitting there,

felt so awful she could scream, wanting to confront Jaden and ask why he ignored her completely. But instead, she quietly placed the new

had taken her five years to win him over the first time. Now, she figured this was

Luna wasn't in a hurry to return to Kitmore City since the director was visiting the next day to

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started packing up to take the two elders back to Kitmore City. Luna watched him pack so neatly and couldn't help but think, 'He'd make a great family man. 15:30 Sun, Oct 13

family's house, they were blown away. "This is it!" Tommy said, excited.

field. Tommy and Mose were stunned. They asked him right away if he would be up for a

said. "No" His short

just sald

and asked her if she was interested in acting. They even offered her a big role right then and there. Athena smiled and politely declined.

asked what she was busy with, and Athena replied, straight-faced, Tm working on scientific research- something that could change the

Athena's alter ego,

more questions. Tommy didn't dare dig deeper, worried he might be stepping on something too important for the future of science and technology. had never gone public or shared any personal details with the media. Tommy and Mose had no clueshe was a famous screenwriter. Mose just admired her natural beauty and calm demeanor. Athena had this quiet confidence, like even if chaos broke loose around her, she wouldn't flinch. During lunch lunch, the conversation turned to movies, especially the one they were working on. Athena didn't say much, but whenever she chimed in, her insights left

make a huge impact in the Stm industry if