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Mona's fingers gently ran through Maxwell's hair as she said, "So spill it! I'm all ears."

Maxwell nodded and rested his chin against her neck. "Well, Mona, Richard has given Carter Group to Gordon

He skipped calling him grandpa because he was done with the whole Carter family scene. Honestly, all he needed was Mona and their future kids, and that was more than enough. Mona understood. Before coming over, she had heard from Nigel and couldn't shake the thought that her plagiarism accusation might have played a role. A little guilt crept in.

"Hey, don't sweat it. You still have Clem Group, and that's all yours! I'm here for you, no matter what," she reassured him.

my

"I know, I've cut ties with the Carter family and sold my shares in the Carter Group. From now on, they're out of my life. I should've told you earlier, and I'm sorry!" Maxwell said, pulling her in close like she was his lifeline. "Nothing to be sorry for! I'm on your side with whatever you choose," she replied, determined. All she really wanted was for Maxwell to be happy. As long as he was, she would stick by him through anything. "Mona, you're incredible. I'm so lucky to have you!"

"And I'm lucky, too! So, how do you feel? Better after saying it out loud?" she asked.

Maxwell lifted his head and playfully tapped her nose. Way better, of course! The moment you walked in, the black cloud just disappeared!" Mona was definitely his mood lifter.

"Oh, and there's one more thing I haven't told you, Mona," he said, leaning closer.

"Yeah? What is it? I'm listening!"

Maxwell leaned in and whispered, "What's mine is mine. I'm taking Carter Group back. He was ready to face off against Gordon in the business world, and he wasn't about to hold back "Do your thing, I'll always be right here with you!" Mona said, firm and ready.

"With you by my side, I can tackle anything. And just wait, we'll have plenty of kids in the future!" he replied, grinning wide.

pregnant with Maxwell's baby.

Carter was really

someone to

chatter. A bunch of netizens were calling out Molly on Twitter, demanding she apologize to

she didn't plagiarize, Molly went radio silent. It was like she

might've been wronged. But on the upside, she picked up a ton of fans online, especially thanks to her relationship with Maxwell. Everyone was cheering for her to

really won over the public in the

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usual, but Maxwell didn't show up again. Even Nigel, his personal assistant since day one, decided

without even thinking twice. Macy, the secretary, also quit just three days after the

now focused solely on one company, he found himself with more free time. And

after Noretin wrapped

month off work in the best state of mind. She felt kind of down and low on

on

video. It showed a servant handing over one of Mona's incomplete design plans to a stranger, who then slipped the servant some cash. Maxwell watched the video in front of him, narrowing his eyes So, it was a servant at home who leaked

the video over to Mona, letting her decide what to do next. Once Mona got the video,

servant stammered, confused. Everything seemed fine, so she couldn't understand why Mona wanted to see her. She was planning to quietly quit soon and enjoy life without serving anyone. Mona wasn't in the mood to beat around

do you mean?" the servant replied,

down. "How much did you get paid

I'm just a servant cleaning the backyard. I'd never touch something as important as

surprised that someone with humble appearance like this would betray her trust. She had given

the coffee cup at the servant's feet, and it shattered with a loud