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Yolanda always had a clear sense of right and wrong. She knew that big opportunities should only go to people who could handle them. And honestly, she still couldn\u2019t tell what kind of person Denton would become.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat kid doesn\u2019t look very ambitious,\u201d she said, thinking her judgment was pretty sharp.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana frowned; the more she thought, the angrier she became. \u201cMaybe not now. But who knows about later? Today he agreed to Harold\u2019s plan to study abroad. Tomorrow he might agree to fight Curtis for the inheritance.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yolanda sighed. \u201cTrue. You can\u2019t put your guard down. That\u2019s how rich family drama always goes. Messy and full of surprises.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was glad she\u00a0<\/p>\n
1 she was an only child. All the family resources were hers. No battles. No rivals.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, Justin\u2019s car pulled up beside them. \u201cMs. Xander,\u201d he called \u201cGet in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana and Yolanda got into the car. Adriana sent Curtis a quick message, saying Justin had invited her to dinner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis didn\u2019t reply; she thought it was fine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why, when Curtis suddenly walked into the restaurant halfway through dinner, with a cold and stormy face, Adriana was dumbfounded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justin leaned back in his seat, his voice smooth but sharp. \u201cMr. Lincoln, just walking in uninvited is not very polite, is it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis let out a sarcastic laugh. \u201cInviting my wife behind my back\u2013that\u2019s not very decent either.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yolanda paused mid\u2013bite and looked up at them, then she glanced at Adriana. \u201cHmm, this doesn\u2019t look good. I kind of feel like they might start fighting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana panicked a little. She tugged on Curtis\u2019s sleeve. \u201cJustin just wanted to apologize. That day, he was only delivering a message for Jeremy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis didn\u2019t even look at her. He stared straight at Justin. \u201cStay away from her. Don\u2019t ever meet her alone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justin lifted an eyebrow, refusing to back down. \u201cMs. Xander, maybe you don\u2019t know. When Curtis was eighteen, he liked a girl who was still a minor. He chased lier, messed with her feelings, then dumped her and took off to another country for years.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justin had just spoken the truth, leaving Curtis no room to deny it, but not enough to explain himself\u00a0<\/p>\n
either\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis curled his fists in anger. He knew it now; before good friends become enemies, they first have to destroy each other\u2019s leverage. This was the problem between old friends, you knew too much of each other\u2019s dark history.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Adriana was stunned and looked at Curtis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Curtis didn\u2019t look happy. He took a deep breath, held Adriana\u2019s hand, and led her outside, \u201cLet\u2019s go. We\u2019re going home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana\u2019s mind felt cloudy. She had heard that Curtis once liked Cynthia. Now, it was suddenly about some underage girl?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just how many people had he liked?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAbout that girl?\u201d She wanted to ask about that girl.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wanted him to explain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Curtis didn\u2019t explain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So Adriana didn\u2019t ask.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Still, it felt like a thorn stuck right in her heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t mind that Curtis once liked someone else. She had loved Matthew before too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What she feared was Curtis still having feelings for that girl.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And if one day that girl showed up, would he change his mind?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Would he regret marrying her?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once they got into the car, Curtis spoke calmly, as if nothing had happened. \u201cJustin is just the Bartons\u2018 adopted son. He has no legal inheritance rights, and his adopted father has no plans to give him shares. But he\u2019s capable. And he\u2019s ambitious. Understand?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justin was not as simple as he looked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana took a slow breath and spoke quietly, \u201cJustin doesn\u2019t seem like that kind of person.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s very good at hiding his ambition,\u201d Curtis said. His disguise was so perfect that even Jeremy couldn\u2019t see through it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jeremy was a sharp man. If someone like him trusted Justin, that meant Justin was extremely good at putting on a show.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis had never feared anyone. Not even Matthew. But Justin was different.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With him, Curtis had to think carefully. Very carefully.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some people can never be treated as enemies. They are too strong, too smart, and too dangerous. You can only be their ally. If you go against them, things will get messy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just like Justin. He understood this well. Working with Curtis meant profit and power. But becoming his enemy? That would only end in mutual destruction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
11:57 Sun, Dec 21 JOM.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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No one wants to risk everything fighting someone just as powerful, especially when there\u2019s no real hatred involved.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll stay away from him from now on,\u201d Adriana said softly, obedient as ever.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t really have a choice. She was the only the wife who stayed beside Curtis, and even that role felt\u00a0<\/p>\n
temporary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She never knew when Curtis might get tired of her and leave her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis gently rubbed her head. \u201cHmm. Be good.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He liked her when she was like this\u2013quiet, obedient, as if she only depended on him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Denton rode his bike and returned to the rental house.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as he opened the door, he saw his mom coughing hard, so hard that she was coughing up blood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she saw him, Juliet quickly hid the bloody handkerchief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Denton\u2019s face changed. He asked nervously, \u201cMom, what\u2019s wrong?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet smiled and shook her head. \u201cNothing. Probably just caught a little cold. Have you eaten, son? I\u2019ll make you dinner.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her acting was truly impressive. She could even star in movies. Juliet stood up but suddenly went dizzy, and nearly fell.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Michael rushed over and caught her. He said worriedly, \u201cYou should lie down and rest. I\u2019ll cook.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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