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    Andrew had already left Nova Fight Club. He exited the same way he came, calm


    and unbothered.


    No one even dared to stop him.


    Liliana said angrily, "Joe, why? With your personality, there''s no way you''d tolerate


    such an insignificant bug acting so arrogantly! You could have crushed him with a


    single p!"


    Joe''s eyes were deep and thoughtful as he shook his head. "Liliana, none of you


    really understand me. Everyone thinks I''m the Driscoll family heir, a peerless


    genius, an untouchable golden boy!


    "Maybe the old me enjoyed all that vanity and those titles. But my excellence and


    talent don''t need other people''s apuse to validate them. My path in life doesn''t


    need my family''s background to prop me up so I can bully others and lord over


    them."


    He added, "Andrew has every right topete with me for Lauren. So I''ll defeat


    him fair and square, openly and honestly, and tear him apart! I won''t look down on


    him just because he''s a nobody. This is the insight my recent martial arts


    breakthrough has given me."


    When Liliana heard this, her face immediately filled with adoration, practically


    swooning. "Joe, you''re the most amazing and charming guy I''ve ever met! You


    know what? Seeing how incredible you are makes me half proud and happy, but


    the other half of me feels so sad."


    Joe smiled, and he looked incredibly handsome. "Why would you feel sad? You''re


    my good friend, and I want you to be happy for me!"


    Liliana bit her red lips, looking pitiful and vulnerable. "Because I like you, and


    seeing you suffering over Ms. Rhodes breaks my heart. I can''t help but wonder if


    I''m really so much worse than her?"


    Joe shook his head seriously. "I''m sorry, Liliana. I know how you feel about me,


    but Lauren is different... no, she''s absolutely unique. She''s the only person who


    has ever won my heart."


    Jealousy and hatred shed in Liliana''s eyes. But in the end, she said nothing and


    ran downstairs with tears streaming down her face.


    Garyughed awkwardly. "Mr. Driscoll, aren''t you going to go after her?"


    Joe''s expression remained ice-cold. "No, I''m not going after her. Running after a


    woman I don''t love would be cruel to myself."


    Leon could not help but speak up.


    "Mr. Driscoll, honestly, with your


    status as the Driscoll family heir,


    Andrew isn''t even qualified to share


    a stage with you. If the media or


    other elite families found out about


    this, they might mock you for


    lowering yourself and degrading


    your position."


    Joe frowned. "That is a problem, so none of you are allowed to mention that


    Andrew and I will be facing off in three days! Not a word to anyone!"


    Gary and the others nodded repeatedly. "Understood! Three days from now, that


    bastard''s as good as dead!"


    "Hey, you, stop right there!" Andrew had just walked out of the club''s front


    entrance when he heard an angry female voice behind him.


    He turned, surprised, and saw Liliana storming toward him, her eyes still rimmed


    with red.


    Andrew mocked, "What''s wrong? Are you crying because your precious Mr.


    Driscoll doesn''t seem so godly anymore?"


    Liliana stopped right in front of him,


    face full of hatred. "Andrew,


    a bug! The only reason I called out to


    you is to tell you not to bite off more


    than you can chew. He only has


    room in his heart for one


    woman-Lauren. If you dare get in


    their way, I will make you pay!"


    Andrew did not get mad. Instead, he


    looked genuinely puzzled. "Liliana,


    are you okay? Did you hit your head


    or something? It''s obvious you''re


    head-over-heels for Joe. You


    practically worship the guy! So why


    are you suddenly acting like some


    noble peacekeeper?"


    Liliana pressed her lips together, and a bitter smile tugged at the corner of her


    mouth.


    "I love him. But unfortunately, sometimes love is one-sided. To Joe, no one else


    matters. It''s Lauren or nothing."


    Andrew looked even more confused and could not help but blurt out, "A rich guy


    like Mr. Driscoll doesn''t strike me as someone loyal. I''d be more inclined to believe


    he''s a yer who enjoys toying with women!"


    Liliana scoffed. "If that''s really what you think, then you''re just projecting your own


    petty mindset onto a gentleman. Joe''s excellence is perfect and wless.


    Otherwise, I never could have fallen so deeply in love with him."


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