It was all <b>part </b>of the n. Aubree quickly paid for the flowers and turned to hand them to Bowen. “Hey, flowers<b>?</b><b>” </b>
pretty boy, want so
<b>some </b>
Bowen, the so–<b>called </b>‘pretty boy“, was momentarily stunned. He looked at the carefully arranged bouquet before him, finding it rather novel. He reached out to take it ‘Call me that again?*
Aubree realized he <b>was </b>talking about the “pretty boy” part.
“Call you what? Pretty boy… Aubree yed along with a grin, her voice lilting and sweet, full of yful charm.
Even <b>though </b>she was obviously putting on <b>an </b>act to tease him, Bowen found it quite amusing. He grinned. “How’d you know I like being called that?”
He never told her about his birthday, and one couldn’t even find it online.
“I asked Ollie, Aubree admitted.
JShould’ve known,” Bowen chuckled.
He gave
her a smile, watching Aubree stand there a little nervously. With <b>a </b>sigh<b>, </b>he held the bouquet in one hand and pulled her tightly into his arms with the other, like he wanted to hold her so close she’d be a part of him.
Bowen said, I’m not mad or me you. I just don’t celebrate my birthday. I used to have a hard time letting go, but it’s been <b>so </b>long now, I’m not a kid anymore. I’ve moved on. I just don’t want my brother to be alone on this day, so I go to the cemetery to spend some time with him, like I always do.
“Besides, I’m not a kid anymore. Birthdays, for me, are just business events in disguise. There’s no need.”
Aubree popped her head out of his embrace, beaming up at <b>him</b>. “Well, your birthdays won’t be about business anymore from
now on
“If your brother were still here, I bet he’d want to see <b>you </b>actually enjoy every single birthday,” she said softly.
Bowen’s eyes softened. “So, you’ll take charge of my birthdays from now on.”
“Deal,” Aubree replied, wrapping her arms around his neck, rising up on tiptoe, and kissing him.
At that moment, fireworks burst into bloom behind them, painting the night with dazzling colors.
Not far away, a cameraman caught the whole scene in film.
Aubree threw herself back into <b>work </b>and school after Bowen’s birthday. Meanwhile, after Trevor and Sophia got their marriage licenses, Sophia finally married into the Wilson family. But as soon <b>as </b>she got what she wanted, she showed Aubree exactly what it meant to be used and tossed <b>aside</b><b>. </b>
Sophia <b>sent </b>Aubree a message saying their partnership was <b>over</b>, then blocked and deleted her in one go.
Aubree couldn’t <b>care </b>less. Sophia was no longer of any use to her. Honestly, if they’d stayed allies, Aubree might’ve even felt a little bad when it came time to <b>make </b>her move against Trevor.
With Trevor and Sophia’s marriage, the online drama around Trevor had finally died down. The whole mess hadn’t hit him hard. Sure<b>, </b>he had to cough up a <b>ton </b>in breach–of–contract fees, lost <b>a </b>bunch of high–end endorsements. He could kiss this <b>year’s </b>Best Actor award goodbye, but that was about it.
Afterying low for a while, once the storm hadpletely passed, Trevor made hiseback by showing up on a variety show.
<b>As </b>long <b>as </b>Trevor kept his handsome face and didn’t make any major mistakes, his <b>fans </b>would <b>always </b>have his back. Looks were everything in this business, after all.
A real scandal, huh… Aubree mused, <b>a </b><b>faint </b>smile tugging at her lips.
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Trevor and Sophia getting married <b>has </b>its ups and downs, she thought. It might have solved Trevor’s crisis for now, but it also <b>meant </b>the two would be publicly tied together until they divorced.
“Trevor can keep himself out of trouble, but can he keep Sophia from stirring up a scandal of her own?
The abortion pill Aubree gave Sophia was imported from <b>overseas</b>. It was safe and wouldn’t cause any extra harm to pregnant. women. Sophia even had it checked by a doctor before taking it.
However, what Aubree didn’t mention was that when Sophia went for her medical tests during pregnancy, Aubree had Sophia reports reviewed by a specialist. If Sophia lost the baby, it’d be nearly impossible for her to get pregnant again.
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