<b>Jayda </b>never imagined that her teasing back then would now give Evelyn cause to be sarcastic.


    Jayda just smiled lightly and stood up. “Evelyn, you’ve got quite the sense of humor. A good match <b>doesn’t </be by chance. It’s fate. Clearly, they’re destined for each other.”


    Evelyn sipped her tea and didn’t respond.


    Jayson didn’t want to dwell on the topic. He took Ariel’s hand and guided her to the single couch before letting go.


    Shane acted as if he didn’t know anything about what had happened back then. He eased into a seat. Ari, before I went abroad, didn’t you have some kind of car ident?”


    “1


    Ariel nodded. “Yeah, you remember that?”


    Jayson raised an eyelid casually.


    Shane’s gaze drifted to Ariel’s arm. “I remember you broke your right hand. You really scared Jayson back then. He was so worried about you that he didn’t care about anything else. He stayed by your side for quite a while, even during the crucial period when the board was choosing the new head.


    At that time, Jayson hadn’t officially taken over Bluum Corp yet and was in the thick of outmaneuvering


    the board.


    Any small mistake could have derailed things. Yet when Ariel got hurt, Jayson dropped everything to


    care for her.


    If Jayson hadn’t been so skilled, he probably would have been out of the picture that time.


    Ariel remembered it all vividly. Her love for Jayson was concrete, sparked by every single thing he did.


    She didn’t know the exact state of things at Bluum Corp back then, but he had personally looked after her for two months, taking care of every detail of her life. He cooked for her the most then.


    Those two months had been some of the rare happy moments she had had.


    “Looks like you two are still doing well,” Shane said, pouring himself a cup of tea.


    Ariel hadn’t expected him to remember all that. But she wasn’t particrly close with Shane, so she just nodded and smiled politely.


    Later, she excused herself to the restroom.


    Once Ariel was gone, Jayson rose and walked toward the corridor by the window. Shane followed.


    They stood together, looking out at the courtyard pines.


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    <b>Shane </b>nced <b>at </b>him. “I’ll probably stick around a few months this time.” (1)


    Jayson lowered his gaze<b>, </b>turning his wedding ring. “Really<b>? </b>Can you afford to put things on hold at Isbell for that long<b>?</b><b>” </b>


    Shane smiled. “It’s been years since I came back. Gotta make sure Grandma’s birthday is properly celebrated<b>.</b><b>” </b>


    He lit a cigarette. <b>“</b>It’s all thanks to you, Jayson. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been able to leave this ce and spend the past three years at Isbell.”


    <b>Jayson’s </b>sharp gaze swept toward him. “Isn’t that what you wanted?”


    <b>Shane’s </b>smile faltered.


    <b>Hew </b>ed it?


    <b>then</b>, Jayson was like a mad dog, leaving no room forpromise and decisively cutting off every <b>ape </b><b>route </b>for him.


    <b>To </b>put it nicely, Shane volunteered to go to Isbell. But actually, Jayson had essentially forced him out of


    nia.


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    The moment she got hurt, Jayson bailed on the important meeting as expected.


    Shane had thought it would distract Jayson, make him slip, and cost him the win. But instead, it only fueled Jayson’s determination. Just because Ariel had broken her hand, he went all in against Shane and his family.


    Two months of relentless struggleter, they eventually withdrew from the Croinia market and retreated


    to Isbell.


    Not long after Jayson married Ariel, Shane realized she meant something different to him. Later, a single test proved just how important she truly was to him.


    What Shane hadn’t expected was that, even in such dire straits, Jayson still managed to turn the situation around.