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Noah was acting like he was full of sincerity. But in Wynette’s eyes, it was nothing but hypocrisy.
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Wynette sneered. “You said the photo was a staged angle shot? Then what about the videos? Were those computer–generated, too?”
He seemed to think she was still as easy to fool as she used to be.
He’d already ended up in bed with Lorelei.
Maybe even Noah himself didn’t realize that Wynette had already blurred and released all of his and Lorelei’s private photos and videos online.
Otherwise, Noah probably wouldn’t have the nerve to say any of that in front of her.
His expression changed drastically. He truly had no idea about the videos.
From his shocked reaction, Wynette understood immediately.
Her eyes filled with disgust. “Stop blaming everything on Lorelei’s setup. If you didn’t want it, she wouldn’t have been able to scheme against you. Without your indulgence, Lorelei wouldn’t have dared to provoke
“Now that everything between you two has blown up, you say it’s all Lorelei’s fault and her scheme. You even claim that you’re innocent. Noah, don’t you think you’re being ridiculous?”
Noah’s face darkened, his expression unreadable.
Wynette’s tone grew increasingly disgusted. “To put it bluntly, you don’t love anyone. In your eyes, women are just accessories. You enjoy having both sides, and you enjoy watching two women fight over you even
more.
“Noah, you’re fickle and selfish. You only love yourself.”
Wynette exposed his real thoughts without mercy.
Anyway, she never believed he had any deep love for Lorelei. He just enjoyed the drama of being fought
over.
Now that she had stepped away in time, she was actually curious how he would treat Lorelei afterward.
There was one thing Wynette found especially laughable.
Noah’s so–called “deep love” act was endlessly reusable. It was always the same trick.
She even looked down on this version of him.
Disgusting.
Holding back her nausea, Wynette ruthlessly dismissed them. “Leave now.”
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“Wynette, even if you and Noah are breaking off the engagement, have you thought about what will happen to the Jewell Group?” Justin suddenly reminded her from the side.
Wynette looked at him. “That won’t be any of your concern.”
She already knew the Shepherds came with the whole family under the guise of a formal engagement
visit.
In reality, they were just testing her stance.
They finally revealed their real purpose.
Justin said calmly. “Wynette, you’re still young. You don’t understand business. You could easily suffer losses.”
“Oh?‘ Wynette raised a brow slightly. “So you’re teaching me how to run a company now?”
Before he could respond, she smiled lightly. “You guys really know how to play the game. You used all of it on my family. Mr. Shepherd, my mom told me everything. Your so–called “help” back then came with conditions. It was a paid deal.
“I’m really curious. Where exactly did Mrs. Shepherd and Ms. Shepherd get that arrogance from? Acting so superior all the time?”
As she spoke, she glanced at Eve and Payton. “Taking advantage when we were down? There’s nothing wrong with that, but…”
Wynette paused slightly. “There are clearly conditions attached, and you gain benefits by stepping on our weak points. Don’t act like you’re some kind of savior and then demand things from us.”
Justin snorted. “Businessmen aren’t charities. We kept your family from going bankrupt. Is it wrong for us to ask for something in return?”
He didn’t think there was anything wrong with it.
When he first proposed those conditions, Kaylee hesitated for a long time before eventually agreeing.
It was a willing transaction on both sides. Justin never felt he was taking advantage of her situation.
When it came to interests, he wasn’t going to talk about sentimentality. He wasn’t a charity. Why should he help the Jewells unconditionally?
Wynette clenched her fists tightly and shot back coldly, “What disgusts me is your pretentious attitude of acting like benefactors. You want everything at once. No wonder Noah handles relationships the same way. You really taught him well.”
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She knew very well that after she kicked the Shepherds out like that, they would never let it go.
Since things had already been pushed this far, she figured it was better to openly release her frustration than to swallow it in silence.
As for the Shepherds, she had already prepared countermeasures the moment she decided to fight back.
She just needed to wait a little longer.
There was still one thing Wynette couldn’t figure out.
The company had already been in that state back then. Even if the Shepherds couldn’t openly swallow up the Jewell Group at first, it might have just been for appearances. Otherwise, there was no need to take advantage of the situation to sign those equity agreements and the five–year 60/40 profit–sharing terms.
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At the beginning, she could assume the Shepherds were just trying to maintain a good reputation. But over the next three years, they had countless opportunities to take over the Jewell Group completely.
And yet, they did nothing.
Wynette thought back to when she had just graduated a year ago. She should have taken over the company then.
But half a year after her family’s incident, Noah pulled her into starting a studio together.
At first, Kaylee felt sorry for Wynette being busy with school and told her to focus on her studies.
After graduation, Kaylee used Wynette and Noah’s startup as an excuse and didn’t let Wynette return to the company.
The studio was doing well anyway, and Wynette figured it was fine. She could rely on a professional manager to run things, and she would reinvest her own earnings.
She didn’t think much of it. After all, Kaylee was still keeping an eye on the company.
But if she analyzed it now, the Shepherds had done absolutely nothing over those three years.
That clearly didn’t match their usual style.
Why?
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