The assistant looked at Laurel Quinn with a complex expression. "But he'll never know about any of this."
Laurel's voice was rational and calm. "I never intended for him to know. From the day I made my choice, I knew it would never be possible between us. But for me, whether we can be together isn't important. Lola, don't forget, we were not only husband and wife, but also partners who fought side by side. I want him to have a good life."
Lola sighed. "You're just too rational. Otherwise… you and he might still have had a chance."
But then again, if Laurel Quinn weren't so rational and clear-headed, she would never have been able to secure her position as the head of the family. She was the first and only female head in the history of the Quinn family.
"Life can't always be perfect," Laurel said.
Lola felt a sense of injustice for her. "You consider Joshua in everything you do, yet Harold still treats you with that attitude."
Laurel didn't seem to mind. "Loyalty is a good thing."
"Jake isn't as clueless as he is," Lola said.
Laurel looked at the indignant Lola and, for once, elaborated.


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The same rotation blaming Stella trying to get her destroyed. Isn't the writer tired of writing the same foolishness overand over again? This is exhausting....
Can’t wait to see what joshua will do...
Why would the author of this book do that to Stella? Such cruelty!...
So many chapters are incomplete. Missing pages. Hard to get continuity...
Please move on from Stella's troubles, we need more exiting news. Like Joshua discovering that Stella is the one he has been looking for,the owner of the earring....
Seriously, how long will this get stretched ?? Looks like the whole world is set to trouble Stella... It's not moving anywhere.....
Hey...please update regularly...
Is Jasper gay? He certainly behaves that way....
dont read this... a billionaire in business is a dunce at the truth...duhhh...