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They spent the night peacefully in the same bedroom.
As soon as the Civil Affairs Bureau opened early in the morning, Julia Land and Noah Quarter went in to sign the divorce papers.
A laughable arranged marriage had come to an unsatisfactory conclusion.
*Remember not to let it slip in front of Grandma, Noah warned, “we’re now going to pick up Grandma from the hospital.”
“This warning should be for you to heed yourself, you should restrain yourself around Arabella Shaw outside, after all, she’s a big star and attracts media attention.
She retorted sarcastically.
Noah glanced at her with his cold eyes and stopped talking to her.
The pride that Julia maintained was shattered the moment she received a call from Mrs. Grace
Land.
“Mom.”
“You still know I’m your mom? When did you get married to your boss? And you’ve been keeping it from the family! Bring your husband home tomorrow, let’s have dinner together. O
Grace Land spoke with great dissatisfaction.
Such a big matter as marriage, and she hadn’t mentioned a word to the family.
Julia took a deep breath, trying to keep her response less confrontational, “That’s the Langston Family home, I won’t bring him back there.
Julia had lived with Grace until she was eight, the mother and daughter depending on each other, living from meal to meal.
At the age of eight, Grace sent her to an orphanage.
Until Julia was fifteen, Grace, who had married into the Langston Family, suddenly came to take Julia back from the orphanage.
Sometimes, Julia didn’t know whether she should hate her mother or thank her for coming to get her.
Grace knew her daughter’s stubborn temperament well, “If you don’t bring him back, I’ll come to find you myself. You’ve loved him for so many years, and finally married him, you should cherish that.
Once, when Grace came to visit Julia, she happened to see Julia’s journal left out on
The journal was full of entries about Noah Quarter.
Grace guessed Julia’s feelings.
the table.
The car was very quiet, and what Grace had said, Noah probably had faintly overheard.
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Julia worried that her mother had said something she shouldn’t have, “Mom, I’ll visit you another day, I’m busy now, I have to hang up!
She hung up the phone, only to hear Noah comment coldly and mockingly, “Why does everyone. think you love me so much?”
Julia detected the mocking tone in his voice.
She replied, “That was in the past.”
In the past, her heart and eyes were full of him.
Since he handed her over to Wesley Turner, she stopped loving him.
A woman can fall in love with a man in a second, and can also stop loving him in a second.
Two days after Grandma Quarter was discharged from the hospital, the Quarter Family held a banquet at Noble Grid Hotel.
The banquet was arranged to formally introduce Julia to everyone.
By evening, Noble Grid Hotel was filled with celebrities.
Luxury cars came and went.
Julia was dressed exquisitely by a makeup team today, wearing a necklace worth hundreds of millions gifted by Grandma Quarter.
She had never been dressed so lavishly before.
Grandma Quarter, due to her poor health, couldn’t stay at the banquet for too long.
She introduced Julia to everyone and then prepared to leave, asking Noah to take Julia to meet the guests before her departure.
Men gathered to talk business and connections,
and women gathered to gossip.
“This Secretary Land, her tactics are truly high; she’s the epitome of ‘turning from a sparrow to a phoenix, actually making the Quarter Family acknowledge her.”
“You should watch out for the female secretaries around your men.
“The Quarter Family agreed?”
“Is Julia’s background that bad?”
Some who hadn’t caught up with the news were unaware of Julia’s background.
“She’s just the stepdaughter from the Langston Family, do you know what the Langston Family does?”
“I haven’t heard.”
“The Langston Family owns several chain supermarkets.”
They covered their mouths and laughed.
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Those who were originally making fun of Julia Land withdrew their smiles upon hearing this.
Ten percent of the Quarter Family shares carried significant weight.
Quarter Group was one of the top ten companies among the top 100 enterprises.
The ten percent of shares that Julia held in her hands yielded at least ten billion in dividends each year.
Jealousy, envy.
Following Noah Quarter, Julia Land got to know some people, and the couple received various blessings.
A match of talents and beauty, a perfect match.
“Sorry, excuse me for a moment.”
Julia was already a bit impatient with handling this, and she wasn’t really Mrs. Quarter yet, so keeping up appearances was about enough.
Arabella Shaw was also there today; she was a guest invited by Eliza Quarter.
Standing in a corner, she listened to the conversations of those women, her feelings complex.
She saw Julia leaving the hall and followed her.
Julia came out of the restroom, not expecting to see Arabella Shaw.
A bit stunned,
For such an occasion today, the Quarter Family even invited Arabella Shaw.
It was very upsetting.
Julia did not want to deal with Arabella and was about to leave when Arabella called out to her.
“Julia Land, are you feeling very proud?”
Julia heard this, continued walking without stopping. What could she be proud of?
Noah Quarter didn’t love her; in the end, everything now was an illusion.
So what could she be proud of!
Perhaps tonight’s conversation had upset Arabella.
Seeing Julia ignoring her, Arabella reached out and grabbed Julia’s arm.
Arabella’s face was unsightly with restrained tears, choking up, “Julia Land, if it wasn’t for Grandma Quarter liking you, do you think you could stand beside Noah today?”
Julia looked at Arabella with a faint smile, her words calm, “So what? If you can make Grandma Quarter like you as well, go ahead. Moreover, I’m not stopping you from being with Noah. In wealthy families, it’s not uncommon for husbands and wives to lead separate lives, right? Miss Shaw!
Tears streamed down Arabella’s face; Julia’s words struck at her dignity.
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However, Arabella, perhaps distressed by something tonight, kept clutching at her arm.
With force from Julia, Arabella suddenly lost her balance and fell.
“Ah!”
“Julia Land, what are you doing!”
Eliza Quarter did not expect to see such a scene; she hurried over, glared at Julia, and helped. Arabella up, worriedly asking, “Arabella, are you alright?”
Arabella felt an excruciating pain coming from her ankle, her eyebrows knotted, biting her red lips, “I twisted my foot, it hurts a lot.”
Eliza’s expression darkened. She made a phone call for Noah Quarter to come over.
“Eliza, it’s not Miss Land’s fault; I grabbed her, wanting to talk to her for a moment, but I didn’t expect to lose my balance.”
“Arabella, don’t speak for her; I saw her push you hard.”
Arabella was in pain, her face pale, looking pitiful.
Dressed in an elegant gown, Julia frowned coldly, “Eliza, are you deaf? She herself said she lost her balance; what does that have to do with me?”
When Noah Quarter arrived, he saw Julia speaking assertively.
“What happened?” he frowned, “Arabella, what’s wrong with you?”
Noah’s icy gaze swept over Julia.
Julia, “…”
Trouble fell from the sky.
Everyone stared at her as if she were an unforgivable woman.
“Brother, Julia pushed Arabella, and Arabella twisted her ankle,” Eliza pointed at Julia, “She pushed her hard.
Noah frowned, “Julia, today’s occasion is not suitable for causing trouble.”
