After giving it a long thought, I said, "I once married the wrong person, and I know too well the consequences of that. But now that I recall it, it does feel like a necessary part of my life. After all, it was those experiences that made me who I am now. "So, my thought is as long as she is physically safe, I would respect her opinion. After all, life is only going tost for a few fleeting decades... It would be boring to live under the protection of her parents, wouldn''t it?" In a serious tone, I added, "I just hope that she can live freely."


    Zane didn''t answer immediately. Instead, he pondered on what I said. After a long time, Zane looked at me and asked, "Don''t you regret it?"


    In case I didn''t understand what he was referring to, Zane added, "Marrying Steven?"


    "I don''t regret it. After all, he was all I thought about at that time," I said calmly.


    "After devoting all my love and being let down... I finally realized that I was not living for anyone else but myself."


    Zaneughed after he heard that and said, "You''re right, Anna. I suddenly realized that as Willow grows older, I should gradually let go, too. I should let her face the world alone unless she needs my help." Before I could say anything, Zane''s phone rang. He took out his phone.


    After noticing the serious expression on his face, I whispered, "I''ll go upstairs, then?"


    Zane didn''t want to waste my time, so he nodded and said, "Yeah, go on."


    As Zane watched me walk away, he answered the call. "Hello?"


    In a serious tone, Dous said, "Shane''s father suddenly contacted me, saying that he doesn''t want me to work on this project anymore."


    Zane could guess why that happened. It was likely because Sasha had put Shane down. Shane must have felt upset and whined to his father, asking him to pressure Dous.


    But to Zane, it was easy to deal with such situations.


    Zane asked, "Didn''t you tell him? If he cancels the coboration at thest minute, he has to pay a penalty fee that''s ten times the original sum. If he''s willing to pay up, just take it." novelbin


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    Back then, Zane had advised Dous to set a high penalty fee for contract breach in anticipation of this day.


    After hearing his words, Dous hurriedly said, "That''s what I told him, but he''s saying they n to retract their funds. He also said that I might lose more money if I can''t


    produce it in the agreed time


    "But the point now is that we can do it," Zane said calmly.


    Finally, Dous rxed a bit and said, "In that case... do you n to inject the funds right now?"


    Just then, Zane realized that Dous had been beating around the bush just to ask one question. Zane thought it was rather funny. Zane asked, not giving a straight answer, "Remember what I told you to do before this? What is the progress looking like?"


    Before Zane officially took over the project, he had to ensure that the Winslow family explicitly stated their decision not to get involved. It would have to be on the record, too. That way, they could confidently win in case of awsuit in the future.


    After all, Zane was never one to make uncertain decisions.


    "It''s all done!" Dous answered hurriedly. "In fact, we got the video and audio recordings. I even brought an attorney along when it happened. The attorney can testify to it."