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After that engagement party, Tiffany and Derek became pariahs.
Those who had previously fawned over them now avoided them like the plague.
Derek had never experienced anything like this. He wanted to prove himself more capable than Julian through business.
But his abilities were no match for Julian’s. He could handle ordinary business partnerships, but he insisted on investing in things he didn’t understand. The result was being played for a fool, losing a massive amount of money.
Instead of reflecting on himself, he believed Julian had set him up, and so he began to relentlessly target Julian.
After his repeated failures, Mr. Sterling finally couldn’t stand it anymore.
Derek was called back and severely reprimanded, even stripped of his real power, relegated to a leisurely role, only drawing dividends from his shares.
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Meanwhile, Julian and I collaborated. He helped me expand the market overseas, and I helped him stabilize the domestic front.
I had to admit Julian’s business acumen. In just six months, he met his annual targets.
Mr. Sterling also affirmed his abilities, beginning to entrust him with internal Hayes family projects and even assigning him important positions at the main company for experience. Everyone knew that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Julian would become the future heir to the Hayes family.
Julian’s side was flourishing, while Derek’s was steeped in misery.
Ever since he was stripped of his power, he spent his days idle, indulging in pleasures, and soon began to be seen with different women.
Tiffany, angry about Derek’s philandering, started arguing with him constantly, losing her formerly gentle demeanor.
After catching him cheating one more time, Tiffany completely broke down. She cried and screamed, rushing forward to hit and question him, but Derek shoved her, sending her tumbling down the stairs.
Tiffany was mostly fine, but she miscarried the baby she was carrying.
The two of them quieted down for a while, until Derek’s mistress showed up, heavily pregnant.
The matter eventually reached Mr. Sterling. Mr. Sterling was so furious he broke three canes whipping him, sending Derek to the hospital for an entire month.
Even though Derek was a disappointment, Mr. Hayes did have some tactics. I knew that getting Julian to inherit the Hayes family wouldn’t be so simple.
While Mr. Hayes himself might be difficult to deal with, he had an incompetent son, which made things much easier.
Derek had caused too many absurd incidents, so after he was discharged from the hospital, Mr. Hayes forced him to marry Tiffany.
Because Mr. Hayes was currently bidding on a major project, he needed this wedding to salvage some of his almost non–existent reputation.
Derek seemed to realize the gravity of the situation and obediently complied with the wedding.
As Julian’s reputation soared, Derek, as the former young master of the Hayes family, was constantly compared to him.
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These people, in their eagerness to praise Julian, disparaged Derek at every turn, and all these words reached Derek’s
ears.
I heard that Derek smashed many things at home, eventually gritting his teeth and vowing to make Julian pay.
In one collaboration, a project Julian was overseeing was found to have problems, involving not only allegations of cutting corners but also company asset leakage.
Just as Derek thought he could press his advantage, the relevant authorities took away the few remaining people under
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Just as Derek thought he could press his advantage, the relevant authorities took away the few remaining people under
his command.
He completely lost his influence within the company. Disheartened, he returned home, only to hear Tiffany chirping about her “accomplishments.”
“Honey, did Julian’s project have problems?”
Derek looked at Tiffany strangely and asked, “How did you know?”
Tiffany proudly caressed her freshly done manicure and boasted,
“I found someone to leak his information, and for that project of his, I also had someone switch out the materials, and…”
Before Tiffany could finish speaking, Derek felt a wave of nausea wash over him, almost making him vomit from anger.
He knew very well that if these matters were exposed, it wouldn’t just harm Julian, but the entire Hayes family.
By then, if Mr. Sterling found out Tiffany had done these things, he wouldn’t spare her either.
He looked at Tiffany, his eyes gradually turning ruthless. Without a word, he grabbed her by the hair, dragged her into the car, and sped off to the Hayes estate.
Derek knelt before Mr. Sterling, tearfully accusing Tiffany of her idiotic actions.
Only then did Tiffany realize the magnitude of her mistake. She clung to Derek’s legs, crying and begging him to forgive her this once.
“I was only thinking of you! I saw you were upset all the time, so I just wanted to help you. I never thought it would turn out like this!”
