[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon":3,"chapter-the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-1281":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Fake Heiress Turns out to Be a True Tycoon!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1893188,2516,"Chapter 1279: Extra Story: Magnolia Hearne & Luca Jennings 4","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-1281",1281,"\u003Cp>Ygraine Lloyd stood rigidly in place, clearly never having considered this issue in her calculations against President Jennings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similarly pausing in his steps was Luca Jennings, who had just approached and happened to hear Magnolia Hearne’s last words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially displeased by Ygraine Lloyd’s impulsive expression toward Magnolia, Luca thought it best to handle things himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet upon hearing Magnolia’s words, he suddenly understood her intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following this realization was a warmth spreading from his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, the firmness melted into a hint of delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delighted because, from past to present, Magnolia was always the one who understood him best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Concerning so-called undesirable admirers, Luca Jennings had never cared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was Ygraine Lloyd or Wang Xiao Wynsia Atkins, they made no difference to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as a benefactor, Ygraine held a different status for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The relationship between a benefactor and the beneficiary is inherently sensitive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since similar social scandals have happened before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The social status of women has always been awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Society’s expectations for women are high, yet often harsh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When sexually harassed or assaulted, people don’t blame the harassing men but instead question the woman’s attire, suggesting she gave him certain signals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When men abuse women, it’s seen as family conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When women abuse men, it’s intolerable, resulting in jail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long ago, as more empowered women stood up, they fought for women’s rights bit by bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But some have started to exploit these rights with ulterior motives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using labor laws protecting pregnant women, some conceal pregnancy to join companies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the innate vulnerability of women to falsely accuse others of harassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truth and lies, when people can no longer discern truth at a glance, they choose to keep their distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Ygraine Lloyd is doing now is forcing those truly charitable entrepreneurs to cut ties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s burning bridges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just Luca Jennings’ bridge, but those of countless girls hoping to cross the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By pointing this out, Magnolia Hearne is giving her a chance to choose anew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ygraine retains any moral sense, she’ll choose to find her way back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if she insists on pursuing darkness... Magnolia Hearne has a hundred ways to ensure she remains silent forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today’s incident was merely a gentle warning before harsher measures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching his wife’s rare serious expression, Luca Jennings no longer cared about Ygraine Lloyd’s reaction, his eyes filled solely with pride and affection for Magnolia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ygraine said something wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magnolia, this beacon of purity, does not lose her value because of a regained connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, because of past losses, he cherishes every day spent with her more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, he held the heir status of the Jennings Family, even if fond of her, he restrained himself from indulging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet these two years, even the younger generation has noticed how much he’s changed, becoming more attached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resuming his steps, Luca Jennings bypassed Ygraine, focusing only on the figure before him, then gently asked her,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you tired? Shall we go home?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magnolia Hearne thought to herself she hadn’t gotten serious yet and had only said a few words, so she wasn’t tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But catching Luca’s gaze, she acquiesced,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, let’s go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she reached out, the two people seen by outsiders as well past fifty, unabashedly held hands and walked toward the banquet hall exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those around them cast envious and friendly glances, but Ygraine Lloyd’s gaze was complex as she watched their retreating backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind awhirl, watching them recede, she couldn’t help but softly call out,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"President Jennings! Mrs. Jennings, wait a moment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca Jennings and Magnolia Hearne gently paused, turning to Ygraine, as if curious about what else she wanted to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching them intently, she suddenly bent in their direction, lowered her head, and earnestly said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, and... I’m sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorry for letting him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would keep those hidden schemes in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if for those like her needing aid, she’d bury her admiration for President Jennings deep within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would no longer seek to approach him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With nothing more to say, Luca Jennings and Magnolia Hearne waved and departed on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Going downstairs, Luca sent a message on his phone. When he sat in the back of the car, Magnolia Hearne casually glanced over, noticing the undesirable admirers marking had vanished from his features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magnolia remarked with some wonder,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am quite capable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Always advising Scarlett to act instead of speak, now it seems she has a knack for persuasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps Donovan Jennings’ performance at the Mystical Council is inherited from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magnolia Hearne felt pride swelling once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for being dressed in formal attire outside, she might have revealed and flicked her tail in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca Jennings observed her pride, a tender indulgence in his serious gaze, saying nothing about having arranged for Ygraine Lloyd to be directly transferred next week to a distant branch office, only nodded in agreement,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, you’re the best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words drew Magnolia’s gaze back to him, her eyes narrowed as she spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still, you’re impressive, to have a young girl spellbound at middle age...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca Jennings: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression helpless, unable to explain, only softening his tone, conceding,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Magnolia...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magnolia Hearne drew closer, \"Now that I’m back, am I no longer your beacon of purity?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca Jennings grasped her hand, squeezing it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Always have been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With satisfaction in her eyes, yet still playfully relentless, Magnolia added, \"No matter how old, men only like eighteen-year-olds?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca Jennings replied solemnly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like you, irrespective of age.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rare confession from an older man, instantly lifting Magnolia Hearne’s spirits, ceasing her teasing to say,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s okay if you like eighteen-year-olds too, I’m fine with that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she finished, Luca Jennings felt a momentary blur, the car’s dim light revealing a face close to him suddenly changing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a well-maintained, alluring mature woman, she instantly reverted to the youthful and vibrant appearance she had when they first met at eighteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca Jennings’ eyes darted, a fleeting recollection of past heart-pounding moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she mysteriously severed contact, leaving him anxious and worried, realizing his feelings for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she unexpectedly reappeared before him, walking toward him with a smile, even recalling it years later, he remembers the heart-racing emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the unmistakable thrill and the poignant joy of regaining a once-lost treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that day forth, he vowed never to let her slip away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his hand gently caressed the youthful face, Luca Jennings slowly leaned toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when Magnolia Hearne assumed he’d habitually kiss her, the man lowered his head, touching her forehead with his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice hoarse, laced with love,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need for deliberate change, as long as you can always stay by my side, holding and loving me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until I grow old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unspoken words, conveyed through the warmth at their foreheads turning into an intimate understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magnolia Hearne closed her eyes, her youthful visage slowly reverting to one marked by the passage of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying little more, she tenderly rubbed her forehead against his, tinged with affection and love, softly answering his wish,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1183,"2026-06-10T07:19:06.274Z",1,"novelbin.me","8411d7d8ca716d3ef14165c56d1269b7cab5ee54e955451ee22072ca2443a8c9","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-1282","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-1280",1286,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-cover.jpg"]