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    Joyce gasped, a sharp pain shooting through her as herplexion turned ghostly white. Before she could cry out, Dani’s icy voice descended upon her.


    “Consider this a lesson, Joyce.”


    With those words, Dani spun on her heel and strode away, leaving a trail of tension in her wake.


    Behind her, Joyce crumpled to the floor, clutching her foot as she sobbed uncontrobly. She wouldn’t tolerate this, not for a second. She was the Harper family’s crown jewel. How could she sit back and allow Dani to disgrace her like this?


    She attempted to rise and confront Dani, but Alexander intervened, holding up his hand to signal for her to stay put.


    Tears gathered in Joyce’s eyes as she spun around to face him.


    “Alexander, are you siding with Dani now?”


    With his expression unreadable, Alexander replied, “Attend to your injury first.”


    Yet Joyce was not prepared to drop the issue so easily.


    She was not merely an addition to the Harper family through her mother. Caiden cherished her deeply. Katrinavished her with affection. Even the Bet family had once held her in high regard. All her life, she had enjoyed a privileged status, always a step ahead of Dani.


    The humiliation Dani had inflicted upon her was something she couldn’t easily forget.


    She longed to chase down Dani, yet Alexander’s indifferent, icy demeanor gave her pause.


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    With a slight pout, Joycemented, “Alexander, haven’t I warned you before? Dani is nothing but a schemer. She faked the whole innocent act just to rope you into being her husband. Now, with the divorce finalized, she doesn’t even bother to conceal her true nature. She’s always been a heartless, calcting woman!”


    While Alexander’s hand remained on Joyce’s arm, his gaze drifted in the direction Dani had taken. It had only been three months, but Joyce had be utterly unrecognizable. She carried an unshakable defiance, paired with a heart that refused to forgive.


    As Dani stepped out, she found Lillian already seated in the car, waiting. Naturally, Lillian had heard Joyce’s dramatic wailing earlier. As Dani got in, Lillian nced at her, noticing the trace of frustration on her face. She called out, “Dani.”


    Dani snapped out of her thoughts and turned to look at Lillian.


    “Yes? What’s wrong?”


    Lillian paused, her lips parting slightly as if to choose her words carefully.


    “You know, the domestic sector of Elite Lux doesn’t need to stay in Olisvine. This bet with the board—it’s ridiculous. With your talent, you are the pir of thispany. Those old executives back at the headquarters are just setting you up to fail.”


    Choosing love over her role at Elite Lux, Dani had left behind a team of ingenious yet inept technicians. These individuals, brilliant in their own right,cked the pragmatic touch needed to steer a corporation.


    Under her absence, Elite Lux had floundered with internal discord, leaving its vital members sidelined and its shares vulnerable to predatory investors. On the outside, thepany maintained its grand facade, but internally, it was crumbling.


    Dani had made her return andid down a daring challenge to the old board members of Elite Lux.


    She had vowed that within three years, she would not onlyunch a domestic branch but also elevate its annual revenue to the legendary trillion-dor mark. If she seeded, the veteran board members had agreed to resign and hand over their shares.


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