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    Lillian, practically beaming with satisfaction, chuckled to herself. After years of watching Dani go out of her way for him, this moment brought Lillian a deep sense of enjoyment.


    Alexander remained seated, his eyes following Lillian as she trailed after Dani, even throwing her a thumbs-up in admiration.


    His gaze then turned to Dani, who was chatting with someone from yton Renovation.


    A smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth.


    “Sure, keep talking, Dani. It won’t change anything. yton Renovation doesn’t have the resources for a project like this. Eventually, you’ll have toe crawling back to me. Huh!”


    Alexander settled the bill for the wine before driving Joyce back to her ce.


    Katrina was already waiting by the door.


    Caiden was out in the garden, pretending to water the nts.


    As Alexander stepped out of the car with the thoroughly drunk Joyce, Katrina rushed over. When she saw her daughter’s intoxicated condition, her face contorted with both shock and fury.


    “How on earth did she end up this drunk? It’s got to be Dani! She’s never let go of her grudge against us, and now she’s making Joyce pay for it!”


    Alexander handed Joyce over to Katrina, his mind shing back to when Dani had stopped Lillian from drinking. His voice remained calm as he corrected her, “It wasn’t Dani. It was someone else.”


    Katrina was beside herself.


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    “Who would do this? Alexander, what about the shop? Did you manage to work things out?”


    Just as she finished asking, Alexander’s phone rang. He nodded and answered vaguely, “Yes.” He had meant to suggest they go check the location and see if it worked for their needs, but for some reason, he didn’t go further and just left it at that one word.


    The instant he said it, Katrina’s face lit up with happiness.


    Even Caiden, who had been pretending to water the nts, dropped the act and quickly walked over.


    Both of them stared at Alexander, their eyes full of expectation.


    Alexander nodded, but before he could respond, Katrina leapt in with eager enthusiasm.


    “I knew it! Only Alexander could handle this! See? This is where you’recking, Caiden. Look at Alexander—he genuinely cares about Joyce! Even such a difficult matter has been resolved, all thanks to him. Alexander, dealing with someone like Dani? Never gives an inch, must be exhausting!”


    Caiden chimed in, grinning broadly, “Exactly! That ungrateful… getting harder and harder to deal with. But you’re reliable as always, Alexander. Dani still listens to you. No matter what we say, it’s useless. Joyce is lucky to have you. Alright, Joyce is drunk tonight, so we won’t keep you any longer, but we’ll definitely need your help again in the future. Thank you.”


    Katrina carefully propped up Joyce, while Caiden hurried off to fetch a cold towel, wiping Joyce’s forehead.


    Alexander stood silently at the doorway, his gaze taking in the scene.


    His thoughts drifted back to a memory from years ago—when Dani had just turned eighteen. She had drunk far too much, not for her own indulgence, but for him.


    He had carried her home just like this.


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