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    Already frustrated by his recent business setback, Alexander grew more irritated.


    “What are you implying? Do you believe I deceived you? Do you see me as someone who would lie about something so insignificant?” he retorted sharply.


    His eyes narrowed, his voice sharpening defensively.


    “Dani, I’ve always wondered—if I hadn’t been that boy, would your treatment of me have been the same? Is your kindness just because of a few childhood drawings and three months of memories? Are you saying that all our shared experiences, all these years together, mean less than those brief moments?”


    Alexander’s gaze was piercing, challenging her to respond.


    “Tell me! Without those three months, would you have cared as much? Would you have been so patient? Would you have supported me as I built my business, or made me scarves to keep me warm?”


    “No.” Dani’s answer was prompt, her tone resolute and clear.


    The word hit Alexander like a physical blow.


    “Without those three months, I wouldn’t have endured, wouldn’t have cared as deeply as I did all these years.”


    She understood her own suffering and the neglect she’d felt. Only a profound reason could have sustained her through such hardship.


    For Dani, it was the belief that the boy from her past was the kind, gentle soul she had once connected with.


    Alexander scoffed bitterly, stepping back with a wild, nearly deranged smile.


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    “Incredible, Dani! You really exceed yourself! Now, you say whatever you please, huh?”


    Dani remainedposed, her demeanor untouched by his sarcasm. Alexander’s tone became taunting.


    “So, what now? Continue being kind to me! Hand over the North District project! What happened to all those sentiments from your childhood? Have you forgotten them?” He red at her, his eyes ame with intensity.


    “Didn’t you im I pulled you from your darkest days as a child? Didn’t you vow to repay that debt? Very well, secure the North District project contract for me! Hand it over, and we’ll call it square from here on out!”


    Dani remained motionless, a chill enveloping her heart, ice spreading through her veins. She gazed at Alexander, her eyes wide with disbelief.


    This marked the second time she had been overwhelmed by her emotions since her return—her earlier turmoil hade when she cut ties with her father, Caiden.


    And now, this moment.


    She locked eyes with Alexander and demanded, “What did you just say?”


    Alexander, now visibly moreposed, suppressed the surge of irritation and turmoil within.


    “If you truly want us to settle all debts, then bring me the contract for the North District project. Otherwise, Dani, you will forever be in my debt.”


    Alexander’s face darkened. Dani’s words seemed to hit him hard, as though she had just wiped away all the effort and care she had shown him over the years. So all her affection had been directed at the boy she believed he was. All this time, she had been striving to please someone who wasn’t truly him.


    Alexander squeezed his eyes shut, attempting to push away the irritation swelling inside him. But it was pointless. The fear tightened around his chest, choking him, making it almost impossible to think clearly.


    “Dani! You’ve got two days. Think it over. When you’re ready,e to Bet Group with your answer.”


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