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    “What the fuck did you just say? Apply for Dani’s death certificate?”


    With a wicked grin, Katrina pped her hands together and chuckled.


    “Oh,e on! It’s just some damn paperwork—it’s not like she’s really going to drop dead. What’s got you trembling? Listen closely, Caiden, I married you seeking a stable life. Maintain that stability, and I’ll ensure your life remainsvish.


    Your fortune won’t be squandered on my watch.”


    As she spoke, Katrina sent him a coquettish look—a look that once had him utterly ensnared and distractible.


    Seeing Katrina’s ruthless, greedy natureid bare, Caiden’s stomach churned with disgust. She was the embodiment of everything he despised.


    Katrina was already plotting the course of Joyce’s life. She envisioned an ideal suitor for Joyce—tall, striking, burdened by neither aging kin nor any familial ties, ideally an orphan, unencumbered and free.


    She had pledged a sizable amount of five million dors for the suitor who satisfied these criteria.


    Caiden realized where Katrina’s boldness stemmed from—it was the inheritance Brylee had set aside for Dani.


    Yet, something held him back; he couldn’t force himself to see Dani about the matter.


    Overwhelmed by shame, he couldn’t bear to meet her gaze—not after all the turmoil they had endured.


    Richard had been on edgetely.


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    He couldn’t get his hands on thend in the North District, and Dani had t-out refused to meet Alexander. Moreover, things with Joyce hadpletely fallen apart, leaving no opportunity for reconciliation.


    It seemed as though he was trapped in a losing battle, with no way to turn things around.


    He stared at the sketchbook in his hands, his eyes fixed on it. Days had passed, yet he couldn’t pinpoint what set it apart from Dani’s.


    Meanwhile, Alexander paced restlessly back and forth, his mind visibly preupied. His thoughts circled around whether Dani suspected he was the person from their shared past.


    If she did, there was no trace of the warmth she used to show him.


    If she didn’t, her straightforward nature would have likely prompted her to confront him outright.


    Her indifferent attitude left him unsure of what she was thinking.


    Alexander never thought he’d find himself in a position where he had to guess what was going on in Dani’s mind.


    Lost in his musings, Alexander didn’t notice Keith stepping in through the doorway.


    Keith greeted Richard, but his words went unnoticed.


    Taking a seat beside Alexander, Keith leaned in and asked, “Hey, did you hear? Dani’s gone and purchasednds in both the South and East Districts. She’s unstoppable! Is she building her own empire now?”


    Richard’s eyes flew open in shock.


    “What? She’s acquired morend?”


    “That’s right,” Keith confirmed, his attention turning to Alexander’s phone, where a photo of a note disyed the message, “Let’s meet tomorrow.”


    Something about the handwriting struck him as familiar, so he picked up the phone for a closer look.


    Almost immediately, Richard turned to Alexander with urgency.


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