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With a warm smile, Katrina extended the peeled orange towards Joyce.
“You’ll be a mother soon. If Alexander truly cares, it’s time our families had dinner together and discussed a date for the wedding.”
Just then, Katrina’s attention snapped to the doorway, her expression unreadable.
“Alexander? How long have you been there? I didn’t notice you. Did you catch all that?” Joyce stole a timid nce at Alexander.
His hair, styled in a rebellious, slightly tousled manner, was just the way she liked.
His silence lingered ufortably long, prompting Joyce to coax him, “Alexander, please, say something. Don’t you see what my mother is getting at? She wants us to set a wedding date.”
Alexander understood the implication behind Katrina’s words perfectly.
Yet, he remained silent, casting a brief, telling look at Joyce’s swollen belly before he turned away and strode towards the doctor’s office.
Both Katrina and Joyce were rooted to the spot, utterly speechless.
“What does that mean?” Joyce turned to Katrina, confusion clouding her features.
Katrina, equally baffled, spected that perhaps Alexander’s pride was getting in the way of his response.
Meanwhile, Richard, who was privy to Alexander’s intentions, knew precisely the turmoil unfolding in Alexander’s mind. Alexander had taken a significant blow because of the failed bidding, yet certain matters still needed to be addressed.
“I know you’re biding your time until Joyce’s baby is born. Just when the surgery is about to take ce, you’ll spring the news on Katrina.
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You’ll tell her that Dani’s breakthrough research can save the child without any surgical intervention, promising aplete recovery. Dani might falter at first, but she’lle through eventually. Is this your grand n? To make her feel disgusted as payback?”
Richard’s deduction was not merely a guess. It was a conclusion drawn the instant Alexander showed an unusual interest in Joyce’s unborn child.
“But think this through, Alexander. This maneuver will irreparably fracture your rtionship with Dani.
You could have feigned ignorance, yet you opt for maniption. How does alienating her benefit you or Bet Group? If Dani were a nobody, I’d say take your shot. But here in Olisvine, she’s a force to reckon with. Cross her, and do you really think she’ll let you walk away unscathed? And let’s not overlook the fact that Dani has harbored feelings for you over all these years. Her love isn’t fleeting. If you proceed with this n, you’ll extinguish any hope for reconciliation. Can you live with that?”
Alexander kept his mouth shut, but Richard’s irritation boiled over. There was no way he was putting up with this crap. The fallout from this could be absolutely devastating.
Thinking about the golden opportunities they had blown made him wish he could travel back in time, just to beat some sense into his past self.
Richard had always considered himself adept at gauging people’s true nature, yet somehow, he hadpletely overlooked that Dani was a top-tier CEO. Now, watching one lucrative opportunity after another slip through his fingers left him restless, haunting his nights with wakefulness.
Richard gazed at Alexander, his expression a mix of urgency and frustration, silently wishing he could swap ces with him and beg at Dani’s feet.
“Self-respect? Pride? What value do they hold nowadays?” Richard’s voice escted with intensity.
“In the absence of wealth, they’re worthless! Alexander, I’m notpelling you to act, but I urge you to consider this. Do you truly wish to sever all ties with Dani permanently?”
In the days leading up to this conversation, Richard had briefly visited Joyce in the hospital. Pregnancy had intensified her cravings, rounding out her formerly sharp features. Richard found himself unable to stay by her side for more than a few minutes, quickly excusing himself. In his eyes, Joyce couldn’t hold a candle to Dani.
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