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    A wave of panic surged through Caiden. He had gambled on her ignorance of Harper Group’s precarious situation. He silently prayed she didn’t realize that the twenty percent stake was merely worth five million dors. Unfortunately, his hopes were dashed.


    “Twenty percent? You think that’s sufficient?” Dani’s voice cut through the air, sharp as a knife.


    “Or are you implying that the life of a child is worth merely a few million?”


    Caiden’s heart raced, skipping a beat at her words.


    “If you insist on ying these games, I’m not particrly bothered, but I doubt the child can afford to wait,” Dani continued calmly, her voice steady yet chilling.


    Caiden found himself gasping for air, his breath catching in his throat.


    “Fine, let’s notplicate things unnecessarily,” Dani dered evenly.


    “I’ll demand fifty-one percent of Harper Group’s shares. Agree, and the child lives. Otherwise, you’re merely wasting my time here.”


    It dawned on Caiden that Dani was after true control of Harper Group.


    “Deal,” he choked out, the word tasting of bile in his mouth. His eyes smoldered with deep resentment.


    Lillian shook her head, her expression one of bewilderment.


    “Why not demand everything? They’d probably yield if you pressed them further.”


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    Reclining in her chair, Dani narrowed her eyes thoughtfully.


    “Perhaps. But I’ve just had a change of heart.”


    Dani’s phone vibrated, announcing a video message from Ryan.


    In the footage, Katrina lingered near the bathroom entrance, gripping her smartphone. She whispered into the device, “Mom, I’m doing everything I can to handle this mess, but if Caiden’s decided to sell thepany, there’s nothing more I can do.”


    The reply from the other end was muffled and indecipherable.


    Katrina’s expression contorted with vexation as she retorted, “Doesn’t that just prove Brylee had iting? Damn it, I should’ve listened to you and finished her off back then. Now she’s be an immense threat.” Suddenly, Katrina stiffened, her eyes flickering anxiously towards the security camera overhead. Then, she terminated the call, smoothed down her dress, and strode off.


    Seated in her office, Dani clutched a pen so fiercely her knuckles nched.


    Katrina’s mother had been dead for years, hadn’t she? What could Katrina possibly mean by those ominous words?


    Meanwhile, Caiden returned to the hospital bearing the new medication. Remarkably, the child became the first in the nation to show clinical improvement with this treatment, sidestepping the need for surgical intervention. The medical team buzzed with excitement, eager to document this breakthrough and glean insights that might benefit others facing simr predicaments.


    Caiden dismissively rejected the pleas from parents with sick children. His face twisted into a sharp, disdainful sneer as he snapped, “This is the health we paid for! Fund it yourselves! Why should you benefit from our child’s plight? Dream on! Our child is a treasure, not a public spectacle!”


    Outside the hospital room, desperate patients begged for assistance, but Caiden strode past them, utterly indifferent to their suffering.


    In his eyes, his own interests always took precedence.


    Elsewhere in the hospital, Alexander was recovering from a skin graft surgery when he overheard a news broadcast. Richard, his eyes wide with astonishment, gestured towards the television.


    “300 million for a single pill? That’s astounding!”


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