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    Caiden stood up, and everyone thought the matter was done.


    But then Dani spoke again, her tone cold andposed.


    “Feel free to eat if you want, but I’ll be clearing out that room this afternoon.”


    Her words took them by surprise, quickly erasing the smug expressions from their faces.


    Joyce blinked, staring at Dani in shock.


    “What did you just say?”


    “I used to stay silent,” Dani said, her lips curling into a cold half-smile.


    “But I’ve realized there are fights worth engaging in. Otherwise, some people around here might start thinking they have control.”


    The disdain in her voice was unmistakable.


    Caiden’s face turned bright red with fury. He hissed, “You’re such an ungrateful daughter!”


    “Ungrateful?” Dani’s eyes narrowed as she turned to Caiden, her expression sharp and unwavering.


    “If I were truly ungrateful, would you have ever married Katrina? When my mother passed, who swore he’d never marry again? Were those tears of yours ever genuine? And who, in the dead of night, staged a dramatic disy of sorrow, saying the senior shareholders didn’t value you and your shares were too small? Who manipted me into signing that share transfer agreement? And after that, what happened? Just days after my mother’s funeral, you married Katrina. Do you have any idea what people were saying about my mother at the time? They imed she was too controlling, that you’d drifted apart from her long before. They said her strong personality was too much, and if she’d stayed alive, you’d never have achieved anything.


    You heard it all, didn’t you? But you never said a word in her defense. Not once. So what do you really have to show for yourself? Everything you have now came from my mother. I tried to be the bigger person, tolerated your new family, and never caused any trouble here. And what did I get for it? A cramped, windowless room. I couldn’t eat at the table. I was given threadbare nkets in winter and had to walk in the rain without a ride. Joyce, on the other hand, always had a driver ready. But me? I couldn’t even get someone to hold an umbre for me.”


    Her voice dropped to a frigid tone.


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    “You call me ungrateful, but I’ve given up enough for your second chance at happiness. From now on, I won’t be making any more sacrifices.”


    Dani spoke with stark directness.


    “I’m usually not one to make a fuss, but my patience has its bounds. If you all wish to continue residing here, I advise you steer clear of me. Otherwise, I won’t hesitate to ask every single one of you to vacate the premises.”


    After delivering her ultimatum, Dani turned to the maid and instructed firmly, “Marilyn, empty Joyce’s room upstairs. Within the hour, I n to relocate my things there.”


    Marilyn Stout returned Dani’s directive with a piercing gaze of evident disapproval. She retorted sharply, “Your overbearing ego is too much to handle. Rebuking your own father? That’s a whole new level of disgrace. Honestly, fighting Joyce over that room is stupid.


    You were fine in your tiny little room before. What’s the big deal now? If you’re so determined to move upstairs, I suppose I could prepare the baby’s room instead.”


    Marilyn had barely finished her statement when Joyce nearly burst into apuse. However, the room was suddenly stilled by the sharp sound of a p. Everyone halted, caught off guard by the unexpected echo of the strike.


    Cedric, who had been observing quietly, rxed his clenched fists and allowed a small, knowing grin to cross his face. Marilyn faced Dani, her hands shaking with indignation.


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